Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections Cleveland State University

In 1981, The Greater Cleveland Growth Association and the Mayor of Cleveland initiated discussions among public and business leaders regarding the City's physical and economic infrastructure problems. Local leaders, convinced that economic recovery was not feasible without infrastructure rehabilitation and expansion, developed a community capital investment strategy with three goals: (1) identify infrastructure needs; (2) secure financing to meet the needs; and (3) expedite project implementation. Build Up Greater Cleveland (BUGC) was established in 1983 to implement this community capital investment strategy.

From the guide to the Build Up Greater Cleveland Collection, 1960-2006, (Cleveland State University)