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Strategies And Tools In Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton Aug 2002

Strategies And Tools In Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill Norton

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No abstract provided.


High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000, Robert Sadowski Feb 2002

High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000, Robert Sadowski

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This briefing paper provides an analysis of high-tech activity in the Cleveland Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) from 1992 to 2000. It begins by defining the term high-tech industry, using criteria developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). High-tech industries are then analyzed from the viewpoint of employment levels, average earnings, and number of establishments. The City of Cleveland’s share of high-tech activity is discussed along with a comparison of the Cleveland PMSA versus the U.S. The paper concludes with a summary analysis of Cleveland’s position n in the world of high-tech.


High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000: Technology-Oriented Employment Addendum, Robert Sadowski Feb 2002

High-Tech Industrial Activity In Greater Cleveland 1992-2000: Technology-Oriented Employment Addendum, Robert Sadowski

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No abstract provided.


Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing (Executive Summary), Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing (Executive Summary), Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter

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Five years ago, very few people would have believed that it was possible to end homelessness for the most marginalized Americans. Today, the idea that we can end the cycle of homelessness and institutionalization for vulnerable Americans is so mainstream that the Bush administration declared in its 2003 budget proposal that it considers “ending chronic homelessness in the next decade a top objective.” The key to this turnaround in thinking is supportive housing, an approach that is both smart and compassionate” according to a recent editorial in the New York Times. It is a concept that is proving to be …


Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

Housing First: Documenting The Need For Permanent Supportive Housing, Susan Hertzler Burkholder, Kathryn W. Hexter

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Five years ago, very few people would have believed that it was possible to end homelessness for the most marginalized Americans. Today, the idea that we can end the cycle of homelessness and institutionalization for vulnerable Americans is so mainstream that the Bush administration declared in its 2003 budget proposal that it considers “ending chronic homelessness in the next decade a top objective.” The key to this turnaround in thinking is supportive housing, an approach that is both smart and compassionate” according to a recent editorial in the New York Times. It is a concept that is proving to be …


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

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

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No abstract provided.


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 Utilities And Railroads, Kathryn W. Hexter Jan 2002

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

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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.


A Guide To Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor Jan 2002

A Guide To Economic Development Practice, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor

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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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No abstract provided.


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.


The Cleveland Charrette On Sustainable Urban Environments: Elevating The Stature Of Urban Redevelopment, Thomas Bier, Ziona Austrian Jan 2000

The Cleveland Charrette On Sustainable Urban Environments: Elevating The Stature Of Urban Redevelopment, Thomas Bier, Ziona Austrian

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The main focus of this charrette -- the stature of urban redevelopment relative to suburban "greenfield" development -- was epitomized by two Cleveland-area newspaper items (see Appendix A). One item announced an $850,000 federal grant to a suburb located at the rural fringe of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce was for construction of a road that would open 250 acres of virgin land for industrial development.


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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No abstract provided.


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 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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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.


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.