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NEO Regional Day Orientation. Monday, October 30, 2006 Wolstein Center Cleveland State University. REGIONAL DAY. Annual program for NEO community leadership program (CLP) classes Sponsored by NEORC, Leadership Taskforce, CLPs, foundations and corporations. Taskforce Mission.
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NEO Regional DayOrientation Monday, October 30, 2006 Wolstein Center Cleveland State University
REGIONAL DAY • Annual program for NEO community leadership program (CLP) classes • Sponsored by NEORC, Leadership Taskforce, CLPs, foundations and corporations
Taskforce Mission • Promote the regional competitiveness of northeast Ohio • Help disseminate knowledge gained by university research via the community leadership program networks • Assist in the development of regional components for program curricula • Promote alumni understanding of the assets and challenges of the region • Provide citizen input for university research.
TASKFORCE BACKGROUND • NEO Regional Leadership Taskforce is a university/leadership program partnership formed in 1995 • Leadership programs of 17 counties • Universities – CSU, KSU, YSU, UA • Affiliates • NEOUCOM • Lorain County Community College • Team NEO • Other regional initiatives include • Alumni surveys 1995 & 2001 – 2006 anticipated • Website – www.neolead.com • Newsletter - Regional Focus • Regional Day • Regional database of nearly 9,000
PARTICIPATING CLPs • 400+ members of 06/07 class of 13 programs • Cleveland Bridge Builders • Leadership Akron • LEADERship Ashtabula Co. • Leadership Cleveland • Leadership Columbiana Co. • Leadership Geauga Co. • Leadership Hudson • Leadership Lake Co. • Leadership Lorain Co. • Leadership Mahoning Valley • Leadership Medina Co. • Leadership Stark Co. • Leadership Unlimited (Richland Co.)
REGIONAL DAY GOALS • Highlight assets of your community to others • Become more informed about regional systems/economy • Learn about assets of other parts of the region • Interact with other leaders of the region • Identify potential of regional progress • Discuss how programs/taskforce can assist regional progress
Understanding the RegionWhere We Live and WorkNortheast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce Prepared by Youngstown State University—Center for Urban and Regional Studies UUP—Northeast Ohio Research Consortium
HISTORIC VIEWS Western Reserve Early Counties
Other Views Media Markets Metropolitan Planning Areas Bureau of Economic Analysis Highway Networks Comparable Economies
REGIONAL IDENTITIES:MARKETS OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE • CLEVELAND/ • AKRON/CANTON • MAHONING VALLEY • COLUMBUS • WHEELING
REGIONAL IDENTITIES:2003METROPOLITAN AREAS Metropolitan Region 19 Ohio Counties 1 Pennsylvania County
REGIONAL IDENTITIES:BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Economic Region 22 Ohio Counties 1 Pennsylvania County
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FREEWAY NETWORK Interstate System Developed after 1960, allowing for workers & shoppers to live other than where they work or shop. Firms’ ability to move goods within NEO expands allowing supply chains to span greater distances.
REGIONAL IDENTITIES:REGION COMPARABLE TO MANY STATES Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island Combined 5,234,565 People NEO Economic Region 4,692,460 People
Other Regional Initiatives Departments of Transportation Metropolitan Planning Organizations Regional Initiatives Team NEO Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education Fund for Our Economic Future
REGIONAL INITIATIVES NORTEC NEOTEC Fund for our Economic Future 16 counties
REGIONAL INITIATIVES:ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Team NEO & Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education—Share the same 13 county area
Future TrendsHistoric Foundations Looking Forward Building on Assets
REGIONAL FUTURES: MORE OF THE SAME 2020 Project Similar Population to Consume More Land Which Would Require New Infrastructure to Support Source: EcoCleveland
REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Heritage and Culture Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Congressman Ryan’s Proposed Heritage Corridor
Reflections – Regional Days I, II, III Resources Site Participants Transportation Sponsors
RESOURCES – 2004NEOUCOM President, Dr. Lois NoraRegional Plan Association CEO Bob Yaro
Resources 2006Louisville Deputy Mayor Joan RiehmLorain County Commissioner Betty Blair
SPONSORS • Community Foundation of Mahoning Valley • Dominion Foundation • FirstEnergy Foundation • Lorain County Community College • Northeast Ohio Research Consortium Team NEO
REGIONAL ASSETS Samples