Information for Northeast Ohio Economic Developers
Team NEO advances Northeast Ohio’s economy by attracting businesses worldwide to the 16-county Cleveland Plus region. While we are literally a joint venture of 6 metro chambers of commerce and local economic development organizations, we actively work all Northeast Ohio counties and communities to attract business investment to the region.
What We Do
Team NEO promotes Northeast Ohio’s business assets, and generates high-quality business opportunities for the region.
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Regional Marketing and Sales Support: To help you promote your community and the region, Team NEO offers marketing materials and tools to free-of-charge to all Northeast Ohio economic development organizations and companies who promote the region. Click here for our , and quarterly regional economic reviews. Contact for information.
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Executing Qualified Leads to Attract Business Investment: For companies interested in Northeast Ohio, Team NEO serves as an unbiased single point of entry to the entire region. We engage the state of Ohio, regional businesses and other organizations as appropriate to best showcase Northeast Ohio’s capabilities. Once a company is interested in Northeast Ohio, Team NEO works with the representative from each county to gather local information and sites that may work for the prospect. As a company becomes interested in particular sites, we then work with local community and county economic development professionals to help close the deal.
Many communities bring in Team NEO as extra “arms and legs” to help support a project already in motion. If you are a local economic developer working with a project and want additional help, do not hesitate to contact Team NEO. We will work on your community’s behalf, in whatever role you need to help close the deal. For a list of services we offer to help, click here
Representatives from all 16 counties help with this effort by sitting on Team NEO’s Business Development Committee. Moreover, to ensure that Team NEO knows about all of the assets, sites, and opportunities in your community, contact so that we can best promote your area.
Tools We Provide
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Econometric Research: Team NEO employs a full-service PhD-led econometric research staff that reports the region’s economic progress and works actively with on business attraction projects. With Claritas, D&B, GIS mapping, REMI, Lexis/Nexis and other key data sources that are cost-prohibitive at the community level, Team NEO provides market and demographic analysis, wage and benefit surveys, economic impact modeling, industry and talent forecasts and much more.
Our research team assists local communities, companies and organizations in measuring economic impact. To inquire about our research services, contact .
Each quarter, Team NEO publishes the Cleveland Plus Regional Economic Review. Each edition contains current information on Northeast Ohio’s employment, gross regional product, and real estate. In addition, each report takes a closer look at long-term regional economic trends including our biomedical sector, our headquarters sector, growing and declining industries and occupations and our commercial real estate profile. Check out our library of regional economic reports.
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Promoting Regional Teamwork: Because no single city can effectively compete for business, jobs and population in today’s global economy, the region has united in Team NEO to attract businesses. There are many other opportunities where “smart” regionalism will enhance Northeast Ohio’s economy, such as tax sharing among Northeast Ohio cities and talent attraction. In select instances, Team NEO works on behalf of the “regional” good to promote working together seamlessly.
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Regional Data: In addition to the powerful tools available on this website, our research team uses the latest tools and techniques, such as Claritas, Lexis, D&B, GIS tools and REMI to create the complete business case for a company considering expanding in Northeast Ohio. Contact us for more information how what we can do for you.
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Quarterly Regional Economic Reviews: Each quarter, Team NEO publishes a Cleveland Plus Regional Economic Review. Each edition contains up to date information on employment, gross regional product, and real estate. However, in each report we take a closer look at a key competitive asset that Cleveland Plus possesses. Check out our library of regional economic reports.
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Confidentiality: Team NEO takes a private sector approach to our business expansion assistance activities and pledge to protect the anonymity of your project. We have the resources and connections to add value to your project and make success a reality.
Medline Industries Chooses Canton3/8/2010 2:44:00 PM
The new facility will create 30-35 new jobs with competitive salary and benefit packages within the first three years of operation. Project investment is estimated at between $12 and $14 million including land, building construction and new machinery and equipment.
Ohio Leads the Nation in New and Expanded Business Facility Investment3/3/2010 2:42:19 PM
This year marks the eighth time Ohio has been awarded the Governor’s Cup, receiving the award in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The occasion marks the fourth win in a row for Ohio and our state’s fifth in seven years. The award is based on corporate location projects that meet at least one of three criteria: (a) involve a capital investment of at least $1 million, (b) create at least 50 new jobs or (c) add at least 20,000 square feet of new floor area.
Akron Lands Another Israeli-based Biomedical Device Company1/26/2010 9:59:20 AM
The company was attracted to Akron through the combined marketing efforts of the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC), Team NEO, the State of Ohio and the City of Akron.