Articles about cleveland

Despite business angst, Washington climbs in CNBC’s state rankings — but still trails its former standing

Washington climbed three spots to No. 11 in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business rankings, up from No. 14 last year, suggesting that many of the state’s underlying competitive strengths remain intact even as debate over its business climate has intensified. Read More

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Following through in Cleveland: A GeekWire trip report, plus data center ‘theater’ and the SpaceX IPO

John Cook and Charles Fitzgerald call into the podcast from an abandoned Westinghouse factory in Cleveland to debrief on a Rust Belt city’s comeback and what Seattle can learn from it. Plus: the new data center moratorium, and why Fitzgerald is sitting out the SpaceX IPO. Read More

What we learned in Cleveland about Seattle’s future: Advice from a Rust Belt city on the rise

What can Seattle learn from Cleveland’s fall and comeback? GeekWire’s John Cook and Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald spent several days in Cleveland, talking with civic, business and political leaders — including the city’s mayor and the governor of Ohio — to find out. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast in Fremont: Seahawks, AI, and Seattle’s future

We took the GeekWire Podcast on the road for a live show at Fremont Brewing, presented by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, with conversation about the Seahawks’ future, the long-term direction of Seattle tech, the evolution of AI, and more. Read More

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Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts

GeekWire brought Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Seattle tech veteran Charles Fitzgerald together on the phone Thursday after a guest column warning Seattle not to repeat Cleveland’s past mistakes sparked a big response — including from Bibb himself. What followed was a constructive conversation about what cities should do when the ground shifts beneath them. Read More

Cleveland mayor responds to GeekWire guest column, calls Ohio city a ‘case study of what’s possible’

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb responded to a GeekWire guest column by Charles Fitzgerald warning Seattle not to repeat the Ohio city’s mistakes — but they may agree more than the headline suggests. Read More

A warning to Seattle: Don’t become the next Cleveland

Civic complacency, strained relations between government and tech, and a lack of focus on future industries could put Seattle’s long-term prosperity at risk. Read More