Explore and Learn About the Latest Opportunities for Doing Business with India

The Consulate Generale of India, NY, India Ohio Chamber of Commerce,  and Ariel International Center invite you to explore and learn about the latest opportunities for Doing Business with India. 

Join us Thursday, February 22, 2018 • 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Ariel International Center this event is free, but registration is required.

Click here to register!

 

Ariel International Center, Skyline Lake Room

1163 East 40th Street, 4th floor, Cleveland OH 44114

For questions contact Radhika Reddy, C: 216-577-2420 • Fax: 216-373-7356 [email protected]

 

 

Agenda (subject to change) 3:00pm to 3:25pm

3:25pm to 3:30pm

Registration & Networking

 

Welcome

Radhika Reddy, President, Ariel International Center, and

India Ohio Chamber of Commerce (event moderator)

3:30pm to 4:00pm

 

Overview and Opportunities to Invest in India

Himadri Chatterjee, CEO, IIFL, Inc. NY (leads the Distribution and Advisory business for US & Canada)

4:00pm to 4:30pm

 

Legal and Tax Issues for Doing Business in India

Vinita Bahri-Mehra, Esq., Partner, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter

4:30pm to 4:45pm

 

Exporting Products or Services and Financing Exports

Amy Freedman, USEAC and Raymond Graves, SBA

4:45pm to 6:30pm

 

Reception & Networking

Keynote Speaker - Consul General of India, NY

Hon’ble Sandeep Chakravorty


Immigrant Business Spotlight: Walker's Meats

Adding Asian flavors to the West Side Market, One tasty morsel at a Time

 

Change comes slowly to the West Side Market-one of the largest and oldest public markets in America-- but at a pace Jungsoon An can abide. She's one of only a handful of Asian vendors at the bustling arcade, so you might expect her to offer foods from her homeland, South Korea. She does--but precious few.

Instead of Korean staples like kalbi (short ribs) and brisket, the butcher case at Walker's Meats brims with Eastern European-style hams, sausages, wieners and cold cuts. That's what the Walker family and a later vendor sold for years before An arrived in 2006. For the most part, she's carried on the tradition-right down to working beneath the Walker name.

"It's what my customers expect," Ahn says, adding, "Business is good."

Why change a winning formula-when you can tweak it?

On a recent afternoon, a sizzling pan of shaved beef cooled atop her stainless-steel counter, sending off a sweet aroma. A young man speared a sample with a toothpick, murmured "Mm mm," and asked his companion to try it.

"Can you tell us how to make this?" she asked.

Yes she can.

An has been introducing Korean Bool Kogi, literally "fire meat," marinated slices of grilled beef and pork that are a Korean classic. This fall, she added kimchi, a spicy cabbage dish essential at Korean meals.

She's also tinkering with American staples. The trimmings from her Christmas Ale bacon are combined into a savory spread she calls Bacon Jam, a hot seller.

"My customers like bacon in everything," An explained.

To succeed at the market, An, who is known to her cusomers as "Jay," faced a special challenge. Most of her colleagues grew up eating the products they sell. But there's nothing like lunch meat in Korea. She had to learn about Slovenian klobasa, Polish keilbosi, Chicago hot dogs, turkey tails and beef bacon.

"Slowly, slowly," I learned," said An, a soft-spoken woman with a kind smile. "Ham hocks? I asked my customers, 'What do you eat with that?'
They make a soup! My customers teach me a lot."

For An, as for many immigrants, the market has been a gateway to the American dream.

She emigrated from Seoul in 2003 with her husband, Doosik, and their 12-year-old daughter, sponsored by a sister in Maryland. Her husband found work in the construction industry in Cleveland. An took training to become a dental hygienist but could only find part-time work in a fitness center. She looked for a job that would offer a better income and allow her to be a devoted mom, too.

The market, then open four days a week, seemed to offer flexibility. She scouted the maze-like aisles for three years, looking for a stand, before a friend in the vendor ranks alerted her that Walker's Meats coming available.

The menu was a mystery but the price was manageable. An bought the stand and became a purveyor of Cleveland-style meats and sausages.

Other vendors helped her to learn the trade. Many have become friends. For advisors, she turns to her customers, who are growing more diverse and adventuresome.

"Now I have Asian customers, too," Ahn said, flashing a smile. "The Chinese watch the Korean (TV) dramas. They come up and the say, 'Bool Kogi!'"

