Blog - Executive Arrangements

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.

Making Memories in Middlefield

Novelty residents are the only people who call it that. When I tell people about where I grew up in Geauga county, they’re usually surprised, “There’s a place called Novelty?” An “east-sider short commute, west-sider long commute,” 20-minute drive to Middlefield saw the rolling hills turn to farmland. Growing up, it was a common destination, […]

Your Week is Booked: Books and Antiques Around Cleveland

East or west, we have great independent bookstores. For our 40th anniversary, I wanted to point out a few of my favorites. Loganberry Books, Mac’s Backs, Fireside Book Shop, and Appletree Books dot the east side with both used and new book options. In the city, you’ll find Visible Voice Books, Horizontal Books, and The […]

Businesses Take Notice as Downtown Cleveland Approaches 20,000 Residents

EA University is our company’s once a month off-site meeting to ensure our 20+ team members have the most current information to share with candidates, new hires, and their families. Our latest meeting took us downtown. We spent the morning with Joe Marinucci, President of Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA), the nonprofit organization that was formed […]

Our Favorite Place to Gather: Clifton Beach

Each Executive Arrangements staff member holds different Northeast Ohio places near and dear, but if there is one place that our company loves, it’s Clifton Beach. Each fall, we gather there with our significant others to watch the sun set over the water. Drinking wine and eating at long picnic tables together just steps from […]

The 36th Reason We Love Cleveland: The Fairmount-Taylor Shops

November 15, 2019

Cari Ross

One of my favorite things about Cleveland (for Executive Arrangements’ 40th anniversary series) are the many small shopping pockets all over the region that have so much to offer. One of the best is at the intersection of Fairmount Boulevard and South Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights, more simply known to the locals as: Fairmount-Taylor. […]

Religious Diversity in Northeast Ohio

November 13, 2019

Margy Judd

If the neighborhood you live in has you believing that most people in Northeast Ohio are either Christian or Jewish, you need to get in your car and explore your town a bit more. A drive through any of the inner-ring suburbs or city neighborhoods will show that only a few other northern industrial cities […]

My Favorite Pastime in Cleveland: Boating on Lake Erie

November 7, 2019

Stan Brady

When Executive Arrangements asked me to think of my favorite place in Cleveland as part of their 40th anniversary celebration, I immediately thought of being out on a boat on Lake Erie. As a transplant myself from Atlanta, I really appreciate Cleveland being on one of the Great Lakes, which offers boaters a wonderful opportunity […]

Playhouse Square: An Economic Engine in Downtown CLE

November 5, 2019

Margy Judd

When I think of the places that have changed drastically in the 40 years since Executive Arrangements was founded, I think of our theater district. So as our staff shares their 40 favorite places in honor of this four decade milestone anniversary, I’ll share one of my favorites: Playhouse Square. In the 1970s Ray Shepardson […]

Stop and Smell the Flowers at Countryside Farmers’ Market

November 1, 2019

Anu Ramakrishnan

We’ve almost wrapped up our 40th anniversary tour of Cleveland, but we still have a few stops left. Next up: Countryside Farmers’ Market. A fresh start One of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday morning is to meet up with friends at the Countryside Farmers’ Market at Howe Meadow. We usually get breakfast there: […]

EA and Clients Connect to CLE for a Day of Exploration

October 24, 2019

Margy Judd

Every fall, we invite our corporate clients to reserve a seat on our trolley and spend an afternoon exploring off-the-beaten-path places. This day showcases – on a smaller scale – how we educate and immerse their candidates and transplants into the culture of Northeast Ohio. They see the city in which they live from a […]

Making Waves at the Emerald Necklace Marina

October 22, 2019

Suzanne Dannemiller

It’s Executive Arrangements’ 40th anniversary, and we’re blogging about 40 of our favorite places in Northeast Ohio. The Emerald Necklace Marina is 32nd on our list. I am coming to you from one of my favorite places in Cuyahoga county: the Emerald Necklace Marina on the Rocky River. If you haven’t been here, it’s located […]

The 31st Reason We Love Cleveland: The Cleveland Cultural Gardens

October 16, 2019

Margie Biggar

For Executive Arrangements’ 40th anniversary, we’re visiting our favorite spots in Cleveland, both long-time favorites and new discoveries. I enjoy the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and what they represent; they are a true Cleveland treasure. The Gardens are a major part of the 254-acre Rockefeller Park donated by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller in 1896 as part […]

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