Crain's Cleveland Business articles from April 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from April 2003

Cleveland power: It's a family affair.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Dynasty used to be more than a television show in Northeast Ohio. It was a term that expressed the way power in Cleveland and Akron congregated in families, for generations. It doesn't take long after arriving in the...

The Power Pack: Part 1 of 2.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... They influence public opinion, the public discourse and the community agenda. Others seek to curry their favor. And from among the phone messages and voicemails you find upon your return to the office, their calls are returned the quickest....

Progress.(Opinion)(Ohio taxes)
April 7, 2003... State Rep. Sally Conway Kilbane is in the right church but the wrong pew. The chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee is correct in advocating a tax package for Ohio that seeks to spread the state's business tax load across more...

Losses spur action on two buildings.(National City Center, 1220 Huron Building)(Cover Story)
April 7, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Two downtown office buildings are going into play after their owners wracked up losses on purchases they made at the peak of the 1990s office market. Although the two buildings are little more than a block apart,...

KeyCorp locks in wages.(KeyCorp. financial management)
April 7, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The majority of KeyCorp's 20,000 employees will not receive raises this year because the Cleveland bank holding company has instituted a wage freeze to help cut costs and to improve its bottom line. Key spokesman...

Beachwood selling itself; Mall ups marketing efforts as new retail neighbor hits town.(Beachwood Place mall advertising spending)
April 7, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Even as Beachwood Place mall prepares to rev up its marketing this summer to combat the opening of the Legacy Village shopping center across the street, the two shopping centers also are in talks to work together...

Another view of the City Club hubbub.(Opinion)(reporting of Justice Antonin Scalia speech)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Now that the visit by a U.S. Supreme Court justice is over, and the world has turned its attention to war, the folks running The City Club of Cleveland are scratching their heads and pondering the future. (Here's...

Roetzel boosting Cleveland office.(Roetzel and Andress LPA to double office space)
April 7, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Roetzel & Andress LPA soon will double its Cleveland office space to accommodate a rapidly growing staff. The Akron law firm also recently added a Tallahassee, Fla., office through acquisition, and it plans to open...

Going Places.(industry executive appointments on Cleveland, Ohio)
April 7, 2003... Job Changes Architecture URS: Richard M. Farkas to director of health care. Construction MAROUS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION: George Vidal to project manager, Special Projects Division; Joe Filippo to assistant controller. ...

Bankruptcies.(AKA Sweets Gourmet Sweet Corn and Marco Polo's Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... The following businesses recently have filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Cleveland. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that must be approved by the court. Chapter 7 is a total liquidation....

Center makes push for city living.(The Living Cleveland Center advertising Cleveland, Ohio)
April 7, 2003... A series of brochures and print ads soon will be released to tout the best that Cleveland's 36 neighborhoods have to offer and to promote home ownership in the city. The ads and brochures are part of a $160,000 marketing campaign developed...

Companies grow with help from state, cities.(three Northeast Ohio companies to expand)
April 7, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Three Northeast Ohio companies are taking advantage of a variety of state and local business assistance programs to expand and buck the tide of plant closings and job cutbacks. One of the companies is a newcomer to the...

Travel guides draw local gripes; Visitors bureau gives work to out-of-town publisher.(Northeast publishing industries criticizing Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland publishing contract)
April 7, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland publishes slick, magazine-like guides to convince tourists, meeting planners and travel organizations to come and spend their money in the Rock `n' Roll City. ...

Late News.(of Northeastern Ohio businesses)
April 7, 2003... CEO SAYS FOREST CITY WILL REMAIN HERE Forest City Enterprises Inc. CEO Charles Ratner last Tuesday, April 1, replied to a question no one asked when he vowed Forest City would remain a Cleveland-based company ``as long as he has anything to...

Raytheon to pilot Flight Options.(Raytheon to be majority owner of Flight Options)
April 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN In a much-anticipated move, defense contractor Raytheon Co. soon will become the majority owner in Flight Options LLC, a Richmond Heights company that sells fractional ownership interests in corporate jets. Flight...

Magazine branches into book business.('Mental Floss' magazine publishing deal with HarperCollins)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Mental Floss magazine, which is based in Cleveland and Birmingham, Ala., is going after a different slice of the reading public. The magazine - something of a cross between Mad and Reader's Digest - announced that it signed a deal with...