So will she be changing the name-maybe to An's, or Jungsoon's Meats?

No time soon.

"Now, everybody knows me," she said. "I'm the Korean. I have Asian food. The name, it doesn't matter."

Our Immigrant Business series: Immigrants punch above their weight as entrepreneurs and job creators. They are nearly twice as likely as native-born Americans to launch a business. While we cheer their hustle and success, we also want to learn from it. So we are running a series of stories examining immigrant businesses and the founders who launched them. If there is a business you would suggest for this series, please email [email protected]


Guest Blog: Belfast, A City Under Construction

Written by Alexa Fedynsky 

 

With my love of the Titanic I knew I had to go to Belfast. After finding a cheap flight on Google Flights, I knew that had to be the first international destination of my trip. I spent the weeks before reading about what to see—I knew about the Titanic and the Troubles, but needed to do some research about what specifically to see and where. In regular fashion I packed my bags an hour before having to leave to Paris, and rushed to the Angers train station for this surprising city.

A little kid sat behind us on the train, trying to play with us as her mother told her in English and French to stop. I think she understand both languages but also ignored both—funny kid. We arrived in Montparnasse, and I was so happy to see the Paris metro again, one of my favorite places in the world. The rest of the travel time was quite boring—I had gone to a music festival the night before at the theater on the river in Angers, so I just slept for most of the trip.

However I managed to wake up just before landing, where out the window I saw so much green. We landed shortly afterward, and got into the shortest customs line I have ever seen. Like normal, they divided the lines between EU citizens and everyone else, and we were the only non-EU citizens. He asked us quite a few questions about what/why we were doing there, and finally I got my Belfast stamp in my passport!

We found the bus to take us to the city center, which took around 45 minutes. Across from us sat this adorable family with a three year old, who just played around the entire ride. It’s always nice to see cute babies, and this time we could actually understand everything they said. After arriving at the central bus station we quickly found the hostel, put our stuff down and asked the staff where to go to dinner. The hostel is right by the main university, so she recommended Botanic Street, where all the students go. Instead of getting cheap student food, we decided to sit down in this tiny and crowded diner, Maggie Mae’s. All the plates looked delicious, so we knew we made the right choice. I had a pitta (not exactly sure how to pronounce that in a Northern-Irish accent) with garlic sauce and garlic chips (fries), and was quite satisfied, it was so much hearty food, a welcome change from France. Originally I had planned on getting a dessert, but there was absolutely no way, so instead we hopped over to a neighboring pub for a pint and to watch the end of a rugby and football match.

Back in the hostel I went to the back room, which had a pool table and was quite noisy, so I knew it would be a good place to get to know the other guests. I talked with some students from Dublin, who were in Belfast for a scuba diving class since they were Trinity’s scuba team. Everyone then decided to go out, so we went to a sort of billiards bar, where the top floor had some 20 pool tables—more than I have ever seen! My new Irish friend and I won the match we played, and thought it would be best to quit while ahead, so we all went back to get some sleep.

Too excited to sleep, we woke up in the morning for the free breakfast, which included peanut butter—finally! I slopped a healthy amount on my bread. Then it was time to start the day. Unsurprisingly it was cloudy, but thankfully no rain. We picked St. George’s Market as our first stop, but on the way walked past the beautiful city hall. I found the first façade we saw absolutely beautiful, but as we continued walking around the building each angle became more and more extravagant. 

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On the opposite side was a Titanic memorial garden, with a statue and a dedication written on the base. A woman came up to us and said to go onto the grounds of the City Hall to see the rest of the garden, where the names of all the people from Belfast lost aboard were listed on the wall. My friend and I commented on how familiar it felt to have someone simply approach us on the street, a rarity in France.

Finally we reached St. George’s Market and were immediately engulfed with the scent of baked goods and frying meats. It’s a huge Victorian era covered market, with a food section, jewelry, clothing, paintings, handicrafts, and everything else in between. First we walked all the way around the market, admiring some of the beautiful things on sale. After seeing everything I decided the pair of earrings I had seen at the beginning were worth it, so I went back to get them and now wear them all the time. But then came the hard part—trying to decide what to get to eat. While walking around the man behind the ice cream stand gave me a free sample, which was absolutely delicious. However I was unfortunately not hungry enough for both lunch and a dessert, so I decided to try a non-West Side Market falafel. It was actually pretty good, I was impressed, but not the same thing. Then I tried some hot chocolate made from melted chocolate shavings—even better than a Waddick’s hot chocolate! While enjoying our meal, we stood around a table as a live band played right beside us. Such a fun ambience! We decided it was finally time to leave before spending all our money and eating our weight in food, and headed off to the Titanic Museum.

