Crain's Cleveland Business articles from August 2005

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from August 2005

Keep it going.(Opinion)
August 1, 2005... Supporters of Issue 3, the Cleveland schools levy on Tuesday's ballot, have waged a stealth campaign designed to target the likeliest "yes'' voters. We'll see tomorrow if that's a smart strategy. What is clear, though, is that the district...

On The Cover.(News)
August 1, 2005... One Cleveland Center located at 1375 East 9th St., was designed by Hugh Stubbins & Associates and was completed in 1983. It is the fifth-tallest building in Cleveland, standing at 450 feet, or 31 stories tall. CAPTION(S): photo

The Week in Quotes.(News)
August 1, 2005... "Nobody likes change but a baby who's got a dirty diaper.'' - Cheryl Stephens, consultant. Page One "There are no free rides. At the end of the day you have to prove to the physician that there is value to the patient.'' - Mark...

Outback, Bonefish Grill to fire up former Chi-Chi's.(Real Estate)(Bonefish Grill to start in northern ohio)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Byline: STAN BULLARD Bonefish Grill, the Outback Steakhouse chain's seafood concept, will debut in Northeast Ohio in a duet with an Outback at the former Chi-Chi's near the I-77/Rockside Road interchange in Independence. "We're really...

Crain's on the web.(News)
August 1, 2005... The trouble with eBay * Local web expert Alan P. Jacubenta of Mango Bay Internet recounts a recent experience with eBay and wonders if the online auction site might be causing its users undo grief. Find his column in the Technology...

Late News.(influence of tax rollback in Ohio on Associated Estates Realty Corp)(Kirtland Capital Partners acquires Rugby Manufacturing Co and Ox Bodies Inc)(Corporate College launches aprogram to make the students aware of how to start a business)
August 1, 2005... ONE BIG INVESTMENT BUYS OHIO NO. 3 SPOT Ohio had another strong quarter of health care investments compared to its Midwestern peers, according to a survey by Cleveland nonprofit BioEnterprise Corp. Ohio had $30.5 million in venture capital...

MB Kit framing $1.2M expansion plan.(News)
August 1, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT MB Kit Systems Ltd. of Akron is planning an expansion that will nearly double the size of its production plant to meet growing demand for its industrial framing product. The 30-employee company designs and...

Clarification.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... Due to incorrect information provided to Crain's, a July 25, Page 8 story misstated the number of beds at the Montefiore nursing home in Beachwood. It has 252 beds.

Possible age discrimination in policies deserves consideration.(Special Report)
August 1, 2005... Byline: KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO When a group of police officers in Jackson, Miss., sued its department over a salary plan the officers alleged amounted to unintentional age discrimination, they had no idea they would send businesses across the...

New group plugs professionalism between area attorneys, judges.
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Cathleen M. Bolek had been screamed at one time too many. The Cleveland employment attorney recalls numerous (and many times unnecessary) shouting matches with opposing attorneys over her 12-year career, and she's...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... A broker on brokers Before local and regional insurance agencies pound their chest too hard, they need to perhaps take a deeper look at the their own business practices as they relate to the fundamental issues that ultimately gave rise to...

Visual Evidence, IT biz link to launch e-discovery unit.(Technology)(Business Systems)
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE For almost 20 years, Visual Evidence Co. of Cleveland has helped lawyers present their evidence at trial. Now the company will help its clients find the evidence to present. Visual Evidence this month merged...

Paralegals finding new niche with entrepreneurial twist; Increasing demand for skills driving paralegals to work independently.(Special Report)
August 1, 2005... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Judith Metzler was a trailblazer when she first began working independently as a paralegal in 1985 after her son, Ron, was born. These days, Ms. Metzler is among many paralegals giving the profession an...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... * A July 4, Page 27 Reporters' Notebook item misstated the outcome of a lawsuit filed by Cleveland medical device company Biomec against Cleveland Medical Devices and a former employee, Hani Kayyali. The lawsuit was settled, not dropped. The...

Predicting the future; Cleveland Clinic spinoff readying to roll out test to determine likelihood of a heart attack.(News)
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE One of the country's best hospitals for treating heart attacks has grown a company that will start selling a test this fall that can predict heart attacks. The company, Prognostix, which was founded by...

