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Ed Morrison · PD’s reporting on the economy
November 23rd, 2008
The PD’s reporting on the regional economy is getting better. It still has a way to go to catch up to the national leader in regional economic reporting: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Ohio’s job outlook: Ready work force helps, but rust-belt image hurts Pittsburgh’s renaissance holds lesson for Cleveland
The Ohio could benefit from the perspective of the New Economy report issued by the Kauffman Foundation last week. You can download it here.
The Cleveland story starts a useful comparison to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh began to accelerate past Cleveland in the early 1990’s, and the gap is widening. Cleveland’s economic development strategies have not been keeping pace with Pittsburgh for about 15 years.
Last 5 posts by Ed Morrison
- Signing off - February 3rd, 2012
- "The current global development model is unsustainable" - February 1st, 2012
- Market opportunities for developing Chicago's green economy - January 29th, 2012
- Plain Dealer flubs its explanation for firing Tony Grossi - January 27th, 2012
- Linking and leveraging university assets to strengthen regional economies - January 27th, 2012

