Archives for 2023

Personal View: Communities should follow Cleveland’s lead and ease parking mandates

Dialogue around commercial and residential development in Northeast Ohio rarely includes one of the key drivers of costs: parking. Jeffrey Weston Sleasman is senior director of

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The Road to Improving Air Quality Includes Business Location Decisions

For the first time in a generation, our region has had to grapple with consistent air quality issues impacting our daily lives. By Joan Chase, Senior

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Who’s staying and who’s quitting work right now

The good news is that employers don’t have to wait for an exit interview to explore reasons people are leaving—the data we collected can inform strategies to improve retention and strengthen their workplaces.

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A Study In Equitably Expanding Public Transit

Access to transportation is a critical factor for equity. In Northeast Ohio, too many residents, often in communities of color, face the paradox of ‘No car, no job. No job, no car,’

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Commemorating and Celebrating This Day of Freedom

This June 19th, the Fund for Our Economic Future observes the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the anniversary of the celebration sparked on June 19,1865, in Galveston, Texas

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Fund for Our Economic Future adds three senior-level staffers

The Fund for Our Economic Future has announced three senior-level staff additions that the organization says will help strengthen its ability to “advance equitable economic growth in Northeast Ohio.”

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National Skills Coalition Announces Bishara Addison as Recipient of Alma Salazar Bridge Builder Award

This award is given to a member of NSC’s network who exemplifies Dr. Salazar’s commitment to bringing together uncommon allies in support of inclusive skills policy. 

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Cleveland aims to build a $100 million site fund. Here’s how it would work

“I think reinvestment in enabling economic activity in the city is one of the most people-centered investments we can do.”

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