Crain's Cleveland Business articles from February 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from February 2003

Mining for ideas.(Cover Story)(Edward M. Hundert inauguration as president of Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Dr. Edward M. Hundert proved again last week that he isn't your usual university president. He used the occasion of his inauguration as president of Case Western Reserve University to preside with Mayor Jane Campbell over a thought-provoking...

Tax Liens.(News)(filed in Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office)(Brief Article)(Directory)
February 3, 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...

Bring down the barriers.(Special Report)(Fisk University's Carolynn Reid-Wallace works to open the university's campus to the surrounding community)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Scott Suttell When Carolynn Reid-Wallace became president of Fisk University 17 months ago, her first order of business was to take down chain-link fences that separated the school's campus from its Nashville, Tenn., neighborhood -...

Build up the neighborhood.(Special Report)(the University of Illinois at Chicago learns to become more in tune with its surrounding community)
February 3, 2003... Byline: David Bennett Starting in the 1960s and continuing into the 1990s, the systematic growth of the University of Illinois at Chicago drove a wedge between the school and the community where it was located as it leveled historic parts...

Seeds of growth sown with collaboration.(Cover Story)(Virginia Commonwealth University becomes more involved with its community)(Cover Story)
February 3, 2003... Byline: David Prizinsky The mayor of Richmond, Va., and the president of Virginia Commonwealth University gave Cleveland a glimpse of what can be accomplished when applying the term ``partnership'' to town-gown relationships becomes more...

Invest in area knowledge.(Special Report)(Clark University and Worcester Public Schools in Massachusetts work together to improve public schools)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Shannon Mortland Imagine increases in student attendance, graduation rates and the number of high school graduates who attend four-year colleges. Imagine parents choosing Cleveland city schools over private schools. It may...

Team NEO's regional push not without local concerns.(News)
February 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT, SCOTT SUTTELL The backers of Team NEO are preparing to stoke economic development throughout Northeast Ohio by emphasizing a long-discussed concept - regional cooperation - that never has caught fire here, and still...

Trade agency thinks help needed for hanger makers.(News)(the U.S. International Trade Commission wants th Bush administration to help domestic steel garment hanger makers)
February 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The U.S. International Trade Commission has recommended to the Bush administration that domestic steel garment hanger makers be given relief from a surge of imports from China. Although the ITC last week did not...

Varied groups must unite.(Special Report)(in order to build a community, it is important to find consensus)(Interview)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Community building means consensus building. It's that simple, and yet that complex. For a university to bring about meaningful change in its hometown through housing and economic initiatives, it must gain the...

Building schools requires self-help.(Opinion)(Akron works to improve its schools)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker As several Northeast Ohio chambers of commerce officially launched their new Team NEO economic development/marketing effort, the visionary folks to the south may try again to use a true regional approach to problem...

Find a niche and focus.(Special Report)(the transition in St. Louis could be copied in Cleveland)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Jeff Stacklin The past decade has been a period of transition for St. Louis. In the area of technology, the transition has been brought about by concentrating on what the region's scientists and researchers do best. The...

Grow city, grow school.(Special Report)( Case Western Reserve University, community responsibility)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Stan Bullard Look for Case Western Reserve University to wield its human and financial clout as it strives to become a factor beyond University Circle and to take its place among the world's great research universities. ...

Culture takes commitment.(Special Report)(art and cultural industries create economic growth opportunities)(Editorial)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Ryan Cornell A city that fosters artistic, musical and cultural development can use those features as valuable tools to spur tremendous economic and social growth and vitality. But to do so, state and local governments, educational...

Progressive drops stock options from exec compensation plans.(Progressive Corp. is attempting to make its accounting practices more transparent)
February 3, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL In an effort to make its accounting practices more transparent, auto insurer Progressive Corp. in Mayfield Village wants to award restricted stock rather than stock options under its executive compensation plans and to...

