Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones
Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones COLUMBUS - April 17, 2013 – State Representatives Marlene Anielski (R-Independence) and Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) announced the acceptance of their amendment to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ohio. “Innovation and entrepreneurship are cornerstones of Ohio’s economy,” said Dovilla. “Increasing our investment... Read More
Forbes highlights Holifield’s ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’
Forbes highlights Holifield’s ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’ Johnathan Holifield is America’s only Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness. Holifield holds that distinction at Nortech, a tech-based economic development powerhouse covering 21 counties in Northeast Ohio. Nortech is leading the nation in establishing models for technology and economic inclusion frameworks that discover, invest in and cultivate all of the region’s... Read More
ICIC Asks the Expert: America21 Co-Founder Johnathan Holifield, VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at Nortech
In this Ask the Expert Q&A, Johnathan Holifield, Esq., co-founder of The America 21 Project and Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness for NorTech, explains why it is imperative to include minorities in the Innovation Economy. This approach to inclusion is similar to ICIC’s (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City) regional equity work — which advocates for regional approaches that deliberately include strategies for inner... Read More
America21 highlighted in Forbes by Nortech CEO
INCLUSION: The Missing Link in Economic Competitiveness By Rebecca O. Bagley President and CEO, Nortech Aug. 15, 2012 (See original column in Forbes) As I continue to engage with companies, universities, government leaders, investors and economic development practitioners in Ohio and across the country, I can’t help but notice the lack of diversity in high growth technology sectors. How can the U.S. reach its full potential as a global leader... Read More
Fusion of Inclusion: Philanthropy’s Role
PolicyBridge released its most recent research report earlier this summer titled, “The Fusion of Inclusion.” The findings suggest the Northeast Ohio region’s economic competitiveness is threatened due to the low participation of minorities in the fast-growing technology sector. Fusion of Inclusion Executive Summary: Much analysis and action have centered on reinvigorating Northeast Ohio’s economy. Economic development organizations, policymakers,... Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Economist Agrees with America21
Joseph Stiglitz, the Pulizer Prize-winning economist and author of “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future,” agrees with America21 data and describes for Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, the economic landscape that underscores the message that America21 has consistently offered to the American public. Stiglitz says: “Inequality has become one of the major problems facing our country.” “We... Read More
Holifield joins Nortech as VP of Inclusive Competitiveness
NorTech Adds Economic Inclusion Expert to Leadership Team CLEVELAND, OH – June 25, 2012 – NorTech, a nonprofit technology-based economic development organization serving 21 counties in Northeast Ohio, today announced that Johnathan M. Holifield, Esq. has been named Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness. In this role, Mr. Holifield is responsible for leveraging existing efforts within Northeast Ohio’s innovation ecosystem and leading... Read More
America21 influences new PolicyBridge inclusion report
(Excerpt from article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 26, 2012. See full article at the Cleveland Plain Dealer) “The Fusion of Inclusion,” a report on minority participation in high-tech industries released Monday by PolicyBridge, warns that blacks and Hispanics are nearly invisible in Northeast Ohio’s new economy and that their “underperformance” in advanced industries threatens the region’s economic competitiveness. At... Read More
