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Telematics insurer Root is in talks with auto manufacturers in search of alternative driver data from connected cars for claims and underwriting.Company CEO Alex Timm says that together, vehicle and insurance data can better inform carriers about driving frequency in real time—taking the speculation of how much policyholders drive away from carriers.Agreements with original equipment […]

Fresh off graduation from Techstars Atlanta, Canton-based startup Vlipsy (www.vlipsy.com) has announced $1.3 million in seed funding from multiple investors—including JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund, Impact Angel Fund and Cox Enterprises—as well as early distribution partnerships with Skype and Viber.Vlipsy offers users short, conversational video clips to share in their online communication—similar to the […]

A musician, who previously pitched his business idea at a Sundown Rundown event in Mansfield, recently had a chance to share his idea with a national audience.Brandyn Armstrong of Cleveland spoke about his startup company Studio Stick on episode 13 of Steve Harvey's "FUNDERDOME," which aired Sunday, Sept. 24 on ABC, and won $50,000 for […]

Sandra Tunnell and Matt Miller laid out for voters the reasons they should be elected as Mayor of Ashland this November.The two mayoral candidates took part in a debate Thursday night at Ashland High School’s Little Theater sponsored by the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce. Close 1 of 8 Buy Now Tim Busbey Buy Now […]

Joel Crites only has about $2,500 in revenue to show for Micro Fantasy, his predictive-gaming startup of two years.But the North Canton Hoover High School graduate continues to swing for the fences, and he's drawing a crowd of people who believe he can make it happen.The company — which has developed software that allows users […]

Holden has completed real estate transactions all over the continental United States and is currently expanding The Holden Agency into new markets using his four key principles in every transaction: innovation, integrity, vision and partnership.Holden will take the stage at the Indie Broker Summit on Monday, August 7, to address brokers from across the country […]

InfoGPS is excited to announce their strategic technology partnership with C&F, a company focused on enterprise governance, risk and compliance in regulated industries. C&F is based in Poland with offices in the US. Located in the European Union, C&F is uniquely positioned to utilize InfoGPS in response to the upcoming GDPR data privacy compliance requirements.InfoGPS […]

Two businesses were honored Friday at the Braintree Business Development Center.Bruce Gold, of Solutions in Polycarbonate, and Andrew Bennett, of KnowledgePost, were celebrated with a luncheon after graduating from Braintree’s residency program.“The help that (Braintree) gave us was huge,” said Gold. “It was a good thing we ran into Bob Cohen (business advisor).”Braintree serves as […]

The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees recently approved about $70,000 to invest in economic development. A total of over $50,000 in scale-up evergreen funding will go to The Phoenix Brewing Company and Market Brothers to help the two local companies grow their businesses, foundation president Brady Groves said. An additional $20,000 will go to […]

Startup telematics-based auto insurer Root is now offering rental coverage in partnership with ridesharing firm Lyft. For policyholders with short-term needs for alternate transportation after an incident, Root will now offer a choice between a rental car or a comparable amount of Lyft credits for free rides.In addition to offering a new twist on rental […]