Cleveland makes pitch in Big Apple.(Marketing)(Cleveland civic leaders are in New York in an attempt to lure businesses to their city)
February 3, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Some of Cleveland's top civic brass will descend on New York City this week in hopes of luring meetings, business and jobs to Cleveland. The idea of visiting other cities to sell Cleveland isn't new. However,...

Brennan Financial heads to suburbs.(News)(splits headquarters between Highland Hills and Westlake)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Brennan Financial Group managing partner Dan Brennan wanted to make his company more accessible to employees and clients, so he has moved its headquarters out of downtown and into the suburbs. The headquarters...

Patent puts Test Central on top of all online testing.(Technology)
February 3, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Universities do it. So does the government and employment agencies. It is online testing, and it has become part of the lives of many people required by their employer or school to pass an exam. As of last...

Datebook.(Calendar)(Calendar)
February 3, 2003... Week of Feb. 8-14 Saturday Head Start, a Program that Really Works. Sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave. 11a.m.-2 p.m. $15, reservations by Jan. 31. Information,...

Going Places.(People)(Cleveland-area personnel news briefs)
February 3, 2003... Job Changes Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Beth Trecasa to director of special projects, office of development and alumni affairs, School of Medicine. HIRAM COLLEGE: William S. Johnson to vice president for development...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 3, 2003... Team NEO is doomed Editor: Regarding the new Team NEO economic development organization: Until the state's politicians overhaul the workers' compensation system, local politicians do away with the personal property tax and make other...

Senate OKs $1.35M For Glennan work.(News)(Glennan Microsystems Inc. wins $1.35 million in funding)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... The U.S. Senate approved in the fiscal 2003 budget $1.35 million for Glennan Microsystems Inc., a nonprofit organization at NASA Glenn Research Center that commercializes tiny electronic devices for harsh environments. Glennan receives a...

Scene a formidable challenger for any new alt-weekly hopefuls.(News)(the assets of 'Cleveland Free Times' are available, although 'Cleveland Scene' is strong)
February 3, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Assets of the defunct Cleveland Free Times are up for grabs, but any prospective buyer who wants to start an alternative weekly newspaper will face serious challenges in competing against the deep pockets of New...

The road ahead.(Opinion)(new Case Western Reserve University president Edward Hundert shows his commitment to the city of Cleveland)
February 3, 2003... The pomp and circumstance normally associated with the inauguration of a university president took a back seat last week to a concerted effort by the new president to engage his university and the city it inhabits in a dialogue about how they...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Cleveland area business briefs)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... * NEW PRACTICE: Deborah L. Ruby recently opened her private legal practice in association with D'Andrea & Associates Attorneys and Counselors at Law on West Market Street in Akron. The firm serves Akron and Summit County. Ms. Ruby, who earned...

Push on to maximize training at Max Hayes.(News)(changes are planned for Max S. Hayes Vocational High School in Cleveland)
February 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Plans are taking shape to turn Max S. Hayes Vocational High School in Cleveland into a premier manufacturing academy that will recapture the school's status as a primary source of workers for local manufacturers....

On the Job; Dr. Philip Resnick, head of the Case Western Reserve University Division of Forensic Psychiatry.(Special Report)(Biography)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Dr. Phillip Resnick speaks in a calm, even tone, his voice as steady as his gaze, when he describes his passion for psychiatry and the law - a union that has landed him face to face with some of America's...

Heartbreak times hit hotels; With occupancy sliding, at least two operators may face foreclosure.(Cover Story)(Greater Cleveland's lodging industry is being negatively affected by market conditions)
February 3, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Worsening conditions in Greater Cleveland's lodging market are starting to put some hotel operators in their own game of ``Survivor.'' However, this is real life, not a sadistic reality television show, so the stakes...

Caring about community.(Special Report)(the University of Rochester promotes its 'Project Believe' community-wide initiative)
February 3, 2003... Byline: Chrissy Kadleck If the community believes, anything is possible. That's the message University of Rochester officials are taking to schools, churches, employers and residents in ``Project Believe,'' a communitywide initiative...

Practice focuses on pretrial dispute resolution.(Special Report)(lawyer R. Patrick Kelly focuses on alternative dispute resolution)
February 3, 2003... Byline: JOHN H. TIDYMAN R. Patrick Kelly is one of only a handful of area lawyers whose practice is devoted to alternative dispute resolution, or, as the former common pleas court judge said, ``That's a fancy way of saying mediation and...

Electronic data discovery gains new ground.(Special Report)(computer forensics is becoming mainstream in the private sector)(Company Profile)
February 3, 2003... Byline: FRANK HAYES If you haven't encountered computer crime yet, just wait. It just might be around the corner. So says Damon Hacker, a Solon computer forensics expert. Mr. Hacker, who politely endures teasing about his name with...

Jones Day planning second Chinese outpost.(Special Report)(law firm Jones Day, Reavis & Pogue is opening a second office in China)
February 3, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER A. WEBB Cleveland-based Jones Day, Reavis & Pogue, one of the world's largest law firms, later this year will join an elite group of foreign firms when it opens a second office in China. The firm - already Shanghai's...

Libation taxation plan draws wine sellers' fire.(News)(producers and sellers are upset with Ohio Governor Bob Taft's proposal to double the tax on alcohol)
February 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Gov. Bob Taft's proposal to double the tax on alcohol to help close the state's huge budget deficit has uncorked a stream of opposition from wine and beer producers and sellers in Northeast Ohio concerned that the tax...

Late News.(Cleveland industry news briefs)
February 3, 2003... BIG, LINGERING LOFT REHAB STARTS SOON Construction of loft apartments will start ``within weeks'' at the Bingham Building, said Jim Adamo, chief financial officer of Burnside Construction Co., a Chicago-area developer that will install 340...

Ryan & Co. adds staff.(News)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Dallas-based accounting consulting firm Ryan & Co. has boosted its ranks in Cleveland, snagging a group of five professionals from the local Ernst & Young office. Between Dec. 16 and Jan. 2, five members of Ernst &...

New round of cash readies SupplierInsight for growth.(News)
February 10, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com A recent $2 million investment from venture capital and private investors positions SupplierInsight LLC of Cleveland to add employees and to push sales into the seven figures for the first time in the...

Startup lands seven Lakewood apt. bldgs.(Winwood Properties Inc.)(Cover Story)
February 10, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Rock musician Steve Winwood inspired the name of Winwood Properties Inc., providing the first clue that this isn't an old-fashioned real estate investor group. It was at a July 1988 concert by Mr. Winwood that...

Datebook.(Calendar)
February 10, 2003... Week of Feb. 15-21 Monday E-Business Update. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East Chapter. Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8:30 p.m. $18. Information, 440-201-3315 or www.ohioima.org....

Lobbying group plan latest regionally motivated move.(News)(Northeast Ohio)
February 10, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Discounting high school basketball sensation LeBron James, the biggest buzz in Northeast Ohio these days appears to come from the concept of regional cooperation. Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones...

Bankruptcies.(Cleveland-area businesses)(Brief Article)
February 10, 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....

Sweeeet: Malley's on grocery shelves.(News)(Malley's Chocolates sold in Giant Eagle stores)
February 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Flowers and chocolates always have gone together on holidays such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but Malley's Chocolates now is pairing some of its candy with flowers year-round by establishing a presence in...

Clinic deal to offer Saudis second opinions via web.(News)(Cleveland Clinic, King Faisal Specialists Hospital and Research Centre)
February 10, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Patients at Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Specialists Hospital and Research Centre now can turn to physicians at the Cleveland Clinic for second opinions on how to treat their life-threatening conditions. However, they...

Taskforce proposed to find fat in budget; Manufacturers' group wants cuts before taxes.(Ohio Manufacturers' Association)(Cover Story)
February 10, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY A frustrated Ohio Manufacturers' Association, upset with Gov. Bob Taft's $2.3 billion tax package to close the state's budget deficit, will lobby for a blue ribbon panel to find ways to eliminate waste in state...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)(Cleveland-area businesses)
February 10, 2003... J Donohoe & Associates LLC Ohio Savings Plaza 1801 E. Ninth St., Suite 920 Cleveland 44114 Founded by Jeffrey D. Donohoe of Cleveland, the state and local tax consulting firm assists businesses with state tax reduction...

How They Did It; A look at how small business owners tackled a challenge.(Small Business)(Euclid Industrial Maintenance and Cleaning Contractors Inc.)
February 10, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Who? Euclid Industrial Maintenance and Cleaning Contractors Inc. of Cleveland. Did what? Handed a business down through four generations of one family over the course of 100 years. When? The late Benjamin...

Come talk to Crain's.(News)
February 10, 2003... Crain's is beginning the process of changing its look, and possibly some of its content. However, before we make any changes, we want to hear from you. We will convene two groups of readers to join our editors for an informal...

Partnering up really pays off; Partners First mentoring program out to boost diversity in the biz community.(Small Business)
February 10, 2003... Byline: ANDREE NISWANDER Mentoring is an old-fashioned business concept finding contemporary application through Partners First, a program of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association's Northern Ohio Minority Business Council. Partners...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... * FINALLY FACING MY WATERLOO: A variety of new small business enterprises is restoring a bright future to Waterloo Road in North Collinwood, said Ward 11 councilman Michael D. Polensek. This month, the What Not Coffee Shop, Agape Christian...

DigiKnow to roll out TV spots; Web firm first locally to buy television time.(News)
February 10, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com DigiKnow Inc. is breaking ground by becoming the first Northeast Ohio web developer to launch an advertising campaign on television. The Beachwood firm's ads will begin running Feb. 17 on WEWS-TV,...

PHD goes Ch. 11 to stave off liquidation.(News)
February 10, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL PHD Inc., a Wickliffe distributor of electric housewares, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to shelter itself from creditors' efforts to liquidate the company. The company likely will be liquidated...

Bank sells off mortgage on East Ohio bldg.(News)(LaSalle Bank N.A. sells East Ohio Gas building mortgage to Regency Savings FSB)
February 10, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD In another sign of diminishing investment in downtown Cleveland's office market, LaSalle Bank NA of Chicago has sold the $23 million mortgage on the 1717 Building - better known as the former East Ohio Gas building -...

IRS move spurs Sunrise Home Health to file Ch. 11.(News)(IRS takes funds from Sunrise Home Health Care Inc. to pay withholding taxes)
February 10, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The president and owner of Sunrise Home Health Care Inc., a company with more than 500 employees in Northeast Ohio, is in default on nearly $7 million in bank loans as a result of her company's decision to file for...

Going Places.(People)(employee changes, various companies)
February 10, 2003... Job Changes Architecture BURGESS & NIPLE LTD.: Edwin J. Muccillo Jr. to associate. Financial Services HOWARD, WERSHBALE & CO.: Christopher W. Bartlett and Keith J. Williams to senior accountants; Tracy L. Bender, TerryLynn...

AbbeWood Retirement Center adding assisted-living units.(News)
February 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND AbbeWood Retirement Center in Elyria this month will begin an $8 million expansion and renovation project that will add assisted-living apartments in a new building and will overhaul its existing independent-living...

Teens target of Progressive ads.(Marketing)(auto insurance)
February 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Insurance to guard against pimples? Progressive Corp. isn't actually selling pimple insurance, but it's using the concept to plant the Progressive name in teen-age minds so the young consumers will remember the...

