MANSFIELD — The chamber’s economic development team chooses the Discover Richland tour stops based on projects currently underway.
Jessica Gribben
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Rite Aid on Shelby’s Mansfield Avenue permanently closes doors
Rite Aid first began in Shelby at 17 South Gamble St., which is now a Dollar General. It moved to 11 Mansfield Avenue around 1996.
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‘That was my calling’: Whispering Willow Way re-opens in downtown Shelby
Tonya Bishop, along with her family and local leaders, celebrated Friday the grand re-opening of Whispering Willow Way at 35 E. Main St.
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Passing the torch: How to maximize your business succession plan
MANSFIELD — Jake Penwell spent more time at the funeral home than the average teenager. The Shelby native was just 14 years old when he got a part-time job at Turner Funeral Home. After school, his parents would drop him off or his employers would pick him up. By the time he could drive himself […]
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‘If not us, then who?’: Shelby Foundation begins work inside downtown buildings
Work inside multiple downtown Shelby buildings, purchased in March by The Shelby Foundation, is officially underway.
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Lack of needed power supply hurt chance at ‘large’ economical development in Richland County
MANSFIELD — Spec buildings can be constructed. Roads can be built. Storm sewers can be dug and installed. Tax abatements can be proposed. All of that work can be done in advance in the hopes of greasing the skids to attract new economic development.
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A look inside Shelby’s ‘biggest eyesore’ at corner of Broadway and Main streets
An estimated $697,000 project to demolish and cleanup Shelby’s “biggest eyesore” at the corner of Broadway and Main Streets has been delayed.
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Shelby lawmakers approve new deal with economic manager
Jessica Gribben was hired in 2018 as the economic development manager to the City of Shelby and northern Richland County.
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Local developer transforms decay: Newark Station sparks hope for Mansfield’s Westinghouse site
MANSFIELD — It was a former decaying industrial site near the city’s downtown, last used by Westinghouse until the company closed its doors three decades ago. Sound familiar, Mansfield? Today, in the county seat of Licking County (population 181,359), it’s a burgeoning mixed-use new development with apartments, restaurants, space for art and retail and big […]
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Downtown Shelby mural unveiled by Leadership Unlimited Class of 2024
The mural, painted by local artist Allison Pence, was unveiled Thursday in downtown Shelby by the Leadership Unlimited Class of 2024.