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. Cleveland-Akron-Canton is the 16th largest Designated Market Area in the United States, according to Nielsen Media Research.

However, the areas commonly understood as Greater Cleveland or Northeast Ohio are not precisely defined. Most often, Greater Cleveland is understood as referring to all of Cuyahoga County, and a number of surrounding communities. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA covers most of this area and some smaller outlying communities.

Northeast Ohio is commonly understood to be a larger region surrounding Greater Cleveland. Some consider it to include as many as 13 countiesTeam NEO: [Northeast Ohio Profile]. Retrieved May 22, 2006. 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.

The areas commonly referred to as Greater Cleveland or Northeast Ohio are neither precisely the same as 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.

Contents

Counties

Cities and villages

Cuyahoga County

Geauga County

Lake County

Lorain County

Medina County

Portage County

Aurora
Brady Lake
Garrettsville
Hiram
Kent
Mantua
Mogadore (portions in Portage and Summit Counties)
Ravenna
Rootstown
Streetsboro
Sugar Bush Knolls
Windham

Summit County

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, Specialy 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)
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Health Care)
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (Beachwood, Real Estate Development)
Exal Corp Aluminum Production (Youngstown, Metals)
FirstMerit (Akron, Banking)
Forest City Enterprises (Cleveland, Real Estate Development)
Gojo (Akron, Chemicals)
IMG (Cleveland, Sports Marketing and Management)
Jones Day (Cleveland, Legal Services)
Roadway Express (Akron, Logistics)
University Hospitals of Cleveland (Cleveland, Health Care)

Also see [list of largest employers].

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)
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)

Transportation

Airports

Greater Cleveland is served by international, regional and county airports, including:

Highways

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.

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.

Culture

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.

Theaters

Actors' Summit (Hudson) [link]
Akron Civic (Akron) [link]
Beck Center (Lakewood) [link]
Cabaret Dada (Cleveland) [link]
Cassidy Theater (Parma Heights) [link]
Cleveland Play House (Cleveland) [link]
Cleveland Public Theater (Cleveland) [link]
Dobama Theater (Cleveland Heights) [link]
Geauga Lyric Theater (Chardon) [link]
Huntington Playhouse (Bay Village) [link]
Karamu House (Cleveland) [link]
Near West Theatre (Cleveland) [link]
Olde Towne Hall Theatre (North Ridgeville) [link]
Canton Palace (Canton) [link]
Playhouse Square Center (Cleveland) [link]

Theatrical companies

Bodwin Theater Company [link]
Carousel Dinner Theater [link]
Charenton Theatre Company [link]
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival [link]
Cleveland Signstage Theatre [link]
Convergence-Continuum [link]
Dobama's Night Kitchen [link]
Great Lakes Theater Festival [link]
Ground Floor Improv [link]
The Group [link]
Portage Lakes Players [link]
The Public Squares [link]
Red Hen Productions [link]

Sports and recreation

Jacobs Field, home of the Cleveland Indians

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.

Famous natives

References

External links

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