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Opinion: Developing the sites that will build Northeast Ohio’s future

Christine Nelson, Crain’s Cleveland November 19, 2025 05:50 AM See full article. “Economic development begins long before a company breaks ground or cuts a ribbon. It starts with building a strong workforce, investing in infrastructure and cultivating a business-friendly climate. Attracting transformative projects also requires a coordinated, region-wide sites strategy.

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Cleveland prepping 14-acre industrial site for sale

Dan Shingler, Crain’s Cleveland See full article. “Right now, it’s nothing … it’s a big open lot,” said Rick Barga, the Site Readiness Fund’s manager of site identification and development. “There’s a bunch of trees and shrubs. There used to be factories there and we’re hoping to repurpose it.” The

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Cleveland names 4 finalists for modular housing factory in Collinwood

By Staff reports at Cleveland.com. See article. Published: Jul. 08, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland officials have named four finalists who are vying to establish a modular housing construction facility on the city’s East Side, with the goal of delivering more affordable housing options for Clevelanders.  The city has selected

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National Acme redevelopment site to expand

By Ken Prendergast See Article Long abandoned and neglected, the former National Acme plant on East 131st Street at Coit Road is getting demolished and its site cleaned up to make way for a new end user offering new jobs for Cleveland’s Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods. And now it will expand

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Cleveland wants a home for manufactured homes

By Ken Prendergast See Article Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity installed five modular homes Oct. 23 at 11830 Matherson Ave. on Cleveland’s West Side. Each was a three-bed, two-bath, 1,350-square-foot home and was the first significant project to build new homes in Ward 11 since 2005. But the nearest plant for

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Abandoned industrial site set for major revitalization

by Alexandra Golden See Article The exterior of the Wellman-Seaver building at 7000 Central Ave., which the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund has acquired after the structure sat mostly vacant since 1993. After sitting largely vacant since 1993, an expansive building and the 10 acres of land that it

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