Portland Best Practices Delegation to Visit
Northeast Ohio
A 60+ member delegation from Portland, Oregon selected Cleveland and Northeast Ohio for its 2012 best practices mission. The group includes business, economic development, academic, and state and local government leaders. It is sponsored by Greater Portland, Inc., which is the Portland-Vancouver regional economic development partnership. Click here to see the full press release.
Ohio Wins Site Selector's Governor's Cup for New and
Expanded Project Activity
Ohio has reclaimed the Governor's Cup from rival Texas for new and expanded project activity. The Buckeye State's 498 qualified projects for 2011 represents a better-than-30-percent jump from its 376 projects logged in 2010, which put Ohio behind Texas in the last contest. Click here to read the full article.
Food Manufacturing Feeds the Economy of the
Cleveland Plus Region
With year-over-year employment growth for six consecutive quarters and an unemployment rate that is outperforming the national average, the Northeast Ohio economy continues to improve, reports the quarterly Cleveland Plus Economic Review, released today by Team NEO. Click here to see the full press release.