Thinking about moving? You should consider Cleveland. That's the pitch of Global Cleveland – and it's a more reasonable appeal than it might have been a few years ago. One of the key nodes of the Rust Belt, along with Detroit, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, the Forest City suffered horribly with the collapse of manufacturing in the latter half of the last century, losing dozens of major businesses and about 60 percent of its population since 1950, according to the 2010 census. But that tale of decline has been reversed in recent years, mainly via deep investments in economic diversification, infrastructure and the arts. Ongoing development projects in the Cleveland area total $7 billion, according to the Greater Cleveland Partnership. Big-ticket projects include a $560 million makeover for University Hospitals Case Medical Center, a $465 million convention center and medical mart and a $350 million casino on Public Square, the city's central plaza.
 

On and under the future Mall C, wet weather has slightly hampered structural steel progress, but the construction team has completed the steel and 70% of the metal decking which becomes the support for the new Mall C. The team is continuing with masonry work at the north egress stairs. Under Lakeside Avenue, the team is installing rebar for the concrete column covering on the new columns supporting Lakeside Ave. Support framing along the south curb line is being erected in anticipation of the installation of winter weather enclosures as well.

FROM THE "NBC TODAY SHOW" (Today Books):  Former President Bill Clinton spoke with Today's Ann Curry on November 8 about his new book "Back to Work".  During the interview, the former President mentions both the Cleveland Clinic and the Cuyahoga Community College for their continuing efforts to retrain those who lost their jobs during the recession.