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Through 14 round table discussions of community leaders that were broadcast on WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN, radio call-ins, in-depth reports on radio and television, newspaper articles, columns and editorials, the ambitious multimedia campaign highlighted the region’s problems and also offered solutions in ways that energized and empowered individuals and organizations to action and change.

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A Quiet Crisis
Leveraging Lake Erie
Lake Erie has had a major impact on the economy of Cleveland and the surrounding region.
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A Quiet Crisis
Manufacturing
Would the manufacturing jobs that disappeared ever return?
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A Quiet Crisis
A Look Back, A Look Ahead
Just how much progress have we made in reinvigorating our economy?
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Extras
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A Quiet Crisis
Success Stories
A revealing portrayal of five successful entrepreneurs.
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A Quiet Crisis
Arts & the Economy
The importance of Cleveland arts as an asset to our region's economic development.
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A Quiet Crisis
Leadership
Prominent leaders gathered to explore the link between leadership and prosperity.
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A Quiet Crisis
Young Leaders
We focused on young leadership in Northeast Ohio.
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A Quiet Crisis
Universities & Their Cities
Innovative partnerships university presidents forge with their cities were discussed.
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A Quiet Crisis
3rd Frontier
A roundtable of panelists debated issues concerning economic development in NE Ohio.
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A Quiet Crisis
Endowed Chairs
What are endowed chairs and how many did Northeast Ohio actually have?
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A Quiet Crisis
Higher Education & Economic Development
The role of higher education in our regional economic development.
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A Quiet Crisis
Regional Economic Development
How does economic development directly affect your life?
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A Quiet Crisis
The Convention Center
In the summer of 2003 there was a big bet on the table called “a new convention center.”
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