On the way we walked along the riverfront, where we saw a giant fish sculpture with scenes of Belfast’s history as the scales.

Then a giant yellow crane appeared on the horizon with a huge, blue H&W symbol on it—the shipyard! The crane could be seen from actually most parts of the city, highlighting its importance to Belfast. The Titanic Museum is very modern, a huge grey building on the dock, built on the diagonal.

We headed inside (I ran), bought our tickets, and went upstairs to the first exhibit, about the history of Belfast and shipbuilding (One interesting detail—people are clearly very proud of Belfast and for good reason. The exhibit was quite long and appreciative of Belfast, however there was no mention of the Troubles). We continued wandering—through the history of Harland and Wolff, the designing of the Titanic—until we reached the “building ride.” We got onto a roller coaster type car, which moved us through the exhibit of how the ship was built, complete with dialogue of testimonies of shipbuilders from the era. Unfortunately we had to eventually get off the ride, but then saw examples of the interior of the ship, passenger profiles, and crew responsibilities. Finally came the sinking, rescue, and aftermath, with lots of modern features like screens of passenger lists. I also appreciated that they didn’t have any recovered artifacts from the wreck, instead what was donated to them by families of people from the time period or recovered archival pieces. Next was the exploration section, with a model of the Nautilus’s control room (I’ve been there!) and video of Ballard talking about the discovery and of course the importance of ocean exploration. All in all a very impressive museum.

 Next I wanted to see the more recent history of Belfast, so we consulted the map briefly to find the direction of the peace wall. We were clearly headed away from the classic tourist areas—no new buildings, instead old ones with damage from shelling or still entwined with barbed wire. But the farther we got, the more murals we saw painted just on regular buildings. And they weren’t all necessarily dated to the Troubles, some related to Palestine, current British rule, and police brutality. Finally we turned on some more residential streets and saw a huge wall. Easily 20 feet tall, this divided to streets, one nationalist/Catholic the other unionist/Protestant, to try and stop the violence between the two. People have been painting all over it since its beginning, with more politic graffiti, murals, and well-wishes from people for peace. This wall extended quite far down this street, and finally we reached the end to return back to the city center.

The main square has many new buildings, lots of glass and metal in comparison with the brick of the older part of town. You could also see various buildings covered with scaffolding or roped off, about to begin construction. An interesting juxtaposition of brand new and old/damaged. Clearly Belfast is trying to recover from its period of violence, with various monuments and statues placed around the city promoting peace.

 That night we headed out again with our new hostel friends, joined with various extras/workers for Game of Thrones, which is filmed right outside of Belfast. Lots of very large, very bearded men. The next morning we had to head back to the airport unfortunately. But I am very glad I finally managed to go to Belfast, especially after all the reading I have done about the Titanic. Definitely a living and evolving city, and I hope to go back again to see how it’s developed.


Meet Our Community Navigator: Eunice Cabrera

My name is Eunice Cabrera, Transitions Assistant- Aspire Program at Cuyahoga Community College. Our program serve approximately 1, 200 immigrants and refugees with English classes and Transition Services. My main responsibility as Transition Assistant is to assist students who are interested in attending college, find employment and/or get information about resources and services in the community. The most important is to help the students to reach their persona, educational and career goals. As an immigrant, born and raised in Puerto Rico, it is an honor and a blessing to help other immigrants succeed in life.

I joined the team of Community Navigators because is a wonderful way to give back to the community and a great way to help immigrants in such big accomplishment.

A Community Navigator is a member of the immigrant and ethnic community who is well-known and well-respected by their peers. He or she will be trained by Global Cleveland staff in a one-day long training session to provide accurate information about their rights as immigrants or refugees and to guide eligible immigrants toward citizenship, often through workshops or other outreach initiatives. A Community Navigator is meant to be a mentor who can help to empower others to lead more confident lives.

