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

The Road to Improving Air Quality Includes Business Location Decisions
The Road to Improving Air Quality Includes Business Location Decisions
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

Lose the reliable transportation question in job interviews.
Losing your car shouldn’t mean losing your job: 5 ways bosses can help
Losing your car shouldn’t mean losing your job: 5 ways bosses can help

Lose the reliable transportation question in job interviews.

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

Press Releases

Joan Chase, Angelica Dandridge and Jeffrey Weston Sleasman named to leadership positions
Fund for Our Economic Future welcomes three new staff to lead strategy, research and engagement to advance equitable growth
Fund for Our Economic Future welcomes three new staff to lead strategy, research and engagement to advance equitable growth

Joan Chase, Angelica Dandridge and Jeffrey Weston Sleasman named to leadership positions

Fund for Our Economic Future elects Marcus Madison, Deryck Toles as new board members
Fund for Our Economic Future elects Marcus Madison, Deryck Toles as new board members
Fund for Our Economic Future elects Marcus Madison, Deryck Toles as new board members
New leaders represent regional reach of the Fund and bring diverse perspectives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 23, 2023 CLEVELAND—The Fund for Our Economic Future (the
Our Fund’s commitment to an ‘extraordinary tomorrow’ and Community West’s legacy of ‘illuminating hope’ illustrate a shared optimism for a more equitable, prosperous future for Northeast Ohio.
Community West Foundation Joins the Fund for Our Economic Future
Community West Foundation Joins the Fund for Our Economic Future

Our Fund’s commitment to an ‘extraordinary tomorrow’ and Community West’s legacy of ‘illuminating hope’ illustrate a shared optimism for a more equitable, prosperous future for Northeast Ohio.

The Fund for Our Economic Future today announced two new members of its staff, Director of Operations Erskine Bevel and Director of Communications and Engagement Reanna Karousis.
Fund for Our Economic Future Announces New Operations and Communications Leadership
Fund for Our Economic Future Announces New Operations and Communications Leadership

The Fund for Our Economic Future today announced two new members of its staff, Director of Operations Erskine Bevel and Director of Communications and Engagement Reanna Karousis.

Annual Reports

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