Crain's Cleveland Business articles from July 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from July 2003

Taking chance on change.(Special Report)(Larry Goddard)(Interview)
July 7, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL In the 1970s, South Africa was perhaps one of the most beautiful places on earth, but it wasn't the most pleasant place to live. Anger and violence, caused by decades of institutionalized racial injustice and...

Reviving the castle: Investor looks to turn West Side landmark into club.(Charles Milsaps buys Franklin Castle)
July 7, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Franklin Castle, an 1881-vintage mansion in Ohio City with a reputation for being haunted, has a prospective buyer who hopes to spend $3 million transforming the structure into a private social club. For real...

Building a better backbone; Clinic doc's bone screw will soon hit market.(News)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI Frustrated by his failed attempts to design a bone screw that could hold bones more solidly than existing models, Dr. Isador Lieberman, an orthopedic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, turned to a late-night bottle...

Tenn. logistics firm to open office in area.(News)(Cornerstone Systems)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Cornerstone Systems, a nationwide intermodal transportation company based in Memphis, Tenn., plans to open an office in Akron this summer. Ohio native Bev Abel, who has worked for more than 10 years in transportation and logistics, will...

Coffee machine biz on new grounds.(News)(Saeco USA Inc. moving to Glenwillow)
July 7, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Saeco USA Inc., the seller and distributor of automatic espresso and coffee-making machines for Saeco International Group SPA of Bologna, Italy, this fall plans to move its U.S. headquarters and distribution center to...

It's only money.(Opinion)(Ohio budget surplus)
July 7, 2003... Smoke `em if you got `em. It's the quintessential line from World War II movies, a phrase spoken by sergeants and lieutenants to their men to signal that the soldiers could take a short break from fighting the enemy. Of course, everyone knows...

Akron chicken chain spreads wings with plan for 11 stores.(News)(White House Chicken)
July 7, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND White House Chicken is flying the coop of its hometown Akron area and is heading for bigger roosts such as Cuyahoga County, Columbus and Pittsburgh. Brian Canale, owner of the White House Chicken restaurants in...

Move up by Forest City Cos. lets tortilla maker move in.(News)(Fiesta Guadalajara)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Forest City Cos. needed to sell its building on Scranton Road so it could move its packaging, shipping and industrial sewing businesses - housed in two West Side buildings - to larger quarters. At the same time, Fiesta...

Datebook.(Calendar)
July 7, 2003... Week of July 12-18 Wednesday Develop Speaking and Leadership Skills. Sponsored by the East Side Toastmasters. Shaker Heights Main Library, 16500 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights. 7-9 p.m. Free. Information, 216-486-4464. Friday ...

Ex-Steris exec to head up Imalux.(News)(J. Lloyd Breedlove)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Imalux Corp., a startup developer of imaging technology designed to detect precancerous cells, has lured a former Steris Corp. executive back to Northeast Ohio. J. Lloyd Breedlove, 55, a senior vice president at...

As endowments fall, fallouts hit; 3-year slide spurs cost cutting at area schools.
July 7, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND With endowment values at most Northeast Ohio colleges and universities down for a third consecutive year, some institutions are looking for ways to trim their operating costs, while others are watching closely to...

All Pro delivery deal drives plan for expansion to Fla.(News)(All Pro Freight Systems Inc. deal with Invacare Corp.)
July 7, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND A deal between Avon-based All Pro Freight Systems Inc. and wheelchair maker Invacare Corp. has prompted All Pro to expand to Florida - a move that's expected to boost the trucking company's annual revenues by more...

Tax breaks to help metal detector maker grow.(News)(CEIA USA Ltd.)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN CEIA USA Ltd., a company in Twinsburg that makes metal detectors in airports and government buildings for security purposes, has received state and local tax incentives to help construct a 22,000-square-foot...

Oxyfast to help treat diabetes-related wounds.(News)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Melvyn Burk does not claim to have the ultimate cure for painful, hard-to-heal wounds commonly associated with diabetes, but he's working on technology that he says substantially could speed the healing process. ...

Dance educator keeps students on their toes.(Special Report)(Gladisa Guadalupe)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN Gladisa Guadalupe's dream was to dance. Now, when she looks back across her 40 years, she knows she has accomplished that and much more, including educating the Cleveland community about the art of dance...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 7, 2003... A June 30, page 7 story about South Pointe Hospital misstated the number of seats in the auditorium. It has 150 seats. The story also misidentified the hospital's manager of marketing and public affairs. She is Denise Smith.

