Friday, March 23, 2018: EA staffers Caroline Merk and Margy Judd attended the Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s (DCA) market update last night at the Union Club. DCA reported out on findings that were published in their 2017 annual report. The event was moderated by The Plain Dealer’s Michelle Jarboe, and the panelists included: Michael Deemer, EVP Business Development, DCA Deb […]
Chamber of Commerce Shares Growth Plans for Cleveland
Wednesday, June 8, 2017: Last night was the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s annual meeting; and despite a finals game in three hours that included our Cleveland Cavaliers, almost 1,000 people filled the Hilton Hotel ballroom to learn, network, and support our Chamber of Commerce. The meeting started with this video looking ahead at what’s next for Cleveland. Both Joe […]
Entrepreneurs re-purposing empty warehouses in MidTown CLE.
Tuesday, April 18th – I needed to counteract my depression from writing a big check to the IRS today, so I went and visited an old warehouse in MidTown Cleveland that is being re-purposed and filled with entrepreneurial businesses and people who still make things by hand. This 1902 building was originally occupied by the […]
Downtown CLE Grows as a Residential Neighborhood
Monday, March 20, 2017 – Today our team met with Joe Marinucci, the President of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, the non-profit which represents the interests of downtown residents, businesses, and property owners and also acts as a liaison to City Hall and the local police force. Downtown Cleveland is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods, […]
Little Italy Adds More Housing
February 17, 2017 – I met with Ray Kristosik the Executive Director of Little Italy Redevelopment Corp. this morning, and he shared lots of great info regarding what’s happening in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood. A few basic facts/demographics for those considering this neighborhood, which is conveniently located alongside University Circle (walkable!) and has an RTA […]
MetroHealth’s Campus Transformation Plan
Monday, August 15, 2016 – Today the Executive Arrangements staff visited The MetroHealth System’s main campus to learn firsthand how their Campus Transformation Plan will reshape a portion of Cleveland’s W.25th Street neighborhood…the portion that hasn’t felt the economic bump that has happened closer to the epicenter of Lorain and W. 25th near the West […]
Waterfront Development in Downtown Cleveland
August 11, 2016 – Last night, Destination Cleveland (our convention and visitors bureau) presented a panel of speakers who are all involved with development projects along Lake Erie and/or the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland. From Brian Zimmerman, CEO of the Cleveland Metroparks: Brian shared a very interesting fact…This year, the federal government had $9.3 […]
Drury & Kimpton Hotels Add Unique Options to the Cleveland Market
Monday, June 6, 2016 – Today a few of Executive Arrangements’ Project Managers toured the new Drury and Kimpton Hotels in downtown Cleveland. Quite often our clients ask our advice on a hotel that will create the best first impression of NE Ohio and here are our insights. Kimpton Schofield Hotel – In 2015, the […]
Former Goodyear World Headquarters Morphs into a Live+Work+Play Neighborhood
Monday, May 16, 2016 Today our staff visited Akron to gather information on a new neighborhood within the 400 acre site that was Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s former headquarters. This massive facility, which covers several city blocks with multi-story brick buildings, became available for development when the Fortune 500 company moved into new offices in 2013 after […]
Cleveland’s Public Square Project Will Change the Face of Downtown
Monday, November 16, 2015 – Today our staff heard about the changes coming to Public Square from Jeremy Paris, the Executive Director of the Group Plan Commission. The Group Plan is responsible for the massive construction project that is re-imagining Public Square, which is the central crossroads of our city. After hearing the updated detailed […]