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Barberton Community Foundation Advances Downtown Investment and Long-Term Community Strategy
Board of Directors approves funding for planning, revitalization, and long-term growth
Economic Development
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Barberton Community Foundation Opens Applications for $125,000 Downtown Building Rehabilitation Grant
2025 Awarded Seven Projects Totaling Over $350,000 in 2025 Barberton Community Foundation, in collaboration with the City of Barberton, Barberton...
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Barberton Wins EDA Grant to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
Barberton Community Foundation Receives Federal Grant to Study Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Training EDA Planning Grant Funds Feasibility Study...
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Two New Restaurants Awarded Grants to Boost Downtown Barberton
Barberton Community Foundation is proud to announce $61,000 in new grant awards to support two restaurant and retail projects through the Downtown...
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From Empty to Exciting: Barberton Community Foundation Awards $230K to Bring New Business
Barberton Community Foundation, in partnership with Barberton Community Development Corporation (BCDC), Main Street Barberton, and the City of...
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JobsOhio Grant Propels Workforce Training Center Feasibility Study in Barberton
Barberton Community Foundation (BCF), in partnership with the City of Barberton, Barberton City Schools, Greater Akron Chamber, and Ilene Shapiro,...
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$300,000 in New Funding Available to Grow Restaurant, Retail Business in Downtown Barberton
Barberton, OH – January 16, 2025 – Barberton Community Foundation (BCF), in collaboration with the City of Barberton, Barberton Community Development...
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Board Approves Final Loan Extension for Weintraub Barberton Project
August 20, 2024- Barberton, Ohio – Barberton Community Foundation’s (BCF) Board of Directors met for a special meeting on August 19, 2024, to review...
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Program Announcement: Economic Development and Downtown Building Rehabilitation Program Applications Open
May 30, 2024 – Barberton, Ohio – Applications open June 1 for Barberton Community Foundation’s EDAP and DBRP funding.
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Gil Gonzales Joins Barberton Community Foundation
Gonzales brings national and local expertise and resources to Barberton