Crain's Cleveland Business articles from March 2005

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from March 2005

On the cover.(News)
March 7, 2005... The Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse downtown is the first federal courthouse to be built in Cleveland in 87 years. CAPTION(S): photo

Wacky news, or just wacky people?(Opinion)
March 7, 2005... Byline: Brian Tucker Was there something in the water, or did we just get too much late-winter snow in the past week or so? I mean, how else can you explain the crazy news? An Ohio Supreme Court justice parks his state-owned car on a...

Docs detecting how to boost Botox profitability.(doctors)
March 7, 2005... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Botox, much lauded as an age-reversal tool that has alleviated facial wrinkles from Hollywood to small town America, hasn't lined up to become the cash cow some doctors outside of dermatology and plastic surgery had...

On the job.(Gary Russo of Cleveland Clinic Foundation)(Biography)
March 7, 2005... Byline: SUSAN BRACHNA Gary Russo Director of translational research Center for Neurological Restoration at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Gary Russo has spent the past 20 years crisscrossing the country to find the perfect...

Clinic limiting docs' ties to private sector.(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)(doctors)
March 7, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE The medical industry is evolving, and to keep pace without compromising its values, the Cleveland Clinic is changing its conflict-of-interest guidelines and is restricting the amount of money researchers can...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)
March 7, 2005... Do the problems at the proposed Steelyard Commons retail center make it less likely that developers will pursue projects in the city of Cleveland? Joseph Shaffer North Ridgeville Absolutely. People don't want to put private money...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.
March 7, 2005... Ex-White aides to give convention center a push * The Convention Facilities Authority realizes it's going to need to mobilize public support if it wants to get a new convention center built, and it's looking to tap into the...

Cautiously campaigning; City Council Prez Frank Jackson is quietly readying his run for mayor.
March 7, 2005... Byline: Jay Miller Down the hall from the hotel ballroom where Mayor Jane Campbell wrapped up her State of the City address, Frank Jackson, the City Council president and an announced candidate for Ms. Campbell's job, waited for the media...

Use IT, legal resources to meet looming HIPAA deadline.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(information technology)
March 7, 2005... Byline: Brian Murray Group health plans of large employers must be in compliance with security-related requirements imposed under a federal law commonly referred to as HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, by...

CWRU buggy over robots; Insects model for machines.(News)(Case Western Reserve University)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... We'll be able to credit researchers at Case Western Reserve University if, sometime down the road, we use robots that look as if they crawled out from under a rock. The March 4 edition of Time for Kids magazine takes a look at some buggy...

Addy haul has Point to Point feeling sharp.(News)(Column)
March 7, 2005... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Has the torch been passed, or has another bitter rivalry just begun? For the first time in a long time, the buzz following the Cleveland Advertising Association's Addy awards show wasn't consumed with bickering...

Taylor Chair settles on new home in Bedford.(News)
March 7, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT After calling Bedford home for nearly 200 years, Taylor Chair Co. is planning to deepen its roots in the city even further as it closes in on century No. 3. The furniture maker is poised to complete a deal to buy...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
March 7, 2005... "Northeast Ohio is poised to join the majors, including the likes of Minneapolis and North Carolina, within the next year or so.'' - Baiju Shah, president, BioEnterprise Corp. Page One "Dog crap! It's humiliating.'' - Bill Stern,...

Akron in running for $30M brake plant.
March 7, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Akron-based Aircraft Braking Systems Corp. likely will announce by early next month whether it will build a $30 million production plant in Akron or will choose a site elsewhere. Company spokesman Ed Searle said...

What's New.(The Insider)(Hygenic Corp.)(Rocker & Wobble Boards )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... COMPANY: The Hygenic Corp., Akron PRODUCT: Thera-Band Rocker and Wobble boards The Thera-Band division of Hygenic, a manufacturer of exercise equipment, is augmenting its line of "progressive balance'' rehabilitation, athletic training...

Late News.
March 7, 2005... FOREST CITY WINS N.Y. AID FOR ARENA PROJECT New York Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg have signed a memorandum of understanding with Forest City Enterprises Inc.'s affiliate, Forest City Ratner Cos., for the $2.5...

Politics impeding hospitality biz success.(Opinion)(Column)
March 7, 2005... Byline: THOMAS P. SLAVIN Having served on the Executive Committee of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland for many years, and as liaison to the city of Cleveland during the last upgrade of the downtown Convention Center, I...

Going Places.(People)(appointments)
March 7, 2005... Job Changes Construction PULTE HOMES: Scott Withington to president, Ohio division. Education CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Brian Bethune to dean of performing arts; Keith Rasey to program manager, continuing and professional...

