Crain's Cleveland Business back issues from March 1997:
Lawrence owner nears deal to revive city plant. (Lawrence Industries Inc. owner Lawrence A. Kopittke; former Square D Co. plant)
Mar 03, 1997; ... The former Square D Co. plant at Lee and Seville roads in Cleveland is about to be rejuvenated.Plans are in the works for the $4.4 million acquisition and renovation of the 350,000-square-foot building by Lawrence A. Kopittke, whose businesses include Lawrence Industries Inc., a ...
KeyCorp seeks growth beyond banking role.
Mar 03, 1997; ... KeyCorp is shopping the nation for expansion opportunities.As KeyCorp continues its transformation from a traditional bank-based business to a national financial services concern, chairman and chief executive Robert W. Gillespie said acquisitions and other growth engines will play ...
Subsidies fail to attract businesses to job programs. (jobs for welfare recipients)
Mar 03, 1997; ... Cuyahoga County has baited the hook with cash to entice private employers to hire welfare recipients, but local companies simply aren't biting.Last year, only four businesses took advantage of three county programs that pay employers to hire people on welfare. The companies hired ...
Untangling the Web: online commerce boom creates new legal chaos.(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 1997; ... The merging of commerce and cyberspace, and the ubiquity of electronic mail communications, is creating a host of legal tangles for lawyers and companies to address."As change hits our society, we don't get an immediate, thought-out response by the participants," said Wilton Sogg, ...
Anonymity remains key role for consulting firm. (Gupta, DiCorpo & Dykman)(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 1997; ... Michael DiCorpo, president of the Cleveland office of the Gupta, DiCorpo & Dykman consulting firm, sometimes invites his lawyer clients to enter through the back door.That's because partners unhappy with their current firms, and managing partners courting other law firms for ...
Law frees up worker reference pipeline; but firms still view issue with caution. (employment references)(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 1997; ... But firms still view issue with cautionDespite passage of a new state law designed to limit liability for companies that give job performance information to prospective employers of their former workers, employment law experts aren't expecting the corporate world to re-embrace job ...
Dublin firm wins biggest MCO slice. (managed care organizations; CareWorks of Ohio Ltd. secures contract from Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation)
Mar 10, 1997; ... The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has baked a $60 million pie, and CareWorks of Ohio Ltd. has pulled out the largest plum by far.Dublin-based CareWorks, a managed care organization associated with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio, has secured contracts to provide workers' ...
Airline, city fault call for new airport: McCartan: better air service key for region. (Continental Airlines and Cleveland director of port control William Cunningham criticizes Greater Cleveland Growth Association Pres. Patrick McCartan's proposal)
Mar 10, 1997; ... The new president of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association wants Northeast Ohio to begin planning for a new international airport, but the current airport's owner and its largest airline are suggesting the idea might crash on takeoff.Both Continental Airlines, the major air ...
Taking on new roles: Film Society looks beyond fest's success. (Cleveland Film Society; Cleveland International Film Festival)
Mar 10, 1997; ... With the lights set to dim for the annual Cleveland International Film Festival, the event's sponsor is beginning to focus on action beyond the silver screen.The success of the festival, which will present 70 films from 27 countries to about 30,000 film fans at this year's 11-day ...
Blue Cross maps strategy to stitch up flow of red ink. (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio)
Mar 10, 1997; ... Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio is moving to make sure there isn't a repeat performance of last year's stomach-turning $95 million loss.While the insurer already has outlined steps it says will trim at least $37 million off that loss in 1997, outside observers are less confident ...
An emphasis on entrepreneurs: appeal of starting a business spurs programs on campuses. (Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management; University of Akron; Rita Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies)(Small Business)
Mar 10, 1997; ... Entrepreneurial studies, once a minor part of undergraduate and graduate-level business education, are taking on a new prominence in Northeast Ohio.The rise of academic interest in entrepreneurship mirrors the country's general embrace of striking out on one's own. The subject - ...
Blue Cross keeps its appeal despite exec suite chaos. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio)
Mar 17, 1997; ... Top management at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio may be a Machiavellian cast of characters slugging it out for power, but Ohio's oldest insurer remains an attractive acquisition prospect for Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. or anyone else."Blue Cross still makes a whale of a ...
Jo-Ann Fabrics offering jobs, thread of new hope.
Mar 17, 1997; ... When Theresa Smiley's 14-year-old daughter Qiania asked her mother If their family would ever need to go back on welfare, her answer was a resounding, "No."Although Ms. Smiley has been employed only three weeks at the JoAnn Fabrics store in Lakewood, she is convinced she can ...