Preferring sunlight over the shadows.(Opinion)(comparisons of planning for Cleveland Museum of Art expansion, new convention center)
February 10, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Last week's presentation by the Cleveland Museum of Art leadership and its architect was remarkable for several reasons, not the least of which is the sheer magnitude of the planned expansion of the century-old,...

Hold the phone.(Opinion)(Federal Communications Commission rules on local telephone competition)
February 10, 2003... The Federal Communications Commission should not be quick to change drastically the rules under which local telephone competition takes place. And in whatever revision of policy the FCC decides to implement, the rights of the states to regulate...

Tax Liens.(News)(Cleveland-area companies)
February 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...

Pulling together parts for Pentagon; Network re-creates rare pieces for military.(Military Parts Reinvention Network)(Cover Story)
February 10, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Robert Grisar doesn't wear a uniform, but he's on a mission to keep U.S. military hardware equipped with critical spare and repair parts. Mr. Grisar is the director of the Military Parts Reinvention Network,...

Polar expects new ice device to heat up sales.(News)(patent for Roller Ice cold massage tool from Polar Products Inc.)
February 10, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Polar Products Inc. in Akron is expecting approval this year of its second patent, this one covering a cold massage tool used by athletic trainers, including those with the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves of...

New OSHA rules change required reporting.(Small Business)(Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires posting of injury logs, illness reporting)
February 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Koewler New rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration now require employers to post their injury and illness logs for three months and to follow a revised set of standards for how and when to report such...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 10, 2003... How far will ads go? Editor: I just read Brian Tucker's Jan. 13 Commentary about the difficulty of watching a football game on TV, and I couldn't agree more. It seems that every year advertisers whittle away at what little moral...

Now is the time to go down the financial checklist for '03.(Small Business)
February 10, 2003... Byline: Marsha Powers It's time to fine-tune your company's financial strategies to take full advantage of opportunities for your company during 2003. Here's a quick checklist of some of the more important strategies: * Check credit...

Investors step up to back AxioMed.(Technology)(venture capital firms invest in AxioMed Spine Corp.)
February 10, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Entrepreneurs Chuck Birchall and James Kuras traveled coast to coast last year looking for money to get AxioMed Spine Corp., their spinal implant company in Willoughby, well into the product development stage. At one...

Intangible asset regs might change.(Small Business)(IRS rules)
February 10, 2003... Byline: Peter A. DeMarco The Internal Revenue Service is proposing a new way to deduct the cost of certain intangible assets that would accelerate the tax benefits for some companies. The IRS has issued new rules in the form of a...

Late News.(local briefs)
February 10, 2003... NORTHROP GRUMMAN SEALS FATE OF TRW HQ Northrop Grumman Corp. has made it official. Beginning March 31, the defense contractor, which acquired TRW Inc. late last year, will begin laying off 250 employees as it closes TRW's Lyndhurst...

Central Command lands work with European ISP.(Small Business)(Jippii Group)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Central Command has landed a big deal overseas. The largest Internet service provider in Finland picked the Medina-based provider of antivirus software and computer security services to protect its millions of customers from e-mail virus...

Athersys may succumb to Triangle's lure.(News)(Athersys Inc., biopharmaceutical firm, is being lured by Research Triangle region of North Carolina and others)
February 17, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Like it or not, Athersys Inc. figures into the plans of other regions - this one among them. And, like it or not, the Cleveland biopharmaceutical company is listening to what those regions have to say. Jon...

Patents.(Technology)(Public Notice)
February 17, 2003... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued the following patents to Northeast Ohio companies and individuals: Oil filter used in combination with a heat-generating element Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC,...

Datebook.(Calendar)
February 17, 2003... Week of Feb. 22-28 Saturday Mo Saedi, CEO, United Wireless. Sponsored by Kent State University, Private Sector Business Alliance. The Walden Country Inn & Stables, Jodhpurs Room, 1119 Aurora Hudson Road, Aurora. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m....

