After a prominent vendor, Akron Honey, pulled its products from Northside Marketplace’s shelves earlier this week, other vendors came forward and cited outstanding unpaid sales from owner Justin Lepley. On Saturday, Joel Testa, whose Testa Companies owns the complex the marketplace is located in, said in a press release posted by 7th Floor Clothing’s Preston Clark, a marketplace vendor, that he will take back control of Northside Marketplace, effective immediately, and turn it into a nonprofit enterprise.
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Jack Solon is a lifelong Canton resident and recent graduate of Ohio University. He is committed to the betterment of Northeast Ohio through finding and telling the stories of the people who make our communities great places and giving voice to the most vulnerable among our residents and neighbors.
