Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Urban Publications Affairs 5-2017 Greater University Circle Initiative: Year 6 Evaluation Report Kathryn W. Hexter Cleveland State University, [email protected] Candi Clouse Cleveland State University, [email protected] Nick Downer Liam Robinson Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub Part of the Urban Studies and Planning Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Repository Citation Hexter, Kathryn W.; Clouse, Candi; Downer, Nick; and Robinson, Liam, "Greater University Circle Initiative: Year 6 Evaluation Report" (2017). Urban Publications. 0 1 2 3 1497. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1497 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Urban Publications by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GREATER UNIVERSITY Prepared for: CIRCLE INITIATIVE: The Cleveland Foundation YEAR 6 EVALUATION REPORT Prepared by: Kathryn W. Hexter Candi Clouse Nick Downer Liam Robinson The Center for Economic May 2017 Development & The Center for Community Planning and Development 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 http://urban.csuohio.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 Structure and Funding ................................................................................................................ 2 Looking to the future ...................................................................................................................... 8 Focus ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Sustainable Funding .................................................................................................................... 8 Learn from Other Cities .............................................................................................................. 9 Emphasis for 2017 ...................................................................................................................... 9 Progress toward Goals .................................................................................................................. 11 Buy Local ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Health-Tech Corridor & MidTown ............................................................................................ 11 City of Cleveland Investments .............................................................................................. 13 Real Estate Projects ............................................................................................................... 13 Challenges ............................................................................................................................. 14 Goals for 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 14 Anchor Procurement and Supply Chain Initiatives ................................................................... 14 Supply Chain Initiatives ......................................................................................................... 15 Local Procurement ................................................................................................................ 16 Evergreen Cooperatives Corporation and the Evergreen Cooperatives .................................. 19 Evergreen Cooperative Laundry ........................................................................................... 20 Evergreen Energy Solutions (E2S) ......................................................................................... 21 Green City Growers ............................................................................................................... 21 Challenges ............................................................................................................................. 21 Economic and Community Development Institute .................................................................. 22 Small business Development .................................................................................................... 22 Hire Local....................................................................................................................................... 25 Anchor Hiring ............................................................................................................................ 25 Total Employment ................................................................................................................. 26 Step Up to UH ........................................................................................................................... 29 Welcome to Fairfax ................................................................................................................... 30 Evergreen Cooperatives Employment ...................................................................................... 31 NewBridge ................................................................................................................................. 32 Live Local ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Greater Circle Living .................................................................................................................. 34 GCL Program Success ............................................................................................................ 34 Rental Assistance .................................................................................................................. 37 Rehabilitation ........................................................................................................................ 38 Program Usage by Employer ................................................................................................. 38 Increasing the Greater University Circle Population ............................................................ 39 Issues for 2017 ...................................................................................................................... 42 Connect ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Neighborhood Connections ...................................................................................................... 45 Neighbor Up Network ........................................................................................................... 46 Neighbor Up on Wealth ........................................................................................................ 46 Neighborhood Grants ........................................................................................................... 47 Goals for 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 48 Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 49 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: HTC New Business Success Metrics ................................................................................ 14 Table 2: HTC New Tenants Success Metrics ................................................................................. 14 Table 3: 2016 Anchor Procurement .............................................................................................. 17 Table 4: Cooperative Financial Overview, 2016 ........................................................................... 20 Table 5: Anchor Employment by Campus and Geography, 2016 ................................................. 26 Table 6: Anchor Main Campus Employment by Occupation, 2016 .............................................. 27 Table 7: Cleveland Clinic Vendor Employment by Title and Geography, 2016 ............................ 29 Table 8: Step Up to UH performance, 2013-2015 ........................................................................ 30 Table 9: NewBridge Student and Graduate Data ......................................................................... 33 Table 10: GCL Program Participants by Phase .............................................................................. 35 Table 11: GCL Program Participation by Institution ..................................................................... 39 Table 12: Neighborhood Connections Statistics, 2016 ................................................................. 47 Appendix A: List of Interviewees, 2016 ........................................................................................ 49 Appendix B: Economic Inclusion Management Committee List, 2016 ......................................... 50 Appendix C: Economic Inclusion Management Committee Executive Committee List, 2016 ..... 52 Appendix D: Economic Inclusion Management Buy Local Subcommittee List, 2016................... 53 Appendix E: Economic Inclusion Management Hire