MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Thursday unanimously appropriated $100,000 in 2021 for the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. Calling it in an investment in business attraction, retention and expansion, commissioners said the funding demonstrates the county’s commitment to economic growth. “It’s fun and cute for elected officials to say, ‘Oh, we need to […]
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Mansfield makes Ohio’s opportunity zones list
MANSFIELD – When opportunity recently came knocking, Richland County leaders answered, and now Mansfield may reap the rewards. Governor John Kasich included three Mansfield-based census tracts in the 320 tracts he recommended Wednesday to the U.S. Treasury for designation as “opportunity zones.” Census tracts in nearby Crawford and Knox County also made the cut. In […]