Book encourages attorneys to avoid jumbled jargon.(Special Report)(analysis on legalese, language used in courts)(The Legal Writer, 40 Rules for the Art of Legal Writing, by Mark P. Painter )
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHERRY GAVANDITTI What language allows a sentence to be 400 words long and still not get to the point? The very language that governs our courts, our cities, and our nation: Legalese. Legalese uses redundancy, unnecessary...

Back in the game; Cleveland Open set for earlier tee off.(Cleveland Open tournament)(Paul Kahalley)
August 1, 2005... Byline: JOHN BOOTH One moment, Paul Kahalley's PGA Tour directorial debut was almost a year and a half away. It was only February, plenty of time left for the Mobile, Ala., native to ready his organizational swing for Northeast Ohio's fall...

Stuff; Forbes.com ranks Cleveland 28th best city for singles.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... If you're single and you're living in Cleveland, well, things aren't as bad as they could be. According to a report posted last week at Forbes.com, Cleveland ranks 28th among 40 U.S. cities for single life. That's up from No. 33 last year....

Crain's searching for top 40.(News)
August 1, 2005... The wait is over. The search is on for members of the 2005 class of Crain's 40 Under 40. No need to be bashful. People can nominate themselves or someone they know to be part of this annual feature, which profiles 40 individuals under the...

Growing firms forced to face internal conflicts of interest.
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER A number of Northeast Ohio law firms are benefiting from their competitors' growth in the wake of a mini-hiring spurt among firms this year. With the growth, which largely has been the modest addition of an...

Calling all Health Care Guide entries.(News)
August 1, 2005... Crain's Cleveland Business on Sept. 5 will publish its eighth Health Care Guide, a listing of companies and organizations that provide health care services in Northeast Ohio. If your company or organization has never submitted information...

Hospital exec tete-a-tetes promote cooperation.(Insight)(MetroHealth System, University Hospitals Health System and Cleveland Clinic along with Case Western Reserve University plan to start Institute of Patient and Population Health Sciences and the new techniques to manage their hospitals)
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND A decade ago, the heads of Cleveland's Big Three hospital systems guarded their plans as if they were top-secret military documents that held the key to world domination. These days, they're adopting one of the...

Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
August 1, 2005... 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...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Stanley M. Fisher gets award)(Jones Day ranked for patent infringement cases)(Two attorneys of Roetzel & Andress honored)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... * A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: The Northern District of Ohio Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Thursday, Aug. 4, will give its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Stanley M. Fisher, an of counsel attorney at Budish & Solomon Ltd. Mr....

Bar association commits to annual matchmaking event.(Special Report)
August 1, 2005... Byline: ALLISON WOOD A matchmaking event between Cleveland law firms and local minority-owned businesses is becoming a permanent fixture. Sponsored by the Cleveland Bar Association and the Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Legal...

Courting technology; Reporting Services.(Special Report)(Realtime technology used by court reporters)
August 1, 2005... Byline: CHRISSY KADLECK Much like concert pianists, court reporters' keystrokes are a blur of speed and accuracy. They can strike their 22 keys as fast as the fieriest cross examination, for as long as the most detailed deposition and with...

Going Places.(People)(Louise J. Gissendaner promoted at Fifth Third Bank)(Gerald Buck promoted at First Federal of Lakewood)(Robert Dracon Jr. promoted at Sky Bank )
August 1, 2005... Job Changes Finance FIFTH THIRD BANK NORTHEASTERN OHIO: Louise J. Gissendaner to senior vice president and director of community development. FIRST FEDERAL OF LAKEWOOD: Gerald Buck to senior vice president; David T. Shaw to senior...

Packing a punch; Area sports commission seeks to champion its record by creating more events and a $1M development fund.(News)
August 1, 2005... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Fifty-five sporting events, 700,000 fans, and an estimated $160 million economic impact. Not bad numbers for a 5-year-old. And the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, formed in early 2000, is setting its sights...

