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Transforming Our Regional Economy, Ziona Austrian, Ed Morrison, Laszio Kozmon
Transforming Our Regional Economy, Ziona Austrian, Ed Morrison, Laszio Kozmon
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This strategic action plan focuses on the future of Cuyahoga County and sets forth a roadmap to build a more prosperous economy. It is not the only road map available to us, and we can certainly improve upon it. But, it is a roadmap that is practical, one that we can begin using today. We have set out initiatives that can and should be implemented.
Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Analysis: A Working Paper In Support Of Global Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Roadmap Initiative, Ziona Austrian, Iryna Lendel
Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Analysis: A Working Paper In Support Of Global Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Roadmap Initiative, Ziona Austrian, Iryna Lendel
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This report presents the results of a study of manufacturing activities in Northeast Ohio (NEO). The report’s purpose is to provide an understanding of recent trends in regional manufacturing industries in the context of longer-term trends and the national economy.
Beachwood's Economy: Analytical Report, Iryna Lendel, Ziona Austrian
Beachwood's Economy: Analytical Report, Iryna Lendel, Ziona Austrian
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Regional Economic Indicators: Affordability And Quality Of Life, Iryna Lendel
Regional Economic Indicators: Affordability And Quality Of Life, Iryna Lendel
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This study aims to contrast affordability and quality of life as factors of attraction and retention of workforce and businesses in Northeast Ohio’s metro areas with comparable regions across the country. The study is limited to reliable and available data for 36 metropolitan areas from 27 states. As presented, this study serves two purposes: it allows us to compare Cleveland to other metro areas in selected indicators,1 and it creates a valuable database of variables and indicators on affordability and quality of life in 36 metro areas.
Employment Centers In The Akron, Cleveland And Youngstown Metropolitan Areas, Robert Sadowski
Employment Centers In The Akron, Cleveland And Youngstown Metropolitan Areas, Robert Sadowski
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What is an employment center? McMillen (2003) defines an employment center as a “concentration of firms large enough to have significant effects on the overall spatial distribution of population, employment, and land prices.” Bogart (1998) sees employment centers as a collection of small open economies in a metropolitan area that specialize and trade with each other. Technically speaking, an employment center is a geographic area that exceeds a threshold employment density (employees per square mile) and a threshold employment level.
Traditional Regional Economic Indicators, Robert Sadowski
Traditional Regional Economic Indicators, Robert Sadowski
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This report is the second in a series from the Center for Economic Development (Center) at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs as part of its regional economic indicators project.1 The project’s objective is to provide a comprehensive benchmarking of Greater Cleveland’s economy against other metropolitan areas across the nation. To achieve this objective, the Center is planning to analyze a broad set of economic indicators in several themes to construct a broad-based economic profile of the region. This will allow for an objective determination of areas in which Cleveland and northeast Ohio lead or lag …