Two of the new staffers, Joan Chase and Jeffrey Weston Sleasman, joined the civic collaborative on May 15. The third, Angelica Dandridge, started Monday, June 5. Fund president Bethia Burke said the three have 'deep familiarity with core issues' of advancing equitable economic growth.
Mayor Justin Bibb's administration plans to seed the effort with $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act money, almost 10% of the city's pool of pandemic-recovery funds.
Local brokerages were much more negative about the office market's prospects this year compared with last year, judging by a survey conducted of companies on Crain's Commercial Real Estate Brokerages list.
The city plans to use federal relief funds and matching grants from JobsOhio to assemble and prepare East Side land for new businesses and development.