After Industry

After Industry

After Industry: Akron, the Rubber Capital of the World

Paige Cirtwill -
Inventor Charles Goodyear, for whom Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is named, may never have set foot in Akron, OH. Yet, his innovation —...
After Industry

After Industry: Cleveland’s Renaissance as the Rust Belt Poster Child

Delaney Murray -
On July 2, it was cloudy in New York City. The city’s official Twitter account, which has over 1 million followers, commented on the...
After Industry

After Industry: The Unusual Rebirth of Mansfield, Ohio

Delaney Murray -
Nestled in the center of Northern Ohio, Mansfield has fallen in and out of fame over the years. Now, however, the small city perhaps...
After Industry

After Industry: The Decades-long Recovery of the Glass City

Delaney Murray -
Take a walk in downtown Toledo and you may be reminded of a Detroit or Cleveland of 10 or 15 years ago: empty warehouses,...

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