Crain's Cleveland Business articles from October 2003

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from October 2003

Akron builder's latest project geared to boomers.(Real Estate)(Stile Homes is building the Laurel Woods community in Copley Township, Ohio, for people aged 55 and older)
October 6, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Stile Homes of Akron is starting something new this month at Heritage Woods in Copley Township, even though it already has built 154 homes, 85 condominiums and 128 apartments since 1987 in the 317-acre subdivision. ...

Deluxe to bring more jobs into area.(Finance)(Deluxe Financial Services Inc. will spend $1.6 million on upgrades to its Streetsboro, Ohio, plant and add 54 jobs there)
October 6, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Thanks in part to a state tax credit, a Minnesota maker of business checks, forms and labels will make $1.6 million in upgrades at its Streetsboro plant and will move 54 jobs there from a soon-to-be shuttered Indiana...

Late News.(news briefs)
October 6, 2003... WESTFIELD TO OPEN MORTGAGE-ONLY HQ Westfield Group, a longtime provider of home and automobile insurance, is looking to build a foundation in the home mortgage business by creating Westfield Mortgage Inc. It will open its headquarters in...

Auto dealers group hires some HR help.(News)(the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association hires a human resources staff)
October 6, 2003... Byline: DONNA HARRIS Crain News Service The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association has hired a human resources staff that its 220 dealer-members can turn to for expertise in personnel matters. The program - the first of its...

Sign up for health directory.(News)
October 6, 2003... On Dec. 29, as part of the 2004 Book of Lists, Crain's Cleveland Business will publish its sixth Health Care Directory, a listing of companies and organizations that provide health care services in Northeast Ohio. If your company or...

Manager buys out metal biz.(News)(Donald R. Nicholson acquires Metal Machining Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Donald R. Nicholson knows small manufacturers face big challenges this days, but that didn't deter him from acquiring the 50-year-old Metal Machining Inc. on Cleveland's near West Side. Mr. Nicholson, who was...

Tax Liens.(News)(a list of tax liens filed by the IRS against Cuyahoga County area businesses)(Public Notice)
October 6, 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...

Day care center takes bilingual approach.(Special Report)
October 6, 2003... Byline: CHRISSY KADLECK Before Ivette Muniz went down her long list of questions, she had a sense she had found the home away from home for her 6-week-old son Antonio at Angels on Earth Child Care Center in Cleveland. The royal purple...

We are in the game.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 6, 2003... Editor: In the late 1980s, when the Indians were playing really bad baseball, I recall someone asking why this community should do anything to keep the team. The answer was simple - even bad Major League Baseball was better than no Major...

Downtown holiday festivities to enjoy extended run.(News)(Downtown Cleveland Partnership seeks to boost the city center this holiday season with several events)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Downtown Cleveland Partnership is spearheading an effort to boost the city center this coming holiday season with an expanded program of festive and promotional events. Details for the holiday push are not firm as...

Diebold goes on the defensive; Tv, radio spots to counter report critical of voting machines.(Diebold Election Systems plans a marketing campaign targeting Ohio election officials and voters)
October 6, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ In an effort to fight back against critics of its electronic voting machines, Diebold Election Systems in Green plans to launch a marketing counterattack that first will target Ohio election officials and voters. ...

Don't call us...(Opinion)(the court system should not be involved with the federal do-not-call list)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 6, 2003... All the legal maneuvering over the federal do-not-call list seems to us yet another example of the needless complications that occur when government attempts to intervene in situations that the public largely can handle itself. Even if the...

NASA colleagues help create path to success.(Special Report)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Fresh out of college some 24 years ago, Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria left Puerto Rico to take a job as a NASA engineer in Cleveland. She knew no one. Even so, she was greeted by a crowd of about 25 engineers and...

Bankruptcies.(a list of companies who have filed for bankruptcy in Cleveland)(Brief Article)(Public Notice)
October 6, 2003... The following businesses recently have filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that must be approved by the court. Chapter 7 is a total liquidation....