Interested in becoming a Community Navigator or learning more? Email Chris Hoey at [email protected] 


The Magic of Cleveland in One Astonishing School

By Joe Cimperman

 

Aniya is smiling. We went to her classroom at Thomas Jefferson International Newcomers Academy in the heart of the MetroWest Neighborhood at West 46 and Clark Avenue. She is smiling because she met someone who not only speaks Turkish, but through the incredible providence and serendipity that is Cleveland she met a man who grew up in her village near the Turkish/Syrian border. This newfound friend, a guest of the German Marshall program through the incredible generosity of the Cleveland Foundation, was with Global Cleveland as we staffed one of a hundred introductions to this amazing Cleveland Metropolitan District school. This school is truly one of a kind, and we owe a debt of gratitude to CMSD for establishing it.

Started under the leadership of then Chief Academic Officer Eric Gordon (now our phenomenal superintendent and CEO of CMSD) Thomas Jefferson, TJINA, is a pre-eminent school of excellence for students pre-k through 12th grade who speak English as a second language (or not at all). Its enrollment is a barometer of Cleveland’s success attracting immigrants.

In August of 2016, 605 students were enrolled, coming from 30 nations, speaking 19 unique languages. By May of 2016, there were 990 students from over 40 nations, with an eye popping 31 languages spoken. The children at this school are smart, hard working, dedicated, and magical. The teachers and teacher’s aides and staff and Principal and Dean of Students are amazing as well. Why this school and the students and the surrounding community are so important is straightforward:

  1. Cleveland and Cuyahoga County continue to attract newcomers.
  2. CMSD is an amazing District with capacity and excellence to not only welcome these young leaders but to educate and integrate them.
  3. In spite of the false rhetoric and unhelpful national coarse discourse on immigrants and welcoming and refugees and visas, this school and these students prove that there is more light than smoke, and their becoming vital parts of Northeastern Ohio’s success are true, economic, and supportive of popular demographic trends.

 

Rich Exner, the demographics expert for The Plain Dealer, uncovered a startling fact recently: between 2005-2015 there were almost 20,000 more people born internationally living in Greater Cleveland than in the previous 10 years.

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2017/03/international_migration_a_popu.html

This is huge. In spite of the extreme vetting to the extreme amount (new citizens to-be already go through 14 serious security steps to come here) we know factually that immigrants give more than they take, https://globalcleveland.org/small-number-immigrants-giving-cleveland-mighty-big-boost/

 

Also, refugees exponentially return more than they are given, http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/09/estimated_number_of_refugees_l.html and Cleveland wouldn’t be Cleveland without newcomers. If you are reading this newsletter you know of what I speak.

Action item: we need your brain power, your muscles, and your creative compassion for Thomas Jefferson and her beautiful students. If you want to help amazing children now and not wait to read about them on the cover of Newsweek, they are right here. Help how? Volunteer, tutor, write about, learn about, share your own brilliance with these inspiring human beings, many of whom have gone through hell to get here, but clearly are in the best place they can be as their new home.

Why help? Because these are our kids and they are winners.  And they are on their way to inventing the cure for cancer, creating the next tech startup that will employ 500 native-born U.S. citizens, being great fathers and mothers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, architects, non-profit practitioners, and employees. My email is [email protected]  FYI, you should really think about this. If you want to do one thing to make the clouds move in a different direction, this is it. I guarantee you will be smiling, too. Have a great November.

 


Ohio Companies Invited to Learn How to Do Business in Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world and many Ohio companies are exploring business opportunities in Asian nations. Others would like to know how to get started. The Ohio Asian American Economic Summit is designed for companies that are new to Asia and those that would like to expand their operations. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, at Ariel International Center, 1163 E. 40th Street in Cleveland.

Business experts from Japan, China, India and Vietnam will discuss opportunities for trade between their nations and Ohio. Local CEOs who are doing business in Asia will share their insight. Lawyers and CPAs specialized in Asian economies will talk about legal and tax issues.

The conference will feature keynote addresses by the Honorable Mitsuhiro Wada, the consul general of Japan, and the Honorable Sandeep Chakravorty, the consul general of India, and end with a networking reception.

It is sponsored by the Ohio Asian American Pacific Islander Advisory Council, Ariel International center, Global Cleveland and Margaret W. Wong & Associates. To register, and to learn more, go to https://www.arielinternationalcenter.com/aic/EventregstartionForm.html


New ‘Citizenship Corners’ Established In Local Library Branches

By: Christopher Hoey

 

Global Cleveland is dedicated to being a resource to the international community of Cleveland. In an attempt to make resources regarding citizenship more readily available, we will be partnering with 5 local library branches to install Citizenship Corners that will be stocked with pamphlets and other informational materials that can be of use to anyone looking to pursue American citizenship.