All eyes return to 401(K) option. (non-profit organizations eye salary reduction savings plans for their employees)(Retirement Funding)
Mar 17, 1997; ... Tax-exempt groups weigh pluses of new pension lawTax-exempt organizations such as charities, educational foundations, trade associations, fraternal orders and chambers of commerce may once again establish and offer 401(k) plans to their employees.The change in pension law ...
Starting pension plan the SIMPLE way. (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees)(Retirement Funding)
Mar 17, 1997; ... Savings incentive match plan touted for its easeSmall business owners may find that a law which went into effect this January makes establishing a pension plan more manageable and affordable than they had ever expected it would be.Local experts warn, however, that the ...
Blues' Clapp shifts gears, vows not to peddle insurer. (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio president Kent W. Clapp; mutual insurance company)
Mar 24, 1997; ... The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio that has emerged from the failed effort to join Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. vows it will not seek to merge or to sell its business to another company in the foreseeable future."To remain independent is our objective," said Kent W. Clapp, ...
Ford cuts won't fill NE Ohio job pool. (Ford Motor Co.)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Ford Motor Co.'s decision to lay off 1,800 workers this summer at its Lorain assembly plant isn't likely to bolster the area labor pool or to ease the skilled worker shortage that plagues many small manufacturers.Several small employers and job market experts say not only the high ...
Cheers! BrewFest taps region's finest. (Northern Ohio Craft Brewers Assn.'s Midwest BrewFest)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Drew: We can't go out of business now! Last night we turned half of Cleveland on to Buzz Beer!Lewis: Yeah, it's not like the other half drinks wine.- The Drew Carey Show "Cleveland episode, "ABC-TV, Jan. 29, 1997.Like Drew Carey's sitcom doppel-ganger, ...
Diagnosis promising for Fairview Hospital upgrade.
Mar 24, 1997; ... The ink barely has dried on the merger agreement between the Cleveland Clinic and the Fairview Health System and already Fairview is contemplating the construction of a new building for hospital beds to replace some of its outdated space.Officials with Fairview and the Clinic are ...
Arbitrator reviewing deal for Figgie engineering unit. (California Superior Court arbitrator Neal Hochberg; Figgie International Inc.)
Mar 24, 1997; ... An arbitrator has stepped into a dispute between Figgie International Inc. of Willoughby and a Dallas-based limited partnership that bought Figgie's Interstate Engineering division and wants to return it.A California Superior Court last month put on hold a flurry of legal actions ...
Twinsburg Twp. businesses chipping in to fund projects. (Concerned Citizens of Twinsburg Township)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Twinsburg Township businesses have found avoiding government control and taxes a very taxing experience.A group of companies in a 700-acre portion of the township near the city of Twinsburg have pledged to raise $300,000 a year for the next five years for use by the township ...
The next step. (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio president Kent W. Clapp; mutual insurance company)
Mar 24, 1997 ... With each twist in the sorry saga that has unfolded at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio, policyholders of the mutual insurance company have abundant reason to question why any of the top officials who backed the insurer's proposed sale to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. should be entrusted ...
City leaders need fundamental goals for economic turnaround. (Cleveland, OH)
Mar 24, 1997; ... I hesitate to be too optimistic. Are several influential persons in the business community truly beginning to question the wisdom of building expensive sports palaces?Do they possibly have second thoughts on whether a new baseball or football stadium or other imposing tourist ...
Attorneys assail new discrimination law. (Cleveland, OH, employment discrimination law)
Mar 24, 1997; ... The city of Cleveland has made employment discrimination a criminal act, and lawyers say the ordinance could be an unnecessary source of headaches and higher legal costs for employers.The ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to fire, decline to hire or to demote someone because of ...
Tribe 97: Hart & soul of the indians. (Cleveland Indian's general manager John Hart)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Tribe's GM grasps the reins of 'this community's treasure'Cleveland Indians general manager John Hart refers to himself as a "baseball guy" who understands what goes on between the foul lines and has a passion for the game.But as the club's head of baseball operations, ...
A manager on a mission: Hargrove preaches hustle. (Cleveland Indians' manager Mike Hargrove)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Mike Hargrove set the tone early this spring.In the Cleveland Indians' second exhibition game, a 20-4 blowout against the Detroit Tigers, right fielder Manny Ramirez trotted to first on a routine first-inning grounder to short.When the inning was over, prospect Bruce ...
Tribe 2000. (Cleveland Indians' lineup by 2000)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Diaz. Wright. Branyan. Ring any bells? No. Well, in only a few short years they may as members of ...Indians Opening Day, April 2000.Look out at the bullpen. There's catcher Einar Diaz warming up the starting pitcher, Jaret Wright.Center fielder Bruce Aven is ...
