Rocket Mortgage eyes 700-job expansion in downtown Cleveland
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Rocket Mortgage employs nearly 700 people in Cleveland, at offices in the Higbee Building in the heart of downtown. The mortgage giant plans to create 700 new jobs here over the next five years, in a deal that hinges on securing incentives from the city, state and JobsOhio.
Rocket Mortgage, the mortgage giant formerly known as Quicken Loans, is eyeing an expansion that would bring 700 new jobs to downtown Cleveland over the next five years.
The Detroit-based company already employs nearly 700 people at its Cleveland office, a mortgage banking hub tucked inside the Higbee Building just off Public Square. Local economic development officials have been working on an incentive package to double that headcount in a deal that would create more than $50 million in additional payroll and bring welcome investment to a central business district grappling with fallout from the pandemic.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio On Nov. 4, nearly two months before their regular-season opener at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cavaliers submitted a variance request in response to the order that limits the number of fans allowed at indoor sports venues.
In the letter written by Cavs CEO Len Komoroski to the Interim Director and Deputy Director of the Ohio Department of Health, Komoroski asked for an allowance of 4,596 people 23.65% of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse’s typical 19,432-person maximum.
By Steve Bailey
Dec 22, 2020
Cleveland, OH - The challenges of 2020 have reached far and wide across our community touching so many families and children during this special time of the year. Yet, despite a global pandemic and its ripple effects on how we will celebrate this holiday season, the spirit of the Season of Giving remains strong.
Even though COVID-19 changed the way the Cleveland Cavaliers and Monsters planned and carried out their traditional Season of Giving events, the teams with partners like Lexus along with the generosity of the Northeast Ohio community found a way to make the holiday season a little brighter for families and children in need.