The economic collapse has knocked hard and fast against many of the underpinnings of the middle class: homeownership, education, healthcare, employment and retirement, and against the economy of northeast Ohio in general. But it also has escalated change in the way we approach our individual economies and the way we, as a region, approach the bigger economy.

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Mr. Youngstown goes to WashingtonNovember 30, 2009
Youngstown's mayor is in Washington this week to talk foreign trade and to try to jumpstart a nearly one billion dollar expansion of a French steel company in his city.Full story

Ohio green projects get federal boostNovember 30, 2009
The State of Ohio is awarding more than 13-million dollars to help fund 25 wind and solar energy projects, including 10 projects in Northeast Ohio. Among them is a million dollars for solar cells...Full story

Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 gets new Mustang engineNovember 30, 2009
Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 in Brook Park is getting a new engine to build for a new line of fuel efficient Mustangs and saving jobs scheduled to be lost next year. Full story

Another Med Mart taking shape outside of ClevelandNovember 30, 2009
The race to build the nation's first major medical equipment exhibit hall heated up today. While plans for a new convention center and medical mart in Cleveland have hit snags...officials in...Full story

Voters may be asked to renew Ohio's Third Frontier programNovember 30, 2009
Ohio voters next year may be asked to renew a state government program that hands millions of taxpayer dollars to high-tech companies that are just starting up. Supporters say the program is a proven...Full story

Black Friday got off to an early start...November 27, 2009
A toy store near Canton had bargain hunters filling its parking lot and parking lots nearby awaiting a midnight openingFull story

Congressman John Boccieri wants feds to freeze assets of Fair Finance CompanyNovember 25, 2009
State and federal regulators have stalled the investment operations of an Indiana consumer finance company that was doing a big business in Northeast Ohio. And an area congressman wants the feds to...Full story

Statewide unemployment is on the rise, but some counties hurting worseNovember 24, 2009
Ohio's official unemployment rate stands at 10.5%, but a new county-by-county breakdown, that has just been released, shows wide variations within the state. Full story

Port of Cleveland looking ahead despite recent setbacksNovember 23, 2009
Recent upheavals at the Port of Cleveland have put into question major plans that would open a large swath of prime downtown lakefront for development. Earlier this month, the port's president,...Full story

First Energy will build one of the nation's first energy storage systems in NortonNovember 23, 2009
Akron-based First Energy is turning an underground mine west of Akron into a massive energy storage facility - one of the first in the country. The company says the project will make the most of the...Full story

One NE Ohio CEO gives a million backNovember 23, 2009
He and his wife Rebecca want to help jump start the hosptial's new research institituteFull story

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Two Cents	"Education: Is there still a return on this investment? " - 02/23/2010 Stacy Stevenson A New York Times article about the current economic status of the class... More

The Center for Community Solutions	"Ohio Policymakers Need to ‘Think the Unthinkable’ to Fix Next State Budget" - 06/24/2010 By John A. Begala Ohio’s elected officials are faced with the prospect of having to both... More

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