Hard labor.(Opinion)(labor unions complaints on AFL-CIO's management)
August 1, 2005... Last week's breaking apart of the AFL-CIO undoubtedly is a short-term setback for organized labor, which has suffered a lot of set backs during the past 20 years. But it's one that should give forward-thinking union leaders a chance to look...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... To the authors, 'pod' people are workplace's living dead With apologies to "The Sixth Sense'' director M. Night Shyamalan, Ron Watt sees dead people. At work. The Cleveland public relations and marketing icon has teamed up with...

The Week.(The Insider)(Invacare Corp decided to eliminate 230 jobs)(Spitzer Management Company's car dealership)(Riverside Company bought Bracing Inc, focus on orthopedic companies)
August 1, 2005... The big story: U-Store-It Trust (NYSE: YSI) went west, buying up self-storage operations in northern California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah, as part of a $212 million acquisition. The Middleburg Heights-based REIT also added more...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)(on importance of labor unions)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Do unions still play a useful role in society? David Brockman Hiram Absolutely. We set the precedent for the minimum wage and benefits packages. Without the unions, everybody'd be working for $1 an hour. Kelley Higgins ...

Proposed patent law changes could carry consequences.(Patent and Trademark Office)
August 1, 2005... Byline: Alan Ross Sweeping patent reform is on the horizon, and Congress is moving quickly to consider a bill that will have far-reaching and potentially unintended consequences on existing patent laws. Many of the proposed amendments...

Stop state's slip with 3rd Frontier bond.(Opinion)(government rule for the employment of manufacturing jobs)
August 1, 2005... Byline: Brian Tucker Lately, much has been written about the economic woes of Northeast Ohio and the enormous challenge of how to replace the ever-dwindling manufacturing jobs that once made this a center of prosperity. People wail...

What's New.(Golf Pride Grips division)(New Decade MultiCompound grip)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... COMPANY: Golf Pride Grips division of Eaton Corp., Cleveland PRODUCT: New Decade MultiCompound grip Eaton often is described as a "diversified manufacturer,'' and the company lives up to that reputation with its golf club grips...

Cities weigh options to ease tax shift.(commercial activity tax)
August 1, 2005... Byline: JAY MILLER The reform of the state tax structure is forcing communities in Ohio to rethink the tax breaks they offer. While the tax-law changes Gov. Taft signed June 30 mostly shifted tax burdens between individuals and...

On the job; John Schiller, Attorney, Walter & Haverfield LLP.(Special Report)
August 1, 2005... Byline: JOHN H. TIDYMAN John Schiller is a good-looking, immaculately dressed lawyer at Walter & Haverfield LLP. Perched in offices on the 35th floor of Erieview Tower, Mr. Schiller's conservative appearance belies his relationship with a...

Demand by VC firms dips, leaving money to sit.(Venture capital companies)(Case Western Reserve University invesments)(Ohio Public Employees Retirement System investments)
August 1, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE So much money, so few takers. That's an unusual scenario in Ohio, but it's the situation facing some endowments and state pension funds that are trying to invest money in venture capital. More money...

Business of Poverty.(Small Business)
August 8, 2005... This story is the eighth in a monthly series that examines the relationship between business and poverty in Northeast Ohio.

On the cover.(News)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The One Cleveland Center site was originally designated for high-rise apartments. However, Medical Mutual of Cleveland took hold of the land in 1979 for office development. CAPTION(S): photo

Sales job.(bond issue which provides finance for public works)(Bob Taft's Third Frontier high-tech initiative)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... So much for the handwringing that preceded last week's vote in the Ohio House on whether to put on the November ballot a $2 billion bond issue that would provide money for public works projects and Gov. Bob Taft's Third Frontier high-tech...

KeyCorp program bolsters services for women biz owners.(Finance for women owned businesses)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER A KeyCorp program that provides financial services for women business owners is at full strength six months after its official launch. In early June, the Cleveland bank hired former National City Corp. branch...

Attendance slide; Geauga Lake officials preach patience despite dipping numbers.(Cedar Fair L.P)(Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom)
August 8, 2005... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Welcome to `The Boost,' a heart-racing attendance surge guaranteed to thrill theme park operators and investors alike. From this point, your wait time for `The Boost' is... Longer than Cedar Fair officials would...

Ohio offers tax perk to maintain grip on THI Holdings.(THI Holdings Inc)(Ohio Tax Credit Authority)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER A 10-year tax credit is the state's way of trying to convince THI Holdings Inc. that Ohio is the best place for the Mayfield Heights auto insurer to expand. THI, a unit of Nationwide Insurance Co. of Columbus,...

Grand Openings.(24/7 Office Express Inc)(Hudson Computer Services LLC)(HR Service Bureau)
August 8, 2005... Segway of Cleveland's Electric Avenue Colonial Marketplace 530 Euclid Ave., Suite 8 Cleveland 44115 www.GoSegway.net Seller of the Segway HT, TidalForce high-performance electric bicycles and eGO Electric Scooters. All are marketed as...

Flawed financing keeps hurting schools.(public schools finance)(Column)
August 8, 2005... Byline: Brian Tucker Irrespective of the questions about how the Cleveland public schools managed their recent levy campaign (as we note in this week's editorial), last week's voting in our region underscored again the flaws in Ohio's...

Nuns order $64M in nursing home investments.(Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corp)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND An aging and demanding population has prompted a Chicago-based group of nuns to pour $64 million into a skilled nursing home in Parma and a new retirement community in Avon. The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago...

The Big Issue.(Opinion on space shuttle program)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Should NASA abandon the Space Shuttle program? Mike Bates Philadelphia No. I think that it's a vital part of our research, and I think a lot of good comes out of our program. Steve Thompson Russell Township For the...

Park Corp. unloads Pennsylvania land.(News)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Cleveland-based Park Corp. is selling a 137-acre industrial tract known as Carrie Furnace in Allegheny County, Pa., for $5.75 million. Dennis Davin, Allegheny County economic development director, said the county and Park Corp. last month...

Businesses owned by women, minorities experience growth.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Women and minorities far surpass the national average when it comes to owning their own businesses. Nationwide, the number of businesses increased by 10% to 23 million between 1997 and 2002. During the same timeframe, the number of...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crains' writers.(The Insider)(Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Canyon Ranch team up to develop healthy living programs)(blogger Roselle Ponsaran)(Case Western Reserve University's employee assisted housing program)
August 8, 2005... Think of it as the Clinic with hot tubs * The line between medical care and spa treatment is becoming more blurred. The Cleveland Clinic is teaming up with the famed Canyon Ranch spa and resort in Tucson, Ariz., to develop programs...

Collaborating to cut costs; Nonprofits are finding ways to save by sharing personnel and resources.(Insight)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Every other Sunday, Brian Holley cuts his weekend short to board a 1:50 p.m. Continental Airlines flight to Naples, Fla. The executive director of the Cleveland Botanical Garden is racking up frequent flier...

What's it cost? A look at how a business startup breaks down.(Small Business)(Todd Coy )
August 8, 2005... Byline: John H. Tidyman Todd Coy is establishing his dental practice one big step at a time. Unlike many other businesses, Dr. Coy started his practice with substantial student loan debt and that debt figured into every decision. He...

Boost company credit line by keeping asset information fresh.(Small Business)
August 8, 2005... Byline: Marsha Powers Looking for more cash for your business from your current banking lender? Here are a few tips that might enhance your company's ability to get more capital without having to take the time to go out and seek other...

McCormack Advisors' assets surge past $1B; Firm officials credit increase to growing number of acquisitions, Sarbanes-Oxley Act.(Finance)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER A growing number of corporate acquisitions of family-owned businesses and fallout from the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act have helped to nearly double the total assets under management at McCormack Advisors...

Late News.(Oster Homes sold to Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)(PSC Metals Inc. buys Knoxville Recycling Co.)(Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority gives contract fo Euclid Corridor project)
August 8, 2005... BIG N.J. HOMEBUILDER BUYS OSTER HOMES * Oster Homes of Lorain has been sold to Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. of Red Bank, N.J., for an undisclosed amount of cash. Hovnanian said Oster Homes had 2004 revenue of $56 million on 247 home sales....

