$35 million mixed-use development proposed for Midtown Cleveland site
Architect and investor Richard Bowen wants to turn a former industrial site in Cleveland's Midtown neighborhood into a $35 million project, with medical offices, senior housing, retail and...
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GM plans 'major production announcement' in Lordstown, with video
Lordstown is set to start building the new Chevrolet Cruze today, a small car that will replace the Cobalt now built there. Many people in the Youngstown area are expecting the company to announce it...
View ArticleEarly voting lends sense of urgency to backers of Third Frontier issue on...
A handful of Third Frontier advocates addressed 150 business leaders in a support-building session today at the Holiday Inn in Independence. Ohio's 10-year, $1.4 billion Third Frontier program plows...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio business development group falls short of goals
For the second straight year, the regional agency charged with attracting new businesses fell short of its goal for new payroll. But Team NEO helped attract the same number of companies, 10, as it did...
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Dr. Frank Douglas, a drug industry innovator from Guyana, heads Akron...
The head of Akron's fledgling, bio-innovation institute grew up poor in Guyana and ascended to the top ranks of the global pharmaceutical industry. Joshua Gunter, The Plain DealerDr. Frank Douglas,...
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Cleveland-based Pulsar hopes to spark new businesses
Eric Ludwig and his brother, Mike, plan to channel the drive and creativity that built Pulsar Products into investing in small businesses in the lifestyle and wellness industries. In the next two...
View ArticleDominion East Ohio gas price falling 7 percent in March as wholesale prices...
Dominion East Ohio gas customers who choose not to choose an independent gas supplier are continuing to save money as Dominion's auction price keeps falling. Dominion East Ohio gas company customers...
View ArticleOhio wins top honors for the number of corporate projects created
Site Selection Magazine announced Wednesday that the state had won its 2009 Governors Cup with 381 projects, described as new or expanded corporate facilities. Texas was second with 374 projects and...
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Business leaders see potential for $100 million to tackle region's economic...
The benefits of a reformed county government and new casino could yield up to $100 million annually for economic priorities, like a redeveloped lakefront, business leaders say. View full sizePlain...
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Commercial real estate's challenges are apparent in downtown Cleveland corridor
To see the turmoil in commercial real estate, you don't have to look much further than East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland. This corridor is the local face of a national...
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FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much...
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Cleveland loan program helping turn vacant property into productive space
An eclectic array of projects is finding support from a little-known city of Cleveland loan program. Since late 2008, the city has approved more than $21 million in loans through its Vacant Property...
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Ohio Power Siting Board has approved the state's first large wind farms
The race to build wind farms in Ohio is underway. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved three projects Monday with a total generating capacity of nearly 500 megawatts. Three more projects are pending...
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Developer John Ferchill elected board chairman for the Downtown Cleveland...
The Cleveland developer is known for urban redevelopment projects and historic renovations, such as his recent transformation of the Book-Cadillac hotel in downtown Detroit. The Downtown Cleveland...
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State program to help minority and urban businesses
Gov. Ted Strickland will announce a program Thursday to help 100 minority and urban-based businesses. More than 200 entrepreneurs are expected at Corporate College East at 1 p.m. to hear about a pilot...
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Northeast Ohio wins bulk of Third Frontier awards for advanced materials...
In all, the program awarded nearly $11 million to high-tech projects around the state. John Kuntz, The Plain DealerTwo pro-urban think tanks say Ohio can put a shine on its rust belt by adopting 39...
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Optima could add Huntington Building to its downtown Cleveland portfolio
The office building, at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue, is set to lose major tenants in the next few years. Optima Ventures is linked to Optima International of Miami, a private, global operation...
View ArticleGE to put research center in Dayton
Ohio's Third Frontier program, which funds investment in innovative technology projects, will provide a $7.6 million grant for the project estimated at $51 million. GE Aviation said the center will...
View ArticleNew Web site -- theplus.us -- touts Northeast Ohio economic development efforts
The site is a combined effort of two economic development heavyweights -- the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Cleveland Plus Marketing Alliance, whose members are Positively Cleveland, the local...
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Developer MRN Ltd. secures financing for first phase of Uptown neighborhood...
MRN will build $44 million worth of apartments, stores and restaurants along Euclid Avenue, northeast of Mayfield Road and Ford Drive. After years of planning, University Circle is poised to make a...
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