The five locations will include the Main Library – International Languages Department, Fulton branch, Lorain branch, Solon branch, and the North Olmsted branch. At each of these locations, local librarians will be able to direct visitors to their citizenship corner setup, explaining the resources that are made available to them.

Each corner will be stocked with copies of the USCIS Civics and Citizenship Toolkit, Naturalization Interview and Test Video, and various study materials for Naturalization tests. Lastly, this will also include a brochure, “10 Steps to Naturalization: Understanding the Process of Becoming a U.S. Citizen” aside the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

“We hope that by making these resources publicly available, we help to encourage others to become U.S. citizens and provide them tangible materials to help them in doing so.” said Jazmin Long.

These citizenship corners can be found in cities across the country. Global Cleveland, with the help and support of our libraries, hopes to have these citizenship corners established throughout the winter season.

Global Cleveland is actively empowering our international community by increasing awareness of citizenship opportunities and other pertinent areas of interest to immigrants.

 


Immigrant Business Spotlight: Micah Specialty Foods

Hungry for home, Nana, an immigrant from Ghana, recreates the flavors of Africa in Cleveland

 

It was natural that Nana Kwamena Takyi-Micah felt homesick that first year at Hiram College. He missed his family, 5,000 miles away in the African nation of Ghana. He also very much missed the food.  That was his motivation to improvise.

Unable to find African flavors at the grocery store, or Walmart, Takyi-Micah created his own.  He stirred up a sauce in a friend’s kitchen using his mother’s recipe and began sharing samples around campus, then bottling it for stores.

Today, Takyi-Micah’s tangy “Supreme Sauce” –a marinade made from tomatoes, onions and habanero peppers--is found in about 40 supermarkets, butcher shops and specialty stores across Northeast Ohio. He’s just getting started.

The soft-spoken 27 year old is about to launch a crowdfunding campaign to develop additional African-style food products, for his business, Micah Specialty Foods. His goal, he says confidently, is to dominate the African section of the specialty foods market--once he builds it.

He thinks Cleveland is the ideal place to pursue his dream.

“The spirit of Clevelanders is very similar to Ghanaians. Their attitude is defined by grit and a strong work ethic,” he says.  “Cleveland is a city that hustles.”

It’s remarkable that Takyi-Micah ever became a Clevelander. He had sent his college application to Hampton University in Virginia, via an overnight delivery service that mistakenly delivered it to Hiram College in Geauga County.

Soon after, he said, he got a call from a Hiram admissions counselor impressed with his SAT scores.

“They asked me to apply. I did some research on Hiram, on Ohio, on Cleveland, and I thought there was a lot of opportunity,” he said. Plus, he thought he would have an easier time adjusting to Hiram’s small-town atmosphere.

His instincts were prescient. Takyi-Micah graduated cum laude in 2014 with a degree in business management and a minor in entrepreneurship. He had met his wife, Natasha, and gained early success in an industry notoriously difficult to break into.

An entrepreneurial upbringing likely helped. Dad is a lawyer in the Ghanaian capital of Accra but his parents also run a picture framing shop.

“I was always that kid who saved his pennies to own a business one day,” Takyi-Micah. “It’s how I grew up.”

He also found help in Cleveland's startup community. Through Hiram’s entrepreneurship program, he made friends with people like Ethan Holmes, creator of Holmes Mouthwatering Applesauce, which is also sold in stores throughout the region.

The Cleveland Culinary Launch & Kitchen allowed him to create small batches of his sauce for marketing, then connected him to a manufacturer who now bottles and ships the product.

Takyi-Micah still does much of the selling himself, dropping in on stores with samples and setting up tables at farmers markets. But he thinks it’s time to take the business to the next level. He’s hoping to raise $20,000 though an Indiegogo campaign to expand the selection of Supreme Sauces, from mild to African hot. He also plans to add plantain chips to the menu.

“In Ghana, plantains are what potatoes are to the U.S.” he said. “We want to be more than a sauce company.”

The “we” in the equation is Natasha. She handles the marketing while pursuing her master’s degree in public health. The couple rents its apartment in Shaker Square but America is looking permanent for Takyi-Micah. In August, he obtained his green card, becoming a Legal Permanent Resident of the United States.

