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detroit shoreway's gordon square arts district called out for 'creative placemaking'
In a recent report released by the National Endowment for the Arts, Gordon Square Arts District captured the attention of the report's authors. Complied by the Mayors' Institute on City Design, and entitled "Creative Placemaking," the study highlights communities that are using the arts and other creative assets to help reshape their physical, social, and economic character. The publication is intended to serve as a guide for civic leaders, arts organizations, and philanthropic organizations.
"Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired," the report states.
In the case study titled "The Art of Economic Development," Gordon Square Arts District is touted as a collaboration of three non-profits (Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Cleveland Public Theatre and Near West Theatre) that is midway through a $30 million revitalization that will generate $500 million in economic development.
Read the entire document here.
"Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired," the report states.
In the case study titled "The Art of Economic Development," Gordon Square Arts District is touted as a collaboration of three non-profits (Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Cleveland Public Theatre and Near West Theatre) that is midway through a $30 million revitalization that will generate $500 million in economic development.
Read the entire document here.
derelict heights school property to land playground
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District closed the
Millikin preschool, near Severance Town Center, in 2006. Since then,
the board of education and neighbors of the property have not always
agreed on its reuse -- and that debate was complicated this year by
news that the district might need it for students again. But for now,
all seem agreed on one thing: a playground would be nice.
Last January, the board went along with requests to delay plans to sell Millikin at public auction. Some neighbors had asked for time to look for other options, ones that would permit public use of the 11-acre, partially wooded site. They envisioned a playground to replace the one that had been relocated to the Gearity elementary school in University Heights, along with Millikin's early childhood programs, in '06.
Then in June, a state commission recommended that CH-UH renovate or replace all of its buildings. The district's own facilities review continues, but officials have already stated that it needs to hold onto Millikin for possible use as a temporary school, during renovations of another.
In the meantime, however, the district has drawn up plans for a toddler playground, according to neighbor Sam Richmond. "We have hope now that, one way or another, we might get a playground," he says. But it will be up to the community, he adds, to raise the money. Richmond hopes that community development block grants might be available next year.
This would not rule out the district's leasing the building, as it leased the former Coventry School to University Hospitals, for employee computer training, earlier this year. Presently, however, no such plans are imminent, according to Nancy Peppler, president of the CH-UH board.
Source: Nancy Peppler
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
Last January, the board went along with requests to delay plans to sell Millikin at public auction. Some neighbors had asked for time to look for other options, ones that would permit public use of the 11-acre, partially wooded site. They envisioned a playground to replace the one that had been relocated to the Gearity elementary school in University Heights, along with Millikin's early childhood programs, in '06.
Then in June, a state commission recommended that CH-UH renovate or replace all of its buildings. The district's own facilities review continues, but officials have already stated that it needs to hold onto Millikin for possible use as a temporary school, during renovations of another.
In the meantime, however, the district has drawn up plans for a toddler playground, according to neighbor Sam Richmond. "We have hope now that, one way or another, we might get a playground," he says. But it will be up to the community, he adds, to raise the money. Richmond hopes that community development block grants might be available next year.
This would not rule out the district's leasing the building, as it leased the former Coventry School to University Hospitals, for employee computer training, earlier this year. Presently, however, no such plans are imminent, according to Nancy Peppler, president of the CH-UH board.
Source: Nancy Peppler
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
There is no downtown "plan," per se, but there is a hell of a lot going
on. The newest piece to the revitalization puzzle is the NineTwelve
District, a new identity for the declining business corridor between
East 9th and East 12th streets, and Euclid and Lakeside.
The area once known as the financial district "is really going through a change," says Joseph Marinucci, president and CEO of the non-profit development group Downtown Cleveland Alliance. "Change" is a polite way of noting the slow but steady erosion of businesses there, exacerbated by the recession. More than a quarter of the office space is currently vacant, and more major employers -- including Key, Eaton and some law firms -- are expected to leave in the next few years.
Marinucci says the committee of stakeholders that is pushing the NineTwelve plan forward sees a mixed-use community, with more residential options, street-level retail, public spaces, perhaps even trolley service. He likens this thinking to public broadcasting entity ideastream's move to Playhouse Square, which has been beneficial for both.
"Young people especially are looking to be in a more vibrant district," he explains. "They pay attention to the environment they're living and working in."
The project is still in the "visioning" phase, Marinucci notes, and DCA is looking for funding for preliminary elements like branding and the development of public spaces. He warns that patience will be needed: "This is a multi-year strategy. We can't just wave a wand and in 12 months have a new district."
Source: Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
The area once known as the financial district "is really going through a change," says Joseph Marinucci, president and CEO of the non-profit development group Downtown Cleveland Alliance. "Change" is a polite way of noting the slow but steady erosion of businesses there, exacerbated by the recession. More than a quarter of the office space is currently vacant, and more major employers -- including Key, Eaton and some law firms -- are expected to leave in the next few years.
Marinucci says the committee of stakeholders that is pushing the NineTwelve plan forward sees a mixed-use community, with more residential options, street-level retail, public spaces, perhaps even trolley service. He likens this thinking to public broadcasting entity ideastream's move to Playhouse Square, which has been beneficial for both.
"Young people especially are looking to be in a more vibrant district," he explains. "They pay attention to the environment they're living and working in."
The project is still in the "visioning" phase, Marinucci notes, and DCA is looking for funding for preliminary elements like branding and the development of public spaces. He warns that patience will be needed: "This is a multi-year strategy. We can't just wave a wand and in 12 months have a new district."
Source: Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
Wendy Park on Whiskey Island might be Northeast Ohio's greatest greenspace success story.
Less than 10 years ago, precious few Clevelanders had ever visited the
site, which sits right where the Cuyahoga River meets Lake Erie. Nigh
on impossible to get to, and offering little more than volleyball
courts, there just wasn't much point. Steady improvements under county
ownership have pushed annual visits from about 7,000 in 2006 to more
than 200,000 today, and the work is not nearly over.
Last week, ParkWorks, county officials and landscape architects from San Francisco-based Conger Moss Guillard presented three versions of a Wendy Park master plan at a public forum. "I think they'll pull elements from all three that people like," says Justin Glanville of ParkWorks, "and sort of make a Frankenstein version."
The common traits among the plans are beach improvements, restored marsh area and use of solar panels wherever possible. Easier access will be achieved through a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, from the west side of the river and over the railroad tracks. On December 2, the county commissioners are expected to approve a contract with architect Miguel Rosales of Boston.
"This is an incredibly important space," says Paul Alsenas, director of the county planning commission. "There is no other place like it along our shoreline in Cuyahoga County.
Carol Thaler, the planning commission's program officer, adds that public input has shaped this project from the start. "It's a very important statement for the county," she says.
To view and comment on CMG's plans for Wendy Park, visit ParkWorks' web site.
Source: ParkWorks
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
Last week, ParkWorks, county officials and landscape architects from San Francisco-based Conger Moss Guillard presented three versions of a Wendy Park master plan at a public forum. "I think they'll pull elements from all three that people like," says Justin Glanville of ParkWorks, "and sort of make a Frankenstein version."
The common traits among the plans are beach improvements, restored marsh area and use of solar panels wherever possible. Easier access will be achieved through a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, from the west side of the river and over the railroad tracks. On December 2, the county commissioners are expected to approve a contract with architect Miguel Rosales of Boston.
"This is an incredibly important space," says Paul Alsenas, director of the county planning commission. "There is no other place like it along our shoreline in Cuyahoga County.
Carol Thaler, the planning commission's program officer, adds that public input has shaped this project from the start. "It's a very important statement for the county," she says.
To view and comment on CMG's plans for Wendy Park, visit ParkWorks' web site.
Source: ParkWorks
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
When Dobama Theatre was forced out of its longtime Coventry Road home in 2005, it marked the end of a nearly 40-year tradition of live theater in the Coventry Village neighborhood. But the recent drought will end next year when the Ensemble Theatre takes over a portion of the
old Coventry School building for classes and shows. Last week, Cleveland Heights Planning Commission approved their request for a zoning variance.
Ensemble, now in its 31st season, was founded in Cleveland Heights in 1979 and had performed at the old Civic until 2003. The company moved its performances to the Cleveland PlayHouse, at 8500 Euclid, but remained based in Cleveland Heights. Managing director Martin Cosentino said recently that the company is pleased to be returning home to its roots.
Coventry School, at 2843 Washington Blvd., has been vacant since 2007, aside from a short period when University Hospitals leased it for employee training. The city's approval of Ensemble's use allows performances for up to 150, plus classes and summer camps, from February through August. At press time, Ensemble's web site did not indicate any performances at Coventry for the three productions already announced for the 2010-2011 season, and Cosentino could not be reached.
Source: City of Cleveland Heights
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
old Coventry School building for classes and shows. Last week, Cleveland Heights Planning Commission approved their request for a zoning variance.
Ensemble, now in its 31st season, was founded in Cleveland Heights in 1979 and had performed at the old Civic until 2003. The company moved its performances to the Cleveland PlayHouse, at 8500 Euclid, but remained based in Cleveland Heights. Managing director Martin Cosentino said recently that the company is pleased to be returning home to its roots.
Coventry School, at 2843 Washington Blvd., has been vacant since 2007, aside from a short period when University Hospitals leased it for employee training. The city's approval of Ensemble's use allows performances for up to 150, plus classes and summer camps, from February through August. At press time, Ensemble's web site did not indicate any performances at Coventry for the three productions already announced for the 2010-2011 season, and Cosentino could not be reached.
Source: City of Cleveland Heights
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
Experts estimate that the global flexible electronics market will grow to $250 billion by 2025. Northeast Ohio wants to ride that wave of innovation and market growth, and a recently unveiled plan for the region to become a global epicenter for the flexible electronics industry will play a part in realizing that goal.
Developed by NorTech, a technology-based economic development organization, The Northeast Ohio Flexible Electronics Road Map outlines strategies and initiatives to develop low-cost manufacturing of electronic devices printed on flexible materials with multiple global market applications. According to the plan, five key initiatives must be met in order for this mission to be successful:
* Identifying and pursuing market opportunities
* Increasing public funding and private investment
* Strengthening cluster alignment, communication and partnering
* Improving visibility and recognition
* Monitoring and reporting cluster growth and outcomes
By establishing a global epicenter for the flexible electronics industry in Northeast Ohio, the region could gain 1,500 jobs, $75 million in payroll and $100 million in capital by 2017.
"Further developing this industry will help us diversify our regional economy and ultimately create jobs, attract capital and have a positive economic impact in Northeast Ohio," says Rebecca O. Bagley, NorTech president and CEO. NorTech partnered with 23 technology and industry experts in the region to develop the Northeast Ohio Flexible Electronics Road Map. In September, NorTech was awarded a $500,000 federal grant to help small businesses that want to be involved in the expansion of the flexible electronics industry in Northeast Ohio.
Read the entire pdf Road Map here.
SOURCE: NorTech
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Developed by NorTech, a technology-based economic development organization, The Northeast Ohio Flexible Electronics Road Map outlines strategies and initiatives to develop low-cost manufacturing of electronic devices printed on flexible materials with multiple global market applications. According to the plan, five key initiatives must be met in order for this mission to be successful:
* Identifying and pursuing market opportunities
* Increasing public funding and private investment
* Strengthening cluster alignment, communication and partnering
* Improving visibility and recognition
* Monitoring and reporting cluster growth and outcomes
By establishing a global epicenter for the flexible electronics industry in Northeast Ohio, the region could gain 1,500 jobs, $75 million in payroll and $100 million in capital by 2017.
"Further developing this industry will help us diversify our regional economy and ultimately create jobs, attract capital and have a positive economic impact in Northeast Ohio," says Rebecca O. Bagley, NorTech president and CEO. NorTech partnered with 23 technology and industry experts in the region to develop the Northeast Ohio Flexible Electronics Road Map. In September, NorTech was awarded a $500,000 federal grant to help small businesses that want to be involved in the expansion of the flexible electronics industry in Northeast Ohio.
Read the entire pdf Road Map here.
SOURCE: NorTech
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
NBC nightly news highlights evergreen coops
When it rains it pours for Cleveland's Evergreen Cooperatives, which continues to attract local, regional and national attention for its approach to job creation and neighborhood development.
Recently, John Yang of NBC Nightly News visited Evergreen Cooperative Laundry to see how that green operation is giving traditionally "hard-to-hire" folks living wage jobs and a path to company ownership.
Watch the video here.
Recently, John Yang of NBC Nightly News visited Evergreen Cooperative Laundry to see how that green operation is giving traditionally "hard-to-hire" folks living wage jobs and a path to company ownership.
Watch the video here.
For several years, Kim Crow watched as the contracting newspaper business shed people, including many of her friends and colleagues, and laid ever-increasing burdens on those still employed. So relinquishing her duties at the Plain Dealer -- editing three sections, supervising six reporters and, the work she's best known for, writing a fashion column -- was the easy part.
At least compared to opening a store.
Crow recently unveiled Evie Lou -- "A contemporary boutique that embraces personal style and fantastic fit across the size spectrum" -- in Tremont. The journey from clothing pundit to clothing retailer was longer and more frustrating than she'd anticipated. Loan rejections took months, she says, and some small ones that were approved still haven't come through. High credit-card limits, from years as a sort-of professional shopper, kept her afloat.
But it was worth it; even the surprises have been encouraging. For example, she'd anticipated more evening business, when the nearby restaurants and galleries are hopping. Instead, she's been far busier during the day, "and that's great because it's the neighborhood supporting me."
She's a one-woman operation for now, but hopes to hire an employee soon. Not just anyone, however; this person will have to share Crow's commitment to the "size spectrum" portion of the store's mission statement. She is spending about 15 percent of her buying budget on plus sizes, an amount almost unheard of in boutiques. It's something of an experiment, she admits.
"Every day I hear someone say, 'I'm not buying anything until I lose 20 pounds," Crow says. "In the dressing room there is so much more going on than just 'That's a cute top.' Women bring all their baggage in there with them. There's a lot of psychology to it."
And fodder for her new writing outlet, the Evie Lou blog.
Source: Kim Crow
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
At least compared to opening a store.
Crow recently unveiled Evie Lou -- "A contemporary boutique that embraces personal style and fantastic fit across the size spectrum" -- in Tremont. The journey from clothing pundit to clothing retailer was longer and more frustrating than she'd anticipated. Loan rejections took months, she says, and some small ones that were approved still haven't come through. High credit-card limits, from years as a sort-of professional shopper, kept her afloat.
But it was worth it; even the surprises have been encouraging. For example, she'd anticipated more evening business, when the nearby restaurants and galleries are hopping. Instead, she's been far busier during the day, "and that's great because it's the neighborhood supporting me."
She's a one-woman operation for now, but hopes to hire an employee soon. Not just anyone, however; this person will have to share Crow's commitment to the "size spectrum" portion of the store's mission statement. She is spending about 15 percent of her buying budget on plus sizes, an amount almost unheard of in boutiques. It's something of an experiment, she admits.
"Every day I hear someone say, 'I'm not buying anything until I lose 20 pounds," Crow says. "In the dressing room there is so much more going on than just 'That's a cute top.' Women bring all their baggage in there with them. There's a lot of psychology to it."
And fodder for her new writing outlet, the Evie Lou blog.
Source: Kim Crow
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
shelterforce touts evergreen's green roots
Shelterforce, the nation's oldest continually published housing and community development magazine, recently devoted considerable attention to Cleveland's Evergreen Cooperatives. Written by Miriam Axel-Lute, an associate director at the National Housing Institute, the article tells how cities and governments are taking notice of the paradigm.
Titled "Green Jobs with Roots," the piece begins with powerful lede:
In a couple years, residents of some of the poorest neighborhoods in Cleveland will be the collective owners of the largest collection of solar panels in the state of Ohio. Next door, sixty locations on the Cleveland Clinic's campus will be serving salads made from locally grown lettuce year-round—where local means not "a farm closer than California," but a greenhouse staffed and owned by neighborhood residents on a former brownfield mere miles away.
In this paragraph, Axel-Lute gets to the heart of the Evergreen model of buying local on an institutional level:
The local procurement angle means that the coop's customers are likely to stay put as well. Rather than launching businesses based on workforce skill sets or entrepreneurial ideas, the Evergreen working group started by looking at the $3 billion per year that the 40 some University Circle anchor institutions already spend on goods and services and asking what parts of that spending they could redirect locally.
And finally, Axel-Lute writes that other cities and national officials are taking notice.
Even though it's just getting off the ground, queries about the Evergreen model have been pouring in, with cities from Pittsburgh to Atlanta meeting with Howard or filling up busloads of community leaders to visit Cleveland. Evergreen has been the subject of numerous high-level briefings at the federal level and visits by top HUD officials.
Read the entire analysis here.
Remember when your youthful imagination turned a large cardboard box into a race car or a castle? Mike Welsh does, and now he has started a company that gives kids the stuff they need to create the playhouses of their dreams.
Build a Dream Playhouses is a newly launched producer of corrugated cardboard boxes that can be painted, colored and decorated to make one-of-a-kind playhouses. Welsh, a father and an established entrepreneur, thought of the idea and recruited two recent college grads, Andy Carcioppolo and Sam Cahill, to bring his vision to life. With a degree in business and industrial design, respectively, Carcioppolo and Cahill found they could make use of their talents and stay in Cleveland.
Build a Dream Playhouses was created through a collaboration with Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, an industrial design firm based in Cleveland, and Smurfit Stone, a paperboard manufacturer in Ravenna.
"We believe that creating jobs in Cleveland, in the State of Ohio and ultimately across the globe is an important part of Build a Dream Playhouses," says Carcioppolo, who serves as COO. "We're thrilled to have an opportunity to do that in our hometown and to be a part of helping our region grow and thrive."
Build a Dream's products, which range from the "Cosmic Cruiser" to the "Pop 'n Play Kitchen," are made from 80 percent recycled materials, and are 100 percent recyclable.
As part of its launch efforts, the Build a Dream Playhouses team will be at the Children's Museum of Cleveland on Saturday, November 20, where kids can color their own cardboard creations.
SOURCE: Cleveland Children's Museum, Build a Dream Playhouse
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Build a Dream Playhouses is a newly launched producer of corrugated cardboard boxes that can be painted, colored and decorated to make one-of-a-kind playhouses. Welsh, a father and an established entrepreneur, thought of the idea and recruited two recent college grads, Andy Carcioppolo and Sam Cahill, to bring his vision to life. With a degree in business and industrial design, respectively, Carcioppolo and Cahill found they could make use of their talents and stay in Cleveland.
Build a Dream Playhouses was created through a collaboration with Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, an industrial design firm based in Cleveland, and Smurfit Stone, a paperboard manufacturer in Ravenna.
"We believe that creating jobs in Cleveland, in the State of Ohio and ultimately across the globe is an important part of Build a Dream Playhouses," says Carcioppolo, who serves as COO. "We're thrilled to have an opportunity to do that in our hometown and to be a part of helping our region grow and thrive."
Build a Dream's products, which range from the "Cosmic Cruiser" to the "Pop 'n Play Kitchen," are made from 80 percent recycled materials, and are 100 percent recyclable.
As part of its launch efforts, the Build a Dream Playhouses team will be at the Children's Museum of Cleveland on Saturday, November 20, where kids can color their own cardboard creations.
SOURCE: Cleveland Children's Museum, Build a Dream Playhouse
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Each year, the Golden 30 awards recognizes 15 established and 15 emerging top-performing companies in Erie, Huron and Lorain counties. This year's winners represent a panoply of Northeast Ohio businesses serving consumers, healthcare professionals, military and manufacturing.
Among the 15 emerging companies who received 2010 Golden 30 awards on November 16 were Synapse Biomedical, Inc., maker of the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System, which is used in the treatment of chronic respiratory ailments; Military Products Group, manufacturer of lifting and towing components for the military and aerospace industries; and K.M.U. Trucking & Excavating, Inc., which is licensed in 24 cities throughout Ohio and last year had $5 million in sales.
The Golden 30 defines emerging companies as those that have been in business between five and 14 years. Established companies are those in business for 15 or more years.
Established companies recognized by the Golden 30 include Exochem, a 40-year-old company specializing in foundry services and high-quality steel-related products; Jenne Distributors, which distributes business telephony, data, A/V conferencing and security technology products; and North Coast Cancer Care, which was named a Golden 30 winner for the second year in a row.
The Golden 30 Awards are sponsored by Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in cooperation with The Morning Journal and a number of economic development organizations in the region.
You can read about all of the recipients by vising the LCCC website.
SOURCE: LCCC
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Among the 15 emerging companies who received 2010 Golden 30 awards on November 16 were Synapse Biomedical, Inc., maker of the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System, which is used in the treatment of chronic respiratory ailments; Military Products Group, manufacturer of lifting and towing components for the military and aerospace industries; and K.M.U. Trucking & Excavating, Inc., which is licensed in 24 cities throughout Ohio and last year had $5 million in sales.
The Golden 30 defines emerging companies as those that have been in business between five and 14 years. Established companies are those in business for 15 or more years.
Established companies recognized by the Golden 30 include Exochem, a 40-year-old company specializing in foundry services and high-quality steel-related products; Jenne Distributors, which distributes business telephony, data, A/V conferencing and security technology products; and North Coast Cancer Care, which was named a Golden 30 winner for the second year in a row.
The Golden 30 Awards are sponsored by Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in cooperation with The Morning Journal and a number of economic development organizations in the region.
You can read about all of the recipients by vising the LCCC website.
SOURCE: LCCC
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
University Circle's Uptown project took a major step forward last week when the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland board approved plans
for a new home, a dramatic, six-faceted, $27 million structure of
highly reflective stainless steel and glass to be built at Euclid
Avenue and Mayfield Road.
The new building should make quite an impact on visitors to the busy intersection: "Viewed from the exterior, the building will appear as an inventive massing of six geometric facets, some flat, others sloping at various angles, all coming together to create a powerful abstract form," MOCA promises on its web site. "Clad primarily in mirror-finish black Rimex stainless steel, the façade of the new MOCA will reflect its urban surroundings, changing in appearance with differences in light and weather."
The four-story, 34,000-square-foot building will provide MOCA about 40 percent more space than its current home, in the Cleveland Playhouse complex at 8501 Carnegie. The main gallery will be on the 6,000-square-foot top floor, which will be equipped with movable interior walls.
"Flexibility is key to a program that, like ours, embraces aesthetic, conceptual, and cultural diversity, and displays works in a great variety of mediums and genres," says MOCA Director Jill Snyder.
The building was designed by Foreign Office Architects of London, whose team includes Cleveland-based Westlake Reed Leskosky. The MOCA building is FOA's first museum and first American commission. Groundbreaking will occur in December.
Uptown, a $150 million residential and retail development, is a collaboration between private developer MRN Ltd., and University Circle Inc. and area institutions. MRN is the company behind the East Fourth Street restaurant and entertainment district in downtown Cleveland.
Source: MOCA Cleveland
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
The new building should make quite an impact on visitors to the busy intersection: "Viewed from the exterior, the building will appear as an inventive massing of six geometric facets, some flat, others sloping at various angles, all coming together to create a powerful abstract form," MOCA promises on its web site. "Clad primarily in mirror-finish black Rimex stainless steel, the façade of the new MOCA will reflect its urban surroundings, changing in appearance with differences in light and weather."
