Personal View: Cleveland must innovate to make things better, not worse RICHEY PIIPARINEN Richey Piiparinen On March 6, 2020, JobsOhio — the state's economic development agency — announced a partnership with the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center that would bring $100 million of investment in the creation of the "Cincinnati Innovation District," designed "to serve as a 'blueprint' for the state and ensure Cincinnati becomes a magnet for talent that attracts Fortune 500, mid-size and developing startup companies," notes the JobsOhio announcement. Now, it's Cleveland's turn. A local consortium recently announced a developer, Baltimore-based Wexford Science and Technology, was chosen to build Cleveland's innovation district, which is set to run down the Health-Tech Corridor in Cleveland's Midtown neighborhood. No doubt, the capital investment at play here is an opportunity. Cleveland has to get it right. Getting it right entails explaining what is meant by "innovation" when it comes to economic development, coupled with an articulation of how innovation can be conscientiously spurred, a la a "district."