Crain's Cleveland Business back issues from November 2003:
Late News.
Nov 03, 2003 ... INVESTORS BUY SHOPPING CENTER Musca Properties LLC of Cleveland reports it has sold the South Park Plaza shopping center in Parma Heights for $4.2 million to South Park Plaza LLC. The new South Park investors include real estate broker Bob Nieto; his R.G. Nieto Co. will manage ...
LakeWest tacks on space to a tune of $10 million.(News)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND LakeWest Hospital this month will break ground on a $10 million expansion that will house some doctors' offices and outpatient and rehabilitation services. The addition will be the latest in a string of expansions at the Willoughby hospital, ...
letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Keep that tax Editor: Hold your applause on the "tax attack'' initiated by Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and lauded in your Oct. 20 editorial until you've considered some additional information. 1The argument in favor of repealing the temporary ...
Demand surges for physician's assistants.(Health Care)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Byline: EILEEN BEAL Charts and X-ray film in hand, Patrick J. Ginley strides into an exam room to do a routine physical exam or review a medical history with a patient who has come in for surgery. He counsels a patient and her family on what to expect for an upcoming ...
Oh, the joy of a corn dog along the lake.(Column)(lakefront)(Column)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: Jay Miller The Kent State Urban Design Collaborative and The Plain Dealer are soliciting ideas for redesigning the downtown lakefront. Entries will be presented Nov. 17 at a forum at Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs, and the best ideas will be ...
Jet Partners to increase fleet by 100.(News)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN To claim a piece of the burgeoning "taxicab in the sky'' business, Jet Partners LLC, a corporate aircraft management and charter company in Cleveland, has ordered 100 small jets that will provide inexpensive flights for business travelers to hundreds of ...
NDI Medical makes move to new home.(Health Care)(bioscience company is moving to new office)(Brief Article)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com If you're hunting for promising bioscience startups in town, look no further than NDI Medical Inc. The 19-month-old company has been on the fast track since May 2002, when it won the top prize of $35,000 at Case Western Reserve ...
Hyland counts on addition; Software firm expects new space, hundreds of new jobs to meet growing needs.
Nov 03, 2003 ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN How's this for an enviable problem for a Northeast Ohio technology company: Hyland Software Inc. is running out of room in the 73,000-square-foot office the company moved into less than two years ago. The company, which develops and distributes ...
Workers' Comp bureau consolidates offices.(News)(Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation)(Brief Article)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: JAY MILLER The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is consolidating its three Cuyahoga County offices into a single customer-service center in Garfield Heights. The move is part of an agencywide downsizing during which the Taft administration has ...
Potential Midland plant buyer emerges.(News)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: STAN BULLARD A Cleveland-based recycler of industrial buildings is taking steps to buy the former Midland Steel Products Co. factory on the West Side and to convert the massive property for use as a multitenant business complex. Michael Kadis, president of ...
Poolmaker's public status could shift.(News)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Byline: MARK DODOSH It appears another publicly traded company in Northeast Ohio soon could disappear from the newspaper stock listings. However, this company won't vanish because of a merger or bankruptcy. Blame the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rising cost of ...
Tri-C seeks professionals to teach.(News)(Brief Article)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Eastern Campus of Cuyahoga Community College is trying to build a database of local professionals interested in teaching there so that it quickly can fill available positions next spring and fall. Tri-C will hold an open house this ...
Heavy demand raises red tape for bariatric surgery.(Health Care)
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Summa aiming for continuity in senior care.(Health Care)
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Shareholder turns to SEC to air Waxman complaint.(News)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Waxman Industries Inc.)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Larry Callahan is caught in a classic Catch-22 situation. He'd like to have a greater say in the affairs of Waxman Industries Inc., but he lacks the voting power to bring about the changes he's advocating. Mr. Callahan, a St. Louis resident who between himself and his family ...
Suburban interests gather to stoke talk of regionalism.(News)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: JAY MILLER An effort to revive the moribund discussion about regionalization in Greater Cleveland began last week with a meeting of more than a dozen suburban public officials at a downtown law office. Rather than talk about creation of a unified metropolitan ...
The Interview.(Health Care)(Interview)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: Chrissy Kadleck Since becoming a certified hypnotherapist more than four years ago, Donna Nowak has been traveling at warp speed in the field of holistic health. "I've been in business for about 30 years, with nearly two decades focused on business crisis ...
Natural History has skeleton crew.(Health Care)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Some believe the dead tell no tales. But there are all kinds of stories being told by the dead who reside in the basement of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. For example, the museum houses the remains of a 59-year-old white male who ...
