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Business, Labor and Community Organizations Support an Educated Workforce
Monday, October 30, 2006 ― With less than two weeks to Election Day, area business, labor and community organizations have turned out in full force to support Issue 6 for Akron Public Schools. Below is a partial list of groups that have endorsed Issue 6 and the educated workforce it will provide.
A. Schulman Inc.
AFL-CIO, Tri County Regional Labor Council
Akron Alliance of Black School Educators
Akron Area Arts Alliance
Akron Area Board of Realtors
Akron Area YMCA
Akron Art Museum
Akron Association of Classified Personnel
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Branch NAACP
Akron City Council
Akron Council of PTAs
Akron Education Association
Akron General Medical Center
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Akron Reads Business Partners
Akron School Administrators Association
Akron Steel Treating Co.
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Akron Tomorrow
Akron Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc.
Akron Urban League
ALCO CHEM
Alpha Phi Alpha Homes Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Summit County
Braun & Steidl Architects Inc.
Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co.
Brouse McDowell
Buchtel Neighborhood Group of Summit 2010
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP
Business Professionals of America
Call to Renewal of Summit County
Caring Communities of Summit County
Catholic Commission
Child Guidance & Family Solutions
Children's Concert Society
City of Akron
Civil Service Personnel Association Inc.
Concerned Clergy, Community Leaders & Citizens for a Safe Community
Costumes For All
Davey Tree and Lawn Care
DeCheco's Pizzaria
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. (Akron Alumnae Chapter)
East Akron Community House
Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home and Chapel
Escape Hair & Nail Salon
Ferriot Inc.
First Presbyterian Church
First Tee of Akron
Gandee & Associates Inc.
Goldman & Rosen Ltd.
GPD Group
Graffiti Print Shop
Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce
Greater Akron Musical Association
Green Embroidery
H. & R. Johnson Inc.
Hamed Oriental Rugs & Cleaning
Hasenstab Architects Inc.
Heart to Heart Communications
Hottle and Associates
Hunnell Electric Co. Inc.
Immaculate Conception Church
Institute for Self Healing
Insurance Service Agency Inc.
The K Company Inc.
Richard King & Associates
Main Street Gourmet
Mature Services Inc.
Metro Regional Transit Authority
National Conference Firemen & Oilers, Local 100
Nelsen Painting and Staining
OAPSE/AFSCME, Local 689
OMNOVA Solutions
Ounce of Gold Jewelry Store and Coin
Pastoral Counseling Service
Peoples Convention PAC
Planned Parenthood of Summit, Portage and Medina Counties
Quality Carpet & Flooring
RKPS Construction Managers
Salchak Realty Inc.
Scorchers in the Valley
Shafer & Associates
Smith's House of Carpet
State and Federal Communications Inc.
Summa Health System
Summit Choral Society
Summit Construction Co. Inc.
Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health
Summit County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Summit County Children's Services
Summit County Council
Summit County Democratic Party
Summit Testing & Inspection Co.
TC Architects
The Touchdown Club
This City Reads
Triple T Funding Ltd.
Tuccillo Landscaping Service Co.
United Way of Summit County
Vaughan's Tree Service
Visiting Nurse Association
Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates
Wesley Temple AME Zion
Wojno Development
Students who graduate from high school prepared for work or college are vital to a strong city. A well-educated workforce is important to attracting and keeping businesses and jobs in Akron. Issue 6 ensures academic programs will continue to grow and develop the educated workforce necessary for a thriving city.
Issue 6 is a 7.9-mill operating issue for Akron Public Schools that will generate about $23 million annually. Issue 6 will cost the owner of an $80,000 home about $16 per month. Akron's economy and businesses cannot grow without good schools. Issue 6 protects our educational programs and our children's future. Issue 6 keeps Akron's economy and neighborhoods strong.
For more information about Issue 6, including a complete list of the hundreds of businesses and individuals endorsing this issue, visit www.forakronschools.com.
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