The role of central cities in economic development

Friday, December 05, 2003

Cleveland State University held an important forum last night on the role of central cities in economic development.

Northeast Ohio is the "control case" of the consequences of suburban sprawl. While the region's population has not been growing, the development pattern has been spreading out. This trend is leaving a "hole in the donut".

As Stephen Goldsmith, former mayor of Indianapolis noted, this pattern of development undercuts the long term prospects for the region. Read more.

Today in our history of innovation...

In 1854, Aaron H. Allen of Boston, Mass. was issued a U.S. patent for the first folding chair.

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