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Today is the penultimate day of our #SXSW419 experience in Austin.Throughout the week I’ve had the chance to listen to a whole array of world class speakers on a multitude of topics. Some of my favorite sessions have been with mayors from cities all over the country talking about what they are doing to help […]

I’ll start with a confession: I’m a day late with my blog.It’s Sunday morning and after two packed days of sessions and even longer conversations with our team, my mind is swimming with possibilities. I’m not sure what my biggest takeaway is so far, but I am definitely starting to see themes emerge. SXSW is […]

Day 1 in the books and I have to say this pilgrimage delivers… endless stream of mind bending and expanding content from some of the foremost minds in art, culture, tech and their intersections.I traveled here to consider these topics with an eye toward a bold future for Mansfield and to push myself toward exponential, […]

MANSFIELD – When Mansfield residents Travis Behrendsen and Brandon Mawhorr began a video gaming startup in 2016, they hoped their hometown could become a major gaming center.But shortly into the process, they realized a need to narrow the skills gap to make this happen. Close 1 of 6 Buy Now Facebook Twitter Email Print Save […]

Mansfield entrepreneur Todd Kelley was coaching track when he noticed something his star athletes needed – better equipment for speed resistance training.The equipment that wasn’t too expensive or dangerous, at the least, had the potential to be more effective, Kelley explained. That idea led him to design his own product, the V9 Jaguar, through his […]

– Typically starting a business takes months, but this past weekend, five Richland County residents participated in a program that builds startups in only three days.“It was great. I had been involved in the Columbus startup scene, but this was an eye opening and enlightening experience,” said participant Cameron Haring. “I was amazed in the […]

This is an update for the Top Patent Blogs post that I published back in 2011. In my opinion, rankings are important, but they do not necessarily reflect the actual value that a specific blog adds to the inventing community. There are obviously many factors that contribute to the value and success of a blog.The […]

Richland County wasn’t always this way.The abandoned, multi-story eyesores in Mansfield were once bustling factories that provided thousands of jobs, and contrary to today, the area's dwindling population was on the rise.Decades ago, hundreds of area residents would funnel in and out of factories like Westinghouse, Ohio Brass and the Tappan Stove Company. Employees worked […]

Simply hearing the term Rust Belt is enough to anger folks in this part of the country -- like me.I'm tired of hearing it. The reference is not subtle. Some have described north central Ohio as the belt buckle of the Rust Belt, old, worn-out, useless, forgotten.At one time this region powered the nation with […]

The 11th annual Groundhog Day International Trade Forecast Breakfast will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 2 in Room C105 of Founders Hall at Kent State University Tuscarawas, 330 University Drive NE, New Philadelphia.A full, hot breakfast buffet will be offered for the event. The presenter will be Michael Weidokal, of International Strategic […]