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Mariam Makatsaria October 16, 2014 0 Comments City Development, Community, Ebola, Ebola in Portage County, Economy, Kent, kent, Kent City Council, kent city council, Kent Police Station, west main street bridge

Kent City Council addresses Ebola, talks five-year capital plan

Kent City Council met Wednesday to discuss several ordinances on its agenda and address the Ebola scare in Portage County.

Bruce Walton October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 0 Comments Acorn Alley, City Development, Community, downtown kent, Economy, Enterprise, Fresco, Government, Kent City Council, kent downtown revitalization, Ray's Place, Tree City Coffee, Water Street Tavern

Downtown Kent’s Redevelopment Project Revitalizes Competition

The recent redevelopment plans for the city of Kent has been continuing to revitalize Downtown Kent rising in the most recent

Megan Brown October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 0 Comments benefits, Community, downtown kent, Economy, Enterprise, kent, Kent, Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest brings money to downtown, creates tradition

A giant black squirrel dressed in a lederhosen and several alpine hats gathered the brick road of Franklin Avenue as

Lyndsey Schley October 7, 2014November 20, 2014 0 Comments Economy, Enterprise, manufacturing, Portage County

Coalition aims to get young people interested in manufacturing

Coty Hartwell, 25, wanted to be a machinist like his father since he was a little boy, but he does

Celia Fernandez October 6, 2014October 7, 2014 0 Comments City Development, Economy, Enterprise, ohio, Portage County, unemployment rate

Portage County unemployment rate falls, a look at the rate over the last year

The unemployment rate in Portage County fell to 4.6 percent in the month of August. The lowest unemployment rate in

Kaitlynn LeBeau October 1, 2014October 15, 2014 0 Comments Economy, federal funding, funding, gender bias, grants, Health, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Research

Taxpayer money funds medical research that studies males more than females

INTRO: Your tax dollars help pay for a lot of different federally-funded industries. One of them is medical research –

Carley Hull September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 0 Comments bridget susel, City Development, city development, city manager, City of Kent, Community, community development director, dan smith, dave ruller, economic development, economic development director, Economy, kent, Kent

Kent economic development director applicants under review

Application reviews for the City of Kent’s new economic development director are underway after the application deadline ended Friday, Sept. 26. The

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Lyndsey Schley September 30, 2014November 20, 2014 0 Comments Aurora, Community, Courts, Economy, Parks and Recreation, Portage County, Portage County Department of Health, Portage County Job and Family Services, Ravenna

Portage County employment offices to hold education and job fair Oct. 23

Ravenna High School will host a job and education fair on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The

Candace Monacelli September 30, 2014 0 Comments Community, Economy, Government, Job fair, jobs, labor, men and women, Portage County, Portage County Job and Family Services, Recession, workforce

Portage County Workforce Bouncing Back

Years ago the recession hit hard on many areas of the economy, specifically the workforce . Numerous lay offs lead

Lyndsey Schley September 23, 2014November 20, 2014 0 Comments economy, Economy, Portage County, unemployment

Expanding workforce causes slight uptick in unemployment

Portage County’s unemployment rate went up slightly from 5.2 percent in June to 5.3 percent in July, but no jobs

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