Cleveland Clinic

As the largest employer in the region procuring more than $1.5 billion in goods and services on an annual basis, Cleveland Clinic has worked more consciously over the past several years to support its surrounding region.  For example, it has altered its purchasing to support local and minority vendors, spending more than 10 percent directly in Cleveland and 17 percent in NE Ohio in 2010.  Cleveland Clinic has also supported several neighborhood revitalization initiatives, including the Greater Circle Living program and Evergreen Cooperatives, and has increasingly worked closely with Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation in the neighboring community.