Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities

The 2008 Ohio Summit – Restoring Our Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing Ohio’s Core Communities convened more than 1000 government, corporate, civic, neighborhood and academic leaders from around the state, including Governor Ted Strickland, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Senate President Bill Harris and Speaker of the House Jon Husted confirmed as speakers. The Summit was co-convened by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and GreaterOhio.

The purpose of The Summit was to elicit reaction to a draft set of proposals for state policy reforms that reflect a critique of past policies, aimed at revitalizing communities throughout Ohio. Each of the recommendations was carefully tailored to the unique assets and challenges of Ohio’s 32 core communities whose revitalization is the springboard to a more prosperous and competitive state as a whole. Comments derived from this gathering will help to shape the final report to be released in early 2009.

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Event Presentations:

Bruce Katz Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
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Scott Bernstein President, Center for Neighborhood Technology
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Rob Greenbaum Professor, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State University
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Mark Partridge Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, The Ohio State University
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Jane Dockery Associate Director, Center for Urban and Public Affairs, Wright State University
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Alan Mallach Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
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Lavea Brachman and The Honorable Michael Coleman		The audience at Restoring Prosperity

The Honorable Ted Strickland		Douglas Kridler, The Honorable Jon Husted, Nancy Zimpher, Al Ratner, The Honorable David Burger