A Stark County-based developer is in talks to repurpose Akron’s historic Firestone building, which is currently slated for demolition unless a new use is found by mid-November.
Steve Coon, owner of Coon Restoration, has renovated and owns dozens of buildings in Downtown Canton.
The 110-year-old Firestone Plant 1 is structurally sound, and he’s interested in saving it, Coon told Ideastream Public Media Tuesday…