Akron Council Addresses Healthcare Worker Safety, Historic Building Debate

Akron City Council unanimously approved new protections for healthcare workers while residents continued to challenge the proposed demolition of the former Firestone headquarters during...

Akron Council Tackles Rate Hikes, Surveillance Concerns and Housing Crisis

Akron City Council moved forward with plans for the city's first sewer rate increase in a decade during the public service committee meeting. The...

Engineering Firm Relocates to Akron After 30 Years

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield, a consulting engineering firm with over 65 years of experience, will relocate from Green/Uniontown to Akron on Sept. 8. The firm will...

Akron City Council Blocks License for Bar Linked to Fatal Shooting, Tackles Development Issues, Advances $16M Street Project

Multiple shootings, fights prompt action against business Akron City Council unanimously opposed the renewal of a liquor license for a West Market Street establishment plagued...

Federal Funding Halt Forces Senior Job Program Suspension

AKRON — A critical federal funding delay has forced Vantage Aging to suspend its Senior Community Service Employment Program across Northeast Ohio, leaving hundreds...

Akron Engineering Firm Adds Two New Graduates to Growing Team

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield has hired two recent engineering graduates to support the Akron-based consulting firm's steady business growth. The company welcomed electrical engineer Blake Abbott...

Uber Driver Shot Six Times by Passengers in Akron

A 39-year-old Uber driver was shot six times by passengers Thursday night in Akron, leaving her hospitalized with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and...

Akron Council Approves Contested Vape Shop While Advancing Housing Initiatives

Akron City Council held extensive public hearings July 14 addressing business development, housing assistance and public safety initiatives during a packed agenda that stretched...

OhioMeansJobs Center to Operate With Limited Service Monday

The OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center in Akron will operate with reduced staffing Monday, July 15, due to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and festivities welcoming the...

Akron City Council Addresses Federal Funding, Honors Community Recognition

Resolution seeks release of withheld education dollars Akron City Council passed a resolution urging federal officials to release $6 billion in education funding that affects...

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Akron Council Addresses Healthcare Worker Safety, Historic Building Debate

Akron City Council unanimously approved new protections for healthcare workers while residents continued to challenge the proposed demolition of the former Firestone headquarters during...

Akron Council Tackles Rate Hikes, Surveillance Concerns and Housing Crisis

Akron City Council moved forward with plans for the city's first sewer rate increase in a decade during the public service committee meeting. The...

Engineering Firm Relocates to Akron After 30 Years

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield, a consulting engineering firm with over 65 years of experience, will relocate from Green/Uniontown to Akron on Sept. 8. The firm will...

Akron City Council Blocks License for Bar Linked to Fatal Shooting, Tackles Development Issues, Advances $16M Street Project

Multiple shootings, fights prompt action against business Akron City Council unanimously opposed the renewal of a liquor license for a West Market Street establishment plagued...

Federal Funding Halt Forces Senior Job Program Suspension

AKRON — A critical federal funding delay has forced Vantage Aging to suspend its Senior Community Service Employment Program across Northeast Ohio, leaving hundreds...

Akron Engineering Firm Adds Two New Graduates to Growing Team

Scheeser Buckley Mayfield has hired two recent engineering graduates to support the Akron-based consulting firm's steady business growth. The company welcomed electrical engineer Blake Abbott...

Uber Driver Shot Six Times by Passengers in Akron

A 39-year-old Uber driver was shot six times by passengers Thursday night in Akron, leaving her hospitalized with gunshot wounds to her abdomen and...

Akron Council Approves Contested Vape Shop While Advancing Housing Initiatives

Akron City Council held extensive public hearings July 14 addressing business development, housing assistance and public safety initiatives during a packed agenda that stretched...

OhioMeansJobs Center to Operate With Limited Service Monday

The OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center in Akron will operate with reduced staffing Monday, July 15, due to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and festivities welcoming the...

Akron City Council Addresses Federal Funding, Honors Community Recognition

Resolution seeks release of withheld education dollars Akron City Council passed a resolution urging federal officials to release $6 billion in education funding that affects...
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