Crain's Cleveland Business articles from October 2004

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from October 2004

Top-notch quality; Three Cleveland companies make magazine's `Top 100' list.(News)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Parker Hannifin Corp., Eaton Corp. and Howmet Castings, all of Cleveland, have landed in Quality magazine's annual "Top 100 in Quality'' list. Parker ranked No. 7, Eaton was No. 12 and Howmet was No. 79. The list recognizes companies that...

Briefs.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... RTA RE-EXAMINES PLANS FOR E. SIDE TRANSIT CTR. * RTA is expanding its options for a transit center on the eastern edge of downtown. RTA deputy general manager Michael J. Schipper last week said the transit agency is considering two...

Going Places.(People)
October 4, 2004... Job Changes Distribution POWER & SIGNAL GROUP: Lynda Bell to regional service center director. Education BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE: Jim Ploskonka to market director, Cleveland. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF...

North Pointe wins Clinic contract; Property management firm to handle all East Region med buildings.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD The Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region has appointed North Pointe Realty Inc. as manager and exclusive leasing agent for the 13 medical office buildings in its portfolio. The addition of the properties,...

Clinic pursues atrial fibrillation center; Hospital expects project to lure related companies to NE Ohio.(News)(North East)
October 4, 2004... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Long known as a good place for people with heart problems to come for treatment, the Cleveland Clinic now wants Northeast Ohio to become an attractive location for companies in the heart business. Planners of...

Malpractice claims must have limits.(Opinion)
October 4, 2004... Byline: Brian Tucker It might have been a split vote, and a close one (4-3) at that, but it was encouraging to see Ohio's high court show some common sense in a recent ruling regarding malpractice claims. John Watkins, of Butler...

Munsell Realty Advisors acquires two Beachwood office buildings.(Special Report)(Munsell Realty Advisors Inc.,)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD The Darling and Darwood office buildings in Beachwood last week became the latest additions to the portfolio of Munsell Realty Advisors Inc. thanks to a $2.3 million transaction. The traditional Georgian-style...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 4, 2004... Ohio Turnpike boss takes his turn * I must respond to the Sept. 6 Personal View, "Faster Turnpike speed damaging move,'' written by Robert Clarke Brown. The Ohio Turnpike, which will be 50 years old next year, was constructed, has...

Tax Liens.(News)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... 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...

Foreclosure forces rehab of St. Clair building.(Real Estate)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Look for signs of new life to show up soon at the 113 St. Clair Building, thanks to an unexpected source. Plans call for construction workers to start renovating the eight-story building's first-floor lobby and...

Crain's honored with two statewide awards.(News)(Crain's Cleveland Business)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Crain's Cleveland Business was honored with two awards in the annual Ohio SPJ Awards competition, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Reporters Jay Miller and Stan...

Mounting margin pressures a burden for area companies.(News)
October 4, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT A survey compiled by accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP indicates there's plenty of company for those manufacturers in Northeast Ohio that are feeling their profit margins squeezed by factors that include pressure...

What's Online.(News)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Headlines from: www.CrainsCleveland.com 40 Under 40 updates Find out what former recipients of Crain's 40 Under 40 honors are doing now. Rainmaker: When it's all about you Read the latest column from business consultant Andrew...

Blissfully quotable; Media turns to Akron prof for perspective in battleground state.
October 4, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ John Green's gentle voice climbs to an excited higher volume as he paces in front of a blackboard, rambling about campaign finance and shaking a piece of dusty chalk in his right hand. Some of about 25 students...

Late News.(Industrial Commerce LLC.,)
October 4, 2004... MARINE MECHANICAL PLANS MOVE IN EUCLID Marine Mechanical Corp. and the city of Euclid announced last Friday the company will remain in Euclid and will expand after eyeing a move to Fort Wayne, Ind. Launched from the former TRW Nuclear...

When chain tenants go bankrupt landlords should seek counsel.(Special Report)
October 4, 2004... Byline: Bruce Lowe A recent bankruptcy case involving Snyder's Drug Stores presented a situation often confronted by commercial landlords when a retail tenant, usually a chain, falls on hard times and files for bankruptcy. As some of...