H.C. Starck securing former Motch plant for $4.5M expansion in Euclid.(News)
August 8, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT H.C. Starck Inc., a producer of refractory metals, is in the process of buying a 150,000-square-foot building in Euclid as the centerpiece of a $4.5 million expansion that would more than double its space in the city...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Zeppe's Pizzeria expands)(Parma Preschool received recognition)(Ann Cicarella Landscape received award from Association of Professional Landscape Designers)
August 8, 2005... * HEADING SOUTH: The Zeppe's Pizzeria franchise is expanding its reach south, with two new restaurants - including the chain's first Stark County location - set to open during the next two months. Father and son franchisees Russ and Matt...

Potential acquisitions to help pump up Pepco.(News)
August 8, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT The pep is returning to Pepco - the name by which Professional Electric Products Co. of Eastlake is better known. The 1990s boom and subsequent bust of the telecommunications industry had provided a spark and then...

Bond issue supporters prep for campaign.
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE If you're wondering why you should vote for a $2 billion state bond issue for infrastructure projects and high-tech job creation, don't look for Gov. Bob Taft or another prominent Ohio politician to tell you. ...

Team NEO web portal aids seekers of expansion sites.(Regional Economic Development Information System web portal)(regional economic development group Team of Northeast Ohio)
August 8, 2005... Byline: JAY MILLER Northeast Ohio now is no farther than a few mouse clicks away from the nation's corporate site selectors, a group that has come to rely heavily on the Internet to help find the best places for manufacturing plants, call...

What's new.(The Insider)(Vectra multimedia interface of Diebold Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... COMPANY: Diebold Inc., Green PRODUCT: Vectra multimedia interface Vectra, a multimedia interface with a flash-driven site, aims to put a twist - literally and figuratively - on the traditional automated teller machine. It was enough to...

Bridging the employment gap; Community Hiring Hall hopes to find workers temporary jobs that lead to full-time careers.(Small Business)
August 8, 2005... Byline: KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO For many people, work provides no escape from poverty. Often the jobs available are temporary, paying rates so low they can't sustain a life and offering work so tenuous that one temp job often doesn't lead...

Crain's calling for annual 40 Under 40 nominations.(News)
August 8, 2005... The wait is over. The search is on for members of the 2005 class of Crain's 40 Under 40. No need to be bashful. People can nominate themselves or someone they know to be part of this annual feature, which profiles 40 individuals under the...

Going Places.(People)(David C. Epstein joins UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealthcare)(Cristin Snodgrass joins Calfee, Halter and Griswold L.L.P.)(Nicole McCloskey joins Akhia Public Relations)
August 8, 2005... Job Changes Insurance KAISER PERMANENTE OF OHIO: Racene Bolton-Gresham and Donna Froelich to associate account managers; Roger Miller to senior account executive; Sharon Student to account executive. SUMMACARE INC.: Donald Novosel...

COSE to help push ideas for reforming health care.(Health Care)(Council of Smaller Enterprises)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Council of Smaller Enterprises is putting its considerable weight behind a push by the National Small Business Association for health care reform on a national level. The National Small Business...

Hard lesson.(Cleveland public schools)(Brief Article)(Column)
August 8, 2005... It's heartbreaking that kids in the Cleveland public schools continue to be punished for the bad decisions of adults. But it was a misguided and anti-democratic idea for backers of last week's failed school levy to run a quiet campaign aimed...

Union dos: Organize post-split.(international labor unions split from American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Union leaders and labor lawyers might not agree on much, but both say Northeast Ohio likely will see an increase in union organizing activity now that three major international unions have broken away from the...

Incentives should help fuel conservation.(federal energy bill)(energy conservation methods)(Column)
August 8, 2005... Byline: DAMON CARNES For more than a century, we've lived well as energy consumers - content with a seemingly boundless supply of energy and blissfully oblivious to its sources or limits. But not anymore. Amid skyrocketing energy...

CAT covers broad range of Ohio business actions.(Small Business)(commercial activity tax)
August 8, 2005... Byline: Peter DeMarco As part of a sweeping tax reform package, Ohio lawmakers have enacted a new tax on all commercial activity in the state called just that, the "commercial activity tax'' or CAT, effective July 1. The CAT is a...

Akron web firm breaks bond with N.H. biz.(News)(EYEMG.com LLC)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Akron web development firm EYEMG.com LLC has broken off from its parent company and isgoing back to its roots. Three employees of EYEMG - Andrew Holland, Andrew Hopkins and Glenn Somodi - last month bought...

