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Bridgestone Opens $3 Million Bandag Training Center in Akron
Bridgestone cut the ribbon on a new $3 million Bandag Training Center in Akron, Ohio, expanding retread education for fleets and commercial tire dealers. The nearly 15,000-square-foot facility combines classroom instruction with a complete retread operation, with plans to host hundreds of industry professionals annually. The center sits inside the...
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Bridgestone Opens Million Bandag Training Center on Its Akron Campus
Bridgestone Americas has opened a new Bandag Training Center on its Akron campus, a $3 million investment that will teach commercial tire dealers and fleets how retreaded tires perform — and how they save money and keep tires out of landfills. The company announced the opening in a release carried by Traction News, saying the […]
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PUCO Findings Reinforce Hudson's Enhanced Drilling Safety Standards
A recent news report from News 5 Cleveland reveals that an incorrectly marked underground gas line was responsible for the devastating June 25 explosion in neighboring Twinsburg Township. Investigators found the gas line was marked 28 inches from its actual location. Following the explosion, Hudson immediately halted directional drilling operations...
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Akron Beacon Journal
Akron couple plans to turn former fire station into Wallhaven Hop Shop
Over a year after Fire Station No. 12 was decommissioned and replaced , a pair of Akron landlords have plans to breathe new life into the historic building. The buyers, Lana and Brendan Jeter , plan to turn the property into "a family friendly community hub," Deputy Director of Economic Development Sean Vollman said. The name of the place? The Wallhaven Hop Shop, according to documents provided to council. "It will feature an in-house taproom brewing craft soda, kombucha, and nitro coffee; a bottled beverage library, a gallery for artists, co-working space and a stage for live music and community events," Vollman told Akron City Council's Planning and Economic Development Committee on Oct. 26. The Wallhaven Hop Shop would start with a bakery and cafe offering Slavic and Eastern European baked goods before expanding to include beer and wine service and more. "Our longer-term vision includes immersive experiences, mini golf, family shows and group programming by day,with concerts, comedy, art events and private rentals adding evening activity," the document states, all while maintaining the "firehouse character." A year ago, the city put the old station, located in Wallhaven, up for sale . Vollman said the Jeters plan to have the
Realty Today
Akron Unanimously Eliminates Residential Minimum Lot Sizes, Opening 11,286 Vacant Parcels to Development
Akron's city council voted unanimously this week to eliminate residential minimum lot sizes — a sweeping zoning change that puts more than 11,000 currently vacant parcels within reach of builders in one of America's most affordable and most population-depleted legacy cities. The ordinance, reported Monday by HousingWire, removes the...
Cleveland Jewish News
ELLE sold to Olé Tapas Bar, to close Dec. 31
ELLE Restaurant in Solon will end its five-year run under its current ownership Dec. 31 after its owners were approached by another restaurant group interested in purchasing the business. Owner Jay Leitseon said the decision to sell was unexpected, but the opportunity would allow 56 Restaurant Group to focus on...