Regions are quickly becoming the defining unit of the global economy. Those regions that align their assets to compete globally are better positioned to grow jobs, increase incomes and attract investments.
Then Cuyahoga County Executive Edward Fitzgerald’s vision for the director of regional collaboration position, created in 2011

Northeast Ohio is splintered into hundreds of communities — 59 in Cuyahoga County alone. This obsolete, go-it-alone system leads to costly duplication of services and pits us against our neighbors in pursuit of development. Only by working together can we achieve true prosperity.
Regionalism in the U.S.
Other parts of the country get it.
- Indianapolis
- Jacksonville, FL
- Louisville, KY.
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Nashville
NEO’s Early Adopters
We have taken some steps progress but have a long way to go.
Advocacy & Studies
Here is some discussion at a glance.
- Vibrant NEO
- Fund for Our Economic Future (EfficientGovNow)
- Maxine Goodman School of Urban Affairs
- Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (Kent State)
- Tax sharing in the Twin Cities
Regionalism in the News
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North shore share similarities for health
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Northeast Ohio communities can come together
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Suburbs work together on development
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