Place of Note: Villa Carabelli.(Special Report)
October 4, 2004... Byline: DIANE DI PIERO The place: A couple transplanted from Strongsville, an 80-year-old former Cleveland Heights resident, and a student at Case Western Reserve University: They are among the diverse group of residents at Villa...

City out to recoup loan from struggling software firm.(Technology)
October 4, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON A software company that had vowed to create 40 jobs in Cleveland after winning a $250,000 taxpayer-financed loan has no paid employees, has moved out of its Cleveland office and owes the city $52,000. Aqui Systems...

Court wins embolden noncompete enforcement.(News)(Xteric Technology Group of Independence.,)
October 4, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON A verdict last month in Summit County should be an $8.6 million wake-up call for Ohio employees and companies that don't take noncompete agreements seriously. So say the attorneys from Roetzel & Andress Co. of Akron...

A bright future; Skylight sales on the rise as NE Ohioans let in the light.(Special Report)(North East)(Wilson-Shaw Associates.)(Associated Products Co.,)
October 4, 2004... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER Curling up on your living room sofa to browse through a good book always has been a wonderful way to relax, but it's even better if the light by which you're reading is sunlight. Many Greater Clevelanders are...

Remodeling, adding on gaining momentum with homeowners.(Special Report)
October 4, 2004... Byline: JOHN H. TIDYMAN City fathers (and mothers) should smile when they see residents applying for building permits for home additions. It means two things: The resident is staying put and making the home more valuable. "People find...

New Avon Lake development filled with Old World charm; Architectural antiques complete the look of each Currant Village home.(Special Report)(Sylvester Builders)
October 4, 2004... Byline: SHERRY GAVANDITTI With more than four decades in the building industry to his credit, Steve Sylvester, owner of Sylvester Builders in Avon Lake, says it's becoming harder to find quality craftmanship today that matches the...

DigiKnow seals web deals with two sports teams.(News)
October 4, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Call it a nothing-but-net shot for Beachwood web designer and developer DigiKnow Inc., which last week added both a hockey and basketball team to its growing roster of professional sports-related clients. DigiKnow,...

Gray hopes next chapter is green; Local celebs are the 'bread and butter' of Cleveland publisher.(Insight)(David Gray)
October 4, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Cleveland publisher David Gray says some aspiring authors come in off the street to pitch him book ideas. Considering Gray & Co.'s neighborhood, a rundown block of East 40th Street between Payne and Superior...

Building regaining high-tech tenants.(Special Report)(Sterling Building)
October 4, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON Euclid Avenue's Sterling Building, known in the last century as the home of a department store famous for its huge Christmas tree, has re-emerged in 2004 as a high-tech Mecca a second time over. A planned restaurant...

Acquisition to nearly double GED work force.(GED Integrated Solutions Inc.,)(Sampson Automation Co.,)
October 4, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT GED Integrated Solutions, a Twinsburg manufacturer of equipment that makes insulated glass, expects to grow its local work force following the acquisition of a Long Island, N.Y., company that produces machines for...

Rockside looks to roll again; South suburban office market soft, but experts see better times ahead.(Special Report)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Market conditions are rocky in the Rockside Road office market as the vacancy rate hits nearly 24%. But there's little of the "When will this ever end'' worry that grips the downtown office market (and...

Collaboration guarantees land to cooking equipment company.(News)(Cleveland Range Inc.)
October 4, 2004... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Whenever food service equipment manufacturer Cleveland Range Inc. is ready to expand its operation, the city of Cleveland will be ready, too. A collaboration among Ward 11 Councilman Michael Polensek, the...

Wholesale web site biz growing at rapid rate.(News)(ALDnet Media Group LLC.,)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON A move to Las Vegas in February 2003 by one of the company's founders hasn't slowed growth at ALDnet Media Group LLC, which runs the wholesale distributor web site Wholesale411.com. If anything, company president Ed...

The Week: September 27 - October 3.(The Insider)
October 4, 2004... IMG changing hands: A whirlwind of rumors that for months had surrounded Cleveland-based IMG ended late Wednesday as New York buyout firm Forstmann Little & Co. agreed to acquire the sports management and marketing powerhouse. Speculation of an...

