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Circle Heights Alliance

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

A Neighboring Community Joins Circle Heights Alliance

Cleveland Heights, four other communities and University Circle Inc.,are applying for a grant to conduct a feasibility study on how the entities can collaborate on economic development

Cleveland Heights and four other cities want to find out whether collaborative, economic development opportunities exist between their communities. Shaker Heights is the latest to join the Circle Heights Alliance, a group that consists of Cleveland Heights, University Heights, South Euclid, East Cleveland and University Circle Inc. Together they will apply for a $100,000 grant that would come from the state's Local Government Initiative Fund. The money would cover a study to gauge the feasibility of creating a regional economic development district that could partner on transportation issues, bringing jobs to the area and sharing strategies. "The creation of an economic development district would allow the City of Shaker to leverage …

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