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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 […]

The 10th annual Groundhog Day International Trade Forecast Breakfast will take place at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 27 in the Science and Advanced Technology Center of Kent State University Tuscarawas, 330 University Drive NE, New Philadelphia.The presenter will be Michael Weidokal, of International Strategic Analysis. Weidokal is an expert in international opportunities, demographics and markets. He […]

Poland Seminary High School and Youngstown State University alumnus Paul Hugenberg III loves what the Youngstown area has to offer. Thanks to people believing in him, he now plans to do the same – and believe in Youngstown. Last month, Hugenberg’s company, Info GPS Network Inc., raised its first $1 million in investments after he […]

With a little more than a month until the filling deadline, City Councilman Matt Miller is the first candidate to file petitions to run for mayor.“I have spent my entire life in this community and I care very deeply about the future of our city,” said Miller. “It is so critical that our next mayor […]