Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb talked about the importance of sharing the city's story with the world during an interview with 3News' Matt Rascon, where he defended his recent trip to Ireland and talked about his plans for economic development.
Cleveland, a city that played a key role during the industrial revolution, sits on one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, and is home to expert healthcare and the second largest theater district in the United States.
Bibb says these facts are all part of the city's story and the message he shared during a recent trip to Ireland as part of the first direct flight from Cleveland to Dublin via Aer Lingus.
“I'm never going to apologize as mayor for getting on an airplane and selling our city, not just across the country, but to the world,” Bibb told Rascon.
“We are the second-poorest big city in America. We can't grow and have an opportunity agenda if we're not in boardrooms or we're not talking to company CEOs and pitching the great assets that we have in our city and all across the region," he added.
Bibb sees trips like the one he and other city and county leaders took on Aer Lingus as critical to overcoming what he says is Cleveland’s biggest economic hurdle.
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