Friday | March 21, 2008

Tech Czar Alert: Senator Sherrod Brown to Hold Town Hall Meeting with Tech Companies

Cleveland, OH—Senator Sherrod Brown will hold a Town Hall meeting with representatives from local technology companies on Monday, March 24 at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor conference room of the Idea Center Building at 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115.

FIT Technologies, one of the many companies who will join the meeting on Monday, moved to the Playhouse Square area of Downtown Cleveland two years ago.  “There are clearly opportunities for collaboration within the tech district that is evolving here in at Playhouse Square,” stated Micki Tubbs, President of FIT Technologies.  “Having Senator Brown convene a group of people to get ideas on how to assist in growing the tech sector in Cleveland will prove to be very beneficial.”

During the past four years over 35 technology-based companies have moved into the City of Cleveland – these companies now employ over 1,000 people. Topics for the meeting may include ways in which his office can stimulate growth, support collaborative efforts between business and education, and create job opportunities in the Cleveland market.

Members of the general public are welcome to attend the meeting.
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1 - Given that I've moved to NYC, I can't be there in person, but if I were, I'd ask Sherrod why Cleveland seems to be missing out on many of the tech jobs and opportunities that Columbus and Cincinnati are picking up... for instance, this one is huge:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-18-2008/0004775796&EDATE= (Comment this)

Written by: Mike Dolan at 2008/03/24 - 16:08:33
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