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Garage Preferred Over Meters

Garage Preferred Over Meters

Downtown is not only expanding business but also paid parking. A parking garage is available and new parking meters will be installed by the end of November. Both parking options are costly. Some people may prefer one over the other. Zachary Downes tells us why. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S6_DOWNES_METERSGARAGE[/bbrvideo] Parking can be expensive. The City of Kent’s downtown area is still growing and requires more available parking for the public. Kent City Council passed a project idea in October to have new…

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Kent Mill expected to close

Kent Mill expected to close

The clock is ticking on one of Kent’s landmarks. The Star of the West is adding another mill in Ohio. What does this mean for their Kent branch? TV2’s Cory York has the story. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S6_York_Mill[/bbrvideo]

Oktoberfest returns to Kent

Oktoberfest returns to Kent

For the first time in twenty years, Oktoberfest returns to downtown Kent. With the return of the festival, local businesses took advantage of the extra business. Reporter Cory York went to the festival and has more. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_York_Oktoberfest[/bbrvideo] After two decades of hiatus, Oktoberfest returns to Kent, Ohio. Dodging the hail and cold temperatures, people were still lining up for schnitzel, beer and pretzels. During the hiatus, Kent, as a city, has gone through a lot of change. Kent State…

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KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) Executive Director, Lori Wemhoff is not as worried about sleep as she is about growing Kent businesses. Wemhoff has never shied away from advancing community activity, or from a challenge. She has an expansive background in public relations and marketing in a variety of industries including intercollegiate athletics, corporate business development, healthcare and international architecture. Wemhoff was also president of her own marketing firm, LMS Creative Communications, which led her to association with…

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