Cleveland’s Opportunity Corridor welcomes out-of-state company [Video]

CLEVELAND — An out-of-state company celebrated a big investment in Cleveland Tuesday, with the opening of a new frozen food distribution center in an area that has struggled to find economic opportunities.

“This neighborhood was once called the ‘Forgotten Triangle,’” said Joy Johnson, who grew up in the in the Kinsman area of Cleveland.

Johnson is now the executive director of Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation with a focus on underserved and underfunded communities.

City and county leaders hoped to turn things around when they opened Opportunity Corridor in 2021, and since then, Johnson said the area has seen some changes.

“It will live up to its name. I think people want things to happen overnight. They look for a silver bullet and knowing how much money was invested in the roadway, people are like ‘okay where’s the opportunity?’” she said.

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