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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Economic Policy released a new report entitled, “Labor Unions and the Middle Class,” that highlights the role that labor unions play in the American economy. Overall, the report found that unions play an important role in addressing longstanding challenges faced by the middle class – including stagnant wages, high housing costs, and reduced

Business Leaders and Community Stakeholders,

I am pleased to share extraordinary news: PreOhio has ranked number one in the Global Groundwork Index by Site Selection magazine. This prestigious accolade – based on the meticulous analysis of job creation, capital expenditures, and strategic infrastructure development from 2019 to 2023 – reaffirms Ohio's position at the heart of strategic growth. Additionally

President Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released new final guidance implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) expanded “Build America, Buy America” Act (BABA) requirements to use U.S. made iron, steel, glass, wood and other construction materials and manufactured products on all construction that receives federal financial assistance where federal funds are appropriated or otherwise made available and used

When Frank Camardo and his older brother, Sam, bought a cluster of vacant commercial buildings in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood, they expected it to take five years to fill the forlorn storefronts and sketch out the future of the surrounding land.

Then they heard about a pilot program that offered matching grants of up to $50,000 for interior renovations

By: khubert
July 19, 2023

Friday, July 14th marked a significant milestone for the vibrant Hispanic community in Northeast Ohio as we announced the groundbreaking of CentroVilla25 (CV25), an innovative project that promises to catalyze economic impact, foster business development, and celebrate the rich Latino culture in the region.
Jenice Contreras, CEO of the Hispanic Business Center, noted

Laura DeMarco          The Ohio MBDA was Instrumental in the Deal

Two minority-owned Ohio companies have been awarded a nearly half-billion construction contract with the United States Army.

Clemons-Vazquez JV — comprised of Dayton-based Clemons Construction Co., Inc, a Black and veteran-owned small business established in 2005, and Vazquez Commercial Contracting LLC, a Hispanic-owned firm founded in  Kansas

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has awarded a $4 million challenge grant to Karamu House to support the remaining infrastructure and capital improvements to the campus in the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland. This investment will accelerate direct economic impact in the Fairfax neighborhood and will support Karamu’s ongoing pursuit of racial equity and inclusion for all

If you or someone who know has building experience and would like to get involved, contact Sisters Haven through their website.

Life is returning to one corner of Cudell thanks in part, to five women.

“We all came from different areas of Cleveland. We all have different experiences, backgrounds, but we all had one thing in common: we wanted

Questions regarding which organization is responsible for development planning in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood were raised during a Friday, July 21 Cleveland City Planning Commission meeting.

Representatives of the St. Clair-Superior Development Corporation (SCSDC) object to what's called the "Re-Discover St. Clair-Superior Plan," created by Ward 10 Councilman Anthony Hairston and Famicos Foundation real estate director Khalid Hawthorne. The plan was

Citing record-breaking heat across the United States and world, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to implement federal workplace heat standards as soon as possible.

Brown and U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat, led a group of Democratic U.S. Senate and House of Representatives members in a letter urging Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su and