Crain's Cleveland Business back issues from September 2002:
Outlook for pay raises: slim or none.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 02, 2002; ... The paychecks of most workers in Northeast Ohio won't get much fatter next year - if they get fatter at all. The latest pay outlook survey by the Employers Resource Council indicates at least one out of every 10 workers will see their pay frozen in 2003, the second year of ...
Docs take tort reform talk to tube.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... OK, the surgical gloves are off. This time, the doctors mean business. The Academy of Medicine/Northeast Ohio Medical Association is spending $60,000 on two television ads that will tout what the group views as the virtues of tort reform. The spots will air starting this month ...
Link physical, economic development.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... It's difficult to find fault with Mayor Jane Campbell's ideas to make Cleveland a more attractive place to live and work, but are those issues being discussed while ignoring some of the tougher economic development challenges? Her administration's latest idea, of removing the ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)(Directory)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Bayless-Pathmark Inc. 6930 Treeline Drive Brecksville 44141 440-627-2040 Top executive: Benjamin F. Tancinco Diagnostic pathology group and reference laboratory. Provides anatomic pathology services. Center for Human ...
Datebook.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Week of Sept. 7-13 Monday Membership Open House. Sponsored by the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Second Generation Place (McBride House), 3029 Prospect Ave. 6-8 p.m. Free. Information, 216-881-9220 or www.womenscityclub.org. Tuesday Caught in ...
Myers U. adds concentration in forensic accounting.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... Amid the recent corporate accounting scandals, Myers University this week will begin offering new courses in forensic accounting to teach students how to spot illegal accounting practices. Beginning Sept. 5, students earning a bachelor's degree in business administration can ...
Beating only latest setback for O'Donnells.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... More than 100 clients of Neil and Kevin O'Donnell are claiming in court that fraudulent acts by the father-and-son investment advisers caused them to lose in the aggregate millions of their retirement dollars. But the O'Donnells maintain they've done nothing wrong and that the un- happy ...
Who's Who in Health Care; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... PHARMACY SERVICES Barron Pharmacy 23632 Mercantile Road, Suite F Beachwood 44122 216-360-0500 barronpharmacy.com Top executive: Marshall E. Barron Retail and wholesale distribution of fertility medications. ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... PHYSICIAN/DENTAL GROUPS & NETWORKS Advantage Health Partners 6285 Pearl Road Parma Heights 44130 440-886-7335 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Dr. Matthew Frantz Physician hospital organization of Parma ...
Tech guru to boost UH research efforts; But leader Willard may be leaving.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... The Research Institute of University Hospitals of Cleveland took a long stride toward solidifying its ability to commercialize UH researchers' technology by bringing aboard Rita Manak, a veteran researcher and tech transfer guru from UCLA. How long her boss will be there is ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... All Care Medical Services Co. 871 Canterbury Road Westlake 44145 440-835-3323 Top executive: Jon Bridge Provides oxygen, respiratory and medical equipment in private homes and nursing homes. Alpha Imaging Inc ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Access Behavioral Care Inc. 20600 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 950 Shaker Heights 44122 216-295-9295 Top executive: Benita Chernyk Behavioral health group providing psychiatric assessment and medication management. Applewood ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Access Behavioral EAP 25221 Country Club Blvd., Suite 201 North Olmsted 44070 440-777-7574 Top executive: Benita Chernyk Contract with businesses to enhance employee well-being, improve productivity, minimize absenteeism. ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... OUTPATIENT SERVICES Achievement Centers For Children 11001 Buckeye Road Cleveland 44104 216-795-7100 www.achievementcenters.org Top executive: Patricia W. Nobili To join with children with disabilities and ...
Van Dorn trims ranks by about 7.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... Van Dorn Demag Corp., a Strongsville-based manufacturer of plastic injection molding machines, has reduced its corporate work force by about 7% to between 500 and 600 employees as part of a restructuring initiated by new CEO William R. Carteaux. Mr. Carteaux, who took over as ...
Chinese-made tooling helping Bettcher save bucks.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... A new strategy to have some of its stamping dies made in China is helping boost sales at Bettcher Manufacturing LLC, a metal stamping company in Brook Park. President Jerry Lynch said the China strategy was implemented this year after Bettcher surveyed its customers and ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... SENIOR & LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES Alzheimer's & Family Care Mgmt. 277 Martinel Drive Kent 44240 330-678-1169 Top executive: Karen L. Rice The practice provides families and professionals with education, mediation and ...
Taylor plan doesn't sit well with Fingerhut.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... Plans that call for the state to help finance a rare move by Taylor Chair Co., a company that has been in Bedford for 186 years, are drawing the ire of a local member of the Legislature. With the help of a proposed $3.6 million state-backed loan, Taylor Chair is considering a ...
Going Places.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Job Changes Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Dr. Cliff A. Megerian to associate professor of otolaryngology. JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY: Janetta M. Hammock to secretary, board of directors. Engineering ...
Late News.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... FIRSTENERGY EYES STAFFING LEVELS FirstEnergy Corp. is conducting an assessment of its support services functions and needs - a process that will have an as-yet unspecified impact on staffing levels, said spokeswoman Ellen Raines. The assessment is part of the company's ongoing ...
Hard case.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Score one for the nation's steel-consuming industries as the U.S. International Trade Commission last week rejected a request by domestic steelmakers to impose import duties on cold-rolled steel from Japan and four other counties. We hope the commission will do the same next month when it ...
New Goo owner gung-ho on growth; Buyout firm to build Magic American.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... With more money behind it, Magic American Products Inc., the maker of Goo Gone cleaner, is concocting a potion to grow the company through acquisitions and increased marketing efforts. The Beachwood-based producer of household cleaning and caulking products is looking for ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Fitness & Wellness Akron General Health & Wellness Ctr. 4125 Medina Road Akron 44333 330-665-8005 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Doug Ribley 80 doctors, diagnostics, rehab services, outpatient surgery, ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Home Health Care Advanced Infusion Services 1735 S. Hawkins Ave. Akron 44320 330-861-6105 www.vnsa.com Top executive: Karen L. Talbott Provides home infusion medications, nursing, equipment and supplies. ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care P.O. Box 752 Barberton 44203 330-668-9900 www.barbertonhospice.org Top executive: Pat Stropko-O'Leary Interdisciplinary team approach provides compassionate care for the terminally ill ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Center 9500 Euclid Ave., Suite A10 Cleveland 44195 216-444-4437 www.clevelandclinic.org/womenshealth Top executive: Dr. Holly Thacker Wellness exams, screenings and breast center, internal ...
Who's Who in Health; A guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers and services.(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 02, 2002 ... Akron General Health System 400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 330-344-6000 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Alan J. Bleyer Akron General Medical Center, Massillon Community Hospital, Lodi Community Hospital, VNS&A, HomeTown ....
Clinic's Beachwood center sees big rehab.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002; ... The renovation of 44,000 square feet at the Cleveland Clinic Beachwood Family Health Center on Cedar Road will wrap up in November with an expansion of the ambulatory surgery center and upgrades to the cardiology center. Doctors already are working in the renovated third floor ...
Stocks.(Brief Article)
Sep 02, 2002 ... table: see ...
Investor behavior; Top five ways it has changed.(Small Business)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 09, 2002 ... 1. I avoid companies I don't understand: 33% 2. I do more research: 31% 3. I diversify more: 27% 4. I pay more ...
Old False Claims Act now has new relevance.(Small Business)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Kip T. Bollin One of the consequences of the tragedy of Sept. 11 is increased governmental spending for the war on terrorism. More and more companies are seeking and obtaining government contracts for software, communications systems and of course, military weapons ...
Creditor allegations spur Hiney filing; Owner of Akron printing business seeks Chapter 11 protection.(James Wheeler, Hiney Printing Company Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Faced with accusations of fraud and mismanagement by a big bank creditor, printing business owner James Wheeler has sought the cover of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for one of his companies, Hiney Printing Co. in Akron. The Aug. 20 filing by ...
Late News.(includes multiple records)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 09, 2002 ... USA PARKING BUYS LAKEWOOD GARAGE A partnership led by principals of Cleveland-based USA Parking is the new owner of the 1,048-space parking garage next to the Lakewood Center North office high-rise in Lakewood. The partners paid $4.2 million to a New York investor group for the ...
