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AKRON, Ohio – The Chapel Hill Mall has been sold to a new owner and will be renovated into an industrial office park expected to create 400 jobs, according to the developer.
AKRON, Ohio — As more and more people turn to online shopping, large shopping centers and malls, just like Chapel Hill Mall in Akron, have had to shut their doors. Although the formerly bustling ...
AKRON, Ohio -- After years of store closures led to a foreclosure last summer, retailers at Chapel Hill Mall say foot traffic is up and are optimistic that new ownership could breathe life into ...
AKRON, Ohio — Amazon's growth will soon have more impact on Ohio. The retail brand on Monday announced more expansion plans for Ohio, including two new fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford ...
As the city celebrates its bicentennial, it does so at the new-look Lock 3 during the Heart of Akron Festival this week.
This week in Akron history, Gen. Simon Perkins bought 160 acres southwest of present-day intersection of Main and Exchange streets.
1975: Akron Mayor John S. Ballard vetoed a City Council ordinance that would have allowed construction of the $65 million ...
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — Akron police have released more details, including body-cam video, after an officer-involved shooting Monday left one man dead. The shooting took place around 9 a.m. at ...
AKRON, Ohio -- What was once considered a destination, now sits a vacant property plagued with graffiti, broken glass and leftover memories. Now, there’s a new chapter for the former Rolling ...
Amazon is planning to build a 700,000-square-foot facility on the site of the shuttered Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio. Rolling Acres Mall fell victim to declining shopper traffic and ...
Chapel Hill Mall's new owners, ... The mall and Akron's handling of its demise could become a case study for how cities can help repurpose big ... "In Northeast Ohio the industrial vacancy rate is so ...
AKRON, Ohio -- What was once ... Now, there’s a new chapter for the former Rolling Acres Mall on Romig Road in Akron as crews have started a more than three-month demolition project to tear it down.