MANSFIELD – A 2003 Lexington graduate is redefining car insurance through a Columbus-based startup, and the business is drawing a significant Silicon Valley investment to the Midwest. Root Insurance – co-founded by Lexington’s Dan Manges and fellow Ohioan Alex Timm – recently closed a $51 million round of funding, which should allow the startup to […]
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Campus Dining Program connects seniors with healthy food, appealing environment
MANSFIELD — Anne John of Shelby admitted she was a little apprehensive about taking part in the Campus Dining Program, not knowing what exactly to anticipate. Much to her delight, it exceeded all expectations. “It’s more than what I thought,” she said. The Campus Dining Program is a federally-funded congregate meal site that offers fresh, […]
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SXSW team shares what’s next, wants to listen
MANSFIELD – Richland County’s done strategic plans before. But never like this. Fifteen local representatives recently attended the wildly popular, notoriously innovative South By Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas on the Richland County Foundation’s dime and returned with an overwhelming amount of ideas to possibly implement in the area, specifically Mansfield’s central business district. The […]
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We have a problem: It’s our self image
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Believe it or not, I like change. I’m a preservationist and an economist, so it’s assumed that I have old factories as my lock screen images, […]
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Spinning after SXSW
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Assume these things are true. You think Mansfield is great. You want to help find a way to make it better. You go to a conference […]
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. As we sat at dinner one night in Austin the conversation turned from identifying favorite speakers and sessions to themes that keep popping up with speakers. […]
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Countywide effort launches to help build a dementia-friendly community
ONTARIO — Cathy Rox said her father, Martin Weaver, was one of her best friends. “A lot of the reason I am the person I am today is because of my father,” she said. Due to Lewy body dementia, Weaver’s memory began to deteriorate and he was unable to recognize his own kin, including his […]
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SXSW unleashes imagination in Mansfield
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. When I was a child, like many, I imagined I was a bird. I soared all over my neighborhood. I flew to and from school, 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 […]
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The story of Sundown Rundown
COLUMBUS – Many entrepreneurs know their jobs aren’t 9 to 5. Their work doesn’t stop after the sun goes down. Knowing this, Paul Proffitt of Columbus began the Sundown Rundown Group, a program that began offering evening pitch events in May 2013. It started in Columbus and has since expanded into Mansfield, Akron, Canton and […]