RESTART op-ed: Challenge hits home; we will emerge stronger
President Pinto joins business task force in Enquirer opinion piece
President Neville Pinto and members of the Cincinnati USA, Cincinnati Business Committee and Cincinnati Regional Business Committee's RESTART Task Force discuss the most important needs of our community in these unparalleled times and look toward a future when Cincinnati emerges stronger than ever. Writing in the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Task Force brings together more than two dozen business, education and government leaders.
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