2024

By ElevateGreaterAkron | April 18, 2024

Completed The Downtown Akron Vision and Redevelopment Plan Update in January.
Ohio Senate approved $2.5M in June for Cascade Plaza redevelopment.
Polymer Industry Cluster received competitive $51M award as the nation’s Sustainable Polymer Tech Hub.
Polymer Industry Cluster received competitive $31M State of Ohio Polymer Innovation Hub award in September.
Development Fund of the Western Reserve received a $45M New Markets Tax Credit allocation in September.
Grand re-opening of downtown Akron’s Lock 3 park after multi-million renovations in November
Launched Elevate Greater Akron 3.0 in November.
Since 2019, conducted 1,376 business retention and expansion visits (and counting) with existing business, 38% of which are minority or woman-owned businesses.