{"id":15,"date":"2021-12-29T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-northeast-ohio-region.local\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:57:35","slug":"about-team-neo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/about-team-neo\/","title":{"rendered":"About Team NEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"padding-top:4rem;padding-bottom:4rem\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient has-pale-green-to-pale-yellow-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 wp-block-jetpack-layout-gutter__small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-good-pro\" id=\"about-team-neo\">About Team NEO<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-2-font-size\" id=\"driven-to-succeed-by-our-passion-for-the-region\">Accelerating economic growth and job creation throughout the 14 counties of Northeast Ohio.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xl-font-size\">Regional success and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:128px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"margin-bottom:-16px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-3 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-8 column2-desktop-grid__start-5 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"life-in-northeast-ohio-1\">About Team NEO<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<nav style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"is-vertical is-style-dotted-dividers wp-block-navigation has-good-pro-font-family is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"About Team NEO\"><ul style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical is-style-dotted-dividers wp-block-navigation has-good-pro-font-family\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/about-team-neo\/team\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Our Team<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical is-style-dotted-dividers wp-block-navigation has-good-pro-font-family\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/about-team-neo\/investors\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Investors<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/about-team-neo\/partners\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Partners<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/about-team-neo\/careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Careers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"your-dollars-go-further\">Building a more vibrant regional economy.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Northeast Ohio Region\u2019s economic development partner, Team NEO accelerates the pace of growth and equity relating to business development outcomes throughout the 14 counties of Northeast Ohio. Working with our partners, our mission is to \u201cBend the Curve\u201d by 2030 \u2013 by surpassing current economic forecasts and creating a more vibrant economy for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We work with a strong, coordinated regional network to advance the Northeast Ohio Region toward a truly vibrant economy: one that is talented, equitable, innovative, resilient, competitive, and prosperous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:96px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lighter-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">At Team NEO, we:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-dotted-dividers is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:1rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group compact-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Global-Economy_DG.svg\" alt=\"global economy\" class=\"wp-image-15645\" style=\"width:64px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-good-pro\" id=\"affordability\">Advance Regional Competitiveness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As the JobsOhio Network Partner, Team NEO aligns and amplifies local economic development efforts in Northeast Ohio&#8217;s 14 county region to create jobs and build a more robust economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"margin-bottom:-1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:1rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Customers_T.svg\" alt=\"customers\" class=\"wp-image-15546\" style=\"width:64px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-good-pro\" id=\"affordability\">Promote Northeast Ohio Together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Team NEO offers local partners a bigger, more powerful platform to share their successes, market their assets, and attract more investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"margin-bottom:-1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-dotted-dividers is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:1rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group compact-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Larger-Economy_DG.svg\" alt=\"growing economy\" class=\"wp-image-15650\" style=\"width:64px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-good-pro\" id=\"affordability\">Drive Solutions with Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Team NEO conducts research and data analysis to inform local conversations and influence solutions contributing to Northeast Ohio\u2019s economic growth. We track the performance of the regional supply chain and business incentives to ensure employers have the tools they need to grow, attract talent, and thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"margin-bottom:-1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:1rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Economic-Growth.svg\" alt=\"economic growth icon\" class=\"wp-image-15537\" style=\"width:64px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-good-pro\" id=\"affordability\">Create Equitable Economic Growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Team NEO works to increase access to jobs, education, and training for the region\u2019s 3.6 million people, while building a more attractive investment environment for economic growth in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and everywhere in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"margin-bottom:-1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:1px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:96px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:96px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"margin-bottom:-16px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25275 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BendTheCurve_1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team NEO\u2019s aspirational vision to \u201cBend the Curve\u201d&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Team NEO and our partners are on a mission to \u201cBend the Curve\u201d \u2013 dramatically improving Northeast Ohio&#8217;s economic outcomes beyond current projections. Through coordinated, data-driven strategies, we aim to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boost GDP growth&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase productivity&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create more high-quality jobs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expand access to career opportunities&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grow our workforce&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By \u201cBending the Curve,\u201d we&#8217;ll forge a more vibrant, equitable regional economy by 2030, enhancing Northeast Ohio&#8217;s global competitiveness while increasing prosperity for all residents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:128px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:64px\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Team NEO Building a more vibrant regional economy. 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