Crain's Cleveland Business back issues from March 2008:
Outside firms find Cleveland fertile; Using local staff helps offset saturated market.(Legal Affairs)(Cleveland is becoming an increasingly attractive place to do business for law firms)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER It looks as though Cleveland is becoming an increasingly attractive place to do business for law firms outside Northeast Ohio. As some attorneys in Cleveland report a steady wave of merger interest from firms in other regions of the country, ...
Work force, education top GCP's new list; Group's first overhaul since 2004 creation aims to help it develop a more visible leadership role.(Greater Cleveland Partnership)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: JAY MILLER Three years after its creation, the Greater Cleveland Partnership is making a course correction. At its annual meeting this Wednesday, March 5, the local chamber of commerce group will unveil a new strategic plan that makes work force development ...
Next for East Fourth developer: historic West Side office building.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD MRN Inc., the Cleveland developer best known for reviving East Fourth Street downtown with restaurants and apartments, is staking its claim to a key Ohio City property, the United Office Building on West 25th Street just across the street from the West Side ...
Local banks take hit as Visa battles competition suits.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Visa USA's litigation problems are hitting Northeast Ohio banks hard, and relief to their bottom lines still might be awhile in coming. The credit card company is facing lawsuits that allege, in part, that it conspired with credit card issuers ...
Going Places.(People)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Job Changes Finance AMTRUST BANK: Jeremy Goldberg to executive vice president; Anthony Cosentino, David Diskin, Anthony Donatelli, Connie Frisch, Douglas Kanouff, John Largent, Frederick Sarazin and Stephen Trayte to first vice presidents; Nathan Arlington, Stephanie ...
Issue 15 vital to serving at-risk population.(Opinion)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: DAVE LUNDEEN Cuyahoga County's most vulnerable populations desperately need your help. They need your help in obtaining treatment for mental and physical health conditions, home health care and emergency services, to name just a few. Without your support, ...
Group seeks to connect with more towns on Wi-Fi projects; After Mayfield Village, Lake Erie College next for MuniSync system.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: CHUCK SODER Three businesses are in the process of completing step one in their quest to spread wireless Internet access throughout Northeast Ohio, one community at a time. The group, led by technology consulting firm Beta Strategy Group of Chagrin Falls, is ...
Akron developer expanding popular tech space.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: CHUCK SODER Akron real estate developer Albrecht Inc. plans to recruit tech companies to new office space it is building on undeveloped land next to a former Goodyear tire mold plant in Stow, a decision it made after a few tech businesses took a liking to its first two ...
The Week in Quotes.(News)(Quotation)
Mar 03, 2008 ... "This is a time when all the organizations are coming together and are rowing the boat in the same direction.'' - Thomas Sudow, director of company attraction at the Global Cardiovasulcar Innovation Center and vice president of attraction for Team NEO. Page One "Now ...
ON THE JOB.(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: JENNIFER KEIRN DAVID NASH Partner McMahon DeGulis LLP It was 2002, and David Nash was part of a group working hard to secure local investors to resurrect the former LTV steel mill on the Cuyahoga River. It was his job as the chief ...
BABY BIAS; Pregnancy discrimination cases more prevalent as women, employers struggle to find common ground in changing work force.(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: CHRISSY KADLECK It used to be once or twice a year that a case of pregnancy discrimination would find its way into the office of local civil rights attorney Caryn Groedel. Now, less than a year after winning a $2.1 million verdict for a woman who hoped to ...
Iraq war toll felt in new FMLA category.(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Employers are facing new demands this year to comply with the expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act to include employees affected by the war on terror. The new regulation grants an employee up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave annually to ...
Retirement campus plans on in Willoughby; Munson Twp. nursing home also in works.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND As one developer seeks permission to build a nursing home in Geauga County, another retirement community is forging ahead with $50 million in planned construction projects on two properties in Willoughby. Breckenridge Village retirement ...
The Big Issue.(Opinion)
Mar 03, 2008 ... With the 20th presidential debate held in Cleveland last week, do you think the candidates have been spending too much time debating and not enough time explaining how they will accomplish their campaign promises? Joe Mellott Parma Heights I hear them ...
First three tenants in line for Clinic's cardio center.(Company overview)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center that will inhabit the Cleveland Clinic campus has landed its first two tenants and is on the verge of signing a third. When the $60 million center that breaks ground this spring opens in late 2009, ...
Have your voice heard on retirement.(News)(Survey)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Are you curious about how your financial plans for retirement compare to those of other Crain's readers? If so, we'd like to invite you to participate in a retirement planning survey that our sister publication, Investment News, is conducting to determine how well-prepared ...
Cut the noise.(Opinion)(Viewpoint essay)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a spirited debate last week. Whether it was a healthy debate is a different matter, because the candidates seemed to spend more time disavowing old positions on certain issues than outlining how they'd address the issues of today. ...
