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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 […]

The Institute for Organization Management, a professional development program operated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has appointed Jodie A. Perry, president of the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce, to chair its Midwest Board of Regents.Perry will help implement the policies created by the Institute’s National Board of Trustees.“A strong Board of Regents is […]

Last October in this section, Jodie Perry of the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce pointed out the impact of small businesses on our economy — accounting for 54 percent of all sales, 55 percent of all jobs, and 66 percent of new jobs.Many of these businesses are well-established and sometimes multi-generational, but a significant number […]

The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $438,330 in grants to area non-profit agencies during its December meeting.Projects that received grants from unrestricted community funds and other funds impacting area residents include:• Braintree Business and Development Center received a 10 percent local matching grant to expand its ability to work with minority, women and […]

Four technology startups are using a combined $200,000 to get innovative new products closer to commercialization. The companies won between $25,000 and $100,000 from the Northeast Ohio pre-seed fund and will use the money to make prototypes, test the technologies, and hire employees.The founders and their teams came to Lorain County Community College last week […]