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Good news on many fronts Huntington Bank to boost small business lending in Cleveland By ARIELLE KASS 10:35 am, February 11, 2010 Huntington Bank is continuing its Cleveland push with the announcement that it will make $360 million in loans to small businesses in this area over the next three years. The announcement is part of a $4 billion initiative that will increase lending in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky, the bank said. Huntington also will add more than 150 business bankers in those areas, including about 24 in the Greater Cleveland area. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20100211/FREE/100219940

Interesting.....I like it. Cleveland Museum of Natural History picks physicist as its new director By John Mangels, The Plain Dealer February 09, 2010, 6:46PM Evalyn Gates, a well-known physicist, author, educator and advocate of increasing the ranks of women in science, is the new executive director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Museum trustees voted Tuesday afternoon to approve Gates' appointment, ending an 18-month international search to fill the post left vacant by the resignation of Bruce Latimer in June 2008. "My head is spinning a bit," Gates said during a phone interview shortly after the museum announced her selection. "I'm absolutely thrilled and delighted to take the leadership of this outstanding institution. We're uniquely poised to do something important." MORE AT http://www.cleveland.com/science/index.ssf/2010/02/cleveland_museum_of_natural_hi_2.html

Thanks tripspapa, looking forward to the pics!

That really is a great website for where we are with it right now. I'm liking the ease to donate as well!

Thanks for posting. Great Story!

A Cleveland Clinic Brand....and up to Euclid Ave! Huron Hospital plans to expand along Euclid By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer February 09, 2010, 4:08AM EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The details are still skimpy and there's no date set for a full unveiling. But Dr. Gus Kious, chief administrative officer of Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, confirmed publicly for the first time Monday that the hospital is planning an expansion along Euclid Avenue aimed at strengthening its ability to treat diabetes and other chronic illnesses. East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton, who took office Jan. 1 after defeating incumbent Eric Brewer, was elated by Kious' announcement and portrayed it as an early sign of a potential turnaround for the poverty-stricken Cleveland suburb. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2010/02/huron_hospital_plans_to_expand.html

Great Column: To fix the city, first fix Cleveland's schools: Phillip Morris By Phillip Morris, The Plain Dealer February 09, 2010, 7:09AM That neglect is what diminishes our future. Simply, we failed to fix the Cleveland schools. We busily constructed stadiums and museums, and, in some cases, reconstructed schools that will soon be shuttered, but we didn't save this city's children. Many people, myself included, stayed in Cleveland during the growth decades of the '90s, because the civic and economic progress seemed real. The Gateway sports complex, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Great Lakes Science Center helped us dream of a return to municipal relevance -- if not greatness. http://www.cleveland.com/morris/index.ssf/2010/02/the_mere_illusion_of_growth_an.html

Wait, we never guessed ProkNo5's, did we??

NEXT: Photo thread coming soon...I've been sitting on a lot of pictures.

I hope this isn't a peak either....but you gotta remember, we're still doing this without Mo and Delonte!

Amazing collection of pics!!! Thanks. On a very similar not, here's a article about Cleveland's downtown theaters http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2010/02/40_years_ago_a_spark_helps_cle.html

Interesting article.....thanks KJP! Cleveland sees big drop in foreclosure filings By Ken Prendergast February 05, 2010, 6:22PM CLEVELAND While the number of property foreclosure filings increased in Cuyahoga County last year, they fell dramatically in one city. Cleveland saw its foreclosure filings drop nearly 20 percent in 2009, according to data compiled by Case Western Reserve University’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development. http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2010/02/cleveland_sees_big_drop_in_for.html

More opposition/negative articles from major papers Ohioans wonder whether new rail line will be too slow, underutilized By Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer February 06, 2010, 8:55AM WASHINGTON -- Seventy-nine mph is not high speed. Yet that's the fastest that passenger trains between Cleveland and Cincinnati will go when they start running, possibly as soon as 2012. This puzzles and disappoints some Ohioans, especially because President Barack Obama announced new rail lines on Jan. 28 as cogs in a national "high speed" network. http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/02/ohioans_wonder_whether_new_rai.html

