Economic Development Newsletter Recent Economic Development
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Economic Development Newsletter Recent Economic Development
Website About Strategic Advantages Site Selectors Living Here Contact Economic Development Newsletter February 2016 - Volume 3 "Cleveland is a city transformed: from rustbelt to sustainable; from Health Technology companies creating cures for previously incurable diseases, to the sights and tastes in the newly restored Ameritrust Complex, home to Heinen's Grocery Store; and, innovation like "Wow Media" bringing radio to the internet. Come experience Cleveland again for the first time." In This Issue Recent E.D. Projects/Initiatives Success Stories Grand Openings - E.D. Funded Projects Cleveland in the News Cleveland Rankings Funding Opportunities Upcoming Events 2015 - A Banner Year Frank G. Jackson -Mayor, City of Cleveland Recent Economic Development Projects & Initiatives Tax Sharing Agreement & Boundary Adjustment with Shaker Heights This year, the City of Cleveland & the City of Shaker Heights adjusted the municipal 2015 - A Year in Review As a result of multiple parties hard work and collaboration the City and its leaders have been recognized with multiple awards. Here is a resume of the City's and its leaders' recent laurels for which we all can be proud. Read More Cleveland in the News boundary line separating them to transfer 8 parcels, which constitute approximately 2.3 acres, from Cleveland to Shaker Heights. Read More Quicken Loans Arena's rise in rankings give credence to the Q's global status as a primary destination for major concert tours. JumpStart, Inc. HealthTech Corridor Attraction Fund The City of Cleveland, Scene CNBC Partners with LeBron James for New Reality Show Set in Cleveland. the Cleveland Foundation and several HTC Inc.com Meet the Fast-Growth Companies That Agree, Cleveland Rocks Cleveland Rankings developers provided $1M in funds to be matched by the state's Third Frontier fund creating the $2M Health-Tech Corridor Attraction Fund. The City contributed $200,000 of the $1M in funds to be "The Fifth Migration," the latest report from the Center for Population Dynamics ranks Cleveland 8th in U.S. in growth rate of college-educated millennials. matched. Read More Success Stories - Retention & Attraction Dealer Tire Dealer Tire, the largest distributor of tires in the United State and an important element in Cleveland's automotive cluster considered moving outside of the City before incentives were offered to retain them. Read More Abeona Therapeutics Abeona is the newest addition to the developing cluster of high tech and health tech companies locating in Cleveland's HTC. Abeona is focused on developing and delivering gene therapy and plasma-based products for severe and life-threatening rare diseases. Read More Asurint Asurint, a growing technologybased company, is the developer and designer of an integrated system of DataFox released its list of the best cities to found a company outside Silicon Valley and New York, and Cleveland ranked in the top 15. Entrepreneur.com Cleveland is home to one of the country's top five unexpectedly thriving startup scenes. International Trade Administration ranks Cleveland the 29th largest export market in the U.S. Funding Opportunities Adopt a City Program The 2016 Adopt A C ity Program seeks to assist local manufacturers who desire growth and revenue through technical problem solving. Subject experts from NASA Glenn Research Center will be made available to selected candidates to assist in finetuning manufacturing processes. ECDI Economic & C ommunity Development Institute offers a wide range of classes to meet the needs of their clients and holds informational sessions about programs to help develop, fund, and launch a business. background screening products. The growing 10,000 Small Businesses 12-year old company Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is an educational program outgrew their 12,000 SF of space at 1501 Euclid Avenue in the Playhouse Square District. Read More Grand Openings - E.D. Funded Projects for small businesses. Through the program, business owners gain skills in negotiation, marketing, management, and they receive customized growth plans. The program also partners with financial institutions to provide access to capital. Gypsy Brewery Restores Leisy Brewing Building to Original Use Grow Cuyahoga County Fund The Grow C uyahoga C ounty Justin Carson and Paul Benner are bringing terms, up to 25 years. Fund is a partnership among several organizations who work to identify small business with potential to grow and create jobs. The Fund provides loans from $100,000 to $3.4 million at or below market rates with longer loan beer brewing back to 3506 Vega Avenue in the form of a "contract brewing facility" as part of the first phase of the building's renovation. Read More StartMart Starts Smart in Tower City StartMart opened its doors in September 2015 in the 35,000 SF second floor of the Terminal Tower located in Downtown Cleveland as an entrepreneurial hub for the City's startup community. By providing entrepreneurs and startups low cost co-working space and flexible arrangements for office space, StartMart centralizes the workspace of entrepreneurs. Read More Upcoming Events Ceramics Expo 2016 April 26-28, C eramics Expo is the largest dedicated ceramics manufacturing tradeshow in North America with an economic impact of $3.3M expected for the City of Cleveland. Video Corner A Cleveland Anthem Geiger's Open for Business Geiger's is a long-standing, Celebrating 20 Years of Cleveland's Brownfield Success family-owned retail business that has operated since 1932. Geiger's, currently located in both Lakewood and Chagrin Falls and now with a third location in downtown Cleveland, sells casual apparel, as well as technical gear for snow sports, hiking, and travel adventuring for men, women and children. Read More Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of U.S. EPA's Brownfields Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward Join Our Mailing List Former Board of Ed. Building Forward To A Friend Stay Connected Repurposed into Boutique Hotel The Drury Plaza Hotel is expected to open in the spring of 2016 at 1380 E. 6th Street, in the former historic Cleveland Metropolitan School District building. The Hotel will be the first Drury-branded hotel in Cleveland. Read More Ushabu-New Japanese Restaurant for Tremont Ushabu is slated to open at 2173 Professor Ave. in Tremont early 2016. The restaurant will serve shabu-shabu, a Japanese style of dining similar to fondue, featuring hotpots at the table for patrons to cook their own meat, seafood & vegetables in a selected style of broth, accompanied by a variety of dipping sauces. Read More This newsletter and its contents were brought to you by, The Department of Economic Development Tracey Nichols, Director David Ebersole, Assistant Director City of Cleveland, Department of Economic Development | 216.664.2406 | [email protected] | http://rethinkcleveland.org 601 Lakeside Ave., E. 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