Headstrong Hungarian having a ball.(Special Report)(Danny Vegh)
July 7, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND America has been good to Danny Vegh. The 69-year-old owner of Danny Vegh's Billiards on Lorain Avenue makes a good living, loves his job and owns a nice house in Cleveland. But it didn't come easy, he said. It...

Grant to help CWRU buy brain scanner.(News)(Case Western Reserve University)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland will use a $4.1 million federal grant to buy scanning equipment that will help them look inside the human brain to understand how...

Erieview makeover lands first big tenant.(Walter & Haverfield)
July 7, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Werner Minshall, co-owner of the Galleria shopping mall and Tower at Erieview office building, says he's working with architects and his wife, Joan, to give the troubled complex new signs, colors and other improvements...

If you're confused, there are reasons.(Column)
July 7, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker As Americans prepared last week for the long holiday week, they would have been excused if they were feeling a bit schizophrenic. Consider this collection of headlines on the front page of The Akron Beacon...

Central Fed. growth plan starts with Fairlawn HQ.(News)(Central Federal Bank)
July 7, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Central Federal Bank, which has called Columbiana County home since 1892, has moved its headquarters to Fairlawn, the first step in a growth strategy crafted by new president and CEO David Vernon. Long a fixture in...

Going Places.(People)(appointments, various companies)
July 7, 2003... Job Changes Biotechnology CLEVELAND MEDICAL DEVICES INC.: Eric Sadowski to senior wireless engineer; David Halley to senior RF engineer; Margo Schildhouse to assistant to the president; Colin Perkins to network administrator. ...

From sorrow to serenity.(Special Report)(Jeanne Milicic)
July 7, 2003... Byline: Jeff Stacklin Jeanne Milicic knows about change and adversity - a necessary quality in her job as a certified occupational therapy assistant in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Cleveland Clinic. Working...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 7, 2003... A different view Editor: In response to the June 23 Personal View by Keith Ashmus of COSE and Thomas Sudow of the Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce, I find their views on Association Health Plans (AHPs) quite contrary to how...

GroundScape scooping up sales and distribution deals.(News)(GroundScape Technologies)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN GroundScape Technologies, a Brooklyn Heights producer of landscape and playground covering made from recycled shredded tires, is gaining some traction in sales and distribution of its products. Cary Senders, vice...

Late News.(local briefs)
July 7, 2003... MEGAREALTOR JOINS PRUDENTIAL SELECT Donna Glazer, a real estate agent known for selling luxury homes in the eastern suburbs, has joined the Pepper Pike office of Prudential Select Properties from Smythe, Cramer Co. Ms. Glazer said last...

Brit brings notion of nannies `cross the Pond.(Special Report)(Sheilagh Roth)
July 7, 2003... Byline: DEANNA BOTTAR Just last month, native Englander Sheilagh Roth journeyed to her homeland to visit family and friends. Among them was a woman she credits with influencing her life as a child in ways she didn't fully realize until...

Growing ProFile to make move into bigger digs.(News)(ProFile Imaging)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Partners Kevin O'Donnell and Terrence Lowis could have called their company "Two Guys and a Copy Machine'' when they started it just more than two years ago. Instead, they opted for the more businesslike moniker...

Downtown employment in decline.(News)
July 14, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The ease of commuting to and from Cleveland and the relative quiet in restaurants at lunchtime downtown are not illusions - fewer people are working in the center of the city. Preliminary results of an analysis of...

City narrows choices for tech vendor.(News)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The city of Cleveland is just weeks away from choosing a technology vendor to create, install and oversee a citywide telecommunications infrastructure that will connect nearly all of the city's 250...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)(North Coast Dogs L.L.C.)
July 14, 2003... Byline: Raizel Michelow Who: Michael Baugh, certified professional dog trainer, of North Coast Dogs LLC. on Madison Avenue in Lakewood and Center Road in Brunswick. Did what? Turned a passion for dog training into a viable business...

Obesity problem not for courts.(Opinion)(Column)
July 14, 2003... Byline: MICHAEL KIRSCH Years ago, folks were overweight because they ate too much. It wasn't the supermarket's fault. It wasn't the candy store's fault. It wasn't the fork's fault. Today's wealth seekers argue, and their expert...

Camp's reach now extends to northwest Ohio.(News)
July 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Camp Inc., the Cleveland-based nonprofit group that provides consulting services to small manufacturing firms, has expanded its service area to northwest Ohio following the state's decision to consolidate the...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)(Public Notice)
July 14, 2003... A Bride's Design LLC Williamsburg Square 25911 Detroit Road Westlake 44145 www.abridesdesign.com The new bridal salon co-owned by Carylin Stickney and Laura Smith is committed to the style and creativity of each...

Chipotle cooks up growth plan.(News)(restaurant chain plans four additional units in Northeast Ohio)
July 14, 2003... Chipotle Mexican Grill will open four more restaurants in Northeast Ohio in the coming months. A store in North Olmsted will open July 11, and locations in Solon and at the Legacy Village shopping center in Lyndhurst will open this fall,...

Wisconsin company to acquire Ris Logic.(Technology)(Merge Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Ris Logic Inc. of Solon, which provides software used to manage workflow in outpatient radiology centers, will be bought by Merge Technologies Inc., a Milwaukee-based provider of software to network digital radiology...

Ex-Parkland execs launch firm.(News)(Capital Acceleration Partners L.L.C.)
July 14, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL A group of three turnaround specialists has left Cleveland crisis management firm The Parkland Group to form their own firm, Capital Acceleration Partners LLC. But Capital Acceleration is not a turnaround or crisis...

Stormy weather has biz in rough waters.
July 14, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The children's rhyme "rain, rain go away'' could be the mantra this year for many area businesses with lower sales because of unfavorable weather. Although the amount of precipitation that has fallen this...

A growing business; Area garden centers continue to enjoy spiraling sales.(News)
July 14, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Blame it on nesting, HGTV or an increased interest in curb appeal. Whatever the reason, people are spending more on do-it-yourself landscaping and gardening than in years past, and local garden centers are reaping...

Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
July 14, 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...

Seniors working to lend other seniors a hand.(Small Business)(Home Instead )
July 14, 2003

Nolan support wave rises; Backers speaking up to keep convention bureau chief in post.(David Nolan)
July 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Two voices are rising to support retaining the embattled David Nolan as president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, the nonprofit responsible for marketing the region for tourism and...

Datebook.(Calendar)
July 14, 2003... Week of July 19-25 Wednesday Develop Speaking and Leadership Skills. Sponsored by the East Side Toastmasters. Shaker Heights Main Library, 16500 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights. 7-9 p.m. Free. Information, 216-486-4464. Leadership...

Cleve. offers residential developers full abatement.(Real Estate)
July 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The city of Cleveland has sharpened what downtown housing developers consider the key arrow in its quiver to attract more projects downtown by boosting the property tax abatement for residential construction to 100%...

Fund drive on to back Issue 1 campaign.(statewide election campaign)
July 14, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN The fund-raising effort to pay for the statewide election campaign to support Issue 1 - the final, $500 million piece in Gov. Bob Taft's $1.6 billion Third Frontier Project - has begun. Gov. Taft said in an...

Graham-Leach-Bliley Act has wide reach.(Small Business)(new law applies to all financial institutions)
July 14, 2003... Byline: Joel H. Rathbone Three simple words: Start paying attention. If you have just passed over articles about Graham-Leach-Bliley Act because you think it might not apply to your business, or because you are waiting for someone to...

Accounting methods can add up to tax savings.(Small Business)(tax savings strategy)
July 14, 2003... Byline: Carl Grassi Although it did not receive much publicity during the latest round of tax cuts, an important factor for businesses in determining their tax bill is how they account for their income and expenses. Accounting methods can...

ChanTest spinoff to enter drug development arena.(News)(pharmaceutical company will be sold)
July 14, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN ChanTest Inc., a Garfield Heights company that helps pharmaceutical companies to test their potential drugs for side effects that might lead to heart attacks, plans to start developing its own line of drugs. The...

Don't leave convention bureau in the lurch.(Opinion)(Cleveland's public and private cooperation)
July 14, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker During the 1980s and '90s, Cleveland's public and private leaders banded together to achieve some impressive rebuilding of downtown. So far, we have little to show for the first years of the new millennium. ...

Do Not Call list to ring up telemarketers' expenses.(News)(National Do Not Call Registry)
July 14, 2003... Byline: JARED KLAUS With its National Do Not Call Registry, the Federal Trade Commission has made doing business more costly and more complicated for telemarketers in Northeast Ohio. The FTC's registry allows anyone in the United...

MSApple starts consulting unit.(News)(new consulting service for small business owners)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com MSApple Technologies LLC of Akron is launching a consulting service to help small business owners use QuickBooks software. QuickBooks is the widely used business management software made by Intuit...

Calling all young hot shots!(News)(annual 40 Under 40 section)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... It's time to dust off your portfolios and strut your stuff as Crain's Cleveland Business solicits candidates for its annual 40 Under 40 section. In the Dec. 1 issue, Crain's will profile 40 individuals under the age of 40 who already have...

Alas, Arter.(Opinion)(law firm of Arter & Hadden will close)
July 14, 2003... Longevity is no guarantor of success. It also does not insulate a business from the effects of bad decisions. The validity of both those statements is testified to in the demise of the law firm of Arter & Hadden, which will dissolve this week...

Presrite forges $13M brownfield plan.(News)($13.1 mn brownfield redevelopment project, land deal)
July 14, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Presrite Corp., a 200-employee Slavic Village steel forging company, is seeking to expand its operations as part of a $13.1 million brownfield redevelopment project. The forging company, located at 3665 E. 78th...

Late News.(Salem Dental Laboratory Inc. acquired by National Dentex Corp.)
July 14, 2003... CITY BUYS BUILDING, AIDS LAKEFRONT REDO The Campbell administration this week will seek Cleveland City Council's approval to buy the former CEI Annex Building, 205 St. Clair Ave. It would house city data processing and taxation units....

Going Places.(People)(top management changes)
July 14, 2003... Job Changes Distribution BARNES DISTRIBUTION: Mark Knight to vice president, marketing. Education BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. ANDREW SVORAD ABBEY: Ronald C. Vojacek to director of institutional advancement and development....

No more 'doughnuts'.(Letters)(plans for downtown Cleveland)
July 14, 2003... Editor: Some of the plans being developed and espoused for downtown Cleveland seem to be creating a doughnut effect. There are many attractions surrounding the old downtown core, while the center is a vacuum. Who wants to walk along...

Flex works out deal for new digs in old Greyhound space.(News)(former bus maintenance garage and office building is sold)
July 14, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The owner of Flex, a bath house and fitness center at 1293 W. Ninth St. in the Warehouse District, is bulking up on downtown property to move and expand the operation. Fleck & Associates, a Miami company that owns...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Audi's new RS-6)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... * GRAND OPENING: Sunnyside Audi, a 16,000-square-foot dealership in Middleburg Heights, opens this month and will carry Audi's new RS-6 line. The dealership will offer sales and service, including touch-tone screen technologies in the service...

Ah, youth.(Opinion)(Cleveland pro sports sector)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... On the same evening last week, a pair of rookies gave Cleveland sports fans reasons to hope for better things to come from their respective franchises. Indians left hander Billy Traber pitched a masterful one-hitter last Tuesday at Jacobs...

Late News.(includes multiple news briefs)
July 21, 2003... ECKART TO STAY AMID CONTRACT TALKS Dennis Eckart, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, will stay on the job at the economic development organization beyond the end of his three-year contract, which expires Aug....

Franchisor giving test run to Mr. Hero/Arabica combination.(News)(Restaurant Developers Corp.)
July 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Independence-based company that franchises Mr. Hero sandwich shops and Arabica coffeehouses is looking to extend its geographic reach as it explores the concept of locating the two restaurants together. ...

Commentary.(Column)(analysis of the so-called end to the Iraqi War)(Column)
July 21, 2003... Byline: Mark Dodosh War ain't over `til the bloodshed stops Maybe it's because I have been opposed to this war from the beginning, or maybe it's because one of the members of our reporting staff still is somewhere in Iraq, where he is...

Heinen's headed to Avon, Hudson.(News)(Heinen's Supermarkets plans to open new Ohio stores)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Heinen's Supermarkets plans to open stores in Avon and Hudson, the latter of which will be less than half the size of a typical Heinen's market. The 74-year-old, locally owned grocery chain of 14 stores will...

Online biz spins out of Chicago, lands in Chagrin.(News)(KLI Learning Corp.)
July 21, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN KLI Learning Corp., a 6-month-old provider of online training courses on such subjects as homeland security, business ethics and software use, has planted roots in the Cleveland area after evolving out of a company in...

Patents.(Technology)
July 21, 2003... Method of controlling insect infestation Assignee: Bruce R. Ramsey, Norton Issue date: July 8 Filing date: Aug. 31, 1999 Description: The invention involves a method of controlling insect infestation by applying to a...

