National News Coverage Update

The incredible shrinking city
April 24, 2008; Les Christie
CNN Money: Youngstown “which has suffered since the steel industry left town and jobs dried up - is bulldozing abandoned buildings, tearing up blighted streets and converting entire blocks into open green spaces.”

Timken opens new plants in India, China
April 18, 2008; Nick Zieminski
Reuters: Timken Co has opened two new plants in Asia. The “plant in Chennai, India, will make bearings for industrial customers, and becomes Timken's third plant in India” and “the plant in Chengdu, China, will focus in part on serving that country's aviation sector.”

Cleveland, Costa Rica strike import deal
April 11, 2008; No Author
Associated Press: Cleveland and “Costa Rica have struck a deal to use Cleveland's Lake Erie port as an entry point for coffee, tea, pineapples and other imports from the central American nation.” Mayor Frank Jackson's “said Costa Rica will open a Midwest trade headquarters in Cleveland with the goal of moving 25 percent of its U.S. exports through Ohio.”

Millions promised for community-based 'universal access'
April 11, 2008; John Cox
Network World: Akron-based Knight Center of Digital Excellence was unveiled early April “to actively support the deployment of networking technology for community-based, so-called digital access projects, to extend broadband Internet connections for community residents and businesses.”

Quality Care at Bargain Prices
April 10, 2008; Editorial
New York Times: According to the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, published by Dartmouth’s Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Cleveland Clinic along with the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota are considered to “offer outstanding care at bargain prices.”

Bar Code Sales Tool Is Failing Campus Test
April 8, 2008; Elizabeth Olson
New York Times: Marketers in Asia and Europe “have been using bar code technology to help sell things to people on their cell-phones. A consumer can point a phone at something intriguing that bears a signature black-and-white square, then get information about a product or service or an offer to purchase it.” Case Western Reserve University’s engineering management student have helped to “design the trial and are marketing it as part of their new product development course”

A nod to the 100-year-old housekeeper
April 3, 2008; Bettijane Levine
LA Times: “The Hoover Co. of North Canton, Ohio, produced and marketed the first Model O one hundred years ago. It was the first commercially successful electric vacuum cleaner that used a filter bag and cleaning attachments.”

Interactive Education for a New Generation
April 4, 2008; No Author
ABC News: Tony DeAscentis, VP of Marketing of Youngstown-based Turning Technologies was interviewed by ABC News regarding digital classroom participation.

Executives Find Ways to Move Past Fears
March 24, 2008; Carol Hymowitz
Wall Street Journal: The article discusses how to expand and diversify internationally. Indus International, a Cleveland-based consulting firm, assists small to medium-sized companies with this expansion.

Rust Belt Rockers Retool
March 22, 2008; John Jurgensen
Wall Street Journal: “It's been a while since Akron launched a music star, since Devo and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde.” The Black Keys band members include Firestone High School graduates, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Cardiac health event aims to educate women
March 16, 2008; Julie Levin
Miami Herald: The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida held a “Heart Health Day”, where women learned about five 'must know' numbers.

UCC Is Happily Riding Obama's Coattails
March 15, 2008; David Briggs
Washington Post: “Church leaders expect more people to come knocking on the doors of United Church of Christ, a Cleveland-based denomination, as their most widely known member raises awareness of the denomination through his Democratic presidential campaign.”

Cleveland: A good getaway for the family
March 9, 2008; Alan Solomon
Chicago Triune: “Core attractions and convenient hotels make Cleveland a prime family-weekend destination.” The articles discusses the various “attractions” in the Cleveland area.

RTI International Metals Hopes To Fly Higher On Titanium
March 6, 2008; Ralph E. Winter
Morning Star: “RTI International Metals Inc, a Youngstown based company, launched a more than $400 million expansion to double its titanium capacity as the company prepares for huge demand growth for the light, strong and corrosion-resistant metal over the next decade.”

Some Ohio firms have done well under NAFTA
March 3, 2008; David J. Lynch
USA Today: “Trade has provided Ohio clear benefits as well as costs. Ohio companies exported $39.4 billion in goods last year, meaning thousands of state companies prospered thanks to the same cross-border openness that has decimated countless manufacturing communities.”

Web Surfer, Heal Thyself
March 3, 2008; Steven Levy
Newsweek: Cleveland Clinic announced it was participating in a pilot project with Google. This project will include the ability of outside doctors to send information through Google that the clinic can merge to the existing files, as well as the ability to export “personal records to a special health section of Google, where it will become part of a consumer-controlled dossier.”

In a Crucial State, a Contentious Debate: Clinton and Obama Clash Over Tactics In Ohio Showdown
February 27, 2008; Dan Balz, Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray
Washington Post: The article discusses the Democratic primary held at Cleveland State University.

Ohioans Hear Populist Pleas by Democrats
February 27, 2008; Andrew Jacobs
New York Times: Both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have visited Youngstown, as their predecessors have doing their runs for the White House. “Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama have made nearly 20 appearances in Ohio in the last few weeks, including stops in Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and, of course, Youngstown.”

'King James' a one-man gang: Instincts prove best guide for maturing Cavaliers star
February 13, 2008; Jon Saraceno
USA Today: The articles discusses LeBron James growing not only in the game of basketball, but also as a mentor, emerging businessman, philanthropist and a person.

Blimp gives fans bird's-eye view: Airship is big part of NASCAR picture
February 12, 2008; Seth Livingstone
USA Today: The view from the Goodyear Blimp is fantastic, just ask Larry Chambers. For the past 30 years he has had prime seating for the Daytona 500. "The best thing about this job is that we're No. 1 in aerial support for television," said Chambers, who is Goodyear's senior pilot, having been with the company since 1969.”

Hillsborough chooses new voting system
February 9, 2008; Staff Reports
St. Petersburg Times: “Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson said he is finalizing a deal with Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold Election Systems. Premier is supplying voting equipment to 33 other Florida counties.”

For Ohio comedian, tour was 'colossal'
February 8, 2008; Timothy McNulty
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Local comedian, John Caparulo of East Liverpool, toured the country with actor Vince Vaughan for the “Vince Vaughan’s Wild West Comedy Show”.

Cute little 'Body' attracts little Eva
January 31, 2008; John Urbancich
Plain Dealer: Eva Longoria Parker is quoted saying “I have to say Cleveland has the nicest fans and (Quicken Loans) is one of the nicest arenas we go to. Last year was just amazing," said the new Mrs. Tony Parker about her husband's NBA championship season with the San Antonio Spurs (and that four-game sweep of our Cleveland Cavaliers).”

Coach Follows Dream to Football’s Summit
January 30, 2008; Judy Battista
New York Times Canton local, Josh McDaniels, is the Patriots’ offensive coordinator. The articles goes through McDaniels history of playing the game and coaching. His father, coaching legend Thom McDaniels, is still coaching at Jackson High School.

Cleveland Is Rocking
January 27, 2008; Fred Bierman and Benjamin Hoffman
New York Times: “The Cavaliers are the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. James leads the league with an average of 29.5 points a game and is averaging career highs in assists (7.4) and rebounds (7.6) to emerge as a leading M.V.P. candidate.”

