What we learned in Cleveland about Seattle’s future: Advice from a Rust Belt city on the rise

Some of the Cleveland leaders who shared their advice during GeekWire’s visit to northeast Ohio. (GeekWire Photos / John Cook) CLEVELAND, Ohio — A century ago, this city was booming. By 1920, it was the fifth-largest metropolis in the United States, fueled by manufacturing, immigration, industrial innovation and entrepreneurs who transformed it into a center of invention and business creation.