Tax Liens.(News)(Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against some businesses in Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office)
February 17, 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...

Hole story.(Opinion)(Death of Henry Eaton of Dix & Eaton is discussed)
February 17, 2003... Henry Eaton's passing leaves a gaping hole in the fabric of his beloved city. At a level unlike no other public relations practitioner (or, for that matter, many top corporate executives), he worked tirelessly in a host of volunteer assignments...

Growing Virginia Marti to add space.(News)(Virginia Marti College of Art and Design begins $1.5 mil expansion )
February 17, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Virginia Marti College of Art and Design has begun a $1.5 million expansion that will more than double the size of the Lakewood private college. The college is renovating two buildings next door to its home at...

Omni Realty plans to add 10 office buildings to landscape.(Real Estate)
February 17, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Omni Realty Co., a Pepper Pike real estate developer that has grown big by constructing and buying small office buildings throughout Northeast Ohio, is preparing to go through another growth spurt. Omni plans to...

Late News.(PHD Inc, which filed for Ch 11 last month, may close Wickliffe warehouse; other news is discussed)
February 17, 2003... TROUBLED PHD WARNS OF JOB CUTS PHD Inc., a housewares distributor that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, may close its Wickliffe warehouse, suspend business operations and lay off employees, according to a notice the...

Correction.
February 17, 2003... A Feb. 10, page 3 Late News item contained an incorrect title for Stephanie McHenry of ShoreBank Cleveland. Ms. McHenry recently was named chief operating officer of ShoreBank Cleveland, which is the banking arm of Shorebanc Cleveland Corp., a...

CWRU unveils plan to build $50 million student center.(News)(Case Western Reserve University )
February 17, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Case Western Reserve University plans to build a new, $50 million student center that nearly would double the size of its existing student center and would serve as the heart of the campus. The plan for the new...

Going Places.(People)(Cleveland-area personnel announcements)
February 17, 2003... Job Changes Construction GIAMBRONE CONSTRUCTION INC.: Rudy Libertini Jr. to project manager. Finance CHARTER ONE BANK: Catherine M. Brown to chief compliance officer; Moses R. Jhirad to vice president, corporate banking;...

North vs. South, 21st century style.(Opinion)
February 17, 2003... Byline: Jeff Stacklin They called me a Yankee. What, because I'm from the North? From Cleveland? It struck me as funny the first time I heard it, but as I look back on it, the term probably is commonplace in the Research Triangle...

Fed bank's check unit to rise by 60.(Finance)(Federal Reserve Bank will hire about 60 people for paper check-processing department in Cleveland )
February 17, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The Federal Reserve Bank this year plans to hire about 60 people for its paper check-processing department in Cleveland as part of a nationwide initiative to streamline its declining check-processing business. ...

RTA looks to grab riders with more web services.(News)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Hoping to improve customer service after last year's ridership figures hit an all-time low, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has begun targeting Internet-savvy customers by selling bus passes and...

Philips finds production partner in Astro Model.(News)
February 17, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Philips Medical Systems in Highland Heights is turning to Astro Model Development Corp., an Eastlake company known for its metalworking expertise, for help in the production of its new line of diagnostic scanners....

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 17, 2003... Comparison off track Editor: This has reference to the Feb. 3 letter by Robert Yanega concerning the debate over the proposed convention center sites. Mr. Yanega did not mention that Chicago's McCormick Place has one other distinct...

Goodyear's turnaround plan rests heavily on accountability.(News)(Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
February 17, 2003... Byline: BRUCE DAVIS Crain News Service Anyone who came to the recent Goodyear dealer conference here expecting to hear sweeping proposals for putting the ailing tire maker back on track went away disappointed. Instead, Robert Keegan,...

State to launch fiber network to link universities.(News)(Ohio)
February 17, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The state of Ohio is preparing to launch a 1,600-mile fiber network that promises to make high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity available at universities and other research institutions throughout the...