tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688 2008-12-04T22:20:38Z Movable Type 1.52 tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1859842 2008-12-04T22:18:11Z 2008-12-04T22:20:38Z Ohio is the first state where a national development finance group is bringing together public officials, port authorities, banks and law firms to find the best ways to spur development. Amid a recession and a spreading commercial real estate slump,... Ohio is the first state where a national development finance group is bringing together public officials, port authorities, banks and law firms to find the best ways to spur development. Amid a recession and a spreading commercial real estate slump,... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1848703 2008-12-02T20:25:33Z 2008-12-02T22:52:01Z CLEVELAND -- By next fall, port leaders want a master plan showing how the port's gritty expanse can transform into an attractive maritime neighborhood. Port staffers told members of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority board on Tuesday that they are... CLEVELAND -- By next fall, port leaders want a master plan showing how the port's gritty expanse can transform into an attractive maritime neighborhood. Port staffers told members of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority board on Tuesday that they are... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1828779 2008-11-26T22:07:08Z 2008-11-28T17:59:37Z Click on map to enlargeA major tenant has pulled back at the last minute from a shopping center under development in Garfield Heights, delaying the sprawling project. Developers were counting on Lowe's as one of three anchors at Bridgeview Crossing,... Click on map to enlargeA major tenant has pulled back at the last minute from a shopping center under development in Garfield Heights, delaying the sprawling project. Developers were counting on Lowe's as one of three anchors at Bridgeview Crossing,... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1826075 2008-11-26T14:48:16Z 2008-11-27T00:10:10Z A top real estate manager for the city of Charlotte, N.C., will lead the Cleveland port's efforts to assemble land for job-creating projects. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority hired Eric Johnson as its real estate director, at a salary of... A top real estate manager for the city of Charlotte, N.C., will lead the Cleveland port's efforts to assemble land for job-creating projects. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority hired Eric Johnson as its real estate director, at a salary of... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1823750 2008-11-25T23:09:23Z 2008-11-26T14:26:53Z The catalyst for a Cleveland comeback lies where the city was born -- at the gritty confluence of a river and a great lake, a port leader says. State and local leaders must push for a multibillion-dollar injection of federal... The catalyst for a Cleveland comeback lies where the city was born -- at the gritty confluence of a river and a great lake, a port leader says. State and local leaders must push for a multibillion-dollar injection of federal... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1812901 2008-11-23T12:58:24Z 2008-11-23T13:49:28Z Gov. Ted Strickland's favorite four-letter word is "jobs." To bring more of them to Ohio, Strickland wants to brighten a business climate that corporate leaders say is too costly, over-regulated and short on skilled workers in key occupations. The governor... Gov. Ted Strickland's favorite four-letter word is "jobs." To bring more of them to Ohio, Strickland wants to brighten a business climate that corporate leaders say is too costly, over-regulated and short on skilled workers in key occupations. The governor... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1795831 2008-11-19T18:13:37Z 2008-11-19T20:33:03Z Costa Rican products could be distributed through Cleveland in several months under an evolving trade deal struck last spring between Mayor Frank Jackson and Costa Rican officials. Top executives with eight Costa Rican companies stood with Jackson this morning at... Costa Rican products could be distributed through Cleveland in several months under an evolving trade deal struck last spring between Mayor Frank Jackson and Costa Rican officials. Top executives with eight Costa Rican companies stood with Jackson this morning at... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1792564 2008-11-19T00:59:48Z 2008-11-19T01:15:22Z Carol Coletta, president and chief executive officer of CEOs for Cities.University Circle pushes ahead with hotel, other projectsLeaders of urban neighborhoods including University Circle hope that President-elect Barack Obama's roots in Chicago will give cities a boost during the next... Carol Coletta, president and chief executive officer of CEOs for Cities.University Circle pushes ahead with hotel, other projectsLeaders of urban neighborhoods including University Circle hope that President-elect Barack Obama's roots in Chicago will give cities a boost during the next... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1791816 2008-11-18T22:21:34Z 2008-11-18T22:25:24Z Costa Rican companies producing an array of consumables -- from cream liqueurs to processed cereals -- are in Cleveland this week looking for a Midwestern beachhead. It's the next crucial step to fulfilling the springtime promise of Mayor Frank Jackson's... Costa Rican companies producing an array of consumables -- from cream liqueurs to processed cereals -- are in Cleveland this week looking for a Midwestern beachhead. It's the next crucial step to fulfilling the springtime promise of Mayor Frank Jackson's... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1786657 2008-11-17T22:46:24Z 2008-11-17T22:50:20Z Four companies in Cuyahoga County have won a total of $6.5 million in state economic development grants to promote the growth of their businesses and to help them create and keep jobs in Ohio. They are among 10 companies statewide... Four companies in Cuyahoga County have won a total of $6.5 million in state economic development grants to promote the growth of their businesses and to help them create and keep jobs in Ohio. They are among 10 companies statewide... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1781151 2008-11-17T08:24:26Z 2008-11-17T17:40:39Z Carlos Osorio/Associated PressThe horizon is dark for automakers like General Motors, which has announced plans to layoff 1,000 workers in Lordstown.Economists call it the "paradox of thrift." As job anxiety spreads, nervous consumers are salting away money, the prudence long... Carlos Osorio/Associated PressThe horizon is dark for automakers like General Motors, which has announced plans to layoff 1,000 workers in Lordstown.Economists call it the "paradox of thrift." As job anxiety spreads, nervous consumers are salting away money, the prudence long... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1768723 2008-11-14T00:21:45Z 2008-11-14T14:52:29Z The problem shouldn't worry those receiving benefits, for now. But the state would face costly interest rates if it doesn't pay the money back quickly. The problem shouldn't worry those receiving benefits, for now. But the state would face costly interest rates if it doesn't pay the money back quickly. tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1766565 2008-11-13T18:40:41Z 2008-11-14T00:56:58Z Updated 7:09 p.m. State grants announced Thursday could propel large projects in Cleveland and Euclid, despite a credit crisis that has stalled construction across the country. The Department of Development will award more than $50 million to 12 commercial sites,... Updated 7:09 p.m. State grants announced Thursday could propel large projects in Cleveland and Euclid, despite a credit crisis that has stalled construction across the country. The Department of Development will award more than $50 million to 12 commercial sites,... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1756441 2008-11-11T22:09:08Z 2008-11-11T22:11:46Z MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS -- A company that designs and builds space-related hardware landed a contract worth up to $94.5 million with the NASA Glenn Research Center. ZIN Technologies of Middleburg Heights will earn at least $7 million under the deal to... MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS -- A company that designs and builds space-related hardware landed a contract worth up to $94.5 million with the NASA Glenn Research Center. ZIN Technologies of Middleburg Heights will earn at least $7 million under the deal to... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1711817 2008-11-04T00:52:01Z 2008-11-04T03:04:00Z Business leaders from Cleveland to Pittsburgh know the rust belt pain. Now, they want to share technology gain. Chambers of commerce in Cleveland, Youngstown and Pittsburgh have announced "The Tech Belt Initiative" to draw more federal and private dollars to... Business leaders from Cleveland to Pittsburgh know the rust belt pain. Now, they want to share technology gain. Chambers of commerce in Cleveland, Youngstown and Pittsburgh have announced "The Tech Belt Initiative" to draw more federal and private dollars to...