12 hours ago, Metz44 said:

If your gonna fire someone, at the very least schedule a one on one with someone from HR. It’s just so disheartening.

 

Yes, that would be ideal. But for a mass layoff, it would be time consuming. It is much easier to just herd them into a large conference room and tell them all at once. That's what they did during a mass layoff at the software company I worked for. No, I was not one of the laid-off employees. 

 

Sources say it was about 140 people let go in a pre-recorded "webinar".

 

Edited January 29, 20214 yr by skiwest

15 hours ago, cle_guy90 said:

Is the 300 more workers at the Westlake location?

 

That was my understanding from reading it, yes

53 minutes ago, PoshSteve said:

 

That was my understanding from reading it, yes

Based on what employees are saying on Reddit, I think the new hires are overseas unfortunately.

 

3 hours ago, cle_guy90 said:

Based on what employees are saying on Reddit, I think the new hires are overseas unfortunately.

 

 

I may have read it wrong - it does not specify location. Here is the actual quote: "Hyland is in the midst of a multiyear strategic initiative to build a cloud-first platform for the future while supporting our customers' success today," the statement reads. "A component of this strategy is to hire more than 300 additional technologists and increase our overall employee count by 15% in 2021,"

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/hyland-lays-unspecified-number-employees

3 hours ago, PoshSteve said:

 

I may have read it wrong - it does not specify location. Here is the actual quote: "Hyland is in the midst of a multiyear strategic initiative to build a cloud-first platform for the future while supporting our customers' success today," the statement reads. "A component of this strategy is to hire more than 300 additional technologists and increase our overall employee count by 15% in 2021,"

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/hyland-lays-unspecified-number-employees

CLE area tech biggie expands payroll but doesn’t specify location=where else? India and now Poland, as Hyland cuts 150 Cleveland area jobs. 
 

wasnt Hyland caught up in one of those recurring county scandals as well?

Edited January 30, 20214 yr by CLENYC

https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/cleveland-auto-show-moves-downtown-plans-2021-event-december

 

Cleveland Auto show moving to downtown convention center. If the Huntington Convention Center can absorb the auto show from I-X, what can't they absorb?

^^This is BIG. Now if only we can shake this damn virus so people can fully enjoy it.

19 minutes ago, LlamaLawyer said:

https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/cleveland-auto-show-moves-downtown-plans-2021-event-december

 

Cleveland Auto show moving to downtown convention center. If the Huntington Convention Center can absorb the auto show from I-X, what can't they absorb?

If they end up getting all the big shows from the IX, then perhaps they could expand with that land bridge that we have all been hoping for.

If anyone wants a laugh check facebook for the responses. No free parking, the time it takes to find a space, may have to use public transit or a cab, anti suburban agenda got the IX Center closed down and likely to get mugged, apparently.

 

Can't see past their noses let alone the big picture. 

Edited February 7, 20214 yr by snakebite

6 hours ago, snakebite said:

If anyone wants a laugh check facebook for the responses. No free parking, the time it takes to find a space, may have to use public transit or a cab, anti suburban agenda got the IX Center closed down and likely to get mugged, apparently.

 

Can't see past their noses let alone the big picture. 

Parking was never free at the IX Center either.  SOMEONE paid for it (as in the instance of the auto show, the Cleveland Auto Dealers Association provided parking).  

On 2/7/2021 at 12:13 PM, snakebite said:

If anyone wants a laugh check facebook for the responses. No free parking, the time it takes to find a space, may have to use public transit or a cab, anti suburban agenda got the IX Center closed down and likely to get mugged, apparently.

 

Can't see past their noses let alone the big picture. 

 

LOL... The I-X Center got the I-X Center shut down from hosting shows. The company is run by a 90-something-year-old man who just wants to use the center as a warehouse. Sometimes just say "I don't know" rather than trot out some baseless conspiracy theory.

