Douglas J. Guth
MAGNET is leading a national manufacturing network to develop a country-wide coalition to engage youth in manufacturing and connect underrepresented populations to potentially lucrative manufacturing careers.
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland's recent launch of a local chapter of My Brother's Keeper helps underserved Black youth reach their full potential with a web of resources designed to strengthen their careers and skill sets.
Designed for enthusiastic individuals who are not content with sitting on the sidelines, Bridge Builders is a group of professionals who are keen on becoming community leaders.
Five manufacturing entrepreneurs recently received more than $55,000 in cash, prizes, and loans during MAGNET's annual MSPIRE pitch competition. Read about their innovations and their plans.
When MAGNET moves into its new headquarters in a former CMSD Midtown school, CEO Ethan Karp envisions a new era of manufacturing—an era when the field shakes its old image as a dirty and dangerous industry and emerges as the symbol of innovation.
Winterfest may have gone virtual this year, but there's still plenty to check out—either online or with a socially distanced stroll around Public Square—to get into the holiday spirit.
The Centennial workforce housing project will pay homage to Cleveland history with renovation of the Union Trust building and a Cleveland history museum in the atrium.
Small businesses of every kind are struggling to stay open and weather the coronavirus pandemic. Suburban city governments are using grants and CARES Act funds to help their local businesses through this tough time.
Fairview Park Mayor Patrick Cooney and Lakewood Mayor Meghan George took their oaths to office on the first day of 2020, only to face the onset of the coronavirus. The two rookies have weathered the storm and proven themselves worthy, even in the worst of times.
MAGNET's annual MSPIRE pitch competition invites entrepreneurs to present their products for the chance to win cash prizes and assistance in bringing their inventions to market.
Just like most of Cuyahoga County, Cleveland's inner-ring suburbs are expecting a wave of potential evictions and foreclosures because of the coronavirus. But officials are trying to provide assistance wherever they can in Shaker Heights and South Euclid.
An innovative new program trains formerly incarcerated job seekers for open jobs in the manufacturing industry.
There's a lot to do at the Zoo these days! After a three-month shutdown, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is back open and touting its new rhino reserve, the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibit, and return of the ever-popular Asian Lantern Festival.
With shrinking populations and more community need, Lakewood and Shaker Heights School Districts are completing facilities master plans to accommodate students and residents—just in time to ponder the reopening of the schools during a pandemic.
While some construction projects have been put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, large projects in Cleveland Heights and Maple Heights are forging ahead at full steam—creating jobs and positive economic development in Cleveland's inner rings suburbs.
Local residents who helped clean up the destruction caused by rioters on May 30 find hope, pride, and a need for change in the shards they swept up.
Even though Ohio's stay-at-home order is lifted, suburban small business owners struggle with the pros and cons of re-opening and keeping their customers safe.
MAGNET and the the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance were quick to form the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance after Governor DeWine put out the plea for help in creating Personal Protective Equipment to fight COVID-19 in Ohio. The alliance uses its collective innovation prowess to speedily produce much-needed equipment.
A new law guaranteeing right to legal counsel for low-income Cleveland families facing eviction is the first of its kind in Ohio.
Seniors want to grow old in their homes, studies show. A number of Cuyahoga County groups are working to make that possible.