Press Releases

Akron, OH – The Greater Akron Chamber (GAC) was awarded $3 million through the U.S. Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge program, complete with a $3.4 million local match, to strengthen the polymer industry’s workforce pipeline through in-demand skills training and placement in “Good Jobs” through the Advanced Polymer and Manufacturing Excellence (APEX) initiative. The…

Akron, OH – The Polymer Industry Cluster, powered by the Greater Akron Chamber, has been named Ohio’s third applicant to receive an award from Ohio’s Innovation Hubs Program. The program’s $31.25 million award to fund the Greater Akron Polymer Innovation Hub project, led by the Polymer Industry Cluster, will be matched by $10.4 million from…

Akron, OH – The Women’s Network Leadership Institute (WNLI) is pleased to launch an online directory featuring more than 200 women in Greater Akron who are interested in board and/or committee service. The WNLI Board Leadership Directory is part of the Women’s Board Leadership Initiative, an effort that was launched earlier this year to bridge…

Akron, OH (July 2, 2024) – The Polymer Industry Cluster, a collaboration of private and public partners focused on innovation and investment opportunities for the region’s legacy materials industry powered by the Greater Akron Chamber, has been named the recipient of a $51 million federal investment as part of the EDA Tech Hubs Phase 2…

Akron, OH (July 1, 2024) – The Women’s Network Leadership Institute (WNLI), a program of the Greater Akron Chamber, is pleased to announce the award recipients for its annual Women of Achievement event, to be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024. The event will feature a conversation with Claudia Cividino, President of Jared, the full-service…

Nearly 900 business, community, and civic leaders came together at the John S. Knight Center for the Greater Akron Chamber’s 117th Annual Meeting on March 14, 2024, for an evening of celebration, connection, camaraderie, and… polymers. “Our primary focus at the Chamber is to support a prosperous, thriving business community,” said Steve Millard, President and…

The Greater Akron Chamber has announced Richard J. Kramer, recently retired Chairman, CEO and President of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, has been selected to receive the H. Peter Burg Economic Development Leadership Award. Kramer will be honored at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on March 14, 2024, at the John S. Knight Center, and…

Akron, OH (October 24, 2023) – On behalf of the Polymer Industry Cluster, the Greater Akron Chamber is excited to announce the designation of Greater Akron as a Tech Hub for Sustainable Polymers and as a recipient of a Strategy Development Grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) – the only…

Akron, OH (September 11, 2023) – The Women’s Network Leadership Institute (WNLI) is pleased to announce this year’s award recipients for its annual Women of Achievement event set for Thursday, October 19 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn. The event will also feature a keynote conversation with Rita McNeil Danish, CEO of Signal Ohio. This annual event…