For readers in Akron, this page covers companies, local markets and commercial activity. Reporting reaches the city and the surrounding area.
The city's Sports and Wellness Grants Program is funding after-school, mentorship, outreach and violence-prevention efforts in its second year.
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Do you support your city spending money on youth sports and violence prevention programs?
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Do you feel your household budget can comfortably absorb planned increases in local utility rates?
The city will begin implementing tiered increases to its water utility rates starting in January 2027.
A fire on Oct. 29 gutted much of the Allendale Avenue home of Tasteful Expectations owner Danielle Williams, and a community fundraiser has been launched to help her.
A $4 million fund will support the study of pediatric nystagmus through advanced medical technology and AI.
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Do major corporate leadership changes make you more or less confident in a company's future?
The tire manufacturer named Jerome Rouquet as its incoming chief financial officer to bolster its global leadership team.
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Do you trust your local public transit agency to provide consistent, reliable service?
The transit agency is addressing staffing shortages after nearly one-third of its operators called off in a single day.
This section follows corporate mergers and acquisitions, leadership changes, store openings and closings, and industry growth trends. Coverage extends across the city and the communities around it. Industrial legacy and manufacturing transitions dictate much of the local activity, separating the region from more service-oriented economies. Economic output and job growth patterns remain the most consistent metrics in the reporting.
