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NEO Regional Day VI
Orientation
Thursday, October 30, 2008Kilcawley Center
Youngstown State University
REGIONAL DAY
Annual program for NEO community leadership program (CLP) classes
Sponsored by Northeast Ohio Research Consortium, Advance Northeast Ohio, NEO Leadership Taskforce, CLPs, universities, foundations and corporations
Taskforce Mission Promote the regional competitiveness of northeast
Ohio
Help disseminate knowledge gained by university research via the community leadership program networks
Assist in the development of regional components for program curricula
Promote understanding of the assets and challenges of the region
Provide citizen input for university research.
TASKFORCE BACKGROUND NEO Regional Leadership Taskforce is a
university/leadership program partnership formed in 1995 Leadership programs of 17 counties Universities – CSU, KSU, YSU, UA Affiliates
NEOUCOM Lorain County Community College Team NEO
Other regional initiatives include Alumni surveys 1995, 2001, 2006 Website – www.neolead.com Newsletter - Regional Focus – under renovation Regional Day Regional leadership database
PARTICIPATING CLPs 400+ members of 08/09 class of 14 programs
Cleveland Bridge Builders Cleveland Executive Fellows Leadership Akron LEADERship Ashtabula Co. Leadership Cleveland Leadership Columbiana Co. Leadership Geauga Co. Leadership Hudson Leadership Lake Co. Leadership Lorain Co. Leadership Mahoning Valley Leadership Medina Co. Leadership Portage County Leadership Stark Co.
REGIONAL DAY GOALS Identify regional initiatives and collaboration that have
impacted your area
Become more informed about regional collaborative efforts and their importance in the economy of the region
Learn about successful regional collaborative and cooperative efforts
Interact with other leaders of the region
Identify potential of regional progress
Discuss how programs/taskforce can assist regional progress
HOMEWORK
Bring business cards to exchange!
Come prepared to talk about: What is the region, how is it important, how do you
interact personally and professionally on a regional basis Suggestions on how to work regionally How we can benefit from the Regional Day gathering
Begin to think about “regional questions” for your local program days
What relationship does this (system, business, agency, issue) have with others in the region?
Understanding the Region
Where We Live and Work
Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce
Prepared byYoungstown State University
Center for Urban and Regional Studies
UUP—Northeast Ohio Research Consortium
Other ViewsMedia Markets
Metropolitan Planning AreasBureau of Economic Analysis
Highway NetworksComparable Economies
REGIONAL IDENTITIES: MARKETS OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE
CLEVELAND/AKRON/CANTON
MAHONING VALLEY
COLUMBUS
WHEELING
REGIONAL IDENTITIES: 2003 METROPOLITAN AREAS
Metropolitan Region
19 Ohio Counties
1 Pennsylvania County
REGIONAL IDENTITIES: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Economic Region
22 Ohio Counties
1 Pennsylvania County
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FREEWAY NETWORK
Interstate System Interstate System developed after developed after 1960, allowing for 1960, allowing for workers & workers & shoppers to live shoppers to live other than where other than where they work or shop.they work or shop.
Firms’ ability to Firms’ ability to move goods within move goods within NEO expands, NEO expands, allowing supply allowing supply chains to span chains to span greater distances.greater distances.
REGIONAL IDENTITIES:REGION COMPARABLE TO MANY STATES
Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island Combined
5,234,565 People
NEO Economic Region
4,692,460 People
Other Regional Initiatives
Advance Northeast OhioMetropolitan Planning Organizations
NEO ArtNEO Regional Parks Consortium
NEOSONEOTECNorTech
Team NEONortheast Ohio Council on Higher EducationOhio Department of Transportation RegionsOhio Department of Development Regions
REGIONAL INITIATIVESNORTECH
NEOTEC
Advance Northeast Ohio &
Fund for our Economic Future
16 Counties
REGIONAL FUTURES: MORE OF THE SAME
2020 Project Similar Population to 2020 Project Similar Population to Consume More Land Which Would Consume More Land Which Would
Require New Infrastructure to SupportRequire New Infrastructure to Support
Source: EcoCleveland
REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON
Heritage and Culture
Congressman Ryan’s Proposed Heritage
Corridor
Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage
Corridor
Resources 2007Dr. Ron Chordas, YSU Associate Provost; Robert Briggs, Fund for Our Economic Future; Canton Mayor Janet Creighton; Tim Timken, Timken Company
SPONSORS
Advance Northeast Ohio AT&T Community Foundation of Mahoning Valley Dominion Foundation Youngstown State University Northeast Ohio Research Consortium Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of
Medicine and Pharmacy