Q1-22 saw some businesses come out of the COVID-19 pandemic environment; Cuyahoga County’s small business partners will begin to focus more on businesses that sustained their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, regular reporting for Q1-22 was incomplete and will be updated in a future reporting period.

Q1-22 job creation retention number reflect the jobs projected to be created or retained because of the direct brownfield loan to MAGNET, Orlando Baking Company – Public Refrigerated Warehouse and Lincoln Electric. 

MAGNET is a 501c3 non-profit consulting group tasked with growing the manufacturing industry in Northeast Ohio. Their services help start-ups thrive and assist small and medium sized companies transform with technology, innovation, and talent. The brownfield loan will help with the expansion to their new state-of-the-art facility in the Midtown neighborhood.

Located on Cleveland’s near east side, the Orlando Baking Company is a for-profit company. In 1904, part of Orlando Baking moved to Cleveland and re-established Old-World ways of baking European classics. Orlando is building a state-of-the-art cold storage facility in Opportunity Corridor.

For 125 years, Lincoln Electric has provided cutting-edge technology to residents and businesses throughout Cuyahoga County and beyond. Founded in 1895, Lincoln is a global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, oxy-fuel & plasma cutting equipment, and robotic welding systems.