Swagelok adding 1,200 jobs in 2026

Swagelok built this 119,000-square-foot headquarters building and innovation center in 2020 at the
southwest corner of Solon and Cochran roads in suburban Solon, adding 400 new jobs. But that
was just a precursor of more hiring to come (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Solon-based Swagelok announced this week that it is planning a major expansion this year and next. That expansion will start by hiring 1,200 people this year with more due to be added in 2027. And most of that hiring will occur in Northeast Ohio, company officials said.

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DVA has designs on Halle Building

The old Van Auken Akins Architects, rebranded in 2024 as DVA Architecture, is moving to
new digs in the Halle Building but staying in Downtown Cleveland’s Playhouse Square
district (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

A growing, rebranded architectural firm can seem a little more fresh when it sheds its old digs and moves into new offices, especially when it gets the chance to design them. So when the opportunity arose to gain a new address, DVA Architecture LLC decided to draw.

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UH wins its biggest ever federal grant

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center won its largest-ever federal grant for
pediatric emergency preparedness (Google). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center announced today that it was awarded a five-year, $56.25 million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – $11.25 million annually – to lead the newly established Pediatric Prevention Network (PPN). It is the largest grant UH has ever received and marks a major national investment in pediatric emergency preparedness.

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Ohio helps fund Cleveland Housing Innovation District

It may look like a park from the air, but the amount of greenspace on Cleveland’s near-East Side is
the result of abandonment — something the city is trying to reverse by investing in infrastructure,
creating job-ready sites and sponsoring new, affordable housing construction. This view looks
west toward downtown, down Payne Avenue, from east of east of East 55th Street (Google).
CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine yesterday announced $14 million in grants to support the creation of workforce housing in 10 counties. Cleveland got one of the larger grants which Mayor Justin Bibb welcomed as a recognition of the city’s efforts.

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University Circle high-rise construction starting

As seen from the Wade Lagoon in front of the Cleveland Art Museum, the new East Stokes
\mixed-use tower will be near some of University Circle’s most notable attractions, as well
as its many growing employers (SCB). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

In a booming area like University Circle, it just doesn’t seem right not to have at least one construction crane looming over it. Fortunately, that visual injustice is about to be righted in the coming months with another major, crane-inducing project.

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GCRTA to delay further service cuts

A light-rail train from Shaker Heights pulls out from Tower City Center downtown onto the
Cuyahoga Valley viaduct where it will switch tracks and return east. If a transit levy passes
in May, light-rail trains from Shaker Heights could continue expand service west of
downtown to the airport (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (GCRTA) General Manager and CEO India Birdsong Terry accepted the recommendation from GCRTA’s staff and decided to delay a second round of service cuts until after the planned May special election in 2027.

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City tables UH’s E. 115th demo request

This East 115th Street residential neighborhood in Cleveland’s University Circle will stick around a
little longer but could eventually succumb to the expansion of University Hospitals’ Main Campus
based on feedback from a city design review panel (NEOtrans).
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The historic East 115th Street residential neighborhood in Cleveland’s University Circle may have gotten a stay of execution today thanks to a city design-review panel. But that doesn’t mean people are going to start moving back into any of the homes or apartments soon — if ever.

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