Allison Grealis

Mar 5, 2024 | crainscleveland.com | David Beach |Chris Thompson |Allison Grealis |Brian Zimmerman

Some nearby regions have grown around a single community — the areas around Chicago, Columbus and Indianapolis, for example — but Northeast Ohio grew out of several communities. And each of those economies supports a collection of local governments. And, of course, the region has hundreds of businesses, philanthropies, neighborhood and community groups and other civic actors, all of whom have different self-interests and priorities.

Mar 4, 2024 | crainscleveland.com | David Beach |Chris Thompson |Allison Grealis |Brian Zimmerman

Baiju Shah, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the regional chamber of commerce, has added support for the Polymer Industry Cluster. “We’re going to make sure that everyone in the federal government recognizes that this is a priority,” he said in a February interview. In 2021, with the help of 120 industry collaborators, MAGNET produced a report, "Make It Better: A Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio.