Crain's Cleveland Business articles from May 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from May 2003

Datebook.(Calendar)
May 12, 2003... Week of May 17-23 Monday Electronic Learning Tips and Tricks. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland East Chapter. The Manor Party Center, 24111 Tungsten Road, Euclid. 6-8:30 p.m. $18. Information, 440-201-3315...

Say Yes! group taking its message to Chicago.(News)(group hopes former Clevelanders will invest in Ohio startups)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN The organizers of the Say Yes! To Cleveland campaign are listening for an echo. This time, they hope it comes from the Windy City. The group, which aims to lure investments from former Clevelanders into startup...

Getting into print has definite advantages.(Small Business)(print media opportunities)
May 12, 2003

Short-sighted.(Opinion)(pension obligations)(Editorial)
May 12, 2003... The signs of life the stock market has shown in the last two months didn't come quickly enough for those public companies that were forced to make large contributions to their pension plans, which were underfunded due to a host of money-losing...

Going Places.(People)(appointments, various companies)
May 12, 2003... Job Changes Construction FORTNEY & WEYGANDT INC.: Doug Counts to marketing representative; Keith Clough to project manager; Steven Francis to director of design/build services. TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.: Mark Dent to purchasing...

Housing, retail mix planned for Lorain.(Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Bertram Wolstein has developed more than 125 shopping centers, but he and partner John McGill are tackling something new with a $25 million outlet center in Lorain County. "It's not like we've never leased to a...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... * HEADING SOUTH: A year of growth prompted Avatar Solutions Inc., a division of Avatar Management Services Inc. of Macedonia, to open a satellite office in Dublin, a Columbus suburb. Nathan Miller will serve as general manager of the Dublin...

Some considerations for foreign partnerships.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Byline: Marsha Powers During the past few years, there has been a strong focus by local business leaders to attract foreign businesses from such places as India, Israel, China, Ireland and Canada to set up operations in Northeast Ohio. The...

Nominate American Dreamers.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Some of Cleveland's most interesting businesspeople got their starts far from the shores of Lake Erie. Some fled their homelands because of war, family or desperate financial times. Others came to America for an education, a job...

Gov. Taft to blame for popularity slip.(Opinion)
May 12, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker In the last gubernatorial election, Bob Taft got what he wanted, namely a second term. And that's about the extent of the good news. After parrying the stabs by Democratic challenger Tim Hagan regarding the looming...

East Side brownfield renewal project under way.(Real Estate)(Hemisphere Industrial Park part of redevelopment)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A groundbreaking this week that has been three years in the making will kick off a multimillion-dollar cleanup of a forlorn stretch of Cleveland's East Side. Hemisphere Development LLC of Beachwood finally has...

Nottingham-Spirk finds sacred space.(Technology)(Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates Inc.)
May 12, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The company responsible for designing such well-known products as the Crest SpinBrush and the Dirt Devil Bagless Vacuum next spring will move into a distinguished University Circle landmark with the hope...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 12, 2003... We've created our woes Editor: Recent issues of both your publication and The Plain Dealer have bemoaned Cleveland's economic malaise. In none of these moanings has any thought been given to the economic framework responsible for that...

Path to success starts with yourself.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JEANNE TORRENCE HAUER Success. It might mean something different to each of us, but in business, financial rewards ultimately equal success. What sets apart those young, new businesses that eventually reach the brass ring? How...

Board forming to oversee venture fund.(Technology)(Ohio Venture Capital Authority)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Gov. Bob Taft in the next few weeks will appoint a nine-member authority to oversee a soon-to-be-created, early-stage venture capital fund that's expected to generate at least $200 million in investments in startup...

Bill puts big dollars at risk for big cities.(Cover Story)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A downstate legislator has taken aim at the state's largest cities with a bill that would strip the urban centers of a big chunk of their municipal tax revenue collected from commuters. House Bill 109, introduced by...

Garden campaign branches out; Ad blitz touting recent renovation targets more regional audience.(Cover Story)(Cleveland Botanical Garden)(Cover Story)
May 12, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Cleveland Botanical Garden is launching its first comprehensive advertising campaign in Cleveland and surrounding metropolitan areas in hopes of luring new visitors to the renovated garden when it opens July...

Bioscience firm out like a Lion.(News)(NetGenics Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN The remnants of what had been one of Cleveland's largest biotechnology companies, NetGenics Inc., are moving out of the city. Lion Biosciences AG, the German biopharmaceutical company that bought NetGenics in...

Late News.(includes National City Bank launches new credit card)
May 12, 2003... LOCAL TRUCKER ROUTED TO Y-TOWN A West Side trucking company is moving most of its operation to Youngstown. SSD Distribution System Inc. in Cleveland will consolidate its delivery business, which also involves a distribution center in New...

Nat City LLC formation may foretell bldg. sale.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A piece of public record information disclosing the formation of a limited liability corporation called "National City Center LLC'' might provide a clue as to the potential sale of the National City Center skyscraper...

Bad times test bank and borrower relationships.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Byline: THOMAS WOOD Survival. That's what the past 21/2 years have been all about for business owners. Many deserve the business world's equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Despite unprecedented adverse economic and...

Lakeside has a blueprint for growth.(Small Business)(Lakeside Blueprint)
May 12, 2003... Byline: LEE BATDORFF Lakeside Blueprint credits its eBlueprint.com online "plan room'' with jumpstarting a growth spurt in Northeast Ohio and in Colorado. As a result, the Cleveland-based company this summer will open a location in...

REIT's report anything but predictable.(News)(Developers Diversified Realty Corp's annual report )
May 12, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Homespun and folksy aren't terms one would think of applying to Scott Wolstein, the hard-charging chairman and CEO of Developers Diversified Realty Corp., nor to his Beachwood-based company, which owns 400 shopping...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Chardonnay's Day Spa & Salon 7537 Fredle Drive Concord 44077 www.chardonnaysspa.com The 5,600-square-foot day spa offers hair design, pedicures, massage, water therapies, manicures, skin care, sugaring and group packages....

High hurdles greet Hudson mega-plan.(Cover Story)(real estate development from Samstel Investment Group LLC and Omni Realty Co.)(Cover Story)
May 12, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Two developers are readying an $80 million residential and retail development plan for 50 acres on the northwest corner of state Route 91 and Norton Road in Hudson. Don't look here for smooth sailing. The plan by...

CrainTech breakfast is May 20.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Three entrepreneurs who have raised millions of dollars for their growing ventures will share the secrets behind their success at a CrainTech breakfast program on May 20 at the City Club of Cleveland. Panelists for the program are Michael...

Realty One site to offer multiple pictures with listings.(Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The general public soon will be able to view multiple pictures of homes for sale through Realty One - in some cases even before real estate agents know the home has been placed on the market. Independence-based...

Growing startup 5iTech gets own digs in Camp incubator.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Leon Polott has moved from the basement of his Hudson home and brought on some help to grow 5iTech LLC, a consulting company that evaluates Russian-developed technology and transfers it to American companies and...

Vacation time policies carry tax implications.(Small Business)
May 12, 2003... Byline: Carl Grassi Vacation policies sometimes reduce productivity in unintended ways. Many employees find themselves in a situation where they come to the end of their employer's tax year with unused vacation time. In some...

FirstMerit giving community execs more power.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL FirstMerit Corp. has devised a strategy that puts more decision-making abilities in the hands of local executives, a move designed to increase the bank's profile and market penetration in local communities. The...

Banks, Bull biz associates settle; Deal alleviates large potential liability for two investors with ties to deceased Temel.(Finance)(private settlement involving KeyBank, National City Bank, Dick Blum and Donald Mosher )
May 12, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL A private settlement involving KeyBank, National City Bank and former business associates of BeyondTheBull.com founder Gregory Temel has freed those associates from millions of dollars in potential financial...

Going Places.(People)(employee changes, various companies)
May 19, 2003... Job Changes Distribution SEEGOTT INC.: Ed Weinfurtner to president, chief operating officer. Education LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: M. Judith Crocker to executive director, work force development and director, corporate...

BrandMuscle pumps up client roster.(Technology)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN People in Boston thought Phil Alexander was nuts when he picked up his online advertising management company, BrandMuscle Inc., more than two years ago and moved it to Northeast Ohio. "They said it was going to be...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
May 19, 2003... A May 5, page 15 Short Takes item misidentified the headquarters of Health Quest Group, which recently hired Victory Capital Management of Cleveland to manage its structured cash accounts. Health Quest is based in South Bend, Ind. ...

Two new businesses sweet for Ravenna; Krispy Kreme bakery, laundry to bring jobs.(News)(Paris Cos. commercial laundry)
May 19, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD A Krispy Kreme bakery and a new commercial laundry promise to sweeten and brighten job prospects in Ravenna, the Portage County seat 40 miles from downtown Cleveland. Ravenna Mayor Paul Jones said the two new...