I thought we had a Cleveland Community Development Corporation thread, but I couldn't find it. So I'm putting this great description of CDBG funds and their many strings attached to them. Just in case you wanted to work at a CDC....

 

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1358885671520391170.html

^Good description of CDBG work.  Many strings attached is an understatement.  I just finished environmental reviews for 5 street paving projects.  The kind of work you have to put in and questions that must be answered is way too time consuming.  I am doing street paving, why do they need to know if a military base is nearby?  That article is spot on, and she's correct in saying there are so many other things that we could be doing that would be more meaningful and have a bigger impact on the neighborhoods and communities we work in, but the work is monotonous and consumes a large portion of your workday.

A company moved from SF to Cleveland:  "At the moment, MCX Technologies is small, employing about 10 people. But [CEO] Kruchko said he sees that total growing to about 50 in Cleveland in the next three to five years, with total employment growing to about 150 to 200."

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/mcx-technologies-corp-sees-opportunity-cleveland

 

I get the point of the article that sometimes companies DO move to CLE from other places, but the article seems a little strange as, at the moment, it is only ten jobs, and it doesn't appear that its out of the blue as the CEO had already lived in CLE before so he already knew about the city. I know its positive news, but something seems strange about the article--anyone one else have that same read?

 

 

2 hours ago, Pugu said:I know its positive news, but something seems strange about the article--anyone one else have that same read?

 

 

Pretty standard article for Crain’s, I think.  Given the nature of their business I think it’s pretty exciting they chose CLE over SF to be their home.

On 2/8/2021 at 10:54 PM, KJP said:

 

LOL... The I-X Center got the I-X Center shut down from hosting shows. The company is run by a 90-something-year-old man who just wants to use the center as a warehouse. Sometimes just say "I don't know" rather than trot out some baseless conspiracy theory.

 

There was an interesting item in the Council General Fund budget hearings (at about the 1 hour 7 minute point).  Kennedy said the IX Center has renewed its lease on the building and is caught up and current on all lease payments to the city.  Maybe that Purell lease for half the building got IX (Park Ohio) back to solvency.

 

Budget Hearing at:

 

I have seen rumours posted on Facebook sites with former IX employees saying the ownership have every intention of opening up again with shows and the entire shutdown was just a ploy for Federal aid money.   Sounds plausible.   

The title of this article is positive, but you need a subscription to Cleveland Business Journal to read the article. Are these numbers real or just a boosteristic spin by Team NEO? I never know if theses sorts of numbers take into account any lost jobs.  Any insight from the more knowledgeable among us? 

 

NE Ohio added most new jobs in a single year in 2020, report says

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/03/ne-ohio-added-most-new-jobs-in-a-single-year-in-2020-report-says.html

 

^I would need to know if the amount of jobs includes the jobs which were "added" due to the slight bounce back in business after the initial shutdown.  The BLS numbers, no matter how off they've been in the past, doesn't show job growth for the region last year.    

^ I read the article and it is rather vague. It did mention that last year's job growth came partly from companies such as Sherwin-Williams Co. and Athersys Inc. that decided to stay and expand.  I assume they are counting jobs actually added and not the announcement of jobs to be added. 

1 hour ago, 3231 said:

The title of this article is positive, but you need a subscription to Cleveland Business Journal to read the article. Are these numbers real or just a boosteristic spin by Team NEO? I never know if theses sorts of numbers take into account any lost jobs.  Any insight from the more knowledgeable among us? 

 

NE Ohio added most new jobs in a single year in 2020, report says

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/03/ne-ohio-added-most-new-jobs-in-a-single-year-in-2020-report-says.html

 

I read the article and it discusses "new" jobs - jobs that were added by existing companies or by companies moving to the area. It is not, however, a net number and does not include job losses or layoffs.  So it's good news that the area can attract "new" jobs, but of course the overall job numbers are down.

