Much of NEOinc’s management is in San Antonio this week at the National Business Incubation Association’s Spring conference.  In our absence, we leave you with April’s recap of positive regional change, and look forward to publishing next week. 

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 April recap of the articles we feel speak to the growth and positive change that is happening quietly, every day, in our region.  

April ’08 Recap

• RPM International posts improved results
• Shearer’s Foods to build Massillon plant
• OneCommunity bringing digital renaissance to Northeast Ohio
• Medical Imaging company moves HQ here
• “Green Collar” Jobs
• Akron to be headquarters for Internet Access initiative, Wireless Akron, Connected Northeast Ohio
• Stem Cell firm lands $1M investment
• Cuyahoga County gets $2.5M for wind turbines
• Mansfield energy company gets $1M in grant money
• Regional collaboration for economic growth 
• Lorain investment fund sees no borders 
• 11 Northeast Ohio companies make Fortune 500 list 
• Case plans $105M center for medical, energy innovation 
• More activity on the venture investment front , Even more 
• Collaborations, medical miracles, and economic opportunity 
• Ohio growing as a high tech center 
• IT company plans to hire 100 in Cleveland 
• Local leader named Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year 

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” page 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.