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The Akron Public Schools and Akron Children’s Hospital are expanding their partnership to further develop North High School’s Academy of Health and Human Services. Superintendent David James announced a $250,000 . . .

Northeast Ohio manufacturers continue to face challenges when it comes to finding both the general and skilled labor needed to meet production demands. Companies in this industry are facing a . . .

Regional health care staffing remains a challenge as baby boomers sunset into retirement. Although health systems in Northeast Ohio are looking for skilled workers in nearly every position, the top . . .

The TechHire Race to Place hiring pilot uses an online hiring platform to help companies find talent they may otherwise have screened out and to place job seekers in high-demand . . .

If you ask 100 business owners what their greatest concern is, I am willing to bet that at least 75 of them will identify “workforce” as worry No. 1. A . . .

Finding time and accessing available resources may be the biggest stumbling blocks for businesses seeking qualified employees and looking for growth opportunities, according to those attending an Oct. 21 "Open . . .

Approximately 40 people attended Open for Business on Oct. 14 at Quirk Cultural Center where representatives of local and county government, business and industry, and the general public talked about . . .

He guided Summit County through some major economic bumps in the road, while working to improve the lives of veterans, children and the mentally ill, but on July 31 Summit . . .

Advance Akron with advanced industry Mayor Dan Horrigan and his team are rethinking the city’s strategy for economic development. No doubt they are weighing a variety of perspectives, assessing what . . .

Over the weekend, the public had a chance to say goodbye to Summit County Executive Russ Pry at a memorial service in Akon. Pry died two weeks ago from colon cancer. Late . . .