Crain's Cleveland Business articles from March 2002

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from March 2002

Preventive scans popular among area patients.(Cleveland, Ohio)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... If the old adage is true - that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - then to many, the preventive health scan trend in Northeast Ohio is a move in the right direction. The technology isn't without its skeptics, however. Because...

Utilities backing tax credit proposal.(electric utilities)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... A plan to use corporate franchise tax credits to encourage investment in environmental controls at new and idle coal-burning electric power plants may be short-circuited by the state's revenue crunch. The legislation, Substitute Senate...

EmployOn hopes cash infusion will help overcome tough 2001.(EmployOn Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Executives at EmployOn Inc., which connects jobs seekers, employers and recruiting firms electronically, say the Euclid company has turned a corner after a disappointing 2001 marked by lower-than-expected sales and a 40% reduction of its staff....

Beech Brook looks to grow endowment, program offerings.(children's social services organization, Pepper Pike, Ohio)
March 4, 2002... In its 150th year, Beech Brook in Pepper Pike is looking to expand its endowment while improving and expanding its mental health programming. The center, originally known as the Cleveland Orphan Asylum when it opened in 1852, this year...

Bankruptcies.(Cleveland, Ohio)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... These businesses recently have filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Cleveland. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that must be approved by the court. Chapter 7 is a total liquidation. Chapter...

Equipment makers sense tide turning.(industrial equipment sales)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Even as they still recuperate from a big drop in orders during 2001, producers of machinery and industrial equipment in Northeast Ohio are detecting a small revival in capital spending. Since last year, companies such as Parker Hannifin...

The Interview; A conversation with Janet Crate, director of preventive services for Recovery Resources.(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 4, 2002... Janet Crate's life experiences are as diverse and far-reaching as the program goals she oversees as director of prevention services at the Cleveland-based alcohol and drug abuse agency, Recovery Resources. The nonprofit organization,...

Going Places.(executive appointments in the banking, legal, and education sectors)
March 4, 2002... Job Changes Distribution ROSCOE MEDICAL: Keith Heck to director of customer relations. Education AUBURN CAREER CENTER: Mary Ann Bushnell to director of adult education. BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE: Patricia Vandenberg to...

Datebook.
March 4, 2002... Week of March 9-15 Tuesday Membership Open House. Sponsored by the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Second Generation Place, 3029 Prospect Ave. 6-8 p.m. Free. Reservations, 216-881-9220. Political and Governmental Changes in...

New owner of Flight Options to jet ahead with more growth.(Flight Options to merge with Raytheon Travel Air)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Even as Flight Options Inc. wraps up an expansion of its operations control center in Richmond Heights, the company that is acquiring the seller of fractional ownership shares in jet aircraft already is planning to invest another $10 million to...

Convention center merits attention, too.(Cleveland, Ohio)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 4, 2002... Frank Jackson, a longtime Cleveland City Council member and new council president, is both wrong and right when he speaks about this city's convention facilities. It's hard to criticize his assertion that the body's attention needs to be...

Mayor teed off over offer to sell Acacia.(Acacia Country Club)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Talk of a sale is making the rounds again at Acacia Country Club, the 176-acre golf course in Lyndhurst across from Beachwood Place mall. But Lyndhurst Mayor Barry Jacobson plans to short-circuit the conversation because he believes the...

Correction.
March 4, 2002... A Feb. 25, page 2 story about layoffs at the Center for Families and Children inaccurately described the group's reorganization efforts. The organization intends to consolidate its 19 locations into a smaller group of centers or multiservice...

UCAR, unit earn state tax credit.(Graftech Inc. and UCAR Carbon Company Inc. receive tax credit from state of Ohio)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... UCAR Carbon Co. and its subsidiary, Graftech Inc., have received a job creation tax credit from the state of Ohio. UCAR will get a 55% job creation tax credit for a seven-year term to expand its operations in Parma and create 40 jobs within...

Whitlach takes on new project.(Whitlatch and Co. to build development, Petros Homes selling golf club community)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Twinsburg-based builder Whitlatch & Co. is making another sortie into Cuyahoga County, this time in South Euclid with Monticello Place, a 38-home development at Monticello and Trebisky roads. Whitlatch plans to build 1,800- to...

Center's mission to tackle migraine pain.(American Migraine Center opens in Lyndhurst)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Migraine treatment can be as simple as walking a dog or as complicated as surgery. That's why two neurologists have teamed with a plastic surgeon to open the American Migraine Center in Lyndhurst to focus specifically on migraines. Former...