Clinic gains bariatric surgery director.(Health Care)(Cleveland Clinic Health System)(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Dr. Philip Schauer recently joined the Cleveland Clinic as director of its bariatric surgery program. He specializes in minimally invasive weight-loss surgery in the Department of General Surgery. Dr. Schauer, former director of bariatric...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 7, 2005... A Feb. 28, page 4 story incorrectly reported two details of Forest City Enterprises Inc.'s proposed Atlantic Yards project in New York City. Construction on the 15-acre site is forecast to start in 2007.

Diagnosing a crisis; Estimates slip from a projected surplus to a doctor deficit.(Health Care)
March 7, 2005... Byline: EILEEN BEAL So much for surplus. The excess of up to 270,000 physicians that was projected by 2020 by the likes of the American Association of Medical Colleges, the Council on Graduate Medical Education, the American Medical...

Guide helps parents prep disabled kids for independence.(Health Care)(Welcome House Inc.)
March 7, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND For years, parents of mentally retarded and developmentally disabled children accepted that their children likely would live with them through adulthood- but that's beginning to change. Parents now are trying...

Walled off.(Opinion)
March 7, 2005... Hurray for Wal-Mart. Its decision to pass on building a store at the proposed Steelyard Commons shopping center sent a message to Cleveland City Council that it won't play its silly negotiating games. Too bad, though, for those Clevelanders who...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Collaborative Solutions)
March 7, 2005... * HELLO SUNSHINE STATE: Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer of the Cleveland Clinic, today, March 7, is presenting the distinguished Simon Dack Lecture for almost 26,000 of his colleagues at The American College of Cardiology's 54th annual...

e-Rx keeps docs e-fficient; Electronic prescription program cuts down errors, phone time.
March 7, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Dr. Michael Nochomovitz doesn't hear the phone ring quite as much anymore, and that suits him just fine. After all, it's not that he's losing patients - he's just become more efficient. Such efficiency can be...

Investments in bioscience balloon; Region's venture capital dollars committed in 2004 jump 90%.
March 7, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Northeast Ohio saw a near-doubling of venture capital investments in its bioscience companies last year compared to 2003, though the volume of VC dollars that flowed into the nation's biotech hotbeds still...

The Week: February 28 - March 6.(The Insider)
March 7, 2005... The big mess: Retail giant Wal-Mart said it's not coming to Steelyard Commons, a decision that leaves in doubt the viability of the proposed shopping center near International Steel Group in the Flats. In a letter to city leaders, Wal-Mart said...

New owner RSI set to give Paulin products a polish.(News)(RSI Co.)(Paulin Products)
March 7, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT RSI Co., a manufacturing holding company in Cleveland, plans to expand a business it bought last August that makes portable propane heaters and lighting equipment. Steve Sords, RSI founder and president, said the...

On The Cover.(News)
March 14, 2005... The Carl B. Stokes U.S. courthouse was the first major project in Cleveland using metric measurement throughout construction. CAPTION(S): photo

Gojo pushing Purell for desktops; Marketing campaign targets companies looking to cut absenteeism.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The average desktop is home to 10 million germs, and Gojo Industries Inc. hopes to convince companies that they can help stop those germs from spreading - by putting Gojo's Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer within...

The Week: March 7 - 13.(The Insider)(Calendar)
March 14, 2005... Driven to succeed: Racing legend Mario Andretti is looking to cruise into Lorain County. The 65-year-old Mr. Andretti is in negotiations to buy the Liberty Vermilion Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership on Liberty Avenue in Vermilion, said Patty...

Reporters' Notebook.(The Insider)
March 14, 2005... Mayfield grads launch training mag for teens * The way two graduates of Mayfield Heights High School see it, who better to advise a young athlete on physical fitness than a young athlete? So, the 23-year-olds are taking that thought to...

Sadly, casino fever grips the region.(Opinion)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Brian Tucker Just when is the mayor of Linndale going to start announcing the casino plans for that tiny hamlet? No, it's not that I know anything you don't. It just seems like every time I read the daily newspaper or listen to a...

Climate not conducive to high-tech hopes.(Opinion)
March 14, 2005... Byline: HERB KLEIMAN Think the unthinkable! Perhaps, just perhaps, high technology is not the salvation for Greater Cleveland. After the intense activity of the past two decades, dominated by our biotechnology obsession, do we have the...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)(MG Management Services LLC)(Falls Crossing Restaurant)(Fine Italian Tuscan dining)
March 14, 2005... The Business Center Cleveland 1220 Huron Road, First Floor Cleveland 44115 www.thebusinesscenter.com Offers videoconferencing suites, public meeting rooms, offices, wireless Internet access, clerical support and airport shuttle service...

