Crain's Cleveland Business articles from February 2009

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from February 2009

In politics, some things never change.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Brian Tucker So much for that honeymoon period, Mr. President. How did you like your couple of days? The Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by, among others, Ohio's John Boehner, stood together last...

B-W science center plans proceed; College's complex more conservative in scope.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Baldwin-Wallace College is forging ahead on a $27 million science and innovation complex that has been scaled down from its original price tag of $40 million. The private college last week razed four houses it...

SEEING DOLLAR SIGNS; B-to-b marketers increasingly shift ad spending from print to online.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Business-to-business marketers generally don't expect to spend more money this year on advertising, but they sure will be spending it differently. According to a national survey of 99 b-to-b companies by Goldstein...

HOLDING COURT; Cavaliers' super start translates to dramatically increased, NBA-leading television ratings.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Besides their success against opponents, the Cleveland Cavaliers are putting up impressive numbers off the court, which has made LeBron James & Co. a marketing bright spot in generally bleak surroundings. As of Jan....

FOR THE RECORD.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... XEROX TO BUY COMDOC FROM EMPLOYEES * The employees at Akron-based ComDoc Inc. might not own the company much longer. The employee-owned distributor of copiers and printers has agreed to be acquired for an undisclosed price by Global...

Beachwood hotel redevelopment first needs tenant, zoning OK.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD Developer Ted Sahley is trying to put together a project at Main and Main, only in this case, it's at a better site than that: 26300 Chagrin Blvd. at the Interstate 271 interchange in Beachwood. "It's too premature...

Not so fast.(Cuyahoga County commissioners planning location for medical merchandise mart )
February 2, 2009... Conducting public business in private is no way to rally support for a massive project that involves large amounts of taxpayer dollars. It's why we can't embrace the surprise decision late last month by the Cuyahoga County commissioners to...

CHOICE BITS.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... He's willing to give more than just a little bit * Progressive Corp. chairman Peter B. Lewis earned a spot on the Slate 60, an annual listing of the largest charitable contributions of the years. Mr. Lewis was ranked No. 54 on the...

Fed's interest rate cut hurts Legal Aid; Cleveland nonprofit expects 80% dip in chunk of funds from interest-bearing escrow accounts.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: ARIELLE KASS The Federal Reserve's last rate cut was intended to stimulate the economy, but it's strangling Cleveland's Legal Aid Society. State money that's used to fund the organization is just a fifth of what it was in...

GOING PLACES.(Rosemary Rehner joins as director)(Richard D. Parker joins as chairman)(Erin R. Barker-Brown joins as associate)
February 2, 2009... JOB CHANGES FINANCIAL SERVICE BARNES WENDLING CPAS INC.: Rosemary Rehner to director. BARNES WENDLING VALUATION SERVICES INC.: Rosanne Aumiller to director. BCG&CO.: John L. Darr to tax manager. CROWE HORWATH LLP:...

Health care reform takes center stage; Local providers take more active role by imploring lawmakers to reshape industry.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Local health care providers are in contact with lawmakers a lot these days. Whether it's through face-to-face meetings, e-mails, letters or phone calls, health care leaders have ramped up their efforts to...

CLOSING TIME.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... A look at some of the store closings due to major retailers exiting the Northeast Ohio market: * Circuit City: In November, the embattled electronics company announced it would close six Northeast Ohio stores, in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Falls,...

New Goodyear HQ project caught in credit crunch.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: CHRISTINE GORDILLO Add the Goodyear world headquarters project in east Akron to the list of proposed developments that have stalled due to the recent credit freeze. The $900 million, 600-acre project, originally scheduled to...

Venture capital fund's investments gain steam.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: CHUCK SODER Healthy people, a healthy economy and a healthy return on investment. Those are the three things that the partners behind an emerging venture capital fund in Northeast Ohio hope to create as they ramp up their...

Super-low inventories don't assure fast rebound; Recovery will dependon when manufacturers refill "destocked' shelves.(business logistics)
February 2, 2009... Byline: DAN SHINGLER What goes down must come up or at least those watching the manufacturing economy hope that will be the case with inventory levels, which have been dropping along with confidence in the economy. There's little...

SPACE TO SPARE; With retailers' mass exodus in full stride, real estate firms expect continued struggle to find tenants.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: BRAD DICKEN The retail industry has been taking a pounding in the battered economy, leaving a growing number of storefronts sitting dark and empty. In recent months, Circuit City, Value City, Linens-N-Things, Steve and Barry's...

Push to cut regulatory red tapegains steam.
February 2, 2009... Byline: JAY MILLER It was only one phrase in a State of the State address that emphasized education reform, but Gov. Ted Strickland didn't forget to include two words that businesses around the state have been waiting a long time to hear:...

Refinancing requests rise rapidly; Banks see chance for new business from homeowners lured by low rates.
February 2, 2009... Byline: ARIELLE KASS With interest rates lower than they've ever been and the Federal Reserve showing no signs of raising its target rate, Northeast Ohio banks are reporting a wave of business from people coming in to refinance their...

REPORTERS' NOTEBOOK.(Diary entry)
February 2, 2009... How big is small? Ask Magnet * Cleveland's Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network, or Magnet, is looking to attract more small manufacturers, in part by upsizing its definition of what a small company is. Magnet's Community of Smaller...

With glut of existing buildings, bargains available in office market.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD Get ready for recession chic to remake the office market. In the same way that consumers switched to fast food from higher-priced restaurants, wary businesses shedding employees and slashing spending are developing...

THE WEEK; JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1.(Eaton Corp. reorganized its businesses)(Private equity firm Morgenthaler Partners has entered into a partnership with Lesco Inc)(Cleveland Clinic announced renovation plans)
February 2, 2009... The big story: Students and a gaping budget deficit were at the top of Gov. Ted Strickland's agenda in the State of the State address. To close a $7.3 billion budget gap, the governor said he will cut $3.2 billion from a state budget that was...

WHAT'S NEW.(NEWS)
February 2, 2009... COMPANY: Moen Inc., North Olmsted PRODUCT: 1255 Duralast cartridge Moen says the "heart and soul of a good faucet is its cartridge, and for the first time in nearly 30 years, the company is making a change in this key piece of...

A broad approach; Proponents of forward-thinking universal design tout benefits enjoyed by majority of a space's users.
February 2, 2009... Byline: SHARON SCHNALL Architect Sally Levine, owner of Levine Architecture & Design Ltd. of Shaker Heights, is an active proponent of universal design, the discipline that addresses how thoughtful design can serve the broadest number of...

COMING NEXT WEEK; Small Business.
February 2, 2009... Being laid off from your job may seem like the end of the world, but actually can be the springboard for a rewarding new type of venture - your own business, some local "forced entrepreneurs" say.

COMING UP.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... It's time again to honor Northeast Ohio's Health Care Heroes. Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 27 in the following categories: health care advocate, volunteer, allied health, nurse, employer achievement in health care, advancements...

CHOICE BITS.
February 9, 2009... Some businesses are cobbling together gains * It turns out not everyone is down at the heels these days. The Wall Street Journal on Feb. 2 reported that while the recession "is battering big swaths of the U.S. economy, it (has) given a...

State budget proposal reflects new era.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: Brian Tucker It was interesting that Gov. Ted Strickland, in outlining his proposed budget last week, took a couple steps that most would have expected from a Republican. And then, there were others that many would have expected...

Construction costs' decline a sign of times; With builders hungry for sparse work, customers find favorable prices for their big-ticket projects.
February 9, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD Peter Mac Ewan and his Cuyahoga Community College colleagues are engaged in an unprecedented debate about the building business: Should they include any factor for inflation when they seek bids totaling $40 million...

OPINION.(Ohio Civil Service Employees Association)
February 9, 2009... Fine whine Andy Douglas either doesn't have a clue about economics or lives with a bag over his head. How else can you explain the whiny lament made by Mr. Douglas, head of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, that some of his...

It's the Mall or not at all for Med Mart, convention center; Developer to relay why plan has no alternative.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: JAY MILLERCOPYRIGHT 2009, CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS There's no backup location for the proposed convention center and medical merchandise mart that Cuyahoga County commissioners plan to construct on the Mall in downtown Cleveland....

STAYING ON TRACK; System to monitor patients, staff at Cleveland Clinic's Glickman institute draws rave reviews from users.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: CHUCK SODER here are no good hiding spots on the seventh and eighth floors of the Cleveland Clinic's new Glickman Tower. A sensor system installed when the tower was built last year allows the staff of the Glickman Urological...

Getting wound up for the toy fair.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Some of the smaller toy buyers and sellers attending the American International Toy Fair the week of Feb. 15 in New York plan on perusing the new products, with practicality and value at the forefront of their minds. However, the economy has...

NEXT WEEK.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Crain's joins forces with regional technology advocacy group NorTech to identify and honor in the 2009 NorTech Innovation Awards the top innovations in categories ranging from advanced energy and biosciences to instrumentation control and...

Park View's new leader to redefine bank's role.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: ARIELLE KASS Park View Federal Savings Bank's failed merger last spring with Youngstown's Home Savings and Loan Co. meant Park View chairman and CEO John R. "Jack Male had to wait to retire. But not too long. The...

Lawsuit puts spotlight on Erieview tower; Werner Minshall's skyscraper investment faces foreclosure action, 25% vacancy rate.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD If the 40-story Tower at Erieview office building and the accompanying Galleria shopping center in downtown Cleveland are struggling, the man behind them isn't letting on. The attached properties are back in the...

FOR THE RECORD.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... COALITION COMMITS $16M TO VENTURE FUND * Northeast Ohio has a new source of venture capital, but it isn't nearly as big as it was intended to be. A coalition of regional institutions has committed $16 million to create the NEO Capital...

REPORTERS' NOTEBOOK.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Ocean's Eleven it's not; Eleven River it plans to be * A residential project of modernist design is on the drawing boards for the west side of the Rocky River. Developer Andrew Brickman and the same group of partners that plans to...

GRAND OPENINGS.(Directory)
February 9, 2009... GO! BISTRO 1261 SOM Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124 www.go-bistro.com Go! Bistro is a casual restaurant offering a variety of sandwiches, salads, burgers, ribs, pastas, beer and wine. It is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday...

Limo services try to stay on a roll; Firms ride out tough times, bring specialty offerings to the road.(effect of recession on limousine services)
February 9, 2009... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER It's not just about getting there; it's about how you get there. At least that's what some local limousine firms are hoping for in this age of cost cutbacks. In fact, some in Northeast Ohio are offering expanded...

THE INTERVIEW; AL PLASTOW.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: AMY ANN STOESSEL When Al Plastow was working as a business consultant, he was amazed at how much technology was mismanaged at businesses of all sizes. "The unnecessary spending was just astounding, said Mr. Plastow, who in...

SHORT TAKES.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... * RUBBED THE RIGHT WAY: Massage Envy, a national franchise, is slated to open its newest clinic at The Promenade at Crocker Park this Tuesday, Feb. 10. The business offers monthly memberships similar to those offered at health clubs.Our goal is...

Strickland shifts economic development priorities; Governor's 2010-11 budget proposal outlines new program funding, while others get the ax.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: JAY MILLER When it comes to economic development programs, Gov. Ted Strickland both giveth and taketh away in his proposed state budget for the 2010-2011 biennium. The governor's budget provides money for new programs that are...

RETAILERS TAKE STOCK; Value, conservation key in purchasing plans of toy fair buyers, sellers.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Given the dismal holiday retail season of 2008 and the economic uncertainties of 2009, maybe the theme of this year's American International Toy Fair should be "Some Assembly Required. As local buyers and sellers...

SKY'S THE LIMIT; Established ventures illustrate potential in forced entrepreneurship.(business planning in economic depressions)
February 9, 2009... Byline: JOEL HAMMOND Layoff got you down? Want better control over your future? It's not a pipe dream, according to some Northeast Ohio entrepreneurs who started their own ventures following a layoff. With hundreds of thousands of...

WHAT'S NEW.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... THE COMPANY: Nutek, Chagrin Falls THE PRODUCT: Bolt Off, LubFix and Shield It lubricants Nutek founders Cathy Horton and Kim Novotney say the soy-based household lubricants are the kind of "smart green products that should appeal to...

THE WEEK; FEBRUAURY 2-8.(NEWS)
February 9, 2009... The big story: PNC Financial Services Group, the new owner of National City Corp., plans to eliminate 5,800 positions 10% of its work force of more than 59,000 as it contends with the recession. PNC said it expects to complete the cuts by...

Corridor of Commerce.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... This section explores the infrastructure makeup of and economic development policies in Northeast Ohio's western corridor of commerce, which includes the growing communities of Westlake and Avon as well as established "burbs such as Lakewood...

DRIVEN TO CLEVELAND; While some top automakers bypass Detroit's extravaganza, they're still stopping at I-X Center for consumer-heavy show.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Detroit's annual North American International Auto Show may grab widespread press attention and bigwig visits, but its sibling in Cleveland may offer something of even greater value these days: Consumer interest. ...

It's magic.(tax policy)
February 16, 2009... Ted Strickland is prepared to use a few billion dollars of federal stimulus money to pull off some financial sleight of hand that would create the illusion that the state has dealt prudently with a gaping, $7 billion hole in its next two-year...

Let's hope we experience a rebound.(Viewpoint essay)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Brian Tucker As I write this, all of Washington is atwitter about the president's proposed economic stimulus plan, and despite all the dire evidence that this economy was going to wreck more lives, passage of the bill was becoming...

Choice Bits.(Council of Smaller Enterprises)
February 16, 2009... If Chicago's our company,we love misery * Forbes, you're going to have to do a lot better than this if you want to continue to try to convince your readers Cleveland is a dreadful place. Cleveland placed fourth last week on Forbes'...

Twinsburg fastens sights on new neighbor; Seeking to consolidate Solon, Oakwood sites, manufacturer weighs tax incentives in place.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD FFR-DSI Inc., which does business as Fasteners for Retail, is studying consolidating its Solon headquarters-warehouse and an Oakwood Village warehouse into an empty, 256,000-square-foot warehouse in Twinsburg. ...

FOR THE RECORD.(Erie Island Coffee Co opens a new coffee store)(EMH Regional Healthcare System acquires North Ohio Medical Imaging)(The Burton D. Morgan Foundation has awarded $616,250 in grants )(Brief article)
February 16, 2009... GLAZEN STUDIOS FOUNDER BREWS UP NEW BUSINESS * The first landlocked Erie Island Coffee Co. store is set to open this Thursday, Feb. 19, on East Fourth Street in downtown Cleveland, with two others in the works if all goes well. Alan Glazen,...

Clinic's growth plan reaches new heights; Capital spending to hit $2.3 billion with expansion projects locally and abroad.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Cleveland Clinic is acknowledging that its capital spending plans are more aggressive and geographically diverse than widely thought. The medical giant for a few years now has talked about its $1.2 billion...

Rural hospitals a boon for teleradiology firm; Franklin & Seidelmann plans to bolster staff.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND One local teleradiology business continues to grow even as the recession deepens. Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology is adding more small, rural hospitals to its list of clients, which is prompting...

As health benefit cuts grow, so does providers' interest in offering individual plans.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND As the recession forces layoffs and benefit cutbacks at many employers, more individual health insurance plans are popping up, though the question remains as to whether people who need such coverage will be able to...