Datebook.(Cleveland, OH business meetings)
April 7, 2003... Week of April 12-18 Tuesday The Secrets to Hiring Top Performers. Sponsored by the Sales & Marketing Executives of Cleveland. Cabor Building, 5633 Brecksville Road, Independence. 8-9:30 a.m. $5 members. $20 nonmembers. Information,...

Correction.
April 7, 2003... A March 31, page 3 story about the rebirth of the Cleveland Free Times incorrectly described Angle magazine as an online publication. It is an online and print publication.

Letters.
April 7, 2003... On target Editor: Thank you for your well-reasoned editorial opposing the concealed weapons bill in the March 24 issue. Pro-gun advocates claim businesses would merely have to post a sign prohibiting concealed weapons. That's what...

City Hall leadership looks different post-White.(Cleveland, OH mayor leaders)
April 7, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Rudy Giuliani. Richard Daley, I and II. Ed Koch. Mike White. Their power as mayors may have been tested but not questioned. Yet 15 months into the job broadly viewed as Cleveland's most powerful, Mayor Jane...

Ones to watch.(Cleveland, OH executive summaries)
April 7, 2003... Our inaugural Power Pack list is a pretty, umm, senior group. (Average age: 55). Here are eight Northeast Ohioans not yet ready for Golden Buckeye Cards who are poised to become powers in the future. David Akers: His civic leadership...

The Power Pack: Part 2 of 2.(Cleveland, OH business executive summaries)
April 7, 2003... 26 Tom Adler, 62 Chairman PSF Management Co. Retired from his national real estate practice to devote himself to civic life, Mr. Adler has emerged as the trusted voice of Cleveland real estate among community leaders. He...

Largest Summit County employers.(News)
April 7, 2003... List of 53: see print copy.

Stocks.(News)
April 7, 2003... table: see print copy.

Eagle Plastics to fold next month; 61 will lose jobs when company shuts doors.(News)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Polymer Valley is taking another hit. Eagle Plastics, a 30-year-old plastic injection molding company in Stow, has notified the state of Ohio it permanently will close its doors May 31 and lay off the remaining...

Developer preps to build Pepper Pike office complex.(Real Estate)(Keyes-Treuhaft Co.)
April 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Keyes-Treuhaft Co. plans to turn adversity to advantage as it prepares this year to start developing an office complex on land it has owned for nearly 60 years in Pepper Pike. When completed, the three-building complex...

Push in progress to form state manufacturing advisory board.(News)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY A top adviser to Gov. Bob Taft says he hopes to form a manufacturing advisory board this year to help guide the state in the creation and operation of an improved work force development system that would better...

Lincoln Elec. to turn idle plant into its warehouse operations.(News)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has found a new use for its former electric motor manufacturing plant in Euclid, a building that has been vacant for the past two years. The company will move its central...

Correction.(incorrect data for Recovery Resources Inc. in ranking of nonprofit organizations)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
April 14, 2003... Due to incorrect information provided to Crain's, the March 3 Largest Nonprofits list contained an incorrect figure for the percentage of income allocated to program services by Recovery Resources Inc. The correct percentage is 90.9%.

AtomicBox stacks up new customers.(News)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The economy may be going through the doldrums, but AtomicBox Logistics Inc. in Aurora is creating a growing market for itself by providing manufacturers of retail products with warehousing and shipping services. ...

Flashline sells product line to Atlanta firm.(News)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... The sale of one of Flashline Inc.'s original products signals the completion of a strategy shift that's been brewing at the Cleveland software company for two years. Flashline last week sold its Marketplace product to Atlanta-based...

Going Places.(People)(Public Notice)
April 14, 2003... Job Changes Finance NATIONAL CITY CORP.: Joseph Cartellone to senior vice president, Home Equity Unit. Financial Services BUSINESS RESULTS LTD.: Dan Weinmann to manager, strategic services. PLANTE & MORAN PLLC: Mary Ellen...

Letters.(slave era business/corporate insurance disclosure law; parking bans downtown; )(Letter to the Editor)
April 14, 2003... Move on Editor: In your March 31 issue, I read where Cleveland City Council is proposing the ``Slave Era Business and Corporate Insurance Disclosure Law.'' The only purpose for this legislation is to further the efforts of...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)(Dr. Senders and Associates Pediatrics)(Company Profile)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Dr. Senders and Associates Pediatrics Where? Warrensville Center Road in University Heights. Did what? Grew a pediatric practice into a community hub of medical research, public lectures, health- and...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
April 14, 2003... A Pet's World Academy for Pet Sitters 8762 Tyler Blvd. Mentor 44060 www.petsittersco.com Operated by Elizabeth Richards, the new training facility, located within the offices of PetSitters in Mentor, is designed to educate...

Late News.(partnership to study diabetes; Weston to buy three industrial properties; new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum exhibit; other news briefs)
April 14, 2003... HOSPITALS TEAM FOR $30M DIABETES STUDY Researchers from Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland and four other area hospitals, will conduct a study to...

Battle for a stable Iraq now begins.(Opinion)(Column)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Writing in a weekly newspaper about the war in Iraq gives one pause because the thing could be over before your readers ever get their copy. Granted, that's an exaggeration, but not much. Glance at the last couple...

NovaStar lease may end bldg. foreclosure.(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A lease at the former Centerior Energy Corp. headquarters in Independence not only will allow a space-starved mortgage company to resume its explosive job growth locally, but also could pave the way for the building's...

Fund-starved polymer group to fold into U. of Akron.(News)(Ohio Polymer Enterprise Development Inc.)
April 14, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Ohio Polymer Enterprise Development Inc., an organization founded by University of Akron officials to spur the region's polymer-related entrepreneurial community, will be folded into the university's technology...

Changes brewing for Van Roy bldg. Coffee company gone; new owner weighing options.(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood has lost the Van Roy Coffee Co. to Brooklyn Heights, but eventually will gain a redo of the company's landmark former home by developer Michael Chesler. Van Roy moved its...

Troubleshooters; Crain's asks the experts to answer your small business questions.(Small Business)
April 14, 2003... Q: My wife and I are interested in purchasing a well-known service station in rural Geauga County. We already own a small store in the general area, so we would be buying a competitor. However, we have no knowledge of the petroleum part of the...

Baldwin-Wallace starts small biz plan program.(News)
April 14, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea has launched a program in which undergraduate and graduate students help local owners of small businesses understand how to write a business plan. B-W's Business Plan Clinic has...

Datebook.(Calendar)
April 14, 2003... Week of April 19-25 Monday Real Estate Investment Trusts. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East Chapter. The Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8 p.m. $18. Information, 440-232-3320 or...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(new company, Stone to Foam; dental consultant named to International boxing Association; Halo Publishing second edition; other briefs)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... * BACK IN BIZ: Allen C. Warner, president and founder of Perma-Tech Inc. of Bedford Heights, a seller of sprayed-on truck bedliners and industrial coatings, is back in the home improvement industry with a new company. Stone to Foam, is a...

Rough spell for retirement plans spurs legal concerns.(News)(liability for retirement plan fiduciaries during bear market)
April 14, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL With the stock market still in the doldrums, a number of local financial advisers and attorneys say a rising tide of small businesses is seeking advice about their employee retirement plans to head off potential legal...

City loan to startup draws some critics.(Technology)(Cleveland seeks high-tech firms)
April 14, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com After years of discussions about how to lure technology companies to Cleveland from the coasts, it finally has happened. But not everyone is happy with the way it has happened. Cleveland City...

City needs new plan for future.(Opinion)(Cleveland's entrepreneurial start-ups and high technology)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DEEPAK SIRDESHMUKH Cleveland needs a new plan for growth. The present strategy, which emphasizes entrepreneurial startups and high technology, does not fit the city's current context or needs. There has not been a cogent...

Yes, twice.(Opinion)(health and human services levy )
April 14, 2003... We don't take lightly the impact on citizens of raising taxes in economically troubled times. But two tax issues on the May 6 ballot - the 4.9-mill health and human services levy in Cuyahoga County and the 5.8-mill Cleveland Public Library levy...

BioEnterprise on board to help Imalux.(News)(infrared technology detects pre-cancerous cells)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com BioEnterprise Corp. has formalized its relationship with Imalux Corp., a Cleveland-based startup that plans to use infrared technology to detect pre-cancerous cells. As part of the agreement,...

Strike up creativity; Liggett adds dash of fun to office to help minds work.(Marketing)(bowling room for employees )
April 14, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Sitting behind a computer screen in a drab office might not spark creative thought, but how about working in a bowling room or on a karaoke stage? Liggett-Stashower Inc. has turned to bowling balls, disco...

Malone merges Zeris, biz-to-biz units into one.(News)(MaloneZeris LLC formed through merger)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Akron-based Malone Advertising has merged its Zeris Interactive technology arm and its Malone2 Business to Business unit to form MaloneZeris LLC. Although it will be a subsidiary of Malone Advertising,...

Steel users hope end is near for tariffs.(News)(investigation of U.S. steel tariffs)
April 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Northeast Ohio steel consumers have their fingers crossed that a federal investigation into the impact of steel tariffs on the marketplace will lead to an elimination of the controversial program begun a year ago to...

Online transaction may be like-kind exchange.(Small Business)(Internal Revenue Service ruling)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Peter A. DeMarco Companies that have enjoyed the tax benefits created using like-kind exchanges will appreciate a new way the Internal Revenue Service recognizes to achieve them - exchanging property online. A like-kind...

Faceoff: Duck vs. Duct; Local biz name subject of flap with pro hockey team.(Small Business)
April 14, 2003... Byline: MARY ANN JANNAZO It's doubtful many hockey fans looking for tickets to a Mighty Ducks game in Anaheim, Calif., somehow would confuse the team with Mighty Ducts Inc., air cleaning specialists in Northeast Ohio. Walt Disney Co.,...

Tourist Attractions.(News)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... List of 24: see print copy.

Stocks.(News)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... table: see print copy.

10 tips to start a business.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... 1. Identify your talents 2. Consult with colleagues 3. Research 4. Know your money 5. Know yourself 6. Keep records 7. Get business consulting 8. Talk about lifestyle changes 9. Find necessary resources ...

Act to give IT firms' biz a healthy boost.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Health care and insurance professionals nationwide have circled today, April 14, on their calendars as another day to meet a long series of deadlines to come into compliance with HIPAA - the Health Insurance...

Corridor plan needs work; Gov't wants more cost-effective RTA project before it doles out cash.(Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority)(Cover Story)
April 21, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, designed to reinvigorate public transit and spur economic development in Cleveland, needs to shape up or it might not receive federal money. The Federal Transit...

Mentor plan would tie tax abatements to job quality, not quantity.(News)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The city of Mentor is considering a new set of tax abatement guidelines that would substitute a company's pay levels for the minimum headcount now needed to qualify for a tax break. Ronald M. Traub, director of...

Leader picked for statewide network plan.(Technology)(Denis Walsh named project manager at OARnet)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The state of Ohio has hired a Cleveland native to oversee the implementation of a 1,600-mile statewide network that promises to offer high-speed Internet connectivity to universities and other research...

Patents.(Technology)(Public Notice)
April 21, 2003... Individual package bagger and process Assignee: Automated Packaging Systems Inc., Streetsboro Issue date: April 8 Filing date: March 18, 2002 Description: A machine for forming individual packages from a web of pre-opened and...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... * ATM POWER: Diebold Inc. of Green this month unveiled its new family of automated teller machines, known as Opteva. The company already has installed its first Opteva unit, which is in operation at a U.S. Bank location in Portland, Ore. The...

Carmakers' e-venture finds room to grow.(Technology)(OEConnection L.L.C. moving to Stonegate Technology Center in Richfield)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com OEConnection LLC is going through a growth spurt. The e-commerce venture that is owned by DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and ProQuest Co. (formerly Bell & Howell Co.) plans to...

Push on to buy IT in our own back yard.(Technology)(BuyNEO)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Get used to the term BuyNEO. It's likely to become a fixture. More than 30 entrepreneurs - including Cleveland's new tech czar, Tim Moran - showed up at Neosa's office in the Terminal Tower recently...

Tech helps guard Medina swimmers.(Technology)(drowning detection system from Poseidon used at Medina Community Recreation Center)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Lifeguards at Medina Community Recreation Center have a computer-aided ``third eye'' that looks out for possible drowning tragedies. The recreation center recently installed a drowning detection...

Software developer Incom to expand in new bldg.(News)(Integrated Computer Systems Inc.)
April 21, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Jon P. Lorenzo's background in psychology makes him a good listener - an invaluable quality when it comes to developing software, he says. And it just might be the reason his company recently has increased sales of...

Going Places.(People)(appointments, various companies)
April 21, 2003... Job Changes Architecture AUSTIN CO.: Steven S. Barber to senior planner, newspaper group. DEWOLFF PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS LLP: Salvatore Rini to directing associate. Education JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY: Katharine H. Campbell...

CSU to boost business school offerings.(News)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Cleveland State University is developing five new areas of concentration within its business school aimed at keeping the school's focus fresh, raising its profile in the local business community and better...

Hummer of a debate; Dealer's plans for Beachwood site meeting some resistance from city.(News)
April 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Car dealer Frank Porter Jr. is finding it's easier to drive a Hummer sport utility vehicle through the woods or across 20 inches of water than it is to establish an exclusive Hummer dealership in Beachwood. Mr....

Warehouse District lots fetch $5M.(Real Estate)
April 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The sale last month of a 1.5-acre parking lot in the Warehouse District for a healthy $5.5 million indicates higher land costs and less housing-oriented development could be in the neighborhood's future if a site near...

Ryan lands large slice of Signature of Solon.(Ryan Homes to buy 57 lots)
April 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Ryan Homes, the largest home builder in Northeast Ohio, is teeing up to enter the luxury home market in the eastern suburbs in a big way by agreeing to buy 57 lots at Signature of Solon, a golf course community...

Enough aid.(Opinion)(Editorial)
April 21, 2003... Congress has done enough for the airline industry. The latest bailout package it approved just before its Easter recess should be the last one, and if certain air carriers can't survive from here on out, so be it. Few would dispute that...

Signs of a silver lining begin to emerge.(stock market report)
April 21, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker It may be too soon to do any celebrating, and may even be premature to take your cash out from under the mattress and reconsider stocks, but there was plenty of positive news last week. Let's hope it's a portent of...

New cash has R&B Surgical ready to make new product.(R and B Surgical Solutions Inc. to sell spinal implants)
April 21, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN After receiving $1.35 million from a dozen angel investors, medical device and implant developer R&B Surgical Solutions of Cleveland this summer plans to begin manufacturing and selling its latest line of spinal...

Banks see bright spot as burden of bad loans eases.(banking industry management)
April 21, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The worst may be over for the lending portfolios of Northeast Ohio banks as the percentage of nonpeforming assets in those portfolios has begun to dip, or at least level off. KeyCorp, National City Corp. and...

Penton: Down, not out; Hurdles high, but CEO confident better times ahead.(Penton Media Inc. quality management)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Though it isn't exactly engaged in a game of ``Beat the Clock,'' the clock nonetheless is ticking for Penton Media Inc. By October 2007, the loss-plagued trade magazine publisher and trade show producer must...

Here's a scoop: Carvel coming to town; East Coast ice cream chain planning franchises.(News)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Local ice cream parlors better scoop up sales this summer because come next year, there will be a lot more competition in Northeast Ohio. Carvel Corp. of Rocky Hill, Conn., known along the East Coast for its...

Union cries foul over plan by Park-Ohio to close plant.(News)(United Steelworkers of America complain about plant closure)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHERRI BEGIN Crain News Service Plans by Park-Ohio Industries Inc. to close its Geneva Rubber plant on June 3 and lay off 161 workers have riled the union representing workers at the factory. According to United Steelworkers of...

Quark develops gene ID method.(News)(Quark Biotech Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Quark Biotech Inc. has developed a method for identifying genes that convey specific cellular functions. The Cleveland-based drug developer partnered with Louis Deiss of the University of Illinois at Chicago to develop the method they are...

Late News.(briefs)
April 21, 2003... FERCHILL GROUP GETS DETROIT HOTEL FUNDS The Cleveland-based Ferchill Group has arranged financing for the $27 million Hilton Garden Inn that will go up in downtown Detroit. The financing package includes $21 million in loans from four...

Datebook.(Calendar)(Calendar)
April 21, 2003... Week of April 26-May 2 Monday Dan Ramella, President and COO, Penton Media. Sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland. Windows on the River, Cleveland, Powerhouse in the Flats, West Bank. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $25...

CrainTech breakfast coming up.(computer industry)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Keeping hackers, spammers and thieves at bay will be the subject of the April 30 CrainTech.com breakfast program. The Clicking with the Bricks program at the City Club will feature three information technology professionals who are on the...

Ross-Tek making move to Cleveland.(Ross-Tek Information Systems Inc. moves location)(Brief Article)
April 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The ongoing, technology-minded transformation of city hall - including the recent hiring of a ``tech czar'' - has inspired technology-consulting firm Ross-Tek Information Systems Inc. to move to Cleveland...