Nominate now for CAKI Awards.(News)
May 19, 2003... Eight companies will be honored this fall in the fifth annual Cleveland Area Knowledge Industry Awards. The awards are given each year to companies and organizations that are leaders in information technology developments and deployments....

Tri-C effort training workers for mfg. jobs.(News)(Cuyahoga Community College)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Cuyahoga Community College last week graduated its first class of students from a new, federally financed pilot program designed to train unemployed workers in new manufacturing careers. The training is called...

D.O.A.(Opinion)(catchall tax for convention center, other projects is a bad idea)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 19, 2003... We've raised our voice more than once in favor of building a new downtown convention center. However, we strongly oppose the idea of paying for that convention center with a sort of catchall super tax that also would provide streams of money...

KeyBank web site targets women-owned businesses.(Technology)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN KeyBank is using a new section on its web site to deliver information to a growing segment of the business world: women-owned businesses. The new www.key.com/women, launched last week as part of an initiative...

Crain's offers commercial properties listing online.(News)
May 19, 2003... CrainsCleveland.com has added a directory of area commercial properties to help readers to identify potential new locations for their business. The directory includes hundreds of listings for available space in buildings throughout...

Watteredge welcomes growth; Company expects sales boost from new contracts.(News)(Watteredge-Uniflex Inc.)
May 19, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Watteredge-Uniflex Inc., a 50-year-old manufacturer of water-cooled electrical cables and special electrical equipment, expects its sales to rise more than 20% this year thanks in part to a surge in international...

Video link to connect with tech in Lithuania.(Technology)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com The U.S. Department of Commerce office in Cleveland on May 27 will host a videoconference among information technology business and government leaders in Northeast Ohio and their counterparts in...

Accessibility on sites may beat snazz.(Technology)(web sites)
May 19, 2003... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Local designers predict web sites of the future will be shaped more by efforts to achieve accessibility than by a desire for flash. And Tina Bell Vance, web support specialist for Cleveland State University's...

CWRU a tech center finalist; Odds good of university-led plans winning part of $40M state pot.(Case Western Reserve University)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Case Western Reserve University, along with collaborators at Athersys Inc., the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland and other universities and companies, is sitting pretty as the state prepares to...

Firm recruits Hopkins runway engineers.(News)(William Barley, Dan Petno to open R.W. Armstrong & Associates Inc. office)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI Two of the lead engineers on the runway expansion at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport have left the firms that handled that project to open a local office of R.W. Armstrong & Associates Inc., an...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 19, 2003... Corridor plan rolls on Editor: Your April 21, Page One story about the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project is misleading. It emphasizes the one negative aspect and fails to provide proper context for the project's status. ...

Heap of defendants added to scrap suit.(News)(scrap metal dealer price-fixing suit)
May 19, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY A group of Northeast Ohio manufacturers who claim they were harmed by a price-fixing conspiracy among various parties in the region's scrap metal processing business have amended their civil complaint in federal...

They press debtors to pay up; Collections firm landing plenty of media clients.(News)(Joseph, Mann & Creed)
May 19, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND They're not the Sopranos of debt collection, but chances are that if a newspaper, magazine, radio or TV station is owed money, the employees of Joseph, Mann & Creed of Beachwood are going to be called on to collect...

Twinsburg's Wegoma has new owner.(News)(Carlson Systems)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY A Nebraska machinery builder has acquired Wegoma Inc. of Twinsburg, a 65-employee company that produces machines used by makers of vinyl windows. Carlson Systems of Omaha will add Wegoma to its system...

Datebook.(Calendar)
May 19, 2003... Week of May 24-30 Tuesday Making Things Happen. Sponsored by The Professional Women's Institute. Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $8 members. $10 nonmembers. Information, 440-525-7492. ...

Late News.(local briefs)
May 19, 2003... NAT CITY CENTER TAGGED `FOR SALE' Prime Group Realty Trust, the Chicago-based owner of National City Center in downtown Cleveland, listed the 35-story office tower as "held for sale'' in its most recent Securities and Exchange Commission...

Finding the silver lining; CWRU biz dean embraces blessings born of tragedy.(Case Western Reserve Universtiy, Mohsen Anvari)
May 19, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Mohsen Anvari knows people now might look at the Peter B. Lewis Building in a different light, and in a way, he hopes they do. At the Lewis Building's dedication ceremony last October, people around the world...

