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Richard Herman passes along some useful links:

Florida gets its first Regional Investment Center to attract job-creating, foreign direct investment for local development

Policy Recommendations to Next Administration: Give Green Cards to Foreign Students upon graduation with advanced degrees from U.S. universities. From Robert Atkinson, Information Technology & Innovation Policy Institute.

Harvard’s study on the agglomeration of U.S. Ethnic Inventors

Kauffman Foundation’s video clips on the importance of an entrepreneurial & innovation economy (particularly now) Here and here.

You might also want to look at the studies of immigrant entrepreneurs released by the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke. Here is a summary of the first report issued in January 2007. You can access papers here.

Ten days ago in Chicago, the Chicago Council (co-sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation) launched the Global Midwest Initiative. The day included a panel on immigration in the midwest. You can listen to an audio of the panel discussion from this page.

Here’s a picture of New Chinatown in Toronto (in a suburb called Markham). Wealthy Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong have settled in this area of Toronto.

It’s last Saturday night about 8PM and the place is bustling with the Chinese community coming to shop and eat. The Canadians have a lot to teach us about smart immigration policies.

• Frank Gumola - Reach
  From the opening reception for artist Andrew Reach, held at the Tregoning Art Gallery
• Transition In Place: Keeping Seniors In Their Homes By Providing Services | Cleveland Real Estate News
  Great post from Carole. Look at the CLE Foundation's Successful Aging Initiative.
• The Owl Cries at the Waxing Gibbous Moon « Poetic Alchemist
  From Don Iannone

If you’re coming by, let me know.

Waterloo is the home for ALL of these award winners:

Best Rock Club (Reader’s Poll Winner) - Beachland Ballroom
Best Dude - Steve Brown (co-owner of Shoparooni). Please note the write up was written by Dave Desimone, the owner of the neighboring Low Life art gallery.
Best Studio - Exit Stencil
Best Record Store - Music Saves
Best Place to Buy a T-Shirt - Shoparooni

Northeast Shores News: Waterloo cleans up Scene’s Cleveland Confidential

Hung out at the East Cleveland Library today. A gem.

• Callahan’s Cleveland Diary » NYT: Ohio GOP gearing up for voter removal
• The Washington Independent » McCain: No Friend of Solar Power
  Michael Neary, president of the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association, a non-profit trade association, said McCain frequently says he supports renewable energy development, but his deeds do not match his words.
• Earn $5 a Day? You Can Travel Forever : TravelBlogs.com
• Greater Cleveland Partnership
  "NorTech's role is critical to the Cleveland Plus region's ability to build and sustain an economy driven by technology, innovation and entrepreneurship," said Roman.
• Googmarklets (Google Bookmarklets)

Part of a series of YouTube videos for Midtown Brews.

• The Truth: What Obama and McCain won’t tell you about your money | I Will Teach You To Be Rich
• mom go green: soles united
  watch the video
• NEO Biz Blog: Cleveland's Plain Dealer Downsizing Newsroom Staff
  Surprised? Read Roldo on RealNEO too: http://realneo.us/content/pd-slices-deeper-editorial-work-staff
• Optiem's Clyde Miles on Joshua Porter's blog
  "Exploring our motivations and how to design interfaces to support them is what the Bokardo blog is all about."
• BohPhoto: Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area
  'palin then went on to blame katie couric’s questions for her “less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media.”'
• Energy Industries of Ohio to speak at YBI’s TH3 series | NEOinc
• Americano's Chef V: fall season
  "Seems like everything is picking up at a restaurant…slightly changes [to the] menu as we go further into a fall season."
• Crain's Cleveland Business: Cleveland Medical Devices secures $1.2M grant

• E4S: The Future of Design: Integrating Sustainability
  Great event 10.8 w/ E4S @ CIA
• Reclaiming Hope: Vote YES on Issue 5
  Rosemary Palmer: "If you want to keep the Payday Lending fees in check, vote YES on Issue 5."

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Although Michigan borders four Great Lakes and has the most offshore wind potential, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is likely to beat it to the punch with a proposed wind farm in Lake Erie several miles from Cleveland.

Last week a task force chaired by the Cuyahoga County prosecutor released an installment in an ongoing $1 million feasibility study giving the project a green light on geologic and wind-potential grounds. If the study continues to yield positive findings, construction of two to 10 wind turbines and a research station could start in about two years.

Studies Lift Hopes for Great Lakes Wind Turbine Farms

Michigan Report: Michigan’s Offshore Wind Potential

also

Michigan Great Lakes Offshore Wind: Permitting Dry Run (May 2008)

and

Cuyahoga Wind Energy Task Force

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Carbon Free Prosperity 2025

Keystone Innovation Zone gives tech firms a lift