July marks switch to new Medicare Part B carrier.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Columbus-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has been Ohio's Medicare Part B carrier since the start of the Medicare program in 1966, has withdrawn as the Part B carrier for Ohio and West Virginia. The new carrier will be Blue Cross...

Short Takes.(multiple topics)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... * A TISSUE ISSUE: Northeast Ohio organ procurement organization LifeBanc will begin providing recovered tissue such as corneas, bone, tendons and heart valves to LifeNet, a Virginia Beach, Va.-based agency. LifeNet has a full-service...

Considering the alternatives; Greater number of care providers integrating nontraditional treatments.(integration of alternative medicine)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002

Card makes wealth of health info wallet ready.(MyMedi-Card holds various health-related information)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Credit cards, preferred shopper cards, debit cards - they are in our wallets and dangling from our key rings. So why not make medical histories as easy to access? Diane Helbig of Lakewood, an account executive with Applied Laser...

Stall job.(Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland fail to reach deal)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... The failure of Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland to reach a new long-term affiliation agreement has become an embarrassment that extends beyond the walls of those two institutions by serving as a drag on...

City out to open gate for more air carriers.(Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to set up three common-use gates)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... In an attempt to boost competition at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, city officials are working to establish three common-use gates that could change the future roster of air carriers that use the airport. Last week an ordinance...

Thompson Hine hires boss for biz end ; COO will manage, leave law to the lawyers.(Steven Mauro)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Thompson Hine LLP, a Cleveland law firm with a history stretching back more than 90 years, is taking a new approach with its leadership structure by hiring its first chief operating officer. The firm's partners say the addition of Steven...

Debit or credit?; Banks using fees to nudge customers away from PIN use.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Several Cleveland banks have joined an escalating campaign to sway the way people use their debit cards as they look to shift the cost of using the cards off themselves and onto merchants and their own customers. KeyBank's move last...

Higher ed needs more help.(Third Frontier Project to advance technology initiatives)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Gov. Taft's Third Frontier Project will advance technology initiatives that stimulate economic growth and competitiveness, and it is an essential part of a public policy agenda that long has been lacking in Ohio. However, as important as it is,...

Late News.(multiple topics)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JOHNSON CONTROLS TO EXIT STRONGSVILLE Johnson Controls Inc. plans to close its 111-employee Strongsville plant because of Ford Motor Co.'s decision to cease production of minivans this year at its Avon Lake assembly plant. Johnson Controls...

Hyland finds marketing partner.(Hyland Software Inc. signs marketing deal with Quadax Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... A partner with a local company promises to widen the doors to the health care industry for Hyland Software Inc. of Rocky River. Quadax Inc. of Fairview Park, a provider of data processing products and services to the health care industry,...

Debtors seek relief in droves.(bankruptcy filings in Ohio)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Bankruptcy filings by both businesses and individuals skyrocketed to record levels in northern Ohio last year, the result of what local bankruptcy attorneys describe as the one-two punch of the recession and the troubles of the domestic steel...

Prized Pepper Pike site in Forest City's sights ; 296-unit project would realign Brainard's path.(Forest City Land Group)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Forest City Land Group is proposing to develop one of the largest, most prized and most litigated parcels in Greater Cleveland as a multimillion-dollar, 296-unit gated community in Pepper Pike. The unit of Forest City Enterprises Inc. is...

Largest nonprofits.
March 4, 2002... List of 36: see printed publication.

Stocks.
March 4, 2002... Table: see printed publication.

Corrections.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
March 11, 2002... A headline on a March 4, page 6 story about growth at Flight Options Inc. inaccurately portrayed the company's plan to merge with Raytheon Travel Air. Flight Options will own 50.1% and Raytheon 49.9% of the new company, which will be formed...

Convo preparing promotional blitz.(Cleveland State University Convocation Center)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The often-overlooked Cleveland State University Convocation Center is expected to get a boost in recognition and revenues through an expanded and more aggressive marketing plan. A marketing plan nearing completion will feature billboard...

Expansion plans in the cards for Jacobs gambling venture.(Jeffrey Jacobs; Gameco Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Nautica developer Jeffrey Jacobs wants to expand his new company, Gameco Inc., after using it to take private two publicly traded gambling concerns in which he owned controlling stakes. Mr. Jacobs is allied in the gaming business with a...

CBiz back in buying mindset.(Century Business Services Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Executives at Century Business Services Inc. say the company is back in the mood for acquisitions and even hopes to post a profit this year after two years of losses brought on by disappointing operating performance and a series of...

