Patent no longer pending for Glenville-based Data Genomix
Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood was once a hub for entrepreneurship and small businesses. Now, a fast-growing startup is trying to bring a Silicon Valley style company to the community.
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Latinx community rallies to save Club Azteca, icon of Cleveland’s Mexican community
Developers have proposed a seven-story, 102-unit apartment building on Detroit Avenue, but Mexican-American activists say tearing down the club would erase an important part of their history.
Woodhill Community Co-op takes care of neighbors in Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood
Formed in December of 2019, the co-op has a long-term goal to open a community-owned, full-service laundromat to offer better accessibility to residents in the neighborhood, as well as an opportunity for upward mobility and building financial stability.
Artist set to open La Cosecha gallery in Old Brooklyn
Will Sanchez hopes to open his new gallery March 1 and keep growing there as a painter, proprietor, poet, and neighborhood activist.
Urban Community School adds new partners to Ohio City campus
Refugee Response, a nonprofit organization that empowers refugees resettled in Northeast Ohio to thrive in their new home, and Facing History and Ourselves, a group that uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and students to stand up to bigotry and hate, are relocating to the Urban Community School campus.
Local startup ahead of the curve in embracing circular economy
As groups in Cleveland look to build the circular economy, some local businesses are ahead of the curve. Cafilia is a subscription service to local coffee shops that eliminates paper cup waste from coffee drinking.
Shaker Heights pandemic grants help minority-owned businesses
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority-owned businesses. Recently, Shaker Heights launched a grant program to help them with health and safety improvements, PPE, and online marketing.
Developers team up to propose 23-unit apartment building in University Circle
A pair of Cleveland developers have teamed up on an apartment proposal on Hessler Street in University Circle that they say will fill a need for new housing and make the area more vibrant. But the building’s design has rankled some Hessler residents who say it’s too large and modern for this historic district.
Several NE Ohio cities set to consider eviction prevention laws
Housing advocates say tenants need more time to access assistance or find further employment to cover their rent. City councils in Lakewood, South Euclid and Cleveland Heights are considering one option that might help, called “pay to stay.”
Access Tech offers free classes, laptops to city residents
Access Tech, powered by JumpStart and funded by Verizon, aims to leverages collaboration and innovation to expand digital access and learning to individuals and small businesses.