Short Takes.(Health Care)
Nov 03, 2003 ... * GRANT OF SUBSTANCE: The Center for Substance Abuse has awarded a $1 million grant to Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland's Department of Family Medicine to develop HIV/AIDS prevention programs for teens and substance abuse programs for families. The ...
Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
Nov 03, 2003 ... The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against the following businesses in the Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office. 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 against a company's ...
Correction.(Correction Notice)
Nov 03, 2003 ... An Oct. 27, page 4 story misidentified Steve Lindseth, chairman of Axentis LLC. Mr. Lindseth had ...
Carnegie targeting $48M retail plaza.(Carnegie Management and Development Corp. is hoping to build retail and residential complex)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: STAN BULLARD A Westlake developer hopes to build a $48 million retail and residential complex near Great Northern Mall on an unusual foundation: grudging support from some residents who opposed prior plans at the site. Carnegie Management and Development ...
Key or Nat City next to go?
Nov 03, 2003 ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Last week's announcement that Bank of America plans to acquire FleetBoston Financial for $47 billion whipped the market for bank stocks into a frenzy and stirred up speculation on Wall Street that large Cleveland bank holding companies KeyCorp and National ...
Opinion.
Nov 03, 2003 ... Quit stalling In the days before the shot clock in college basketball, the University of North Carolina and its legendary coach, Dean Smith, were known for their ability to sit on a lead by employing Coach Smith's four-corner offense. It was a sophisticated game of keep-away ...
Feel-good design: Just what the doc ordered.(Health Care)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: DIANE DiPIERO The new dental office on state Route 82 in Broadview Heights turns heads with its traditional, yet striking, design. Inside, a vertical water feature resembling a mountain stream eases the apprehension of nervous dental patients. A purple and ...
Datebook.(Calendar)(listing of various business events)(Calendar)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Week of Nov. 8-14 Saturday Small Business Success Seminar. Sponsored by Service Corps of Retired Executives. 5900 Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights. 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $50. Information, 216-522-4194. Monday Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs ...
Going Places.(People)
Nov 03, 2003 ... Job Changes Construction D-A-S CONSTRUCTION CO.: John Auble to project manager. GILBANE BUILDING CO.: John Sosnowski to project executive; Jeff Park to assistant project engineer; Mike Donauer to senior office engineer. TERRY BENNETT BUILDERS & ...
More Isuzu work will drive need to add staff at Malone.(News)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ A year after awarding Malone Advertising a massive chunk of its marketing account, American Isuzu Motors Inc. has handed its media planning and purchasing responsibilities to the Akron firm. Fred Bidwell, president and CEO of Malone, last week ...
Baker's balancing act.(News)
Nov 03, 2003; ... Byline: JAY MILLER You don't balance a city budget by looking under sofa cushions for loose change, but the city of Cleveland's department isn't overlooking dusty nooks and crannies as it helps Mayor Jane Campbell's administration overcome straitened financial times. ...
Speak up.(Opinion)(Mayor Jane Campbell)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Werner Minshall grew up a politician's son, but you'd hardly know it from his recent impolitic remarks about Mayor Jane Campbell, Cleveland's political culture and the city's attitudes about economic development. It's refreshing to hear a member of Cleveland's business community swing for ...
Israeli company to consolidate U.S. works here; Fittings biz scouts east suburbs for HQ spot.(News)(fittings and valves distributor)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Ham-Let USA Inc., an Israel-owned fittings and valves distributor that opened a Solon office last spring, is scouting locations in at least three eastern suburbs for an assembly operation it hopes to build next year. The company, which is owned ...
Wolstein eye on East Bank; City examines plan for redeveloping Flats.(developer Scott Wolstein)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD Developer Scott Wolstein's emerging vision for Old River Road in the Flats would create a new neighborhood, complete with housing and a grocery store, at the site of the troubled riverfront entertainment district. However, it will take the cooperation of ...
Arter asks court to hold off on Ch. 7.(News)(Arter & Hadden LLP)
Nov 10, 2003; ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Former Cleveland law firm Arter & Hadden LLP has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland to put on hold an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed against it while it works to liquidate its remaining assets. The firm also said in its ...
Buckeye bank seeks new CEO.(News)(Buckeye Community Bank)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003; ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Buckeye Community Bank in Sheffield is hunting for a new president and CEO, and management hopes to find someone for the job by late January. W. Daniel Waldron, Buckeye's president and CEO for more than three years, left the bank after he and the ...
