Crain's Cleveland Business articles from March 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from March 2003

Luxury home market picks up.(Special Report)(in Northeast Ohio)
March 3, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The Northeast Ohio housing market for million-dollar homes is starting to recover from its building binge thanks to steps akin to doing the right things to overcome a hangover - in this case, slicing prices and waiting...

BroadVox making move to Halle Building.(News)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... A telecommunications company is planning to move downtown. BroadVox and its 35 employees plan to move into 10,000 square feet of space in the Halle Building early this month. The company, which provides long distance and other phone...

Growth unit leads push to boost SBA lending.(Finance)(Growth Capital Corp., arm of Greater Cleveland Growth Association)
March 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Growth Capital Corp., the finance arm of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, has launched a campaign aimed at boosting the number of U.S. Small Business Administration loans processed by its office and by...

County looking to build fiber network; $6.3M project would replace leased lines.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Cuyahoga County is putting together an ambitious, $6.3 million plan to buy dormant fiber-optic cable ringing downtown to link county offices with a high-speed data and, eventually, voice network that would replace an...

Menorah Park set for $16M expansion.(Health Care)
March 3, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood this month will begin a $16.5 million expansion aimed at whittling down the two-year waiting list for its independent-living apartments. A 124-unit apartment...

Middleburg Heights office park sounds like good deal to Muzak.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A suburban office and warehouse complex has struck the right notes to convince Muzak LLC, the venerable provider of elevator music and other audio services, to move to Middleburg Heights from its longtime offices at...

Proposals in for big downtown project.(housing project on urban renewal land)(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A $140 million project with 640 units of for-sale housing would re-place four city-owned parking lots downtown under one of three plans the city of Cleveland is assessing for developing a tract of urban renewal land...

Going Places.(People)
March 3, 2003... Job Changes Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Arthur Roos to associate treasurer, financing, investments and risk management. Engineering HULL & ASSOCIATES INC.: Loretta Snider to associate. Financial Service ...

Not your average rooms; Homeowners design custom spaces to reflect special interests.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003

Datebook.(a calendar of events in the Cleveland, Ohio, area)(Calendar)
March 3, 2003... Week of March 8-14 Saturday After Vouchers, What? Sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Cleveland Play House Club, 8500 Euclid Ave. 9:30 a.m.-Noon. $10. Information 440-777-3811 or...

Places of Note; A look at Northeast Ohio's interesting spaces.(Special Report)(home of Jules and Fran Belkin)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Diane DiPiero THE PLACE: The home of Jules and Fran Belkin. Mr. Belkin and his brother, Mike, founded Belkin Productions in 1966, and through the years promoted area performances by Jimi Hendrix, Phil Collins, Cher and more....

Fire safety put into spotlight; Tragic events spur precautionary action.(club touts fire safety on Web site in wake of nightclub deaths elsewhere)(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Open thegrid.com, the home page of The Grid-n-Orbit nightclub in Cleveland, and near the top is an announcement: ``NEW! Fire Safety Info about our club.'' Click on that line and you're taken to a page featuring an...

Fired Benesch attorney alleges firm misconduct; Representative for partners named in suit denies wrongdoing.(News)(Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff L.L.P.)
March 3, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL A wrongful termination complaint filed by a former Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP attorney against the Cleveland law firm accuses two of its top partners of misconduct in their handling of bankrupt client...

Late News.(January 2003 home sales; alliance between University of Akron and IBM; joint venture to cost jobs; other news briefs)
March 3, 2003... FREEZING WEATHER COOLS HOME SALES Rotten January weather soured local home sales despite low interest rates, the Ohio Association of Realtors reported. Home sales sagged 11% in January compared with January 2002, to 1,286 homes from 1,442,...

Check it out.(Opinion)(Cleveland convention center debate)(Column)
March 3, 2003... Considering how long the process has been to settle on a site for a new downtown convention center - and how much money will be spent to see one built - it would be worth spending a little more time to include in that process a late entry in...

The Diamond Man was gem of a guy.(Opinion)(an obituary for Larry Robinson)(Obituary)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker The rabbi's words to those gathered on a snowy Sunday for Larry Robinson's memorial service should have surprised no one: Larry, realizing that he was dying, planned the service. And he didn't miss a detail, from...

Midland lining up a buyer.(News)(Midland Steel Products Co. in talks with prospective buyer)
March 3, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Midland Steel Products Co., a producer of steel frames for heavy truck makers that is operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors, expects to have a buyer this month. Salomao Ioschpe,...

