Sunday, December 22, 2002
Cleveland, one of the great comeback stories in economic development, is shifting gears to build an innovation economy. Mayor Jane Campbell has announced an ambitious plan to generate jobs bases on technology in three areas: medicine, polymers and information technology. She wants to add an anchor to the region's biomedical cluster by attracting and NIH research institute in degenerative diseases. Her goal is ambitions but specific: attract 8 new companies to the city in each of the next three years. She has set the goal of assembling 100 new acreas of industrial land in the city.
She also wants to attract more people to Cleveland. She is promoting 1,000 units of housing and improved 911 response times. She is also moving to make schools more tightly integrated to the neighborhoods. Cleveland is undertaking a major school renovation, and she wants neighbors ro each school to join in the planning. Her vision is to make the schools centers of community activities. Finally, she is adding open space to the city. Read more. Go
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Cleveland moves ahead with new development agenda