Say Yes! heads to Windy City.(Technology)(marketing campaign seeks to get outside investment in Cleveland businesses)
July 21, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK Eight Cleveland companies this week are going to Say Yes! to the White Sox, deep-dish pizza and some of the best business connections Chicago has to offer. The organizers of Say Yes! to Cleveland, a marketing...

Mergers should keep on rollin'.
July 21, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL The wave of corporate mergers washing over the country likely will sweep away a few more publicly traded companies in Northeast Ohio before it's over, say local experts involved in acquisition deals. "You're going...

Georgalis plans his Pinnacle project.(News)
July 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Developer Gus Georgalis is taking the wraps off his encore for the Cloak Factory, the lavishly restored rental apartment building in Cleveland's Warehouse District, with plans next door for an 11-story luxury...

It's time to drop that dated web site design.(Technology)
July 21, 2003... Byline: KEN WEISS You walk into a home and see green shag carpet and a harvest gold refrigerator, and the thought immediately crosses your mind, "This place needs a little updating.'' The same can be said about web sites. The visual...

Zerotime bosses jump ship for Arras Internet arm.(News)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Dean Skinner and Mark Cerame, who led Wyse Advertising's web development arm Zerotime Interactive, have defected to head up the new Internet unit of rival Cleveland communications firm Arras Group. The two men...

IMG to help raise green with Toronto golf event.(News)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Cleveland-based IMG likely will be hired to stage a made-for-TV golf event involving Tiger Woods and other IMG clients who would help raise money for displaced workers in Toronto's hospitality industry, which has...

RTA on board for push to bring Trolleyville to town.(News)(Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority backs plan)
July 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Efforts to land Trolleyville USA's collection of 40 electric trolleys and interurban railcars in the Flats are gaining traction, aided by a small push from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. ...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 21, 2003... Address China issue Why is the manufacturing sector not responding to the government stimulus packages, stock market rebound, and surprising resilience of the U.S. consumer? The answer to this question resides with the rapidly...

Cornerstone construction kicks off.(News)($15 mn complex has 3 restaurants)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Construction of the first phase of the $70 million Cornerstone project at Pearl Road and West 130th Street in Parma Heights got rolling last Friday, July 11. It started with demolition of a vacant retail store on the site. First up is...

Crain's reporter earns award for NCS coverage.(News)(annual Editorial Excellence Awards)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Crain's Cleveland Business reporter Ryan Cornell has received first-place honors in the annual Editorial Excellence Awards conducted by the Association of Area Business Publications, the industry association for more than 70 regional business...

Bankruptcies.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... The following businesses recently have filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Cleveland and Akron. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that must be approved by the court. Chapter 7 is a total...

Seniors plugging into the Net.(Technology)(new Internet services for senior citizens)
July 21, 2003... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Convinced the Internet and senior citizens are a good match, local businesses are connecting with that age group online. "If you just look at the group of people we are trying to reach (Clevelanders 50 and...

Columbus metal biz finds partner here.(News)(metals joint venture formed)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Worthington Industries Inc., a Columbus-based metal processing company and service center, has gained a foothold in the Northeast Ohio steel market with the formation of a joint venture built on the assets of the...

Duke building Cleveland home for Applied Laser, EMX Indus.(News)(Applied Laser Technologies, EMX Industries move to Cleveland)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Principals of Applied Laser Technologies and EMX Industries both house their businesses in Garfield Heights, and both had the same problem - a need for space to grow. They found a way to solve it by moving to...

Calif.-based Sempra enters Ohio energy market.(News)(Sempra Energy Solutions buys Ohio contracts from Enron Energy)
July 21, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The market for independent energy management firms in Ohio, particularly in northern Ohio, is growing, and it has attracted a new competitor. Sempra Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy,...

Modelmaker jumps into the toy game.(News)(Zach's Construction Toys launched)
July 21, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN Chuck Sword didn't know the difference between an excavator and a front-wheel loader four years ago, but his then 7-year-old son Zach did. Zach's interest in construction trucks led Mr. Sword, a software...

On the Job.(Technology)(New web site for Cleveland's senior citizens)
July 21, 2003... Byline: Eileen Beal Back in the fall of 2000, Dan Hanson, founder of Magnum Computers, a computer and software company, and his PR-savvy sister Deborah Hanson started thinking about launching a web site for Cleveland-area senior citizens....

Employers' biggest personnel mistakes avoidable.(News)
July 21, 2003... Byline: ROB GILMORE What are the biggest employee-related mistakes employers make these days? And how can you defuse these potential time bombs before they explode into costly disputes? Here's a quick overview of the top 10 employer...