George Hillow retiring from nonprofit overseeing convention center, former Global Center/MedMart [Video]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – George Hillow has announced he will resign as executive director of the Cuyahoga County Convention Facilities Development Corporation, or CCCFDC, on Nov. 1.

Hillow has headed the taxpayer-funded nonprofit, which oversees the county’s convention center and former Global Center for Health Innovation, since 2015.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to manage and expand the convention industry in Cleveland,” Hillow said in a recent news release. “In partnership with our board, The Huntington Convention Center and Destination Cleveland teams, I am proud of the impact we have made in Cleveland through hosting flagship events in our state-of-the-art facilities.”

In his resignation letter, Hillow touts many successes during his tenure. He notes restoring financial stability of the facility, which had not filed timely tax returns and was facing audit at the time he took over, and expanding the board overseeing it.

Hillow also blew the whistle on controversial payments and double-billing practicesby BioEnterprise, …