A presentation from the city's economic development director laid out ideas on how the city could attract more businesses
Beachwood wanted to attract more businesses for years, and now officials have a plan to achieve that goal. Economic Development Director Jim Doutt gave other city officials a presentation Monday on the types of firms they should target, how they should go about doing so and the selling points for their city. "It just makes so much common sense to build this framework because it can be used as an economic development springboard for this community for years to come," Doutt said. The framework Doutt discussed for nearly 90 minutes arose from the SZD Whiteboard study, conducted in 2011. Doutt said the initial, "out of the gate" steps of the framework are: Those incentives, coupled with establishing the advantages of doing business in …
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The $17 million hospital will open in October
Plans remain on track for the University Hospitals' latest Beachwood Hospital. In a joint venture with Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerre Healthcare Corp., UH will open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in October at Green and Harvard Roads. It's a $17 million project and is expected to provide 150 jobs to the city. Though he hasn't heard many other details about the project, Beachwood Economic Development Director James A. Doutt is excited about UH's desire to expand. "I think it's fantastic," he said. "(UH) is a great employment base to have in your community, when you think about the services they perform and the quality of those jobs." The facility will include 40 beds on 50,000 square feet. Centerre selected Cogdell Spencer Inc. to …
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10:16 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
I hope that they will be extending the sidewalks along Harvard Road there. With the new rehab center and Eaton Corporation, there will be additional people utilizing public transportation in the area and walking along Harvard. more ›