Crain's Cleveland Business articles from June 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from June 2003

Bolognue extends reach beyond food.(News)(Bolognue Holdings to sell 6 Apple supermarkets to Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Developing condominiums and biofuels are a far cry from running supermarkets, but after 38 years in the grocery store business, Akron's Bolognue family is ready to head in new directions. Bolognue Holdings,...

Clinic plans twice yearly magazine.(News)(Cleveland Clinic's new semiannual magazine )(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Cleveland Clinic in September will launch a semiannual magazine designed to highlight research, procedures and programs at the Clinic as well as the coming Lerner College of Medicine, which will open in fall...

ComDoc IT branch splinters off.(News)(information technology consulting firm)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Business partners John Sinclair and Mike Monaghan are their own bosses now. Messrs. Sinclair and Monaghan bought Technology Services Group, the information technology consulting practice of ComDoc Inc., a copier...

Men are stepping up on the home front; Domestic domain dividing between dads, moms.(News)(pediatrician and teacher)
June 2, 2003... Byline: DEANNA BOTTAR David Bar-Shain might not be able to transform himself from ordinary guy to superhero inside a phone booth, but to his wife and three young sons, he's considered a whole new breed of Superman - the...

Ohio's toxic release level drops.(News)(toxic chemicals in Ohio's environment dropped in 2001)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JIM JOHNSON Crain News Service The amount of toxic chemicals released into Ohio's environment fell in 2001, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said. The 13.4 percent decrease between 2000 and 2001 is the largest in four...

Cardinal software being put to use by Fifth Third Bank.(News)(payment authentication software)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com One of Ohio's largest banks is using CardinalCommerce Corp.'s payment authentication software. Fifth Third Bank of Cincinnati will offer CardinalCommerce's Cardinal Centinel software to its merchant...

Not slots, again.(Opinion)(state sales tax rise)
June 2, 2003... Several influential state senators are on the right track. They're wise to back away from a budget provision approved by the House that would force Ohioans to choose between keeping a temporary hike in the state sales tax in place or ditching...

There's no place like home; Working where you live works best when you carve out the right space.(News)(organizing a home office)
June 2, 2003... Byline: EILEEN BEAL Whether they've flown the corporate coop for the entrepreneurial high of owning and running their own businesses, been downsized in a corporate merger, or just needed more flexibility, growing numbers of Northeast...

Job market jolts grads; Employment offers even scarcer than last year.(college graduates face slow economy)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN This year's college graduates have had the stress of school lifted from their shoulders, but now the sluggish job market is creating a whole new level of worries. Laura Kerns is among those trying to find a job...

CART revs up for June 2 town meeting.(News)(CART Champ Car Town Meeting series )(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... The CART Champ Car Town Meeting series featuring members of the CART Champ Car team will come to Cleveland today, June 2. The panel discussion hosted by Champ Car vice president of communications Adam Saal also will provide fans the chance...

No silver lining.(Letters)(outrage over violence)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Editor: Until I read "Finding a silver lining'' in your May 19 issue, I had no idea that having a deadly shooting take place at your university or business was so beneficial! Imagine that. Employees, students or customers die or get...

Metal-bending machine spurs sales spike at Techno Industrial.(News)(metalforming machine tool firm reports strong sales growth)
June 2, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Techno Industrial Machinery Inc., a metalforming machine tool designer and builder in Columbia Station, is enjoying significant sales growth at a time when the machine tool industry remains mired in a prolonged...

IMG charts leaner future; Plan to scale back ok'd months before founders death.(IMG founder Mark McCormack dies)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND IMG founder Mark McCormack built a ship that could sail without him, though it will operate as a leaner ship based on a course that was set only months before Mr. McCormack's death, according to the co-CEOs of the...

Tax Liens.(News)(Internal Revenue Service cases)
June 2, 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...

