Cleveland's chamber of commerce declares support for immigration reform
Declaring immigrants good for business, the Greater Cleveland Partnership urged Congress to approve a reform bill that would smooth the path of hopeful immigrants. The Greater Cleveland Partnership...
View ArticleCleveland Development Advisors lines up $30 million for new development fund
The money, raised from Northeast Ohio companies, will be married with tax credits and other funding sources to support waterfront development and other Cleveland projects. View full sizeCleveland...
View ArticleS&P Data call center triples downtown Cleveland space, expects to add 325...
The call-center company, based in San Diego, has leased an additional 40,000 square feet in downtown Cleveland and plans to hire 75 to 100 people before August. View full sizeS&P Data LLC, a...
View ArticleNew owners of former Grossman's In & Out have major plans to improve and...
The Abouali family has big plans for the store they've renamed "Downtown Deli & Beverage." They're going to revive the deli counter, install a serve-your-own coffee bar and bring in fresh...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio redevelopment projects win nearly $17.9 million in tax credits...
The Ohio Development Services Agency awarded $33.9 million worth of credits this week to 22 projects scattered across the state. View full sizeThe Fairmont Creamery redevelopment at the edge of...
View ArticleGasoline prices are spiking, again
Prices stabilized over the July 4th holiday, but predictions of volatility over the summer were right on target -- a spike has occurred in less than a week. Many Ohio filling stations reset prices...
View ArticleAkron hopes to see 160-room downtown hotel, through deal with Amerimar...
The project would include an independent hotel, a fitness center and an indoor swimming pool -- in a new building linked to the historic Greystone Hall by a glass atrium. View full sizeA rendering...
View ArticleSherwin-Williams reports a potential problem with its Comex acquisition in...
Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher M. Connor said: "We are disappointed by this decision, but remain hopeful that we can adequately address the Commission's objections and proceed with the...
View ArticleSherwin-Williams is still optimistic about acquiring Comex, despite Mexican...
"We are clearly disappointed by this decision, but remain resolute in our determination to address their objections and proceed with the transaction," Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher Connor...
View ArticleGeis brothers build foothold in Cleveland, bringing their family business...
In February, the Geis Cos. paid $27 million for the former Ameritrust complex, a vacant cluster of buildings and the site of the county's future offices at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue. Now...
View ArticlePeet's Coffee & Tea giving Cleveland a major caffeine jolt when 1st of 10...
"Cleveland is really the first stop for a number of places we'll go," said David Burwick, president and CEO of Peet's Coffee & Tea. "There's a really great coffee culture here." SOLON, Ohio --...
View ArticlePolyOne sales exceed $1 billion in the second quarter
PolyOne's strategy to leave the commodity business and engineer specialty polymer products is paying off View full sizeWorkers at PolyOne's Massilon color lab and plant package materials. PolyOne on...
View ArticleSkylight Financial Group plans to move offices, 100 jobs to Ohio City from...
The firm, which expects to move by April, will occupy nearly 18,000 square feet -- including a glassy 10th-floor penthouse being planned by developer MRN Ltd. View full sizeA financial-planning firm...
View ArticleRandall Park Mall stirs, as company tied to investors Stuart Lichter and...
A company tied to Stuart Lichter and Chris Semarjian, investors known for buying and remaking huge, empty buildings, recently acquired the core of the mall after a property-tax foreclosure. View full...
View ArticleCleveland software exec launches campaign for lakefront cable-car system...
Picture a ski lift on steroids, running from the municipal parking lots near Burke Lakefront Airport to Edgewater. View full sizeJon Stahl, the president of LeanDog, stands next to a cable car he...
View ArticleAcme Fresh Market will bring 215 jobs and anchor $25 million Heritage...
"We're going to concentrate all of our best things in the new store," Steve Albrecht said. "It's going to have a larger selection of fresh produce and prepared foods, and our grocery assortment will...
View Article#HappyinCLE foodies, where should Positively Cleveland take the visiting...
Should they go to Noodlecat on Public Square? Saigon Restaurant and Bar on East Fourth Street? The Corner Alley, also on East Fourth Street? Or Johnny's Little Bar in the Warehouse District?...
View ArticleCleveland again favored as a headquarters city
From BP to TRW, Cleveland has lost many iconic employers. But new companies have arrived and others have re-invested. Headquarters employment has never been so high. The former BP Tower was the North...
View ArticleFive teams, from local developers to national players, express interest in...
The city of Cleveland recently finished the first step in a long process that might replace parking lots, warehouses and dead space with apartments, offices, hotels and parks. View full sizeA runner...
View ArticleMattress Firm is hiring 15 to 20 people for 7 new stores in Northeast Ohio
The Massillon store opening this month will be followed by other locations in Canton, North Olmsted, South Euclid and Mayfield Heights. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mattress Firm Inc., a bedding retailer out of...
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