Lake Erie's midseason run lands them in an AHL playoff slot: Monsters Insider By Cliff Pinckard February 05, 2010, 8:00AM The Monsters did more than win a game Wednesday night at The Q. They crossed a chasm for the franchise. Lake Erie's 3-2 victory over Rochester pushed it past Abbotsford and into fourth place in the Western Conference's North Division. The top four in the conference's two divisions qualify for the Calder Cup playoffs. Both divisions feature seven teams. The Monsters (23-23-0-4) never had been in a playoff slot this deep into any of their three AHL seasons. http://www.cleveland.com/monsters/index.ssf/2010/02/lake_eries_midseason_run_lands.html

NASA Glenn workers perplexed by Obama's bid to scrap moon mission By Tom Breckenridge, The Plain Dealer February 02, 2010, 7:16PM BROOK PARK, Ohio -- President Barack Obama's budget bid to scrap NASA's back-to-the-moon mission shocked scores of scientists and engineers at NASA Glenn Research Center and left them wondering about the center's future, union officials say. NASA Glenn Director Woodrow Whitlow met with hundreds of employees this morning and a dozen reporters in the afternoon at the Brook Park campus to answer questions and quell anxiety over Obama's proposal to sack the Constellation program. NASA is six years and $9 billion into the mission to return astronauts to the Moon and then to Mars, as proposed by former President George Bush. MORE AT http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/nasa_glenn_workers_perplexed_b.html

And even more... Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority lays off two more employees, bringing total salary/benefits savings to $760,000 By James F. McCarty,The Plain Dealer February 02, 2010, 5:05PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The cost-cutting purge at the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority continued this week with the layoffs of two more employees. Combined with four layoffs in December, the taxpayer-subsidized authority has shed more than $760,000 in salaries and benefits the past two months -- more than offsetting a projected $458,000 budget shortfall. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/02/cleveland-cuyahoga_county_port_9.html

Favorite Expansion by far! :-D Cleveland Hopkins AIRMALL Gets Some Local Flavor as Great Lakes Brewing Opens Submitted by Eugmc on February 2, 2010 - 9:29am Travelers, rejoice! Now your favorite brews will be available at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Great Lakes Brewery has opened at AIRMALL at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Your favorite food and drinks from the Ohio City restraunt will all be in stock at the new location. http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/12902

Way to go team! :clap: Big mat tourney set in Cleveland USA Wrestling recently announced the 2010 and 2011 United States Senior National Wrestling Championships and the Men's FILA Junior National Championships have been awarded to Cleveland. The U.S. Senior Nationals will move to Cleveland from Las Vegas. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, in conjunction with USA Wrestling, will host this year's event April 21-25 at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. MORE AT http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/4760773

Awesome! Thanks for posting!

To quote from the 3-C thread: I wonder if a portion of this money/future money could be utilized into constructing the new rail station if proposed correctly?? Basically, transportation federal money.

Sounds like a great guy. I'm really starting to like this series.

Can someone please shoot the Cleveland.com posters who think it is offensive for someone to make over 100K.... New Cleveland Metroparks executive director Brian Zimmerman to focus on long term By James Ewinger January 31, 2010, 6:30AM Brian Zimmerman moves into the driver's seat as the new executive director of the Cleveland Metroparks, replacing Vern Hartenburg, who is retiring after 22 years. Zimmerman, 37, operations manager for the Milwaukee County Parks, Recreation and Culture, is closing out his affairs there, looking for a home here, and learning everything he can about Ohio's oldest county park district. He starts March 15 as the sixth executive director in the Metroparks' 93-year history. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/the_metroparks_new_boss_talks.html#_login

CLEVELAND DESIGN COMPETITION This year's contest drew 85 submissions, on view at the Colonial Marketplace, West Arcade in Cleveland, that envision a new multimodal transit center north of Mall C downtown. JAN. 29-FEB. 19: IDEA FACTORY http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20100127/ARTS/100129854/1157/newsletter61

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Wisconsin man to be new director of Cleveland Metroparks By James Ewinger January 28, 2010, 7:00AM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Metroparks system may be one of the last assets in Northeast Ohio that remains the envy of the nation, and the park commissioners believe they have chosen a new executive director capable of guiding the Emerald Necklace into its second century. His name is Brian Zimmerman, chief of operations for Milwaukee County Parks, Recreation and Culture, which makes him the second in command at the 15,000-acre park system that many compare to the Cleveland Metroparks. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/wisconsin_man_new_director_of.html