Summa Western Reserve Hospital welcomes Pamela Banchy, RN-BC, PMP, to the role of Chief Information Officer for the hospital.

Summa Western Reserve Hospital welcomes Peggy McDonald, RN, BSN, MSN as the hospitals new Director of Critical Care Services.

Crayola-colored sneakers, crisply folded denim, and black and white historical Rubber City photographs on freshly painted white walls are just a few things you will see once you enter the new NEXT men's retail store in Akron's Highland Square, 837 West Market St.

NEXT is a boutique that “caters to the subculture of the urban crowd, with a more stylish, refined and edgy look. Urbane rather than Urban,” according to Ruleofnext.com, the online counterpart to the retail store.

NEXT Akron opened its doors to the unique fashions of Billionaire Boys Club, Stussy, Prps, The Hundreds, 10 Deep, Crooks and Castles, True Religion and more, which provides shoppers with a variety of high quality merchandise. This location also features clothing produced by locally owned  clothing businesses, Blessed Label and Not Perfect Co.

Have a great idea for a business but don’t know where to start? Akron SCORE will host a Business Basics Workshop March 28 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing.

According to the Akron SCORE website, the free workshop is a primer on how to start and market a business, focusing primarily on entrepreneurs planning a startup or for businesses that have recently started and need general advice. Subject matter will include how to set up a business enterprise with emphasis on licensing, registration and zoning. Participants will understand the requirements for planning and starting a business, the effort required to run a business, researching competitors, capturing operating costs and startup cash and costs.