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Welcome to ConnectToCLE!

Each week or so, EA’s blog addresses various topics relevant to the people that we help. We work with companies and organizations to attract and welcome top talent to Northeast Ohio. We do this by connecting job candidates, new hires, and their families to the people, places, and lifestyle opportunities in Cleveland and Akron.

Our blog presents meaningful information about life in Northeast Ohio, relocation topics, and trends in destination services. We answer both the common and uncommon questions that we hear from our clients and the people that we introduce, welcome, and acclimate to Northeast Ohio.

And why ConnectToCLE? Because CLE is catchier than Northeast Ohio, Cleveland, or Akron. But, rest assured! Our blog does address the entire seven county region we serve.

Cool Things Happening Because of Shelter in Place

After seeing unemployment numbers spiking and hearing Ohio Health Director, Dr. Amy Acton, encourage us to further flatten the curve through early May (yikes!) I am refocusing on the positives to stay upbeat and calm. This is the end of my second week of working from home, isolated from my co-workers, friends, family, and 90-year-old […]

Assisting Dogs with Relocation

Coronavirus has made one group of us happy: dogs! Most of us are now working remotely and walking the dog 10x more than we normally do. Check it out! Go outside with your dog to the park and you will see dozens of people all trying to overcome cabin fever but still social distancing themselves. […]

Connectivity is what we crave most right now, and what EA does best.

We broke the rules last night and invited two friends over for dinner. We did not hug them when they arrived, we sat at opposite ends of the table, and we washed out hands constantly. It felt a bit like the stiff upper lip members of the Crawley family from Downton Abbey except we didn’t […]

Small Business Owners Inspiring Me During COVID-19

The office building I work in is apocalyptically quiet this week. For the first time in my life, everyone in the entire world is facing the same crisis. It feels like COVID-19 will be to us what the Great Depression was to our grandparents. My late husband and I used to get jazzed up just […]

The St. Patrick’s Day that Wasn’t

March 17, 2020

Margy Judd

Does anyone else feel ripped off that we didn’t get to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today? And the weather in Cleveland is perfect for an Irish holiday…overcast and drizzly so you don’t have to feel guilty about sitting in a bar all day laughing and telling stories with old friends while drinking Irish coffees and […]

Virtual Relocation Assistance to Woo Job Candidates in a Coronavirus Era

March 13, 2020

Margy Judd

This week we received several calls from clients postponing candidates’ visits to Northeast Ohio either as a result of a no-travel policy instituted internally or because their recruits were not comfortable boarding airplanes. As the anxiety over the Coronavirus mounts, we want to reduce your worries by sharing some ideas on how you can continue […]

Spring One Tank Trips: College Towns

March 11, 2020

Executive Arrangements Team

As spring quickly approaches, you might be wondering where to take a road trip, especially now that flying is discouraged. We have many great college towns to visit within and around Northeast Ohio that are perfect for a one- or two-day getaway! Especially if you have college students who are home for spring break or […]

Young Professionals Connect in Northeast Ohio

February 22, 2020

Rebecca Ferlotti

The young professional scene in Cleveland is alive and thriving. We even have a whole week named after us! Northeast Ohio offers industry-related YP groups, city-specific young professional associations, organization-focused societies, and young professional religious groups. The young professional meetings (typically targeting people aged 21-40) not only offer newcomers the chance to meet people with […]

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Restaurants in Northeast Ohio

February 13, 2020

Rebecca Ferlotti

Whether you’re allergic or in search of an alternative to gluten and dairy, there are plenty of restaurants in Cleveland that are producing gluten-free and dairy-free meals. Café Avalaun (GF/DF) 4640 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights Café Avalaun is the only 100% gluten-free facility in Cleveland. They also have options for vegans, dairy-free sweets, and nut-free […]

UPDATE: Who is RITA and why do I owe her money?

February 11, 2020

Margy Judd

Please do not post your personal tax questions as comments on this blog posting. This is an educational blog posting only to help our clients (people relocating to Northeast Ohio that we have been retained to work with). We are NOT a RITA, CCA, or tax authority…we are the farthest thing from it. Trust us, […]

How busy is the Cleveland port on Lake Erie?

February 6, 2020

Margy Judd

Will Friedman, the CEO/President of Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (and an EA transplant to Cleveland himself) shared some interesting facts with the EA staff about the work of the Cleveland port and how it contributes to the local economy. While small compared to coastal ports, Cleveland’s Port is the second busiest Great Lakes Port behind […]

Creating Connections That Matter: EA East Side Book Club

February 4, 2020

Caroline Weingart

“The hardest thing for me to leave behind was my book club,” a transplant bemoaned last year as we helped with her relocation to Cleveland. We get it! The sense of community and belonging that happens when you are invited to someone’s home to share dinner, wine, talk about life, children, current events – oh, […]

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