Greater Cleveland
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Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio.
Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. This article covers the area generally considered to be Greater Cleveland, but includes information on the entire region of Northeast Ohio which includes the cities of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown.
According to the 2000 Census, the five-county Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, and Medina County, and has a population of 2,250,871. The larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area is the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States and includes the above counties, plus Ashtabula County, Portage County and Summit County, with a population of 2,945,831.
Northeast Ohio is commonly understood to be a larger region surrounding Greater Cleveland. Some consider it to include as many as 13 counties[1] and the cities of Akron, Canton, Lorain, Elyria, Medina, Ashtabula, Youngstown, and Warren. Northeast Ohio is home to approximately 4.5 million people, has a labor force of almost 2 million, and a gross regional product of more than US$134 billion.
Furthermore, some additional counties are often (but not always) considered to be in Northeast Ohio. These locations include Wayne County, Ashland County, Carroll County, Erie County, Holmes County, Huron County, Richland County, and Tuscarawas County.
The areas commonly referred to as Greater Cleveland or Northeast Ohio are precisely the same as neither the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA nor the Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The region is considered by some to be a part of a megalopolis. Some geographers describe the area stretching from Cleveland to Pittsburgh as the "Steel City Corridor", encompassing the cities of Akron, Canton, and Youngstown. Others characterize it as part of a larger megalopolis that connects Chicago to Pittsburgh.
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[edit] Counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
[edit] Cities and villages
[edit] Cuyahoga County
[edit] Geauga County
[edit] Lake County
[edit] Lorain County
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[edit] Medina County
[edit] Portage County
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[edit] Summit County
[edit] Business and industry
More than 37% of the Fortune 500 companies are present in Northeast Ohio through corporate headquarters, major divisions, subsidiaries and sales offices. In addition, more than 150 international companies have a presence there. In 2006, Northeast Ohio serves as the corporate headquarters of 25 Fortune 1000 firms (shown with 2006 rankings below):
- (#112) Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Akron, Rubber)
- (#153) Progressive Insurance (Mayfield Village, Insurance)
- (#184) FirstEnergy (Akron, Utilities)
- (#210) Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, Motor Vehicle Parts)
- (#213) National City Corporation (Cleveland, Banking)
- (#279) Parker-Hannifin (Mayfield Heights, Aerospace)
- (#311) Sherwin-Williams (Cleveland, Paint)
- (#325) KeyCorp (Cleveland, Banking)
- (#417) The Timken Company (Canton, Specialty Steel)
- (#486) Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, Lubricants and Chemicals)
- (#589) Nacco Industries (Cleveland, Industrial Equipment)
- (#671) Diebold (Canton, Electronics)
- (#674) PolyOne (Avon Lake, Chemicals)
- (#678) RPM International (Medina, Chemicals)
- (#704) Aleris International (Beachwood, Metals)
- (#765) The J.M. Smucker Co. (Orrville, Food Consumer Products)
- (#825) American Greetings (Cleveland, Greeting Cards)
- (#839) Jo Ann Stores (Hudson, Specialty Retailer)
- (#846) Medical Mutual of Ohio (Cleveland, Health Insurance)
- (#878) Cleveland-Cliffs (Cleveland, Mining & Crude Oil)
- (#888) Applied Industrial Technologies (Cleveland, Bearings)
- (#922) Agilysis (Mayfield Heights, Electronics)
- (#928) Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, Arc Welding Equipment)
- (#955) Invacare (Elyria, Medical Products and Equipment)
- (#995) A. Shulman (Akron, Chemicals)
Other large employers include:
- Babcock & Wilcox (Barberton, Engineering)
- Cafaro Corp (Youngstown, Mall Management and Properties)
- Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Health Care)
- Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (Beachwood, Real Estate Development)
- DeBartolo-York Corp (Boardman Twp., Youngstown, Mall Management and Properties)
- Exal Corp Aluminum Production (Youngstown, Metals)
- FirstMerit (Akron, Banking)
- Forest City Enterprises (Cleveland, Real Estate Development)
- Gojo (Akron, Chemicals)
- Home Savings and Loan (Youngstown, Banking)
- IMG (Cleveland, Sports Marketing and Management)
- Jones Day (Cleveland, Legal Services)