Grant to aid CWRU research of mental health, drug abuse ties.(Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: RUTHANN ROBINSON With a five-year, $1.9 million federal grant in hand, the newly established Social Work Research Development Program at Case Western Reserve University last week moved into its new digs in the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, where researchers will ...
United Way makes a way for others.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Brian Tucker This week, as our nation and the rest of the world focuses on the first anniversary of the September 2001 terrorist attacks on America, Cleveland's attention also should be given to another event worth noting. Our United Way campaign officially ...
Business stays hot.(Hunter Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: David Prizinsky From the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has come a new camaraderie and can-do spirit at Hunter Manufacturing Co. in Solon, a producer of battlefield heaters for the Department of Defense. That sense of purpose was forged in the ...
Homeland insecurity.(Norman Beznoska, Jr. of Infiniti Systems Group)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Jeff Stacklin When it comes to protecting computer networks and the electronic data of businesses and government, Norman Beznoska Jr. has become a sort of evangelist preaching the importance of securing networks from hackers, cyber-terrorists and other ``bad guys.'' ...
Concord's Canadian push will add three more hotels.(Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co.)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: STAN BULLARD Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. is preparing to take another dip in the Canadian hotel market after opening five Toronto-area inns late last month in its first cross-border ventures. The Mentor-based hotel ownership and management company is ...
Datebook.(Calendar)
Sep 09, 2002 ... Week of Sept. 14-20 Monday Estate Planning. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East chapter. Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8 p.m. $18. Reservations by Sept. 13, contact John Senderak, 440-201-3315 or ...
Parker Hannifin-backed Rudwick files for Ch. 11.(Rudwick Partners Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Rudwick Partners Ltd., a partnership that remodeled and operates a large apartment building for low- and moderate-income people and was backed financially by Parker Hannifin Corp., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to prevent a foreclosure by ...
Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... * TICKETY-TOCK: The Lake County Revolving Loan Fund is running out of time this year. The loan program, which is targeted to micro enterprises with one to five employees, is seeking applicants. The fund, which was established this year with Community Development Block Grant dollars, must ...
Calif.-based eatery to open November in Tower City site.(News; Greenhouse Cafe)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... The Greenhouse Cafe will open in November at The Avenue at Tower City in the former location of the Hong Kong Jockey Club restaurant, said Jeff Joseph, part owner and manager of Greenhouse. The ...
A call to arms.(Special Report, John Kostelnik, Army reservist)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: David Bennett John Kostelnik's story is one among many. Like other Greater Cleveland reservists who traded their briefcases and lunch pails for a set of mobilization orders, he spent the days after Sept. 11 knowing his chance of being called to active duty was ...
Christian & Timbers tries to tough it out.(Cover Story)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The economic downturn has not been kind to Christian & Timbers - so much so that it has prompted big drops in revenue and employment at the prominent executive search firm, which has hitched its star largely to the fortunes of technology clients. ...
Braving backlash.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Shannon Mortland On the evening of Sept. 11, 2001, someone threw a beer bottle through the front window at Holyland Imports supermarket on the West Side. That was the beginning of several months of racial slurs and vulgarity directed toward the small ...
Centerprise adds risk management to list of services.(News)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... Centerprise Information Solutions is adding technology risk management to its portfolio of services. Akron-based Centerprise is forming a joint venture with its sister company, the SACteam. The SAC-team of Washington, D.C., offers information technology security services, such ...
We posed the question, "How has September 11 changed the way you do business? Here are some responses from the Cleveland business community.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... ``That experience made us stronger as a working team. We saw the weaknesses and strengths in each other, not business strengths and weakness, but those of personal character. As a result, we are prouder than ever to be colleagues and to work together.'' Howard C. Landau ...
Another day.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... Sept. 11, 2001, was not just another day, at least not for the American people. No one needs to be reminded of the events of that day, though we in the media will help you remember nonetheless. Face it - it would be ridiculous for the press and the nation to ignore this first anniversary ...
Correction.(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... A Sept. 2, Page One story about Northeast Ohio's wage outlook for 2003 misidentified one company implementing a salary freeze ...
