The National Child Care Information Center website contains a wealth of information for NEO about the economic impact of child care. In recent years, researchers and policy-makers have begun to recognize the important contributions the child care sector makes to the regional economy in both the short and long term. Across the country, states and localities are using regional economic analysis to measure the economic contributions of the child care sector. Click here to find a sample of publications and organizations that have information about the economic impact of child care on state, local, regional, and national economies.

The
City Club of Cleveland invites you to join  us at
The Holiday Annual Meeting
and Open House

Wednesday, December 1, 2004
from 4
to 8 pm.

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres
and holiday libations. Attend
the Open House and receive a special discount to become a member of The City
Club of Cleveland. 

Location

Highlighting the need for a fresh perspective on childcare, Elizabeth Aldred states, "The availability and affordability of high-quality childcare is an economic development issue, an educational issue, and a human services issue. It has both immediate and long-term impacts on schools and employers, as well as on families and the communities in which they live. And if we continue to ignore its importance, we will pay the economic and educational price." Read this article, Childcare solutions require collaboration, by Elizabeth Aldred.

Every home and business owner in NEO can be part of the sustainability and green building movement by being smart about energy efficiency - demand side management. The E4S champions described below can help us live and work smarter - we just need to be smart enough to get in touch with them first!

Earlier in 2004, Peter Lewis offered to provide funding for a proposal to improve Northeast Ohio. Not that he hasn't already done his share - CEO of Progressive Insurance, Peter employs many people in the region, has been a major contributor to our arts and social program, and literally gave us the region's finest landmark building - the Gehry at University Circle - he has offered to do more. Unfortunately, on 11/16/04, Peter explained to area leaders that the proposals he received for the community were not sufficient. Rather than complain about Peter not funding proposals his wisdom rejects, REALNEO is getting the entire community involved to develop for and with Peter solutions that will lead to sustainable development for the region. Add pages to this book with your proposals, and comment on others - no whining... just winning!

Sponsored by:
Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce. Corporate Sponsor: Independence Excavating

Location

November 17
The Impact of Social Compact on Urban Retailing, 4-6 p.m. at the
former Joseph Beth Bookstore at Shaker Square. Social

Location

Case's Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI) has lead a movement in Northeast Ohio called "Making Change", and this is where related links, content and insight post on REALNEO.

Our co-developers and site host - Bryght - has developed a great overview guide to using this and all Drupal 4.5 sites they configure. We strongly recommend you scan through the material included here, whether you are familiar with the technology or a newbie:

http://support.bryght.com/userguide

The 11/14/04 Cleveland Plain Dealer served up a fascinating contextualization of Northeast Ohio entrepreneurship, our innovation and manufacturing legacy, and its demise under America's Wal-Martized big-box consumer culture. Make note, Americans, Wal-Mart says it is all our fault that our manufacturing jobs have moved to China, as all we want is cheap stuff - "We are a seller of goods, not a producer of goods," (Wal Mart's) Wertz says. "Customers make the choice."

Link to Preliminary Attendee List

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1:00 – 2:00 -Close of Seminar - Networking

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12:45-1:00 Next steps - 15 minutes

Work group reports, wrap-up and next steps

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12:00 – 12:45 Panel Discussion - 45 minutes
Moderator: Ed Morrison

During lunch Ed Morrison led a panel discussion where he read to the panel questions/issued by the break-out groups for their feedback 

10:00-11:45 Applications 3: Sustainable Business Development

Assistant passes out participant folders

Moderator provides small group introductory comments and orientation - 10 minutes

10:00-11:45 Applications 2: Inner City Prosperity

Assistant passes out participant folders

Moderator provides small group introductory comments and orientation - 10 minutes

10:00-11:45 Applications 1: Creative Arts & Industries

Assistant passes out participant folders

Moderator provides small group introductory comments and orientation - 10 minutes

8:30-9:45 Learning - 1 hour, 15 minutes

Seminar on open source economic development

• Ed Morrison - Universities Collaborative
  
• Valdis Krebs – Social Network Mapping
  
• Laszlo Kozmon – Cooperative Processes
  
• June Holley - Civic Entrepreneurial Networks
  
• Jack Ricchiuto - Appreciative Leadership

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PANELIST 1: Valdis Krebs

8:15-8:30 Welcome and target outcomes for the meeting - 15 minutes

Ed Morrison welcomes the attendees, talks briefly about the history of Making
Change and describes the outcomes for the meeting.

Our Program

“Making Change: Creating New Networks for our New Economy�

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"Making Change:Creating New Networks for our New Economy"

WIth over 150 leaders of Northeast Ohio attending, and 100s of hours of effort by dozens for great economic development leaders in the planning, "Making Change" is an important event for mapping out the future of this region. Linked below is material you should review preparing for and following up on next steps:

This official user guide to the Drupal open source environment is another excellent resource for information helping you navigate and use REALNEO. "Designed for users of Drupal sites, this non-technical guide offers "getting started" instructions and suggestions."

Official Drupal Guide to REALNEO environment: http://drupal.org/node/6261

Good Morning Silicon Valley makes an important observation about Google's new free email service, gmail - as per their terms of use, they are able to read/analyze and correlate all data in all message you open - basically, by using this service your life is an open book... giving Google, Inc. and whoever they choose to partner or cooperate with access to all your words and other content shared with whoever you communicate with.

I just noticed a posting on Good Morning Silicon Valley about a blog written by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. I was surprised the owner of a sports team would be into blogging - and his insight so valuable - so I checked out his blog. Turns out he was able to buy the Mavericks because he is a successful IT entrepreneur, and he is an expert in technology matters - so his insight is more valuable than I imagined.