Avon firm focuses on cost efficiency.(Special Report)
March 14, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Innovative manufacturers usually aren't identified by the logistical and support service company they keep, but Supply Chain Edge is trying to change that. Offering a wide-range of methods that are meant to cut...

Lake Effect churning out own brand of talk radio.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ If you think local talk radio has become over-crowded with "ditto-heads,'' Joan Andrews hears you. The trick is getting you to hear her - or at least the programming Ms. Andrews' Cleveland company is producing for...

Stables tack on technology to attract clients.(Small Business)
March 14, 2005... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Curry combs, wheelbarrows and pitchforks have not yet totally become relics, but many local stables fast are replacing them with state-of-the-art equipment that relies more on pushing buttons than muscle power. ...

Bankruptcies.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... 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....

The Big Issue.(Opinion)
March 14, 2005... Do you approve of the state of Ohio's plan to charge $5 to park at state parks? Alan Fodor Cleveland I don't like the idea. We pay for the state parks already, and I don't think it's appropriate to tack on a charge to park,...

Housing tally approaches previous peak; Experts predict end to rising home starts streak.
March 14, 2005... Byline: STAN BULLARD Northeast Ohio home builders in 2004 racked up a fourth consecutive year of increasing home starts, though rising interest rates and construction costs are expected to stop the streak this year in what's still forecast...

Late News.(Heinz Endowments)(Madison Bank and Trust Co.)
March 14, 2005... FOUNDATIONS IGNORE TOWNS' SPORTS RIVALRY The Cleveland Foundation is partnering with Heinz Endowments in Pittsburgh to form "super-regional'' links between the two Rust Belt cities. The two charitable organizations will work together with...

QualChoice changes to include expanding Medicaid services.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND QualChoice, the insurance arm of University Hospitals Health System, is exploring ways to make the company more competitive and attractive to enrollees and, ultimately, more profitable. With 2004 revenues of...

Going Places.(People)(Case Western Reserve University)(First Federal of Lakewood)(Huntington Bank Inc.)
March 14, 2005... Job Changes Distribution BABIN BUILDING SOLUTIONS: Harry J. Mierau to vice president of operations. Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Betty Vandenbosch to associate dean of external relations, Weatherhead School of...

What's It Cost? A look at how a business startup breaks down.(Small Business)(Rosati's Frozen Custard)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Byline: John H. Tidyman Rosati's Frozen Custard When Sharon Priscak decided she wanted to own her own business, she thought it would either be a dog kennel or a custard stand. Her husband, Jim, a commercial renovator who...

Foundation fellowship looks to train new crop of leaders.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: JAY MILLER The Cleveland Foundation is attempting to put another clog in the region's "brain drain'' with a new program to train young community leaders. It is investing $2 million over five years to create a yearlong...

What's New.(The Insider)(TMW Systems Inc.)(Visual Dispatch Plus)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... COMPANY: TMW Systems Inc., Beachwood PRODUCT: Visual Dispatch Plus TMW describes the product as "an intuitive, calendar-based dispatch and load planning module'' for its flagship TMWSuite software. Visual Dispatch Plus gives...

The cutting edge; Docs devise easy way to remove moles.(CleveX)
March 14, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Removing moles was not why Dr. Jillian Banbury labored through years of medical school. But as a plastic surgeon starting out at the Cleveland Clinic, much of Dr. Banbury's time was taken up with mole removal...

Malish Corp. moves to new plant in China.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Scott Suttell Malish Corp., a Willoughby company that designs and manufacturers commercial floor machine and maintenance brushes, is placing an even bigger bet on a China strategy launched in the late-1990s. The company said it...

Good hire.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... We were disappointed when Mayor Jane Campbell's former chief of staff, Deb Janik, recently left city government, because she was among the few public officials in Cleveland who understood how to work with business to promote economic...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 14, 2005... Malpractice story misses Your Feb. 21, Page One story headlined, "Inflated insurance sends docs packing'' is a poor piece of journalism. It reports just one side of the issue and draws conclusions that aren't supported by the facts in the...

Go organic or get juiced: Two ways to grow your biz.(Small Business)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Andy Birol If you turned on the TV or read the sports section recently, you probably spotted Jose Canseco talking about his new book, Juiced, which uncovers some not-so-secret secrets of Major League Baseball - that the...

