The building sat vacant for nine years until 1987, when The Prudential Insurance Co. gifted the art deco-style building to the University of Akron.

The building sat vacant for nine years until 1987, when The Prudential Insurance Co. gifted the art deco-style building to the University of Akron.

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell Quaker Square, ... where the property is described as having 411,000 square feet of building space split between six buildings, ...

Nemer noted he is one of just a few college presidents nationally who is an alum of the university they now lead. He said it had been over 100 years since Akron had an alum as president.

Quaker Square opened in 1975, was sold to university in 2007. Quaker Square breathed new life into buildings long owned by the Quaker Oats Co., which ended its Akron operations in 1970.

The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved the University of Akron's $800,000 sale of its Quaker Square property to Ohio River Investments, the firm's president, Kyle Craven, confirmed on Monday.

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell the Quaker Square complex; Quaker Square opened as a hub for shops and dining in 1975; previously it was associated with its namesake cereal ...

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell Quaker Square, ... where the property is described as having 411,000 square feet of building space split between six buildings, ...

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell Quaker Square, ... where the property is described as having 411,000 square feet of building space split between six buildings, ...

The University of Akron has signed an agreement to sell Quaker Square, ... where the property is described as having 411,000 square feet of building space split between six buildings, ...

The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved the University of Akron's $800,000 sale of its Quaker Square property to Ohio River Investments, the firm's president, Kyle Craven, confirmed on Monday.