Multimedia Archive

Radio interviews


Wills & Snyder:

  • November 2011 :  President and CEO Joe Roman provides insights into hot topics in Northeast Ohio economic development.
  • October 2011:  Joe Roman discusses the United Hub at Hopkins and Issue 2.
  • September 2011 : Joe Roman chats with Bill Wills on job creation spurred by the new Horseshoe Casino, the focus on working with business leaders to help them understand how their companies can be involved in helping to keep Cleveland Hopkins as a United hub, the importance of voters understanding how Issue 2/Senate Bill will ease the burden on middle-class tax payers and more. (September 2011)
  • September 2011:  Bill Wills interviews COSE President Steve Millard about the COSE 2011 Small Business Conference Oct. 19-20 at the I-X Center and the opportunity for local entrepreneurs to pitch an idea to a panel of business experts. The top four entries will receive cash to help bring their plan to fruition.
  • July 2011 : Joe Roman discusses the importance of an informed approach to protecting Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes, the GCP's move to PlayhouseSquare from the Higbee Building, where work is picking up speed on Phase One of the Cleveland casino, and the business community's focus on keeping a United Airlines hub at Hopkins Airport.
  • June 2011: Joe Roman discusses why last week's announcement about the Cleveland casino compromise is good for the city, the importance of keeping education reform language in the state budget bill, and more.
  • April 2011 :  Joe Roman discusses Cleveland Metropolitan School District budget cuts, provisions of Senate Bill 5 around teacher seniority rules, the robust state of, and job growth in, manufacturing in Northeast Ohio, fundamental changes in Cuyahoga County government including the new Economic Development Commission and more.
  • March 2011 :  Joe Roman provides an update on GCP priorities including the new Cuyahoga County Economic Development Commission and work under way to make the case for the merged United/Continental airlines to keep Hopkins Airport as a hub. 
  • February 2011 : Joe Roman talks about the new Cleveland casino, Gov. John Kasich's plans to privatize the Ohio Dept. of Development and more. 
  • January 2011 : Joe Roman talks about the organizations's priorities for 2011. 

Sound of Ideas/WCPN

  • January 2011 : Joe Roman discusses “ Redesigning Ohio ,” a new report produced by the GCP, seven other Ohio metro chambers, and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce that recommends sweeping changes to help the state improve economic performance and cut costs. The program also features former state budget director Greg Browning, who helped produce the report.

Video Podcasts

Videos

  • Let's Get Cuyahoga County Working Again:  GCP President and CEO Joe Roman and COSE President and Executive Director Steve Millard discuss why the business community is urging a "no" vote on Issue 5 (another study of Cuyahoga County government reform and a "yes" vote on Issue 6 (county charter reform now) in the Nov. 3, 2009, election. 
  • Six Reasons to Support Issue Six : GCP/COSE Board members outline six important reasons to vote for Cuyahoga County county government reform now in the Nov. 3, 2009, election.
  • Chairman's Forum:  View highlights from presentations by GCP Board Chair Henry L. Meyer III and GCP President and CEO Joe Roman from the Aug. 19. 2009, event.
  • Plum Brook Station From the American Frontier to the Front Line for America's Future  - Take a quick tour of NASA Glenn Research Center's 6400-acre Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio and learn how researchers from NASA, the international aerospace community, and private industry use this unique in the world suite of space simulation facilities to open new frontiers and to expand technical horizons. 
  • "Opportunities and Outcomes"  – The Commission on Economic Inclusion, a program of the GCP that serves as a catalyst to advance economic inclusion in the Northeast Ohio business community, has produced a seven-minute video that focuses on the success stories of four Greater Cleveland minority entrepreneurs.
  • "World of Opportunity 2007-2008: Physical Development in Cleveland" - The Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) and Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA) highlight more than $4 billion in construction projects planned or underway in downtown Cleveland, University Circle and Cleveland neighborhoods.
  • "A Catalyst for Change" video  - Presented at the 2007 Greater Cleveland Partnership Annual Meeting, this seven-minute video focuses on the GCP's role as a catalyst that's working with partners in the public and private sectors to shape Northeast Ohio's economic future.
  • "A World of Opportunity 2006"  - Using Google Earth and computer animation, this video illustrates new physical development projects in Greater Cleveland.
  • Cleveland Development Advisors  - Video highlights of over 15 years of neighborhood revitalization, from Gateway to the Flats East Bank to the Avenue District.
  • "Our Invisble Assets" - The Greater Cleveland Partnership helps Build Up Greater Cleveland  - The Greater Cleveland Partnership has played a central role in creating and managing BUGC (Build Up Greater Cleveland) so that Northeast Ohio’s spending on infrastructure is efficient and effective. This 10-minute video provides a snapshot of the efforts of the GCP and its BUGC partners.

