90.3 WCPN ideastream®: Economy and Jobs

SERIES

Poverty in the City
50 years ago, Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood was a vibrant neighborhood, with shops and well-kept homes. But today, it is on the verge of a complete changeover: buildings sit in disrepair, shops are boarded up, kids become high school drop outs. What happened? What can happen now to turn this neighborhood back in the other direction? 2007

What Would Merging Mean?
Northeast Ohio's economy has drastically changed over the last decade. Municipal budgets have shrunk. Manufacturing jobs have declined and the urban core -- Cleveland -- is losing population. As leaders search for solutions, talk of regionalism has ignited conversations and ideas, including more collaboration among cities, even the possibility of merger between city and county government in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. ideastream explores that radical idea with reports and interviews on radio and TV. 2007

Making Change
Making Change is a series of radio, television and Internet products that will tackle that very question by concentrating on economic reinvention from the point of view of individual citizens. 2003-present

The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series
The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series is a sequence of discussions focusing on issues important to executives of small non-profit organizations and students of non-profit management. 2006-present

RESOURCES

MoneyWatch
MoneyWatch is an online information and resource guide designed to help Northeast Ohioians manage their money.

FUNDING

Funding for the coverage of economy & jobs topics comes from The Abington Foundation; The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation; The Cleveland Foundation; The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; and The Nord Foundation.