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Two area companies were among six tech startups to receive a share of $225,000 in the round of investments announced by Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio.The startups will use the money to test technologies and prove business models, according to an Innovation Fund news release.O2 RegenTech of Akron, a medical device company focused on easy-to-use wound […]

Sometimes the best startups can be found in the most unusual places. There's a great bastion of entrepreneurial spirit in the hinterlands of Ohio and that's where one particular tech company is solving a staffing problem in the medical field.Michael C. DeAloia (Courtesy photo)Startups in the Hinterland. When one typically thinks of Mansfield, entrepreneurship does […]

Bob Cohen, shared stories of recent start-up business ventures happening right here in Stark County, thanks in large part to the Stark Entrepreneurship Alliance, of which he’s a member. The Stark Entrepreneurship Alliance is a one-stop shop for early-stage and start-up companies in Stark County, OH. The alliance provides assistance in all aspects of creating […]

You know the feeling: What you want to say is really best summed up by a quote from the great George Costanza. Maybe, for example, you need to convey exactly how you feel about getting stuck with the bill for someone else's big salad.But where to find it — especially if you don't want to […]

1. What does your company do?Baloonr removes bias from collaboration and decision-making, so that companies gain access to otherwise unreachable insights.2. What impact are you making? What does this impact look like in 10 years?When developing Baloonr, our team dug into hundreds of studies across the areas of cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, social science, public […]

Humphryes Manufacturing Co. began their foundry business in 1882, and served as an anchor of Mansfield’s industrial strength for decades making pumps and then cast iron bathtubs and sinks.In the 1950s they consolidated with Borg-Warner and expanded their product lines to include vitreous china; and expanded their industrial sites to include West Fourth Street and […]

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 […]

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 […]