Datebook; Week of June 7-13.(Calendar)(Opportunistic Investing in Real Estate)
June 2, 2003... Monday Develop Speaking and Leadership Skills. Sponsored by New Directions Toastmasters . Grace Church, 7393 Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Information, 330-220-8330. Tuesday Opportunistic Investing in Real...

UHHS test case for Rx machine.(News)(equipment reduces medication errors in hospitals)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN MDG Medical Inc., an Israeli company that has developed equipment designed to reduce medication errors in hospitals, plans to test it this fall in two hospitals of the University Hospitals Health System. The...

NASA Glenn fuel cell improvement project advances.(News)(NASA to use advanced fuel cell for next generation launch vehicles)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK If all goes well, NASA will be using a more advanced fuel cell to power its next generation launch vehicles. NASA Glenn Research Center is gearing up for the second and final phase of a five-year, $10 million...

Market could be in store for W. Ninth.(News)(gourmet supermarket planned)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND A gourmet supermarket could wind up in empty storefront space in the Bingham Building on West Ninth Street downtown. The building's owner, Bingham-Burnside LLC, a subsidiary of developer Burnside Construction...

Legal tussle embroils Somerset Point.(retirement community in Shaker Heights)
June 2, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL A legal battle between two local companies in the nursing home business continues to escalate, as a company controlled by the owners of Royal Manor Health Care Corp. is trying to foreclose on the Somerset Point...

Mall giant Mills mulls over project site here.(News)(mall builder may expand to Cleveland)
June 2, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD America's most prolific mall builder is homing in on a site in Summit County as it continues to nurse the idea of building one of its entertainment-oriented malls in Northeast Ohio. Mills Corp. of Arlington, Va.,...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(victims of workplace bullying)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... *FROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE OFFICE: It seems some bullies never grow up. Among 418 people surveyed recently, 40.4% reported being a victim of workplace bullying, and 58.8% reported witnessing someone else being bullied in the workplace,...

Correction.(Roulston Cleveland Ventures fund)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... A May 26, page 2 story about a sixth fund by Roulston Ventures Management LLC misidentified the new fund's name. The fund is called Roulston Cleveland Ventures LP. In addition, deadlines to close the fund were self-imposed by the offering.

$5 million condo project planned for Beachwood.(News)(Cranberry Court offers 12 condos)
June 2, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD For the first time in seven years, a new residential development will start rising this month in Beachwood. Developer Bruce Eglin said he expects to start digging foundations this week for Cranberry Court, a $5...

Meier makes big acquisition; Deal brings in 200-employee Oklahoma-based indus. distributor.(News)(Meier Transmission Ltd. buys industrial distributor)
June 2, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Four former Reliance Electric Co. executives who've maintained Cleveland ties as an investor group have acquired an Oklahoma-based indus- trial distributor that's five times the size of their own company, Meier...

Plusquellic's commitment an Akron plus.(Column)(Ohio mayors)
June 2, 2003... When he was mayor of Cleveland, Mike White often said that the city's top job was the only one he ever wanted. His contentedness with running city hall was a good thing and a bad thing, depending on your interpretation of his 12 years in...

Much can be done to better downtown.(Column)(improve Cleveland's downtown area)
June 2, 2003... Byline: SCOTT DURHAM Like many Clevelanders, I love our city, and I'm an advocate for it wherever I go. It's a good place to live, and we've come a long way toward restoring its status as one of the greatest cities in the country. But...

A hobby with some kick.(News)(marketing research on motorcyclists)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI Who is that leather-clad motorcyclist underneath the helmet? Forget the bad boy and his biker babe. It might be your boss. Meet today's "Wild One:'' a 42-year-old male earning an average income of $67,000,...

Parking plans in works to help offset downtown meter policy.(News)(downtown neighborhoods parking battle)
June 2, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Another shoe soon might be dropping to defuse some of the controversy around the parking situation in two downtown neighborhoods. Parking lot owners and club and restaurant operators hope to reach agreement this week...

Late News.(Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland's new offices)
June 2, 2003... CONVENTION BUREAU BRAKES SPACE HUNT Under fire for lavish spending, the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland has delayed final action on whether to lease new offices at the Skylight Office Tower, a step up at Tower City Center...

Going Places.(People)(Bank industry appointments)
June 2, 2003... Job Changes Finance FIRST PLACE BANK: Robin Sirkin to business relationship manager. FIRSTMERIT CORP.: Robert D. Kindsvatter to senior vice president, director of audit services; Raymond E. Albaugh to senior vice president, credit...

Shedding light on Nela Park's future.(News)(General Electric Co. plans light bulb future)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER How many people does it take to change the light bulb industry? The 700 folks at General Electric Co.'s Nela Park in East Cleveland hope they can be a driving force. The company celebrated its 90th anniversary at the...

Jacobs Group preps former Ameritrust home for new use.(News)
June 9, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Win or lose in the looming competition to become the consolidated home of multiple Cuyahoga County offices, the Richard E. Jacobs Group plans to put the vacant 28-story building that once housed Ameritrust Corp. in a...

Proposal would add tech touch to art appreciation at museum.(News)(virtual reality theater proposed at Cleveland Museum of Art)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Leonard Steinbach has a philosophy about technology and art. Technology should not intrude upon a painting, sculpture or other artistic creation, he says, but it should help a person appreciate the work. That's...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)(Public Notice)
June 9, 2003... Comprehensive Maintenance Solutions P.O. Box 23043 Chagrin Falls 44023 www.cmsrepair.com The company provides installation, preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, and rebuilding for industrial...

Imaging firm licenses tech, lands cash from CWRU.(News)(Interventional Imaging Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Interventional Imaging Inc., a startup company spun out of Case Western Reserve University, has licensed magnetic resonance imaging technology used to detect plaque in coronary arteries. The company also received...

New owners plan housing for Tremont landmark.(News)(Union Gospel Press complex)
June 9, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Akron general contractor Myrl Roberts says he and his partners have taken a "leap of faith'' by buying the highly prized Union Gospel Press complex in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood for conversion to apartments and...

Datebook.(Calendar)
June 9, 2003... Week of June 14-20 Tuesday Annual Awards and Board Installation Dinner. Sponsored by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Cleveland. Sheraton Four Points, Rockside Road, Independence. 5:30-8 p.m. $30 members. $38...

New $90M line to boost U.S. Steel.(News)(new heat treating complex expected to reduce operating costs)
June 9, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The U.S. Steel Corp. tubular products plant in Lorain last week brought on line its new, $90 million heat treating complex that plant managers say will reduce operating costs and will boost the sprawling plant's...

Cleveland, council revive idea of community development fund.(News)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Cleveland City Council is expected to vote tonight, June 9, on a plan proposed last fall by Mayor Jane Campbell to create a $25 million community and economic development loan fund to be used for as-yet undetermined...

FDA, courts have Oakwood Labs in limbo.(News)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN The short-term fate of Oakwood Laboratories LLC, a pharmaceutical company in Oakwood Village, rests to a large extent in the hands of federal authorities. The company, a spinoff of generic drug producer Ben Venue...

Pittsburgh: Steely determination; Blending of technologies forges renaissance of Cleveland's neighbor.
June 9, 2003... Bernie Lynch, the developer of a four-unit condominium project that overlooks the city's downtown, has had a bird's-eye view of the changes to her city. From her home on top of Mt. Washington, Ms. Lynch during the past three years has seen...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... *A DEAL WITH TEETH: Dr. David R. Patton has acquired sole ownership of Saint Luke's Dental Associates of Solon from Lavigna and Priesand Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dr. Patton has been running the practice since 1993 after...

Higher ed needs Legislature's support.(Column)
June 9, 2003... One glaring piece of data from the U.S. Census Bureau ought to be stapled to the office door of every member of Ohio's General Assembly, a group that seems determined to lock in the failures of Ohio's economy for the foreseeable future. ...

Museum plan may shift gears; Burke not abandoned as Crawford site, but eyes on other spots.(Crawford Museum of Transportation and Industry)
June 9, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Officials from the city of Cleveland and the Western Reserve Historical Society are shopping around for possible new sites for the proposed Crawford Museum of Transportation and Industry. The $75 million...

Expand school choice.(Letter to the Editor)
June 9, 2003... Editor: Brian Tucker, in his May 26 Commentary, echoes the sentiments of many in lamenting the lack of movement to dispel school funding via the property tax. There is no magic formula, nor are there any money trees in Columbus that I...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
June 9, 2003... Due to incorrect information provided to Crain's Cleveland Business, a June 2, Page One story on IMG misidentified the owner of the Grand Prix of Cleveland. The Grand Prix is owned by CART, which hired IMG to operate and manage the event.

Retirement plans may offer shelter from creditors.(Small Business)
June 9, 2003... In addition to permitting contributions of pre-tax dollars into tax-exempt trusts, employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual retirement accounts also provide potential protection of assets from creditor claims. Subject to certain...

REITs aren't lamenting dividend taxation change.(News)(real estate investment trusts)
June 9, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD CEOs of local real estate investment trusts aren't terribly concerned that they weren't invited to the Bush administration's dividend tax cut party. "We've already been a guest at the feds' party,'' said Scott...

Kent State's minority biz program expanding.(News)(Kent State Minority Business Program )
June 9, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI The Kent State Minority Business Program has evolved into the Center for the Study and Development of Minority Businesses as part of a strategy to help identify the most effective ways to promote minority...

Snack smart to curb afternoon hunger.(News)(dietitian Cindy Moore)
June 9, 2003... Byline: EILEEN BEAL "Pay attention to what you are eating when you are eating it,'' says dietitian Cindy Moore, director of nutrition therapy at the Cleveland Clinic. "If you don't eat mindfully, you are going to be hungry later on.'' ...

IRS cracking down on K-1.(Small Business)(new personal income tax return rules)
June 9, 2003... After an earlier failed attempt, the Internal Revenue Service is renewing its efforts to assure that stakeholders in certain types of businesses and trusts are reporting fully their income on their personal tax returns. The IRS is...

Dineon9 at BP Building now making deliveries.(News)(Dineon9 Fresh Food Market Place opens)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Cafeteria-style eatery Dineon9 in the BP Building today, June 9, will begin taking lunch orders online and delivering food to selected buildings downtown. The Dineon9 Fresh Food Market Place, which features...

Troubleshooters.(Small Business)
June 9, 2003... Q: We are a quirky, new magazine dedicated to making people "feel smart again.'' Any ideas on how to reach two very different groups of customers (recent college grads and corporate managers seeking holiday gifts for team members) in a...

Practice what you preach; Doty & Miller display dedication to green design at new office in Bedford Heights.(Small Business)(Doty and Miller Architects newly renovated headquarters)
June 9, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI Fulfilling a commitment to environmentally friendly green design, Doty & Miller Architects is commemorating its 25th anniversary with a move into a newly renovated headquarters - a former post office in downtown...

Venture gives phone service firm access to more markets.(News)(Cleveland Voice Solutions LLC's OnlyOne phone service )
June 9, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN A company in Independence that enables people to have only one telephone number to reach them at home, the office or on a mobile phone is about to expand its coverage area after cutting a deal with a California...

Big job.(Opinion)(Governor's Commission on Higher Education and the Economy )
June 9, 2003... Dick Pogue never has been bashful about taking on a civic challenge. Heck, he even championed the cause of regionalism long before the fledgling business retention and attraction alliance known as Team NEO was a gleam in anyone's eye. But Mr....

Growing Nature Stone on move again.(News)(flooring company may sell headquarters)
June 9, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Only a month after completing renovations to its Bedford headquarters, the flooring company Nature Stone was blindsided by an unexpected offer - its neighbor, Ben Venue Laboratories Inc., wanted to buy the...