The article says:  

1. The region created 8,528 jobs in 2020, and:
2. By the end of 2020, employment in the Cleveland-Elyria MSA had fallen by 88,438 jobs, or 8.8%, from December 2019

 

So if we say the NEW jobs in Line 1 above are ONLY in the five counties, then the NET LOSS of jobs in the CLE MSA was 80,000 for 2020.  If some of those jobs were in Akron or Youngstown--as line 1 does say "NEO", then the NET LOSS of job in metro Cleveland would be larger than 80,000.

 

Quality journalism by Cle.com once again! Not at all confusing or misleading!

39 minutes ago, PoshSteve said:

Quality journalism by Cle.com once again! Not at all confusing or misleading!

 

Yeah....Its almost like saying, "Looking at the population from a broad perspective, in 2020, the United Stated had approximately zero covid deaths, but experienced only 3,340,000 new lives (births), compared to 3,840,000 births in 2019, a 13% reduction."

On 3/4/2021 at 1:04 PM, Pugu said:

The article says:  

1. The region created 8,528 jobs in 2020, and:
2. By the end of 2020, employment in the Cleveland-Elyria MSA had fallen by 88,438 jobs, or 8.8%, from December 2019

 

So if we say the NEW jobs in Line 1 above are ONLY in the five counties, then the NET LOSS of jobs in the CLE MSA was 80,000 for 2020.  If some of those jobs were in Akron or Youngstown--as line 1 does say "NEO", then the NET LOSS of job in metro Cleveland would be larger than 80,000.

 

 

 

So the Report about the new jobs (in the environment of losing 90k jobs) is posted on TeamNEO's website. You can see/download it here:

 

https://teamneo.org/news/team-neo-annual-report-showcases-regional-recovery-and-success/

 

from their site:  "Team NEO released its annual performance and impact report today, sharing that the organization, in partnership with JobsOhio and the Northeast Ohio Economic Development Network, worked on 84 projects that will generate more than 8,500 jobs, $449.1 million in annual payroll and $3.35 billion in capital investment for the region. The network also focused on offsetting pandemic-related job losses by working with organizations that chose the Northeast Ohio Region for their expansion. These efforts resulted in the retention of almost 11,500 jobs."

 

The part I bolded above is interesting. Many of the 88k lost jobs may be in hospitality/restaurants. They'll eventually come back. But $3B in new capital is really new, so is a real success despite the net loss of 80k jobs. 

Ohio 3rd Frontier Funding focusing on innovation and technology (including advanced medical tech) awarded $48M to CLE area companies out of $73M statewide.  That's a healthy proportion and nice to hear, esp as the bulk of medical innovation in the state is in CLE.

 

Northeast Ohio gets a hefty share of Ohio Third Frontier Commission awards

 

"Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, JumpStart Inc. and several other organizations and small companies in Northeast Ohio are among the recipients of a total of nearly $73 million from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission...."

 

The article also lists local recipients of the the Third Frontier's Pre-Seed/Seed Plus Fund Capitalization Program.

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/northeast-ohio-gets-hefty-share-ohio-third-frontier-commission-awards

 

 

Cleveland, Ohio governments to get big money as part of new federal stimulus plan. How will they spend it?

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland is in line to get a huge amount of money -- and the most by far of any city in the state -- as part of the billions in funding coming to city and state governments through the through the new federal coronavirus relief bill that President Joe Biden signed on Thursday.

 

Cleveland is eligible to receive more than $541 million over two years, almost $290 million more than Cincinnati, which will get the second most of any Ohio city, according to an analysis of the bill from the Congressional Research Service.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/03/cleveland-ohio-governments-to-get-big-money-as-part-of-new-federal-stimulus-plan-how-will-they-spend-it.html

I can think of ALOT of infrastructure projects that can be used for.

18 minutes ago, PoshSteve said:

I can think of ALOT of infrastructure projects that can be used for.

Unfortunately it will come down to what the Feds dictate it can be spent on.    I'm sure a bunch will go towards raises for city employees and hiring even more.  

