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Cleveland International Fund eyes UH projects after raising $45 million for...
Business consultant A. Eddy Zai, who runs the Cleveland International Fund, is betting on foreign investors to boost Northeast Ohio's economy. In turn, the investors see Zai and his private-equity...
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Mentor official trying to keep Borders Bookstore open
"The Borders in Beachwood was slated to close some time back, and that decision was reversed," said Mentor Economic Development Director Ronald Traub. "We want to save our Borders." View full...
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State abandons plans for mental health hospital on Euclid Avenue
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said the state's decision to scrap plans for a mental hospital on Euclid Avenue, while also closing its Southpoint Drive facility, won't be good for residents as well as...
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President Obama to hear about tight budgets, taxes and trade from...
For small businesses, the forum presents a chance to add their priorities to the president's heavy plate. For economic-development officials, the stopover shines a spotlight on Northeast Ohio and...
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Downtown Cleveland Alliance chooses Michael Deemer to head business center
Deemer most recently advised former Gov. Ted Strickland and his staff on economic-development policy and legal matters. Under Deemer, the Downtown Cleveland Alliance is trying to create a one-stop...
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Treasury awards $53 million in tax credits to aid development, job creation...
One Cleveland fund will receive $35 million in tax credits. A second will receive $18 million. The New Markets Tax Credit program encourages private investment in real estate projects and job creation...
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Judge grants Flats East Bank injunction, ensuring access to drawings for $275...
In a ruling Monday, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John P. O'Donnell said a dispute over bills should not delay -- or doom -- the waterfront development. FORUM Architectural Services LLCA...
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Stanley Block, one of downtown Cleveland's oldest buildings, being threatened...
The Stanley Block is one of the oldest buildings in the center city. Now it is being threatened with demolition by parking lot owner Lou Frangos, whose companies have been buying up properties across...
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Preservationists push to save the Stanley Block building near downtown...
The Cleveland Landmarks Commission held a public hearing about the building Thursday. Members of the Maloof family are considering redevelopment options for the building, but parking-lot owner Lou...
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American Greetings to stay in Ohio, with state aid; company undecided on...
The state has assembled $18.5 million in grants and loans for the company, which also could receive as much as $75 million in refundable tax credits over 15 years. But American Greetings still has not...
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First Interstate commits to buying 90 acres of former Oakwood Club in...
The sale could close in June or July. First Interstate bought the South Euclid portion of the Oakwood Club's property in December and recently exercised an option to buy the remaining 90 acres in...
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New, expanding businesses to crop up in Ohio City with help from Charter One...
Seven small businesses are receiving grants of $3,000 to $15,000 through a program put together by Charter One bank and the Ohio City Near West Development Corp. The businesses collectively plan to...
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Cleveland board votes to make Stanley Block a landmark; decision now rests...
The Stanley Block, one of the oldest buildings in downtown Cleveland, sits across an intersection from the site of a planned $350 million casino project. Thomas Ondrey, The PDThe Stanley Block, one of...
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Cleveland panel urges landmark status for Stanley Block, in path of casino...
The Cleveland City Council now must decide whether to take up the designation, which adds layers of scrutiny to any request to alter or raze a structure. View full sizeThomas Ondrey l The Plain...
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Marketing Cleveland starts with convincing the local doubters, panelists say
"I don't think Clevelanders fully appreciate what we have in our backyard versus other cities because it's always been here," said Baiju Shah, president and CEO of BioEnterprise. View full...
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JumpStart, in the national spotlight, battles criticism over spending, jobs,...
During the past few months, JumpStart has been lauded by the White House for cultivating entrepreneurship and slammed by e-mailers who believe the nonprofit group makes poor use of state funding and...
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Cleveland, West Side Market tapped to host International Public Markets...
Though relatively small, the conference promises international attention for Cleveland's growing local food scene and the West Side Market, which will celebrate its centennial next year. The Project...
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Public markets conference in Cleveland expected to be good for local economy
Local politicians and community leaders described the conference as a small but mighty economic engine, driving global interest in Cleveland's growing local-food scene, its farmers markets and the...
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Opponents, supporters debate JumpStart at meeting in Cuyahoga County
A two-hour forum attracted more than 200 people Monday regarding JumpStart, a nonprofit group based in Cleveland. The group scheduled the forum after detractors questioned the organization's...
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Strong downtowns need connections, public-private partnerships, experts say...
A panel discussion, billed as "The State of Downtown," attracted roughly 250 people -- twice as many as last year. The event was sponsored by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, a nonprofit group that...
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