A $51 million federal investment into Greater Akron’s Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub has elected officials and business professionals excited.
The funding from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will support sustainability efforts in the region’s polymer industry, which includes economic movers and shakers like the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Bridgestone and Continental.
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said he’s been waiting his whole life to see an investment like this…