Plus Awards Information

Team NEO will once again recognize excellence in the field of economic development with its 2011 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Awards. Finalists will be honored at an awards dinner on June 30, 2011, at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, and winners will be featured in the July issue of Inside Business magazine.

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On June 30, 2011, we will honor this year's award finalists with a dinner and celebration at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of this year's award-winning organizations. The evening will begin with a networking reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner and program from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011

Time: 5:30 p.m. Networking, 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program

Location: John S. Knight Center 77 E. Mill St., Akron, OH 44308

Cost: $85 per ticket or $750 for a table of ten (10)


Table sponsorships are also available at a cost of $1200. As a table sponsor you would receive a table for 10 guests, company name listing on signage in cocktail reception area, company name listing on the PowerPoint during the awards program, and a company name listing in the event program. To become a table sponsor please contact Nina Holliday at nholliday@teamneo.com or 216.363.5428.

For tax purposes, $550 can be claimed as a charitable donation with the purchase of a table sponsorship.

Click here to register online.

Sponsors

The 2011 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Award program is made possible through the support of the following sponsors:









GEORGE VOINOVICH TO RECEIVE H. PETER BURG REGIONAL VISION AWARD AT ANNUAL CELEBRATION….click here for more details

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2011 TEAM NEO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLUS AWARDS FINALISTS



Asset Creation

  1. Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic Innovations & Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp.
  2. Greater Cleveland Community Improvement Corp. & the City of Cleveland
  3. Medina County Economic Development Corp. & the Medina County Port Authority

Business Attraction

  1. Greater Akron Chamber, City of Akron, Summit County & FirstEnergy
  2. Team Lorain County, Lorain County Growth Partnership & the City of Lorain
  3. Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber & Trumbull County One-Stop

Business Expansion/Retention

  1. Lorain County Growth Partnership, Team Lorain County, Lorain County Board of Commissioners & the Lorain County Port Authority
  2. City of Middleburg Heights & Cuyahoga County
  3. City of Orrville, Orrville Utilities, Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Economic Development Council & Office of Orrville Economic Development
  4. Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, City of Youngstown, City of Girard & the Office of
  5. Congressman Tim Ryan

Foreign Investment

  1. Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center & BioEnterprise Minority Business Development
  2. Akron Urban League, Kent State University & Akron SCORE

Fostering Entrepreneurship

  1. The Business of Good
  2. Case Western Reserve University
  3. Lorain County Community College, Lorain County Board of Commissioners & the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

New Economic Development Practice


  1. City of Cleveland, Burten Bell Carr Development, Ohio State University Extension-Cuyahoga County & Rid-All Green Partnership
  2. Employment Connection
  3. City of Solon & City of Twinsburg

Public-Private Partnership

  1. City of Cleveland & Greater Cleveland Partnership
  2. Lorain County Community College, R.W. Beckett Corp, Acense LLC, Greenfield Solar Corp. & Case Western Reserve University
  3. Shaker LaunchHouse & the City of Shaker Heights

Regionalism & Cross-Border Collaboration

  1. City of Cleveland & the First Suburbs Development Council
  2. Concord Township & the City of Painesville
  3. Conneaut Port Authority
  4. LEEDCo

Workforce Development

  1. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute