Ah, Spring.  The daffodils are pushing their way out of the dirt, the forecast shows nothing but 50’s and our Tribe opened with a win.  What’s not to like? 

There is a lot of positive change happening in the region, particularly around entrepreneurial activities and economic development.  NEOinc follows several regional blogs reporting on these topics.  Sometimes the posts shine a spotlight nationally (or internationally) on the region.  Every month we publish a short list of some of the stories we’ve noticed that embody the spirit of achievement, growth and change in our region.

Here is NEOinc’s March recap of the articles we feel speak to the growth and positive change that is happening quietly, every day in our region.  

March ‘08 Recap

• More expansion for Smucker’s, Nestle expanding into Arkansas
• Two local schools win NASA grants 
• Ohio wins Governor’s Cup for second year in a row 
• Ohio led the Country in investment last year (yes, the Country!)
• IT jobs in demand in Northeast Ohio
• Medical device manufacturing success
• Global trade, regional collaboration
• $2M more to build a green future locally
• Yet another $2M to build health care talent - locally
• NASA Glenn shows off locally made rocket parts
• Hedge funds acquiring shares of Northeast Ohio businesses
• The Partnership for Minority Business Acceleration formed
• 4 big talent projects
• CWRU receives grant for Professorship in Energy
• Whole Health acquired by Walgreens; plans to expand
• $8.9M awarded in Ohio for fuel cell projects
• Plain Dealer a winner in business news contest
• Ohio tops for corporate expansion and relocation

NEOinc’s blog reports regularly on entrepreneurial activities within the region, news and successes within the five incubators making up our collaborative, and resources available throughout Northeast Ohio.  If you found this post useful, please consider subscribing to our blog.  Our “Connect With Us” will give you all the information you need to subscribe via your RSS reader or receive E-Mail updates.

Sources

NEOinc watches the following regional blogs.  Please use our “Contact Us” page to recommend a blog not on the list.

• Advance Northeast Ohio - the online home of our region’s economic action plan, which was inspired by Voices & Choices. Learn about the actions our region is taking to grow our economy and engage in conversations that shape the plan and evaluate our performance.
• Brewed Fresh Daily - topical, wide-ranging, and sometimes irreverant, George Nemeth’s blog is a clearinghouse for the pulse of Northeast Ohio.
• Cleveland Plain Dealer’s business blog
• Crain’s Cleveland
• NorTech - NorTech leads the region’s technology based economic development agenda. By supporting and nurturing Northeast Ohio’s most promising technology projects and initiatives, they help to create new technology industries and make the region ’s economy more globally-competitive.
• Ohio Means Business - The OBDC blog is a chance for Ohio executives to share their perspective on how locating in Ohio has enabled them to achieve both their professional and personal aspirations without having to sacrifice one for the other.
• Tech Futures - This site grew out of a five month process that began in February 2005 when NorTech engaged Global Business Network (GBN), one of the world’s premiere scenario planning consultancies, to help evaluate the region’s strategic options and the role technology-based economic development could play in revitalizing our economy.