Mozart best in Cleveland opener
January 26, 2008; Lawrence A. Johnson
Miami Herald: “Franz Welser-Most and the Cleveland Orchestra opened the second year of their Miami residency Friday night at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts presenting music of Mozart, Debussy and Dvorak to a sold-out house.”

Venture Firms Peek Out Of Silicon Valley
January 24, 2008, Claire Cain Miller
Forbes: Investment companies within the insurance industry find Cleveland to be a good investment, because “the city is home to several insurance companies with seasoned executives.”

Your Mentor Is Out There -- in Cyberspace
January 20, 2008; Kelly K. Spors
Wall Street Journal: The article mentions Jumpstart’s Ideacrossing Web site, as a tool to “let both prospective mentors/investors and entrepreneurs in need of assistance build online profiles and find each other.”

The deal's on the bus: Tired of going round and round with planes, trains and automobiles, more travelers hop on the bus
January 18, 2008; Jayne Clark
USA Today: Greyhound has made some changes to their buses in Cleveland. These changes include: “reclining seats with lumbar support, footrests and carpeted ceilings for sound-proofing. At 125 stations, new signage has been installed along with better lighting, restroom renovations, and in some stations, flat-screen TVs. Employees have undergone a "rigorous" customer-service training program and drivers wear spiffy new uniforms.”

Cities ramp up kid-friendly hospitality
January 17, 2008; Haya El Nasser
USA Today: Akron promotes New Year's Eve family celebrations and downtown activities for adults and children, including a skating rink and artisan fair. It also now jointly owns community learning centers with the school district and has extended after-school programs in 42 schools being built or rehabilitated. Mayor Donald Plusquellic was quoted saying, “Young professionals can find something here and, by the way, when you find your mate, there are also activities that you and your family can take advantage of.”

Cleveland?!? Former Mistake by the Lake is getting national attention as a hot new dining city. So we sent our intrepid reporter, who had never been there, even to see the Polka Hall of Fame.
January 16, 2008; Monica Eng
Chicago Tribune: “The national food press -- Gourmet, Food & Wine, Esquire and Playboy.com -- heaped praise on several Cleveland spots this year for best new restaurant, best steakhouse, best farm-to-table programs and great new neighborhood eateries.” World-famous food writer, Michael Ruhlman describes Cleveland, in his latest book, as eccentric. "There's no other place like it. People are so quirky."

Wellness Experts From Cleveland Clinic Set for 2008 Crystal Voyages
January 14, 2008; Press Release
PR Newswire: Also Appeared In:
Forbes
Examiner.com
FOX News
Yahoo Finance
Sun Herald
Centre Daily
Investors.com

10 great places to know it's more than rock 'n' roll
January 4, 2008; Chris Epting and Kathy Baruffi
USA Today: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is listed in the top 10.

Hello, Cleveland! Hall Ceremony Returns
December 19, 2007, Joe Milicia
Associated Press: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the City of Cleveland announced yesterday that the museum will host its induction ceremony in 2009.

Companies Need CEOs To Stop Spinning And Start Thinking (Paid Subscription Required)
December 17, 2007, Carol Hymowitz
Wall Street Journal: Donald Washkewicz, CEO of Parker Hannifin, is highlighted in this article for his attempts to study all of the company’s products, its customers and its pricing. The result, as the article points out, is widened profit margins on many products.

Art was about more than just money
December 16, 2007, Chris Knight
Los Angeles Times: The Cleveland Museum of Art’s excellent collection of early Christian, Byzantine and medieval European art is highlighted in this story.

Getty Center: a view of the first decade
December 15, 2007, Chris Knight
Los Angeles Times: The “Medieval Treasures” exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of art is highlighted.

Goodyear Tire, NASA To Develop Tires For Use On The Moon
December 13, 2007, Shirleen Dorman
Dow Jones Newswire: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently announced that is working with NASA's Glenn Research Center to develop non-pneumatic tires for use on the moon.

Where To Educate Your Children
December 12, 2007, David Savageau
Forbes.com: Forbes.com recently highlighted the top 20 places to educate your children. Akron Schools ranked 5th on the list nationally.

Goodyear Aims for Growth In Overseas Markets (Paid Subscription Required)
December 10, 2007, Donna Kardos
Wall Street Journal: “Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced the formation of a Europe, Middle East and Africa business unit, the latest in its effort to boost international operations while its North American unit faces slumping sales.”

Ohio Is Developer's Home Away From Home
December 7, 2007, M.R. Kropko
Associated Press: Stuart Lichter, Founder, President, and Senior Managing Partner of Industrial Reality Group is featured in this story. Lichter is credited with developing the $900 million deal to remake the corporate headquarters of Goodyear and its surroundings in Akron.

A Winner in Cleveland Gets His Turn in New York
December 5, 2007, Vivien Schweitzer
New York Times: Alexander Ghindin, a pianist, recently made his recital debut in New York City. Alexander recently won the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition. The Cleveland competition “only 31” piano contests to have received a five-star rating out of the more than 400 surveyed in Piano Competitions Worldwide.

America's Best High Schools
November 29, 2007, No Author
U.S. News & World Report: Several high schools in the Northeastern Ohio region received high marks from US News and World Report in their recent feature of America’s best high schools. Some of the high schools from this area that were mentioned include: Aurora High School, Bay High School, Bloomfield High School, and Cleveland School Of The Arts High School.

Cardiac care in region rated among U.S. best
November 28, 2007, No Author
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: “Several hospitals in the region have been named as among the country's 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care.” These include the Cleveland Clinic and St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.

Rock Hall exhibit 'Helps' Beatles fans get behind the scenes
November 23, 2007, Joe Milica
Associated Press: Now through March 30, 2008 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be running a Beatles exhibit. It will tribute the Beatles movie “Help!” and will include “loads of movie memorabilia and artifacts”

Wedge and Melvin capture Manager of the Year awards
November 15, 2007, Bob Nightengale
USA Today: “Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians has been named American League Manager of the Year,” becoming the first Cleveland manager to win the Manager of the Year award.

Sabathia trumps Beckett for AL Cy Young Award
November 14, 2007, Bob Nightengale
USA Today: C.C. Sabathia received the American League Cy Young Award this year, becoming the second Indians' pitcher to ever win the Award.

Lincoln Electric Holdings
November 12, 2007, Christopher Lippincott
BusinessWeek: Local company, “Lincoln Electric Holdings, the world's largest manufacturer of consumables and equipment for the welding and cutting industry, stands to benefit over the next several years from strong demand for its specialty welding products in international markets.”

More ways than one to encourage prospective clients to bite the hook
November 12, 2007, Ian Driscoll
Financial Times: The article highlights the success of Glenmede Trust’s Cleveland office of courting new customers, through annual local events. For example, Glenmede Trust “invites clients and prospective clients on an all day fly-fishing outing at a private club in northwestern Ohio.”

Michael Symon: Iron Chef!
November 12, 2007, Joanne Chen
Fortune Small Business: Local restaurant owner, Michael Symon, won the Food Network’s six-week “Iron Chef” competition.

Cleveland Orchestra, Musikverein (Paid Subscription Required)
November 7, 2007, George Loomis
Financial Times: The Cleveland Orchestra performed in Vienna’s Musikverein and the author describes the performance as “this stunning orchestra from the US Midwest perpetuates old-world – and particularly Viennese – musical traditions so resplendently that the hallowed Musikverein, with its divine acoustics, could be its natural habitat.”

