Ohio on the Global Stage
This edition of the British American Chamber of Commerce's Link Club will feature Representative Ty Mathews. A leader on Ohio's global economic ties, Rep. Mathews will speak on key legislation, including House Bill 291, which establishes the Ohio International Trade Commission to evaluate and strengthen business relations with foreign countries and support Ohio’s export competitiveness; alongside House Bill 332, expanding the linked deposit program to empower small defense contractors with affordable capital for international supply chains, and House Bill 292, creating the Ohio Defense and Space Commission to recruit international businesses and promote aerospace innovation vital to global trade.
Global Cleveland board member Fred Geis is Making a Difference in the Community
Global Cleveland was honored to join Geis Companies, Metro-West Community Development Corporation and Mustard Seed Development to celebrate the beautiful renovation of a home on Cleveland’s west side. This week, a Displaced Persons family moved into their new home! We couldn’t be happier to welcome Cleveland’s newest residents who are building their futures here – and joining other newcomers and long-time residents to build a vibrant community.
In 2014, the Geis Companies focused on downtown Cleveland re-development and completed several game-changing projects for the city. The Geis Foundation decided, as premier Cleveland developers, to do more to help our city still reeling from the housing market crash and facing an influx of Displaced Personss. The Geis Foundation was founded shortly thereafter with the mission of renovating vacant and undesirable properties within Cleveland neighborhoods in order to provide housing for new International Newcomers and Displaced Persons families, and thereby make a meaningful difference house by house, family by family.
About the Geis Foundation
The Geis Foundation’s story and mission is intrinsically intertwined with the story of the Geis Family. German International Newcomers, Mr. and Mrs. Geis came to Northeast Ohio with little in their pockets and the dream of a better life in America. Though hard work, perseverance, and some help from new friends along the way, they formed the Geis Companies in 1967, a small design build company. The more successful their endeavors became, the more they felt the need to give back. As they became involved in numerous charitable efforts, it was their employees that established the first scholarship in their names as a Christmas gift in 2001. It is in their honor that The Erwin & Katherine Geis Charitable Foundation promotes education to underprivileged youth, assists in the development of the design/build industry, and encourages the philanthropic efforts of Geis employees.
The Geis Foundation routinely funds $50,000 of scholarships to several Greater Cleveland Catholic High Schools, $12,000 of scholarships to Geis extended family members, and also awards grants to local non-profits, including Rainey Institute, Boys Hope Girls Hope, and numerous other worthy groups.
