Editing Maple Heights, Ohio (section)

==History==
In 1935, the city created Maple Heights Transit to provide connections to [[Downtown Cleveland]], crosstown service, and service for schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Museum of Transportation - Maple Heights Transit|url=http://www.omot.org/history/maple.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.omot.org}}</ref>

Built as one of the first large shopping centers, Southgate USA was dedicated in 1955, boasting over 80 retail stores, including [[JCPenney]], [[Sears]], and [[May Company Ohio|May Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-24|title=SOUTHGATE SHOPPING CENTER|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/southgate-shopping-center|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, the GCRTA dedicated its Southgate Transit Center, serving as a connection between multiple bus lines between Downtown Cleveland, Bedford, Shaker Heights, East Cleveland, and the Summit County Line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RTA|first=Greater Cleveland|date=2017-07-06|title=History of public transit in Cleveland|url=http://www.riderta.com/history|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=RTA|first=Greater Cleveland|date=2013-04-02|title=Southgate Transit Center|url=http://www.riderta.com/facilities/southgate|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority|language=en}}</ref>

With deficit fund balances of over $2.8 million and defaults on 3 loan payments, Ohio Auditor of State [[Dave Yost]] declared the City to be in fiscal emergency in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber|url=https://ohioauditor.gov/news/pressreleases/Details/2431|access-date=2021-10-20|website=ohioauditor.gov|language=en}}</ref> Since February 2015, the City improved its finances and budgeting since with fund balances increasing and the general fund balance becoming positive in 2019—the first time since the fiscal emergency declaration.<ref>https://citymapleheights.com/download/mayor/2021-State-of-the-City.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The City was released from fiscal emergency on November 18, 2020 by the Auditor of State; in the press release, Auditor of State Keith Faber said, "I applaud the leaders of the City for making the sacrifices and hard decisions that should provide residents a fiscally responsible community."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber|url=https://ohioauditor.gov/news/PressReleases/Details/5591|access-date=2021-06-14|website=ohioauditor.gov|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Mike DeWine|Governor Mike DeWine]] announced that [[Gojo Industries|GOJO Industries]], makers of Purell, would establish a manufacturing facility in the City in the 325,000 square foot former Blue Coral building on Lee Road South.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=GOJO announces addition of two new Northeast Ohio facilities to help meet demand for Purell|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/northeast-ohio/gojo-announces-addition-of-two-new-northeast-ohio-facilities-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-purell/95-0050f69b-1172-4381-8b31-880a1bed54be|access-date=2021-06-14|website=wkyc.com|date=9 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Maple Heights facility was projected to bring 100 new jobs to the City.<ref name=":0" />