If Cleveland becomes a center of African specialty foods, the city might one day be thanking an international student who never forgot the flavors of home.

 

Our Immigrant Business series

Immigrants punch above their weight as entrepreneurs and job creators. They are nearly twice as likely as native-born Americans to launch a business. Immigrants are also more likely to be awarded a U.S. patent. While we cheer their hustle and success, we also want to learn from it. So we are running a series of stories examining immigrant businesses and the founders who launched them.  


Puerto Ricans in Distress Begin to Arrive in Cleveland

 

Beckoned by family, hurricane victims are looking for jobs and place to live

 

As Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico braces for a long and painful recovery, attention is turning toward welcoming and resettling islanders compelled to leave. And not a moment too soon. Community groups are already witnessing a surge of newcomers from the island.

“They’re coming in here every day. We are overwhelmed,” said Romanita Vargas, the executive director of the Spanish American Committee, the oldest social service agency in Cleveland’s Hispanic community.

As of Monday, October 30, her non-profit agency on the near west side had been visited by members of 64 families recently arrived from Puerto Rico, she said. Some were in need of medical attention. Many asked about jobs. Most all were in need of housing.

“No one has a down payment,” she added. “These people have no coats, no furniture, nothing.”

On September 20, Hurricane Maria roared through the U.S. commonwealth, destroying thousands of homes and business and making some communities uninhabitable. Federal help has been slow to arrive and much of Puerto Rico remains without running water or electricity.

Many expected a local impact. Between Cleveland and Lorain, Northeast Ohio is home to one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in the mainland United Sates. Community leaders assumed many Puerto Ricans would come here seeking a respite and maybe to start new lives. But the influx has arrived sooner than expected.

Vargas said Puerto Ricans in Northeast Ohio have been telling family members in distress in Puerto Rico to try and fly out. Once they make it to Cleveland, they are being accommodated by relatives who themselves may have small homes and limited resources.

Vargas said she knows of a family of 10 living in a basement with three dogs.

Many come seeking guidance at the offices of the Spanish American Committee at West 44th Street and Lorain Avenue, often the first stop for Spanish-speaking residents in crisis.

“We don’t have the resources to deal with this,” Vargas said.

Through a CLE4PR campaign administered by The Cleveland Foundation, area residents, businesses and institutions have contributed about $145,000 to help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico as of October 30. But that money is earmarked for relief efforts on the island, not for helping Puerto Ricans in Cleveland, Vargas noted.

Jose Feliciano, president of the Hispanic Roundtable, the leadership group in the region’s Hispanic community, said Cleveland has an opportunity to add badly needed population while helping fellow Americans in distress.

“There has to be a comprehensive approach,” one that includes the city’s world class hospitals, he said.

Representatives of Cuyahoga Community College and Global Cleveland plan to meet with Vargas and her team to discuss strategies for welcoming Hurricane victims and for steering them toward housing, schools and jobs.

“We know that fellow Americans are hurting and we intend to help them,” said Joe Cimperman, the president of Global Cleveland. “This is what Cleveland does best, we rally to help our brothers and sisters in need.”


Cleveland Police Looking For Cultural Diversity

The City of Cleveland strives to create a Public Safety force that reflects its richly diverse community which includes our naturalized citizens who call Cleveland home!  Whether you are a newly naturalized citizen or have been here for a while we are asking You to join our family!  Assist us in providing the best services possible to City of Cleveland and its residents. That can only happen when we the Cleveland Division of Police are as diverse as our community!

The need to have every citizen from every background, ethnicity, religion and culture throughout the City of Cleveland represented is crucial to providing the best possible service.  Therefore we implore all those who are new citizens as well as those who have been citizens for a while to consider a career with the Cleveland Division of Police or the public safety forces in general and help represent your community.  The City of Cleveland will be accepting applications for the position of Patrol Officer November 1 through November 30.  You can attend one of our several orientation sessions to learn more about the process and how you go about joining our team.

 

November 7, 2017 

5:15 - 7:15pm

Michael Zone Rec Center (6301 Lorain Road)

November 14, 2017

5 - 7pm

Thurgood Marshall Rec Center (8611 Hough Avenue)

November 21, 2017

5 - 7pm

Gunning Rec Center (16700 Puritas Avenue)

November 28, 2017

5 - 7pm

Collinwood Rec Center (16300 Lakeshore Boulevard)

 

Visit city.cleveland.oh.us for more information