The four-story, 34,000-square-foot building will provide MOCA about 40 percent more space than its current home, in the Cleveland Playhouse complex at 8501 Carnegie. The main gallery will be on the 6,000-square-foot top floor, which will be equipped with movable interior walls.
"Flexibility is key to a program that, like ours, embraces aesthetic, conceptual, and cultural diversity, and displays works in a great variety of mediums and genres," says MOCA Director Jill Snyder.
The building was designed by Foreign Office Architects of London, whose team includes Cleveland-based Westlake Reed Leskosky. The MOCA building is FOA's first museum and first American commission. Groundbreaking will occur in December.
Uptown, a $150 million residential and retail development, is a collaboration between private developer MRN Ltd., and University Circle Inc. and area institutions. MRN is the company behind the East Fourth Street restaurant and entertainment district in downtown Cleveland.
Source: MOCA Cleveland
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
The JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network has
added a new funding resource as part of its group of entrepreneurial
support organizations. The Wooster Opportunities Fund, developed by the City of Wooster
and Wooster Growth Corporation, in collaboration with the JumpStart
Entrepreneurial Network, will offer loans up to $35,000 for early-stage,
high-growth technology companies.
The new loan source is part of an ongoing effort to expand the entrepreneurial community in Wooster, according to Richard Benson, law director for the city and legal counsel for Wooster Growth Corporation. "There are so many new ideas and young companies birthed here, and the fund provides yet another reason for those ideas to turn into big companies right in the City of Wooster."
Entrepreneurs who apply for a loan from the Wooster Opportunities Fund will have at their fingertips additional resources available from the JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network, says John Dearborn, president of JumpStart. The JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network is composed of several Ohio Third Frontier entrepreneurial support organizations that together provide specific resources for young companies looking to grow.
An official launch event for the Wooster Opportunities Fund will take place on Thursday, December 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Olde Jaol Restaurant, 215 N. Walnut St., in Wooster.
SOURCE: JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
The new loan source is part of an ongoing effort to expand the entrepreneurial community in Wooster, according to Richard Benson, law director for the city and legal counsel for Wooster Growth Corporation. "There are so many new ideas and young companies birthed here, and the fund provides yet another reason for those ideas to turn into big companies right in the City of Wooster."
Entrepreneurs who apply for a loan from the Wooster Opportunities Fund will have at their fingertips additional resources available from the JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network, says John Dearborn, president of JumpStart. The JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network is composed of several Ohio Third Frontier entrepreneurial support organizations that together provide specific resources for young companies looking to grow.
An official launch event for the Wooster Opportunities Fund will take place on Thursday, December 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Olde Jaol Restaurant, 215 N. Walnut St., in Wooster.
SOURCE: JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
It's possible that the success of a company can be measured by the amount of work it actually has to put on hold in order to make room for more pressing client projects. Such is the case with Sideways, a Cleveland-based producer of multimedia, multi-touch digital productions for the iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices.
Sideways had recently launched an experimental magazine, called Sideways, which is authored specifically for the iPad. The idea was to create a monthly magazine app that incorporates mobile features, social media and in-app transactions that allow readers to purchase items mentioned in "print."
The company's work with major publishers, however, has recently grown at such a rapid pace that it has decided to put the iPad magazine on hold.
Many publishers are preparing "for the massive shift that the industry is in the midst of experiencing," says Eliza Wing, president and COO of Sideways. While some are waiting until 2012 to jump into the mobile device-publishing waters, Wing says, "others see this as an interesting sea change. The latter are the ones we are targeting and working with."
Sideways' offerings for publishers include Author App, a mobile branding and promotional tool; User-Navigable Maps, which can call up highly detailed location-based information by homing in on where a reader is located; and Multi-Dimensional Object Builder, which makes it possible for readers to carefully examine and explore any object in 3D.
"We grew by thirty percent last year and are up to 20 people," adds Wing. "[We're] always looking for strong mobile developers and a technology manager, and are currently fielding great content producers -- video, writing, images, etc. -- who want to use our technology to build compelling apps."
SOURCE: Eliza Wing
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Sideways had recently launched an experimental magazine, called Sideways, which is authored specifically for the iPad. The idea was to create a monthly magazine app that incorporates mobile features, social media and in-app transactions that allow readers to purchase items mentioned in "print."
The company's work with major publishers, however, has recently grown at such a rapid pace that it has decided to put the iPad magazine on hold.
Many publishers are preparing "for the massive shift that the industry is in the midst of experiencing," says Eliza Wing, president and COO of Sideways. While some are waiting until 2012 to jump into the mobile device-publishing waters, Wing says, "others see this as an interesting sea change. The latter are the ones we are targeting and working with."
