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The polymer industry is Ohio’s largest industry, with more than 72,000 employees in 996 companies contributing more than $40 billion to Ohio’s GDP in 2023, according to the chamber.
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is taking a holistic look at need across the region after demand for services reached an all-time high in 2023.
About 20,000 pounds of food are delivered to the Licking County Food Pantry each week, and in 2023, the pantry distributed more than four million pounds of food.
The company was founded in 1928 by Alex Schulman by selling rubber products from a plant in Akron, Ohio. [2] In 1972, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. [1] In 1994, the company acquired Comalloy International, a subsidiary of Exxon based in Nashville, Tennessee. [3] [4]
Northeast Ohio's Polymer Valley is centered in Akron. The area holds forty-five percent of the state's polymer industries, with the oldest dating to the 19th century. During the 1980s and 1990s, an influx of new polymer companies came to the region. [82] In 2001, more than 400 companies manufactured polymer-based materials in the region. [83]
The initial mission was to assist twelve food banks across Ohio with packaging, transporting and distributing food and other essential items to vulnerable populations across Ohio. [10] In Columbus , the National Guard and Military Reserve packed boxes and served meals to men staying at the Downtown YMCA, including those who have been relocated ...
Do you or does anyone you know need extra help? Here's a list of housing, health care and food resources in Columbus.
The food bank has built two new food pantries, where social service reps will also be present to help people on the 'road out of poverty.' Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank to serve as one-stop shop ...