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Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Port Activities, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Port Activities, Kathryn W. Hexter

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No abstract provided.


Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Climate And Shoreline, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Northeast Ohio’S Waterways: Lakefront Planning Issue Forums Summary Report Climate And Shoreline, Kathryn W. Hexter

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No abstract provided.


Manufacturing Locations In Ohio: Shifts In Employment And Average Earnings Among Central, Suburban And Rural Counties, Robert Sadowski Oct 2001

Manufacturing Locations In Ohio: Shifts In Employment And Average Earnings Among Central, Suburban And Rural Counties, Robert Sadowski

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Over the past two decades, there is some evidence suggesting that manufacturing jobs have moved away from central counties and into suburban and rural counties.1 In addition, there is an assumption that many of these jobs now pay lower average earnings th


The Information Technology Industry In The State Of Ohio And Its Regions: 1989 To 2000, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton Oct 2001

The Information Technology Industry In The State Of Ohio And Its Regions: 1989 To 2000, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton

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This report was prepared for Ohio’s IT Alliance, a statewide network of six regional IT groups located throughout Ohio and headquartered in Dayton. The study was conducted by the Ohio Economic Development Information Network, better known as the ES202 Network. The ES202 Network is a statewide group of ten urban and rural universities that develops and maintains a database of employment, payroll, and establishments at the zip code level throughout Ohio. ES202 Network researchers are engaged in industry and labor force research that utilizes this unique database.


The Information Technology Cluster In Northeast Ohio: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian Feb 2001

The Information Technology Cluster In Northeast Ohio: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian

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No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Neighborhood Progress, Inc.'S Community Organizing Support Program, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2001

Evaluation Of Neighborhood Progress, Inc.'S Community Organizing Support Program, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter

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In 1998, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland began a program-related initiative to increase the availability, affordability and quality of permanent, affordable housing units for low-income and underserved families and persons in Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties. The Affordable Housing Initiative will award approximately six million dollars to community organizations over a five-year period. As part of this initiative, the Foundation funded more than 25 grantees to undertake a variety of non-capital projects. The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University was asked to evaluate the overall initiative and the projects of each of the grantees.


State Of Ohio's Urban Regions Reports: Employment Change, Ziona Austrian, John P. Blair Jul 2000

State Of Ohio's Urban Regions Reports: Employment Change, Ziona Austrian, John P. Blair

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The Nasa Glenn Research Center: An Economic Impact Study, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf May 2000

The Nasa Glenn Research Center: An Economic Impact Study, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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This study describes the impact of GRC on the State of Ohio and on Northeast Ohio, where GRC is located. Northeast Ohio includes the eight counties in the Akron and Cleveland metropolitan areas.1 This report is an expansion and update of an earlier study, published in February 1996.2 As before, this study employs two methods to determine GRC’s influence on the state and local economies. The first method uses quantitative models to estimate the effect of GRC on the studied economies. These models measure economic impact in terms of growth in total output, household earnings, and number of new jobs …


World Class Region Initiative: Northeastohioeconomy.Com, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf Apr 2000

World Class Region Initiative: Northeastohioeconomy.Com, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


Best Practices In Workforce Development: A Chamber Of Commerce Perspective, Patricia Burgess Jan 2000

Best Practices In Workforce Development: A Chamber Of Commerce Perspective, Patricia Burgess

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Changes in the economy--at the local, regional, state, and national levels--as well as technological advances have altered how and where people work, which has brought attention to the issue of workforce development. Many public and private entities, Chambers of Commerce among them, now engage in some form of workforce development. This report examines a number of such efforts to determine the “best practices” of workforce development for Chambers of Commerce. This report first considers the complex world of workforce development. The workforce consists of several distinct sub-populations: existing workers, new entrants, the unemployed, and the underemployed. Each has its own …


The Regional Economic Impact Of Cleveland's Maritime Operation: An Update, Ziona Austrian, Charles Post, Adina Swirski Wolf Nov 1999

The Regional Economic Impact Of Cleveland's Maritime Operation: An Update, Ziona Austrian, Charles Post, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


The Ohio Thomas Edison Program: An Economic Impact Study, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf Jun 1999

The Ohio Thomas Edison Program: An Economic Impact Study, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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An Assessment Of The Costs, Benefits, And Overall Impacts Of The State Of Ohio's Economic Development Programs: Executive Summary, Donald T. Iannone May 1999

An Assessment Of The Costs, Benefits, And Overall Impacts Of The State Of Ohio's Economic Development Programs: Executive Summary, Donald T. Iannone

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An Assessment Of The Costs, Benefits, And Overall Impacts Of The State Of Ohio's Economic Development Programs: Final Report, Donald T. Iannone May 1999

An Assessment Of The Costs, Benefits, And Overall Impacts Of The State Of Ohio's Economic Development Programs: Final Report, Donald T. Iannone

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No abstract provided.


