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

TASKFORCE AREA – 17 counties

HISTORIC VIEWS

Western ReserveEarly Counties

REGIONAL IDENTITIES: CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE

REGIONAL IDENTITIES:EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OHIO

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

ODOT - PennDOT

MPO’s

REGIONAL INITIATIVESNORTECH

NEOTEC

Advance Northeast Ohio &

Fund for our Economic Future

16 Counties

Future TrendsHistoric

Foundations

Looking ForwardBuilding on Assets

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

Reflections – Previous Regional

DaysResources

SitesParticipants

TransportationSponsors

Resources 2007Dr. Ron Chordas, YSU Associate Provost; Robert Briggs, Fund for Our Economic Future; Canton Mayor Janet Creighton; Tim Timken, Timken Company

2004 SiteNEOUCOM – Regula Center

2005 SiteHilton - Akron/Fairlawn

Spring 2006 SiteLorain County Community College

Fall 2006 SiteCSU - Wolstein Center

2007 SiteKent State University - Stark

Participants 2007

TRANSPORTATION

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

REGIONAL ASSETS

Samples

HUDSON – Garden Tour

COLUMBIANA CTY. – Ohio River

AKRON – Employers

UNLIMITED/RICHLAND CTY. Kingwood Center

GEAUGA COUNTY – Amish living

ASHTABULACOUNTY Covered bridges

MAHONING VALLEY – Butler Art

LAKE COUNTY – Paine Falls

CLEVELAND - Professional Sports

MEDINA COUNTY Privately held business

LORAIN COUNTY – International City

STARK COUNTYFootball Hall of Fame

REGIONAL DAY VIThursday, October 30,

2008

Youngstown State University

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