Crain's Cleveland Business articles from January 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from January 2003

Fly right.(Opinion)(Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and regional governance)(Editorial)
January 6, 2003... Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is Northeast Ohio's most valuable physical asset, but it never will achieve its fullest potential until the city-owned airport is brought under regional governance. Mayor Jane Campbell must be willing to...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(includes, Akron City Hospital opens women's health unit)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... * ALL WOMEN, ALL THE TIME: Akron's first Women's Health Unit recently opened at Summa Health System's Akron City Hospital. The 23-bed unit is an all-female setting and features private rooms, room service, specialized patient education and a...

McDonald unit bucks the bears; Equities group enjoys record year for biz despite market's dour '02.(Finance)(McDonald Investments' Equity Capital Markets Group)
January 6, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Despite another down year for the stock market, McDonald Investments' Equity Capital Markets Group just wrapped up a record year of raising capital for clients. The group in 2002 managed or co-managed 34 public...

Deja vu: Stein Roe outpost to close.(Finance)(Stein Roe Investment Counsel L.L.C. to close Cleveland office)
January 6, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Stein Roe Investment Counsel LLC, a Chicago-based money management firm, is closing the doors to its Cleveland office - again. It's the second time the office has been shut down since 1999. A little more than a...

Payment system paying off for providers of skilled nursing.(Health Care)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2003... Under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, Medicare payments substantially have exceeded providers' costs, according to a new report from the General Accounting Office. Implemented in 1997 as part of the Balanced...

Dip in grants draws investment strategy scrutiny.(Health Care)
January 6, 2003... Byline: LAURA BENKO Crain News Service Stung by mounting investment losses, some of the nation's largest health care ``conversion foundations'' are being forced to curtail their grant making, raising questions about the aggressiveness of...

$6.8M has NextMed ready to grow.(Cover Story)(NextMed Systems Inc. )
January 6, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Flush with $6.8 million of fresh venture capital and a new executive team, NextMed Systems Inc. is poised to move into the passing lane in the race to become a nationwide provider of administrative...

Change in wings for Flight Options.(Cover Story)(management changes possible)
January 6, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Flight Options LLC, a Richmond Heights company that sells fractional ownership interests in new and used corporate jets, is about to go through an ownership change itself that could lead to the removal of CEO Kenn...

HR exec to lead county work force efforts.(News)(Cuyahoga County appoints human resources executive, Robert Paponetti)
January 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Cuyahoga County has chosen an experienced human resources executive from the private sector to fill the long-vacant position of work force development director. County commission- ers on Dec. 27 hired Robert...

Area job losses pile up; Economy hits Cuyahoga's industrial employment hardest.(News)
January 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The economic slowdown that began in the first quarter of 2001 has taken a heavy toll on employment in Northeast Ohio, according to state data that tracks quarterly job and payroll trends. Total employment in the...

Retail vacancies hit record levels.(Cover Story)
January 6, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The damage from continued store shutdowns in Northeast Ohio shoved shopping center vacancies to a record 10.1% as of Jan. 1 from 9.2% a year ago, according to a just-released report on retail real estate by CB Richard...

Unhealthy people make for unhealthy economy.(Health Care)(Editorial)
January 6, 2003... Byline: EILEEN BEAL As Northeast Ohio greets the new year, it faces major health challenges that must be overcome if the economic vitality of the region is to be regained and maintained. ``The best indicator of a region's economic...

Suppliers scout out Central Europe.(News)(Commerce Department briefing describes business opportunites in Central Europe)
January 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Northeast Ohio exporters and international marketers are identifying sales opportunities in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia as those countries' approaching membership in the European Union is expected to...

Going Places.(People)(appointments, various companies)
January 6, 2003... Job Changes Architecture SPICE COSTANTINO ARCHITECTS INC.: Daniel R. Hudak and Glen F. Zeisset to associates. Financial Services STERLING: Eugene Robinson to senior research analyst; Satricia A. Rice to director, investment...

Homes to rise in Ohio City; Software exec expects 14 brownstones to be ready by this summer.(Real Estate)(Jeff Makar invests in real estate development project)
January 6, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Jeff Makar runs a software consulting company, but his sideline passion for real estate is about to result in a $5 million townhouse development in Ohio City. Mr. Makar, 34, president and CEO of Orbis Solutions LLC...

The Interview; A conversation with Heidi Schweighofer, president and owner, Schweighofer and Associates Inc. of Hudson.(Health Care)(Interview)
January 6, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Heidi Schweighoefer is prepped and ready to confront what the future brings to her four-employee Hudson company. It specializes in consulting with hospitals regarding their Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

Land deal may mean tony homes near TRW.(Real Estate)(possible real estate development project in Lyndhurst by River Creek L.L.C.)
January 6, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Another tony residential development might rise in Lyndhurst thanks to a sale of property near the former headquarters of what was TRW Inc. In its waning weeks as a Lyndhurst-based corporation before its...

Late News.(includes, PGT Industries Inc. acquires Binnings Building Products)
January 6, 2003... DEVELOPER BUYS THEATRICAL GRILL MRN Ltd., a developer of downtown loft apartments and the Holiday Inn Express near Public Square, has latched onto another Cleveland landmark: the famed Theatrical Grill. The nightclub is associated with the...

Datebook.(Calendar)
January 6, 2003... Week of Jan. 11-17 Monday Economic Forecasting Roundtable. Sponsored by Cleveland Association for Business Economics. Cleveland Athletic Association, 1118 Euclid Ave. 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $22 members and full-time students with...

A different way to treat dementia; Heather Hill uses integrative therapies, `person-centered' approach to care.(Health Care)
January 6, 2003... Byline: CHRISSY KADLECK Barb Bagdonas didn't miss a beat after thankfully accepting a lamp and a lampshade from a resident midway through a tour of the dementia care services unit at the Corinne Dolan Center, a part of UHHS/Heather Hill...

Avoid mistakes regarding employee leave law.(Health Care)(Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 )
January 6, 2003... Byline: NANCY M. BARNES Enlightened human resources policies that take into consideration an employee's family and health problems help to attract and retain quality workers and can lead to employee loyalty and higher productivity. ...

NextMed's crew personifies perseverance.(Opinion)(NextMed Systems )(Editorial)
January 6, 2003... Byline: Chris Thompson Terry Murphy. Remember that name when you're wondering whether your entrepreneurial dreams will ever come true. When you're hoarding every penny to make payroll, remember the story of Mr. Murphy and NextMed...

Employees can turn to web for wellness.(Health Care)
January 6, 2003... Byline: EILEEN BEAL With health insurance costs skyrocketing and no relief in site, employers are looking for work site health and wellness programs that can improve the physical, mental and emotional health of their employees and put a...

K&D adds piece to expanding portfolio.(Real Estate)(purchases Oliver House apartment building in Shaker Heights)
January 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD K&D Group of Mentor, a fast-growing acquirer and operator of apartment buildings, has made another big purchase with the addition to its portfolio of the upscale Oliver House in Shaker Heights. Doug Price, CEO of...

Creating a 24-hour community key if Cleveland is to compete.(Opinion)(Editorial)
January 13, 2003... Byline: SANDY COAKLEY The city of Cleveland has always had a survivor mentality. The city has recovered from John D. Rockefeller moving Standard Oil to New York and the kid mayor pushing Cleveland to the very edge of bankruptcy. And now we...

Friendship turns to biz partnership.(Small Business)(Tri-Source Title profile)
January 13, 2003... Byline: TAMMY BATTAGLIA Two decades ago, they played toddler games together. Now, three childhood chums from Macedonia work hard and play hard as founders of a blossoming title agency in downtown Cleveland. Steady growth at the...

NeuroControl makes shift in product mix.(shelves original product intended to stimulate hand movement in favor of one to help stroke victims)(Cover Story)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY NeuroControl Corp. in Valley View, a 10-year-old bioengineering company that has been rethinking its business strategy, is awaiting federal approval of a new product for stroke victims that company officials expect...

Hopkins expansion team's pay shrinks.(Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)(News)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT A recently approved $11 million, two-year contract to cover the final stage of a new 9,000-foot runway at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport reflects a $6 million decrease from a previous two-year contract for...

Linsalata plans to grow Mass. catalog company.(of recently acquired Potpourri Holdings Inc.)(News)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Potpourri Holdings Inc., a catalog retailer recently purchased by private investment firm Linsalata Capital Partners of Mayfield Heights, is headed for a growth spurt. With no plans to move the catalog business...

Auction helps Globe Metallurgical avoid Ch. 11; Inventory, accounts receivable fetch $24M.(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Globe Metallurgical Inc. of Independence, the country's largest producer of foundry alloys and a major supplier of silicon metal, has staved off creditors through an auction of its accounts receivable and raw...

Going Places.(People)(multiple business appointment news briefs)
January 13, 2003... Job Changes Finance FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND: Sandra Pianalto to president. Government CITY OF CLEVELAND: Thomas Anastos to assistant director of law; Teresa Beasley to chief assistant director of law for real estate...

Liquidation proceeds friendlier for investors.(Small Business)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Carl Grassi In today's economy, many corporations have been forced to re-evaluate the contributions being made by different segments of their business. A common method for increasing overall profitability is to discontinue the...

Cardinal lands $4.7 million, keeps focus on IPO plans.(CardinalCommerce Corp. )(Technology)
January 13, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Budding software firm CardinalCommerce Corp. has raised $4.7 million from wealthy individuals and families to help fuel an expansion plan that company officials hope culminates in an initial public...

Stem cells generate buzz.(stem cell research may be catalyst to develop biotechnology industry in Northeast Ohio)(Cover Story)(Cover Story)
January 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN In the scientific world, stem cells have the potential to grow into almost any type of tissue in the human body and to lead to cures for disease and injury. But for Northeast Ohio, stem cells - especially adult cells...

Poly-Carb on brink of sealing China deal.(negotiating contract to sell weatherproofing materials to city of Wuhan for roadway system)(Cover Story)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Poly-Carb Inc. of Solon is waiting to learn if the road to riches runs through China. A delegation of Chinese transportation officials last week visited Poly-Carb to negotiate a multimillion-dollar purchase of the...

Tax Liens.(listed by company)(News)(Brief Article)
January 13, 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...

City debates if ads will work out at rec centers.(selling corporate sponsorships for public recreation centers)(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT A joint committee of Cleveland City Council has held up legislation regarding a plan by the city's Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties to sell corporate advertising space in the city's recreation centers....

Grand Openings.(Passport Health Inc., CRM Coaching & Technology Services L.L.C. and J Donohoe & Associates L.L.C.)(Small Business)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Passport Health Inc. 29525 Chagrin Blvd. Beachwood 44122 www.passporthealthusa.com The company provides immunizations, travel health products, information and counseling to people preparing to travel abroad. Clients are...

Late News.(briefs on tax decision on Bluff City Steel LLC, a new hub for the Great Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, new facility for Regional Diagnostics and other news briefs)
January 13, 2003... CUY. STEEL BUYER SEEKS TAX BREAK Cuyahoga County commissioners this week will hear a request by the city of Solon to provide Bluff City Steel LLC, a wire processing company based in Memphis, Tenn., with a 10-year, 75% property tax abatement...

Metrics analysis can benefit biz.(to efficiently organize and analyze data)(Small Business)
January 13, 2003... Byline: BRIAN MEISENBACH Most businesses can be challenged by using limited resources to reduce time-consuming and redundant administrative tasks while using information technology systems quickly to find trends that will grow business....

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 13, 2003... Week of Jan. 18-24 Monday Economic Outlook for 2003. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East chapter. The Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8 p.m. $18. Information, 216-481-8080 or...

How They Did It; A look at how small business owners tackled a challenge.(Luscious Verde Cards)(Small Business)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Deanna Bottar Who? Luscious Verde Cards, Shaker Square. Did what? Founded a company with only $200 in startup funding. When? September 2001 The owners: Chris-Anna Sterling, 32, and Wendy Solganik, 32, both former...

More Medina land slated for development projects.(housing development plans by Richfield Group and Apple Group)(Real Estate)
January 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Two groups of developers in Medina County are launching massive residential estates in increasingly developed Medina Township, near the county's northern tier. The larger of the subdivisions is River Trace, which...

ISGee whiz.(Northeast Ohio pursues technology development; cites example of International Steel Group's proposed acquisition of Bethlehem Steel Corp.)(Opinion)
January 13, 2003... The region correctly is pursuing with much energy the development of technology components to its economy. However, the next time someone tells you that we should stop chasing smokestacks, remind them that the most successful growth company to...

Remote backup can be a data savior.(backing up computer files)(Small Business)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Mie-Yun Lee If your ``to-do'' list is like that of many small businesses, backing up your computer files is unlikely to rank among your top 10 action items. That is, of course, unless you have suffered a major data loss. Even...

Ads during game go to head of the crass.(during the Cleveland Browns playoff game)(Opinion)(Column)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker In the wake of the Browns' late-season run into the playoffs, I found myself remembering the day that I watched the team's 1964 championship game with my father and a family friend. The picture, broadcast from an...

Short Takes.(home spa company, psychologist and masseuse share facility, DCI Inc. acquires Crystaloid Technologies Inc., and Echo Imaging finds new headquarters)(Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... * STRESS RELIEVER: What do you get when you cross a psychologist, a home spa company and a masseuse? A new practice in the Riverfront Building in Willoughby. David A. Kaleta recently moved his psychology practice from Mentor into the office...

New hotel comes at hard time; InterContinental's opening may put pinch on hurting downtown market.(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The new InterContinental Hotel & Conference Center set to open in April on the Cleveland Clinic campus likely will put a strain on the downtown hotel market, which already is bruised after battling a bad economy...

Sheakley Group buys online job applicant screening firm.(Interactive Information Service Inc.)(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Interactive Information Service Inc., a Cleveland provider of online job applicant screening services for human resource departments, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by the much larger Sheakley Group of...

Flood goes beyond blood relations; Paintmaker ventures outside the family in picking Ciepiel as new president.(Flood Co. picks executive from oustide the founding family, first in 162-year history)(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY After 162 years, outside blood is in the president's chair of The Flood Co. Anthony M. Ciepiel, former president and CEO of Realty One Inc. in Independence, is the new president and chief operating officer of...

Biz park plan centered on Premier site.(to be new home of Cleveland Medical Devices and two sister companies)(Real Estate)
January 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A Shaker Heights developer is poised to try to transform into a business park in Cleveland's Midtown neighborhood most of the five-building former home of Premier Farnell plc's U.S. operations. The foundation for...

New leader steps in as more depart Arter.(six attorneys, including a managing partner, leave Arter & Hadden LLP to form Bricker & Eckler LLP office)(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Six attorneys, including managing partner Richard Knoth, left the Cleveland office of Arter & Hadden LLP this month to establish the local office of Columbus-based Bricker & Eckler LLP - defections that are the latest...

Title picked for city tech boss; search still on to fill position.(Cleveland looks for 'tech czar,' or assistant director of innovation and technology, although there is no director to report to)(News)
January 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Cleveland city officials plan to chuck the autocratic title this year when the city hires its ``tech czar,'' but they still expect the person to be a proven technology leader able to retain existing tech companies and...

How it works.(timeline of stem cell and tissue production)(News)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... 1 Embryo An egg is fertilized or cloned to form an embryo. The embryo begins to divide. 2 1 to 5 days The embryo divides again and again and takes shape as a sphere called a blastocyst 3 5 to 7 days By this time...

Electrolock touts NASA work in attempt to lure more clients.(News)
January 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Electrolock Inc. in Hiram, a producer of insulation materials, sees broadening its customer base this year as the key to offsetting a downturn in the once-hot market for power generation equipment. To attract...

Baby Bell tactics are competition killers.(Opinion)(Editorial)
January 20, 2003... Byline: WILLIAM SCHUCK Competition has lowered long-distance prices more than 50% and cellular phone prices more than 30%. This is saving Ohio's small businesses millions of dollars a year. Similar savings can be expected if...

Higher ed needs money, not studies.(Opinion)(Column)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Last week, the first of what is sure to be a long list of disappointed interest groups in Ohio heard disheartening news from Gov. Bob Taft. Reality apparently is a little different than campaign rhetoric. Just ask...

Clinic lab turns ideas into a reality.(Technology)(Cleveland Clinic Medical Device Innovations group)
January 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Through the years, doctors and scientists at the Cleveland Clinic have been credited with developing artificial hearts, surgical implants, medical instruments and a host of other innovative devices to cure diseases...

Funding drought forces Viztec to sell off its tech.(News)(seeks buyer for liquid crystal display technology)
January 20, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Viztec Inc., once considered among Northeast Ohio's most promising technology startups, is looking for a buyer. The Twinsburg company was unable to secure sufficient capital to begin making...

Effort under way to rekindle Kinsman.(News)(capital investments for Kinsman Road development projects)
January 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Public and private planners are collaborating to restore the shine to Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood through several large, capital investments being considered for Kinsman Road. Leading the way is Ward 3...

CCF Innovations collects a lot more in licensing fees.(Technology)
January 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN CCF Innovations, the Cleveland Clinic's technology transfer and commercialization office, saw licensing fees it collected rise 13% last year from 2001, due primarily to a growing number of deals with companies that...

Going Places.(People)(executive appointments)
January 20, 2003... Job Changes Architecture TC ARCHITECTS: Susan B. Allen to associate. Education MYERS UNIVERSITY: Kenneth R. Johnson to director of East Side centers; Elisa M. Ramundo to director of admissions; Lewis L. Jones to vice...

Letters.
January 20, 2003... NextMed a team effort Editor: I appreciate Chris Thompson's Jan. 6 insights and commentary relating to myself and the startup of NextMed. This is an important perspective and our hope is that the NextMed story will help encourage...

On the Job; James Wade, chief information security officer for KeyCorp.(Technology)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Shasta Clark CrainTech.com Mission: James Wade doesn't like to be called a policeman, but he is as close as anyone gets to being a cybercop. As the chief information security officer for KeyCorp, Mr. Wade always is on the watch...

Who's got the power?(News)
January 20, 2003... In our April 7 issue, Crain's Cleveland Business will be unveiling The Power Pack, which will rank the 50 most influential people in Northeast Ohio. Consider this notice your invitation to recommend the people who should be part of this list,...

Patents.(issued to northeast Ohio companies)(Technology)(Directory)
January 20, 2003... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued the following patents to Northeast Ohio companies and individuals: Floral container Assignee: Independent inventor, Strongsville Issue date: Jan. 14 Filing date: May 24,...

Late News.(several business news briefs)
January 20, 2003... 160 JOBS TO BE LOST IN 2 PLANT CLOSINGS Two Northeast Ohio manufacturers have notified the state of Ohio of plant closings that will affect a total of 160 workers. Connector Service Corp. of Dallas will close its 57-employee computer...

ITS debt plan not without opposition.(International Total Services Inc.)(Finance)
January 20, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The long, painful journey of now-defunct International Total Services Inc., the Independence-based airport security services company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2001, soon might come to...

