Richard has served as the division's interim president since September.

The bank started its PartnerUp program in Pittsburgh in 2018. It's now finishing its second year in Cleveland.

The total combined investment will equal $60 million.

Bausch is not a polymer scientist or engineer. But she's becoming an important person to know in and around town if a company needs help from the University of Akron's vaunted polymer science school or in other areas of scientific expertise.