Douglas J. Guth
Stories by: Douglas J. Guth
Douglas J. Guth is a Cleveland Heights-based freelance writer and journalist. In addition to being senior contributing editor at FreshWater, his work has been published by Crain’s Cleveland Business, Ideastream, and Middle Market Growth. At FreshWater, he contributes regularly to the news and features departments, as well as works on regular sponsored series features.
Last week MAGNET announced the launch of “Make it Better: A Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio"—a vision to revitalize Northeast Ohio as a leader in high-tech smart manufacturing and creates thousands of new jobs.
Cleveland’s bars and restaurants spent the last 15 months scrambling to survive, and even if the recent lifting of health orders brings a surge of business, the region’s restauranteurs will still be seeking help—financial and otherwise—in the coming months.
After remaining closed since the pandemic's onset, Lake View Cemetery is ready to welcome back visitors to the Garfield Memorial and Wade Chapel on Memorial Day.
A collaborative effort between CWRU and Cleveland Clinic has created Cleveland NeuroDesign Innovation Fellowship to develop a workforce in Cleveland that takes our medtech resources and turns them into companies.
The pandemic has been especially tough on small to medium-sized manufacturing companies that have been hit by furloughs, supply chain disruptions, and production shut-downs. MAGNET's new program aims to change this trajectory by providing hands-on consulting and assistance through newly-secured grant funds.
By working together as a team in the Cleveland Innovation District, the five big local healthcare providers and educators can bring jobs, investment, and breakthrough technologies to the region.
MetroHealth's $42 million expansion of its Cleveland Heights medical center will help meet the growing need for mental health services in the region.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) would have placed more than 2,000 high-school students into summer jobs last summer if COVID-19 hadn't quashed the plans. But Y.O.U pivoted, recovered, and aims to place 1,200 students in jobs this summer in its efforts to ready teens and young adults for economic independence.
When people think of manufacturing jobs, they usually think of working on the plant floor. But the truth is, manufacturing is about cutting edge technologies, weird science, and even artificial intelligence—on some unique and interesting job paths.
MAGNET is leading a national manufacturing network to develop a country-wide coalition to engage youth in manufacturing and connect underrepresented populations to potentially lucrative manufacturing careers.
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland's recent launch of a local chapter of My Brother's Keeper helps underserved Black youth reach their full potential with a web of resources designed to strengthen their careers and skill sets.
Designed for enthusiastic individuals who are not content with sitting on the sidelines, Bridge Builders is a group of professionals who are keen on becoming community leaders.
Five manufacturing entrepreneurs recently received more than $55,000 in cash, prizes, and loans during MAGNET's annual MSPIRE pitch competition. Read about their innovations and their plans.
When MAGNET moves into its new headquarters in a former CMSD Midtown school, CEO Ethan Karp envisions a new era of manufacturing—an era when the field shakes its old image as a dirty and dangerous industry and emerges as the symbol of innovation.
Winterfest may have gone virtual this year, but there's still plenty to check out—either online or with a socially distanced stroll around Public Square—to get into the holiday spirit.
The Centennial workforce housing project will pay homage to Cleveland history with renovation of the Union Trust building and a Cleveland history museum in the atrium.
Small businesses of every kind are struggling to stay open and weather the coronavirus pandemic. Suburban city governments are using grants and CARES Act funds to help their local businesses through this tough time.
Fairview Park Mayor Patrick Cooney and Lakewood Mayor Meghan George took their oaths to office on the first day of 2020, only to face the onset of the coronavirus. The two rookies have weathered the storm and proven themselves worthy, even in the worst of times.
MAGNET's annual MSPIRE pitch competition invites entrepreneurs to present their products for the chance to win cash prizes and assistance in bringing their inventions to market.
Just like most of Cuyahoga County, Cleveland's inner-ring suburbs are expecting a wave of potential evictions and foreclosures because of the coronavirus. But officials are trying to provide assistance wherever they can in Shaker Heights and South Euclid.