Cleveland firm joins green push with efficient insulated panel.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: JAY MILLER A local startup manufacturing company expects to announce in April a new, environmentally friendly line of building products. Green Source Products is readying a production plant on Cleveland's East Side to make what a one-page web site describes as ...
HITTING THE GAS; Rocky River's Automotive Events wins VW work, explores foray into other sectors.
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Call them "Leadfeet.'' Coming off an $8.5-million year in revenue, Automotive Events of Rocky River is forecasting 125% growth in 2008, boosted by big contract wins that give the company a year's worth of press work for Volkswagen, a similar ...
Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Duke's 'Mr. Cleveland' heads to beaver country * Heeding the call of construction cranes and taking a nice step up the corporate ladder, Brian Owendoff, vice president of Duke Realty Corp.'s Independence office, is heading west to Portland, Ore., where he will run Opus Corp.'s ...
Late News.(Ostendorf-Morris Co. appoints Rocco DiPuccio)(Cuyahoga County commissioners approves a $300,000 addition to an $800,000 loan )
Mar 03, 2008 ... COLLIERS O-M ADDS PARTNERS * The Colliers Ostendorf-Morris commercial real estate firm has added two partners, taking its ownership team to six. G.F. "Geoff'' Coyle and Rocco DiPuccio, both top producers and senior vice presidents in the brokerage's office services group, are ...
Demographics drive growth at Akron medical collections firm.(News)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND An aging population and the complicated nature of medical coverage have Bargmann Management LLC in Akron preparing to boost its employee base by 70% this year. The company, which collects overdue payments from patients on behalf of home ...
Candidates miss issues that matter.(Opinion)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Brian Tucker It's hard not to be sympathetic with Jim Rokakis and other local politicians who felt so befuddled after last week's much-anticipated debate here between the Democratic Party's presidential hopefuls. It was as if the candidates, broadcasters, ...
WHAT'S NEW.(The Insider)(Air Sealers Institute of America LLC introduces insulating sealants)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... COMPANY: Air Sealers Institute of America LLC, Strongsville PRODUCT: Airtite Wall Plate System Air Sealers Institute describes its wall plate system as "a line of insulated outlet, switch, cable and phone plates that ensures a professional, thorough sealing of every ...
Med Mutual discovers '07 fraud activity.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Stacklin Cleveland-based health insurer Medical Mutual of Ohio reported that it uncovered $4.9 million in fraudulent activity in 2007. John Shoemaker, manager of Medical Mutual's financial investigations unit and a certified public accountant, said fraud ...
Letter.(Letters)(State Agency enforces current pregnancy law)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... State agency enforces current pregnancy law On Feb. 11, an Of Counsel column, "No new delivery date for Ohio's proposed maternity leave rules,'' by Vincent J. Tersigni, appeared in Crain's discussing the status of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission's efforts to amend its ...
The Week: February 25 - March 2.(The Insider)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The big story: Cuyahoga County commissioners rejected the bid by K&D Group of Willoughby to buy the Ameritrust complex at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue. The K&D bid - the only one the county received for the property - met the county's minimum purchase price of $35 million by $5,000 ....
Protecting ideas spurs growth in intellectual property work; Technology, pharmaceutical industries fuel trend.(Legal Affairs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO A company's worth often is based more on the value of its trademark, copyright, trade secret, patent or license than on hard assets such as inventory, plants and equipment. And protecting that value has spurred growth in intellectual ...
Fleishman-Hillard execs leave to form new PR firm.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN BOOTH The heads of Fleishman-Hillard's offices in Cleveland and Kansas City, along with other employees from both locations, have left the public relations powerhouse to form their own firm, which is expected to open a local office this week in Independence. ...
NEW FRONTIERS; NASA Glenn contractors look to diversify their client rosters to tap in other revenue opportunities.(Insight)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: CHUCK SODER Space, it seems, isn't the final frontier for three local companies that work with NASA Glenn Research Center. The three NASA Glenn contractors are working to expand their customer bases to include institutions and companies unrelated to space exploration. ...
Dallas building material supplier nabs 3-G's; Strongsville company `fills a geographic need'.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD PrimeSource Building Products Inc., a Japanese-owned distributor of building materials, has acquired family-owned 3-G's Supply of Strongsville as a way to boost its coverage of the Northeast Ohio market. Ken Fishbein, co-CEO of Dallas-based ...
Stressed out?(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Help is available, in the form of concierge and errand services, like many of your colleagues have used. In our monthly small ...
AT LEAST WE HAVE THE GOVERNMENT.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Cleveland-area payroll employment in service-providing industries lagged the national average and other big Ohio ...
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Stimulus bill offers business incentives.(Small Business)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: Peter DeMarco The recent passage of an economic stimulus bill has generated plenty of buzz about the windfall it creates for individual taxpayers, but there are some significant provisions in the bill that should excite small business owners as well. ...
