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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.”
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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 […]
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Richland County to hold first-ever Idea Audition, entrepreneurs can win $5,000
MANSFIELD — The organizers of the first-ever Richland Idea Audition hope to attract people with great ideas. The Richland Area Foundation and others announced Wednesday night that an “idea audition,” or pitch contest, will be held October 16 at the Ohio State University-Mansfield Founders Hall.
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How Mount Vernon turned an old industrial site into a stunning park
Editor’s Note: This is Part Four in a four-part series about the past, present and future of the of F.E. Myers Pump Company complex and Pump House Ministries. This story examines what a nearby community of a similar size did in response to a similar issue. MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon’s Ariel-Foundation Park is a […]
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Pump House, city look to the future
Editor’s Note: This is Part Three of a four-part series about the past, present and future of the former F.E. Myers Pump Company complex and Pump House Ministries. ASHLAND – If there’s one thing Pump House Ministries, Ashland County and the City of Ashland can all agree on, it’s that they’re ready to put the […]