Building Prosperity in the Greater Akron Region

Greater Ohio Policy Center, in partnership with the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, Summit County, the city of Akron and the University of Akron, recently presented a forum to frame new approaches to ensure a strong Akron metropolitan future and prepare for the next economy while building upon the Akron region’s recent accomplishments and major initiatives already underway.   To view a copy of the press release from the event click here or to view a copy of the agenda and the varioous power point presentations from the forum please click here.

The forum's agenda included a series of panel discussions that will focus on the interconnections between select strengths of the Greater Akron region, supporting talent and workforce development, promoting unique Greater Akron innovation clusters, and stabilizing and strengthening the downtown and neighborhoods. The featured keynote speaker, Paul S. Grogan, President & CEO of The Boston Foundation, discussed the importance of using clusters and how metric research can help guide future policy decisions. The Forum also examined the importance of Akron and the surrounding metroplitan region in contributing to the economic prosperity of the state and the link between state policy and Akron’s ongoing redevelopment.

This Greater Akron event was part of a series of forums that Greater Ohio has been sponsoring in cities around the state in connection with our Restoring Prosperity report released with the Brookings Institution last year.