Correction.
March 3, 2003... A Feb. 24, Page One Late News item contained an incorrect opening date for the Gabriel Bros. store in Mentor. It will open on March 27.

Short Takes.(Briefs)(new headquarters for Lasko & Ohio Irrigation; Ohio ranking in luxury home sales by volume; home design pays homage to Frank Lloyd Wright's style)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... * NEW HQ: A year after merging, the combined professional lawn irrigation and outdoor lighting company Lasko & Ohio Irrigation has moved into new space at 6215 Heisley Road in Mentor. The 5,000-square-foot space is double the company's former...

Smythe, Cramer group to handle high end.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: DEANNA BOTTAR When it comes to pricing, staging and marketing luxury homes, eight heads are better than one. That's why Smythe, Cramer Co. agents in five East Side offices decided to assemble a group effort to serve their...

Athersys wants an answer; Keeping firm here will take up to $25M apiece from Clinic, UH, CWRU.(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Cleveland's role in the future of Athersys Inc. has been dropped in the lap of the region's three primary life science research institutions, which have been asked to make equity investments of up to $25 million each...

Play ball.(Opinion)
March 3, 2003... After the winter we've had, it's hard to believe that Opening Day for the Cleveland Indians is less than one month away. The exhibition season began over the weekend, with the sound of Tom Hamilton's play-by-play already filling the local...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(how Howard Shoes stays in business when many family-owned show stores closed)(Company Profile)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Susan Brachna WHO? Howard Shoes, Village Square Shopping Center, Woodmere. (216-831-3322) DID WHAT? Managed to stay in business while many family-owned shoe stores in Northeast Ohio have shut their doors. Howard Shoes carved...

McDonald Hopkins moniker shrinks as firm size increases.(law firm changes name)
March 10, 2003... Byline: SCOTT SUTTELL At McDonald Hopkins, the law firm's name is getting shorter and its space needs are getting larger. The firm last week took what has become a trendy step among Cleveland law firms by changing its name simply to...

Debt doesn't deter Voinovich; Broker joins new firm, vows to pay lenders.(Real Estate)
March 10, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Confessing ``I owe a lot of people a lot of money'' after plowing most of his financial resources into developing a real estate service company with proprietary software, broker Vic Voinovich is embarking upon a new...

N.Y. REIT acquires retail space in Copley.(Kimco Corp. paid $30.5 million for the Montrose Square Shopping Center in Copley Township, Ohio)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Another Northeast Ohio shopping center has landed in the hands of a publicly traded real estate investment trust as Kimco Corp. paid $30.5 million for the Montrose Square Shopping Center in Copley Township. The...

Fired Benesch lawyer takes complaint to different court.(Former Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP attorney Mark Schlachet refiles wrongful termination complaint in civil court)
March 10, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Former Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP attorney Mark Schlachet, who filed a wrongful termination complaint in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland accusing two of the firm's partners of misconduct in their...

Acquisitions keep Davey Tree growing.(News)(Davey Tree Expert Co.)(Company Profile)
March 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Kent last week added more branches to its family tree through four acquisitions, and it hopes to increase revenues by nearly 10% in the next two years through internal and external...

Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
March 10, 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...

Troubleshooters; Crain's turns to the experts to answer your small business questions.(Small Business)
March 10, 2003... Q: I am a 11/2-person firm. I need to conduct more effective market research. Can you give me some hints on how to find the right customers for my company's services? Vanguard Training Services Willoughby A: The key is to find the...

Going Places.(People)(Cleveland-area personnel announcements)
March 10, 2003... Job Changes Architecture URS: Don Gest to director of technology. Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Maggie Kaminski to executive director of alumni affairs, friends and stewardship programs, School of Medicine,...

Datebook.(Calendar)
March 10, 2003... Week of March 15-21 Monday Deferred Compensation. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East Chapter. The Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8 p.m. $18. Information, 440-232-3320 or...

Republicans must atone for past excesses.(The Ohio legislature)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Mark Dodosh ``Two weeks ago, the Legislature passed an incomplete plan to address our budget deficit. Today we suffer the consequences.'' So began Gov. Bob Taft's remarks last Wednesday as he held what was advertised as a...