The Week: August 1 - 7.(The Insider)(First Reserve Corp. buys Chart Industries Inc.)(Parker Hannifin Corp. buys Domnick Hunter Group PLC)(Brantley Capital Corp delisted)
August 8, 2005... The big bond: A $2 billion bond issue that would help finance public works projects and Gov. Bob Taft's Third Frontier high-tech initiative got the OK from the state Senate, thus sending the measure to voters this fall. The Senate voted...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
August 8, 2005... "We're not going to push the panic button. We're going to continue to do things the Cedar Fair way, and if you continue to do things right, the guests will follow.'' - Bill Spehn, Geauga Lake vice president and general manager. Page One...

Crain's on the Web.(News)
August 8, 2005... New lease on life insurance * Life Settlement Insights, a year-and-half-old life insurance brokerage in Solon, is introducing a way for consumers to sell their unneeded life insurance. The company also is looking to grow. Read about it on...

Good step.(Team Northeast Ohio web portal introduction)(Brief Article)(Column)
August 15, 2005... It was a year ago last month that we urged patience with Team NEO, a fledgling group charged with promoting economic development throughout Northeast Ohio. Just when we were tempted not to heed our own advice because we hadn't heard much out of...

On the cover.(News)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... One Cleveland Center was built as a corporate headquarters for Medical Mutual of Cleveland, but the company decided not to occupy the building. It was then converted to multitenant use and now is owned by a partnership managed by Meridian...

K&D reels in Reserve Square.(K and D Group Inc)(Equity Residential)
August 15, 2005... Byline: STAN BULLARD K&D Group, which slowly gained a presence in downtown Cleveland by building the Stonebridge lofts and condos in the Flats, is preparing to add two, 23-story apartment towers to its portfolio in one, $38 million swoop...

Late News.(Squire, Sanders and Dempsey L.L.P. acquires Steel, Hector and Davis L.L.P.)(American Express Financial Advisors changed its name to Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.)(Antares Management Solutions acquires GeniSys)
August 15, 2005... REPORT SAYS SQUIRE EYES FLA. LAW FIRM * Thoughts at the Squire, Sanders & Dempsey law firm apparently are turning to Miami, and the interest isn't in vacation getaways. The law firm is in negotiations to acquire a midsize Florida firm,...

Human touch.(Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Municipal School District)(Brief Article)(Column)
August 15, 2005... The next CEO of the Cleveland Municipal School District must be more than a skilled administrator and quality educator. The individual who eventually is selected to fill the shoes of the departing Barbara Byrd-Bennett must be a person who...

What's New.(Rubbermaid Home Products Div)(Roughneck Cedar Storage Tote)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... COMPANY: Rubbermaid Home Products, Fairlawn PRODUCT: Roughneck Cedar Storage Tote Rubbermaid has updated its Roughneck resin storage totes to include embedded cedar wood. The result is the Cedar Storage Tote line, which features a...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(Roger Blackwell of Applied Industrial Technologies Inc cases)(Fremont Investment and Loan cases)(TMW Systems Inc new products)
August 15, 2005... Maybe he should have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express * You lose some and you lose some. Roger Blackwell, who resigned in June from the board of Cleveland-based Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. after a conviction on insider trading...

What qualities should a new Cleveland city schools CEO bring to the job? Here's what some Cleveland residents say about the schools CEO search process and about the district in general.(News)
August 15, 2005... "They should be nonpolitical or multipolitical. They need someone with just some common sense in there.'' He says district is top-heavy; teachers are frustrated. There's "waste, fraud, abuse and muck.'' "I say let the damn state take...

Crain's calling for annual 40 Under 40 nominations.(News)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... The wait is over. The search is on for members of the 2005 class of Crain's 40 Under 40. No need to be bashful. People can nominate themselves or someone they know to be part of this annual feature, which profiles 40 individuals under the...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)
August 15, 2005... Is Barbara Byrd-Bennett's resignation a step forward or a step back for Cleveland schools? George White (retired federal judge) Cleveland Her leaving is one of the worst things to happen in the last few years. She's one of the...