Commercial real estate brokerages.(News)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Crain's Cleveland Business will publish this new list on March 31. To be included, ...
SHADES OF GRAY.(News)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Ohio's labor force isn't getting any younger. Indeed, it's getting quite a bit older, according to a new state report, "Ohio's Graying Labor Force: Aging through 2016." ...
The Week in Quotes.(News)(Quotation)
Mar 10, 2008 ... "In the last couple of years, we have added about $1 billion each year in additional responsibilities. We have high expectations for the future and lofty plans for growth.'' - Tom Hartland, CEO, Hartland & Co. Page 6 "All of us should increasingly consider our actions ...
MAY I HELP YOU? Concierge services popping up to assist clients who are struggling to juggle hectic work and personal lives.(Small Business)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: JUDY STRINGER A stay-at-home mom, LaTasha Watts began taking on research and small writing projects several years ago. As time went on, other requests started to roll in, ranging from researching college scholarships for the children of busy professionals to ...
Former Maple Heights Tops site gets first tenant.(News)(Peck Food Service)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: STAN BULLARD Soft-serve ice cream and other treats distributed by Peck Food Service of Aurora will find a temporary home on their way to fast-food outlets and ice cream parlors as soon as this Friday, March 14, in the massive former Tops warehouse in Maple Heights. ...
City seeks FAA OK on Burke plan; Runways, taxiways envisioned moving north to accommodate new mixed-use development.
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: JAY MILLER The city of Cleveland has submitted a long-term master plan for Burke Lakefront Airport to the Federal Aviation Administration that includes moving runways and taxiways north to make room for new, mixed-use development at the city-owned airport. ...
Regionalism expands economic potential.(Opinion)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: LUIS M. PROENZA, BRAD WHITEHEAD All of us are witness to the emergence of a new definition of "community.'' It is called regionalism. A nighttime satellite image reveals our Northeast Ohio region as a single, luminous whole that obliterates the artificial ...
All wet.(Opinion)(protection and preservation of great lakes)
Mar 10, 2008 ... The changes proposed by a dozen-plus state senators in Ohio to a U.S.-Canadian agreement aimed at protecting the Great Lakes simply don't hold water and should be deep-sixed before they sink a carefully crafted plan that was nearly five years in the making. The puns are ...
The Week: March 3 - 9.(The Insider)
Mar 10, 2008 ... The big story: Diebold Inc. shared a letter sent to the head of United Technologies Corp. that elaborates on the reasons Diebold has rejected United Technologies' unsolicited takeover offer of $40 a share for its stock. The letter from Diebold chairman John Lauer to United Technologies ...
AVON OVERLOAD? With another retail center a possibility, real estate observers wonder if suburb is at a saturation point.
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: STAN BULLARD Add "puzzlement'' to the string of adjectives that usually accompany the advent of a rezoning proposal for another big, potential shopping center in bustling Avon. The addition of consternation to the Lorain County community's nearly constant ...
Visconsi on road to begin Strongsville big-box center.(News)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: KATHY AMES CARR After years of legal wrangling, a planned retail development in Strongsville that includes several big-box merchants soon could be a step closer to a physical start. The clearing of trees at the 53-acre Plaza at SouthPark site at Interstate 71 ...
Background checks vital to finding dishonest job seekers.(Small Business)(Research Associates Inc.)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: JUDY STRINGER Dean Kutz still is a little aghast each time his investigators uncover erroneous information on a resume or application. Mr. Kutz, co-owner and vice president of the employer services division of Cleveland-based Research Associates Inc., said ...
Valley View graphics firm with large-format focus is getting bigger.(News)(Post-Up Stand Inc.)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: CHARMAINE JONES Post-Up Stand Inc., a trade show and retail graphics firm based in Valley View, has grown from one employee since its inception in 2004 to an anticipated 30 to 35 by the end of 2008. To accommodate this growth, owners Ram Tamir and Alon Weiner ...
Going Places.(People)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Job Changes FINANCE LIBERTY BANK NA: Maria Parrino-Alvarez to assistant vice president/director of cash management services; Brian Gray to business development and manager, Solon office. OHIO COMMERCE BANK: Jaclynn Pellettiere to banking specialist. ...
Fund evaluation could change NorTech's path; Major financial backer hires consultant to review role of high-tech support group.(News)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: CHUCK SODER There could be major changes coming for regional technology advocacy group NorTech. The Fund for Our Economic Future, which provides roughly half of NorTech's operating budget, has hired a consultant to re-evaluate what NorTech should be doing to ...
Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Now you can leave your laptop at home * Time spent in the waiting room of the doctor's office might not mean nodding off or reading old magazines anymore. University Hospitals Medical Practices is installing in its waiting rooms InfoSlates, which are thin, handheld ...
