The Deaconess Foundation recently created the Deborah Vesy Systems Change Champion Award. The prize recognizes efforts that lead to systems change in the Cuyahoga County workforce development ecosystem.
Under the plan, GCP president Baiju Shah wants to see a 25% increase in economic output growth, 15% growth in new jobs and 12% in average income growth for the Cleveland region in the next 10 years. If those growth targets are realized, the region would be in the top tier of its peer regions.