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. Today I am continuing my blog about the guiding principles for our downtown revitalization plan, AKA the #SXSW419 plan.
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Jodie Perry shares SXSW Team’s guiding principles: Part I
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. Over the past few weeks, I have been approached by people in the community who ask about the progress of the #SXSW419 plan for downtown since […]
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SXSW team member describes “sausage-making” process
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. At this time last year what’s become known as the “SXSW Team” was just forming.
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How Startup Weekend could impact Richland County
MANSFIELD – Mansfield will host its first-ever Tech Stars Startup Weekend Friday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Sept. 30 at Idea Works, 40 W. Fourth St. Taking pointers from the city’s neighbor to the south, Columbus, a committee of Richland County residents has organized a weekend with the potential to build further excitement about innovation, creativity […]
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We’ve answered: “What is the status of the Westinghouse property?” Part II
EDITOR’S NOTE: This the second in a two-part series responding to a reader-submitted question, through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. The questions covered in Monday’s Sept. 19 story involved the empty Westinghouse site. Here’s what we found. MANSFIELD – Mansfield’s once powerful appliance division of Westinghouse would have celebrated its 100th birthday in […]
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Open Source: “What is the status of the Westinghouse property?” Part I
EDITOR’S NOTE: This the first in a two-part series responding to a reader-submitted question, through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. Russell Potter of Mansfield asked, “What is the status of the Westinghouse property? Can the city market the property for new development?” MANSFIELD – For nearly two decades Russell Potter […]
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3E Project connects employees with resources to overcome barriers
MANSFIELD — Asking an employee to “leave their problems at the door” just isn’t feasible in Steve Cummins’ eyes. “You can’t expect people to leave their troubles at the door,” the vice president of Mansfield Engineered Components said. “Everybody eventually faces some challenge that they need help with.”
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Locally raised entrepreneurs will return home for Mansfield’s startup weekend
MANSFIELD — Four Richland County natives will return in late September for Mansfield’s first-ever Techstars Startup Weekend. Matt Armstead, a 1991 Lexington graduate and co-founder of Horizon Two Labs; Crestview product Falon Donohue, CEO of VentureOhio, 2003 Lexington alumnus Dan Manges, co-founder of Root Insurance, and Madison product Marquise Stillwell, founder of Open Box Design Studio, will all partake in Startup Weekend […]
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Saving the world, one painting at a time: How public art can revitalize a city
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a 3-part series within the “Rising from Rust” project that published Aug. 13-15 looking at how public art can help revitalize a city. Walking down the path of the Richland B&O Trail, only one shade envelops the world around you: green.