'Christmas Story' fans to convene in Cleveland
November 4, 2007, Marylynne Pitz
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Brian Jones, the owner of "A Christmas Story" house is had a “convention” over Thanksgiving weekend. Fans were able to “meet actors who played in the 1983 classic, tour the restored Cleveland home used in the movie and enjoy a Christmas dinner, just like the Parker family, at the C & Y Chinese restaurant.”

Blueprints / Cleveland (Paid Subscription Required)
October 31, 2007, Maura Webber Sadovi
Wall Street Journal: The article describes the increased interest in Cleveland and surrounding areas in terms of commercial real estate. “Buyers have snapped up Cleveland's trophy towers and suburban spaces at record levels this year, making the city a bright spot in northeast Ohio's commercial real-estate market.”

The Rust Belt; Back from the dead
October 25, 2007, No Author
The Economist: “Cleveland is experiencing the physical renaissance, with new museums, a university building designed by Frank Gehry, a plan to reclaim the lakefront and another to improve transport between downtown and a hub of universities and hospitals.”

A new twist to highway sound walls: You can see through them
October 23, 2007, Thomas Sheeran
Associated Press: “Soundproofing walls that increasingly line highways, especially in densely populated areas, often have a brooding look. But transportation planners in the United States are beginning to borrow an idea that's common in Europe to make the freeway corridor more livable: see-through sound walls.” Akron received one of Ohio's first see-through sound wall installations in early summer and a Cleveland suburb will be receiving on as well.

Mapping Out a Smooth Transition (Paid Subscription Required)
October 21, 2007, Laura Lorber
Wall Street Journal: Glenn Leppo, Leppo Inc’s president, describes the company’s succession planning.

Pelosi: Incubator is model for U.S.
October 20, 2007, David Skolnick
The Vindicator: The article discusses the Youngstown Business Incubator and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. She endorses U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of the Mahoning Valley, stating, “Ryan is providing "phenomenal" leadership in the House and serves with "great distinction.” Pelosi visited the business incubator in Youngstown and found the incubator is "a model for the nation," and called it "a leader in growing the local economy."

A Right Turn (Paid Subscription Required)
October 19, 2007, Thomas Boswell
Washington Post: “Baseball itself has moved into Tribe Time -- a period when Cleveland's cutting-edge best practices epitomize the healthiest trends in the sport. A glance at the Indians' roster, a study of how they acquired their stars and a gasp at their $61.6 million payroll, 23rd in the sport, shows were the old game may finally and mercifully be headed -- toward sanity.”

Cleveland Orchestra Lives Up To Its Rep at Kennedy Center (Paid Subscription Required)
October 18, 2007
Washington Post: The article raves about the Orchestra’s performance at the Kennedy Center.

Smaller airports have big appeal
October 9, 2007, Gary Stoller
USA Today: Akron Canton Regional Airport has been found to be one of travelers favorite smaller airports. They have become more popular over the past years because “there's less traffic driving to them, they have shorter security lines, and it's easier to get from gate to gate to make flight connections.”

China can't make what I make (Paid Subscription Required)
October 8, 2007, Doug Cameron
Financial Times: The Timken Company shipped out $70 million of product this year to China’s market. The company is the largest producer of bearings in North America and specializes in products, “such as bearings for the landing gear of the new Chinese regional jet due to start production next year.”

Cleveland Is, Like, Trendy
October 4, 2007, Joe Lapointe
New York Times: In the noontime sunshine, Dan Latarski sat at outdoor café on the brick sidewalk of East 4th here in Cleveland. Just eating a burger, wearing an Indians shirt and enjoying the ambiance near Jacobs Field, where the Indians play the Yankees tonight in the first game of their American League divisional series.

The Place to Be: (Renewed and Improved) Cleveland
October 2007, Anne Trubek
O Magazine: The article illustrates the many activities Cleveland has to offer, which include hearing the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as visiting Tremont’s Art Walk and eating Sunday brunch at Fire.

Continental Boosts Cleveland's Cachet
September 25, 2007, Ted Reed
TheStreet.com: “Continental wants to expand its Cleveland capacity by 40% over two years. By June 2008, it will offer 300 daily departures to 100 destinations, up from 242 departures to 80 destinations today.”

Cleveland GM rewarded for stick-to-itiveness
September 19, 2007, Hal Bodley
USA Today: The article is about Cleveland Indians general manager, Mark Shapiro.

Diebold partners with Sinopec for ATM deployments at Beijing fuel stations
September 17, 2007, Staff Reports
Reuters: “Diebold announces it is cooperating with the Chinese oil supplier Sinopec and local commercial banks to deploy automated teller machines in Sinopec's fuel stations in Beijing.”

Follow-up: Cleveland-Cliffs: Strong as Steel
September 10, 2007, Andrew Bary
Barron’s: The article describes the companies activities over the past year, which include acquisitions and their stock price doubling over the time period.

Cleveland rocks steady to own groove
September 9 2007, Mae Gentry
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Cleveland has many places to visit when interested in music, food, flowers and art. Some places include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Ohio City eateries, the Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats
September 9, 2007, Dave Caldwell
New York Times: John Adams, a lifelong Indians fan, has been taking his bass drum, Big Chief Boom-Boom, to the bleachers for Cleveland Indians games since August 24, 1973. “He figures he has taken the drum to all but 34 of the more than 2,500 home games the Indians have played since then.”

Joys of Cleveland
September 3, 2007, Staff Reports
Sports Illustrated: “Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher, who still lives in Cleveland during the off-season” discusses what he loves about the area.

Rewiring the Brain
August 20, 2007, Jeffrey Kluger
Time: Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic inserted a pair of fine wires into a man’s brain who suffered severe brain damage in a 1999 mugging. He has spent the past eight years in a dark cognitive well that neuroscientists call a minimally conscious state. “He can identify objects, hold very brief conversations and watch movies, and he recently recited the first 16 words of the Pledge of Allegiance.”

Soapbox Racing Queen Brimming With Can-Do Spirit (Paid Subscription Required)
August 19, 2007, Michael Tunison
Washington Post: 597 racers representing over 40 nations competed this year at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron.

Goodyear Weighs: Adding Capacity (Paid Subscription Required)
August 18, 2007, No Author
Wall Street Journal: Goodyear is considering new plants in Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as modernizing two in the U.S.

Emotional Day at Canton As Six Enter Hall of Fame (Paid Subscription Required)
August 5, 2007, Clifton Brown
New York Times: “It was part of an emotional day in Canton, as Charlie Sanders joined five others in the Hall of Fame Class of 2007 -- Michael Irvin, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Matthews, Roger Wehrli, and Gene Hickerson -- in a ceremony that lasted more than three hours. More than 80 Hall of Fame inductees attended Saturday's ceremony, and the crowd cheered as the icons Gale Sayers, Bart Starr, Lynn Swann and Merlin Olsen walked across the stage.”

