Fund President Brad Whitehead was the keynote speaker at this year’s Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) 11th Annual Summit in Cleveland on June 15. He spoke about the Fund’s work in helping to transform the region’s economy, with a particular focus on the need for regional land use planning. Hundreds of representatives from cities, counties, metropolitan planning organizations, councils of government, regional planning organizations and economic development councils from throughout the United States were in attendance. The Summit was held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Regional Councils.

1. Bradley W. Whitehead Fund for Our Economic Future Northeast Ohio Economic Transformation and Competitiveness in the Next Economy

3. Northeast Ohio Job Picture 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 115 110 105 100 95 90 Employment Index NE Ohio United States Employment, 1997 – 2007 1997 = 100 Year

4. Job Growth across the United States

5. An Economic Storm

8. Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?

15. Entrepreneurial Activity

16. Entrepreneurial Activity

20. Percentage Growth Land Use