Brulant, Acero problems boil over into lawsuit.(News)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN In what might be the climax of a two-year soap opera between two ambitious companies, Brulant Inc., an information technology consulting firm in Garfield Heights, has sued life sciences software developer Acero Inc....

Study to determine if state has need for new power plant.(News)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER An energy cooperative that includes Cleveland Public Power is beginning a process that could lead to construction of a $1 billion power plant somewhere in Ohio. American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc., or AMP-Ohio, has...

New networking group hits biotech scene.(Technology)(NEOBio)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Bob Schmidt and some of his fellow biotechnology entrepreneurs want a little love, and they're forming an advocacy and networking group to get it. The loosely organized group is known as NEOBio. Its first...

Armstrong cable customers could lose WKYC-TV.(News)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND About 25,000 subscribers to Armstrong cable service in Medina, Ashland and Orrville could lose access to WKYC-TV, Channel 3 beginning June 1. Butler, Pa.-based Armstrong recently sent a letter to its cable...

Tabs for terrorism coverage on the rise.(insurance)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The cost of terrorism is beginning to show up on the budgets of various business and government entities as insurance companies are tacking sometimes-stiff charges for terrorism coverage onto property insurance premiums....

Kucinich's run could embarrass region.(possible presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich)(Column)
May 19, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Nothing can start the day out right like hearing a radio conversation with Dennis Kucinich, presidential hopeful. Last week, I happened to catch some of the interview on National Public Radio's nationally broadcast...

InfoGrow lands deal with bank.(Technology)(Provident Bank of Maryland)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... A deal between Provident Bank of Maryland and InfoGrow Corp. of Cuyahoga Falls will provide the bank's customers with an easy way to find ATM locations and bank branches. InfoGrow is providing the bank with online maps and service...

Image of the region can have great worth.(Opinion)
May 19, 2003... Byline: GREGORY M. STOUP Corporations call it goodwill. It is the value placed on a business over its net assets. It includes many of the less-tangible benefits associated with a company, like the quality of the relationships between...

Rough season hits home outside park.(News)(Jacobs Field area)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN With attendance down 30% this year at Jacobs Field as the Cleveland Indians plunged close to the bottom of the American League Central Division, the players are not the only ones losing support. Some...

Patents.(Technology)(Public Notice)
May 19, 2003... Even-slice pizza cutter Assignee: Kenneth A. Morris, Parma Issue date: May 6 Filing date: Feb. 3, 1999 Description: Allows the user to cut a pizza in uniform, evenly sized pieces on a consistent basis. The cutter consists of a...

Short takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... * LOOKING NEAR AND FAR: National City Corp. is conducting a nationwide search for a new chief information officer. A spokeswoman for the company said the former CIO, James Hughes, was promoted last month to executive vice president, leaving the...

Rae rises up the ranks at Keithley.(News)(Linda Rae promoted to senior vp at Keithley Instruments Inc.)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Linda Rae has risen to the upper ranks of the male-dominated electrical engineering business. Ms. Rae, a 37-year-old electrical engineer at Keithley Instruments Inc., on May 7 became the first female with an...

Disaster doesn't deter Shane Transportation growth.(News)(trucking company rebuilds facility)
May 19, 2003... Byline: JACQUELINE GRASSI Shane Transportation Co., a trucking company in Medina County, has risen from the ashes in a modern twist on the ancient phoenix legend. On May 16 last year Shane lost its garage, office and some equipment in...

Hands off.(Opinion)(State Rep. Tim Schaffer tax proposal)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... It isn't as though Ohio's big cities don't face enough challenges balancing their budgets in a slow economy. Now, they again must fend off a rural state legislator who seems intent on forcing the cities to relinquish a chunk of the municipal...

Going Places.(News)(appointments, various companies)
May 26, 2003... Job Changes Architecture BURGESS & NIPLE: Ray DelaMotte Jr. to senior project manager. Legal BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS LLP: Gerald B. Chattman to vice president, board of managers. JAVITCH, BLOCK & RATHBONE:...

North Coast Energy powers to the top.(News)(Crain's Superstar 10)
May 26, 2003... Byline: MARK DODOSH You need to look fairly far down the list of Northeast Ohio's public traded companies to find the one that sits atop this year's version of the Crain's Superstar 10. But enough investors noticed the slick performance of...

