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The High-Tech Sector In Northeast Ohio: Baseline Report, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor Feb 2007

The High-Tech Sector In Northeast Ohio: Baseline Report, Ziona Austrian, Jill S. Taylor

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This study uses several indicators to measure the strengths and weaknesses of the high-tech sector in Northeast Ohio (NEO) in comparison to the U.S. High-tech industries are analyzed in terms of employment, average wage, gross regional product (output), and productivity. High-tech occupations are analyzed in terms of employment. Research and development activity is analyzed by examining trends in industry R&D funding and academic R&D expenditures.

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A Global Comparison Of Business Journal Ranking Systems, Jennifer K. Alexander, Robert F. Scherer, Marc Lecoutre Jan 2007

A Global Comparison Of Business Journal Ranking Systems, Jennifer K. Alexander, Robert F. Scherer, Marc Lecoutre

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No abstract provided.

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Environmental Finance Center Network Directory, Vivian Tucker Jan 2007

Environmental Finance Center Network Directory, Vivian Tucker

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No abstract provided.

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An Analysis Of Services Provided By Faith-Based Organizations To Cleveland’S Ward 17 Community, Mark Salling Jan 2007

An Analysis Of Services Provided By Faith-Based Organizations To Cleveland’S Ward 17 Community, Mark Salling

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No abstract provided.

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Jumpstart Inc: Economic Impact On Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian Jan 2007

Jumpstart Inc: Economic Impact On Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian

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This research note estimates the economic impact resulting from JumpStart Inc. investment in start-up companies in Northeast Ohio. JumpStart is a business development organization or, more specifically a venture-development organization that funds high-growth businesses and ideas, works with their founders to develop the businesses into venture-ready entities, and celebrates Northeast Ohio's early-stage company successes.

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States And Their Cities: Partnerships For The Future , Harold Wolmam, Edward W. Hill, Patricia Atkins, Pamela Blumenthal, Kimberly Furdell, Jo Anne Schneider, Elaine Weiss Jan 2007

States And Their Cities: Partnerships For The Future , Harold Wolmam, Edward W. Hill, Patricia Atkins, Pamela Blumenthal, Kimberly Furdell, Jo Anne Schneider, Elaine Weiss

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Northeast Ohio Information Technology Workforce Report, Center For Public Management Jan 2007

Northeast Ohio Information Technology Workforce Report, Center For Public Management

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An Examination Of The Quality Of Supply And Demand Issues Of Northeast Ohio’S Information And Communications Technology Workforce (Phase Ii), Claudette Robey, Daila Shimek, Michael Mcgoun Jan 2007

An Examination Of The Quality Of Supply And Demand Issues Of Northeast Ohio’S Information And Communications Technology Workforce (Phase Ii), Claudette Robey, Daila Shimek, Michael Mcgoun

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This report describes results from research conducted by the Center for Public Management (PM)of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University to gain an understanding of the relationship between the supply and demand sides of Northeast Ohio’s Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) market, and how supply and demand communicate to provide the skilled ICT workers needed by ICT-related employers. Further, the intent of the Phase II research was to gain an understanding of how post-secondary education institutions link to the ICT employers as providers of students to meet market demand.

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The Economic Impact Of The Arts And Culture (Ace) As Economic Development Grant Program On The Greater Cleveland Regional Economy, Center For Public Management, Jacob Duritsky Jan 2007

The Economic Impact Of The Arts And Culture (Ace) As Economic Development Grant Program On The Greater Cleveland Regional Economy, Center For Public Management, Jacob Duritsky

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This report describes the results of a REMI simulation conducted to measure the economic impact of the Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture as Economic Development (ACE) Grants. The results suggest that the grants have likely contributed to an increase in economic activity in Cuyahoga County.

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Brief Description And Analysis Of The Census Bureau's 2006 Population Estimates For Incorporated Places For Cleveland And Other Ohio Cities, Mark Salling Jan 2007

Brief Description And Analysis Of The Census Bureau's 2006 Population Estimates For Incorporated Places For Cleveland And Other Ohio Cities, Mark Salling

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Manufacturing Brief: Trends In Manufacturing Industries In Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian Oct 2006

Manufacturing Brief: Trends In Manufacturing Industries In Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian

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What Makes A Region Entrepreneurial? A Review Of The Literature, Jill S. Taylor Sep 2006

What Makes A Region Entrepreneurial? A Review Of The Literature, Jill S. Taylor

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In recent years, there has been a growing focus on entrepreneurship as a principal source of economic growth. Many economic development practitioners and public policymakers are taking note of this, shifting attention and resources toward activities to support entrepreneurship. This reflects a broader shift toward strategies that spur growth from within (endogenous growth) rather than seeking economic gains from the outside (exogenous growth).

