**Please note that the event on June 23rd is sold out.
To be placed on the waiting list for this event, please contact Jennifer Roberts at 216.377.3667.
About the Award
The Team NEO Economic Development Plus Award program is committed to recognizing organizations that have made a creative, significant contribution to the economic development of the Cleveland Plus® region. Presented by PNC, the 2010 Plus Award program will recognize economic development efforts from throughout the 16 counties of Northeast Ohio that helped to retain companies, create jobs and bring foreign investment to the region during the 2009 calendar year. This is the only event that honors regional economic development success.
The 2010 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Award winners will be announced at the awards dinner on June 23, 2010, at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, and will be featured in the July 2010 issue of Inside Business.
2010 Finalists
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Asset Creation
- Canton Commerce Development, LLC, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, City of Canton & Stark Development Board
- Case Western Reserve University
- GaREAT Sports Complex
- Kent State University
Business Attraction
- City of Cleveland
- Team Lorain County, City of Oberlin, City of North Ridgeville & Lorain County Growth Partnership
- Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber & City of Youngstown
Business Expansion
- City of Medina
- City of Orrville
- City of Westlake
Business Retention
- City of Cleveland, Village of Cuyahoga Heights, City of Independence & Cuyahoga County
- City of Hudson, Summit County & Greater Akron Chamber
- Team Lorain County, City of Avon Lake & Lorain County Growth Partnership
Foreign Investment
- Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center
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Fostering Entrepreneurship
- Braintree Business Development Center
- City of Akron, University of Akron, Akron Global Business Accelerator
- University of Akron Research Foundation
Minority Business Development
- JumpStart Inclusion Advisors
- ShoreBank Enterprise Group
Public-Private Partnership
- City of Wooster, Wayne Economic Development Council, Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center & Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
- Ford Motor Company, Cuyahoga Community College & United Auto Workers
- Vocational Guidance Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities & Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Workforce Development
- Alliance for Working Together & Lakeland Community College
- Eastern Gateway Community College
- Lorain County Workforce Development Agency, Lorain County Community College, Lorain County Joint Vocational School & Employment netWork
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Event Details
On June 23, 2010, we will honor this year’s award finalists with a dinner and celebration at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s award-winning organizations. The evening will begin with a networking reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner and program from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
2010 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Awards Dinner
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
5:30 p.m. Networking
6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program
John S. Knight Center
77 E. Mill St., Akron, OH 44308
$85 per ticket or $750 for a table of ten (10)
Table sponsorships are also available at a cost of $1200.
As a table sponsor you would receive a table for 10 guests,
company name listing on signage in cocktail reception area,
company name listing on the PowerPoint during the awards program, and a company name listing in the event program. To become a table sponsor please contact Jennifer Roberts at jroberts@ibmag.com or 216.377.3667.
For tax purposes, $800 can be claimed as a charitable donation with the purchase of a table sponsorship. Likewise, $350 can be claimed as a charitable donation with the purchase of a table of ten.
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To RSVP:
**This event is sold out. To be placed on the waiting list for this event, please contact Jennifer Roberts at 216.377.3667.
Sponsors
The 2010 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Award program is made possible through the support of the following sponsors:


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