Ken Babby, owner of the Guardians' AA affiliate Akron RubberDucks (and a former Crain's 40 Under 40 honoree ), and Bill ...

Their experience with vulcanized rubber made them a natural fit for manufacturing airships. In the early days, they flaunted their new fleet. In 1928, one landed on the roof of a department store in ...

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's Wingfoot One airship is seen parked outside the company's Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, near Akron. Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media 2 of 5 — Goodyear ...

AKRON, Ohio - When you hear the word "blimp," just one thing likely comes to mind: The Goodyear Blimp. That staple of bowl games and big races officially turns 100 years old on Tuesday.

That staple of bowl games and big races officially turns 100 years old on Tuesday. It was back on June 3, 1925 when Goodyear’s first blimp, Pilgrim, floated into the sky not far from the company’s ...

If you live in Northeast Ohio, there's a good chance you've had one of the region's most iconic food items: the Swenson's ...

World War I brought rubber research organizations into existence on both sides of the pond, as national security demanded that a synthetic alternative be found to the geographically limited and highly ...