Sideways' offerings for publishers include Author App, a mobile branding and promotional tool; User-Navigable Maps, which can call up highly detailed location-based information by homing in on where a reader is located; and Multi-Dimensional Object Builder, which makes it possible for readers to carefully examine and explore any object in 3D.
"We grew by thirty percent last year and are up to 20 people," adds Wing. "[We're] always looking for strong mobile developers and a technology manager, and are currently fielding great content producers -- video, writing, images, etc. -- who want to use our technology to build compelling apps."
SOURCE: Eliza Wing
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
Essentially a buy-local campaign on steroids, Evergreen Cooperatives is launching multiple for-profit businesses that leverage the enormous procurement power of Cleveland's largest medical, educational and cultural institutions. And what's now being called "the Cleveland Model" is attracting attention nationwide.
cle orchestra invades south korea
In anticipation of the Cleveland Orchestra's long-awaited return to Korea, the Korea Times published a gleeful article by Lee Hyo-won.
"It would be an understatement to say that much has changed since the last time the Cleveland Orchestra played in Korea, 32 years ago under the baton of Lorin Maazel," writes Hyo-won. "Back in 1978, it was a rare occasion for local classical music aficionados to hear a world-class foreign orchestra live."
Of the performance and performers, the article states:
The top American ensemble, known for its distinct European sound, will present fans a full orchestral program of works by the European masters. It is expected to deliver a powerful, roof-raising experience with Debussy's Prelude "A l'apres d'un faune," Mozart's Divertimento in D major, K. 136 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica."
Interesting note gleaned from piece: The Severance Hospital in downtown Seoul was established in 1900 by Louis Severance, father of John Long Severance, the namesake of Cleveland Orchestra's residential Severance Hall.
Interested parties can purchase tickets from 60,000 to 150,000 won, the equivalent of $53 to $132 in US dollars.
Read the entire article (in English) here.
"It would be an understatement to say that much has changed since the last time the Cleveland Orchestra played in Korea, 32 years ago under the baton of Lorin Maazel," writes Hyo-won. "Back in 1978, it was a rare occasion for local classical music aficionados to hear a world-class foreign orchestra live."
Of the performance and performers, the article states:
The top American ensemble, known for its distinct European sound, will present fans a full orchestral program of works by the European masters. It is expected to deliver a powerful, roof-raising experience with Debussy's Prelude "A l'apres d'un faune," Mozart's Divertimento in D major, K. 136 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica."
Interesting note gleaned from piece: The Severance Hospital in downtown Seoul was established in 1900 by Louis Severance, father of John Long Severance, the namesake of Cleveland Orchestra's residential Severance Hall.
Interested parties can purchase tickets from 60,000 to 150,000 won, the equivalent of $53 to $132 in US dollars.
Read the entire article (in English) here.
A refocused business strategy seems to have helped Datatrak International get back on track. The technology and services company, which helps clients streamline the clinical trials process, enjoyed a cash increase in third quarter 2010 over the previous quarter. Laurence Birch, chairman and CEO of the company, says that the $1.8 million in revenue and $11.4 million backlog are due in part to Datatrak's recent investment in additional resources. These included hiring a vice president of marketing and a vice president of clinical and consulting services.
"Execution of our current business strategy is proving successful, as evidenced by our continued profitability, increasing backlog and positive cash flows," Birch says. "Datatrak's solid third quarter results are a direct indicator of the company's re-emergence in the marketplace."
Revenue for third quarter 2010 increased 17 percent over the same quarter last year. For the three months ending September 30, 2010, Datatrak's income from operations was $53,000 compared to a loss from operations in the third quarter of the prior year. Datatrak also announced that it had no non-operating debt.
Datatrak's portfolio of software products is designed to accelerate the reporting of clinical research data from sites to sites to sponsors and ultimately regulatory authorities. The company is headquartered in Mayfield Heights and has representatives in Bryan, Texas, and Bonn, Germany.
SOURCE: Datatrak International
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
"Execution of our current business strategy is proving successful, as evidenced by our continued profitability, increasing backlog and positive cash flows," Birch says. "Datatrak's solid third quarter results are a direct indicator of the company's re-emergence in the marketplace."
Revenue for third quarter 2010 increased 17 percent over the same quarter last year. For the three months ending September 30, 2010, Datatrak's income from operations was $53,000 compared to a loss from operations in the third quarter of the prior year. Datatrak also announced that it had no non-operating debt.
Datatrak's portfolio of software products is designed to accelerate the reporting of clinical research data from sites to sites to sponsors and ultimately regulatory authorities. The company is headquartered in Mayfield Heights and has representatives in Bryan, Texas, and Bonn, Germany.
SOURCE: Datatrak International
WRITER: Diane DiPiero
PBS special makes a stop in cleveland
In a one-hour PBS special that airs tonight (November 18th), NOW host David Brancaccio visits communities across America that are using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity in our new economy.