Med groups plan simulation center; CWRU, UH, Clinic, Metro teaming on effort.(Technology)(Northeast Ohio medical institutions are working together on a center for medical students and doctors)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Northeast Ohio medical institutions are coming together to create a center where medical students learn to talk with patients, doctors practice new surgical techniques and medical device companies showcase their...

Lubrizol grooming new market growth; Acquisition to boost sales in personal care additives.(Technology)
October 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Lubrizol Corp., a company known for its motor oil additives, is growing as a supplier of additives to makers of shampoo and skin cream. The Wickliffe-based company by 2006 expects to increase personal care...

Remove bottleneck, make I-71 flow.(Opinion)(Editorial)
October 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker If Cuyahoga County and Cleveland political leaders really believe in finding regional answers to our most pressing issues, a good place to show it would be to urge a change in the traffic patterns on Interstate 71. ...

Morgenthaler pumps cash into Five Star.(Morgenthaler Ventures invests $4.5 million into Five Star Technologies Inc.)
October 6, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com An investment that has been much anticipated by Cleveland's startup community finally has come to fruition. Morgenthaler Ventures, along with other investors, last week invested $4.5 million into...

County preps space hunt.(the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners are developing a document to bring its workers in a central location)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER, STAN BULLARD The moribund downtown office market soon might get a much-needed shot in the arm. But it will take government pump priming - to the tune of as much as $120 million - to do it. Staffers with the Board of...

Going Places.(People)(Cleveland, Ohio, area personnel news)
October 6, 2003... Job Changes Finance CHARTER ONE FINANCIAL INC.: Alexis Clark-Amison to manager of supplier diversity. NATIONAL CITY BANK: Garry Marquiss to general manager, automotive finance division. SKY FINANCIAL GROUP: Michael B. Miller...

Signs seller to build new HQ.(Real Estate)(HY-KO Products Co. is moving into larger facilities)
October 6, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD HY-KO Products Co., a marketer of signs and letters to retailers, is about to plant its banner on a new, larger office, manufacturing and warehouse building in Northfield Village. HY-KO has retained Duke Realty...

Brothers cook up Little Italy loft project.(News)(residential construction is taking place in Cleveland's Little Italy area)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER The building boom is continuing in Little Italy. The success of big-ticket developments such as Villa Carabelli and the Edgehill Townhomes has persuaded a pair of builder brothers to put together a loft condominium...

Rise of the MAC; Big football wins and a new TV deal have rest of country suddenly taking notice.(News)(the Mid-American Conference's football teams gain national recognition)(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ The Mid-American Conference turned heads last month with its Cinderella splash onto college football's radar screen. But even as the dramatic Sept. 20 wins by Marshall, Northern Illinois and Toledo slowly drift from...

Bakery owner takes top spot at El Barrio.(Special Report)(a discussion of Francisco Alfonzo's work as the manager of El Barrio, a Cleveland nonprofit organization)(Biography)
October 6, 2003... Byline: JULIE PAVELICH Francisco Alfonzo went from being a banker to being a baker to managing a nonprofit organization, a sequence of professions Mr. Alfonzo says is more logical than it might seem. He said he puts his background to...

Datebook.(Calendar)(upcoming Cleveland, Ohio, area business meetings and events)(Calendar)
October 6, 2003... Week of Oct. 11-17 Monday 2003 Anthem Beachwood Chamber Business to Business Show. Sponsored by the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce. Cleveland Hilton East, Park East Drive, I-271 and Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood. 2:30-8:30 p.m. Free,...

Liggett rolls out latest colored Duck Tape push.(News)(Henkel Consumer Adhesive Inc. has benefited from its colored duct tape line)
October 6, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ When Henkel Consumer Adhesives Inc. in Avon began its campaign to market colored duct tape almost four years ago, some had a hard time imagining anything but the standard gray adhesive that for years has served as a...

Savage toughs it out, sees new orders soar.(News)(Savage Engineering Inc. president Fred A. Wolbert seeks a better year than 2002)(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Fred A. Wolbert has his fingers crossed that the worst is over. The president of Savage Engineering Inc. in Garfield Heights said he has seen a surge of orders this year for his company's hydraulic presses....