Computer firm Uptime sees upside of its recent acquisition.(News)(Ultimate Technology Corp. acquires Uptime Inc.)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN At a trade show nine months ago, executives at Ultimate Technology Corp., a Rochester, N.Y., maker of computer hardware for retailers and hospitality companies, approached their counterparts at Uptime Inc. and...

Investing Guide.(News)(investment professionals offer tips)
May 26, 2003... Tim Swanson, chief investment officer National City Bank As investors have learned over the past three years, the quest for maximum returns often is inconsistent with the desire for financial security. At National City Wealth...

Should I manage my own assets.(News)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JUDY STRINGER Several years of stock market appreciation followed by significant decline have made asset management a critical issue. Add to that the wave of aging baby boomers and the rise of the mass affluent - individuals with...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 26, 2003... Media fall short Editor: The May 9 terror at Case Western Reserve University was sad and sickening. I turned on my television at about 5 p.m. that day and watched the drama unfold live on all the local news channels. I was glad to...

Summa upgrades will mean energy savings.(News)(Akron City, St. Thomas hospitals to receive upgrades)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN Akron City and St. Thomas hospitals, both part of the Summa Health System, are receiving a $4.2 million upgrade to make their buildings more energy efficient, to reduce operating costs and to improve the comfort of...

Aon adding to staff to keep up with demand.(News)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL A tough insurance market and a broader regional focus have led the Cleveland office of Chicago-based Aon Corp. to boost its staffing levels here in the last three months. Since mid-February, the insurance broker...

Product development group to launch NE Ohio chapter.(News)(Product Development and Management Association)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JENNIFER BRACKEN The Product Development & Management Association, a volunteer organization designed to improve the effectiveness of people who oversee new product development for companies of all sizes, is about to get a Cleveland...

Some seeing red over UPS call to go brown.(Small Business)(not all Mailboxes Etc. franchisees will switch to UPS stores)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Despite a saturation advertising campaign announcing the transformation of Mailboxes Etc. stores into UPS stores, don't go blindly looking for the brown United Parcel Service motif at your neighborhood Mailboxes Etc....

Clinic doc's stem cell tech hits market.(DePuy Acro-Med Inc. commercializes technology from Dr. George Muschler)
May 26, 2003... Byline: Jeff Stacklin Stem cell technology developed by Cleveland Clinic orthopedic surgeon Dr. George Muschler has hit the market in the form of a product commercialized by DePuy Acro-Med Inc., an operating company of the health care...

Roulston rallies cash for sixth fund.(Finance)(Thomas H. Roulston II)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN It used to be a lot easier to raise money, says nostalgic venture capitalist Thomas H. Roulston II. Even so, Mr. Roulston, a general partner in Roulston Ventures Management LP in Fairport Harbor, was able to put...

Charter may add melting facility.(News)(Charter Steel)
May 26, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Charter Steel, the successor to the former American Steel & Wire Corp. in Cuyahoga Heights, has begun an engineering study that might lead to the construction of an electric furnace scrap metal melting complex that...

Harley dealership look to be very bikelike.(News)(Liberty Harley-Davidson)
May 26, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The new satellite dealership under construction in Summit County for Liberty Harley-Davidson won't need a sign to tell passers-by what it sells. The landmark or "building-as-sign'' in the making, depending on your...

Late News.(local briefs)
May 26, 2003... INTERNET WORLD GOES TOTALLY ONLINE Penton Media Inc.'s Internet World magazine will print its last issue in June when it becomes a weekly e-newsletter that will be coupled with the magazine's web site, web events and web casts. Internet...

Nine Ben & Jerry's to open.(News)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Nine more Ben & Jerry's ice cream stores are set to open in Northeast Ohio this year - and there could be more to come. Jim & Nancy Kaufman, the husband-and-wife team that owns the Ben & Jerry's franchise...

Cities baffled by bill's S Corp. provision.(News)
May 26, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER A confusing provision in a bill passed by the state Legislature in the closing days of the 2002 session has Northeast Ohio municipalities scratching their heads about whether they'll need to put on the November ballot...

E-Debt founder emerges from dissolved merger.(News)(Michael Zoldan launches Debt Sales Partners)
May 26, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com It feels good to be roosting in his old office, sitting at his old desk, and talking on his old phone. Michael Zoldan never really left his office, but he's back in charge of his company. And that...