It's shocking how fast Great Day Improvements became one of Greater Cleveland's biggest private companies. The home improvement products business reported $27M in sales back in 2012. Now they're near $1B. crainscleveland.com/business-lists…

Shockingly, data from Newmark shows that local office vacancy isn't just rising downtown - it's also creeping up in the suburbs. That's in the story. The image is a Crain's Cleveland Business survey. crainscleveland.com/business-lists…

Despite these huge delays, contractors are still doing pretty well - check out the charts at the bottom. crainscleveland.com/real-estate/co…

After I got divorced, the HR person at my company told me I was never going to find a new partner if I didn't stop dressing like I was Amish. I'm writing a column on HR horror stories. What's yours? Feel free to DM/email/comment.

Tune in now to hear community representatives discuss their experiences in the post-pandemic economy with the Federal Reserve’s Michelle Bowman and Loretta Mester in a special Fed Listens session at #PolicySummit2023. youtube.com/user/Cleveland…

ICYMI: I work for the Cleveland Fed now! I arrived just in time to make a cameo in this video (which also gives you a glimpse of the largest vault door IN THE WORLD).

Arnie typically hangs out with my wife when we work remote. But that was before my son built me this makeshift doghouse.

Small businesses: Ensure your voice is heard by the Federal Reserve. More survey responses = more granular data. If, say, you’re in Ohio (like most of my connections!), you’ll be helping us see what’s happening on the ground in both the Buckeye State and across the nation.

Props to WKYC 3News for their storm coverage yesterday. Betsy Kling 🌤️ was like John King on election night, explaining the map in detail with local knowledge (naming neighborhoods and describing clouds above them) all while talking to staff bringing in loads of video shots. Nice job!

The Waffle House CEO passed away this week and the No. 1 offensive line recruit in the country leads his team out on the field carrying a Waffle House flag just a few days later. It doesn’t get any more American than this.

Small business owners: This Fed survey is widely cited - and if we get enough responses, we can publish data for more midsize cities. This year we did it for #Cleveland – a first! Hear that, #Columbus? Some #CLE results (survey link’s at the bottom): clevelandfed.org/publications/n…

Please, @NEORSD, tell us you have a plan to stop the fatbergs before Bryan Adams comes back to Cleveland. cnn.com/2025/02/10/ent…

"Not just edible, but damn good." This is what I call a good news story. Ordering now. Cleveland Scene Vince Grzegorek clevescene.com/food-drink/gra…

Just heard Enter Sandman on the NPR station in Columbus. Is there a WOSU Public Media request line? Can I get some Pantera before the next news break? Metallica

Great discussion on tariffs! Three experts talk about the impact of #tariffs (and uncertainty) on the economy - and what we can learn from the past. clevelandfed.org/events/convers…

I left the news biz two years ago, but I put the ol' reporter hat back on to write this article on what caused the housing supply crisis ... and what could solve it. Zoning came up a lot. Other ideas relate to housing preservation and modular homes. clevelandfed.org/collections/ar…

Wapak friends: I will be giving a “Federal Reserve 101” talk at the Wapak library THIS TUESDAY, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. Will be a lesson in economics, civics and history, all in one. And by the way ... the biggest vault door IN THE WORLD is at the Cleveland Fed.