We are an institution of highly experienced and well-established plumbing and mechanical contractors – each of whom is professionally licensed, bonded and insured. Our member contractors serve the region by providing only the most qualified plumbing and mechanical contracting services for all plumbing applications: COMMERCIAL PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION & SERVICE RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION & SERVICE GREEN PLUMBING SYSTEMS MEDICAL GASES INSTALLATION & SERVICE Together, our contractors offer premium fabrication, installation and service for all piping systems in any application across any industry. The CPI Mission: Since 1963, CPI’s mission is to promote the region’s plumbing industry while enhancing the quality and safety of plumbing systems throughout the region.

Founded in 1989, OAI is a private, non-profit business that provides an expansive network of industry, university, and federal agency connections, monthly member events, and in-depth knowledge of aerospace and aviation to help you grow and succeed.

Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world’s first community foundation and one of the largest today, with assets of $2.5 billion and annual grants of more than $100 million. Through the generosity of our donors, the foundation improves the lives of residents of Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. The foundation’s program areas include: Arts & Culture, Economic & Workforce Development, Education, the Environment, Leadership Development, Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement, and Youth Development. For more information on the Cleveland Foundation, visit www.ClevelandFoundation.org and follow us on Facebook.com/ClevelandFoundation, Twitter @CleveFoundation and Instagram @CleveFoundation.

Step Forward, formerly CEOGC, helps people find hope, believe in their future and take steps to make it a reality. As the State’s designated anti-poverty agency for Cuyahoga County, Step Forward is tasked and trusted to lead the fight on the ground against poverty in our community.

Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) is the region’s leading economic development organization and with over 12,000 members, the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the nation. Guided by a board of corporate and entrepreneurial CEOs, the organization focuses on strategic initiatives, business services, and advocacy to build a vibrant business environment and region for small businesses, middle-market companies and global corporations. It includes the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) and Cleveland Development Advisors, a real estate development affiliate. GCP is committed to working with private, civic, and public partners to accelerate growth and prosperity to propel Greater Cleveland towards being one of the Great Regions in the Great Lakes.

College Now (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs) paves the way for middle and high school students and adult learners to prepare for, finance, and graduate from postsecondary education. For more than 50 years, our goal has been to help students pursue educational opportunities that empower them to embark on rewarding careers and strengthen the Greater Cleveland community. We deliver college access and success advising, financial aid counseling, and scholarship services in schools, in the College Now Resource Center, and through community-based programs. We serve over 30,000 students and adult learners a year, many of whom are from low-income families and are first-generation college students. Without College Now, many never would attend postsecondary and graduate career-ready.

United Way of Greater Cleveland is mobilizing and empowering Greater Cleveland residents to help break the cycle of poverty. We seek out our community’s most critical problems and work to solve them by connecting people, dollars, and services.

The United Labor Agency is a non-profit, 501(C)3 based in Cleveland, Ohio and is in its 48th year of operation. The ULA has been the One-Stop Operator and Title I Contractor for OhioMeansJobs|Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, Workforce Development Board Area 3, since July 1, 2010. The United Labor Agency also provides staff support in Cuyahoga County for the Opportunity Corridor Project and the Youth Services Department through a grant with the State of Ohio called Wage Pathway. Currently, we provide contracted staff to OhioMeansJobs|Lake County in Painesville, Ohio to perform WIOA Staffing Services and implement the principles of our demand-driven approach. Additionally, ULA holds the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services contract with OhioMeansJobs|Summit County in Akron, Ohio, where we also implemented the WagePathway youth program. Most recently, ULA was awarded the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services contract in Medina County. The ULA has a history of serving diverse populations while demonstrating the ability to meet the unique needs of individuals served. Through our initiatives, WIOA and other workforce development contracts, ULA aims to provide services to help individuals achieve the satisfaction of their basic human needs, and to provide opportunities, programs and employment to reach their full human potential. Our mission is to attack the causes of poverty and improve quality of life for individuals and families. We recognize that work is integral to an individual’s dignity and our mission and programs address employment, reemployment, retention, and other workforce needs within communities, while providing employers with the workforce they need to be competitive and successful.

Team NEO is a private, nonprofit economic development organization accelerating business growth and job creation throughout the 18 counties of Northeast Ohio. As the designated JobsOhio Network Partner, we align and amplify local economic development efforts in Northeast Ohio’s 18-county region; we conduct research and data analysis to inform local conversations and influence solutions; we market Northeast Ohio as a region; and we work to increase access to jobs, education and training for the region’s 4.3 million people. For more information, visit teamneo.org.

George Gund Foundation is a museums and institutions company based out of 45 W Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States.

EDEN’s mission is to provide housing solutions to people facing the challenges of housing insecurities and homelessness. EDEN recognizes that housing is a basic right of all people, and the first step in helping those vulnerable and disadvantaged transform their lives. We envision that, through our efforts, homelessness will be brief and rare; and every family will have a safe, secure place to call home. We believe housing serves as a foundation to build stable lives, advance independence, and fulfill aspirations.

PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $137-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using metal stamping, metal fabricating, metal spinning, metal slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its over 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, tradeshows and MetalForming magazine. PMA is a FABTECH event partner.