Improvements can benefit landlords and tenants.(Small Business)(tenant's leasehold improvements)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: Carl Grassi Leasehold improvements can provide a true win-win situation. A tenant's business usually will benefit from making improvements to leased space, and the landlord often will realize the benefits of those improvements through higher values for the ...
Murky pitch, Taft's baggage behind Issue 1's flop at polls.(News)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN A poor sales pitch made by an unpopular pitch man were big factors in last week's failure of state Issue 1, which would have provided $500 million over the next 10 years for investment in technology companies and research. It's easy to point to ...
Economy takes toll on Lorain jobs.(Small Business)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Prime Industries Inc., a small urethane molding company in Lorain, recently added a product line and is planning to add at least four jobs to its 25-employee work force. Unfortunately, there are not enough Primes these days in Lorain County. ...
City's first tech park under way in Midtown; Center to provide young companies lab and office space.(News)(first technology park in Cleveland)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD Work has begun on converting the 98-year-old Ohio Knitting Mills building into Midtown Technology Center, the first technology park to be constructed in the city of Cleveland. Designed to provide a home for young technology companies outgrowing ...
Developer's lawsuit stems from Oak Tree foreclosure.(News)(limited liability company files $50 mn lawsuit)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD A limited liability company headed by realty developer Lewis Wallner II seeks $50 million in a lawsuit filed against the lender who foreclosed on his 6200 Oak Tree office building in Independence and the Indiana-based developer that now owns the structure. ...
Tax credit opens door for new biz.(News)(vinyl windows and doors maker)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Sunshine Window & Door LLC, a new company formed to manufacture vinyl windows and doors for the residential market, will begin operations next month in Independence with the help of a state job creation tax credit. Sunshine founder David Sun ...
Plain Dealer attributes price hike to rising costs.(News)
Nov 10, 2003; ... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ With hopes of attracting new readers and boosting its bottom line, editors at Cleveland's only daily newspaper have reached out in recent years to young adults, women and business leaders. Readership and advertising revenue have shown gains ....
Missouri developer buys PMX plant.(Real Estate)(real estate developer)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD A St. Louis-based real estate developer has bought the former PMX Industries Inc. plant in Euclid and is considering options for the property that range from reselling or leasing the hulking building to redeveloping the entire 83-acre site. ...
Clinic brain center lands top scientist.(Technology)(Dr. Jerrold Vitek)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Dr. Jerrold Vitek has made a name for himself within the medical world as a mapmaker. He soon will partner with an explorer, Dr. Ali Rezai, and together they'll journey deep into the human brain. But this is no science fiction novel. ...
Crain's offers online-only subscription.(News)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003 ... At the request of readers, Crain's Cleveland Business has introduced an online-only subscription service for $39 a year. This new service gives online subscribers access to the stories that appear in each week's print edition. The stories can be read on the web site, ...
Par plant closing to cost 140 jobs.(News)(Par Industries LLC to close plant in Medina, Ohio)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003; ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Par Industries LLC has notified the state of Ohio that it plans before the end of the year to close its 140-employee auto part manufacturing plant on Lake Road in Medina. The notice sent last month to the state gave no reason for the closing, ...
McGregor makes major moves; New $40M home to open, rehab plan next on plate.(new $40 mn nursing home in East Cleveland)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The McGregor Foundation is putting the final touches on a new, $40 million nursing home in East Cleveland and is gearing up for a $14 million renovation of the existing A.M. McGregor Home and the sale of its Amasa Stone House near University Circle. ...
Rhein puts $1.5M into plant here.(News)(Rhein Chemie Corp. invests in plant in Chardon, Ohio)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003; ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Rhein Chemie Corp., a supplier of chemicals used by manufacturers of rubber products, has wrapped up a $1.5 million capital investment project at its 125-employee Chardon plant as it awaits word of its eventual sale by parent Bayer AG in Germany. ...
KeyCorp builds a better backup.(News)(data backup system)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL KeyCorp worked for two-and-a-half years to implement a data backup system to protect critical customer information and to make it quickly accessible in the event of a disaster. The result is a computer-based "data mirroring system'' that can retrieve client ...
Arm of local biz supports firefighters on West Coast.(News)(catering subsidiary of Cleveland's A&V Acquisitions)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ The deadly string of West Coast wildfires that began late last month caught Southern California residents by surprise and intrigued outsiders who watched the devastation on television. But for workers at OK's Cascade Co., a catering subsidiary of ...
