January 10, 2022 – Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) announced today that Paul J. Dolan, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Guardians, has been elected to serve as Vice Chair and Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors. He will become Chair in March 2022 at the organization’s annual meeting. “We are delighted that Paul …
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December 20, 2021 — No matter what industry you work in, technology is having an impact on the future of your business and the nature of your work. TechCred helps Ohioans learn new skills and helps employers build a stronger workforce with the skills needed in a tech-infused economy. New round of TechCred Applications opens …
MAGNET-led coalition will compete for up to $75 million to supercharge regional economy December 14, 2021 – The U.S. Economic Development Agency selected a MAGNET-led effort as one of 60 national finalists, and the only in Ohio, for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) grant. The coalition’s proposal outlines ways to fortify supply chain …
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December 13, 2021 — Last week, the Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI Fund), department of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced its 2021 financial awards under the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program. Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA), a local CDFI and GCP affiliate, received two allocations totaling $1.09 M for its CDA-Community Reinvestment Fund …
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December 12, 2021 — In Greater Cleveland, we are at our best when we — the private, public, and nonprofit sectors — are working in unity, as a civic system for the community. We have rebuilt our city, created broader opportunity, hosted global events, won championships, and celebrated together. Today, through the concerted work of …
December 10, 2021 — When the pandemic took the world by storm last year, we experienced the closing of businesses across a spectrum of industries deemed non-essential. Given the state of emergency that Ohio was in, an ordinance signed by Governor DeWine made it so that some essential businesses were able to operate at limited …
December 9, 2021 — In a recent webinar on board diversity, our panel of experts discussed the importance of having a board of directors reflective of all stakeholders. Panel participants included Todd Federman, Managing Director, North Coast Ventures; Pamela Gibbs, Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion; Eric Douglas Keene, Managing Director, RSR Partners and Founder, Keene …
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December 6, 2021 — Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA) is providing a $4.5 million long-term (five-year) loan with below-market rates to Western Reserve Land Conservancy that will help enable them to acquire the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park, spanning 28 acres of lakefront land along the Cleveland-Euclid border. Efforts to acquire the property and place it …
December 2, 2021 — A vibrant Clark-Fulton that embraces current neighborhood residents, amenities, and culture, strengthens and creates new community places and designations, and attracts new residents and businesses are the key tenets of a master plan that is the first-ever developed for this diverse near west side Cleveland neighborhood. Five partnering organizations collaborated with …
Partners go “All-In” on collaborative Clark-Fulton master plan Read More »
November 30, 2021 — An organization’s job design process should be inclusive for both the applicant and internal staff. In GCP’s recent Diversity Professionals Group webinar, we took a deep dive into best practices for hiring individuals with disabilities, position expectations, and recruiting in the equitable job design process. Our expert panel included: Jared Daly, Regional Coordinator of Workforce …