CLEVELAND – A groundbreaking ceremony to kick off changes to Cuyahoga Community College’s Metro campus is scheduled for Sept. 27. The two-year makeover begins this fall and is expected to update the Tri-C Campus Center building for increased student activity. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. The renovated structure will be gutted to […]

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio — A ground breaking ceremony took place for the Cuyahoga County Emergency Operations Center Thursday. The center, located at 9543 Broadview Road, will serve as the facility for use by all of Cuyahoga County.The building will house the management, operations and its communication system. There will also be a large training center […]

  CLEVELAND – The groundbreaking for the Imperial Memorial, the former site of serial killer Anthony Sowell’s home, has been set. The event will be Oct. 29, 2014, said spokesperson Rev. Jimmy Gates.   READ MORE: NewsNet5.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WEWS NewsChannel 5

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon for the construction of the new Cleveland Convention Center hotel. The Hilton will be the largest hotel project in downtown Cleveland. “The start of this construction project marks another step forward in Cleveland’s rebirth, and puts Ohio’s largest city in an even stronger position to compete […]

  CLEVELAND – Ground was broke Tuesday for a new RTA rapid station, called the Little Italy-University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland at the corner of Mayfield and Random Roads. This new rapid station will replace the East 120th Street and Euclid Avenue station on the Red Line. It will provide a direct link to University […]

Groundbreaking today for the new John Marshall High School in Cleveland. The school is located at 3952 West 140th Street. The project will cost $41.7 million. The new 207,182-square-foot high school will have a capacity of 1,260 students. Not everyone is happy about the new construction.  Union workers were on hand, protesting the low construction […]

CLEVELAND – A vacant plot of land is well on its way to becoming something useful and productive in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Koinonia Homes, Inc., Cleveland City Council and the City of Cleveland came together to break ground on an urban farm at W 41st Street and Memphis Avenue on […]

For many black Americans, the news of actor Sherman Hemsley’s death represents a two-fold loss of both an incredible talent and the captivating character that was George Jefferson. By portraying the outspoken and incredibly honest Mr. Jefferson, who was never too shy to speak candidly about race relations in the seventies, Hemsley and his cast […]

EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – – Join Mayor Cervenik, members of City Council and guests gathered Friday for an historic ground breaking event. Officials met at Henn Mansion in Sims Park and broke ground for the first phase of construction related to the Euclid Waterfront Improvements Plan. officials say the project will enhance the Sims Park portion of the lakefront […]

AVON, OH (WOIO) – Groundbreaking Thursday morning for the Nagel Road interchange at I-90 in Avon. Officials hope the interchange will attract other businesses and traffic at State Route 83 and Crocker Bassett will be reduced.  Land has already been cleared just north of I-90 in Avon, to make room for the commercial and industrial business […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Nestle is breaking ground on a $20M dollar plant expansion Thursday afternoon. The West 25th Street plant in Tremont makes food bases called “flavor solutions” for national chain restaurants and distributors. The factory – which has never laid off a worker – employs 210 people and accounts for about 20% of […]