LORDSTOWN, Ohio – Roughly 1,000 jobs could land in Lordstown if a massive project by Fortune 500 company HomeGoods is fully approved. HomeGoods, which is owned by the same company that owns TJ Maxx, signed a purchase and sale agreement for roughly 300 acres of land right across from the General Motors plant off the […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A little over a year after the Republican National Convention came to Cleveland, we are getting a look at the impact it had on our area. Thursday, the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee announced the hosting of the 2016 RNC resulted in up to $188.4 million of economic benefit to our region, which includes Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Lorain; […]
The days are gone when signs of vital economic growth were clouds of smoke billowing into the air from manufacturing and steel plants. There is still isolated manufacturing along the Cuyahoga River, but entrepreneurs are looking at new ways to breath new economic activity throughout Cleveland. They are doing it in a bold manner but […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Million is a word Cleveland is hearing a lot in 2016. In June, an estimated 1.3 million people packed the streets during the Cavaliers championship parade. A month later, the Republican National Convention earned the city an estimated $200 to $250 million. Cleveland’s sports teams also brought in big bucks […]
On Sunday night, the team hit a milestone of 72 wins - tying the Chicago Bulls’ 1995-96 all-time record of NBA regular season wins.
According to a report released by the Black Youth Project at the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago, in 2009, 54.4 percent of African-American millennials shared that they’ve personally experienced harassment or violence at the hands of the police or they know someone who has.
Despite major strides Black women remain at the bottom of the wage gap, a new Census Bureau report notes.
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Saturday, the White House unveiled its Year Of Action Progress Report, which serves to highlight the maneuvers and political actions taken by President Barack Obama…
With the release of the National Urban League‘s 38th annual State Of Black America Report, a panel discussion involving key figures of NUL opens up an examination…
The National Urban League‘s 38th annual “State Of Black America” report highlights that job creation in the country is of smaller benefit to Black and…
VALLEY VIEW, OH – The line was jam-packed and snaking around the building for the new “Captain America” installment’s Tuesday premiere in Cleveland. “It was great. It was action-packed. There was never a dull moment and you were on the edge of your seat,” said Rose Zitiello, who saw the movie. “The Winter Soldier” […]