Going Places.(People)(Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Job Changes Architecture COLLINS GORDON BOSTWICK ARCHITECTS: Peter Bohan and Jeff Gluvna to associates; Frank Barnett and Rich Ortmeyer to registered architects. Biotechnology CLEVELAND MEDICAL DEVICES INC.: Sherry Xu and...

Ex-Marsh execs land with rival Ga. firm.(News)(Palmer and Cay Inc. opens new office)
June 9, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Fourteen employees of the Cleveland office of insurance brokerage and consulting giant Marsh & McClennan Co. have left the firm to establish an office here for competitor Palmer & Cay Inc. of Savannah, Ga. The new...

Nat City will pour $125M into tech program upgrade.(News)(National City Corp.'s $125 mn plant upgrade)
June 9, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL National City Corp. has unveiled an ambitious - and, with a price tag of $125 million, expensive -plan to update its computer technology in an effort to serve customers better while boosting the company's bottom line....

LATE NEWS.(new convention center for downtown Cleveland )
June 9, 2003... AUTHORITY MAY RUN CONVENTION CENTER A governance proposal for a new convention center for downtown Cleveland will surface today, June 9. That's when the Campbell administration and Cleveland City Council will start to discuss legislation...

Innovation pays off for two students; Young entrepreneurs earn scholarships for efforts.(News)(Brandon Stubbs, Robert Proie)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN Brandon Stubbs is a budding music industry mogul. Robert Proie is an aspiring designer of computer games. They've just graduated from high school, and they've each received $1,000 scholarships for their...

Rose's Precision Dialogue exits downtown for Rocky River digs.(News)(Dan Rose)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Dan Rose no longer is a daily fixture in downtown technology circles. Mr. Rose, a veteran among Internet consultants in downtown Cleveland, has moved his e-mail marketing firm, Precision Dialogue Inc., to Rocky...

In the eye of a rumor.(possible Boise Cascade Corp. acquisition of OfficeMax Inc.)
June 16, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Ever wonder how rumors spread so quickly these days? In this particular case, we know. Last Wednesday, June 11, the price of OfficeMax Inc.'s common stock shot up more than 11% to close at $6.84 after hitting a...

Who's who in technology '03; Welcome to our second annual directory of the people to know and watch in the region's technology community.(Special Report)(Jonathan Dick, Primus Venture Partners Inc.)
June 16, 2003... Byline: Shasta Clark Jonathan Dick is a venture capitalist who still makes house calls. "While some (venture capitalists) are reading business plans, he makes it his personal mission to visit all up-and-coming technology companies in...

Fuddruckers backer Hall to settle up back debts.(News)(Brian Hall)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Though it has been closed since 1997, the ill-fated Fuddruckers restaurant at the Cedar Center shopping center in South Euclid still is causing financial pain for its principal backer. Earlier this month, Cuyahoga...

Late News.(local briefs)
June 16, 2003... EXPANSION TAKES GOJO TO N.C. Gojo Industries Inc. of Akron has bought a building in Laurinburg, N.C., to meet demand for production of the company's Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer. Gojo is investing more than $10 million in the...

Calif. biotech firm moving here for Clinic proximity.(News)(LPL Technologies Inc. is moving to Cleveland, Ohio)
June 16, 2003... Byline: CHRIS THOMPSON CrainTech.com A small California-based biotechnology firm is moving to Cleveland to be closer to researchers at the Cleveland Clinic. LPL Technologies Inc. is developing a blood test for the early diagnosis of...

Sport Court bringing backyard fun to NE Ohio.(News)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN A company that manufactures multipurpose game courts, putting greens and batting cages for homeowners' back yards has established a dealership in Northeast Ohio. Sport Court Inc., based in Salt Lake City, has...

Melodie Mayberry-Stewart; Chief technology officer City of Cleveland Business: Government.(Special Report)
June 16, 2003... Byline: Chris Thompson Little from Melodie Mayberry-Stewart's long career in the private sector could have prepared her for what she encountered when she arrived for work at Cleveland City Hall last year. The vast majority of workers...

Chaz Napoli; President Datavantage, Age: 39, Business: Software.(News)
June 16, 2003... Byline: Chris Thompson Chaz Napoli knows he isn't recognized in Cleveland as a technology leader, and it doesn't bother him one bit. Rather than gaining notoriety, he wants to keep Datavantage, a Solon-based provider of software and...

John Nottingham & John Spirk; Co-presidents Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates Inc., Age: Nottingham is 53, Spirk is 54, Business: Design.(Special Report)
June 16, 2003... Byline: Shasta Clark The two-headed monster that uses its double dose of brainpower to conjure up products such as the Crest SpinBrush and 3D Popcorn is humble about its work. "Creating products... that's what we do. It's as simple...

ISG out to tame pricing volatility.(International Steel Group Inc.)
June 16, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY For decades, pricing in the steel industry has resembled a roller coaster ride, with periods of deep discounting caused by weak demand followed by dramatic price hikes when the market improves. Now, International...

Opinion.(Case Western Reserve University partnerships receive grants)
June 16, 2003... Nice work The characters on "Sesame Street'' used to sing a song about cooperation in an effort to teach children how important it was for people to work together. It was a lesson that for many years was lost on the adults at Cleveland's...

Datebook; Week of June 21-27.(Calendar)
June 16, 2003... Saturday Annual Meeting and Scholarship Presentation. Sponsored by the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Severance Hall Terrace Room, 11001 Euclid Ave. 10 a.m.-Noon. $30 members. $45 nonmembers. Information, 216-881-9220. Monday ...

Gas thieves beware: Law would pump up penalites.(News)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN When gas prices jumped above $2 a gallon in the summer of 2001, Maurice Helou, owner of Citgo of Lyndhurst, had six "drive-offs'' in one week that cost him about $200. Fed up with losses from people who pump gas...

Longtime Lakewood biz Bahr Lumber closing doors.(News)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Bahr Lumber Co., a family-owned retail lumber business in Lakewood, this month is putting the final nail in more than a century of operations. The 10-employee company at 1361 Hird Ave. is selling its remaining...

Prof eager to pour energy into creating fuel cell ctr.(Thomas A. Zawodzinski Jr., Power Partnership for Ohio)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN With $18 million on the way to create a research center at Case Western Reserve University dedicated to developing the power sources of the future, Ohio's leading scholar on fuel cells now is charged with powering the...

Richard steps into post at Foundation.(News)(Ronald Richard appointed president of the Cleveland Foundation)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER On his 47th birthday on Jan. 25, Ronald Richard was discussing his future with a friend in the executive search business. "I'm going to seek out a job heading a major nonprofit organization,'' Mr. Richard, a former...

Gem of start at Emerald Financial.(News)
June 16, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL For Gary Weinhauer and Jason Chatal, timing is everything. The pair launched the mortgage brokerage firm Emerald Financial Group in June 2001, just as interest rates were plunging and the U.S. housing and...

Max Hayes academy to open doors this autumn.(News)(Max Hayes Vocational High School)
June 16, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY After more than two years of discussions and planning, a manufacturing academy is about to get off the ground at Max Hayes Vocational High School in Cleveland. This fall, about half of the 185 ninth-grade...

Bankruptcies.(Public Notice)
June 16, 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...

Benesch sued for malpractice by ex-owner of Level Propane.(News)(William Maloof sues Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff L.L.P.)
June 16, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL William Maloof, former owner of bankrupt Level Propane Gases Inc. of Westlake, has sued his former law firm, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, for legal malpractice. Mr. Maloof claims that as a result of...

Nigella fine with Interdesign; British cooking star lends name to houseware firm's kitchen line.(News)(Nigella Lawson)
June 16, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A Solon home products company that has grown substantially because Americans always need new ways to organize their stuff is hooking up with a popular British cookbook author and TV host to propel its latest growth...