Schools become virtual zoos
August 2, 2007, Robin Hilmantel
USA Today: Cleveland Metro Parks zoo has a video-conferencing program to reach schools across the country. “By installing the same technology used to make the downtown centers of many cities wireless, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo can broadcast directly from outside exhibits or even roll a cart with the necessary equipment to different areas during the same broadcast.”

Doctors 'jump-start' man's brain
August 1, 2007, Robert Mitchum
Chicago Tribune: “Doctors have succeeded in "jump-starting" the brain of a man who had been barely conscious for six years, making it possible for him to speak a little and take food by mouth, the medical team reported today. The surgical implantation of a deep brain stimulation device improved his functioning.“ The operation was conducted at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, “in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in New Jersey.”

Cities go for art in a big, expanded way
July 27, 2007, Gene Sloan
USA Today: The recent expansion of the Akron Art Museum will boost “new, larger galleries for modern and contemporary art, including works by Sol Lewitt, Harry Callahan and Chuck Close.”

Smaller is Better for Youngstown, Ohio
July 17, 2007, Mhari Saito
NPR: “Youngstown, Ohio, a former steel town an hour west of Pittsburgh, is getting ready to spend millions of tax dollars to shrink. It's a fairly radical plan, but one that Youngstown's mayor says is the best way to bring his struggling city back to economic health

American Story with Bob Dotson
No Date
Today Show: This video clip demonstrates the various 465 commercialized patents Cleveland company Nottingham–Spirk Design Associates has accumulated over the past 35 years.

Drew Carey Is Ready to Give Out Refrigerators
July 26, 2007, Jacques Steinberg
New York Times: Cleveland native, Drew Carey, has become the new host of “The Price is Right”. “Sometime this fall he will take over for Mr. Barker, who retired in June at 83 after 35 years on the job.”

Kansas City Lags in Biotechnology Investment
July 23, 2007, Jason Gertzen
Kansas City: A Cleveland organization called BioEnterprise, released a report stating, “the 12-state region’s startups developing new drugs, medical devices, health-care software and similar innovations raised a total of $726 million in venture capital during the first six months of the year, nearly matching total investment in all of 2006”. The president, Baiju Shah, was quoted saying, “it is a sign that investors on the East and West coasts have discovered an abundance of investment opportunities in the Midwest.”

Twins leave estate to festival--for twins
July 16, 2007, No Author
Chicago Tribune: Twinsburg’s annual Twins Day will receive $5 million from the estate of John and William Reiff, who were once recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most identical twins.

Green Lawn, Filthy Future (Paid Subscription Required)
July 15, 2007, Ted Steinberg
New York Times: The author is a professor of history and law at Case Western Reserve University. He discusses safety issues surrounding pesticides and Canada’s pesticide management legislation.

One Smashing Smashup: In Akron, a Museum Wing Lifts an Old, Earthbound Building (Paid Subscription Required)
July 13, 2007, Philip Kennicott
Washington Post: “The Akron Art Museum is a fascinating building and a major addition to the landscape of this small, Rust Belt city just south of Cleveland.” This month, it unveils it’s new expansion, which has tripled the museum's size.

Yahoo! News Photos
July 11, 2007, No author
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush holds up a sticker promoting the Greater Cleveland partnership in Cleveland, Ohio, July 10, 2007.

Big 3, UAW tackle health care ; Goodyear could be model for union-run fund
July 10, 2007, Sharon Silke Carty
USA Today: Goodyear’s recent union contract may be a model for Detroit's Big Three deal with the United Auto Workers.

A Defense Partner At Cleveland BioLabs
July 2, 2007, Gene G. Marcial
BusinessWeek: Cleveland based Cleveland BioLabs may receive a government contract for their radiation protection compound called Protectan. “Stephen Brozak of WBB Securities, says no other product offers the same level of protection from radiation exposure.”

Tugboat Industry Is Experiencing a Revival
June 23, 2007, Christopher Maag
New York Times: The latest sign of America’s tugboat building boom sits on a bank of the Cuyahoga River here. Shaped like a curved silver tongue, the steel hull of the Great Lakes Towing Company’s first tugboat lies upside down in a brand-new factory.

NASCAR TV show helps restore cancer patient's muscle car
June 21, 2007, No Author
AOL Sports: Volunteers and a NASCAR T-V show have helped a northeast Ohio cancer patient fulfill his dream.

New Focus on a Forlorn Cleveland Tower
June 19, 2007, Christopher Maag
New York Times: The articles discusses the possible destruction or rehabilitation of the Cleveland Trust Tower.

Akron hails King James: LeBron's rise lifts hopes in his hometown
June 14, 2007, Ohm Youngmisuk
New York Daily News: LeBron James has given northeastern Ohio something to talk about for once other than Ohio State. He appears to be having a positive economic impact on downtown Cleveland as well; numerous trendy restaurants and lounges have popped up in what was a desolate area near the Cavs' arena, seemingly coinciding with James' entrance into the league in 2003.

Witness a city's surge: Rise of LeBron James and Cavs coincides with Cleveland's revival
June 12, 2007, Melissa Isaacson
Chicago Tribune: The city is in the midst of a $4 billion downtown development project, which will include housing, education and medical facilities, and further plans totaling close to another billion dollars that will expand the lakefront, the Flats riverfront area and create a trackless trolley system connecting Cleveland to its university circle.

Take the Money and Don't Run
June 11, 2007, Conor Dougherty
Wall Street Journal: Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association proposed a deal where the cities surrounding Cleveland would share income-tax revenue and limit the use of property-tax abatements that lure businesses from one community to another.

The Democrats' Leap of Faith
June 6, 2007; Ruth Marcus
Washington Post: The article highlights the influence religion has on politics. The University of Akron's Dr. John C. Green, an expert on religion and politics, said that while Republicans in 2006 mostly kept their hold on evangelical voters, Democrats were more successful in peeling off white Catholics, who went 54 percent to 45 percent for the GOP in 2004 and 50-49 Democratic last year.

Make no mistake, Cleveland deserves its day
June 4, 2007, Jon Saraceno
USA Today: "It was our time," LeBron James told reporters after the Cavs eliminated Detroit for the right to meet San Antonio in the NBA Finals.

Cleveland Rocks
May/June 2007, Dan Armitage
American Eagle Airlines Latitudes: A dozen years after landing the heralded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, this vibrant city welcomes its visiting rock fans to one of the nation's most vibrant rock-and-roll scenes, complementing one of music's most hallowed shrines with concert halls, clubs, bars and even restaurants that continue to stoke the rock fire.

Commission on Economic Inclusion Recognizes 'Best-in-Class' Member Companies; Releases Results of 2006 Employers Diversity Survey (Paid Subscription Required)
May 28, 2007, No Author
Biotech Week: The Commission on Economic Inclusion, a coalition of Northeast Ohio employers committed to making the region's diversity a source of economic strength, tonight will recognize eight of its member companies as "Best in Class" for their progress in building and maintaining diverse organizations.

