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^whaaat?? no way, i could definately see suburbanites in cleveland shopping there. downtown too, but wheres the space for something like that??

U.S. losing its middle-class neighborhoods Metro areas show widening gap between rich and poor sections By Blaine Harden The Washington Post INDIANAPOLIS - Middle-class neighborhoods, long regarded as incubators for the American dream, are losing ground in cities across the country, shrinking at more than twice the rate of the middle class itself. In their place, poor and rich neighborhoods are both on the rise, as cities and suburbs have become increasingly segregated by income, according to a Brookings Institution study released today. It found that as a share of all urban and suburban neighborhoods, middle-income neighborhoods in the nation's 100 largest metro areas have declined from 58 percent in 1970 to 41 percent in 2000. © 2006 The Washington Post Company URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13447899/page/2/

i know i know, such controversy

i see them going for NKY and southwest burbs of Cleveland

wow is that really the pinnacle logo? that just looks like generic wedding font... it should have the same feel as their building's unique look... and what is that vine thing?? MS Office clip art?? haha there, now it just looks like im in a critical mood in general today

hmm i think that logo is abusing the gradiant feature, but then again im critical and have been staring at my macromedia flash project all day

this thread?? http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=3198.0 its in completed projects

i thought it was the southern border of Cuyahoga County??? ya know, Bruns-tucky...

CLEVELAND -- The Ohio Chapter of the Swedish- American Chamber of Commerce (SACC-Ohio) was launched last week by Sweden's U.S. Ambassador Gunnar Lund when he spoke at Cleveland's Union Club to an audience of business leaders, government officials, economic development officers and regional leaders of chambers of commerce. Seated in the audience of over 200 attendees were David Daberko, chairman at National City Bank; Ohio State Senator Eric Fingerhut; Richard Pogue, civic leader from Jones Day, and John Carlson, Sr. Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank to name a few who heard Ambassador Lund say, "The establishment of SACC-Ohio is an important milestone in our efforts to stimulate trade between our countries. I am very pleased to be part of the official opening event here in Cleveland, and you can count on my continued support for your activities" SACC-Ohio is the organization's 20th chapter, and Ohio is Sweden's fifth largest U.S. trade partner. The Chapter was formed to foster more trade between the regions and to encourage Swedish businesses and investments to consider the Ohio region, which includes communities in western Pennsylvania, northern Kentucky and eastern Indiana. Christian Bernadotte, president of SACC-Ohio, described Ohio as an attractive gateway to the U.S. and Canada when speaking to the audience on Monday. He said the Ohio area is an ideal location because of its important manufacturing, diverse communities, low cost of living, accessible modes of transportation, and many recent activities that are bringing entrepreneurial companies to the region. "We're a great window to the U.S. market. Businesses can locate here and use us as a springboard to the rest of the country." Bernadotte described Ohio as a gateway to reaching nearly 50 percent of the manufacturing base, consumers and households in the U. S. within an overnight trucking distance of 500 miles. He also said that Sweden can be an attractive springboard for U.S. companies in this region for accessing the Scandinavian, Baltic region and European Union markets. Gunilla Girardo, President of SACC-USA, in her address, pointed out that the addition of Ohio to the SACC-USA network, the second largest European Chamber of Commerce network in the U.S., closes a gap in coverage and will allow members in this region access to hundreds of companies and thousands of other members in the SACC network on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as access to the Sweden's Entrepreneurial-Days in August where U.S. companies can meet potential partners from Sweden or Scandinavia. She also said that "SACC- Ohio's application to become a member of SACC-USA has been exemplary". Anders E. Berg, CEO and owner of the Berg Group, also spoke to the audience as he told why he located one of his investment companies in Ohio as opposed to consolidating its operations with another of his companies in a southern U.S. state. The Berg Group had acquired in 2005 all assets of McKinley Machinery in Avon. Berg was planning to merge the operations with those of EMBA in Atlanta, which was the U.S. headquarters for the Swedish holding company. The Ohio Department of Development recruited the help of Michael Miller, head of the Swedish Consulate in Cleveland and a founder of SACC-Ohio, who alerted other Swedish-American business people based in Ohio. "Mr. Berg decided on Ohio, as I understand, largely because he found this area to have lower cost, readily available facilities for manufacturing and a skilled labor force here which is already trained and available for manufacturing," said Miller. "These qualities translate into a less expensive, quicker and efficient start-up for a new business. "EMBA is one of six businesses started or acquired by Swedish investment in Greater Cleveland within the past year. I think the attractions of this part of the U.S. are being re-discovered by many others, including Swedes." Ambassador Lund met with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson previous to the SACC-Ohio ceremonies, which conflicted with the meeting of Cleveland City Council. They exchanged insights into the opportunities facing their respective regions: -- transitioning from a traditional manufacturing city to a modern city. -- attracting immigrants and managing the availability of quality education. -- balancing quality of life against the demands of growth. -- inspiring public-private partnerships to the benefit of the region.

