The CORE Case Studies
“The bell towers of academic institutions have replaced smokestacks as the drivers of the American urban economy.”
- CEOs for Cities and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
In the 20 largest U.S. cities, “eds and meds” – a region’s colleges and hospitals –
account for 35 percent of the workforce employed by the top 10 private employers.
One in every 12 workers in Ohio works directly or indirectly for a medical school or teaching hospital.
