Alicia Barry

2 weeks ago | akronnewsreporter.com | Alicia Barry

The Akron Chamber of Commerce has selected ABC Development Center as its May Business of the month. ABC’s adventure began in 1994 with a small group of community members seeing the need for additional child care slots in Akron. After forming a non-profit 501 C-3 board with community support and a startup grant, the process began. Minor renovations were made to a rented building for a toddler and preschool classroom. The school-age classroom was in the basement of the church next door.

1 month ago | akronnewsreporter.com | Alicia Barry

The Akron Chamber of Commerce has selected Latte Da as the April Business of the Month. Mitch and Candis Denney have owned and operated the coffee shop for just eight months, after officially closing on the business on Thursday, July 25, 2024, purchasing the establishment from Kirk and Diane Wells. After taking ownership last summer, Candis said, “I have dreamed of having my own coffee shop since I was a teenager. I just love the joyful atmosphere and making someone’s day a bit easier.

2 months ago | akronnewsreporter.com | Alicia Barry

A staple of the Akron community for over 40 years has been selected as the Akron Chamber of Commerce March Business of the Month. Rick Glosson began Glosson Construction in 1983, but was no stranger to the business before that.   Prior to starting his own company, Glosson worked for Bill Krause for four years, and was then in business together with Larry Johnson for five years after that. “We did whatever projects we could find in the early years.

2 months ago | akronnewsreporter.com | Alicia Barry

If you’ve tuned in to catch Akron High School basketball games on Stormy Sports, you’ve heard the young voices providing play-by-plays…but who are those voices behind the camera? Tuck Kneedler and Aydan Koch sound more like seasoned veterans than 11-year-old sports-loving boys. Kneedler, Akron fifth grader, and Koch, Akron sixth grader, are getting a jump on their dream jobs of becoming sports broadcasters.

Jan 30, 2025 | akronnewsreporter.com | Alicia Barry

A regional networking event called NECO-S.T.I.R., organized by Sarah Arntt, Administrator of the New Vision withdrawal management service at CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital, was held in Yuma on Wednesday, January 22. Arntt recognized the need for a collaborative approach toward resource sharing and the need for increased community education around what resources are in the northeastern region of Colorado.