Cleveland- Hard Times but Not Down for the Count
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9/6/2005
Cleveland has had its share of economic hardships. True, headlines tend to focus on loss of major employers and work needs to be done to revive the economy, but that trend is shared by many Great Lakes states.
Too often, those statistics tend to overshadow what is right about Northeast Ohio and Cleveland as a city.
World-class arts and culture and health care facilities that are second to none, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orchestra, Playhouse Square (okay- 2nd only to New York City's Broadway theatre district), Cleveland Clinic and more.
Also features burgeoning nano-tech, bio-tech and fuel cell research centers, the NASA Glenn Research Center, which is now taking the lead in nuclear propulsion for spacecraft, and many small business incubators that are leading entreprenuers.
Home to one of the largest research public libraries in the country and some of the nations finest suburban school districts. Moderate housing prices, access to health care and some of the nations finest colleges and universities. Throw in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, one of the top 10 most visited in the country, and Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace, one of the nations oldest and best metropolitan park systems naturally makes Cleveland the most affordable world-class city.
Hugh | Mayfield Heights, OH