Attingo: PR with a softer side.(News)(new marketing firm Attingo Communications)(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Gary Pilla had a clear goal when he and a partner last May launched Attingo Communications, a Hudson marketing agency. "World domination,'' Mr. Pilla, the firm's 35-year-old vice president and creative director,...

Culture club.(Opinion)(members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission meet with officials from a unit of FirstEnergy Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Last week, staff members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission met with officials from a unit of FirstEnergy Corp. to discuss what the NRC called "the company's long-term plans for monitoring the safety culture'' at the troubled Davis-Besse...

Lubrizol.(Technology)(a profile of Lubrizol)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 6, 2003... Mission: Developing high-performance fluid technologies Headquarters: Wickliffe Employees: Approx. 5,200 Plants: 34 in 15 countries Sales and tech offices: 50 2002 sales: $1.98 billion Markets served: Lubricants and...

Hispanic wealth; The growing affluent class.(Special Report)(statistics concerning the wealth of Hispanic Americans)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... * The mean income of Hispanic households increased from $32,359 in 1972 to $44,383 in 2001. * The net worth of U.S. Hispanic households increased by 41.4 percent between 1998 and 2000. * The aggregrate net worth of the U.S. Hispanic...

Correction.(business insurance agencies)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
October 13, 2003... The Sept. 22 list of business insurance agencies contained incorrect figures for the number of licensed employees for the Alpha Group Agency. The correct number of licensed employees, property/casualty, is four. The correct number of licensed...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
October 13, 2003... Twinsburg Urgent Care 2676 E. Aurora Road, Twinsburg 44087 The new medical center provides treatment for minor injuries, has full-service X-ray capabilities and an on-site pharmacy. School sports physicals are offered for $15. ...

Clinic spinoffs take the stage.(News)(Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit)
October 13, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK CrainTech.com With little fanfare, Cleveland Clinic spinoff companies provided a captivating glimpse of the future in presentations they made last Tuesday and Wednesday at the Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit. ...

Road to nowhere.(Letters)(traffic congestion)
October 13, 2003... Editor: With regard to Brian Tucker's Oct. 6 Commentary on the bottleneck on I-71, I just happened to take a trip down to Medina that same day on the interstate. I noticed how the lanes cut back from three lanes to two and muttered to...

Keep CVB.(Opinion)(Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland)
October 13, 2003... For the good of the organization he headed for nearly a decade, David Nolan is gone as president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland. We believe the bureau's board has acted admirably in its response to criticism of the...

Imaging expert to run NeoMed; Teague takes over as tech company's interim CEO.(News)(diagnostic imaging business)
October 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN NeoMed Technologies Inc., a Midtown company with technology designed to detect coronary artery disease more efficiently and cheaper than existing methods, has hired a local veteran of the diagnostic imaging business...

Forest City taps CB for leasing work.(Real Estate)(contract as exclusive leasing agent)
October 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Forest City Enterprises Inc. plans to hire the CB Richard Ellis real estate brokerage as the exclusive leasing agent for Cleveland's largest office portfolio, which includes 1 million square feet of vacant office...

Troubleshooters; Crain's asks the experts to answer your small-business questions.(Small Business)(environmental testing services)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Matt Jennings, Greg Mesaros Q: We are faced with the problem of rapidly declining market unit prices for the environmental testing services we offer. In our case, prices often are given to clients in a bid situation where price is...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(top 15 bed and breakfast's in United States and Canada)
October 13, 2003... * WHAT'S IN STORE: Capitalizing on the country's low-carbohydrate craze, entrepreneurs Robert Pizzamiglio and Chris Blauner have opened a second LowCarb Store. The new store, at 14439 Cedar Road in South Euclid, follows the April opening of a...

Late News.(survey of metropolitan areas)
October 13, 2003... NE OHIO RANKS HIGH, LOGISTICALLY Two Penton Media Inc. publications rate Northeast Ohio among the top four "logistics-friendly'' metropolitan areas in the country. The study by Expansion Management and Logistics Today evaluated 331...

