Crain's Cleveland Business

Starting Wednesday, March 19, Malley’s Chocolates will be available to purchase in all 19 Heinen’s stores in Northeast Ohio, the first time the chocolatier's products will be available to purchase in the Cleveland area outside its storefronts. This partnership was forged by Mike Malley, chief strategic officer of Malley’s, and Kimberly Heinen, packaged goods director of Heinen’s. The conversation started when the pair ran into each other last fall at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management's Center for Family Business. “I think I walked up to him at some point and I said, ‘Hi, I’m Kim Heinen, and why don't we do business together?'” Heinen told Crain’s. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gjr9-JCf

Cleveland Browns season ticket holders got two surprises this offseason: a Journey concert and a price hike. After finishing with a league-worst 3-14 record last season, the Browns have increased the prices of their season ticket packages by an average of about 7%, according to information obtained by Crain’s. Another source said the number is actually closer to 5%. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gk3FG9-E

The former Chagrin Cinemas, which closed in January 2023 after a 33-year run, is being transformed into two separate yet complementary hospitality-centric spaces: The Hive and Honey Hill, which are set to open in the first quarter of 2026. According to Geauga County property records, the property (8200 E Washington St.) was purchased for $1.2 million on Feb. 13, 2023, by Kimberly and Jimmy Gibson, the husband-and-wife duo that runs the Chagrin Falls-based Hungry Bee, a catering company and retail food store. “We really didn’t want to see this turned into a strip mall or a bank, something the community didn't need,” Kimberly Gibson said. “We really wanted this to become a gathering place for the community.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gh8R2F6A

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and daughter and co-managing Haslam Sports Group partner Whitney Haslam Johnson spoke with Crain Communications President and CEO KC Crain at Cleveland’s 2024 Newsmakers event Tuesday. On the subject of a new Browns stadium, the Haslams continued to herald the team’s proposed $3.4 billion Brook Park stadium as “additive” for the region. Haslam and Johnson — Crain’s Newsmakers of the Year for 2024 — talked about coming up in the family business, the family’s variety of leadership styles and how they came to own the Browns. But most attention was paid to the Haslam Sports Group’s ongoing efforts to build the team a new stadium in Brook Park. Haslam said that although Browns officials and representatives from Cuyahoga County are continuing to discuss the team’s future, the Brook Park plan is full steam ahead. “If there were a way to build a domed stadium downtown, we’d do it,” Haslam said. But, he added, necessary additional features like the amount of space and access to multiple highways weren’t there. Read more about the event here: https://lnkd.in/gG4fNRFQ

Greater Cleveland’s universities have faced enrollment challenges over the past decade, but the issue is far from black and white. It often comes in shades of scarlet and gray — or red and black. Over the last decade, as Ohio State University and (especially) the University of Cincinnati grew their student bodies, they’ve increasingly pulled students from Greater Cleveland, squeezing enrollment at schools such as the University of Akron, Kent State, Cleveland State and Youngstown State. Between 2014 and 2023, enrollment at Northeast Ohio's four major public universities — the University of Akron, Kent State, Cleveland State, and Youngstown State — fell 27.4%, according to data from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGkMjnAU

I had the privilege of speaking with Jimmy Haslam, Founder of Haslam Sports Group, and his daughter Whitney Haslam Johnson, Managing Partner at HSG, about the Cleveland Browns' groundbreaking plans for a new domed stadium. As this year's Crain's Cleveland Business Newsmakers of the Year, the Haslam Family is not just building infrastructure, but crafting a transformative future for the city and its passionate sports community.

Quite the way to launch our Newsmaker of the Year event series in Cleveland with Crain Communications CEO KC Crain in conversation with Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Whitney Haslam Johnson. Pushing forward on a stadium deal for the Browns dominated the headlines in 2024. Great to hear more on the plans from the family ownership. Great vibe in the room as we heard from many other top execs who made big news in 2024. https://lnkd.in/gdsfx_RQ

Join Crain's on Tuesday, March 11, for our 2024 Newsmakers of the Year Event. Our luncheon will feature a multi-generational conversation with Jimmy Haslam and?Whitney Haslam Johnson, where they will discuss the Browns, the Haslam Sports Group and the impact their family legacy has made on Northeast Ohio. In addition to our keynote conversation, we will be honoring these other individuals who made the news in 2024: Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, President and CEO, MetroHealth | Nic Barlage CEO, Rock Entertainment Group and the Cleveland Cavaliers | Justin M. Bibb Mayor, City of Cleveland | Bryant L. Francis, C.M. Director of Port Control, City of Cleveland | Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President and CEO, Cleveland-Cliffs | Chris Gorman. , Chairman and CEO, KeyCorp | Jerry Grisko Jr., CEO, CBiz Inc. | Beth Hammack, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland | Craig Hassall, President and CEO, Playhouse Square | Tania Menesse, President and CEO, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Bernie Moreno, U.S. Senator Buy Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eWajZyDu

If you've ever wanted your own private concert venue space in the comfort of your home, the property at 10565 Valley View in Northfield may be what you're looking for. Situated on a little over two acres, this 4,702-square-foot ranch-style home has three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. The home was listed on Feb. 27 for $624,900 with listing agent Adam Zimmerman of Engel & V?lkers Cleveland. The owner, Dan Gutschmidt, built the custom home in 2018, Zimmerman said. He is a musical engineer and has an Emmy for music creation for a TV commercial. And that's where the stunning basement comes in. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gxVR7YNC

Ohio State University is closing their Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Student Life’s Center for Belonging and Social Change.