Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland announced he would seek reelection during his annual “State of the City” address to the Cleveland Kiwanis Club. If elected, it will be Rowland’s seventh term as the city’s mayor.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Mayor Tom Rowland urged his audience to “stay tuned in 2014” during his annual “State of the City” address to the Cleveland Kiwanis Club on Thursday.
In the address, Rowland attributed Cleveland’s success to efforts made by the city government, the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, centers for higher education and new and existing industries.
“I have said it before, our Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce provides us with the thread that weaves all facets together as they seek new opportunities for more jobs, more products and services,” he said.
The fruits of those partnerships resulted in $2.6 billion in industrial investments in the last five years, which created 1,600 new jobs and prevented more than 4,400 jobs from leaving the community, he said.
In 2013, Cleveland was ranked fourth in the nation for the best cities for job growth by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Rowland said.