On February 8th, Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council (ABCLC) members will have a face-to-face session to follow-up on several topics highlighted during their previous meeting.  These items are summarized in the posting, Outcomes of Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council Conference Call on January 11, 2010.  Consequently, the meeting on the 8th will focus on:

During the January 11th Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council (LC) meeting, members posed a series of key questions as topics for subsequent postings and online discussions in preparation for their next meeting on February 8th.  The first question concerned local / county stakeholder meetings currently underway within the 16-county Northeast Ohio region, namely, what does the LC want from the stakeholder sessions and what can attendees expect from their participation?

 

Last summer, the Fund for Our Economic Future (FFEF) awarded a grant to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) of The Ohio State University (OSU) to establish an Agriculture-Bioscience Industry Cluster (Ag-Bio Cluster) in Northeast Ohio (NEO).  The goal of this cluster is to make a clear and positive impact on the Advance NorthEast Ohio (ANEO) / FFEF Economic Dashboard, namely, increase capability through a skilled workforce and R&D, commercialize technologies, and assu

The Social Innovation Fund, a new public-private collaboration created by the 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, is designed to create new knowledge about how to solve social challenges in the areas of economic opportunity, youth development and school support, and healthy futures, and to improve our nation’s problem-solving infrastructure in low-income communities.

As a result of the Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council (ABCLC) meeting on October 14th, a series of three articles about business models and business cases were posted to the ABCLC group on the Local Food Systems (LFS) site:

The October 24th edition of the Denver Post featured an article entitled, "Agriburbia" sprouts on Colorado's Front Range.  It is about Matthew "Quint" Redmond, co-founder of the TSR Group in Golden, CO, and his concept to integrate food production operations within existing neighborhoods and planned communities in order to supply local residents and restaurants with seasonal fresh food.  His bold agenda for urban farming encompasses the con

Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council Meeting 

Date: Monday, October 12, 2009

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Hines Hill Conference Center

Address: 1403 W. Hines Hill Road Peninsula, Ohio 44264 (map below)

 

Agenda:

9:00 AM:

The initial meeting of the Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council will be held this coming Monday.  

Date: September 14, 2009

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Portage County Extension Service Office Conference Room

Address: 6970 St. Rt. 88, Ravenna, Ohio 44266 (Directions and map below) 

 

Attached Meeting Materials:

Ag-Bio Cluster Leadership Council: During September 2009, the Agriculture-Biosciences Cluster Leadership Council will convene its first meeting.  This group is chartered by the Fund for Our Economic Future (FFEF) to develop business opportunities within the agricultural and biosciences sector throughout the 16-county area of Northeast  Ohio.  To fulfill its purpose, the Leadership Council will establish an ongoing portfolio management process that enables Council members to solicit and field business cases, evaluate each one for likelihood of success and risk

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