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In honor of National Apprenticeship Week 2024, GCP is looking at the transformative power of Registered Apprenticeships. 

How can your organization put equity and inclusion into action?  

Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University have partnered to create an internship program for students involved in STEM programs, placing more than 240 students at 80+ companies throughout Greater Cleveland since 2022. 

Sixty years ago this week,  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted. This is the nation's premier civil rights legislation. It outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment, and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote.  

Ten million small businesses will be coming up for sale in the next two decades due to baby-boomers retiring. Positioning current and future minority businesses owners to be able to acquire these companies can have a dramatic impact on closing the wealth gap.

On June 13, more than 100 Greater Cleveland political and business leaders descended upon the nation’s capital for the two-day Empowering Local Leadership conference.

Greater Cleveland is on the rise.

The theme of Greater Cleveland Partnership’s 2024 Annual Meeting was “In Unity,” and the community turned up in unity – and large numbers. The focus was on inclusive talent attraction and development to propel Greater Cleveland's growth. In his keynote, CEO Baiju Shah presented five powerful facts about business growth, population, talent attraction, diversity, and more to "Let 'Em Know" Cleveland is on the rise.

Case Western Reserve University's reach is worldwide.

“We’re not simply building buildings, we’re building a community.”