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Ideas: Steelyard Commons Update If you don't regularly travel on the northbound side of the Jennings Freeway, brace yourself for a new view. The largest open-air shopping center in Cuyahoga County - and the first new major shopping space in the city in more than 20 years - is just weeks away from opening on the former ISG Steel site. While it's announcement was decried by some businesses, and protested by potential neighbors and historians, its addition to the near west side of Cleveland is all but here. What's gone on there these past few months? Rick Jackson will take us to the site and talk with the developers about their project, and their dreams for what it might become.
Ideas: High Performance Buildings Mark Urycki briefs Rick on what makes a building "high performance" and why some leaders in our region say this new kind of environmentally friendly construction and rehab is an important part of Northeast Ohio's economic reinvigoration.
Ideas: Post Election Coverage Post election analysis on how new leadership may impact state and regional economies.
Ideas: Wind Power on Lake Erie Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports that local leadership is interested in not only the clean energy options this idea may well bring to Northeast Ohio but also how it could bring new manufacturing jobs to our area. Manufacturing wind turbine parts and components could mean a boon to Northeast Ohio’s sagging manufacturing sector.
Ideas: 2007 Economic Forecast for Ohio Richard DeKaser, chief economist from National City Bank, presents his 2007 economic forecast for Northeast Ohio.
Ideas: Home Values David C. Barnett will be on hand to discuss the latest census data about home values. Ohio's lagging economy is one reason why homes in Northeast Ohio are so affordable. Is that a good thing? It is if you're a buyer... not so much if you are a seller. David has looked at the numbers and will explain what it means to Northeast Ohio homeowners.
Ideas: Making Sense of Place The documentary film Making Sense of Place: Cleveland premieres this week on Ideas. Funded by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Making Sense of Place explores how policy makers, community groups and other have wrestled with urban decay, the erosion of inner-ring suburbs and the explosive growth of outer suburbs. Following the 60-minute program will be a 30-minute examination of what Cleveland needs to do and what is being done right now to address the challenges outlined in the film. Guests include Hunter Morrison from Youngstown State University; Richard Fleming, president and chief executive of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association who talks about what his city did to overcome some of the same issues facing Cleveland; and a local developer who will discuss the risks and rewards that go along with investing hundreds of millions of dollars in downtown Cleveland. The film producers also plan a series of community viewing/discussion and we will have information about how you can become involved in those efforts. Order the Making Sense of Place DVD here.      
Ideas: Voices and Choices: Town Hall Meeting; New Wireless Network Last weekend saw the culmination of 20 months of work in the Voices and Choices campaign, with nearly 900 people turning out for a town hall meeting to discuss the initiative's priorities. Rick Jackson was also there in Akron and will report on that session. Then he'll interview leaders of the Voices and Choices campaign as to what will be done with the thousands of findings and hundreds of suggestions given during the project; OneCommunity is a nonprofit provider of community-based ultra broadband networking services, which last week rolled out a new program in conjunction with CASE, the major East Side hospitals, and with many University Circle businesses. It allows internet users to connect wirelessly throughout a five-mile radius of Cleveland's John Hay High School But the program has many other unique uses, and we'll talk with one of the creators, as well as demonstrate some of the effective capabilities of the plan.
Ideas: Voices and Choices: Make Your Choice The continuation of our examination of the "Voices and Choices" campaign continues, with guests Deborah Vesy of the Deaconess Foundation, and Brad Whitehead of the Cleveland Foundation. They're here to discuss the expectations many people have for the 18-month program as it comes to a conclusion. Vesy will also talk about the opportunity you still have to participate, by filling out the ChoiceBook at the Voices and Choices website.
Ideas: Voices and Choices Update Ideas continues its coverage of the Voices and Choice project this week with a discussion about the challenges of government fragmentation and how northeast Ohio plans to address the growing problem of sprawl. Guests will include Hunter Morrison of Youngstown State University, David Beach of Eco-City, Bay Village Mayor Debbie Sutherland and Steve Brooks, associate director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron.
Ideas: Cleveland Named Poorest Big City... Again With the designation of Cleveland as the nation's poorest city once again, we'll re-examine the idea of poverty, its' causes and impact. The U.S. Census Bureau found that 2005 numbers indicate 32.4% of the residents in the City of Cleveland are living below the federal poverty line - the highest rate in America. Our continuing conversation about the Voices and Choices campaign examines part of the issue, and ideas also spoke with noted author and Harvard University Sociology Professor Dr. William Julius Wilson.