IRS paying closer attention to S corporations.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Carl Grassi With the end of summer approaching, many taxpayers soon will be busy calculating the amount of their required third-quarter estimated tax payments. Consultants and other self-employed individuals often become frustrated at their tax burden this ...
Court gives new clarity to rules regarding tip income taxation.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: ADAM BEREBITSKY Remember the movie ``It Could Happen to You'' when Nicolas Cage gives a waitress a lottery ticket instead of a tip? In the movie, the ticket was a winner worth more than $1 million. Based on the U.S. tax system, the restaurant would owe the government ...
CHC to close Cleveland hanger plant.(News)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY CHC Industries Inc. soon will shut its factory in Cleveland where it makes wire clothes hangers as part of a corporate consolidation and cost reduction strategy that will benefit another CHC plant in Valley City. CHC, which is based in Palm ...
Group's plan: Fill up on fiber.(Cover Story)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Remember a few years ago when telecommunication companies were bragging about the miles and miles of fiber-optic cable they were putting into the ground? While the telecoms haven't done so hot, the fiber remains a buried treasure. And treasure ...
Committee puts tax structure under microscope.(News)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: ALAN JOHNSON As state revenues sag and officials struggle to erase budget red ink, a legislative committee is taking a big-picture look at Ohio's tax structure. The Committee to Study State and Local Taxes has been meeting over the summer and will continue ...
Going Places.(People)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... Job Changes Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Carrie Higginbotham to director of gift planning programs. LAKE ERIE COLLEGE: Dennis G. Stevens to associate dean of arts and sciences; Neal A. Norris to vice president, institutional advancement. ...
Letters.(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... CIRI an asset Editor: As users of the Cleveland Industrial Retention Initiative's services, we have to agree with Councilman Edward Rybka's comment in the Aug. 19 issue of Crain's that the money spent on CIRI is not nearly sufficient to address all of the problems of ...
Lending an ear.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: Ruthann Robinson As a crisis counselor for several local and national employee assistance programs, Debbie Hershfield of Akron was busier than ever helping people suffering from the initial trauma of Sept. 11. A year after the terrorist attacks, she remains busy, in ...
Quick tips can help tackle common problems.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: J. DAVID LEVEY Creating or expanding a company's international presence comes with a unique set of obstacles. So, here's some advice to help companies overcome typical frustrations and complications. Problem: ``We feel we don't have control over our ...
Grand Openings.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002 ... Baci Kids Clothes Step North building 100 N. Main St. Chagrin Falls 44022 Founded by Francesca DiBiase and Vittoria Colantuono, the store sells several upscale European lines of children's clothing for infants through 6-year-olds. Baci is ...
Verity finds a buyer.(Small Business; Verity Solutions being acquired by Pomeroy Computer Resources Inc.)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: CHRIS THOMPSON CrainTech.com Verity Solutions found the best way to keep growing was to get bought. Pomeroy Computer Resources Inc., of Hebron, Ky., outside Cincinnati, late last month purchased the 13-person network consulting company that was founded a year ...
New owner to spruce up Colony apts.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: PETER KOWALKE The Colony Apartments, which straddle the border of Cleveland and Shaker Heights, will get a $1 million renovation thanks to new owner Kirt Montlack. Mr. Montlack in July bought the three-story, 153-unit complex at 2931 Van Aken Blvd. from ...
Eliza Jennings ads showcase an active life for senior set.(News; retirement communities change ads)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Forget about playing chess. Today's senior citizens and retirees want to be active while planning for their future, a trend that's prompting The Eliza Jennings Group to change its image. The 114-year-old senior-care group last month launched ...
A topic turns timely; Published on 9/11, author's work on air rage thrust him into spotlight.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002;
Biz center will target technology startups.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 09, 2002; ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Builder Cal Hunter Jr. is taking an idea for which his developer father was known - constructing business centers with flexible office space and shared amenities - and targeting startup technology companies as tenants. The younger Mr. Hunter, ...
Patents.(Technology)(includes multiple records)(Brief Article)
Sep 16, 2002 ... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued the following patents to Northeast Ohio companies and individuals: Conversion tower display system Assignee: American Greetings Corp., Cleveland Issue date: Sept. 3 Filing date: March 16, 2001 ...