Regional Cooperation and Economic Development

A recent conference in Youngstown, Ohio, brought together planning and development professionals from each of three cities, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Youngstown, to discuss common challenges and opportunities for regional collaboration. The keynote speaker, John Austin, formerly of the Great Lakes Economic Initiative at the Brookings Institution, provided a look at the Great Lakes Region’s economy and how economic development can come from regional coordination.

Group talks of boosting Great Lakes economy
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Vindicator
Youngstown, Ohio