Going Places.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... JOB CHANGES EDUCATION CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Stephanie Morales to director, Key Career Place, western campus. FINANCE CRESTMARK BANK: Gerald Tidd to vice president, business development. FIRSTMERIT CORP.: Douglas A....

National Safety Apparel's West Side deal is a steal; Firm buys W. 58th property from troubled auto supplier.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: STAN BULLARD Charles "Chuck Grossman, president of National Safety Apparel Co. of Cleveland, is in a rare position. Despite the recession, the maker of flame-resistant work clothing needs to expand. The result of his quest for...

Outspoken shareholder eyes more LNB influence; Osborne criticizes bank's underperformance.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: ARIELLE KASS With an April 2008 settlement that put two new members on LNB Bancorp's board of directors, leaders of the bank holding company thought a contentious fight with a few unhappy shareholders was behind them. Not so....

Arisdyne Systems Inc. Hydrodynamic cavitation for biodiesel production.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Kathy Ames Carr Arisdyne has found a way to harness the power of the hydrodynamic cavitation process for biofuel production, which in its uncontrolled form is destructive to turbulent-flow systems. The Cleveland-based firm says...

About the judges.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... The panel of judges for this year's NorTech Innovation Awards was selected to represent a broad range of expertise from academia, venture capital, private industry and economic development from throughout the Northeast Ohio region. The...

Despite financing "hell,' med mart likely safe.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: JAY MILLER The kinks in the worldwide financial system that have turned the public finance market on its head are stalling at least one major construction project in Northeast Ohio, though they likely won't impede the biggest...

Nortech Innovation Awards 2009.(Brief article)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Amy Ann Stoessel Innovation is alive and well in Northeast Ohio, and the NorTech Innovation Awards program aims to prove it. The awards program highlights innovations from companies, entrepreneurs, universities and nonprofit...

The University of Akron, Kencak LLC; Bioartificial pancreas.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Amy Ann Stoessel There may be new hope for those living with diabetes thanks to the development of a bioartificial pancreas. The innovation, under development by the University of Akron and KenCak LLC, a University of Akron...

PATHOGEN SYSTEMS INC. Rapid pathogen detection system.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Arielle Kass When dangerous bacteria are found in water at the beach, it takes 24 hours for results to come back from a lab and be posted by the health department. By then, the people who swam in that water likely are long gone...

POWDERMET INC. SComP syntactic composites.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: John Booth Euclid-based Powdermet Inc. wants to make metals stronger, lighter and better. The company's syntactic composites metals reinforced with "microballoons do just that, and at a lower cost than comparable materials like...

Quality ElectroDynamics LLC; Ultra-Compact MRI pre-amplifier.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Jay Miller Quality ElectroDynamics LLC makes the coils that amplify radio signals used by magnetic resonance imaging equipment to build an image of the human body on a computer monitor. The company's miniaturized MRI...

SENSOR DEVELOPMENT CORP. Microbial volatile organic compound sensor.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Joel Hammond Strongsville-based Sensor Development Corp. is doing its part to keep some of the food you eat free from potentially deadly toxins. The company is developing a sensor for grain elevators that would provide...

NEUROWAVE SYSTEMS INC; The NeuroSENSE Monitor.
February 16, 2009... Byline: Stan Bullard Eight full-timers and six part-timers at NeuroWave Systems Inc. in Cleveland Heights are preparing to start manufacturing a new medical device that uses brain waves to gauge the effectiveness of anesthesia during...

Greenfield Solar Corp. High-intensity photovaltaic concentrator.(Brief article)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Chuck Soder Solar made simple could be the tagline for GreenField Solar Corp. The North Ridgeville company aims to lower the cost of producing solar power with its new StarGen solar concentrator: an 11-square-meter dish of mirrors...

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, ZIN TECHNOLOGIES; vMetrics.
February 16, 2009... Byline: Dan Shingler When NASA wanted to develop a way to monitor the health of astronauts during "extra vehicular activities space walks to most of us it didn't have to go far. Middleburg Heights-based Zin Technologies had the know-how...