Next Digital Mixer is Feb. 18.(Technology)(Calendar)
January 20, 2003... The next battle in the war on the region's brain drain will be waged Feb. 18. The battleground will be the Sheraton Suites hotel in Cuyahoga Falls as dozens of employers will mix and mingle (not attack) hundreds of area college students...

Incubator backers look beyond Galleria for site.(Technology)
January 20, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Proponents of a downtown technology incubator, uncertain about docking at the Galleria amid its new owner's drive to revive the mall's retail space, are pondering other potential ports for the project. Neither...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... * WEB UPGRADE: The city of Cleveland is publishing all requests for proposals and invitations to bid on its web site. The site also allows businesses to download forms to become certified as Minority Business Enterprises and Female Business...

Planned Financial ready to grow into newly purchased HQ.(News)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Planned Financial Services, a financial planning firm in Brecksville, has bought its headquarters building for $1.24 million to expand its offices and position itself for growth. Planned Financial president Frank...

Group seeks top women biz owners.(News)
January 20, 2003... The Cleveland chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is accepting nominations for its Top Ten Women Business Owner awards program in Northeast Ohio. To qualify for the awards, nominees must have been in...

What's the plan?(Ohio lacks budget deficit plan from its governor)(Opinion)(Editorial)
January 20, 2003... Those who still are scratching their heads over how we could have endorsed Tim Hagan for governor need only observe the current ``deer in the headlights'' performance of Gov. Bob Taft as he faces Ohio's ever-widening budget deficit. At least...

ISG rolling toward IPO; CEO says steelmaker may go public as early as this summer.(International Steel Group Inc.)(Cover Story)(Cover Story)
January 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Not yet a year old, International Steel Group Inc. already is planning a public stock offering, which experts predict could revive investor interest in a restructured basic steel industry. ISG president and CEO...

Datebook.(Calendar)(Calendar)
January 20, 2003... Week of Jan. 25-31 Monday Enhancing Your Executive Presence and Image When Presenting. Sponsored by the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Flannery's Pub, 323 Prospect Ave. 6-8 p.m. $10 nonmembers. Information, 216-781-7782 or...

Botanical Garden ready to grow.(News)
January 20, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Cleveland Botanical Garden will fill about 40 full-time equivalent positions before it reopens in July with a nearly $45 million expansion and upgrade to the existing 37-year-old location in University Circle....

Tax Liens.(Cuyahoga County, Ohio)(News)
January 20, 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...

Startup hits stores with gadget-ready garment.(Technology)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Today's business world isn't ready to return to the stuffy trench coats and power ties of the 1980s. But it's learned too many lessons to go back to the slouchy apparel of the dot-com era. That leaves...

HR Group lands big clients; Boeing, Bank of America work should boost revenues by a third.(NewsHuman Resource Group Inc. )
January 20, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND As the executive search business continues to feel the effects of the struggling economy, The Human Resource Group Inc. of Brecksville has bucked the trend by landing two new accounts - Boeing Co. and Bank of...

Convention consensus task toughens; Clout behind Jacobs-Ratner plan makes duo's site immediate contender.(Cover Story)(Cover Story)
January 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT and STAN BULLARD An unlikely alliance of two men who have spent years and millions of dollars duking it out in downtown's real estate market will be a big factor as business Cleveland struggles to settle on a site for...

NCS DataCom signs on to use Atlanta firm's tech.(AirDefense Inc. )(Technology )
January 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN An information technology and computer security consulting firm in Richmond Heights is offering small companies a way to secure their computer networks from hackers seeking to wreak havoc via wireless network access...

El Barrio teams up with work force development network.(News)
January 20, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND El Barrio, a West Side nonprofit organization that helps Hispanic immigrants learn to live and work in Greater Cleveland, hopes a new affiliation with a national work force development network will help the group...

Council OKs plan for bond reissue.(News)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Cleveland City Council last week approved a short-term plan to reissue $48.5 million in bonds originally sold in 1999 to finance part of the $66.5 million purchase of the International Exposition Center from Brook...