Players can turn promo events into hit or miss. (baseball players promotional appearances)
Mar 24, 1997; ... When Wal-Mart wanted to ensure a successful grand opening for its Kent-Ravenna store last month, the retailer counted on the allure of a Cleveland Indian to draw a large crowd.It worked. Tribe catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. signed close to 1,000 autographs during what was supposed to be ...
Marketplace bustles beyond ballpark walls.
Mar 24, 1997; ... The chatter at an Indians game isn't limited to the infield.Far from it. Some of the most interesting noise comes from outside the ballpark, on sidewalks and street corners well away from the field as vendors peddle their Tribe-related wares.Tom McCarthy has staked out ...
Tribe success a ticket to power for brokers. (professional baseball ticket brokers)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Michael Mastrangelo is a veteran in the futures market. The commodity: sports and entertainment event tickets.With the Cleveland Indians' home season sold out, the owner and president of Cleveland Tickets Inc. in Independence, like his colleagues in the ticket broker business, ...
Rounding up road trips. (tour operators and travel agencies' packages for fans to see the Cleveland Indians' road games)
Mar 24, 1997; ... Options are plenty for fans shut out of Jacobs FieldWith Jacobs Field sold out for the second straight year, local travel agencies and tour operators are busy putting together one-day and overnight packages for fans to see the Cleveland Indians on the road.Tribe fans now ...
Aeros to take off: Tribe's AA farm team creating new identity to go with new ballpark. (Ohio professional baseball club changes name from Canton-Akron Indians to Akron Aeros)
Mar 24, 1997; ... The Cleveland Indians may be feeling a twinge of empty teepee syndrome this spring. Junior is moving on.A member of the Indians' extended family - its Akron AA minor league team - has moved to a new residence from Canton and, like many underlings, is trying to establish its own ...
Dereg sparks fear, hope.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Electric industry's big switch has any on edge Timken Co. CEO Joseph F. Toot Jr. and retired Parma electronics technician John Kornelakis don't appear to have much in common. But both have a vested interest in what is emerging as one of the state's most pressing issues: how to ...
New federal law arms corporations vs. spies.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Faced with the growing threat of intellectual property theft by turncoat employees, competitors and even foreign spies, U.S. businesses now are armed with a more stringent set of federal laws geared to fight such crimes. The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 "fills in the gaps" of ...
Concord Hospitality books new hotel projects.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Hotel developer Concord Hospitality Enterprises Inc. is snaring its share of the action this year in a lodging market that finds hotel construction booming nationwide. Concord expects to add six hotels to its portfolio in 1997. It also plans to build in Willoughby a Courtyard by ...
Firms' expansion plans prompt move to Berea.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Plans by two local manufacturers to move to Berea have set the stage for more than $2 million in plant construction in the southwest suburb, thanks to a state grant awarded last week to improve drainage on a site south of West Bagley Road. Tremont Inc., a tool and die maker in ...
SAFE appeals? Not here.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Judicial panel outside of district to be tapped The Ohio Supreme Court has disqualified judges from the 8th District Court of Appeals in Cleveland from hearing any appeals stemming from Cuyahoga County's lawsuit over the demise of the county's SAFE investment fund. ...
Hotel chain eyes N. Olmsted.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Add Homestead Village to the roster of new hotel flags flying in the Cleveland suburbs. The publicly traded Homestead Village Inc. chain of Atlanta is preparing to launch its first hotel here by acquiring three acres on Country Club Boulevard in North Olmsted from Biskind ...
LATE NEWS.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997 ... Royal CEO rewarded for turnaround Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. chief executive Michael J. Merriman got a hefty raise in 1996, according to the company's proxy material filed last Thursday, March 27, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Merriman, who helped ...
CORRECTIONS.(Correction Notice)(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997 ... Indians first baseman Jim Thome is the official spokesman for Royal Chevrolet in Aurora. A March 24, page 33 story stated incorrectly that Mr. Thome was the spokesman for the Northeast Ohio Chevrolet Dealers Association. A March 24, page 3 ...
Lost logo could cut Blues' clout.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Any serious slippage in enrollment that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio may suffer due to the loss of the coveted trade logo not only could cut into its revenues, but also could impair its ability to secure big discounts from local health care providers. "The reason Blue Cross ...
Fastener supplier secures expansion.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... To keep pace with current and anticipated growth, Flexalloy Inc. last week moved to a new, $8.5 million headquarters and distribution center in Streetsboro. The 150,000-square-foot building "doubles our capacity to bring just-in-time systems to our customers," said Flexalloy ...
Blues deal dead, Columbia's hunt for ally continues.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Thwarted from acquiring Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. is looking to build its Northeast Ohio presence by developing relationships with doctors and by partnering with a large medical center to provide highly specialized care. Peter G. Reibold, ...