Developer eyes turn to Warrensville Heights.(Real Estate)(real estate development)
October 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD Plans for a 300-room Marriott hotel and conference center, new office buildings and, for the first time in 40 years, two subdivisions with a total of more than 100 homes stand to transform Warrensville Heights into a...

Marketers go for show; Cheap, high-impact street teams gaining clients' favor.(guerilla marketing)
October 13, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ As the lunch hour drew closer on a brisk autumn Tuesday, two scarecrows scurried about Public Square, straw escaping their hats and orange fliers spilling from their hands. Tower City Center shoppers curiously...

Despite population decline, mom-and-pops gain ground.(Small Business)(U.S. Census Bureau report on small business)
October 13, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER As the number of Fortune 500 companies in the region declines, the number of mom-and-pop businesses here has continued to grow, but not as quickly as the national average. A U.S. Census Bureau report on the smallest...

Task force to examine racial issues in health care.(News)(treatment of minorities in health care industry)
October 13, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The unequal treatment of minorities in health care might be so subtle that many health care providers don't even know they're doing it - a situation local health systems and a national social justice organization...

Bankruptcies.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... The following businesses recently have filed for protection from creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that must be approved by the court. Chapter 7 is a total liquidation....

Growing NCA moves into bigger office.(News)(NCA Financial Planners' new location)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL NCA Financial Planners had gotten too big for its home, so the Mayfield Heights firm last week moved into bigger and better office space. NCA vice president Dennis Lehman said the financial planning firm has grown...

Mi Pueblo sets bigger table in region.(Small Business)(Mexican restaurant)
October 13, 2003... Byline: EILEEN BEAL When Mexico-born Adrian Ortega moved to Cleveland from Chicago in 1990 to set up Adrian Michael Jewelers with longtime business associate Michael Teeter, he missed a lot of things about his adopted hometown-especially...

Flexible spending now reaches to non-Rx meds.(Small Business)(flexible spending accounts uses to buy over-the-counter drugs)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Peter A. DeMarco The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that employees can use their flexible spending accounts to buy over-the-counter drugs, which represents a big change from what employers have widely assumed and...

Directed Decisions displays growth.(News)(jury research and legal consulting firm)
October 13, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL In the span of two years, Directed Decisions Inc. of Cleveland has changed its name and gone from a small designer of exhibit boards and visual aids for court trials to a full-service jury research and legal consulting...

County, Whiskey owners near deal.(Cuyahoga County lakefront park)
October 13, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Cuyahoga County is closing in on buying the contested Whiskey Island property in a deal that, if consummated, would give the community its much-discussed lakefront park and would place county commissioners on more equal...

Fla.-based sports pub makes way to market.(News)(Northeast Ohio expansion)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Beef O'Brady's, a family sports pub headquartered in Tampa, Fla., will make its entrance into Northeast Ohio next year with the first of at least two local franchise locations. Tom Wienclaw, an accountant for...

Hundert has $181M vision; Case board OKs lofty plan to build research powerhouse, civic engine.(Case Western Reserve University's trustees approve budget)
October 13, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Case Western Reserve University's trustees have approved spending $181 million during the next three to five years to finance president Edward Hundert's vision for transforming the university into what he calls...

Going Places.(People)(executive appointments)
October 13, 2003... Job Changes Education HIRAM COLLEGE: David Allen to vice president for enrollment management. Financial Services BOBER, MARKEY, FEDOROVICH & CO.: Paula DiVencenzo to senior manager; Mike Moldvay to manager; Grant Deprey,...

Federal funds to back Zin's jet engine sensor research.(News)(development of high-temperature sensors)
October 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Zin Technologies Inc. of Brook Park, a research and development contractor to NASA, has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant for advance the development of high-temperature sensors used in jet and rocket engines. ...

Trust's Mentor plant plans hinge on completing buy.(News)(metalworking company)
October 13, 2003... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY Trust Technologies, a Lake County metalworking company that wants to consolidate operations and create jobs in Mentor, will need to clear a legal hurdle before it can implement the strategy. The key to the Trust...

