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Akron’s Downtown Can Drive Its Economic Future

Sep 02, 2015

This article originally appeared on Smart Business Online.

Beyond Diversity: Expanding a Narrow Definition

Jul 28, 2015

By: Brittany Grimes Zaehringer

East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation: Bringing Revitalization Home

Jul 17, 2015

The 2008 foreclosure crisis left hundreds of neighborhoods reeling, and East Akron was no exception.

Changing Demographics Must Be Reflected at Leadership Levels

Jun 01, 2015

This article originally appeared on Smart Business Online

Common Core: Everyone for Lower Standards, Raise Your Hands

May 22, 2015

There’s a political debate that’s heated up across our nation and right in our own state about the Common Core State Standards, a set of learning benchmarks that Ohio adopted back in 2010.

We Have to Stop Meeting Like This!

Apr 17, 2015

By: Beth Winter

Re-Evaluating Our Progress

Mar 09, 2015

This article originally appeared in Smart Business Magazine.

Guest Post: Growth and Opportunity in Akron

Mar 02, 2015

By: Chris Thompson

Alchemy: Storytelling That Touches the Soul

Mar 02, 2015

Akron2Akron: Become a Tourist in Your Own City

Feb 25, 2015

I have this simple philosophy where I believe that it’s sort of silly to not love where you live, so ‘Stuck in Ohio‘ bumper stickers have always confused me.