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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 - 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 -- 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 -- 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

John L. Siegenthaler has been elected to the Board of Directors of both Mechanics Financial Corporation and Mechanics Bank to replace retiring director, John H. Siegenthaler.According to Mark E. Masters, President, “We owe John H. Siegenthaler our sincere thanks and gratitude for his dedication to Mechanics, serving our company with distinction for approximately 46 years.”Following […]

Dan Collins has built a national waste-management business right in the middle of downtown Akron — without a bit of mess, smell or even truck traffic.He and his team of software engineers help to move and document industrial waste that requires special handling at landfills across the U.S.Collins, who spent more than 20 years managing […]

Mechanics Bank Vice President Sally Gesouras was honored as the winner of the 2016 Athena Award during the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and dinner Thursday.Pam Siegenthaler, who worked for Mansfield Typewriter then made a career in the community service sector heading up the Richland County Foundation, won the 2016 Chairman’s Award.Extraordinary Leadership […]