Jobs and Growth Act ushers in plenty of change.(Small Business)(new tax law)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Jeff Paravano, Melinda Reynolds Recent activity on Capitol Hill and passage last May of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 have created interesting challenges and opportunities for taxpayers and their...

A lesson in shooting your own foot.(Opinion)(state Rep. Bryan Williams' election race)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker When there's blood in the political water, a veteran shark circles for the kill. Look no farther than Akron for vivid testimony. If state Rep. Bryan Williams is positioning himself for the future and trying to get...

Global group of companies likely suitors for Cole Nat'l.(News)(Cole National Corp. gets unsolicited takeover bid)
October 13, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ While eager investors digest Cole National Corp.'s revelation last week of an unsolicited takeover bid, some observers speculate that as many as three companies will be in the mix to acquire the Twinsburg-based optical...

HR outsourcing options abound.(Small Business)(outsourcing human resource functions)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Mie-Yun Lee Like it or not, managing your employees takes a lot more than issuing paychecks on time. Outsourcing various human resource functions gives you access to a wealth of HR expertise without the overhead. Employee...

Fresh cash stash leads RuleStream out of town.(Technology)(Northeast Ohio's software sector)
October 13, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Dave Vredenburgh has bittersweet news for Northeast Ohio's software community. Mr. Vredenburgh announced last week that his 4-year-old engineering software company, RuleStream Corp., received $6.3 million in...

Datebook.(Calendar)(Postal Service reform)
October 13, 2003... Week of Oct. 18-24 Monday Competing in a Global Economy: Challenges for Northeast Ohio. Sponsored by Baldwin-Wallace College, Division of Business Administration. Strosacker, Union Ballroom, 120 East Grand St., Berea. 8:00 p.m. Free....

Pharmacies fighting Rx plan; Current proposal foreseen as burden.(Health Care)(discounts on prescription drugs)
October 13, 2003... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Nathan Lipsyc is worried that Ohio's Best Rx, a proposed state program designed to provide discounts on prescription drugs to Ohio's elderly and poor uninsured, could make his drugstore chain very, very sick. ...

K&D's apartment portfolio expands with Shoregate buy.(News)($10.6 mn paid for for 404-suite apartment complex)
October 13, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The twin, 13-story buildings that comprise Shoregate Towers in Willowick are the latest additions to Mentor-based K&D Group's apartment portfolio. Through Shoregate Towers LLC, K&D paid $10.6 million for the...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 20, 2003... Rethink government Editor: For years people have been proposing that the Cleveland area needs to build this or that or to concentrate on "buzzword technology'' to turn the local economy around. I say that it is all nonsense. ...

Going Places.(People)(job changes and awards)
October 20, 2003... Job Changes Finance HUNTINGTON BANK: Nancy L. Guthrie to senior relationship manager, private financial group. KEYBANK SMALL BUSINESS BANKING: Stephen C. Neal to vice president. LORAIN NATIONAL BANK: Diane DePould to senior...

Late News.
October 20, 2003... ARTS TRIO LAUNCHES DISCOUNT PACKAGE The Cleveland Opera, Great Lakes Theater Festival and the Ohio Ballet are teaming up to offer package deals to their performances in the 2003-2004 season. The affiliation, called the Arts Threesome -...

Fresh cash, start for IQS.(News)(quality assurance software provider IQS Inc.)
October 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN For the past 16 years, IQS Inc. in Rocky River quietly has made a name for itself in manufacturing circles as a provider of quality assurance software. Its new CEO and president says the company is more than that, and...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 20, 2003... The Oct. 13 list of largest accounting firms misspelled the last name of the top local executive of Ernst & Young LLP. Donald T. Misheff is the firm's Northeast Ohio managing partner.

New Crystal fund sets sights on $150M.(News)(Crystal Internet Venture Funds L.P.)
October 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN Cleveland-based venture capitalist Crystal Internet Venture Funds LP has begun pitching previous and potential investors for a new fund totaling up to $150 million. The firm, based downtown in a Chester Avenue...

