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Myers Industries of Akron loses proxy contest, GAMCO nominees elected
2015-04-29 10:17:51| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Shareholders of Myers Industries Inc. of Akron have shaken up the company's board, electing all three people nominated by GAMCO in a proxy contest. The election of the three is a victory for GAMCO Asset Management Inc., which nominated the three earlier this year and has criticized Myers' board and top executives.
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ExxonMobil sets date to close Akron office
2015-04-09 17:57:19| Chemicals - Topix.net
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. will officially close its office in Akron, Ohio, by the end of the year, the company said in a letter to the state dated March 27. The company announced plans to expand its Don't worry, it's painless.
STEM students in Akron track tire safety, texting hazards at industry-backed driving simulation
2015-03-25 06:10:43| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Fifth grader Jana Stone reacts as she gets into an accident on the Virtual Driver Interactive simulator at the National Inventors Hall of Fame School ... Center for STEM Learning at the event that was sponsored by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Akron on Tuesday. The simulator gives the user a safe way to experience the dangers of texting and driving.
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Sherex Fastening Solutions' Akron Manufacturing Facility is awarded ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100 Quality Management Systems Certification
2015-03-13 11:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Tonawanda, NY Sherex Fastening Solutions, a global leader of engineered fasteners, tooling and automation, announces today that its newest manufacturing facility located in Akron, OH has been certified to both the ISO9001:2008 and AS9100 Quality Management Systems. These certifications cover the design...
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Searching for life in east Akron, 'East End' developer sees it all following Goodyear...
2014-11-24 15:01:57| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
When Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was getting antsy for a new headquarters in the mid-2000s, it became clear to the city and developers that the company's complex east of downtown wasn't up to muster. Never mind the iconic signs and the delicately sculpted Gothic brick facade of the company's namesake theater, or the pastoral cemetery and turn-of-the-century bank building.