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2012 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Awards
Issue: July/August 2012
WINNERS Asset Creation Business Attraction (Fewer than 100 employees) Business Attraction (more than 300 employees) Business Expansion (More than 300 employees) Business Retention (Fewer than 100 employees) Business Retention (more than 300 employees) Foreign Investment Fostering Entrepreneurship Minority Business Development Public-Private Partnership Regionalism & Cross-Border Collaboration Workforce Development Winner 1 Winner 2 2012 Finalists

2.	2012 Team NEO: Finalists Issue: July/August 2012

3.	2012 Team NEO: Business Expansion (More than 300 employees) Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Sarah Filus AmTrust Financial’s purchase of the Key Bank Center provides a boost to downtown Cleveland’s financial district.

4.	2012 Team NEO: Business Attraction (Fewer than 100 employees) Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Fran Henry When Rural King was looking for a prime spot for a new store, Lorain County gave the farm-and-home retailer the royal treatment.

5.	2012 Team NEO: Business Retention (Fewer than 100 employees) Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Nicole Hennessy Cleveland Research Co. could have moved to New York to be closer to clients. But instead, it stayed right here with a $1.2 million renovation of space in One Cleveland Center.

6.	2012 Team NEO: Workforce Development Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Fran Henry Lorain County Workforce Development Agency helped Republic Steel address its safety concerns as an initial step to landing an $85.2 million investment in the Lorain facility.

7.	2012 Team NEO: Workforce Development Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Rebecca Meiser High-paying IT jobs are going unfilled. The Regional Information Technology Engagement Board is helping schools, students and companies solve the problem.

8.	2012 Team NEO: Business Retention (more than 300 employees) Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Jane Day A coalition of state and local leaders came together to keep American Greetings’ headquarters in Cuyahoga County.

9.	2012 Team NEO: Business Attraction (more than 300 employees) Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Matt Tullis Personal service and a tenacious attitude helped ring up the new 800-person VXI Global Solutions call center in Canton.

10.	2012 Team NEO: Minority Business Development Issue: July/August 2012 Author(s): Rebecca Meiser The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber earned rave reviews in helping Anderson-DuBose find a new home midway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

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