Economy Archives – Page 14 of 39

Courtyard, food hall, infrastructure upgrades for West Side Market presented in ‘master plan’ on Thursday

By Nate Flauto ● Social Equity ● June 30, 2023

The new nonprofit Cleveland Public Market Corporation, which is expecting city council approval to grant it leadership of the historic market, shared details about $40 million in planned improvements.

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Repairing homes, supporting home ownership: Home Repair Resource Center offers help

By George Blake ● Social Equity ● June 27, 2023

The Cleveland Heights-based center offers home repair classes, a tool lending library, and financial and foreclosure prevention education.

Vitrolite building revived as Harness Collective brings in businesses, helps them grow

By Nate Flauto ● Development ● June 23, 2023

Businesses Soul Yoga, Patron Saint, and Harness Cycle are already open. Owners Anne Hartnett and Andria Loczi say the building will focus on wellness and social engagement in an inclusive, family-friendly environment.

Meadow City Nursery: Native plant market opens in Collinwood

By Vaiva Neary ● Sustainability ● June 21, 2023

Meadow City’s owners are passionate about making the Westropp Ave. market a destination for buying native perennials and annuals and for educating visitors about how they can plant to support the local ecology.

Bringing summer fun back to Fleet Ave.: Daisy’s in Slavic Village reopens

By Sharon Core ● Entrepreneurs ● June 20, 2023

A beloved 40-year-old ice cream shop returns to Slavic Village under new ownership – and with it, two other businesses set up operations in the Fleet Ave. building.

Magnolia Clubhouse expansion to improve opportunity, accessibility for those living with mental illness

By Cindy Hill ● Health ● June 16, 2023

“Clubhouses” like Magnolia are a research-backed way to provide community, skill-building, and support services to people living with mental illness. Magnolia’s planned expansion will double the number of people it can serve each day.

Free training to become a community health worker is available. Here’s what CHWs do, what it pays, and how to become one

By Mandy Kraynak ● Health ● June 15, 2023

Community health workers help people navigate the healthcare system and connect to social services and resources. With the help of federal funding, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and Kent State University are training 240 CHWs at no cost to students over the next three years.

Exterior of the empty 10-story 9410 Hough building.

$75 million investment in Hough: Developer plans affordable housing, Black-owned business market, community ownership

By Mandy Kraynak ● Development ● June 7, 2023

Washington, D.C.-based Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures is working on several development projects, including affordable and mixed-income housing, as well as a market hall at MLK Plaza, where neighbors could purchase shares of the property and get money back each year.

Don’t ‘Punish Them More.’ Effort Grows to Ease Job Barriers After Prison Release

By Stan Donaldson Jr. ● Economy ● June 5, 2023

Nearly 2,000 formerly incarcerated people return to Cleveland each year with few job prospects. Some lawmakers want to change that.

Friend A Felon founder Sterling Braden standing near a gray brick wall and a window.

Cleveland tech founder’s “Friend A Felon” app helps people with felony convictions find jobs, housing

By Mandy Kraynak ● Economy ● June 2, 2023

A centralized app for job and housing listings and reentry resources that doubles as a social media platform, the Friend A Felon app helps people with felony convictions access opportunities to make changes in their lives.