ClevelandDesignCity

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan is sticking up for MMPI, the developer hired by the county to build and operate a new convention center and medical mart.

After Thursday’s commission meeting, Hagan cautioned Clevelanders that the community — which has raised $75 million in sales taxes to pay for the project — can’t make unreasonable demands on the Chicago firm.

“You can’t force them to do anything,” said Hagan, a longtime friend of the Kennedy family and MMPI President Chris Kennedy. “They can just pick up and go home… (go to article)