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OHTec, a program of the Greater Cleveland Partnership that focuses on connecting Northeast Ohio businesses of all sizes through the common thread of technology, has announced the finalists for its 2017 Best of Tech Awards.Winners will be named in six different categories on April 27 during the awards show at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.Nominees for […]

Manufacturing continues to provide an economic bolster to Mansfield as indicated by the various economic development projects that were begun and/or completed in 2016.In Tuesday's state of the city address for 2016, Mayor Tim Theaker noted the activity in the economic development office overall was higher than it has been for the past eight to […]

If your car insurance hasn't gone up this year, it probably will. That's because more people are getting into accidents, largely due to texting.And being a good driver can't even get you out of this. But a new local insurance company says that's about to change...thanks to technology.Couples who are about to tie the knot […]

Aatru Medical Corp. claimed the top prize of $100,000 from the Innovation Fund. It was one of four Northeast Ohio startups that got funding to help take their products to the next level.Aatru is developing a wound dressing product that leverages technology by designing the industry's first and only fully self-contained negative pressure dressing that […]

Tesla owners in Ohio are now eligible for an insurance discount — and the move speaks to a much larger shift in the insurance industry.Root Insurance, a company based in Columbus, Ohio, announced in a March 9 blog post that Tesla owners are now eligible for a discount if they use Autosteer, a flagship feature […]

MANSFIELD -- Nathan Gross is a professional matchmaker who plays matchmaker for friends and acquaintances throughout the region.The lifelong Mansfield resident launched Mansfield Makerspace to inspire collaboration among artists, engineers, craftsmen, machinists and techies. Close 1 of 4 Buy Now Mansfield Makerspace members toured Miller Metals Manufacturing for the October, 2016 meetup (Submitted Photo) The […]

MANSFIELD - Inventors, bankers, attorneys and economic development officials gathered in a back room at the Old Bag of Nails Pub Wednesday night — as entrepreneurs from four start-up businesses made their pitch at Mansfield's latest "SunDown RunDown."The series allows fledgling business owners to describe their plans for getting operational and turning a profit, according […]

MANSFIELD -- Ingenuity and creative problem-solving were on display at the Sundown Rundown Wednesday evening at Old Bag of Nails.Four presentations were made in an effort to draw investments, participation, funding and attention to the very distinct projects.Musician Brandyn Armstrong pitched his Studio Stick company, which has gained the attention of rapper Fifty Cent and […]

I first met Peaceful Fruits founder by Evan Delahanty at the end of 2015, when he was participating in the SEAChange social enterprise accelerator and pitching his business at local events like SunDown RunDown. At that time, he was hand-making his signature organic fruit strips in the back of a restaurant kitchen.Back then, one batch […]

MANSFIELD -- Four startups will present at the SunDown RunDown business pitch event on Wednesday, March 8.Among the presenters is 2003 Lexington graduate Dan Manges, who co-founded Braintree Payment Systems in Chicago after graduating from DeVry University with a Bachelor of Computer Information Systems. PayPal bought the company in 2013 for $800 million.Since then, Manges […]