well utility poles arent quite a layer of urbanity, maybe you're thinking overhead trolley/light rail wires?? i wouldnt mind some of those...

i think public square needs a giant metalic jellybean... or a giant stamp... ya know what i mean... it needs some awesome public art and not any of that "artsy" ornate fencing or arch crap, something on a major installation scale would be great.

wait... 1000+ units of what?? thats a few sizeable buildings... isnt that whole "pesht" project in that range for cleveland's warehouse district?

aww man it only talks about columbus? its interesting that the residential is actually pushing for more transit options... so whats columbus' critical mass need to be? does 3500 really feel like a decent amount right now? cleveland's 9k doesnt seem so bustling quite yet.

Starting from scratch Ad agencies vie for chance to banish blank stares about region By JOHN BOOTH 6:00 am, June 19, 2006 It’s not that people across the country think bad things about us here in Northeast Ohio — it’s that they don’t think about us, period. Research commissioned by the Greater Cleveland Marketing Alliance shows that while the region has shed its image of soot-belching smokestacks and rivers afire, what has taken its place over the past few years is, well … nothing. So, the alliance is looking for a local ad agency to come up with a regional branding strategy and a way to fill that empty space in people’s heads... www.cleveland.com

is it me or is this rendering on the forum architects page a bit interesting as far as where shaia's property has stuff on it...?

^ i was thinking that was the office building he proposed?

btw there is also one of the painted chinatown dogs in front, no ones conducted a survey about that being there...

i hate articles like this. it comes off so controversial and it makes us look like hillbillies that in 2006 its even being discussed. i also hate when people claim it gives gay people "special" attention or "special" rights. we're not the ones pushing for "special" amendments heh.

^im pretty sure thats a wheat/grain silo, i know someone who works over there great shots, so this is all non-market rate??

Looking for law students By SHAWN A. TURNER 3:12 pm, June 15, 2006 The Cleveland Bar Association and Cleveland school system today announced a program that will send lawyers into Cleveland schools to help teach civics. Dubbed “The 3 Rs” for rights, responsibilities and realities, the program is an effort to reinvigorate Cleveland’s maligned school system and help bolster performance on the civics portion of the Ohio Graduation Test, which Hugh E. McKay, who was installed as bar association president today, described as “woefully low.” More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com Clinic gives Cleveland schools $2.6M Related Links Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Municipal School District By LESLIE STROOPE 12:42 pm, June 13, 2006 The Cleveland Clinic has donated $2.6 million to the Cleveland municipal school district to help strengthen its sixth through 10th grade math and science curricula. The money comes as part of a $10 million cash and services pledge the Cleveland Clinic made to Cleveland city schools in 2005. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

Tech firm moving to Cleveland Beachwood's DigiKnow to locate on Superior Ave. Thursday, June 15, 2006 Henry J. Gomez Beachwood's DigiKnow Inc. has agreed to relocate its headquarters to Cleveland and bring with it at least 50 jobs. It's the third large high-tech firm to leave the suburbs for Cleveland proper in the last year, illustrating the city's push to lure innovative companies. King Hill, who is president of the growing interactive marketing company, had been looking for a new home base for almost a year...

this is great news!

If its in the 25 story range, thats fine by me, but if its gonna be more than 10 floors shorter and spread out then its going to take away from the skyline and not really fit into the whole dense look and feel of that area... if i had to pick between the two, i like the pelli one better

oh my, ok now im for keeping the tower and recladding it both of those are too spread out and only about 16-18 storys tall... boo

well i dunno, i still like the ice rink in front of tower city, everything else is kinda... "ehh ok"