Insurance costs set to soar at schools; Already strapped, colleges look to cope.
March 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Already preparing for a nearly $2 million cut in state support, Cleveland State University now is bracing for the second half of a financial double-whammy - a more than 30% increase in health insurance costs. ...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... * DIGITAL FOCUS: Mort Tucker Photography, founded in 1971, recently moved to a smaller space at 1511 St. Clair Ave. The move enabled the company to streamline its work flow and embrace digital photography. The new space is 6,500 square feet,...

CWRU's Gross departing after two years here.(Rhonda Gross resigning as chief operating officer and executive vice president at Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Rhonda Gross, chief operating officer and executive vice president at Case Western Reserve University, is leaving the university to return to Pittsburgh after two years on the job. CWRU president Dr. Edward...

Talk of selling GE Lighting gains steam.(Cover Story)
March 10, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A number of analysts believe General Electric Co. might be looking to sell its lighting business, though company CEO Jeffrey Immelt said during a visit to town last week that the business remains in GE's plans. ...

East Ohio emptying downtown digs.(Real Estate)(Dominion East Ohio moves to new office)
March 10, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Downtown Cleveland will lose another rib-rock tenant by April's end when Dominion East Ohio moves its last 100 employees from its landmark office building on East Ninth Street to an office complex on East 55th Street....

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 10, 2003... Waste in eye of beholder Editor: My good friends at the Ohio Manufacturers' Association are certainly welcome to call for an end to waste in state government, but we need to keep a few facts in mind about Gov. Taft's proposed two-year...

Line between stock lending and sale important.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Carl Grassi It has become common for owners of stock to engage in loan-type transactions, where the shareholder pledges stock to a lender or other financial institution in exchange for cash. An issue that arises in these cases...

Succession planning still crucial for biz.(Small Business)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Robert McManus Plans to phase out the federal estate tax have lulled many small business owners into a false sense of security with regard to succession planning. Many have pushed the issue to the back burner thinking the eventual...

Keep an eye on the employment law picture.(Small Business)
March 10, 2003... Byline: TAMMY BATTAGLIA Background Information Services makes a point of grilling potential McDonald's managers about their past. Responsible for about 4,000 McDonald's employment screenings per year, the 3-year-old Beachwood firm makes...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
March 10, 2003... Prelude2Cinema Studio Store 2847 Ambler Ave. Cleveland 44120 www.prelude2cinema.com This digital movie company creates independent movies and TV programming using talent in Cleveland. The online studio store features unique...

Late News.
March 10, 2003... SPICEY SUV SPURS SHOWROOM GROWTH Fred Baker Porsche/Audi of Bedford has completed a $250,000, 2,400-square-foot expansion of its showroom. The expansion nearly doubled the size of the existing showroom to accommodate Porsche's new sport...

Ruling frees up cash for Sunrise.(bankruptcy court authorizes Sunrise Home Health Care Inc. to use collateral to pay employees and conduct business)
March 10, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Sunrise Home Health Care Inc., which is in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, has been given a new lease on life as a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Cleveland last week authorized the company to use cash collateral...

Stem cells here to stay; Institutions say research will go on with or without Athersys.(Cover Story)
March 10, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Cleveland will remain on the cutting edge of stem cell technology with or without Athersys Inc., say research heads at Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals of Cleveland. ...

Yes vote.(Secretary of State Ken Blackwell finally has restored some order to the process of equipping Ohio with new electronic voting machines)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Secretary of State Ken Blackwell finally has restored some order to the process of equipping Ohio with new electronic voting machines, as mandated by the federal Help America Vote Act. Our only complaint is that it didn't happen sooner. To...

Quiznos wants a bigger bite of market.(Quiznos Subs wants to expand its presence in Northeast Ohio)
March 10, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Quiznos Sub, the fast-food competitor to Subway, wants to expand its presence significantly in Northeast Ohio, starting with five new restaurants slated to open this month. The chain is looking for franchisees...

Steel trap.(Tariffs on foreign steel)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... We hope the White House is paying attention to what's happening in the steel industry, and that the Bush administration gives serious consideration to dropping the extensive tariffs it imposed on foreign steel a year ago. Domestic...

How many businesses do minorities own?(Small Business)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... 1.2 million: Hispanic-owned firms 913,000: Asian & Pacific Islander-owned firms 820,000: African-American-owned firms 197,000: American Indian & Alaska native-owned firms SOURCE: Small Business Administration

Short Takes.(Briefs; business events in Cleveland, OH)
March 17, 2003... * TAKE TWO: The NEOpreneur Exchange party is back for a second round of food, drinks, entertainment and networking. On March 20, several hundred area entrepreneurs, business executives and financiers are expected to participate in what...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 17, 2003... A March 10, page 3 Late News item incorrectly described Argo Futures Group Inc., which recently moved to Pepper Pike. Argo is a commodity futures brokerage firm that also can handle options transactions for clients.

