Northeast Ohio — including Akron and Cleveland — has been selected as a regional innovation engine, a National Science Foundation designation that could bring $160 million in federal funding to the area over the next decade. The funding will go toward advanced manufacturing of polymers, metals and chemicals and coatings, with guarantees of $7.5 million in federal dollars for each of the first two years of the program.
Author Archives: Arielle Kass
Economics of Akron Reporter (she/her)
Arielle is a Northeast Ohio native with more than 20 years of reporting experience in Cleveland, Atlanta and Detroit. She joined Signal Akron as its founding education reporter, where she covered Akron Public Schools and the University of Akron.
As the economics of Akron reporter, Arielle will cover topics including housing, economic development and job availability. Through her reporting, she aims to help Akron residents understand the economic issues that are affecting their ability to live full lives in the city, and highlight information that can help residents make decisions. Arielle values diverse voices in her reporting and seeks to write about under-covered issues and groups.