Advisory firm CEO plans to reduce role.(News)(Tom Hartland is the CEO of Hartland & Co.)(Brief article)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: KATHY AMES CARR The CEO of Hartland & Co. in Cleveland said he plans to reduce his majority ownership stake in the institutional investment advisory firm as it continues to grow over the next few years. Tom Hartland said he anticipates his leadership team of ...
Follow these tips for certain safety in uncertain economy.(Small Business)
Mar 10, 2008; ... Byline: Marsha Powers Elections, market correction, subprime mess, the U.S. dollar getting beat up by the euro. Even if your company is doing well, you still may be having a bit of the "What if?'' blues for the next six to nine months. Here are 10 simple, but ...
More space drives Philips' move.(News)(Philips Medical Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: CHUCK SODER Philips Medical Systems, which now goes by Philips Healthcare, has moved its refurbished systems group into a new, 190,000-square-foot building on its Highland Heights campus. The company moved the 50- employee group, which inspects and repairs ...
Grand Openings.(Small Business)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Elements Bistro on Euclid 2300 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 www.elementsoneuclid.com Elements Bistro on Euclid, the new restaurant on Cleveland State University's campus, has opened on the first floor of the Parker Hannifin Administration Center. Its name is drawn from ...
SHORT TAKES.(Briefs)(Johnstone Supply opens new store)(facilities of direct mail products by Ad-Visor Franchise Development LLC)(Scott Costa opens branch of Relocation Strategies LLC in Rocky River)(Brief article)
Mar 10, 2008 ... GAINING GROUND: Schill Grounds Management has opened an office in Strongsville at 21500 Drake Road. The 4,000-square-foot facility is intended to help the company more efficiently serve customers from Cleveland to Medina and to support an expansion of its operating footprint south of its ...
A FRESH APPROACH; In push to grow beyond the region, Orlando Baking puts added focus on frozen product line.(Insight)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: John Booth At Orlando Baking Co., the cold stuff is what's hot. Frozen breads and rolls now make up half the Cleveland bakery's output as the family-owned business expands its customer base by going after restaurants farther afield. "We go to ...
The Big Issue.(Opinion)
Mar 10, 2008 ... What are your thoughts on downtown Cleveland's infrastructure following the recent water main break on Public Square? Debbie Sesek Bath Township Cleveland needs to present such a positive image. It's sad to see something like this happen when they're doing ...
WHAT'S NEW.(The Insider)(Wright Tool Co. introduces Wright Safety Program and DVD)(Brief article)
Mar 10, 2008 ... COMPANY: Wright Tool Co., Barberton PRODUCT: Wright Safety Program and DVD You won't find this DVD on Netflix, but Wright Tool hopes it's a hit with the target audience. The company's safety program promotes hand tool safety training for employees. It ...
Program gives entrepreneurs an edge.(Opinion)
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: Brian Tucker If you missed last year's spring event for the Leading Edge Awards, you missed a lot. And believe me, I don't say that about many such events. That evening, 500 people gathered in the ballroom of the University of Akron to recognize and applaud ...
Late News.(Rocky Crossland resigns from Cleveland Unlimited Inc.)(CB Richard Ellis acquires Redstone Real Estate Advisors Inc.)(MCM Capital Partners acquires Cole Information Services )
Mar 10, 2008 ... 190 JOBS HIT ROAD AT TRAVELCENTERS * TravelCenters of America LLC has reduced employment at its Westlake headquarters and other locations by about 190 positions, or 8% of its managerial personnel. The operator of highway travel centers said it expects to make similar reductions ...
Crain's seeks charity outings.(Small Business)
Mar 10, 2008 ... It's hard to believe based on the weather outside, but soon it will be time to dust off the golf clubs. Crain's Cleveland Business will publish an online listing of the region's notable charity golf events. These are golf outings that raise funds to benefit Northeast Ohio ...
Diebold's suitor has convincing deal record.
Mar 10, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Since Diebold Inc. became the public target of a takeover attempt on March 2, the maker of automated teller machines and electronic voting equipment has just as publicly opposed the effort. But if the past forays of suitor United Technologies Corp. are any ...
National City's failed strategy threatens fate; Woes that may lead to bank's takeover rooted in decisions nearly a decade old.
Mar 17, 2008 ... Byline: MARK DODOSH He who lives by the spread, dies by the spread. That sentence could be National City Corp.'s epitaph if the beleaguered banking giant winds up in the hands of another company. National City spokeswoman Kristen Baird Adams said the ...
Graphics firm to expand to Maple Heights.(News)
Mar 17, 2008 ... Post-Up Stand Inc., a trade show and retail graphics company in Valley View, said it will expand to new headquarters in Maple Heights due in part to winning new national accounts that include Sherwin-Williams Co., Floor Covering International and Life Line Screening of America. ...