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The Small Contractors Surety Bond Assistance Program, created by the union-labor owned Ullico Casualty Group and national insurance broker NFP, is working to remove significant structural and financial barriers small and emerging contractors face when bidding for construction jobs.
Michelle Jarboe, Crain's
The Kroger Co. is forging ahead on plans for a robot-powered grocery-delivery center in Northeast Ohio, after winning state tax credits for the deal.
Eric Heisig, cleveland.com
The developer behind a planned transformation of the 1.4 million-square-foot former Huntington Building in downtown Cleveland was awarded a $40 million tax credit through a new program designed to help projects that could become major economic drivers.
Michelle Jarboe, Crain's
Industrial Commercial Properties LLC, a Solon-based developer known for tackling tough sites, is planning a $100 million ground-up construction project in Seven Hills.
Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland.com
In the two years since declaring racism a public health crisis, Cuyahoga County has made significant strides in improving equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of government, according to the latest review.
Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans
In a recent presentation by the chief of the Cleveland Clinic, the public got a sneak peak of two of its major-new facilities in the background. The conceptual renderings offered the first-ever public glimpse of what the new Neurological Institute could look like and gave a revised design of the proposed expansion of the Cole Eye Institute.
Cleveland State University has kicked off the process to create a 10-year campus master plan to design and guide the development of its physical campus to support CSU 2.0 – the university’s aggressive, growth-oriented strategic plan.
Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans
Soaring nearly 400 feet above Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, The Lumen is the tallest residential building in Ohio. The 318 apartments leased out in less than two years despite the pandemic and civil unrest. Now stabilized, the building will reportedly be sold so that Playhouse Square Foundation can pursue an encore building.
The committee planning a new Cuyahoga County jail has picked a contractor to design and build the $550 million facility.
The county received only one bid — from Cuyahoga County Justice Partners, a group that includes Rhode Island-based Gilbane, construction giant AECOM Hunt, and Cleveland-based Ozanne Construction.
Michelle Jarboe, Crain's
A group of busy developers closed out 2021 with a noteworthy deal: The purchase of a shuttered Ford Motor Co. plant in Walton Hills.