The special, which is called "Fixing the Future," includes a visit to Cleveland, where Brancaccio highlights the successes of Evergreen Cooperatives. During the segment, he speaks to Mendrick Addison, a worker-owner of Evergreen Cooperative Laundry, and Ted Howard, one of the model's architects.
For more information click here.
Check local listings for time and channel.
The special, which is called "Fixing the Future," includes a visit to Cleveland, where Brancaccio highlights the successes of Evergreen Cooperatives. During the segment, he speaks to Mendrick Addison, a worker-owner of Evergreen Cooperative Laundry, and Ted Howard, one of the model's architects.
For more information click here.
Check local listings for time and channel.
When a Johnny Malloy's sports bar occupied the old Centrum Theatre on Coventry, management "honored" the once-grand movie house by installing an impressive array of video projectors and screens, to show multiple sporting events at once. Johnny Malloy's is now gone, and new occupant Fracas is taking a decidedly different approach.
Owner Phil Romano enlisted the aid of the Cleveland Heights Historical Society and Sherwin Williams to track down the colors the theater sported in the 1920s and '30s, which he describes as salmon pink and grayish green. "Somebody needed to do it right," says Romano, a first-time owner whose cooking resume includes Moxie, Greenbriar, Hyde Park and House of Blues.
Fracas is a gastropub, or as Roman explains, "a restaurant that just happens to have a bar." His menu, which he calls "a finer take on normal comfort and bar foods," will include a duck confit quesadilla, a grouper BLT, short ribs braised in Dogfish Head IPA, and "beer-a-misu," a porter-laced take on the popular Italian dessert.
The expansive bar from the Johnny Malloy's days remains, but all 16 taps now will dispense only local craft crews. Most of the 30 or so options in bottles will be crafts as well. By next spring, Romano plans to be brewing his own on-site.
Fracas will open in early December.
Source: Phil Romano
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
Owner Phil Romano enlisted the aid of the Cleveland Heights Historical Society and Sherwin Williams to track down the colors the theater sported in the 1920s and '30s, which he describes as salmon pink and grayish green. "Somebody needed to do it right," says Romano, a first-time owner whose cooking resume includes Moxie, Greenbriar, Hyde Park and House of Blues.
Fracas is a gastropub, or as Roman explains, "a restaurant that just happens to have a bar." His menu, which he calls "a finer take on normal comfort and bar foods," will include a duck confit quesadilla, a grouper BLT, short ribs braised in Dogfish Head IPA, and "beer-a-misu," a porter-laced take on the popular Italian dessert.
The expansive bar from the Johnny Malloy's days remains, but all 16 taps now will dispense only local craft crews. Most of the 30 or so options in bottles will be crafts as well. By next spring, Romano plans to be brewing his own on-site.
Fracas will open in early December.
Source: Phil Romano
Writer: Frank W. Lewis
richman, roker go ga-ga for west side market on today
In a segment that aired earlier this week on the Today show, Adam Richman, the cherubic and itinerant host of the Travel Channel show Man v. Food, sat down with Cleveland ex-pat Al Roker. While plugging his new book titled "America the Edible," a paean to regional cuisine, Richman brings up the West Side Market.
As video of the local landmark rolls on the monitor, Roker and Richman are overcome by a case of the "oohs" and "aahs." Roker calls it his favorite place while Richman dubs it a "food fantasia."
In an accompanying interview that runs on the website, Richman elaborates:
Roker: Places like New York and San Francisco are known for their culinary offerings. What city do you think is the best-kept foodie secret?
Richman: I don't really think it's a secret necessarily, but Cleveland is a really great hidden gem. It has gotten a bad rap because of its history -- going into default, the [Cuyahoga] River fire, bad sports teams -- but it is the heartland, it's near great farmland, there's the historic West Side Market, and you get more bang for your buck there. Some of the best culinary minds, like Michael Symon [of "Cook Like an Iron Chef"], get inspiration there. Cleveland is a special place that often gets overlooked.
Check out the tasty vid and interview here.
As video of the local landmark rolls on the monitor, Roker and Richman are overcome by a case of the "oohs" and "aahs." Roker calls it his favorite place while Richman dubs it a "food fantasia."
In an accompanying interview that runs on the website, Richman elaborates:
Roker: Places like New York and San Francisco are known for their culinary offerings. What city do you think is the best-kept foodie secret?
Richman: I don't really think it's a secret necessarily, but Cleveland is a really great hidden gem. It has gotten a bad rap because of its history -- going into default, the [Cuyahoga] River fire, bad sports teams -- but it is the heartland, it's near great farmland, there's the historic West Side Market, and you get more bang for your buck there. Some of the best culinary minds, like Michael Symon [of "Cook Like an Iron Chef"], get inspiration there. Cleveland is a special place that often gets overlooked.
Check out the tasty vid and interview here.