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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

What is Economic Development? A sustainable increase in living standards. Lab champions have made an impact by improving downtown vibrancy and helping to build new industries in Greater Cleveland.
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What is Social Entrepreneurship? Using entrepreneurial principals to create social change and recognizing a social return Investment. Lab champions have changed local social behavior in education, volunteerism, and alternative fuel consumption.
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Lab news



7.12.10
Champion Update
Expedite Renewable Energy

6.22.10
MedCity News on WKYC-TV 3
Chris Seper discussing Cleveland-area medical device companies

6.14.10
Knight Foundation Names Jennifer Thomas Akron Program Director
Innovation Leader Will Help Foster an Informed and Engaged Akron

6.4.10
Gardens Under Glass making headlines on Change.org
Sustainable Farm Sprouts Inside a Cleveland Shopping Mall

5.6.10
hiVelocity highlights Chris Clark, Founder of Sunflower Solutions 
Sunflower Solutions bringing solar power to developing world

5.1.10
Gardens Under Glass covered indepth by Cleveland Magazine
Power Plant

4.28.10
Civic Innovation Lab on CNN Anderson Cooper's: Building Up America
Building Up America: Turning Biking into Business

4.22.10
Champs, Green Kids Rock,  launch environmental website on Earth Day
Green Kids Rock Launches New Eco-Action Website for Tweens 

4.19.10
Champion, Deby Cowdin, President of From the Blue Bag, LLC, shares her biggest mistake with the Plain Dealer
Turning hobby into livelihood required a different perspective: My Biggest Mistake

4.17.10
Minds Matter, initially funded by the Lab, featured in Plain Dealer
Minds Matter volunteers give students a boost toward college with tutoring, mentoring

3.30.10
Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights Lab Champions
From Lemons to Lemonade: Clevelanders Find New Uses for Abandoned Spaces

3.16.10
Lab funded iGuiders, Inc does well with follow-on funding.
iGuiders closes $700,000 funding round for further development

3.4.10
Plain Dealer says "Cheers" to Gardens Under Glass
Plain Dealer Opinion

3.3.10
Civic Innovation Lab Newsletter
$30K Turns the Galleria Green

3.1.10
Governor Ted Strickland uses Lab Champion, Christopher Clark (Sunflower Solutions), as a shining example.
Speech to the EnergyBiz Leadership Forum

2.27.10
Recently funded initiative, Gardens Under Glass, covered in Plain Dealer. 
Galleria mall is giant greenhouse, raising organic crops in Cleveland

2.19.10
Recent Champion, Tim Moran's PaediaWorks receives much attention.
Pediatric medical device group launches in Cleveland to spur development of children’s products

2.13.10
Got*City GAME! crowns first winners. Plain Dealer covers story.
Web-based game show for young adults crowns first winners, plans second season

2.6.10
Hands On NEO partners with Disney's volunteer program.
Disney's free ticket program spurs more volunteering in Northeast Ohio.

2.3.10
Civic Innovation Lab Newsletter
Funding Flower Power

1.29.10
Newly funded, Christopher Clark, makes front page of PD Business. 
Sunflower Solutions of Cleveland brings low-tech solar power to Africa.

1.27.10
Velodrome making progess. Catches eyes of multiple media sources.
    a Fast Trach Cycling makes progress on plans for Velodrome.
    b Group moves closer to creating cycling velodrome in Slavic Village.

1.10.10
Lab Director, Jennifer Thomas, get personal with Plain Dealer.
   Innovation czar finds Cleveland has it all: Sarah Crump's My Cleveland

 


Jennifer Thomas, Director
jthomas@civicinnovationlab.org

Andradia Scovil, Program Coordinator
ascovil@civicinnovationlab.org