Recently added articles from Smart Business Cleveland:
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: 'Briter' days ahead
Feb 01, 2009; ... When you're done reading this story, Ed Aghajanian would probably like to know what you're going to do with this magazine. Sure, the paper it's printed on is recyclable, but have you also considered that there may be another use for it? At EZ Brite Brands Inc., the Westlake manufacturer of more ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Winds of change
Feb 01, 2009; ... In 2010, T. Boone Pickens will receive his first order of wind turbines - a step he hopes will set a new era of energy efficiency into motion. Pickens, the iconic founder and chairman of BP Capital Management and the star of his own commercials touting the "Pickens Plan" and the benefits ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: At the click of a mouse
Feb 01, 2009; ... When Roll-Kraft Inc. went down the list of ways to make a greener culture, it checked off the usual: switch to energy-efficient light bulbs, turn down heat after hours, trade in gas-guzzling company cars, and discourage the use of plastic foam and paper cups. And then, it went one step ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Reducing their footprint
Feb 01, 2009; ... The term "landfill gas" probably does not evoke many pleasant thoughts. Gross as it may be, however, it produces enough energy to heat about 500 homes in Lake County. This gas is produced at the Lake County Landfill and is actually used to run four boilers and two heaters operated by ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Reducing and reusing
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ever wonder what happens to the heat generated when electricity is made? It's wasted - just released into the atmosphere. Every day, heat is generated by burning coal, natural gas or oil to power everything from cars to giant power plants. And every day, 60 percent of the heat generated during ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Sticky solutions
Feb 01, 2009; ... ID Images was founded in 1995 as a manufacturer of computerized packaging and online printing systems. The Brunswick-based company began manufacturing electronic media labels in 1997, which complemented the company's line of printing solution products. In 1999, ID Images' management ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Natural tones
Feb 01, 2009; ... The leaders of L'Oreal USA's Solon manufacturing facility understand that beauty is more than skin deep. The Solon plant, led by Laurence Lebel, vice president of manufacturing, and William Yeager, assistant vice president ETNSHE, is part of the 52,000-employee worldwide cosmetics manufacturing ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Healthy returns
Feb 01, 2009; ... Sometimes the environmental dangers of a workplace are unknown and unavoidable. Take the common occurrence of mercury that was used 20 to 30 years ago in things like switches, thermometers, pressure gauges, medical devices and so on. These materials can leak and cause dangerous conditions for ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: A new building
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ben Venue Laboratories Inc. has shown multiple commitments to reducing its carbon footprint. In 1999, the sterile manufacturer of injectable drugs entered into the OEPA Voluntary Action Plan to clean up contaminated property. The site was the former home of numerous industrial and commercial ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Adapting for the greater good
Feb 01, 2009; ... The elimination of paper and Styrofoam coffee cups at Jergens Inc. was not a popular move when it was first made. But a year later, employees have adapted by using ceramic coffee mugs, and few can even remember a time when disposable cups were used for their hot beverage. The initiative ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Green for good
Feb 01, 2009; ... With far too many brownfields and too much landfill waste in this region, Northeast Ohio needs more organizations like The Taylor Cos. The company took on those challenges to help make this region a better place to live and work. The company has not just dabbled in going green but jumped ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: A care package for the future
Feb 01, 2009; ... Tony Petrelli is proud of the awards that CardPak Inc. has received for producing packaging that is both durable and environmentally friendly. But it's not accolades that Petrelli seeks through the company's commitment to sustainability. Rather, Petrelli hopes employees, clients and any ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Making it happen
Feb 01, 2009; ... The times have not been easy for Ohio manufacturers. So when the national economy began to unravel last fall, it would have been easy for a company like Ampex Metal Products to simply hunker down and ride out the storm. Instead, Andy Pastor and his employees were already thoroughly ...
Crunching the numbers
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ron DeGrandis is doing what he can to smash the stereotype of the staid, boring accountant. When he was announced as the new leader of the Ohio region of the accounting, tax and business consulting giant RSM McGladrey, DeGrandis walked to the lectern and immediately donned a crown and a cape ....
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Communicating changes
Feb 01, 2009; ... ArcelorMittal has distributed more than 20,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs to employees and community members since 2006. But the steel company's environmental consciousness extends far beyond that - from planting seeds to constructing wind towers. "Our mission is to be a leader in ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Finding new ways
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Timken Co. doesn't just want to be a good business - it wants to be a good corporate citizen, as well. Because of this, the company is investing in sustainability efforts in a variety of ways, and the impacts it is making on the environment are paving the way for a new approach to ...
2009 Evolution of Manufacturing: Saving green
Feb 01, 2009; ... Brewster-based, snack-food manufacturer Shearer's Foods Inc. stepped up its sustainability efforts by joining ENERGY STAR in 2006, but the company didn't stop there. Since 2006, Shearer's has made a fundamental commitment to protecting the environment by creating a comprehensive energy ...
On demand
Feb 01, 2009; ... Don't be surprised if Anne Doris shows up at your door someday soon. If you're a customer of Cox Communications Inc. Cleveland, she might just be riding along with the technician who comes to your home or office. And during the call, Doris probably won't even mention that she is general ...