Registration key in copyright protection; Failure to register will bar infringement victims from statutory damages.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Many valuable intellectual property assets are created in the course of a business's daily operations. Such original works are developed internally for use as operation manuals for employee or customer training, as advertising and...

New law ends pay-as-you-go policy for sales tax on leases.
March 11, 2002... The days of pay-as-you-go Ohio sales tax on vehicle and equipment leases are over. The Ohio Legislature decided effective Feb. 1, that sales tax on many of the typical lease agreements that a business would establish must be paid upfront. ...

RTA ready to move on Euclid Ave. project.(Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... With a major government hurdle out of the way, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority officials are adopting an assertive agenda for the $292 million Euclid Corridor Transportation Project. In the next few months, RTA's board is...

Council to OK Simbionix loan; laments being left out of loop.(Israeli firm to build in Ohio)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Despite grumbling in the ranks, Cleveland City Council today, March 11, is expected to approve a $1.3 million loan package for Simbionix Ltd. so that the Israeli biomedical company can establish a research and development unit in University...

Late News.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... BLUE LIGHT GOING OUT AT 3 AREA KMARTS Kmart Corp. plans to close three stores in Northeast Ohio, including the Super K in Maple Heights. The other closings are smaller Big K stores in Macedonia and in Cleveland's Slavic Village...

Tough times polish off some in furniture biz.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002

Places of Note; A look at Northeast Ohio's interesting spaces.
March 11, 2002... * The Place: The A.I. Root Co., a 132-year-old Medina maker of candles for church and home use and the first manufacturer of beekeeping supplies in the United States. * The Location: 623 W. Liberty St., just west of Medina's Public Square....

Beacon offering up incentive for staff to pitch subscriptions.(newspaper)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... You're standing in line at the grocery store when the person behind you strikes up a conversation. Instead of casually chatting about the unusually warm weather, though, the shopper boasts about local news coverage in The Beacon Journal, then...

Kent State offers companies incentives to license tech.
March 11, 2002... Kent State University is boosting incentives for Ohio companies to license university-related technology. KSU is offering to reduce royalty rates, delay payment of licensing fees until companies reach agreed-upon milestones, and/or take...

Going Places.(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Job Changes Construction JTO INC.: Leong Tan to vice president, construction. Financial Services BOND, SIPPOLA, DEJOY & CO.: Linda A. Scheiman, Catherine E. Petersen and David M. DiCillo to shareholders. HOWARD, WERSHBALE...

Datebook.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Week of March 16-22 Tuesday Long-term Care Insurance Seminar. Sponsored by Menorah Park Center for Senior Living and Montefiore. Mayfield Regional Library, 6080 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield. 7 p.m. Free. Information, 216-839-6678. ...

Deal to hand Brulant reins over to Pagon.(Len Pagon)(information technology consulting and web development company)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Len Pagon is about to gain control of the information technology consulting and web development company Brulant Inc. Mr. Pagon, founder of the company that evolved into Brulant, said last week he was completing paperwork to assume a...

It's not easy when Daddy goes to war.
March 11, 2002... We all have watched the astounding news events unfold since last Sept. 11 with varying degrees of interest. Admittedly a news junkie, I read, listen and watch as many news reports as I can about our war on terrorism. Understanding that...

CVB pitching biz, blacks on city ; Mayor joins telemarketing push for meetings.(Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland is focusing on two groups - businesses and blacks - in hopes of boosting tourism in the area, and community leaders have been enlisted in the recruiting efforts. One high-profile...

Chalet Debonne uncorks larger marketing effort.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... The seeds for Chalet Debonne Vineyards' largest-ever marketing and advertising push literally were planted more than five years ago, when the owners planted more grapes in preparation for serving a larger market. Now that the grapes are...

A downtown dreamscape; Marketing suite gives visitors visual of new Euclid.(marketing strategy from Downtown Cleveland Partnership)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Nestled behind the 1890-vintage, glass-and-brass storefront on the lower level of the Hyatt Regency Cleveland Arcade is a new operation that could be called downtown Cleveland's dream factory. But Lee Hill, president and CEO of Downtown...

Meat Loaf label at crux of beef ; Logo omission from artist's albums leads to lawsuit.(Cleveland International Records sues Sony Music Entertainment)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Some people like gravy on their meatloaf. Others prefer ketchup. But Cleveland International Records wants its logo on Meat Loaf. And, the Eastlake record company has launched a court fight to get it. Cleveland International is suing...

Council's new boss encouraged by growing regional cooperation.
March 11, 2002... When H. Peter Burg looks from behind his desk in his spacious office on the 19th floor of the FirstEnergy Building in downtown Akron, the vice chairman and CEO of FirstEnergy Corp. sees no bounds. As the new chairman of the Regional...

COSE poll uncovers stimulus package priorities ; Members participate in group's first online survey.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... A request by U.S. Sen. George Voinovich to identify things small business owners would like to see in a revived economic stimulus package has given the Council of Smaller Enterprises a chance to test technology with its first electronic survey...

Camp hits patent jackpot; Nonprofit will set up lab to develop Lubrizol's donated technology.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Camp Inc.'s drive to promote the formation of manufacturing companies at its business incubator in Cleveland will get a boost this week as Lubrizol Corp., a major producer of oil additives, donates $22.5 million in patents to the nonprofit...

Grand Openings.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... SpyGlass Technology Advisors 30701 Lorain Road, Suite 101 Cleveland 44070 An executive consulting firm, SpyGlass specializes in telecommunications and information technology. Using the Technology Life Cycle approach, the company...

Hard labor.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 11, 2002... The domestic steel industry has a problem, and it's one that can't be solved by the tariffs of up to 30% that President Bush plans to impose on various types of imported steel. As long as they keep paying labor costs that are out of kilter with...

Short Takes.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... * HEATING UP: Mr. Heater Inc. of Cleveland recently was granted a patent for a new gas-fired, portable infrared heater for recreational and commercial use. The new heater, called Mr. Heater Portable Buddy Indoor-Safe Portable Heater, features a...

Panel says work force training needs fix.(Governor's Workforce Policy Board)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... A state panel with heavy private-sector representation plans to recommend that Gov. Bob Taft overhaul Ohio's worker training efforts by streamlining the state's $1.5 billion collection of employment and training programs and making them easier...

Reserves Network acquires financial staffing company.(Barclay Staffing Group)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The Reserves Network, a staffing and professional search firm in Fairview Park, has made an acquisition that its management says will expand the company's depth of service to clients in the accounting business. Reserves Network president...

Program provides improved EMS training.(Emergency Medical Service)
March 11, 2002... When David Yarmesch, East Cleveland's Emergency Medical Service education coordinator, made out a wish list for his staff's 2002 training, he was surprised each wish could be granted by one organization: the new Centers for EMS Education and...

Tax Liens.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Shuleva Landscape Co. 8059 Lewis Road, C12, Berea ID: 31-1548505 Date filed: Nov. 28, 2001 Type: Employer's withholding, unemployment Amount: $99,259 Northeastern Roll Tools Inc. 1003 Bassett Road, Westlake ...

Portal puts Ohio patents online.(OhioTechNet.org)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... A new Internet portal is enabling entrepreneurs to peruse for possible commercialization the patented technologies generated by Northeast Ohio's research institutions. The portal, at www.OhioTechNet.org, has about 500 pieces of patented...

Shoreway shifting should take back seat to pressing problems.(Column)
March 11, 2002... Why are the leaders of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association and Cleveland Tomorrow so intent on relocating the Shoreway at an estimated cost of $1.8 billion? The lakefront may be the focus of their myopia, but I would think that our...

Forget the feds.
March 11, 2002... Here we go again. I read with interest the story, ``Tragedy inspires innovative headgear,'' in the Feb. 25 issue of Crain's. I thought, what a great idea - build a better mousetrap. Then I read further: ``Team Wendy and Dr. Mayberg then will...

Good thinkin'.(Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority plans possible Brookpark Road development project)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Management of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has come up with a winner of an idea with its proposal to develop hotels and restaurants on a largely unused but strategically located parcel of land at its Brookpark Road rapid...

Steel users brace for tariffs' pinch.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... Cleveland manufacturers are facing steep steel price hikes as a result of shrinking supplies of the metal and a White House decision to order tariffs that go into place this week of as much as 30% on many forms of imported steel. ``We are...

Preaching patience; Deckhead about marketing strategy in new Indians era.(Mark Shapiro discusses Cleveland Indians marketing strategy)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Going to a Cleveland Indians game this season might be a bit like attending a Sunday school class. There will be lessons in patience and keeping the faith. New Indians general manager Mark Shapiro wants fans to think of it as a new era in...

Telemarketing rings up sales; Metalworking company sees phone push pay off.(Advance Manufacturing Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Telemarketing may seem fine for hawking credit cards or basement waterproofing systems, but Advance Manufacturing Corp. in Cleveland is finding the technique valuable in selling its metal fabrication and machining services. Indeed, the...