Steel industry shifting likely to boost Rad-Con.(News)
March 17, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Rad-Con Inc. of Bay Village, one of three companies worldwide that specializes in bell-type annealing systems used to soften steel, expects the consolidation of the cash-strapped domestic steel industry to lead to...

Avery Dennison micro unit eyes moving production here.(News)(Avery Dennison Microreplication)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Avery Dennison Microreplication, a venture of office products and specialty chemical manufacturer Avery Dennison Corp., is looking to ramp up its Lake County operations to produce tiny structures for electronics and...

Private mortgage lenders earn praise.(Finance)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A study of the Cleveland market has applauded the private sector for boosting the amount of mortgage money available in the inner city, but has aggravated the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home...

Tax Liens.(News)(Public Notice)
March 17, 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...

QuikCat to fight involuntary bankruptcy.(Technology)(QuikCat.com Inc.)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Four former employees of the Mayfield Village software firm QuikCat.com Inc. have filed a Chapter 7 involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company, an action the company's CEO characterizes as unfair and intends...

Datebook.(Calendar)(week of March 22-28)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
March 17, 2003... Week of March 22-28 Monday How to Mention Unmentionables. Sponsored by the Sales & Marketing Executives of Cleveland. Windows on the River, Powerhouse in the Flats, Cleveland. 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $25 members. $40 nonmembers....

Going Places.(People)(Cleveland area appointments)
March 17, 2003... Job Changes Education MYERS UNIVERSITY: Javier Reveron to admissions representative. Engineering HEERY INTERNATIONAL: Marcello Velotta to executive associate; Steven L. Ludwinski, Kathleen A. Smetana, W. Thomas Vaughan to...

Let the sun shine in; Natural light biz foresees bright future.(News)(The Core Group of Cos. )
March 17, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The Core Group of Cos. in Sheffield Village, a startup that specializes in natural lighting systems, hopes to get a boost from the growing awareness of the ``green'' building movement here and across the country....

Ricerca helps fund startup.(News)(Ricerca Biosciences L.L.C. invests in PrimaScreen Inc. )(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Ricerca Biosciences LLC is lending a helping hand and a portion of its pocketbook to a fledgling biopharmaceutical service provider in Moreland Hills. Ricerca, a 200-plus-employee drug development...

Turnaround puts OfficeMax back in black.(Cover Story)
March 17, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Walk into an OfficeMax store today and it likely looks a lot different than it did five years ago. Boxes of product no longer are stacked to the ceiling. Employees wear headsets to communicate with each other...

Bankruptcies.(Public Notice)
March 17, 2003... The following 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....

More in store for United Wireless; Retailer plans to expand throughout Ohio.(Cover Story)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Mo Saedi knows the facts: Less than 50% of the population has wireless phones, and younger generations are going nuts for new products such as phones that double as cameras and can be used to send messages to friends....

Size of REIT can't be beat; Latest deal puts Developers Diversified atop industry decade after its IPO.(Developers Diversified Realty Corp. acquisition of JDN Realty)(Cover Story)
March 17, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Develop. Acquire. Expand. Finance. Do it all again. That mantra accounts for Developers Diversified Realty Corp.'s explosive growth of 650% in the number of properties it holds, to 400 shopping centers in 44...

Opt-in list optimal way to draw in new business.(Technology)(direct e-mail marketing)
March 17, 2003... Byline: ROBERT DURHAM One of the most efficient ways to generate new business is to convince potential customers to come to you. That's exactly what a well-managed opt-in list and direct e-mail marketing can do. By ``opting in'' for...

Patents.(Technology)
March 17, 2003... Stackable display bins with removable pivotal doors Assignee: Bintek LLC, Chagrin Falls Issue date: March 4 Filing date: March 19, 2001 Description: Stackable display bins for supporting quantities of cylindrical articles...

Work aims to break bone mystery; Special monitoring suit now being put to test on International Space Station.(Technology)(Interview)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN A trip to Mars might be years away, but Peter Cavanagh wants to make sure the astronauts who take the first interplanetary trip will be able to stand up to the challenge - literally. Dr. Cavanagh, chairman of the...

