By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Six years ago, the Medina County Economic Development Corp. set a list of goals for business and Medina County. Now that each of the goals is either completed or nearing completion, it’s time for the MCEDC to see what’s next by revisiting its strategic plan.
Jim Doutt, executive director of the MCEDC, explained […]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
With gas prices soaring this summer, brothers Brett and Rob Campbell say their job is to make sure people don’t go bankrupt.
Last year, the Campbells bought Cleveland Vespa at 24771 Miles Road in Warrensville Heights, a five-year-old business and the largest Vespa dealership in Ohio. The brothers sell motorized scooters that can […]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
He’s worked with the stars of Hollywood, but now he’s going to be working with the gems of Medina County.
In April, Armstrong Cable appointed David Jones of Medina as its new programming coordinator for the Medina office. In his new role, Jones will create original programming for Armstrong in the communities of […]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
The Wadsworth Area Chamber of Commerce’s new CEO, Michelle Masica, threw a party recently and visited nine stores throughout Wadsworth to buy supplies.
In running those errands, she said she found herself in large chains; small, locally owned businesses; brand new box stores; historic buildings and everything in between.
It’s experiences like this, she […]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
At the beginning of this month, gas prices throughout the county were held under $3.50 a gallon. As the weeks went on, they crept up to near $4 a gallon.
Now, area businesses are helping to lessen the sting consumers are feeling from high gas prices.
Businesses are running special discounts and promotions that […]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
David Holdridge is one of the few 8-year-olds in the world who has a portfolio for his inventions.
Sitting in his Medina living room, David picked up his blue plastic folder, which is labeled “David’s Portfolio” in an 8-year-old’s scribble — and withdrew plans for his newest invention. This one, he said, is […]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Jean-Charles Van Der Wielen, 26, of Liege, Belgium, spent the month of April soaring through the skies above Medina County and accruing training hours for his private pilot’s license.
Thanks to a new deal SkyPark airport in Guilford Township has with a Japanese-based company, pilots from around the world will soon be doing […]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
On July 20, IndyCar drivers at the Mid-Ohio School’s Lexington race track will reach speeds of nearly 180 mph — roughly a football field traveled every second and a half — and pass under a bridge that bears a banner for Westfield Insurance of Westfield Center.
All the while, the race and the […]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
The Medina County Safety Council invited members to its annual awards banquet at Weymouth Country Club in Medina Township on Tuesday to honor many of them for their safety efforts. But the council was honored with an award of its own.
The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation named the Medina County Safety Council […]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
Sully’s Irish Pub at 117 W. Liberty St. in Medina has been under construction for nearly a year. But construction workers tore down the brown paper covering the new restaurant’s windows last week in anticipation of the pub’s grand opening Friday.
Owners John Sullivan, Mike Perrotti and Scott Reid Sr. said since then […]

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