Long road to reality for bioscience park project.
March 14, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Visions of a bioscience park rising in University Circle have resurfaced once again, but unlike past notions of creating such an entity, observers says the pieces finally seem to be in place to make the vision a...

Calif. company claims former UV Coatings bldg.(Special Report)(Arnco buys former UV Coatings building in Berea)
March 14, 2005... Byline: STAN BULLARD Arnco, a California-based tire products maker, likes its small staff operating a tiny plant in Cleveland so much that it bought the former UV Coatings building in Berea to expand in this region. The company plans...

Short Takes.(Small Business)
March 14, 2005... * NEW HOME: Cabinet Hardware has moved from its 25-year home at East 131st Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland to 24750 Lakeland Blvd. in Euclid. David Miller, who has owned the company for six years, said the move allows for higher...

Review biz ties to elude liability surprise.(Small Business)(Limited liability companies)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Carl Grassi Are you a member of an LLC? You might be without even knowing it. Normally, there is little question as to who the members of a limited liability company are. The LLC's profits or losses are allocated at the end of...

Ratchet up discrimination policies.(Small Business)(protections against workplace discrimination )
March 14, 2005... Byline: Christopher Johnson Most employers know it is impermissible under Ohio and federal law to discriminate against employees because of their sex. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Ohio Civil Rights Act...

Living on loans; Low-risk source of cash eases money woes for many, but times are changing.(Small Business)
March 14, 2005... Byline: CHRISSY KADLECK A toddler bundled in a pale pink snowsuit accompanies her father into Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop on St. Clair Avenue. She babbles excitedly into the glass of the showroom's gold- and silver-filled jewelry case while her...

Gates swinging for D.C. deal; Group in hunt for ballpark funding.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Stan Bullard If you hear someone whistling "Take Me Out to the Ballgame'' in Mayfield Heights, it might be operators of The Gates Group. According to The Washington Post, the Cleveland-based private equity fund, which...

Companies tap partnership to place temporary workers.(Small Business)(StaffMatrix )(Employers Resource Council )(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The Employers Resource Council working in connection with StaffMatrix Temporary Workforce Management Services in 2004 placed 959 temporary workers in ERC member companies, the organization reports. The ERC, an organization with 900 company...

COSE working to revitalize roundtable sessions.(Special Report)(Council of Smaller Enterprises)
March 14, 2005... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The staff of the Council of Smaller Enterprises hopes to revive and expand its Manufacturers Roundtable at a time when tough business issues facing Northeast Ohio manufacturers should provide plenty of talking...

Pare down premiums with safety strategies.(Special Report)(Core Innovatech LLC )
March 14, 2005... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Manufacturers such as Core Innovatech LLC in Painesville are reducing the cost of workers' compensation insurance by embracing safety-conscious strategies being encouraged by the Ohio Bureau of Workers'...

Area ad shops embrace branding.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Branding used to be such a simple advertising industry catchall. Creative design, catchy jingles and provocative taglines a clever branding campaign did make. But these days, ad shops fighting for an upper hand and...

Heady business for implant firm; Osteoplastics' technology helping war wounded.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Only a few weeks after two U.S. soldiers received serious head wounds in separate attacks in Iraq, technicians of Osteoplastics Corp. in Solon are about to change their lives. The six-person company is fabricating...

Gross receipts tax proposal riles retailers, grocers.(Insight)
March 14, 2005... Byline: JAY MILLER State tax reform has been a longtime goal of many Ohio business leaders, particularly those with manufacturing on their minds. Now, with Gov. Taft putting forth a reform proposal, supporters of his plan will need to...

Rising funding vaults value of mid-market biz.(Special Report)
March 14, 2005... Byline: Michael Gibbons Just as homeowners are wondering if real estate prices have hit their peak, so the owners of middle-market companies are asking themselves if values for their businesses can go much higher. It is certainly true...

Hospitals make push into Mahoning Valley.(News)
March 14, 2005... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Mahoning Valley might not be a steelmaking mecca anymore, but hospitals in Cleveland and Akron are solidifying its status as another hotbed of health care competition. Akron Children's Hospital, Rainbow...

Breaking the mold.(Special Report)(RSP Tooling Inc.)
March 14, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT After two years of experimenting and several trips back to the drawing board, RSP Tooling LLC of Solon is confident it has the blueprint for growth. James Knirsch (above), president and CEO, said the company is seeing...

Juiced up.(Opinion)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 14, 2005... A noteworthy but largely overlooked anniversary took place last week, and the minimal attention it received should be viewed as a positive development. It was the one-year anniversary of the restart of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear...