Ideas: New Publisher at the PD With the face of media changing daily, a new man at the helm of the Plain Dealer makes news himself. Fresh from St. Louis, Terry Egger is now the publisher of the 340,000 circulation paper. He's made news quickly - last week announcing potential buyouts of up to 370 editorial employees. This week, he sits down with Rick Jackson to talk about the future of his paper, the future of all papers, and media in general.
Ideas: Home Repair Resource Center For a woman who is sole head of house, managing some home repairs can be a challenge. We'll profile the Home How-To for Women program, a series designed to give women homeowners the confidence and experience to take charge of the maintenance needs of their homes.
Ideas: Sustainable Idea Center There is a reason why we call our new Playhouse Square home "Idea Center." It's a place where every day we create programs about ideas that give you a different look at Northeast Ohio, the nation and the world. But this building - this place where we work - is itself filled with big ideas about how buildings, and the organizations that occupy them, will do business in the future. The Idea Center is a high-performance workplace, based in part on the principals of sustainability. What does all that mean? We'll help explain.
Ideas: Focus on St. Clair-Superior Neighborhood Cleveland's St. Clair-Superior neighborhood is going to the dogs. Actually, it's a new campaign to attract people into the area that has everyone "barking." We'll explain how the Year of the Dog is playing out in Cleveland. But looking at that lead us into a bigger story, regarding the impact Asian owned business have in Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio? It's probably a lot stronger than you would think. Rick Jackson goes to Cleveland's St. Clair Superior Neighborhood, where Asian businesses are not just growing in number, but thriving, and are now attracting residential and retail business as well. We'll look at the future of Cleveland's near-East Side, and talk with advocates for the Asian community.
Ideas: NorthEast Ohio Sourcing Office We'll look at the continuing endeavors to regionalize Northeast Ohio by introducing you to the newest player in the effort, NEOSO - the NorthEast Ohio Sourcing Office. They're developing plans that help towns all across the metro by combining efforts to create buying leverage and smarter ways of completing tasks. We'll also be joined by a panel of Mayors from Cleveland suburbs to talk about their ideas for continued cooperation among towns, and the evolution of Northeast Ohio as an economic district.
Ideas: Warrensville Heights Development What Cuyahoga County suburb is in the midst of its largest building boom since the middle 60s, adding new housing, business, retail and even a nationally recognized tech center all at once? We'll be visiting there to see not only the new growth, but to hear about a new attitude, in a city that you probably don't know a whole lot about. We'll also talk with an urban specialist as to whether the lessons learned in this one inner-ring suburb could translate to other areas of the region as well.
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Multicultural Business Center & Lorain Ethnic Incubator The closing of steel and auto plants in Lorain hit the local economy hard. While some mourn the collapse of big industry, a new group says it's better to think small. ideastream's David C. Barnett takes us on a tour of the Multicultural Business Center. Also, for years, many Northeast Ohioans have assumed that the local economy won't rebound until big industry comes back. But, some business experts in Lorain see it differently. As part of Making Change: Building the Region's Future, ideastream's David C. Barnett reports on a training program that is hatching some new ideas.
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Developing Vacant Lots A drive through some Northeast Ohio neighborhoods is a tour through desolation. Boarded-up houses and abandoned factory buildings are scattered through communities that have fallen on hard times. But, for some, these scarred landscapes are full of potential. As part of Making Change: Building the Region's Future, ideastream's David C. Barnett reports on reclaiming some of our abandoned streets.
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Auto Industry Future & Oberlin Bio-Fuel We'll take a look at the auto show in Detroit and how lots of new cars being made in Ohio. Does this brighten the future of auto manufacturing in our state, even though plant closings and cutbacks continue? And Rick takes us to Oberlin to talk to folks who are using veggie oil to power their autos.
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Bio-Nano at CWRU They are being called the absolute keys to Northeast Ohio's future economic treasures: bio/nano technology and fuel cell innovation. But, what exactly are these sciences? What do they look like? Sound like? What's involved? Elaine Falk takes viewers to a couple of labs that happen to be literally across the hall from each other for a look into what could be our economic future.
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