An Assessment Of The Ohio Thomas Edison Program, Dean M. Prestegaard, Adina Swirski Wolf, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian Dec 1998

An Assessment Of The Ohio Thomas Edison Program, Dean M. Prestegaard, Adina Swirski Wolf, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian

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No abstract provided.


What Is A Central City In The United States? Applying A Statistical Technique For Developing Taxonomies, Edward W. Hill, John F. Brennan, Harold L. Wolman Nov 1998

What Is A Central City In The United States? Applying A Statistical Technique For Developing Taxonomies, Edward W. Hill, John F. Brennan, Harold L. Wolman

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Develops a method that uses cluster analysis to group central cities in the United States. Selection of the candidate cluster solutions; Median characteristics of the clusters; Stressed central cities; Healthy central cities.


The Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit Program: An Economic Impact Analysis, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf Jul 1998

The Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit Program: An Economic Impact Analysis, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


The Ohio Manufacturing Machinery And Equipment Investment Tax Credit: An Economic Impact Analysis, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf Jul 1998

The Ohio Manufacturing Machinery And Equipment Investment Tax Credit: An Economic Impact Analysis, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


Ohio Business Establishments Inter-County Relocation Trends During The 1994-1997 Period, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf Jul 1998

Ohio Business Establishments Inter-County Relocation Trends During The 1994-1997 Period, Ziona Austrian, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


The Metalworking Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, John F. Brennan Jun 1998

The Metalworking Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, John F. Brennan

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No abstract provided.


The Future Of The Northeast Ohio Workforce, Jocelyn Fagan Mar 1998

The Future Of The Northeast Ohio Workforce, Jocelyn Fagan

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No abstract provided.


The Instruments And Controls Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Jocelyn Fagan Feb 1998

The Instruments And Controls Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Jocelyn Fagan

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No abstract provided.


The Insurance Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian Feb 1998

The Insurance Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian

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No abstract provided.


The Chemical Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Dwayne Keeney, Adina Swirski Wolf Jan 1998

The Chemical Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Dwayne Keeney, Adina Swirski Wolf

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No abstract provided.


Ohio's Metropolitan Areas: Employment And Payroll Trends In Central And Suburban Counties, Ziona Austrian Oct 1997

Ohio's Metropolitan Areas: Employment And Payroll Trends In Central And Suburban Counties, Ziona Austrian

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No abstract provided.


Downtown Cleveland's Economic Base, 1989-1996, Ziona Austrian, Jocelyn Fagan May 1997

Downtown Cleveland's Economic Base, 1989-1996, Ziona Austrian, Jocelyn Fagan

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No abstract provided.


Accounting For The Change In Income Disparities Between Us Central Cities And Their Suburbs From 1980 To 1990, Edward W. Hill, Harold L. Wolman Jan 1997

Accounting For The Change In Income Disparities Between Us Central Cities And Their Suburbs From 1980 To 1990, Edward W. Hill, Harold L. Wolman

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Develops a method that uses cluster analysis to group central cities in the United States. Selection of the candidate cluster solutions; Median characteristics of the clusters; Stressed central cities; Healthy central cities.


Downtown Cleveland's Economic Base, 1989-1996: Executive Summary, Ziona Austrian, Jocelyn Fagan Jan 1997

Downtown Cleveland's Economic Base, 1989-1996: Executive Summary, Ziona Austrian, Jocelyn Fagan

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No abstract provided.


Small Business Lending: Barriers And Trends, Zhongcai Zhang, Ziona Austrian Oct 1996

Small Business Lending: Barriers And Trends, Zhongcai Zhang, Ziona Austrian

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In recent years, small-business lending has been discussed widely among the commercial banking community, a reflection of both the growing relative importance of small businesses to the U.S. economy and the fact that large companies have developed the ability to access capital markets directly for debt and equity financing. Although their market share in small-business lending has been eroded in recent years by competition from depository and non-depository financial institutions, commercial banks remain the most frequently used source of financing for small businesses. Accordingly, this paper will focus on commercial banks. At some point during their operating history, most small …


Geauga County Growth Forecast: Study Of Expected Trends To The Year 2005, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian Dec 1994

Geauga County Growth Forecast: Study Of Expected Trends To The Year 2005, Donald T. Iannone, Ziona Austrian

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No abstract provided.