The Week In Quotes.(News)
March 14, 2005... "They want to be as close to the brains and the beautiful people as they can possibly be. Those people are very busy, so the mountain has to come to them." - Gayle Farris, president, Boston office of Forest City Enterprises Inc. Page One...

VP pulls own double play with Tribe; Sales and marketing head returns to Cleveland after Pirates stint.(Special Report)(Vic Gregovits)(Biography)
March 21, 2005... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Cleveland sports fans don't take too kindly to their Pittsburgh counterparts. Vic Gregovits, the Indians' senior vice president of sales and marketing, has seen the best and worst of both. A western...

Prospects trump paltry payroll; Despite lean finances, Shapiro expects strong team on field this year.
March 21, 2005... Byline: BRANDON GLENN Cleveland Indians fans have had to endure three consecutive sub-.500 seasons after being spoiled by eight straight winning campaigns. But general manager Mark Shapiro thinks happy days might be here again. ...

Ready to throw pain aside; Tribe takes gamble that pitcher's injured elbow remains healed.
March 21, 2005... Byline: ANDY CALL Kevin Millwood seemed to enjoy nearly everything about his first spring training as a member of the Indians. The only time Millwood even offered a frown, in fact, was when he grew weary of people asking him how he...

Raring for repeat; Hafner, Martinez eager to prove their breakout rookie season last year was more than a fluke.
March 21, 2005... Byline: ANDY CALL Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez earned notice last season as two of the more promising young hitters in baseball. Their challenge this season is to establish themselves as owners, rather than renters, of that title....

Wiggle room for Wedge; Offseason signings give Tribe manager more choices for an infield roster that was too thin.(Special Report)(Eric Wedge)
March 21, 2005... Byline: ANDY CALL Eric Wedge no longer shudders when he looks down the Indians bench. When Cleveland's manager wanted to rest one of his starting players during the past two seasons, his available alternatives were not good. He could...

The Week: March 14 - 20.(The Insider)
March 21, 2005... The big story: For the first time in four years, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) posted a profit. The Akron-based tiremaker earned $115 million, or 63 cents per share, a big improvement from 2003, when it posted a loss of $807 million, or...

Adv. Energy upgrades to generate jobs.(Advanced Energy Technology Inc)
March 21, 2005... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Advanced Energy Technology Inc. of Lakewood, a maker of flexible graphite products for industrial and technology uses, is planning a $14.8 million upgrade of its headquarters complex that is expected to create 50 jobs...

Skimming the NASA surplus; Buyouts proposed to 298 workers.
March 21, 2005... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE NASA Glenn Research Center in Brook Park is offering financial incentives to about 300 surplus employees if they will resign to help the center avoid layoffs as it tries to cut as many as 700 jobs. As of last...

No choice.(Opinion)
March 21, 2005... Lake County commissioners soon will have the unappealing task of voting on a 15-year, 100% tax abatement to keep Avery Dennison Corp. in the county. The abatement is excessive and a mark of failed public policy on the state level. Even so,...

K&D snags new HQ as trucking biz swaps states; Freightliner units to leave Willoughby for new site in Michigan.(News)(headquarters )
March 21, 2005... Byline: STAN BULLARD K&D Group, a Mentor-based apartment-building owner and developer, is the new owner of the Sterling and Western Star Trucks headquarters in Willoughby, the former headquarters of Figgie International Inc. K&D will...

Going Places.(People)(appointments)
March 21, 2005... Job Changes Engineering MCCOY ASSOCIATES INC.: John F. Marulli to director of marketing. R.E. WARNER & ASSOCIATES INC.: Frank Johnson to electrical engineer; Angela Sanchez to civil engineer; Steven Gottschling to senior...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)(Schneider Saddlery in Bainbridge expanding)(Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell's tax plan)
March 21, 2005... Rising sales spur saddlery's expansion When it comes to moving their business into a new era, brothers Stanley and Donald Schneider aren't horsing around. The co-owners of Schneider Saddlery in Bainbridge are overseeing a $2 million...

Just another bad gambling gambit.(Opinion)(Column)
March 21, 2005... Byline: Brian Tucker It appears we're going to be living with the resurrected issue of casino gambling for at least the rest of this, a mayoral election year in Cleveland. Consequently, because Mayor Campbell seems intent on using that...

SUCCESS ON DECK; Player development prospects plus renewed fan support could help Tribe put playoff-caliber ball back in the Jake.
March 21, 2005... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The Cleveland Indians expect to be a serious contender on the field this season, and revenues are expected to be about $140 million, enabling the franchise to at least break even when it comes to the bottom line....