An ambitious development project in East Cleveland, Ohio, is still underway despite losing fiscal support from Cuyahoga County. Nonprofits Euclid Circle, Inc. and the Olympia Foundation are transforming a former Department of Developmental Disabilities building into a light industrial space, charter vocational school, market, credit union, and eventually apartments. The project’s first phase was expected to cost over $3 million, which organizers had hoped to fund with a JobsOhio grant, a loan from Cuyahoga County’s Department of Development, equity, and a planning grant from JobsOhio. However, the Department of Development withdrew its loan after a tenant pulled out. Despite the setback, the developers are close to finalizing a deal to own the building and plan to make up for the lost county funding through private investment. The project is still facing challenges, including skepticism from some county council members about the scope of the project given the size of the building. However, supporters of the project believe it will bring much-needed investment and services to East Cleveland.