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Ed Morrison · Does NEO need a Progressive Business Leaders Network?
August 1st, 2010
Does NEO need a Progressive Business Leaders Network?
The voice of business in this region is muddled and, in the case of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, too often hijacked by narrow, Cleveland-centric real estate interests.
Perhaps a network along the lines of the PBLN in Massachusetts might make some sense.
A new set of business voices might be able to focus policy on long term issues that matter to the region. The Massachusetts PBLN has expressed strong support for the common core standards in education.
When was the last time we heard the business leaders in the region speak up on any issue of regional consequence? (Although there are some efforts to bring together Akron and Cleveland, this initiative is moving at a glacial pace.)
It’s a good time for a younger business leadership to step forward with some new ideas.
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