Garfield Heights, Ohio

Garfield Heights.” Garfield Heights has an impressive and diverse range of employers and economic drivers. One of the largest is OverDrive, Inc., the digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and online magazines – and the main platform for North American libraries. There’s also Giant Eagle supermarket and Marc’s Stores, a discount drugstore and grocery chain, as well as Switchback Group, a producer of packaging equipment. Also helping to propel growth is Noreen Kuban, the city’s Economic Development Director, who works tirelessly with businesses. “It’s a collaborative effort here in Garfield Heights,” says Burke. “I’ve had our Parks & Recreation Director, Paul Birk, send businesses to me, as well as our Building Commissioner, Mark Moro. People contact him and he’s sends them to us. It’s incredible. I don’t think other cities care as much