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Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurship Confidence Survey: First Year Findings, Jill S. Taylor Sep 2006

Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurship Confidence Survey: First Year Findings, Jill S. Taylor

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The objective of the entrepreneurship Confidence Survey is to assess the entrepreneurial climate and entrepreneurs’ confidence in their ability to start and sustain a business in Northeast Ohio. The intention is to repeat the survey annually for the next several years to identify trends that might emerge. The survey has been constructed to measure respondents’ perceptions regarding several issues, including access to capital, workforce supply, information provided by educational institutions and business support organizations, networking opportunities, government responsiveness, attitudes toward entrepreneurs, adequacy of infrastructure, quality of life, and confidence in the regional economy and the ability to start or sustain …

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Analysis Of The Weatherhead 100 Companies Within The Context Of Northeast Ohio Industries: Analytical Report, Iryna Lendel Jul 2006

Analysis Of The Weatherhead 100 Companies Within The Context Of Northeast Ohio Industries: Analytical Report, Iryna Lendel

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Manufacturing Brief: Trends In Manufacturing Industries In Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian May 2006

Manufacturing Brief: Trends In Manufacturing Industries In Northeast Ohio, Ziona Austrian

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The Healthcare Cluster In The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Msa, 2000-2005, Iryna Lendel May 2006

The Healthcare Cluster In The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Msa, 2000-2005, Iryna Lendel

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Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Analysis, Robert Sadowski, Jill Norton May 2006

Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Analysis, Robert Sadowski, Jill Norton

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This report presents the results of a study of manufacturing activities in Northwest Ohio (NWO). The purpose is to provide an understanding of recent trends in regional manufacturing industries in the context of longer-term trends and the national economy.

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An Assessment Of Education And Training Needs In The Ohio Aerospace Industry, Shari Garmise Apr 2006

An Assessment Of Education And Training Needs In The Ohio Aerospace Industry, Shari Garmise

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The Ohio Aerospace Institute engaged the Center for Economic Development at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University to conduct an assessment of the education and training needs of Ohio aerospace companies, with an e

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Innovation And Entrepreneurship Indicators, Robert Sadowski Apr 2006

Innovation And Entrepreneurship Indicators, Robert Sadowski

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This work is an update to the Regional Economic Indicators: Business and Innovation Climate report that was issued in August 2004. Although many of the same economic indicators are used in the analyses, there is a major difference between the two reports. The August 2004 release had a broad focus on the overall business climate in 36 comparable metro areas. The result was a single index—business and innovation climate. In this report, we focus almost exclusively on innovation and entrepreneurship, each with its own index.

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A Review Of Tax And Expenditure Limitations And Their Impact On State And Local Government In Ohio, Edward W. Hill, Matthew Sattler, Jacob Duritsky, Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey Mar 2006

A Review Of Tax And Expenditure Limitations And Their Impact On State And Local Government In Ohio, Edward W. Hill, Matthew Sattler, Jacob Duritsky, Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey

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No abstract provided.

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Regional Economic Indicators: Human Capital And Workforce, Iryna Lendel Feb 2006

Regional Economic Indicators: Human Capital And Workforce, Iryna Lendel

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The report is prepared by the Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs as a part of the regional indicators project under the Presidential Initiative Program. The study examines human capital and labor force in 36 regions across the country: 32 metropolitan areas of comparable size to the Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and three smaller MSAs in Northeast Ohio — Akron,1 Canton, and Youngstown.

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Giving Trends: What Do They Mean?, Stuart Mendel Jan 2006

Giving Trends: What Do They Mean?, Stuart Mendel

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No abstract provided.

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Book Review: Cultivating Democracy: Civic Environments And Political Socialization In America, Jennifer K. Alexander Jan 2006

Book Review: Cultivating Democracy: Civic Environments And Political Socialization In America, Jennifer K. Alexander

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No abstract provided.

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Foreign-Born Population In Selected Ohio Cities, 1870 To 2000 A Brief Descriptive Report, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran Jan 2006

Foreign-Born Population In Selected Ohio Cities, 1870 To 2000 A Brief Descriptive Report, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran

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You Should Run For Office (Video), Kevin O'Brien, Grace Drake Jan 2006

You Should Run For Office (Video), Kevin O'Brien, Grace Drake

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No abstract provided.

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Using The Census Bureau's Public Use Microdata For Migration Analysis, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran Jan 2006

Using The Census Bureau's Public Use Microdata For Migration Analysis, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran

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Using the Census Bureau's Public Use Microdata for Migration Analysis, Proceedings of the annual conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 2006, pp.336-348.

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Foreign Migration To The Cleveland-Akron-Lorain Metropolitan Area From 1995 To 2000, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran Dec 2005

Foreign Migration To The Cleveland-Akron-Lorain Metropolitan Area From 1995 To 2000, Mark Salling, Ellen Cyran

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This report is one of a series on migration to and from the region using the five percent Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing and provides a description of foreign migrants moving to the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain (CAL) Consolidated Metropolitan Area (CMSA) from 1995 to 2000.* The report identifies the countries of origin of migrants and compares the demographic, socioeconomic, and housing characteristics of the foreign migrants to the CAL with other groups, including foreign migrants to Ohio and the nation, and, at times, to domestic migrants to and from the CAL.

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The Nasa Glenn Research Center: An Economic Impact Study Fiscal Year 2004, Robert Sadowski Dec 2005

The Nasa Glenn Research Center: An Economic Impact Study Fiscal Year 2004, Robert Sadowski

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The John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (Glenn) is one of 10 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Centers. Glenn is situated on 350 acres adjacent to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Its physical plant includes over 150 buildings that contain a unique collection of world-class test facilities. Glenn also includes the 6,400-acre Plum Brook Station near Sandusky, Ohio, 50 miles west of Cleveland. It specializes in large-scale tests that would be hazardous within the confines of the main campus.

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Transforming Our Regional Economy, Ziona Austrian, Ed Morrison, Laszio Kozmon Dec 2005

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.

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Occupation Analysis For The Greater Cleveland Area, Jun Koo Sep 2005

Occupation Analysis For The Greater Cleveland Area, Jun Koo

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Occupation is an important aspect of regional economy; it has been forgotten, however, in most studies of regional economies. We developed a set of benchmark occupation clusters that share similar knowledge and skills and examined the Cleveland metropolitan area based on the derived occupation clusters.

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