County plan wins fiber network battle.(News)
March 17, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Two versions of high-tech thinking fought it out before Cuyahoga County commissioners last week, and a visionary plan that was backed by some of the area's leading high-tech gurus lost out to one that bubbled up through...

Late News.(brief items)
March 17, 2003... ATHERSYS STEMS GROWTH, CUTS 12 Athersys Inc. cut 12 employees, or about 10% of its total work force, earlier this month, according to two sources close to the Cleveland biopharmaceutical company. Athersys officials, including CEO Gil Van...

Crain's lists now available online.(News)
March 17, 2003... Expanded versions of our popular Business Lists now are available online at CrainsCleveland.com. The lists are provided in Adobe Acrobat format and can be stored on a computer or printed out. Most of the lists provided online have entries...

Walk the talk.(Opinion)(Editorial)
March 17, 2003... The bidding war for Athersys Inc. is familiar territory to those who've worked long and hard to transform Cleveland into something resembling a bioscience center. In 1996, Cleveland lost a similar battle for a small plant and headquarters of a...

A valuable, if contradictory, discourse.(Opinion)(Editorial)
March 17, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Nothing produces contradictions like a public meeting over a high-profile project, and last week's gathering at Cleveland Browns Stadium proved that in spades. First, the fact that the meeting, as well as one that...

Rite Aid joins forces with InfoAccess.net.(Technology)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Byline: CHRIS THOMPSON CrainTech.com Rite Aid Corp. has entered a partnership with Independence-based InfoAccess.net to provide improved information to its many suppliers. The $15 billion drugstore chain based in Camp Hill, Pa., and...

Cadre of companies form creative corridor.(Technology)
March 17, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com Tucked away in basements and hidden corners of buildings that radiate the aura of callus-causing labor typical of Cleveland's industrial glory days are a cluster of technology and creative companies. ...

KeyCorp picks Va. company to provide new platform.(News)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... KeyCorp is using an integration platform in an attempt to give itself a greater competitive advantage over competing banks. Key deployed Fairfax, Va.-based webMethods Inc.'s integration platform in an effort to reduce the high volume of...

PC On Call draws in new cash.(News)(receives funding from Early Stage Partners L.P.)
March 24, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN A group of investors led by the Cleveland venture firm Early Stage Partners LP has put $3 million into PC On Call, a Cincinnati-based provider of mobile computer maintenance and consulting services. PC On Call...

Biomec local status shrinks; Web site gives Minn. office prime billing; Cleveland staff reduced.(News)
March 24, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN In what could be perceived as another haunting sign of things to come for biotechnology in Cleveland, the web site for medical device developer Biomec Inc. lists Minneapolis as its primary address, and the company's...

REIT out to add 40 more jobs here.(Real Estate)(Real estate investment trust, Developers Diversified Realty Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Developers Diversified Realty Corp. will boost its staff count by about 40 here as a result of its $1 billion acquisition this month of JDN Realty Co. of Atlanta. ``In that respect we're a little unusual in...

Sky dives into area with plan for growth; Metropolitan merger means changes ahead.(News)(Metropolitan Financial Corp. to merge with Sky Financial Group)
March 24, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Changes will abound at thrift holding company Metropolitan Financial Corp. of Highland Hills when it merges next month with Sky Financial Group. Bowling Green-based Sky is set to finalize the acquisition of...

Builders hit a bright patch; Home starts at highest level in three years.(Cover Story)
March 24, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Despite a slow start to the season attributed to the wicked winter and the pall cast by the buildup to war in Iraq, home builders are managing to be confident about seeing another good year in 2003. For...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 24, 2003... Steel tariffs a killer Editor: Midland Steel Products filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 13, 2003, affecting 290 employees. Hourly workers are represented by United Auto Workers Local 486. Your newspaper reported the...

The last link to the Tribe's recent glory days, a rare veteran on a young team, someone who's eager to take on a new leadership role, one player stands alone... Omar!(Special Report)(Omar Vizquel)
March 24, 2003... Byline: ANDY CALL Omar Vizquel is still smiling. Vizquel's job description for this particular pregame session of Cleveland Indians spring training is to play catch with Bob Feller. Feller is the Tribe's 85-year-old Hall of Fame...

Captains already steering more biz to Eastlake.(Special Report)
March 24, 2003... Byline: GLENN HASEK Navy blue, red and gold might be the Lake County Captains' team colors, but Eastlake already is seeing dollar green thanks to the team's new ballpark. The Captains, the Cleveland Indians' newest Class A affiliate,...