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Cleveland tech conference attracts hundreds despite cold and snow
The annual conference of MCPc has emerged into one of the most important events in the Midwest for leading makers of computer hardware and software. Narrow bandwidth might scare off techies, but not a...
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Cleveland techies discover a new scene -- the Global Center downtown: The Mix
The Global Center for Health Innovation, only partially open, is starting to draw a crowd. Case Western Reserve University students (from left) Haipei Zhou, Da He, Ayush Bharad Waj and Xiaolei Zhang...
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Heinen's bets on two new stores in 2014 as it invests in the company's future
"We saw a location that was the heart of Cleveland and we think will be so again," Jeff Heinen said of the Ameritrust complex. "We are a Cleveland company, we live in Cleveland, and to be part of...
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Readers share their favorite Heinen's stories as Cleveland grocer marks 85 years
"For the past 66 years, I have shopped at Heinen's, not just because there always has been a Heinen's store close to where I live, but because from day one, in 1947, nobody sold a better brisket or...
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Foundation work on 243-unit Flats East Bank apartment building could start...
The Flats East Bank developers are on the verge of closing a financing deal for their second phase, which includes apartments, restaurants and more offices. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The developers behind...
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Cleveland-style entrepreneurship offering model to world cities
Case Western Reserve University professor Michael Goldberg argues Cleveland offers a better business model than Silicon Valley for cities hoping to join the new economy. Watch video CLEVELAND, Ohio --...
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Entrepreneurship Week shows there's more than one way to launch a start-up
Hopeful entrepreneurs are gaining advice and insight--and hoping for money--at Cleveland Entrepreneurship Week. Watch video CLEVELAND, Ohio--Swing hard. Fail fast. And don't spend too much time...
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Happiness is working for Hyland Software: The Mix
Hyland Software, Greater Cleveland's largest software company, was named one of the top workplaces in America by Fortune magazine. Employees compete for fun but work together at Hyland Software,...
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Vera Bradley opening store at Summit Mall this April
While on vacation together, friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller noticed the dearth of feminine-looking luggage. Within weeks, they had created a company, named after Barbara's...
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Ohio healthcare companies lead Midwest in attracting venture capital, thanks...
Ohio healthcare companies attracted $201 million in 2013, more than any other Midwest state. Cleveland's reputation for medical technology, enhanced by the newly finished Global Center for Health...
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From downtown Cleveland, The Riverside Co. buys and sells businesses around...
The Terminal Tower is changing its lights to reflect the 25 year anniversairy of The Riverside Co., one of the most active private equity firms in the world. The Terminal Tower changed its lights for...
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Made in Cleveland again: Manufacturing makes a comeback in Northeast Ohio
Smarter, slimmer and stronger, Northeast Ohio factories are competing in the new economy and creating jobs, a new study concludes. Watch video Isaac Knight, top, helps secure a natural gas fueling...
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Cleveland business leaders resolve to fill the void United will leave
United's decision to pull its hub from Cleveland shocked area business leaders, who thought they had forged a lasting relationship with the airline. Joe Roman, right, lead the campaign to keep the...
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United Airlines executives talk to The Plain Dealer (LIVE coverage)
The biggest news out of the meeting: that United had changed its mind about bringing its annual shareholders' meeting to Cleveland and is instead going to host it in Chicago. CLEVELAND, Ohio --...
View ArticleUnited Airlines cutbacks will impact marketing pitch for Cleveland's new...
"If you don't have a hub, you downplay the importance of them," Leahy said. "If you have one, you play it up, certainly." CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Hub status matters. How much? Well, that depends on whether...
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United Airlines cuts to Cleveland hub come as blow to businesses, community...
Some business leaders downplayed the impact of United's decision. Others speculated about silver linings, such as the potential for lower fares at a non-hub airport or the possibility that budget...
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In Ohio, business groups lead the crusade for immigration reform
In a state that needs a diverse workforce, Ohio farmers have teamed up with big-city chambers of commerce to push for comprehensive immigration reform. Watch video Nora Galvez-Rolero possesses a skill...
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Cleveland startups have fuel to launch but desperate for cash to grow by: The...
A survey of Cleveland's startup scene shows the tech industry must bridge a big money "capital gap" so promising young companies can grow. VCs wanted. The promising Solon startup is not hopeful of...
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FirstEnergy to close Eastlake and Lake Shore power plants
New transmission lines from southern Ohio will enable FirstEnergy to shutter two older coal-fired power plants -- Eastlake and Lake Shore -- this fall. FirstEnergy's Eastlake power plant coal-fired...
View ArticleCleveland Dutch school welcomes new immigrants and the business they bring
A growing number of Dutch companies are doing business in Cleveland, where their executives find a parent-run school fashioned for their children. Watch video CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio--Four children,...
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