One of the major challenges in Northeast Ohio is a lack of collaboration and alignment.
This dynamic is slowly changing, however. Here's some evidence of the shift. Team NEO, the region's's economic development organization, has formed a partnership with two major port authorities. The agreement establishes a structure to share prospects opportunities in a cooperative way.Read more [1].
Most economic development professionals know that these types of regional collaborations are very difficult to negotiate, execute and maintain. The success of these agreements depends on a high level of mutual trust. So, the mere fact of three organizations in Northeast Ohio have come together to execute this type of agreement is a significant event.
Interestingly, this event was not covered in the Cleveland papers.
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[1] http://www.ctl.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=54976&issue=04202006&btac=no