Amid declining manufacturing employment, some jobs go unfilled
May 18, 2007, Thomas J. Sheeran
Associated Press: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) organization in Cleveland estimated 800,000 manufacturing jobs in the Midwest will be vacated by retirements in the next six years. Innovative programs such as those at Max Hayes High School and Lorain Community College offer people the opportunity for training that will help them land the jobs manufacturers need to fill. The article was picked up by 8 newspapers and 64 media Web sites

Is there finally reason for hope in Cleveland?
May 18, 2007, Scott Zucker
USA Today: Browns fans are hoping all of that changed in a span of a few hours on the last Saturday in April. On that day, the first day of the 2007 NFL draft, Cleveland general manager Phil Savage made two bold moves in the first round that he hopes will set his team on the path to respectability.

Heart Bypass Surgery; The Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery Program at LakeWest Hospital Achieves Zero Percent Mortality in 2006 (Paid Subscription Required)
May 14, 2007, No Author
Heart Disease Weekly: Lake Hospital System announced that it achieved zero percent mortality for all cardiac and major thoracic cases performed in 2006 through its Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery Program at LakeWest Hospital.

Shrink to Fit: As Its Population Declines, Youngstown Thinks Small (Paid Subscription Required)
May 3, 2007, Timothy Aeppel
Wall Street Journal: Youngstown, a former steel-producing hub, has been losing residents for years as a result of the closing of most of its steel mills. But rather than struggle to regain its former glory or population, it has adopted an economic-development plan that boils down to controlled shrinkage.

Banking merger a sign of times; National City in deal to buy MidAmerica
May 2, 2007, Becky Yerak
Chicago Tribune: National City, a Cleveland-based bank, said Tuesday that it will pay $56 a share, or $1.9 billion, for MAF Bancorp Inc., which has assets of $11.1 billion.

Post Cards from Cleveland
April 15, 2007, Bill Semion
Bay City Times: Some downtowns are made for driving. Downtown Cleveland is made for walking. This city offers so many great spots so close together that a Cleveland walkabout may be the best way to learn what goes into turning a city's industrial past into contemporary cool at every corner.

Cleveland + equals marketing tag for 16-county region
April 27, 2007, Staff Reports
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The article discusses the Greater Cleveland Marketing Alliance’s regional slogan, “Cleveland+”.

Studies divided on effects of school uniform
April 27, 2007, Demian Bulwa
San Francisco Chronicle: The discussion of uniforms is addressed within this article. Virginia Draa, an assistant professor of human ecology at Youngstown State University conducted a study last year, “concluded that Ohio high schools that introduced uniforms in 1997 achieved improvements in graduation and attendance rates, and drops in suspensions, that were not seen in other schools in the state.”

A Unified Voice Argues the Case for U.S. Manufacturing (Paid Subscription Required)
April 26, 2007, Steven Greenhouse
New York Times: Goodyear, along with United States Steel, Alcoa, other manufacturing companies have formed an alliance with the United Steelworkers. The group, Alliance for American Manufacturing, is aiming to preserve and promote manufacturing in the United States.

County election officials prefer Diebold
April 24, 2007, Keith Ervin
Seattle Times: King County election officials are excited about purchasing Diebold’s new high-speed vote-counting machines, even though the technology is not certified for use in the United States. The County wants to use the machines to support next year's planned move to all-mail voting.

Goodyear’s revival (Paid Subscription Required)
April 22, 2007, Staff Reports
Financial Times: The article discusses Goodyear’s recovery over the past 12 months. Goodyear has been the top performing stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500. Since last July, the tire maker's shares have more than tripled.

Cleveland!
April 19, 2007, No Author
NBC: Liz from the sitcom 30 Rock shows us why Cleveland ROCKS!

CEO Reading Lists: Have Fewer Celebrities And More Big Ideas (Paid Subscription Required)
April 9, 2007, Carol Hymowitz
Wall Street Journal: Diebold’s CEO, Tom Swidarski, refers to "Good to Great" by Jim Collins and "Wooden on Leadership," by UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.

Cleveland Owns Up (Paid Subscription Required)
April 5, 2007, Randy Kennedy
The New York Times: The Cleveland Museum of Art was the winning bidder for a rare 10th-century granite statue, priced at $4.07 million.

NFL announces 2007 preseason schedule
April 2, 2007: Staff Reports
NFL Website: Mentions the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton as the starting point of the NFL season.

Cleveland U.S. Marshal Named “Top Cop” of the United States
March 28, 2007, Staff Reports
US Marshals: Peter J. Elliott, the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, has been named a “Top Cop” of the nation by the National Association of Police Organizations. He was nominated by the Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent Association and its President Terry Gallagher.

Online Recruitment Activity Rises in Top 28 U.S. Metro Markets in February, According to the Monster Local Employment Index
March 22, 2007, Staff Report
Monster: Cleveland is ranked fourth on Monster’s Local Employment Index in terms of online recruitment activity. The city had moderate-to-strong gains in most job categories.

Roll to a Final Four in Rockin' Cleveland
March 28, 2007, Terry Wood
ESPN: The NCAA Women’s Final Four will be held at the Quicken Loans Arena April 1 and April 3. The article mentions many Downtown and surrounding area attractions and activities. These include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pickwick and Frolic, the Flats and Little Italy.

Great circle route: Cleveland's Wade Oval provides easy path to visit several fine museums
March 25, 2007, Steve Stephens
Columbus Dispatch: The article discusses the different museums and exhibits in Cleveland's University Circle district, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Western Reserve Historical Society Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and the Cleveland Orchestra's Severance Hall.

People in the News: Berry & Cleveland feel the love
March 23, 2007, Staff Reports
Seattle Post Intelligencer: About 800 people waited in drizzle Thursday night in the suburb of Valley View to catch a glimpse of the Oscar-winning actress and Cleveland native, Halle Berry, before a screening of her new film, "Perfect Stranger."

Tour to showcase Ohio vintners
March 18, 2007, Sally Kalson
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The Ohio Wine Producers Association is seeking to promote the state's burgeoning wine business by making a trip through the vineyards both economical and easy to navigate with a one-price, self-guided tour. The 2007 Canal Country Spring Fling tour will introduce people to local wineries like The Winery at Wolf Creek in Norton and Candlelight Winery in Garrettsville.

Classical fans get trip back in time
March 18, 2007, Roy C. Dicks
News-Observer: The last time the Cleveland Orchestra performed in the Triangle was 20 years ago almost to the month. The author states “The Cleveland Orchestra's return for a concert tonight in Chapel Hill reminds us what we've missed.”

Film Notes: 120 films to unreel at fest in Cleveland
March 16, 2007, Barbara Vancheri
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The 31st Cleveland International Film Festival will show roughly 120 films that will screen until March 25. The event also will offer 110-plus shorts and 100 guest filmmakers. The author noted, “Time magazine, in a 2006 story headlined "Film Festivals for the Rest of Us," noted that the Ohio event is renowned for its diversity and inclusiveness.”

Developments to Watch (Subscription required)
March 12, 2007, Adam Aston
Business Week: Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic say they have made significant progress with an experimental device that can sniff out lung cancer based on a single exhaled breath. And the test may be sensitive enough to spot tumors long before symptoms appear.

Baltimore, Cleveland do it differently
March 11, 2007, Bill Toland
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Cleveland uses a 15-year property tax waiver program to “woo” residents and developers.

How does Cleveland get the big shows?
March 11, 2007, Timothy McNulty
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The article mentions different activities one may attend in Cleveland. These include the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Monet exhibit and the "Diana" at the Western Reserve Historical Center.

