Rising from Rust

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part III of a 3-part series within the “Rising from Rust” project looking at how public art can help revitalize a city. If there are two things that tend to go hand-in-hand, it’s abandoned structures and graffiti. 

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part II of a 3-part series within the “Rising from Rust” project, looking at how public art can help revitalize a city. Have you ever experienced the feeling of arriving at work, and suddenly wondering how in the world you got there? 

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part I of a 3-part series within the “Rising from Rust” project 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.

A growing body of research underscores that the vitality of a region’s economy depends in part on its ability to connect their residents to good jobs and firms to workers with the appropriate skill set. In order to increase access to employment opportunities, communities should focus on three overarching objectives: Bringing Jobs to People

A few weeks ago, we discussed policies and strategies that support small businesses and help create jobs. But with more jobs, how can we ensure new employees are prepared for success? This week we’ll explore how we could craft a workforce development policy that would help Ohioans excel at their jobs, while also giving Ohio’s […]

When thinking of economic vibrancy, one of the first things that may come to mind for many are jobs, jobs, jobs. Which is why over the next few weeks we will be exploring the topic in three main ways: job creation, job preparation, and job access. To begin, we want to focus specifically on strategies […]

MANSFIELD – Mansfield area leaders were “blown away” by the country’s youngest generation Wednesday. About 40 Richland area high school students and similarly-aged students from across the country met and engaged in conversations about their communities at Idea Works on West Fourth Street, a fitting location given its role as a co-working space for business professionals, entrepreneurs, […]

MANSFIELD – Finding an affordable house in a blight-free neighborhood might determine if some students stay in the Richland County area after graduating high school. More than 68 percent of 510 local students – 216 in 12th grade and 294 in either fourth or fifth – listed “affordable housing” and “clean and nice neighborhoods” as […]

MANSFIELD — Whether you’ve lived in Richland County your whole life or moved here more recently, we want to know your opinions. What do you like about the community you live in? And what do you wish you could change?