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Here is a link to a video featuring the top three pitches atRichland Idea Auditionhttps://youtu.be/tcVri89v-aM

Richland County residents will pitch their ideas for new products, businesses and services during the Richland Idea Audition next week.The focus of the contest is to support new businesses, help entrepreneurs get businesses off the ground and introduce entrepreneurs to the community for support, according to a press release.The audition will be Tuesday, Oct. 16, […]

There’s an adage that goes, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”When it comes to estate planning, this doesn’t necessarily apply — at least, it doesn’t have to, according to Jack P. Stewart, one of the area’s only certified elder law attorneys. “We do encourage a meeting ahead of time so people aren’t trying to […]

If Bob Cohen has his way, Mansfield won’t be left out of a regional blockchain initiative.Cohen of Braintree Business Development Center spoke about Mansfield’s potential role in Blockland Cleveland Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the monthly Richland Community Development Group meeting. “The idea (is) that Cleveland and northeast Ohio could be an epicenter of blockchain activity,” […]

The Holden Agency, North-Central Ohio based real estate agency headquartered in downtown Mansfield, recently celebrated five years in business.The Holden Agency (THA) was founded in 2013 by CEO/Broker Jerry Holden, a longtime Richland County resident who has been at the forefront of commercial and residential real estate in Ohio since 2005. As a local resident, […]

Matt Armstead, a 1991 Lexington graduate and co-founder of Horizon Two Labs; Crestview product Falon Donohue, CEO of VentureOhio, 2003 Lexington alumnus Dan Manges, co-founder of Root Insurance, and Madison product Marquise Stillwell, founder of Open Box Design Studio, will all partake in Startup Weekend Mansfield, set for Sept. 28 to 30 at Idea Works, […]

Root joins CoverMyMeds as Central Ohio's billion-dollar "unicorns." The prescription management software company was acquired by McKesson Corp. last year for $1.3 billion. No other tech firm has raised so much venture capital in the region since SubmitOrder's cumulative $400 million in the 1990s.Also participating in this round are previous investors Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital […]

When Travis Behrendsen recently saw a Facebook post concerning the condition of Liberty Park, he did something most people don’t.He stopped scrolling and got involved.“There was a guy who posted on my Facebook feed. He was really concerned about the state of the park, and one of the things he asked for was for the […]

What started out as a hobby for Brian Halasinski is now a promising business, Smoke Staxx Pans LLC in Canton.Last summer, Halasinski started using a round smoker, and he had trouble finding a good, round barbecue pan to go along with it. He began brainstorming with his friend, Kirk Hyust, and in December, the two […]