Breaking Ground

MAGNET’s new Midtown manufacturing hub aims to create jobs, grow local economy
Last week, MAGNET moved into its new headquarters, the Manufacturing Innovation, Technology & Job Center, that will connect people to training and jobs, increase manufacturing innovation, and transform Northeast Ohio factories with advanced technologies.
The life, legacy of advocate Jacqueline Gillon celebrated with Mount Pleasant mural
Dozens gathered last week in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood to dedicate a mural that celebrates the life and accomplishments of environmental activist and community leader Jaqueline Gillon.
Oliver Hazard Perry Payne: Cleveland businessman, philanthropist, war veteran
Cleveland Masterworks: Oliver Hazard Perry Payne led the Cleveland-based 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry through intense combat in the Civil War—rising through the ranks by age 24—before launching a thriving business career in oil with John D. Rockefeller and sharing his wealth with family and through philandtrhopy.
Built on hope: Esperanza wins national recognition for Latinx education
Esperanza recently was recognized by Excelencia In Education for its post secondary program, Lideres Avanzando, which provides college mentoring, scholarships, and other support to local students in their first two years of college.
Semifinalists announced in fifth season of Cleveland Chain Reaction
Out of a pool of 76 applicants, 22 businesses were named as semifinalists in the fifth season of Cleveland Chain Reaction. The semifinalists were announced this morning on Fox 8 in the Morning's "Kickin' it With Kenny," and they will now pitch this businesses for a chance to win cash prizes and businesses assistance.
The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Civil War soldiers at Antietam, Gettysburg
Cleveland Masterworks: The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, mustered in 1861 at Camp Taylor, fought in many famous Civil War battles, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
A new Jesse Owens tree takes root at Old Brooklyn’s Rhodes High School
A group interested in preserving history and Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’ Cleveland legacy last week planted a second cloned sapling of an oak tree given to Owens after the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The sapling now stands at James Ford Rhodes High School, the site of the last known standing Jesse Owens oak.
 
Freemasons: Known for public service, entertainment, charity for more than 200 years
Cleveland Masterworks: Freemasons, the oldest fraternal organization in the world that is committed to self-improvement, charity, and brotherhood, had a presence in Cleveland dating back to the early 19th Century. With Masonic Lodges throughout the area, and the Masonic Auditorium on Euclid Avenue, the traditions of Freemasonry continue today.
Cleveland Municipal Airport: Before it was Hopkins, this airport was leading the way in aviation
Cleveland Masterworks: In the early 1900s, transcontinental airmail flights would stop in Cleveland at an airport in Glenville. By 1925, concern over resident safety lead officials to build Cleveland Municipal Airport on farmland on Broopark Road—the site for the National Air Races and today's Hopkins International Airport.
Wade Memorial Chapel, a landmark in Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland Masterworks: One of the finest examples of the artisan craftmanship at the turn of the 20th Century can be found in Lake View Cemetery's Wade Memorial Chapel.
Who’s Hiring in the #CLE: Les Délices, Beck Center, Play House and more
Need a job? Check out the latest edition of FreshWater Cleveland's “Who’s Hiring” series, where we feature growing companies with open positions, what they’re looking for.  
 
Turning houses into homes: Humble Design’s fundraiser to help furnish homes for those in need
Humble Design furnishes forever homes for families and veterans emerging from homelessness. The organization tonight will host its sold out fundraising event, Welcome Home Cleveland, to raise awareness and money for its mission.
George Edmondson, well-known turn-of-the-century photographer
Cleveland Masterworks: George Edmondson was a leader in both portrait and landscape photography at a time when  art and photo studios were just beginning to emerge as commonplace in Cleveland.
Charged up: Garden Valley Neighborhood House goes green with solar power
Garden Valley Neighborhood House last week celebrated a 40-panel rooftop solar array that will save the nonprofit, and largest food pantry in Northeast Ohio, $64,000 in electric bills over five years.
Woodland Cemetery: An early example of a garden cemetery
Cleveland Masterworks: Woodland Cemetery in the Central neighborhood is one of the city's earliest examples of the mid-19th Century garden cemeteries—rural landscaped areas that encourage visitors to linger. Woodland Cemetery hosts a large cross-section of Cleveland residents, political leaders, and people involved in about every controversy of the 19th Century. 
Who’s Hiring in the #CLE: OSU, Morgan Conservancy, ACBC, and more
Need a job? Check out the latest edition of FreshWater Cleveland's “Who’s Hiring” series, where we feature growing companies with open positions, what they’re looking for.  
Applications are now open for season five of Chain Reaction small business competition
Fox 8's Kenny Crumpton announced this morning on "Kickin' it with Kenny" that applications are now open for season five of Cleveland Chain Reaction—the small business pitch competition that connects entrepreneurs to capital and mentors and creates new businesses in Cleveland neighborhoods to stimulate job growth and prosperity. 
Preserving our cultural heritage: Cleveland Restoration Society gets $50,000 planning grant
The Cleveland Restoration Society just received $50,000 for a planning study to create a brick-and-mortar fund to preserve Cleveland's Black churches.
Interlake Steamship Co. launches first cargo ship to hit the Great Lakes in more than 40 years
Cleveland Masterworks: While Great Lakes marine transportation companies have come and gone over the past century, the Interlake Steamship Company has weathered unpredictable Lake Erie since 1913. In fact, today it will launch the MV Mark W. Barker, the first new cargo vessel built on the Great Lakes in 41 years.
Officials break ground on new senior apartments in Maple Heights
Maple Heights officials broke ground last week on a 50,800-square foot apartment building that will provide below-market rate apartments for the city's seniors who are looking to downsize from their homes.