- Roadway Express (Akron, Logistics)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (Cleveland, Health Care)
[edit] Colleges and universities
Greater Cleveland is well known for its multitude of higher education institutions, including:
- Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea)
- Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland)
- Cleveland College of Jewish Studies (Beachwood)
- Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleveland)
- Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland)
- Cleveland State University (Cleveland)
- Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Highland Hills, and Parma)
- Hiram College (Hiram)
- John Carroll University (University Heights)
- Kent State University (Kent)
- Lake Erie College (Painesville)
- Lakeland Community College (Kirtland)
- Lorain County Community College (Elyria)
- Myers University (formerly Dyke College) (Cleveland)
- Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown)
- Notre Dame College (South Euclid)
- Oberlin College (Oberlin)
- Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (Cleveland)
- University of Akron (Akron)
- Ursuline College (Pepper Pike)
- Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio)
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Airports
Greater Cleveland is served by international, regional and county airports, including:
- Akron-Canton Regional Airport
- Akron Fulton International Airport
- Burke Lakefront Airport
- Cuyahoga County Airport
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- Landsdown Airport (Private, Youngstown's Eastside)
- Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
[edit] Highways
[edit] Highway notes
- I-271 and I-480 are the only two three-digit interstates in the nation to be multiplexed with each other. They run concurrent near Bedford Heights in Cuyahoga County.
[edit] Public transit
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority operates a bus system and heavy and light rail in Cuyahoga County. Other transit agencies serve the surrounding counties and provide connections with GCRTA, including Laketran in Lake County, Metro in Summit County, and Lorain County Transit.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Theater
In addition to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest theater district in the United States, Greater Cleveland has a vibrant theater community throughout the region.
[edit] Theaters
- Actors' Summit (Hudson) [1]
- Akron Civic (Akron) [2]
- Beck Center (Lakewood) [3]
- Cabaret Dada (Cleveland) [4]
- Cassidy Theater (Parma Heights) [5]
- Cleveland Play House (Cleveland) [6]
- Cleveland Public Theater (Cleveland) [7]
- Dobama Theater (Cleveland Heights) [8]
- Euclid Avenue Opera House (destroyed)
- Geauga Lyric Theater (Chardon) [9]
- Huntington Playhouse (Bay Village) [10]
- Karamu House (Cleveland) [11]
- Near West Theatre (Cleveland) [12]
- Olde Towne Hall Theatre (North Ridgeville) [13]
- Canton Palace (Canton) [14]
- Playhouse Square Center (Cleveland) [15]
- Powers Auditorium (Youngstown) National Register of Historic Places: The Original Warner Theater
[edit] Theatrical companies
- Bad Epitaph Theater Company (defunct)
- Bodwin Theater Company [16]
- Carousel Dinner Theater [17]
- Charenton Theatre Company [18]
- Cleveland Shakespeare Festival [19]
- Cleveland Signstage Theatre [20]
- Cleveland Theatre Company (defunct)
- Convergence-Continuum [21]
- Dobama's Night Kitchen (defunct)
- Knot Theater (defunct)
- Giant Portions (defunct)
- Great Lakes Theater Festival [22]
- The Group [23]
- Pieces of People (POP) Theatre (defunct)
- Portage Lakes Players [24]
- The Public Squares [25]
- Red Hen Productions [26]
- SPOT Improv Comedy Troupe (defunct)
- the Working Theatre (defunct)
[edit] Sports and recreation
Cleveland's professional sports teams include the Cleveland Indians (Major League Baseball), Cleveland Browns (National Football League), and Cleveland Cavaliers (National Basketball Association). The Indians have two minor league affiliates in the area, the AA Akron Aeros and the Single-A Lake County Captains, who play in Eastlake.
The Cleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves that encircle the city, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses the Cuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron. The region is home to Mentor Headlands Beach, the longest natural beach on the Great Lakes.
[edit] Famous natives
- See also: List of people from Cleveland, Ohio
[edit] See also
- List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population
- Connecticut Western Reserve
- Rust Belt
[edit] References
- ^ Team NEO: Northeast Ohio Profile. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Northern Ohio Data & Information Service
- Employer Resource Council site promoting NE Ohio
- Plugged In Cleveland
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