Audio Podcasts

  • “Upside/Downside: Business and the Ballot” - Greater Cleveland Partnership President and CEO Joe Roman talks about why the GCP supports Issue 3 (casino gaming) and Issue 6 (Cuyahoga County government reform now) and opposes Issue 5 (another study of government reform) in this Oct. 30, 2009, interview with Eric Wellman on 90.3 WCPN.
  • Using the Urban Core as a Talent Attractor - A City Club of Cleveland forum in its Downtown Quarterly Series with Dan Berry, the GCP’s executive vice president of strategy, membership and marketing; Chris Seper, founder, MedCity News; David DeBord, associate, Jones Day; and moderator Michael McIntyre of The Plain Dealer on the role of downtown in recruiting and retaining talent.  (Recorded by the City Club on October 15, 2009.) 
  • Transforming the Region's Economy  - The last in a four-part GCP series at the City Club of Cleveland, "Cleveland Plus: Turning the Corner," featuring panel discussion with BioEnterprise Immediate Past Board Chair Thomas F. Zenty III, president and CEO, University Hospitals; JumpStart Board Chair Chris Schmid, former president, LuK, Inc. and TekFor, Inc.; MAGNET Board Chair Arthur F. Anton, president, Swagelok Co.; NorTech Board Vice Chair Thomas Bradshaw, chair, Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals and Buckeye Ocular ;Team NEO Board member Donald T. Misheff, Northeast Ohio Regional Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP; moderated by Dorothy Baunach, president, NorTech. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on December 17, 2008)
  • Infrastructure and Transportation  - The third in a four-part GCP series at the City Club of Cleveland, "Cleveland Plus: Turning the Corner," featuring panel discussion with Ricky D. Smith, director, Cleveland Airport System; Bonita Teeuwen, deputy director, District 12, Ohio Dept. of Transportation; and Adam Wasserman, president and CEO, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority; moderated by Deb Janik, senior VP, real estate and physical development, Greater Cleveland Partnership. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on Sept. 10, 2008)
  • University Circle Area Development   - The second in a four-part GCP series at the City Club of Cleveland, “Cleveland Plus: Turning the Corner,” featuring a panel discussion with Wes Finch, The Finch Group; Ari Maron, MRN Ltd.; Chris Ronayne, University Circle, Inc.; and Randy Stickler, Charter One Bank; moderated by Yvette Ittu, executive VP, finance and operations, GCP, and vice president, Cleveland Development Advisors. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on July 23, 2008)
  • MEDICAL MART: A Prescription for Growth  - Presented by Corporate Club at Landerhaven, Wednesday, July 9, 2008
  • Lanigan and Malone  - Discussion with Joe Roman, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Cleveland Partnership on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
  • Podcast of remarks by Ralph Alvarez , president and chief operating officer, McDonald’s Corporation, keynote speaker at the Commission on Economic Inclusion’s 2008 Annual Meeting held May 8, 2008.
  • Downtown Development  - The first in a four-part GCP series at the City Club of Cleveland, “Cleveland Plus: Turning the Corner,” featuring a panel discussion with  Doug Price, The K&D Group; Scott Wolstein, Developers Diversified Realty Corp.; and Nathan Zaremba, Zaremba Construction; moderated by Joe Roman, GCP president and CEO. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on April 23, 2008)
  • Physical and Economic Development in Cleveland  - Deb Janik, Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Business Development, Greater Cleveland Partnership, is interviewed on the "Lanigan & Malone" morning show, November 16, 2007. Physical and economic development in the Cleveland area is discussed, as framed in the recently produced "World of Opportunity" video.
  • Saving DFAS: A Winning Formula  - Podcast of the forum held at the City Club featuring Carol Caruso of Greater Cleveland Partnership, Rep. Steve LaTourette, Fred Nance of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, & Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on January 24, 2006)
  • Spider Cents: The Economic Impact of Spider-Man 3 and the Future of Filmmaking in Cleveland  - Podcast of the forum held at the City Club featuring Chris Carmody, Peter Martorano, Steve Millard, and Ken Sillimanon. (Recorded by the City Club of Cleveland on August 08, 2006)