Arcade Gains: The Downtown Cleveland Alliance boosts entrepreneurs with a grant program aimed at resuscitating retail
Joe Marinucci has a vision for making retail work in downtown Cleveland. With 1,000 additional residential units set to open within the next six months, the president of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance partnered with Cumberland Development and Charter One Bank to hold a competition offering potential retailers grant money to open or expand inside the 5th Street Arcades. “Going forward,” Marinucci says, “we need to build on the Cleveland-based entrepreneur.” Here’s a look at the four businesses the program recently backed.