New tax fears grow over school financing issue.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... The historic Ohio Supreme Court decision last week declaring Ohio's school financing formula unconstitutional has the state's business community worried about new taxes. To comply with the high court's March 24 decision, lawmakers say they will need to find new revenue sources ...
Javitch law firm plans move.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... The Javitch, Block, Eisen & Rathbone law firm is bound for the Bond Court office building in a deal that clears the way for demolition of the Arwill Building on Rockwell Avenue and the subsequent construction of a parking garage there. The law firm plans to relocate by early May ...
Two health-care systems scope out new territory.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Ashtabula County targeted In efforts to spread their geographic reach, University Hospitals Health System and the Cleveland Health Network, anchored by the Cleveland Clinic, each are staking a claim in Ashtabula County. The large, Cleveland-based health care systems ...
Cleveland Punch to expand.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Cleveland Punch and Die Co., a producer of metaltools with roots going back to 1880, is planning a $2 million expansion of its manufacturing operations in Ravenna. The 50-employee company is expected to begin construction next month on a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing plant ...
Ohio to evaluate effects of tax incentive programs.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Ohio is poised to join a growing number of states that are taking a hard look at the inducements they provide to attract businesses. A special joint legislative committee will seek in early April proposals from potential contractors who would research and evaluate 55 state ...
Get to work.
Mar 31, 1997 ... Rather than lament last week's state Supreme Court ruling that declared the state's current school financing system unconstitutional, Gov. Voinovich and the Legislature should set to work to revamp from top to bottom the way Ohio taxes itself. Figuring out how the state should ...
A besieged industry begins to unravel.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997 ... It's all coming apart for the American tobacco industry, at least in terms of what's been their biggest consumer market -- the United States. It began when the Liggett Group, the smallest of the major cigarette makers that have been fighting a wave of lawsuits for years, ...
Set aside the committees, tap mayor to oversee city schools.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... The CEO of one of Northeast Ohio's largest employers has quietly made it known that, because of the shortage of qualified people to hire here, his company is considering moving. In the next few years, hundreds of thousands of workers will retire and the present shortage of ...
Workers' comp benefits taking electronic route.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... By June 1, some injured workers will stop receiving their workers' compensation check, though they probably won't mind. Indeed, these workers will be able to receive their money more quickly than they do at present by using a special automatic teller card to gain access to ...
GE unit planning packaging operation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... GE Lighting Special Pack, a subsidiary of General Electric Co., plans to establish a large packaging operation in a recently completed industrial building at CAK International Business Park in Green, an Akron suburb. Kenneth James, a GE lawyer in Cleveland, said the company will ...
Clicking with construction.
Mar 31, 1997; ... Strongsville software maker builds on a strong foundation Foundation Software Inc., a Strongsville-based developer of accounting software for the construction industry, is laying the foundation for future growth by opening its first office outside Northeast Ohio and by planning ...
Short Takes.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997 ... THE NAME GAME: Inland Waters of Ohio is the new name of the environmental response and remediation company formerly known as Samsel Services Co. The name change takes effect this Tuesday, April 1, according to spokesman Craig Coffey. The Cleveland company, 2195 Drydock Ave., provides ...
Carnegie develops plaza with good times in mind.(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... The new Middleburg Towne Square shopping center in Middleburg Heights has been designed by its developer, Carnegie Management and Development Corp., as a place to have a good time rather than one to buy groceries and clothes or to drop off the dry cleaning. The ...
Eyes west at MultiVest.(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... Property manager adding to portfolio MultiVest Management Inc., an east suburban company that specializes in condominium property management, is looking west for the next stage of its development. The Willoughby company later this year plans to open a West Side ...
Largest Lorain County employers.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997; ... <Pre> Ranked by FTE employees Full-time equivalent employees in LorainName of company CountyAddress RANK Phone 1-1-97 ...
TAX LIENS.(against businesses in Cuyahoga Country, Ohio)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 31, 1997 ... The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against the following businesses in the Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office March 7. The IRS files a tax lien to protect the interests of the federal government. The lien is a public notice to creditors that the government has a claim ...
Computemp opens in Independence.(Brief Article)
Mar 31, 1997 ... Computemp Inc., a national information technology staffing firm, opened an office in Independence on March 24. Computemp provides temporary staffing for a variety of computer services, including client/ server technology, networking and data management. The company, based in ...
GOING PLACES.
Mar 31, 1997 ... Job Changes ACADEMY OF MEDICINE IN CLEVELAND: J. Scott Clapp to executive vice president and chief executive officer and Elayne R. Biddlestone to associate executive vice president and chief operating officer. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES: Ronald P. Gilstrap to ...