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The article reports that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Wrestling Championships will be at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio from March 15-17, 2018. It informs about the partnership of the NCAA with USA Wrestling to host youth tournaments that coincide with the Division I championship. Factors to the selection of the arena include its flexibility and its staff, proximity of quality downtown hotels to the venue, and the city's central location.

The article reports that the nonprofit JumpStart is partnering with Magnet to find small business that could become big companies. Topics discussed include the pilot representing a big shift in direction for JumpStart, as well as the Regional Competitiveness Council including some of the firms that fund JumpStart and Magnet. Also mentioned are Magnet's creating Prism in 2011 to help manufacturers create new strategies, as well as the first 10 companies that went through Prism creating 200 jobs.

The article focuses on community plans by MetroHealth, a health system in Cleveland, Ohio. Topics discussed include MetroHealth's creation of CCH Development Corp., a nonprofit devoted to revitalizing its surrounding neighborhood, a complete overhaul of its main campus, and its partnership with nonprofits and funding organizations in the area who want to support development of the Near West Side.

The article presents information on the expansion plan of Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The clinic is planning to offer more affiliations with other health care providers to increase its footprint beyond Northeast Ohio. According to the plan, the clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute will partner with two to three hospitals that are outside Greater Cleaveland area. The clinic has 12 affiliates in the U.S. and hopes that the affiliations would help hospitals to deliver high-quality medical care.

The article features Village Capital, the non-profit real-estate minded financing subsidiary of Neighborhood Progress Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. Topics discussed include Village Capital as a certified community development financial institution, and its Northeast Ohio (NEO) expansion to spur revitalization of other NEO communities. Also mentioned are Village Capital as the lead lender on Phase I of the Uptown Project in University Circle, and its partnership with the Raymond John Wean Foundation.

The article focuses on the impact of information technology (IT) on the collaboration between hospital systems and health care companies. Included are the insights of John Paganini of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) on the issue. Topics covered include the role of HIMSS in providing a forum where health care industry members can figure out how to solve problems with IT and the use of the HIMSS Innovation Center to help companies develop relationships.

The article focuses on the effort by Cleveland Clinic in Ohio to extend its brand without investing substantial capital. Topics covered include the relationships established to allow the health system to navigate the complex health care landscape, the collaboration between hospitals and health systems to make sense of the tumultuous industry and the affiliation made with ProMedica. Also included are the insights of Clinic chief strategy officer Ann Huston on the issue.

An introduction to a series of articles about collaboration in health care in Northeast Ohio is presented.

The article focuses on the partnership formed between the Council of Small Enterprises (COSE) with Premier Health Advocates to launch the medical advice service COSE Health Advocates. Included are the insights of COSE executive director Steve Millard on the service. Topics covered include the cost of the program, the launch of Premier by doctor Arman Askari to continue his work in the medical field and the importance of the service as the health care system becomes more consumer-driven.

This section offers news briefs from Cleveland, Ohio as of May 2014. Private equity firm Riverside Co. has been named Small Business Investment Company of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Swagelok Co., Cuyahoga Community College and the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network have teamed up to launch the Right Skills Now to get people interested in manufacturing jobs. Gilmour Academy Dean Deanne Nowak was conferred the 2014 Leavy Award for her "entrepreneurship ecosystem."

This section offers news briefs in Cleveland, Ohio. Matt Fieldman of analytics firm Fathom has been awarded as the Fundraising Professional of the Year by "Fundraising Success" magazine. Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center and Stash Hotel Rewards have partnered for a points redemption program. A phase II clinical trial of JVS-100 has been started by clinical-stage company Juventas Therapeutics.

The article reports that University Hospital's drug development initiative, the Harrington Discovery Institute, has teamed up with the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation in New York City to fast track the development and commercialization of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.

The article reports on the growing number of local governments in Summit and Lorain counties, Ohio which are willing to share information technology (IT) services. It says that Summit County coalition members work with Tecquiti LLC to search for fiber-optic cable already installed through the county and with the nonprofit organization Sourcing Source to create manage group purchasing programs. Moreover, the establishment of a giant computer network connecting them all could also cut costs.

The article offers the author's insights on the partnership between Kent State University (KSU) president Lester Lefton and Kent City, Ohio manager Dave Ruller in remaking the physical campus. The author says that Lefton and Ruller are planning to prevent house problems abandoned by student renters. The author adds that the city gets a major employer while its residents have an easy access on higher education without expensive meal plans and housing.

The article reports on the partnership of Ohio City Inc., a non-profit community development group, with the Downtown Cleveland Alliance aims at cloning the latter's successful clean and safe program in the state. According to Joe Marinucci, president of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, the move is their first expansion of what they considers a customer service program for downtown workers, residents and tourists. The project involves the creation of a special improvement district (SID) in Ohio.

The article focuses on the partnership between InfoCision and Cleveland Sight Center for a program to employ visually impaired individuals in call center industry. It mentions the Work at Home program which helps to eliminate the challenge on transportation. Furthermore, the benefit that the program lends to visually impaired and blind individuals seeking for jobs is presented.

The article features Robert Briggs, GAR Foundation president, who is a difference maker in transforming Northeast Ohio. It cites that his advocacy on regionalism and community outreach drive economic competitiveness and economic development. It states that Briggs and Steve Minter of Cleveland Foundation collaborated with other organizations for the promotion of regionalism due to the recession that began in 2000. Legal counsel Christine Mayer adds that he is optimistic in everything he does.

The article reports that partnering with more than 700 Northeast Ohio schools, the Cleveland Clinic is providing innovative wellness, science and math programs. To do this, the programs provide learning experiences in and outside the classroom that boost students' understanding of science and math and expand their face-to-face exposure to health care professionals.

This article presents information on the public firm Steiner/Lesic Communications, with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, which has changed its name to Lesic& Camper Communications, a switch that reflects the departure of partner and co-founder Curtis Steiner and the addition of public relations veteran Jenny Camper. Curtis Steiner, who in 2001 launched the firm with Nancy Lesic, left last Wednesday, September 1, to become a senior vice president for external relations at Ohio State University.