Winners of the first Great Lakes Changemaker Award Announced
Cleveland, Ohio – At the fifth Great Lakes Economic Forum, which is being hosted in Cleveland from May 6-8, the Council of the Great Lakes Region had the distinct pleasure of presenting its first Great Lakes Changemaker Awards to the following recipients: SC Johnson Congressman Dave Joyce, 14th District, Ohio Ambassador Bruce Heyman (retired) and […]
SBA & Council of the Great Lakes Region Commit to Area Economic Development & Small Business Success with Strategic Alliance
CLEVELAND–Today Rob Scott, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Great Lakes regional administrator,and Mark Fisher, president & CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Regionsigned a Strategic Alliance Memorandum at the Great Lakes Economic Forum in Cleveland. The mutual commitment creates a framework in which the federal agency and CGLR will partner on programming and […]
Great Lakes Economic Forum to Feature SBA’s Great Lakes Regional Administrator Robert Scott
White House Appointee to Highlight Key Role of Small Businesses in Region’s Economy and International Trade Cleveland, OH, March 26, 2019 – The Council of the Great Lakes Region is pleased to announce Robert Scott, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Great Lakes regional administrator, will deliver remarks at the Great Lakes Economic Forum in Cleveland […]
CGLR and WIN form a strategic partnership to advance and strengthen cross-border and cross-sector partnerships
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and the World Health Innovation Network (WIN), at the University of Windsor’s Odette School of Business form a strategic partnership to strengthen cross-border and cross-sector collaboration in Canada and the United States.
Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region receive funding from RBC for an innovative project to support improved watershed management in the Great Lakes
TORONTO, 20 December 2018 – Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) are pleased to be partnering with the Royal Bank of Canada on an innovative project that will support an improved approach to
Cleveland, Ohio announced as location of the fifth Great Lakes Economic Forum
November 6, 2018 Cleveland, Ohio and Toronto, Ontario – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region announced that Cleveland, Ohio will host the Great Lakes Economic Forum from May 6-8, 2019. The event engages business, governmental, political, academic and non-profit leaders from the eight Great Lakes states and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and […]
Panel of Experts to Investigate Protection of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
Panel of Experts to Investigate Protection of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Stakeholder-Led Collaborative Strategy receives federal funding Toronto, ON, Friday, October 26, 2018 – Today, an independent panel with experts from across the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence River held its first meeting, launching an 18-month […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region Launches New Program to help SMEs Scale, Innovate, and Export
Toronto, Ontario – Today the Council of the Great Lakes Region, in collaboration with Ryerson University, launched a new program called Great Lakes Ready. Utilizing the Magnet Export Business Portal as the backbone of the program, Great Lakes Ready will help small …
CGLR Statement on the New Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
October 3, 2018 Toronto, Ontario and Cleveland, Ohio – Mark Fisher, President and CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), issued the following statement today after reviewing the agreement reached between the Parties: “CGLR commends negotiators for finalizing a new United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) that updates many elements of the North […]
BMO Economics Report: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region Expansion to Accelerate
Strong activity in Ontario and Quebec States in the region to build momentum with accelerating U.S. economy Possible disruption to NAFTA poses trade challenges to region