38 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

Unfortunately it will come down to what the Feds dictate it can be spent on.    I'm sure a bunch will go towards raises for city employees and hiring even more.  

Infrastructure is one of the things they explicitly say it should be used for.

 

2 hours ago, PoshSteve said:

Infrastructure is one of the things they explicitly say it should be used for.

 

Indeed. The article states, "The local and state government funding in the bill is meant to help governments make up for lost tax revenues and cover extra expenses associated with the pandemic. Governments also are allowed use the money to fund infrastructure projects, meant to boost the economy."

14 hours ago, PoshSteve said:

Infrastructure is one of the things they explicitly say it should be used for.

 

There is also a prohibition on tax cuts for until 2024.

On 3/12/2021 at 2:38 PM, Clefan98 said:

Cleveland, Ohio governments to get big money as part of new federal stimulus plan. How will they spend it?

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland is in line to get a huge amount of money -- and the most by far of any city in the state -- as part of the billions in funding coming to city and state governments through the through the new federal coronavirus relief bill that President Joe Biden signed on Thursday.

 

Cleveland is eligible to receive more than $541 million over two years, almost $290 million more than Cincinnati, which will get the second most of any Ohio city, according to an analysis of the bill from the Congressional Research Service.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/03/cleveland-ohio-governments-to-get-big-money-as-part-of-new-federal-stimulus-plan-how-will-they-spend-it.html

Wow. To quote our president, this is a big f***ing deal. 
 

Here’s a map where you can find what cities and states are getting what. https://www.openthebooks.com/maps/?Map=90043&MapType=Pin&Zip=33158
 

For a bit more perspective, Cleveland is getting the third most in the midwest, after just Chicago snd Detroit. We are getting more than Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, Seattle, Dallas—the list goes on. We are getting almost as much money as Houston! Houston! You know, the fourth largest city in the U.S. That one! 
 

Mind boggling!!

To further hammer the above home, I’ve looked at data for all major states and it appears the only cities* getting more money than Cleveland are:

 

New York, LA, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Detroit, D.C., Baltimore. 
 

So we’re punching way above our weight in terms of stimulus money. I hope we can use it well.
 

*By city, I mean city. Some counties are getting tons of money.

So what can this money be used for? And who will administer it locally?

43 minutes ago, KJP said:

So what can this money be used for? And who will administer it locally?

As I understand, broadly, it can be used for broadband, water, and sewer infrastructure, for budget shortfalls, and for responding to negative economic impacts of covid.

 

The real answer is probably no one knows yet. This is a massive piece of legislation, and people are still learning what’s in it. There will also probably be administrative rules made for how the money can be spent, and those rules don’t exist yet. But precisely what they say will be very important, because a lot of the descriptions I have seen are very, very amorphous. Responding to the negative economic impacts of covid could mean basically anything.

I found the specific statutory text:

 

Quote

“(c) Requirements.—

“(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Subject to paragraph (2), and except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county shall only use the funds provided under a payment made under this section to cover costs incurred by the metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county, by December 31, 2024—

“(A) to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality;

“(B) to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID–19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work;

“(C) for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county prior to the emergency; or

“(D) to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.

“(2) PENSION FUNDS.—No metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county may use funds made available under this section for deposit into any pension fund.

“(3) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—A metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that term is defined in paragraph (17) of section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(17)), a public benefit corporation involved in the transportation of passengers or cargo, or a special-purpose unit of State or local government.

“(4) TRANSFERS TO STATES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer such funds to the State in which such entity is located.

 

 

Under Sub (3) it looks like the city could give the money to the RTA. So that's a big deal and I hope they go down that route with some of the funds. Also under (1)(A) the city can give direct aid to small businesses or nonprofits. 

 

So the countours of what guardrails are put on the fund distribution remains to be seen, but it shouldn't be hard to find a way to spend 100% of it.

