Samantha Stephens leads Schneller with a focus on community, opportunity
- Samantha Stephens paused in the lobby of Schneller, a one-of-a-kind company on Powdermill Road in Kent.
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Streetsboro approves tax abatement as manufacturer expands amid tariff uncertainty
- The Trump administration’s tariff policy is designed to reduce chronic trade deficits by making imported goods and materials more expensive. Public policy organizations say it is still too early to tell whether the strategy is playing out as intended, but its effects are already being felt in Ohio.
Plans to clean up Hometown Bank's South End land are underway
- After Kent leaders in October decided not to rezone almost 12 acres near the center of the city, the proposed buyer backed out, but the land is still in play.
Coyote’s Express Mexican Grill opening new space in Hiram
- The Coyote Mexican Grill & Cantina, a Mexican eatery with locations in Chagrin Falls, Kent and Atwater, will soon have its fourth brick-and-mortar location at the corner of state Route 82 and state Route 700 in Hiram.
Renovations complete on former grocery store in Kent’s South End
- A hundred year old building in Kent’s South End neighborhood is ready for new life, thanks to a rehabilitation effort by the Hometown Foundation.
LayerZero expanding in Streetsboro, adding hundreds of jobs
- Outside LayerZero Power Systems, LLC in Streetsboro, graders, excavators, dump trucks and other heavy equipment are hard at work preparing for a major expansion. The work underway will nearly double the workforce and production capacity of the business.
The Battleground will close and reopen as a new restaurant next year
-Wendy DiAlesandro Kent’s iconic South End Mexican restaurant The Battleground is slated to close Dec. 31, the leadership announced in a weekend Facebook post.
A world-class throwing facility has a home in Rootstown
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Tucked into the rural countryside of Rootstown is the home of Rodhe Sport, a shot put-, hammer- and discus-throwing facility, where Olympian and inventor Justin Rodhe coaches world-class throwing athletes and handcrafts training gloves used by professional athletes around the world.
Mantua approves outdoor drinking area in village downtown
-Wendy DiAlesandro
In addition to a long hearing that led to the firing of Police Chief Joe Urso, Mantua Village Council also approved Mantua’s first Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in a meeting that began on Oct. 21.
Grant helps Bent Tree Coffee install high-end crane
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Bent Tree Coffee Roasters in Kent recently installed a new overhead crane system at its roastery with help from a $25,000 grant from JobsOhio and Team NEO. The project cost $30,000 in total.
Davey’s SEED campus to take training to new heights
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Davey Tree’s new SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus has left no leaf unturned in its quest to turn the old Oak Knolls Golf Course and the Franklin Elementary School grounds into a high-tech facility dedicated to research, personnel training and the innovative development of tree and plant care.
Davey Tree’s new campus home to a variety of research opportunities
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Now, 145 years later, Davey Tree continues to honor that virtue with the addition of its impressive 200-acre, solar-powered SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus at 6700 OH-43 in Kent, right across the street from Davey Tree’s headquarters.
Kent City Council sustains planning commission decision on rezoning issue
-Margaret Lennox
Kent City Council sustained the planning commission’s decision to reject developer Grey Fox Capital’s request to rezone two parcels of land on Franklin Avenue from Industrial to R-3 High Density Residential at the council committee meeting Sept. 3.
Kent Planning Commission turns down rezoning bid, but city council will have final say
-Wendy DiAlesandro
Kent’s Planning Commission on Aug. 19 unanimously rejected developer Grey Fox Capital’s request to rezone two parcels on Franklin Avenue from Industrial to R–3 High Density Residential.
County roundup: Construction continues across Brimfield, plus Randolph and Atwater news
-Roger Gordon
The 7 17 Credit Union Teen Financial Education Series will offer five classes at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Portage County District Library, Brimfield Branch at 4286 Kelso Dr. The following are the first four classes:
Developer shares plans for potential rental units in Kent’s South End
-Wendy DiAlesandro
A proposed housing development near downtown Kent will be entirely rental units geared to empty nesters, young professionals and downsizers.
Housing developer proposing large project in Kent’s South End
-Wendy DiAlesandro
A developer is proposing a 102-unit housing development in Kent, this one bordering Mogadore Road south of West Summit Street. It would alter the city’s historic South End, long known as the mother neighborhood of Kent.
New Laziza owners making their mark on the restaurant after Awad family retires
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The new owners of Laziza have added unique and approachable items to an already popular menu, like a Mediterranean Chicken Sandwich with harissa oleo, and they’ve started serving Sunday brunch, twisting familiar favorites into modern Mediterranean recipes.