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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority might shelve $500 million plans to move from downtown to East 55th Street and to attract international container ships, board members announced Friday.

At an afternoon news conference, board Chairman Steven Williams said the possible about-face reflects doubts about projects spearheaded by Chief Executive Adam Wasserman before his abrupt resignation two weeks ago.

“There were things we accepted, his vision on things, that didn’t materialize,” Williams said. “We relied too much on the CEO to implement our vision, and didn’t do enough to question the process. After two years, we didn’t see the progress.” (go to article)