 

FInally, the distribution to various municipalities was based on some metrics of population, poverty rates, and economic development lag. In short, we got so much money because we have a 30% poverty rate.

 

EDIT: just in case any city officials look at the forum, my comments are water cooler talk, not legal advice. If you make policy decisions based on something I write on this forum, you are an idiot.

Edited March 14, 20214 yr by LlamaLawyer

Considering poverty levels are a big factor in who gets how much, it's a little less surprising Cleveland is getting so much relative to other cities. It is an absolutely massive amount though. Even smaller cities/suburbs are getting alot - Cleveland Hts 40M and Lakewood 50M. Thanks for the link @LlamaLawyer!

When will the funds be made available to the city? Depending on the timeframe this year's upcoming election for mayor may be an even bigger deal for the city than it was before this legislation was passed. I'm assuming infrastructure contracts and decisions will take a year or so to be awarded, but will Frank or the new mayor have the biggest sway in directing where the focus will be?

 

$540M over the next 4 years is an increase in the projected revenue to the city by ~20% every year. That's incredible!

Was talking with one of my coworkers today. Apparently these numbers aren't yet final, but more of a maximum. The rules stipulate that the total is not to exceed 75% of a jurisdictions general fund.

 

Ford says no new product for the Ohio Assembly Plant in Lorain.  This doesn't seem to make much sense logistically.  I keep wondering if Ford's withering interest in Ohio is because all their growing locations seem to be in right-to-work states, which now include Michigan, of all places.

 

https://chroniclet.com/news/255010/union-letter-ford-will-not-build-new-product-in-ohio-assembly-plant/?utm_source=morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210316&utm_content=article3-readmore

On 3/14/2021 at 2:23 PM, LlamaLawyer said:

Wow. To quote our president, this is a big f***ing deal. 
 

Here’s a map where you can find what cities and states are getting what. https://www.openthebooks.com/maps/?Map=90043&MapType=Pin&Zip=33158
 

For a bit more perspective, Cleveland is getting the third most in the midwest, after just Chicago snd Detroit. We are getting more than Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, Seattle, Dallas—the list goes on. We are getting almost as much money as Houston! Houston! You know, the fourth largest city in the U.S. That one! 
 

Mind boggling!!

 

KEEP IT OUT OF FRANK JACKSON'S HANDS

Absolutely ridiculous.  Does any of our legal people know if Ford is actually able to go back on their commitment that they made during the UAW negotiations?

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/uaw-accuses-ford-of-shifting-new-vehicle-production-from-ohio-to-mexico-11615990216

On 3/16/2021 at 11:03 AM, YABO713 said:

 

KEEP IT OUT OF FRANK JACKSON'S HANDS

 

Could buy a lot of jersey barriers with that money 🤔

22 minutes ago, cle_guy90 said:

Absolutely ridiculous.  Does any of our legal people know if Ford is actually able to go back on their commitment that they made during the UAW negotiations?

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/uaw-accuses-ford-of-shifting-new-vehicle-production-from-ohio-to-mexico-11615990216

 

Don't worry.  Trump has negotiated a big beautiful deal with Mexico to stop these kinds of things from happening....  

7 minutes ago, gpodawund said:

 

Could buy a lot of jersey barriers with that money 🤔

 

The first thing that will happen:   Raises for all city employees.  

The second thing that will happen:   All departments will hire more employees.  

 

I wish I was kidding... 

7 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

 

The first thing that will happen:   Raises for all city employees.  

The second thing that will happen:   All departments will hire more employees.  

 

I wish I was kidding... 

 

Considering the city was on hiring freeze last year, I expect most departments will hire more employees. I highly doubt raises across the board are in the cards though.

1 hour ago, Cleburger said:

 

The first thing that will happen:   Raises for all city employees.  

The second thing that will happen:   All departments will hire more employees.  

 

I wish I was kidding... 

You're probably right, but it's a pity.  This money is a one-shot deal. It should be used for investment projects, not bread and circuses.