Entrepreneurs from Ethiopia build Addis View apartments in Hough
A couple from Ethiopia provides Cleveland with home health workers, chicken fingers and apartments, including the forthcoming Addis View in Hough.
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Cleveland hoping to make waves in clean water tech industry
A group of industry leaders are flipping the script on Cleveland’s cliched “burning river” and “mistake on the lake” narratives. They’re angling to make Cleveland the capital of clean water, the place where the worst water pollution problems facing the country are solved.
It’s raining Ukrainians: Why we should care about money laundering in downtown Cleveland
How did such a company of crooks like Optima Ventures come to be the single largest commercial real estate owner in downtown Cleveland? The easy answer is lack of oversight and transparency in Ohio real estate transactions.
Hungry for workers, factories are touting their jobs as careers
According to MAGNET, a nonprofit organization that works to grow Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing economy, there are some 8,000 open manufacturing jobs in Northeast Ohio. Many of them are entry-level positions, but companies are having a hard time filling the, and COVID-19 is making it worse.
Got ideas for spending federal COVID-19 stimulus funds? Cleveland activists are listening
Cleveland is receiving more than half a billion dollars as part of a federal stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the pandemic. How should that money be spent and who will have input into that decision?
As NFL Draft gets underway, the city finally releases its game plan for large summer events
The NFL Draft is set to bring thousands of people downtown from April 29-May 1, drawing crowds despite the rainy, cold spring weather. Yet at the same time, right now it’s impossible to organize a simple block party in the city of Cleveland. That will soon change, as the city announced Thursday, April 29th that it will begin permitting large outdoor events.
Virtual Cash Mob supports Cleveland businesses owned by returning citizens
On Thursday, April 29, organizers of Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry’s Reentry Week 2021 held a virtual Cash Mob Interview Tour that aimed to raise $2,500 for formerly incarcerated small business owners.
Brewdog’s Flats beer garden to include outdoor seating, fire pits, dog park and playground
The Scottish-based craft brewery Brewdog announced details of their “massive outdoor beer garden and outdoor space on the river” at a recent meeting of the Cleveland Planning Commission on Friday, April 16th.
Urban Community School to add plaza, wayfinding signs as part of new master plan
The Cleveland Landmarks Commission on March 11 approved a new master plan for Urban Community School, including a public plaza facing Lorain Avenue, additional landscaping, a north-south pedestrian walkway, and wayfinding signage to enhance connectivity.
Centennial project aims to fill need for workforce housing downtown
With average rents of $1.57 per square foot, or $1,100 for a 700 square foot one bedroom, many front line workers such as hotel and restaurant employees cannot afford to live downtown. The Centennial project aims to address that by offering workforce housing that is accessible to those earning 50-80% of area median income.
