Akron Extra Blog: The foundation's grants would help support the creation of a polymer cluster along with broader economic development efforts seeking federal funding. Plus, Summit County moves a step further toward creating its Summit Connects broadband network.
From Crain's Akron Business: Hoover, who's been running Hudson's Burton D. Morgan Foundation for the past 15 years, is stepping down at the end of June and was recently recognized by the Deshpande Symposium for her work. But she'll be back in July as CEO of the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium.
From Crain's Akron Business: Deborah Hoover is retiring at the end of June and will be replaced by a face already familiar to many of the entrepreneurs the foundation already seeks to support when Daniel Hampu takes the reins July 1.