President Barack Obama will deliver remarks on the economy Wednesday afternoon at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma.

The event is open to invited guests only, according to the White House. Guests include students and faculty of Cuyahoga Community College, elected officials, and members of the Greater Cleveland community.

The president is scheduled to speak at around 2:10 p.m.

UPDATE: 11:49 a.m. 9/7/10

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will join Obama in Parma.

Brown will first greet President Obama on the tarmac of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport prior to the President making a major address on the economy before Cleveland-area families, students, and faculty at Cuyahoga County Community College.

Brown is working alongside President Obama to pass the Small Business Jobs Act and to create jobs through a nationwide investment in transportation infrastructure.

UPDATE: 12:20 p.m 9/7/10

Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will also attend the event, according to the governor's office.


-- John Arthur Hutchison
JHutchison@News-Herald.com