Advanced Manufacturing
Companies THRIVE in Northeast Ohio
NEO Manufacturing Employment:
264,597Source: Moody’s Economy.com
Accessto:
NEO Manufacturing Output:
$43.1 BillionSource: Moody’s Economy.com
Engineering & Engineering Tech Grads:
2,694Source: EMSI
The Climate Is Right for Increasing Innovation and ProductivityWith a $236 billion economy, the 18-county Northeast Ohio region,
know as Cleveland Plus, is globally recognized for its powerful history
of innovation and traditional manufacturing. Over the years, we’ve
built on that tradition to become a globally respected center of
advanced manufacturing.
Cleveland Plus has all the assets you need to develop, produce, and deliver products
and services. A diverse talent pool of nearly 2 million workers, a deep and diverse
supply chain, exceptional market access and our rich manufacturing legacy help
make your innovations more profitable.
Many of today’s industry leaders — Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Timken, Lincoln Electric
Holdings Inc. and Arconic, to name just a few — choose to run operations in
Northeast Ohio because they value our region’s capacity for innovation, technology
adaptation and productivity.
Technology Clusters and Organizations Support Your SuccessTeam NEO helps bring innovation to life with cluster groups that
leverage our region’s unique assets and strengths. Focused on
three areas — smart devices and systems (Internet of Things, or IoT), energy storage and additive manufacturing — these clusters
connect companies, and academic and research institutions, with
opportunities to collaborate around new technologies that build on
the region’s industrial, organizational and workforce strengths.
Numerous organizations and institutions, including the following, fuel Northeast Ohio’s
expertise and growth:
• NASA Glenn Research Center performs research and development to advance
aviation, enable exploration of the universe and improve life on Earth. Its scientists
and engineers deliver advanced flight systems for spacecraft and improve
efficiency and safety in aircraft, often in partnership with U.S. companies, universities
and other government institutions. The center’s core capabilities are air-breathing
and in-space propulsion, power systems, communications, materials, biomedical
technologies and advanced physical science space experiments.
• America Makes is the nation’s leading collaborative partner in additive
manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (3DP) technology, research, discovery,
creation and innovation. As a public-private partnership with member organizations,
academia, government, nongovernment agencies, and workforce and economic
development resources, America Makes works to increase our nation’s global
manufacturing competitiveness.
• JumpStart is a nonprofit venture development organization that works with diverse
and ambitious entrepreneurs to help them unlock their full potential and transform
communities. The organization is part of a deeply connected network of public,
private and nonprofit entities throughout Northeast Ohio that focus on providing
support to entrepreneurs and fostering environments to facilitate their growth.
• BioEnterprise provides management counsel and support services to health IT,
medical device and biopharmaceutical companies.
Talent• 2 million workers
Market• Abundant, high-quality water
• Competitive energy supply
• 2,500+ mile fiber network
NEO QUICK FACTS
The Cleveland Plus region is centrally located between
New York City, Chicago and Toronto, allowing quick market
access to more than half of North America, including Canada.
Nearly 50% of the U.S. population is within 500 miles/805 km of the Northeast Ohio region. Businesses located here enjoy faster
shipping times, reduced costs and greater proximity to OEMs,
plus connectivity to a deep and diverse supply chain.
The region also provides access to global markets
through the Cleveland-Europe Express, the only vessel
service that moves containerized and non-containerized
cargo between the Great Lakes and Europe, through
the Port of Antwerp, with multiple connections.
Northeast Ohio boasts:
Superior Access to Markets Offers a Host of Benefits
3 CLASS I RAILROADS
DEEPWATER PORTS9
COMMERCIALAIRPORTS2
INTERSTATEHIGHWAYS5
• MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network) is dedicated to helping manufacturers
grow and compete in advanced manufacturing. As part of the Ohio Manufacturing Expansion
Partnership (MEP), MAGNET educates, supports and champions manufacturing in Northeast
Ohio with the goal of maintaining the regional economy as a powerful, global player.
• YBI (Youngstown Business Incubator) leverages its entrepreneurial expertise and resource
network to meaningfully impact technology-based economic development and community
wealth to facilitate the creation of high-value businesses through collaborative partnerships
that promote innovative technologies and long-term, sustainable employment opportunities,
with a focus on information technology and advanced manufacturing.
• Bounce Innovation Hub is the region’s first open innovation hub serving Northeast Ohio’s
entrepreneurial and innovation community. Bounce encourages open collaboration among
diverse groups through unique opportunities, programs and events.
• TBEIC (The Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center) is an energy incubator working with clients
throughout Ohio, offering mentoring services, affordable office space, coworking space,
access to a state-of-the-art energy storage and grid simulation test facility, entrepreneurship
events, and connections to a vibrant community of founders. TBEIC is partnered with national
cleantech programs such as the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) the Clean Tech Open
Accelerator and the Clean Energy Trust.
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Economic Development Board
About Team NEO and the Cleveland Plus 18-county Region Team NEO is a business development organization focused on creating
jobs for Northeast Ohio’s residents. In collaboration with our partners,
it leads the region’s business attraction efforts, supports business retention
and expansion work as Northeast Ohio’s JobsOhio affiliate, accelerates
the impact of innovation in the region, and aligns strategies and resources
within the economic development network to maximize its impact.
In addition, Team NEO provides tools to assist employers in attracting
talent to the region.
Team NEO is part of the robust Northeast Ohio economic development
network, providing business decision-makers with access to customized
solutions that accelerate growth, foster innovation and mitigate risk
through a connected and collaborative ecosystem. For more information,
visit clevelandplus.com.
Economic Development Partners: