For most of the 20th Century, Northeast Ohio’s economy was supported by its material sciences, engineering, transportation infrastructure, and steel and auto manufacturing sectors. But, like other regions across the country, it saw these competitive advantages disappear under the pressures of global competition. Northeast Ohio lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the steel and tire industries in the 1970s and 80s, and Cleveland became a poster child for post-industrial challenges.
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