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Akron Enjoys A Downtown Development Boom

Downtown Akron has become a hot spot for real estate development. The roster of projects includes new restaurants, boutique hotels, and a flagship apartment complex.  Other projects are queuing up, signaling the boom is far from over. To break down the Rubber City’s big changes and look at what's spurring this renewed interest, ideastream's Rick Jackson spoke with reporter Dan Shingler who covers Akron for Crain's Cleveland Business.


- Dan Shingler, reporter, Crain's Cleveland Business