Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akron. It's where the rubber literally hits the road. The city's rich history as the center of the country's rubber industry is ...

All three were instrumental in the memories made inside the iconic Rubber Bowl in Akron. As the Summit County Land Bank prepares to take ownership of the property, talk of plans to demolish the ...

Now, a bronze statue will soon be installed to honor that rubber-making history in the center of a newly redeveloped Main Street in the roundabout at the corner of Main and Mill streets. The statue, ...

Akron is giving folks a glimpse of a future project that will honor the city's past. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan on Thursday, May 28, released new pictures of a statue of a rubber worker being created by ...

AKRON, OH (WOIO) - Akron has started the emergency demolition of the historic Rubber Bowl. The stadium has fallen apart in recent years and has become a safety risk in the area for several properties.

AKRON—And the winner ... and STILL Rubber Capital of the World ... Akron may not be the epicenter for the commodity that it was post-World War II, circa 1960, when its rubber industry workers peaked ...

However, to move forward in funding engineering and architectural plans, the investor wants a commitment from the city. The project proposal names AEL Capital Partners in Colorado as the potential ...