Next up: 'Baseball as America'
March 11, 2007, Staff Reports
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Baseball as America," a traveling exhibit from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., will be at the Great Lakes Science Center from April 17 through September 2. This is the first show to examine the relationship between baseball and American culture.

"Folks here are determined to come back. It's my responsibility to do what I can to support them."
March 11, 2007, Bruce Nolan
Times Picayune: After the Hurricane Katrina disaster volunteers came from far and wide to assist in the recovery effort. One of those individuals was Greg Griffith, a Kent State University student, who rented a truck, stuffed it with relief supplies and set out from Ohio to New Orleans. Today, Griffith helps run a free neighborhood health clinic in Algiers organized by the Common Ground Collective, a secular nonprofit group that provides a range of services around the area, from house gutting to legal aid to health care.

The List of Industry Stars
March 5, 2007, Staff Reports
Fortune: Goodyear was a part of this year’s Most Admired Company list produced by Fortune and the Hay Group.

Dinosaur species named in rancher's honour
March 5, 2007, Staff Reports
Globe and Mail: The discovery of a new species of dinosaur, Albertaceratops nesmoi, was published in this month's Journal of Paleontology by Michael Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Dr. Ryan was a graduate student at the University of Calgary when he dug up the fossil six years ago.

Cleveland's Quaint Side
March Issue, David Hanson
Cottage Living: Dedicated Ohio City residents, century-old cottages, and a revitalized urban beat are attracting folks back to this Cleveland neighborhood. A strong revitalization has taken hold, from carefully remodeled 19th-century worker cottages to the reenergized retail strip anchored by a nearly century-old neighborhood food market.

Politics & Economics: Diversity Draws New Donors --- Democratic Presidential Field Attracts Newcomers to Fund Raising (Paid Subscription Required)
February 27, 2007, Jeanne Cummings
Wall Street Journal: The article highlights a new generation of female and minority donors with the emergence of viable black, Hispanic and female presidential candidates. Dr. John Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, was quoted by saying, "the diversity of the Democratic pool may well expand the donor universe" for the party.

Take The Royal Carriage To See Princess Di
February 18, 2007, Tammy Stables Battaglia
Detroit Free Press: “Diana, a Celebration” a collection of 150 items of Princess Di’s personal and private life will run through June 10 at Cleveland’s Western Reserve Historical Society. The articles mentions many different ways to receive the “royal treatment” while in Cleveland including where to dine, overnight accommodations and the “Essential Getaway” princess package (manicure, pedicure and massage) at a local spa.

Lutheran synod gets 1st woman bishop (Paid Subscription Required)
February 9, 2007, Staff Reports
Chicago Tribune: A Cleveland resident, Rev. Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, has been installed as the first woman bishop of the Northeast Ohio synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She becomes the spiritual leader of 84,000 members at 205 churches.

Hot-lanta is rated No. 1 for its hot bargains
February 9, 2007, Laura Bly
USA Today: Cleveland is noted as being one of Hotwire’s top ten U.S. value destinations for 2007. Hotwire uses their Travel Value Index to rank the 50 most-visited places in the U.S. for visitor value. Each destination is scored in three categories (on a 100-point scale): 1) low rates on air, rental car and hotel 2) Hotwire discounts on air, rental car and hotel and 3) affordable entertainment and overall appeal.

What Elevates an Orchestra From Good to Great? (Paid Subscription Required)
February 9, 2007, Willem Bruls
Wall Street Journal: The Cleveland Orchestra is discussed as being a top orchestra throughout the world. The article is divided into sections describing what makes a great orchestra. These include personality, where The Cleveland Orchestra is often called sophisticated, detailed and refined; performance space, where Cleveland’s Severance Hall is described as having a "transparent" sound -- each instrument can be heard; and the commissioning of new works, where Cleveland is on top of the list.

Seeing the Light: In Billboard War, Digital Signs Spark a Truce (Paid Subscription Required)
February 3, 2007, Sarah McBride
Wall Street Journal: Clear Channel’s effort to “clean up” Cleveland neighborhoods is through a collaborative effort of the localities and the company tearing down old billboards and putting up new digital billboards. These new billboards can advertise many local businesses in a slide show style, while Clear Channel will donate free billboard space for Cleveland's nonprofit organizations. In addition, the company launched a new program that allows city officials to take control of the boards and put up so-called Amber Alerts.

Manufacturing Shows No Long-Term Decline (Paid Subscription Required)
January 30, 2007, Michael Bond, Ph.D.
Wall Street Journal Online: Michael Bond, Ph.D. is a professor of Finance at Cleveland State University. He finds that as some manufacturing employment is declining, there is little evidence that long-term America is becoming de-industrialized. The Gross Domestic Profit has remained stable since the 1950’s, with many gains and losses since.

Prospect of Womb Transplant Raises Hopes and Red Flags
January 30. 2007, Roni Rabin
New York Times: The article illustrates the prospective option of uterine transplants. Many doctors, patient advocates and medical ethicists have stated this transplant procedure is a “radical and potentially dangerous solution to a problem that is not life-threatening.” Dr. Tommaso Falcone, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the Cleveland Clinic believes this issue of uterine transplants is very complex. “If we were going to cure cancer and save humanity, I’d say take the risks and take it to humans as quickly as possible. But we’re looking at patients with essentially a nonlethal condition.”

FoodNation With Bobby Flay
January 30, 2007
Food Network: Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay was in Cleveland for the Browns-Steelers game. He tailgated before the game and traveled to various local spots including Sokolowski's University Inn and the West Side Market.

Diversity Draws New Donors (Paid Subscription Required)
January 27, 2007, Jeanne Cummings
Wall Street Journal Online: A new generation of female and minority voters are becoming more involved as the diversity of our government changes. Dr. John C. Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute at the University of Akron, is quoted on campaign donor statistics. He says, “The diversity of the Democratic pool may well expand the donor universe" for the party.

Big Sale at Uncle Sam's Club (Paid Subscription Required)
January 18, 2007, Paul Glader
Wall Street Journal Online: This article discusses how a local Northeast Ohio business is a regional depot for the Defense National Stockpile Center at Fort Belvoir, VA. Currently the company is selling off its stockpile of metals including germanium, chrome, mercury and zinc. Congress has ordered the closure of the facility by 2020.

New Congress Brings Along Religious Firsts
January 6, 2007, Jonathan Tilove
Washington Post: The article demonstrates the ever changing religious background of our political leaders. Congress includes members from various faiths including Muslim, Buddhism, Catholic and Mormon. The article goes into greater detail of the religious breakdown within Congress. Dr. John Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, was quoted; "The election of this first Muslim is quite important symbolically. It may very well be the harbinger of greater acceptance of Muslims in the future."

A Family Company, Forest City, Sets Out to Transform the District
January 1, 2007, Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post: Forest City Enterprises, a Cleveland based company is planning a $3 billion project to include housing, parks, shops, restaurants and offices on 90 acres in the Southwest and Southeast parts of Washington D.C. The project includes “reinventing” the Waterside Mall, preserving the historic buildings of the former Navy Yards and tearing down the public housing complex of Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg in order to replace it with townhouses and mid-rise apartments, condominiums and senior housing.

