Personal View: Please stop saying ‘Northeast Ohio
MARK ZANNONI
Mark Zannoni
The Northeast Ohio moniker is destroying Cleveland s brand and identity outside the region and, as such, severely impacting our ability to achieve economic development and population growth. Please stop saying Northeast Ohio unless referring to the geography that encompasses Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. Cleveland or Greater Cleveland is the region, which includes Cuyahoga and the six outer counties of Lorain, Medina Summit, Portage, Geauga and Lake. Imagine if people in Chicago started using Northeast Illinois when referring to their city and region. That would sound quite silly, but that is exactly what we are doing here.