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; Viral disease biotech platform.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Shannon Mortland Eric Arts and his research team at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine have invented a technology to monitor treatment in HIV-infected patients and to identify when a drug is being resisted. ...

The Nortech Award Finalists.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... * AmTrust Bank, Electronic Signature Solution: AmTrust Bank's 4-year-old eSign technology can cut the amount of time it takes to sign closing documents on a mortgage to just 15 minutes. The electronic signature technology is tamper-proof and...

YOUTH MOVEMENT.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... In 2008, there were 17.7 million blacks in the U.S. labor force, accounting for 11% of all Americans age 16 and older who were employed or looking for work. The black labor force is younger than the total labor force, as 64% of black workers...

Consumers drive this auto show.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... As Northeast Ohio gears up for the Cleveland Auto Show, which runs Feb. 28 through March 8, industry observers say the event's visibility matches or eclipses Detroit's show because Cleveland's show typically generates more consumer action and...

Travel company replaces top exec.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: Chuck Soder Longtime Northeast Ohio entrepreneur Ed Tromczynski has been replaced as the top executive of a group travel web site company, which recently moved to Northeast Ohio, because the company's board wanted to move in a new...

Banks depart from norm, turn to web to unload foreclosed homes.(NEWS)
February 16, 2009... Byline: ARIELLE KASS Banks aren't in the business of selling property. But with home foreclosures at record highs, many have far more houses on their hands than they'd like, which is causing some to take an active hand in disposing of...

Reporters Notebook.(NEWS)(Diary entry)
February 16, 2009... The opposite of overtime * Reasoning that some work is better than none at all, some companies are shortening the hours of employees to save costs rather than laying them off entirely. Manufacturers are the most likely companies to use...

THE WEEK.(Aleris International Inc)(Diversified Realty Corp paid its debt to Kohl's Corp)(Cleveland Clinic contracts with MinuteClinic)
February 16, 2009... The big story: Aleris International Inc., a producer and recycler of aluminum products that's based in Beachwood, said its U.S. subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors. Aleris, which is owned by private equity...

FINDING THE MIDDLE GROUND; Coalition of local business, union leaders work to send message of improved labor-management relations here.
February 16, 2009... Byline: DAN SHINGLER Unions. The mere word evokes an emotional response from many people. Economic development officials and business representatives say the response is so strong that it keeps some companies from even considering a...

What's New.(Versa Scrub Green)(Brief article)
February 16, 2009... COMPANY: Malish Corp., Willoughby PRODUCT: Versa-Scrub Green Malish, a maker of floor machine and surface cleaning brushes and accessories, is going green with the introduction of its 100%-recyclable Versa-Scrub Green. The product...

Uneasy clients force ad agencies to adjust; Ohio beats industry's national employment rate, but long-term shaky amid layoffs, reassignments 110% effort requiredDigital divide.(NEWS)
February 23, 2009... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Local ad agencies are on the same wild ride as everybody else. There are ups digital marketing firm DigiKnow has added 10 employees over the last year, and ad agency Marcus Thomas is looking to grow. And there are...

AEROSPACE TURBULENCE; Despite backlog of orders to fill, industry suppliers skittish as further production plans up in the air.(NEWS)
February 23, 2009... Byline: CHUCK SODER big backlog of orders for commercial aircraft isn't enough to protect aerospace parts suppliers in Northeast Ohio from the recession. Several area companies that make parts for commercial aircraft said they're...

Buy American clause stirs debate; Many manufacturers on board, while economists warn of retaliation by excluded foreign nationsOpportunity knocks.(NEWS)
February 23, 2009... Byline: DAN SHINGLER Buy American. It's a common refrain, but in terms of federal policy, not everyone buys that concept like it's 10-cent apple pie even in a steelmaking, manufacturing-oriented town such as Cleveland. The $787...