Labor wants convention plan.(convention center)
October 20, 2003... Byline: JAY MILLER Local union leaders quietly are beginning to exert their considerable political clout to get a new convention center built in Cleveland and to open a discussion more broadly on job creation in the region. A letter...

URS sets stage for Theater Dist. hub.(URS Corp. plans move to One Playhouse Square)
October 20, 2003... Byline: STAN BULLARD The Cleveland office of URS Corp. plans in early 2005 to move the company's 225 local employees to One Playhouse Square in the city's Theater District from its namesake building and three others that the engineering...

Clinic partners with Israeli tech institute.(Technology)(Cleveland Clinic Foundation partners with Technion)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN To expand the pipeline that exports Israeli scientists and technology companies to Cleveland, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation has forged a joint research and education program with Technion, the Israel Institute of...

New N.Y. owner to grow Third Fed's DeepGreen.(Technology)(Lightyear Capital)(Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland)
October 20, 2003... Byline: SHASTA CLARK A New York investment firm has agreed to buy one of Cleveland's largest dot-com businesses. Lightyear Capital plans to expand the operations of DeepGreen Bank, an online home equity lender started and owned by...

Short takes.(Technology)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... * LEADERSHIP TRIO: Three female entrepreneurs will be featured at the next CrainTech IT Tea this Thursday, Oct. 23, at the City Club of Cleveland. Charlene Connell of Vital Resources, Lori DeVore of DeVore Technologies and Mirna Malinar of...

Tax attack.(Opinion)(sales tax increase)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... Call it political opportunism if you wish, but Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is right to lead the effort to repeal this summer's one percentage point increase in the state sales tax. A message must be sent to state legislators and the...

Retirees go after Arter for benefits.(News)(Arter & Hadden L.L.P.)
October 20, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Just when it seemed the drama surrounding the collapse of Cleveland law firm Arter & Hadden LLP had subsided, the story has taken another twist. Four Arter & Hadden retirees this month filed an involuntary Chapter...

Tech domain not just for youngsters.(Technology)
October 20, 2003... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER They defy the image of the young techie equipped with a degree in computer science. They are middle-aged adults and older whose knowledge of computers has come through doing, and they've taken what they've learned...

Legacy Village: More Main Street than mall.(outdoor lifestyle center)
October 20, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ At first glance, the new bookstore that features a freshly chiseled "2003'' at the top looks more like a throwback to a 1950s movie. With a sandy brick pattern, Joseph-Beth Booksellers could pass for an old Hometown...

Tribe turns to Omar, lower prices to pull in more fans.(News)(Cleveland Indians)(Omar Vizquel)
October 20, 2003... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Down to one of the team's last true marketing chips on an otherwise starless roster, the Cleveland Indians front office has placed its season ticket push in the slick hands of Omar Vizquel. Literally. Mr....

A high point before the high court.(News)(Cleveland attorney Mark Biggerman will argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court next month)
October 20, 2003... Byline: RYAN CORNELL Mark Biggerman next month will do what many attorneys spend a lifetime only dreaming of doing. He'll argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case that will bring the 35-year-old attorney with...

Akron General merges care with computers.(Technology)(Akron General Health System has physicians using portable computers during patient visits)
October 20, 2003... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN At Akron General Health System, bedside manner has morphed with Internet protocol. In a move that reflects a growing trend in hospitals, Akron General has implemented the use by physicians of portable computers...

Irish college using Central Command product.(Technology)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... The University of Dublin's Trinity College in Ireland is using software from Mentor-based Central Command Inc. to detect computer viruses before they strike. "It was important for Trinity College being a leading technology research center...

Watermark left its mark on the city.(Column)(the Watermark Restaurant in Cleveland has closed)
October 20, 2003... Byline: Brian Tucker Journalists are told to remain objective and as uncaring as they can be, in order to enhance their ability to recount to the reader a story as unvarnished and free of opinion as possible. Columnists, on the other...