Metro making more room; $74 million project to meet vital need for expanded ER capacity.(MetroHealth Medical Center plans emergency room expansion project)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... MetroHealth Medical Center is embarking on a $74 million construction project to expand its surgery and emergency departments in order to handle up to 100,000 emergency room patients a year, more than double the hospital's current overtaxed ER...

Duke to craft larger Catan's warehouse.(Duke Realty Corp. to construct Pat Catan's Craft Centers distribution center)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Duke Realty Corp. this year will expand by two-thirds the 3-year-old Strongsville warehouse and distribution center of Pat Catan's Craft Centers. Duke will construct the 154,000-square-foot addition next to the 230,000-square-foot...

Datebook.
March 18, 2002... Week of March 23-29 Saturday Breakaway Thinking and Foreclosure Strategies. Sponsored by REIANO Plus. Cleveland Airport Marriott. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $39. Information, 216-651-6655. Monday Effectively Balancing Work and Personal...

Consulting firm acquires one of its customers.(Ross-Tek Information Systems Inc. acquires Ross-Tek acquired SupportTech Consulting Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Ross-Tek Information Systems Inc. of Willoughby Hills, a 5-year-old network consulting firm serving small- to mid-sized companies, has acquired one of their customers. Ross-Tek acquired SupportTech Consulting Services Inc. of Mayfield...

Going Places.(includes; Bialosky and Partners Architects, Paul E. Taylor and David Schelhorn appointments)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Job Changes Architecture BIALOSKY & PARTNERS, ARCITECTS: Paul E. Taylor and David Schelhorn to associates. VAN DIJK PACE WESTLAKE: Emil A. Slavik to associate principal and senior health care planner/architect; Darrell R. Ziegler...

Revamped Tribe throws hope behind pitching.(Cleveland Indians)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Pitching has never been a big priority for the Cleveland Indians. During recent years, the Indians instead built their teams around their hitters. They loaded up their lineup with big bats from top to bottom and tried simply to bludgeon...

Goldberg pursues Mayfield project; Developer in talks to secure prime tenant.(Goldberg Companies Inc., Mayfield Village, Ohio office building leasing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... Despite the high office vacancy rate in the eastern suburbs, Goldberg Cos. is taking steps to launch an office campus in Mayfield Village with a proposed four-story building. Goldberg, a Beachwood real estate development firm, is seeking...

Developers plot project in Willoughby.(Willoughby, Ohio, real estate project)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... Real estate developer Richard Osborne Jr. and investor Steve Calabrese are teaming up to interject a new mixed-use development in Willoughby at the southeast corner of the state Route 2 and Lost Nation Road - one of the last undeveloped parcels...

Fahnestock & Co. opens office with Holmes, Hollister partners.(Douglas Holmes, John Hollister III)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Veteran Cleveland investment bankers Douglas Holmes and John Hollister III have closed their investment banking firm and teamed up with New York financial services firm Fahnestock & Co. to establish its new office here. It's not the first...

Cancer research finds new support.(Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, research project with Igeneon AG)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 18, 2002... Cancer research in Cleveland is getting a boost from a Cleveland Clinic collaboration with an Austrian biotech company and from multimillion-dollar research grants made recently to advance studies at MetroHealth Medical Center and University...

Corrections.
March 18, 2002... The March 4 list of Northeast Ohio's largest nonprofits should have included a footnote about 2001 expenses for the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The Akron organization's expenses of $23.2 million that year included a $12 million, noncash...

Drink distributor plans Independence warehouse.(Heidelberg Distributing Co.)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Independence, the south suburb best known for shiny office buildings and white-collar workers, is in line to get a hulking new warehouse dedicated for beer, wine, soft drinks and liquor. Heidelberg Distributing Co. of Cincinnati this month...

Alternative sports keeping kids from stepping up to the plate.(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Alternative sports are a part of life for Kathy Cray's three children. But Mrs. Cray combines the alternative with the traditional in her family where Little League also is a mainstay. Despite alternative sports taking a swing at...

Campbell rectifies White's wrongs.(Mayor Jane Campbell, Michael White)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Everyone who cares about Cleveland should have been outraged when reading news stories about the last-minute hirings or raises that former Mayor Mike White gave to his loyalists and friends before he left office. It's clear now that his...

Weatherhead out to amp up its image; Dean using PR push to bolster school's profile.(Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2002... Ask Mohsen Anvari what he thinks should pop into people's heads when the word Cleveland is mentioned, and his answer has nothing to do with Drew Carey or sports. He wants it to be the Weatherhead School of Management. ``The Weatherhead...