Economy Archives – Page 19 of 39

As vacant grocery property is sold, Dave’s Collinwood customers give feedback on shuttle service

By Jonathan Beard ● Social Equity ● September 16, 2022

Since their local Dave’s Market closed in April, a free shuttle takes North Collinwood shoppers to its Euclid location. As the property remains vacant, residents of this food desert give feedback on the shuttle service.

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Hundreds of small business owners attend training camp hosted by JumpStart, Browns

By Mandy Kraynak ● Entrepreneurs ● September 13, 2022

In the second of four events, entrepreneurs gathered at FirstEnergy Stadium on Wednesday for networking, workshops, and panel discussions with other entrepreneurs and mentors.

Sewer district grants send green infrastructure dollars to Cleveland neighborhoods

By Douglas J. Guth ● Sustainability ● August 11, 2022

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District offers reimbursement grants of up to $250,000 to green infrastructure projects that help manage excess stormwater. Proponents say the projects can add greenery and defray construction costs.

Cleveland coalition tasked with addressing racism takes first steps

By Mandy Kraynak ● Government ● August 9, 2022

Two years ago, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Now, the coalition tasked with addressing the crisis is taking its first public steps.

Nooma and Harness Cycle: Cleveland B Corps commit to workers, community

By Brie Camp ● Entrepreneurs ● August 3, 2022

Cleveland B corporations Nooma and Harness Cycle voluntarily bind themselves to be accountable to workers, communities, customers, suppliers, and the environment before owner and shareholder profits.

Mental health workers are hard to find as people clamor for help

By Tiffany Alexander ● Health ● August 1, 2022

Demand for mental health and addiction services skyrocketed across Ohio during the pandemic. Behavioral health providers, already strained by a decade of sharply increased demand, are struggling to keep up.

Purchase of farm-to-jar food company aims to boost East Cleveland economy, Black entrepreneurship

By Brie Camp ● Entrepreneurs ● July 29, 2022

With the purchase of a local fermented foods company, nonprofit business incubator Loiter East Cleveland advances its goals of supporting Black entrepreneurs and a circular economy in East Cleveland.

A year in, County “Surge” in Central neighborhood still a work in progress

By Conor Morris ● Government ● July 22, 2022

It’s been more than a year since Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish announced a “surge” of support to lift up the Central neighborhood in Cleveland. Some residents say they’ve noticed little material change since.

Central residents long for a grocery store as negotiations drag on

By Conor Morris ● Social Equity ● July 22, 2022

It’s been three years since Dave’s Supermarket left the Central neighborhood. How are residents getting by, and what’s being done to bring a grocery store back to a neighborhood that sorely needs it?

ThirdSpace Action Lab opens a bookstore in Glenville

By Christina Easter ● Entrepreneurs ● July 19, 2022

ThirdSpace Action Lab, a community hub and racial equity consulting firm, has opened a bookstore in its Glenville headquarters. ThirdSpace Reading Room is the only Black-owned bookstore in Cleveland.