ASHLAND, Ohio — It was the town’s biggest employer before it became its biggest eyesore. Now, the city of Ashland is marking a milestone in its years-long effort to breathe new life into a blighted manufacturing site.

On Wednesday, city leaders joined developers for the groundbreaking of a new hotel near downtown. The $21.5 million Home 2 Suites project will be the first time Columbus-based developer Moment Development will incorporate a historic structure into a commercial investment property.

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The company will renovate the former headquarters of the F.E. Myers and Bro., Pump Company. It’s part of an ambitious plan to turn the former manufacturing site into a residential and mixed-use commercial area known as the Pump House District.

“We’re excited that we have been ab

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