Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AA-' rating to Cuyahoga County, Ohio's series 2014 certificates of participation (Convention Hotel Project). We also affirmed our 'AA' long-term ratings on the county's general obligation (GO) debt and our 'AA-' long-term ratings on the nontax- and appropriation-secured bonds issued either by or for Cuyahoga County. The outlook is stable for all ratings. The series 2014 certificates will be sold to finance the construction of a convention headquarters hotel adjacent to the Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation. Cuyahoga County's appropriation pledge secures the series 2014 certificates. Cuyahoga County will make base rent payments in amounts sufficient to pay principal and interest on the series 2014 certificates to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga