His father owns a moving company bearing his name in North Canton.

Blackledge lives in North Canton with his wife, Cherie, and their four children.

He died in his hometown of North Canton, Ohio at the age of 60.

There are already people in North Canton who fear that this could be the beginning of the end for Hoover here.

The following timeline includes several important points in the history of North Canton:

He and his wife live in North Canton, Ohio.

It boiled down to whether the people of North Canton could still trust Hoover, their local corporation.

That is what North Canton's 15,000 residents have struggled to figure out these last two years.

Would Hoover follow its past and make sure that the development was a tasteful addition to North Canton?

First the 241 acres had to be annexed by North Canton from a neighboring township.