CLEVELAND, Ohio - As the city of Cleveland predicted two years ago the site of the Republican National Convention, many that downtown businesses that would be forced by the Secret Service to stop only the elected civilian personnel or limit.
That's not quite how it works.
In fact, they were not major employers in downtown Cleveland advised to limit their workforce during the convention week, which begins on July 18.
Due to numerous road closures, security zones, 50,000 visitors and potential congestion problems, encourage many large employers their employees to work this week at home, or better yet, take a vacation.
At KeyCorp, one of the 20 largest banks in the country with headquarters in the city center, the company began several months for other arrangements plans for its 2,400 employees in the city center, where it is the Bank necessary to limit workers the company or simply wanted just easier to make life for personal life.
Its center and branches spread the security zone. But all be open as usual during the congress, said spokeswoman Drez Jennings. Some employees of the center are to Key Tower is based on the north side of the public square; others are based on the Higbee Building. It also has offices in the tower and the tower key.
"The expected traffic jams and, limited parking, Key began with the staff connects as to limit the impact of the agreement on their daily activities," Jennings said. The employees have worked with managers to decide where to go to work this week - the center of the house or another key location outside the city center. Key has a great facility for Tiedeman and 480 and over 100 branches in Greater Cleveland and Akron.
"We are working together with employees to ensure they have another job," Jennings said. "The employees are to work in the location of your home or other alternative sites."
Around 60 percent of city employees working elsewhere this week, he said.
The agreements are not so easy Medical Mutual of Ohio. The insurance company has approximately 1,000 employees in his office in the middle, which is north of the border perimeter security, E. 9 and perspective.
Since many people can handle or have access to customer data Medicare, the company can not allow employees to work anywhere. Most employees can only on computers that companies work guarantees issued. Approximately 540 people or 53 percent of the workers in the city have issued laptops of the company and may work with the consent of their managers at home this week, said spokesman Don Olson.
Long encourages people to plan Like other companies, medical brands Mutual this week a vacation. But for those who do not run out and can not work in the country, the company made special arrangements, Olson said.
One of the garages by common medical staff used Gateway East will be beyond the scope of this week. The others are restricted access because large portions of E. 9th St. closed. To combat the headaches of traffic and parking, Medical Mutual has for the employees set of locations in Beachwood near Strongs join. There are five times are staggered morning from anywhere. The same applies to a return trip in the evening. To date, some 135 workers have signed up for the shuttle service.
In addition, when employees decide to take public transport this week will requite Medical Mutual, says Olson. For workers who are usually parked in the garage Gateway East, has the garage in the municipal parking lot at the Shoreway free and runs on carts gateway area.
Huntington Bank also has a regional headquarters and operations in the heart of madness RNC with its regional office in the public square, and two branches, in the public square and E. 9th St. and Euclid.
Offices and branches will be open as usual for companies, said spokesman Brent Wilder. Whenever possible, 200 center staff, the company is allowed to adjust their schedules to avoid traffic. In other cases, "Workers, do the distance may be able to work, but it will not be necessary," he said, adding that "we imposed certainly no national boundaries."
However, the two branches of the center must close before, as a large part of the RNC its activity in the afternoon. The times have not been determined; ATMs will be always open 24 hours.
The headquarters of Sherwin-Williams Co in Western Prospect in the western security zone, right in front of Quicken Loans Arena. Some employees in the central work, other work from other locations Sherwin-Williams and other work at home this week, said spokesman Mike Conway.
The story is the same at the Fifth Third Bank. The bank, based in Cincinnati has its regional headquarters in the Superior Avenue - a few blocks north of the security perimeter, but in the heart of the confusion, since it is only between the Quicken Loans Arena and Convention Center Huntington.
More than 150 employees this week Fifth Third Center work, stores or training institutions, said spokeswoman Laura Passerallo. In addition, the branch of the center will close at 13 pm every day this week.
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