101 Dumbest Moments in Business
January, No Author
CNN Money: In a magazine ad FIJI states "The Label Says Fiji Because It's Not Bottled in Cleveland." In turn, Cleveland ran water tests, which showed FIJI water had arsenic in it, while Cleveland’s tap water did not.

Interview with Joe Roman (Audio file attached)
January 23, 2007
WTAM 1100 The Wills and Snyder Show: The audio tape displays the efforts of Team NEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership and the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to launch a new marketing effort to bring new businesses and visitors to the Northeast Ohio region. This new effort includes getting positive information out to various audiences including local, state and national about the region.

Goodyear workers ratify three-year contract
December 29, 2006, Ben Klayman
Reuters: Workers at 12 Goodyear plants in 10 states ended their three month strike on Friday by approving a three year agreement covering 14,000 employees. The company said the pact will help reduce its costs by $610 million over three years and $300 million a year thereafter. Jack Hefner, vice president of Steelworkers Local 2 in Akron indicates that employees are happy to be back at work.

As older cities shrink, some reinvent themselves
December 26, 2006, Haya El Nasser
USAToday: The article notes that “old” American cities that have been in a downward population spiral for a half-century or more are reinventing themselves. It quotes Terry Schwarz, senior planner at Kent State University's Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio. The center runs the Shrinking Cities Institute. "There's nothing that says that a city that has fewer people in it has to be a bad place."

Off the Beaten Track: Cleveland (Paid Subscription Required)
December 26, 2006, Laura Meckler
Wall Street Journal Online: The article lists places to visit, dine and stay “off the beaten path” in Cleveland, including the Rock Hall, the redeveloped E 4th Street restaurants including the House of Blues and Lolas and various hotels across the city including the Hyatt and the historic Baricelli Inn.

Goodyear, Steelworkers Union: Reach Tentative Deal
December 23, 2006, Timothy Aeppel
Wall Street Journal Online: Goodyear and the Steelworkers Union have reached a tentative agreement which falls short for both sides. The possible new three-year deal includes waiting a year to close the Texas tire plant, the union starting a $1 billion trust fund for retiree benefits and creating a second tier of lower-paid workers.

Gold Coins Will Feature Presidential Wives
December 20, 2006, Matthew Healey
New York Times: First Ladies will be honored on gold coins beginning in May of 2007 in groups of four for the next 10 years or so. The new coins were presented at the National First Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio.

Deal made for sale of Lorain Ford plant
December 19, 2006
Business Week: The new buyer of the former plant, suburban Los Angeles-based Industrial Realty Group LLC, has been involved in about 70 adaptive reuse projects across the United States. Ideas for the plant include light manufacturing and assembly. They are currently pursuing prospective tenants and hopes to announce soon which companies will use the site.

Thousands of tourists flocking to the Cleveland house where 'A Christmas Story' was filmed
December 17, 2006, Marylynne Pitz
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Over 10,000 people have flocked to a local house used in exterior shots of the movie “A Christmas Story”. The house has been renovated into a museum, which looks almost identical to the interior of the house in the movie.

Yes, You Can Surf in Cleveland, Before the Brown Water Freezes (Paid Subscription Required)
December 10, 2006, Christopher Maag
New York Times: The article illustrates surfing on Lake Erie during the winter months. Most of those who surf have found family obligations keep them in Northeast, Ohio, therefore they learn to adapt, where the strongest winds and waves come in winter, just before Lake Erie freezes.

The 6th Annual Year In Ideas; Creative Shrinkage (Paid Subscription Required)
December 10, 2006, Belinda Lanks
New York Times: The article discusses how Youngstown and Youngstown State University are beginning to develop the once booming city into a smaller town, yet still retains the metropolis feel.

Rich in Fiber: Tucson looks at a Cleveland model for connecting governments, educational organizations and nonprofits
December 7, 2006, Dave Devine
Tucson Weekly: A local business, OneCleveland, is providing high tech Internet connections to local entities including schools and governments. This provides a “new” connection to where a biology class can watch an open-heart surgery in real time.

Recreating ‘A Christmas Story’ for Tourists in Cleveland (Paid Subscription Required)
December 6, 2006, Christopher Maag
New York Times: A San Diego entrepreneur purchased and renovated a Cleveland home used in the movie “A Christmas Story” house, which is used as a museum for the movie.

Amazing Medical Breakthroughs
December 2006, Oprah.com
Oprah.com: The article illustrates how an Army Reservist from Akron, OH was given little chances to live after a roadside bomb shot shrapnel into her skull and back. She survived death through the efforts of neurosurgeon Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Poffenbarger. They both appeared on the Oprah show.

Lockheed Martin Gets $77.5M Contract
November 29, 2006
Business Week: The local business received this contract to provide the U.S. Army with more tethered aerostat surveillance systems for use in its operations in the Middle East. The surveillance systems will be assembled and tested at their Akron, OH facility.

Scientists harness mysteries of the brain (Free)
November 29, 2006, Debra Sherman
Reuters News: Cleveland Clinic held a meeting earlier this month that was attended by researchers, physicians and investors to demonstrate a technology called BrainGate. This technology can possibly be life changing for people living with paralysis.

Teen takes risk on a cure; Hemophilia complicates surgery for epilepsy (Free)
November 27, 2006, Anita Manning
USA Today: The article illustrates the life of a sixteen-year-old boy with both hemophilia and epilepsy. Even though brain surgery is performed on 1,000 to 1,500 people with epilepsy a year in the USA, doing surgery on someone with hemophilia is almost unheard of. The doctors at the Cleveland Clinic said this surgery is the first time they have attempted it.

A Change Of Scenery (Free)
November 19, 2006
The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore’s theater district, which was once booming, has become a “drain” on downtown. The city is trying to build up its theater district and using Cleveland’s Playhouse Square as a model.

Youngstown State University announces $4 million gift, largest ever from alum (Free)
November 16, 2006
Associated Press: Youngstown State University announced that it has received a gift of $4 million from 1966 graduate Tony Lariccia and his wife. The donation is the biggest ever to come from an individual donor. The university also announced that is has already raised nearly $24 million toward its five-year goal of $43 million.

Defibrillator Screening Test Equals Old Method –Study (Free)
November 15, 2006, Jon Kamp
Dow Jones Newswire: Results from a recently released medical trial indicate that a "microvolt t-wave alternans" made by Cambridge Heart, Inc. works as well as an older and more expensive procedure for predicting serious risks for patients who may need an implantable defibrillator. The study’s principal investigator was Dr. David S. Rosenbaum of the MetroHealth Heart and Vascular Center.

10 great places to be enveloped in quilts (Free)
November 13, 2006, Ayesha Court
USA Today: Kyra E. Hicks, quilter and author of the upcoming picture book Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria along with Ayesha Court of USA TODAY share places to find colorful quilt examples around the country. One of the quilts mentioned was The Mary Todd Lincoln Quilt currently on display at the Kent State University Museum.

What the Knee Needs; The newest treatments for injured knees use biology, not metallurgy, to promote faster recoveries with less pain. (Paid Subscription Required)
November 13, 2006, Chana R. Schoenberger
Forbes: In past treatments for injured knees, doctors have implanted screws, plates and springs. But today, doctors are using a new approach that is more biological than mechanical. Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic are testing a procedure that promises to re-grow cartilage much the way hair plugs work.

Rockin' Old Perceptions - Cleveland's University Circle has the greatest concentration of museums, educational, medical and cultural institutions in US . . . and rock n' roll as well.
November 12, 2006, David Wilkening
The Albany Herald: Calling Cleveland a “misunderstood city,” the writer describes the cultural assets concentrated in University Circle, in Playhouse Square and near the Lake.

Goodyear Improves Its Footing (Paid Subscription Required)
November 10, 2006, Terry Kosdrosky
Wall Street Journal: This article was written shortly after Goodyear announced its stronger than expected third quarter results. The company’s operating results came in well ahead of analysts expectations. The article argues that this stronger than expected performance indicates the Goodyear is slowly gathering its financial footing.

Old Masters Say, Can We Talk? (Free)
November 10, 2006, Roberta Smith
The New York Times: The article illustrates the how the Cleveland Museum of Art will be sending six exhibitions to 12 museums in the United States and abroad until the expansion is completed. The article primarily discusses the ''Masterpieces of European Painting From the Cleveland Museum of Art”.

A Resurgence in Cleveland (Paid Subscription Required)
November 8, 2006, Lisa Chamberlain
The New York Times: The article discusses how educational and medical institutions are becoming a part of revitalization efforts in Cleveland’s University Circle. The activities can provide an opportunity to begin turning the city around.

The shaky marriage of capitalism and virtue (Free)
October 29, 2006, Simon Caulkin
The Observer: “Business as an Agent of World Benefit”, a large conference considered to be the largest outpouring of research and thought on global corporate citizenship, was held in Cleveland earlier this month. Thousands of executives, academics and government officials attended the conference, while hundreds of papers and presentations were presented.

Seven Reasons Cleveland Rocks
Fall 2006, Kendra L. Williams & Don McLeese
Midwest Living: What would be in your list of the “seven reasons Cleveland rocks”? Midwest Living lists their top seven reasons, and has a travel guide to help visitors plan a trip to Cleveland.

Akron editor gets beat on Jeopardy (Free)
December 2, 2006
Akron Beacon Journal: Lynne Sherwin, the Akron Beacon Journal deputy features editor appeared on Jeopardy this past week. She made two appearances on the show racking in $23,301 in cash.

Over the moon about mission; NASA preparing for lunar flight (Free Registration)
October 29, 2006, Howard Witt
Chicago Tribune: The article discusses NASA's Glenn Research Center and Lockheed Martin’s involvement in the next lunar flight. The Glenn Research Center is involved in developing and creating a new crew capsule, new rocket engines and new moon rovers, while Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded the main contract to build the crew capsule.

Where will everybody live? How the USA copes with unprecedented growth in the next 3 1/2 decades is about more than location. It's about how we live.
October 27, 2006, Haya El Nasser
USA Today: The article illustrates how Cleveland is well positioned for its share of population growth. There are attractive cultural aspects of the city including the symphony, as well as affordable housing and lighter traffic flow comparable to other metro cities.

London Architects Chosen for Cleveland Museum
October 27, 2006, Robin Pogrebin
The New York Times: The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will be designed by the London-based firm Foreign Office Architects. The building will be located adjacent to Case Western Reserve University.

A City's Waterfront: A Place for People or Traffic?
October 25, 2006, Keith Schneider
The New York Times: Clevelandis replacing sections of its Memorial Shoreway in hopes to spur development.

Young, Idealistic and Now Developers
October 18, 2006, Lisa Chamberlain
The New York Times: The article discusses three local graduates approaching a groundbreaking on the first major commercial development in historic downtown Oberlin since 1958. The group will redevelop a two-and-a-half-acre site into residential units, street-level retail space and publicly accessible open space, along with both underground and surface parking.

Now Hear This
October 16, 2006, Wendy Cole
Time: An elementary school in suburban Cleveland has begun to use the newest technology of amplifying the teachers voice through wireless speakers. Bassett has joined the growing ranks of schools embracing a deceptively simple technology to boost academic performance by simply helping a teacher's voice get through loud and clear, even at the back of the classroom.

Technique May Help Revive Head-Injury Victims; Doctors Report Unprecedented Success in Restoring Some Abilities in Semiconscious Patient (Free Registration)
October 16, 2006, Rob Stein
The Washington Post: Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, along with other medical facilities received FDA approval to try a technique known as deep-brain stimulation (DBS), which has shown to be effective for treating some patients with Parkinson's disease, severe pain, epilepsy, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder, involves inserting tiny electrodes into the brain to stimulate specific regions.

Cleveland Orchestra Top-Notch Under Welser-Moest (Free Registration)
October 10, 2006, Tim Page
The Washington Post: The articles illustrates how well The Cleveland Orchestra played at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall under the new direction of Franz Welser-Moest.

Electronic Network to Pool Information about H.I.V.
October 10, 2006, Lawrence K. Altman
The New York Times: Case Western Reserve Universityalong with six other medical facilities are creating the first electronic network to pool information about determining the best therapies for H.I.V. patients through a federal grant.

A Shot in the Arm For Cleveland BioLabs
October 2, 2006, Gene G. Marcial
BusinessWeek: Cleveland Clinic Foundation has joined forces with Cleveland BioLabs which received exclusive rights to its cancer and molecular genetic technology. The Cleveland Clinic can commercialize “its advanced and innovative technology for cancer and tissue protection” for the first time through Bio-Labs.

Midwest Conference Seeks Venture Capital
September 26, 2006, M.R. Kropko
Associated Press: The state of Ohio hopes to draw biotechnology businesses in order to become a long term player in the industry. Cleveland already has a strong biotech base and is well know for adult stem cell therapies and nerve stimulation medical devices. The state would like to see more jobs come to Ohio, since the industry increased 10 percent from last year.

What's Really Propping Up the Economy
September 25, 2006, Michael Mandel, with Joseph Weber
BusinessWeek: Within the healthcare industry, 1.7 million new jobs have been added, the article states. This includes Cleveland as part of the “Health Belt" with the Cleveland Clinic, being the largest employer, followed by University Hospitals Health System. The expansion in health care has also produced many related jobs as well, including pharmaceuticals and health insurance. This industry has helped to support 75,000 jobs in all within the area.

No youth movement, and a huge cover-up; Soon, northeast Ohio will boast America's longest covered bridge (Free Registration)
September 25, 2006, E.A. Torriero
Chicago Tribune: The article discusses the plans to build the US’s longest covered bridge in Ashtabula. 1800 vehicles a day, including tractor-trailers, will cross the bridge, which will span the Ashtabula River.

Filmmakers Say Hooray for Cleveland
September 10, 2006, Lisa Chamberlain
The New York Times: An illustration of a Cleveland apartment complex, Hyacinth Lofts, who is dedicated to filmmakers is shown in the above article. The building includes loft apartments, where 20 percent have built-in soundproof editing suites and for those 80 percent without there are two more fully wired, soundproof editing suites available. Residents have free use of a 1,600-square-foot windowless “black box” and green screen to create film sets, as well as a two-story loft space for casting calls and film release parties; and a back lot for outdoor shoots.