News

GCP Board selects new Chair

The Greater Cleveland Partnership Board of Directors today elected KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Beth Mooney to a two-year term as Board Chair. She succeeds Christopher Connor, chairman and CEO of The Sherwin-Williams Company, in this role.

 “I am continually impressed with how the private sector in Cleveland comes together to build a stronger community,” said Mooney. “The Greater Cleveland Partnership is the engine that drives our partnership and is critical to helping our region’s economy grow.”

Speaking out for immigration reform

GCP has joined more than 600 business organizations from around the country in signing a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris-Rodgers in support of immigration reform.

The letter said that the undersigned “are encouraged by the House Republican Conference’s review of “Standards for Immigration Reform.” We support Congress and the Administration moving forward on immigration reform using these Standards as the guideposts for action this year." Read more.

GCP Members: We need your vote!

A designated representative of a member company of the Greater Cleveland Partnership or COSE, our small business partner, is entitled to vote in the 2014 election of the GCP Board of Directors.

Click here to download the ballot and for information about submitting your vote. Your response is needed on or before Friday, March 14, 2014.

Community-wide campaign kicks off to "Keep Cleveland Strong"

GCP President Joe Roman was interviewed on WTAM’s “Wills & Snyder” last week where he discussed the kickoff of the community-wide campaign in support of renewing Cuyahoga County’s tax on cigarettes and alcohol “to keep Cleveland’s three major league sports venues in major league condition.” Click to listen.

A message about our commitment to efficient air service at CLE

Read our letter—a full page ad in this week’s Crain’s Cleveland Business—about GCP’s nonstop commitment to ensure that Hopkins Airport has efficient service for Cleveland travelers and visitors.

It says, in part: "Convenient and affordable air service benefits all of Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio – business and leisure travelers alike. That’s why we intend to be relentless in our efforts to help attract additional flights, destinations and carriers to CLE to complement United’s nonstop service to 20 cities." Read more.

Why Congress should re-authorize the surface transportation bill

In our latest “Insight” video, Greater Cleveland Partnership Vice President, Government Advocacy Nick Gattozzi discusses GCP’s efforts to build support in Congress for the Surface Transportation Re-authorization Bill with Lesic and Camper Vice President Steve Luttner.

Reauthorizing the bill is critical to both the U.S. economy and transportation infrastructure.

Click to watch.

Important message about the CLE United Hub announcement

Statement by GCP President and CEO Joe Roman

While this business decision by United is unfortunate, we have long recognized that this was one possible consequence of the United-Continental merger after witnessing similar outcomes in other markets through consolidation within the industry.

Fortunately, our airport and city are better positioned to attract additional service than they were at the time of the merger. The airport is improved, costs are down, we have more traffic-generating assets and the business community is mobilized and committed.


Because efficient air service benefits all of Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, our goal is to minimize the impact on travelers and to ensure convenient and affordable air service here. Therefore, we will now mount an aggressive effort to replace as many lost routes as possible. Click to read more.

Events

Middle-Market Healthcare Forum

Without the scale of large companies or exemptions afforded to small companies, middle market companies are in a challenging position to adjust to both rising healthcare costs and implementing new regulations.

Our panel of experts will discuss how the Affordable Care Act is affecting middle-market firms and how companies are embracing innovations that simultaneously reduce business costs and improve healthcare outcomes.

GCP 2014 Annual Meeting of Members

GCP members are invited to our 2014 Annual Meeting, which will mark our organization's 10th anniversary, on Wednesday, April 2 at the Cleveland Convention Center.

The agenda will include highlights of our work to help create positive, lasting change in our community and an overview of current and developing priorities. Click here for more information.

Linking IT Talent to Opportunity

The Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA) and the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) invite companies to exhibit at the 2014 Linking IT Talent to Opportunity event on Wednesday, April 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Middleburg Heights Community Center, 16000 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130.

The event, which is part of NEOSA Tech Week 2014, will connect recent IT graduates, college students, and professionals with leading Northeast Ohio companies to discuss career paths and job opportunities. Exhibitor space is limited to 30 companies.  

Greater Cleveland Middle-Market Forum

SAVE THE DATE!

Please mark your calendar for the 2014 Greater Cleveland Middle-Market Forum, our annual signature event for middle-market companies, to be held on Friday, May 9, at Corporate College East.

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