/news/tags/akron-blue-ribbon-task-force Akron Blue Ribbon Task Force en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:51:08 GMT /news/economy/2016-02-19/u-s-tire-industry-growth-is-good-news-for-akron For the first time in several years, U.S. tire industry output grew. A Rubber Manufacturers Association report says production in 2015 of passenger, light… Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:51:08 GMT /news/economy/2016-02-19/u-s-tire-industry-growth-is-good-news-for-akron /news/economy/2016-02-17/study-reveals-struggles-and-hope-for-akron The City of Akron’s economic health is not the best, and it is declining. So says a new report by the Greater Ohio Policy Center. The statewide… Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:10:54 GMT /news/economy/2016-02-17/study-reveals-struggles-and-hope-for-akron /news/government-politics/2016-02-01/could-preserving-its-reservoirs-be-a-money-maker-for-akron A task force is suggesting that Akron could address three problems at once by rethinking what it does with its reservoirs. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze has this… Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:17:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-02-01/could-preserving-its-reservoirs-be-a-money-maker-for-akron M.L. Schultze