Let's get the issues out on the table.(Opinion)(labor unions)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: Brian Tucker Depending on your point of view, the business news headlines could have driven you to distraction, as dear old Mom used to say, or given reason to celebrate. It simply depends on your attitude. Do you see the glass half full or half empty? Or ...
How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: Julie Pavelich * WHO? Eagle Creek Garden Center, 18548 Chillicothe Road (state Route 306), Bainbridge Township. * DID WHAT? Built a competitive company in a largely male-dominated industry. * WHEN? Jill Bonner opened Eagle Creek Growers, a ...
Grand Openings.(Small Business)(PorchLight Apartment Rental Service)
Nov 10, 2003 ... PorchLight Apartment Rental Service 4833 Darrow Road, Suite 106, Stow 44224 www.porchlightrental.com Providing comprehensive national rental services for the corporate relocating renter. The apartment/home rental locator company manages the move of a ...
Growth ready to growl; Group looks to be more forceful public voice for biz issues.(News)(Greater Cleveland Growth Association)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JAY MILLER As the area's business leadership organizations undergo a transformation, the chairman of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association is looking for ways to strengthen his group's voice in shaping public policy. "There's a growing frustration we've ...
Nick Bogdan: Fraud buster; Victoria supervisor saves firm $1.2M in uncovering multinational scam.(News)(insurance fraud)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Would-be insurance fraud perpetrators, beware - you don't want to mess with Nick Bogdan. Mr. Bogdan, a former professional soccer player and police officer turned special investigation unit supervisor for Victoria Insurance Group in Mayfield ...
ADR programs can save dollars and time.(Small Business)(litigation over employment disputes)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: Stephen S. Zashin An increasing number of employers face costly and protracted litigation related to employment disputes. Since 2002, Ohio juries have returned verdicts as large as $25.7 million and $7.8 million against employers in single plaintiff ...
Telecommuters face own set of legal issues.(Small Business)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: TIMOTHY J. DUFF A recent New York case involving a claim for unemployment benefits illustrates how telecommuting requires courts to apply antiquated rules to this continually developing form of employment. As a result, employers who allow telecommuting could ...
Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
Nov 10, 2003 ... The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against the following businesses in the Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office. 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 against a company's ...
Late News.(Progressive Corp. chairman Peter Lewis)
Nov 10, 2003 ... LEWIS TO RESUME LOCAL GIVING Progressive Corp. chairman Peter Lewis has lifted his philanthropic moratorium on Cleveland. At a luncheon last Friday at the City Club of Cleveland, Mr. Lewis announced that he once again would give money to local charitable organizations and ...
Dereg sparks creation of electric transmission biz.(News)(deregulation of the electric power industry)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JAY MILLER The deregulation of the electric power industry has created a new local business with a fair claim to the title of the world's largest, independent electric transmission company. On Oct. 1, GridAmerica LLC became what the industry calls a ...
Short Takes.(Briefs)(Viviani Limited Family Partnerships)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003 ... * ON THE GROW: Viviani Limited Family Partnerships of Willoughby has added two Mentor buildings to its portfolio: a multitenant building at 9348 Mercantile Drive and a 34,900-square-foot building at 7700 St. Clair Ave. The company values the buildings at $1.55 million. The 30-year-old ...
Convention issue may find way to the ballot.(new tax package)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: JAY MILLER The top public officials in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County say they expect to put a convention center issue before voters in March. But it appears divisions that hopelessly snarled the last go-round still exist. Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell and two ...
Datebook.(Calendar)(Calendar)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Week of Nov. 15-21 Monday 21st Annual Awards Luncheon. Sponsored by Growth Capital Corp. Sammy's Metropolitan Ballroom, 925 Euclid Ave. Huntington Bank Building. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $30. Information, 216-592-2227. Ronald Richard, President, Cleveland ...
Going Places.(People)(announces variuos appointments)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Job Changes Finance FIFTH THIRD BANK, NORTHEASTERN OHIO: Jeffrey Grosenbaugh to private banking relationship manager. KEYCORP: John Stewart to senior vice president and group manager, enterprise project management, Key Technology Services. ...
Address shrinks for city web site.(News)(new domain name, www.cleveland-oh.gov)(Brief Article)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The city of Cleveland has simplified its web address. The new domain name, www.cleveland-oh.gov, is far easier to remember than the prior, cumbersome address, www.city.cleveland.oh.us. The city had wanted to simplify the ...
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 10, 2003 ... Someone else's money Editor: I read with much interest the article "Labor wants convention plan'' in your Oct. 20 issue. Studies have shown that a convention center would be a losing proposition, and Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell and the citizens of ...