Grant to allow KSU to build biopreparedness lab.(News)(Kent State University)
October 4, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Kent State University has been awarded nearly $700,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a testing lab for the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Biopreparedness. The lab will give the...

Mortgage-focused search firm finds a home.(Special Report)(Socius Search LLC.,)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Socius Search LLC, a 7-month-old professional search and placement firm that focuses on the mortgage banking business, has set up shop in the Bradley Building in Cleveland's Warehouse District. Socius was launched...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Prudential Select Properties)(Euclid Glass & Door)
October 4, 2004... * TWO MORE ON BOARD: Herschman Architects of Beachwood recently added engineering services to its fold with the additions of Richard Proppe, project engineer and department head, and Chuck Brenick, project mechanical engineer. Messrs. Proppe...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)
October 4, 2004... They aren't The Boss, but they don't like Bush, either * Be afraid, Dubya. A punk rock juggernaut is targeting you. Opposition to President Bush has become a trendy cause in the world of rock music, and well-known rock musicians such as...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 4, 2004... A Sept. 27, Page 29 "Workday Wellness'' column incorrectly listed Dr. Tanya Edwards' employer. She is a staff member in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic who sees patients at the main campus and at the Clinic's...

Sail away.(Opinion)(ferry service between Cleveland and Canada)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... We've never known a region of the country to suffer from too many transportation links. So, while the creation of a ferry service between Cleveland and Canada may sound silly to some, we favor the concept promoted by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga...

The Big Issue: What would you ask Dick Cheney or John Edwards during their debate this week at Case?(Opinion)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... David Hegge Cincinnati I'd ask Edwards about his background as a trial lawyer and what would be his views on tort reform, even though anymore you never get a straight answer out of (politicians). George Weimer Lakewood ...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
October 4, 2004... "People who didn't know anything about us hear about us and see us on TV and in the newspapers. It helps attract students.'' - John Green, director, University of Akron's Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, in "Blissfully...

Porter prepping land for mixed use.(Real Estate)(Frank Porter Jr.)
October 4, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Car dealer Frank Porter Jr. is starting to install an access road and Hummer dealership on land near Interstate 271 in Beachwood in order to develop a site intertwined with several chapters of Cleveland's real estate...

Study: Women use Net and agents.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... When it comes to real estate decisions, women often steer the decision process, prompting Realty One Real Living Inc. in Cleveland to investigate what role women's increased use of the Internet has on their relationships with real estate...

Bioscience focus of new building at Ohio City hospital.(Special Report)(Lutheran Hospital)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Lutheran Hospital in Ohio City is getting in on the bioscience action in Northeast Ohio by building a new $1.8 million center for health care education. Dubbed the Dr. Ted and Jean Castele Bioscience Learning Center, the building will open...

What's New.(The Insider)(SAR Furniture LLC.,)(American Black Walnut cabinet)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... COMPANY: SAR Furniture LLC, Cleveland PRODUCT: American Black Walnut cabinet Workers at SAR spent more than 600 hours over 31/2 months to create the cabinet, which is priced at $36,000. The cabinet measures 81/2 feet tall by 41/2...

Biomec alleges ex-manager gave secrets to rival.(News)
October 4, 2004... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE Cleveland bioscience company Biomec Inc. claims it lost a lot more than a top employee last year when its former program director Hani Kayyali jumped ship for the competition. In a lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga...

Polymer prof finds U. of Akron place to be.(News)(University of Akron)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Byline: BRAD DAWSON When Judit Puskas received the chance to join the faculty of the University of Akron's Department of Polymer Science, there was no doubt in her mind it would be a good move. The bulk of the major tire and rubber...

National Interstate slated for IPO; American Financial to spin off insurer.(Initial Public Offering)(National Interstate Insurance Co.,)(National Interstate Corp.,)
October 4, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER Cincinnati's American Financial Group Inc. is planning to spin off a Richfield-based insurance subsidiary into a stand-alone public company. A registration statement filed last week with the Securities and Exchange...

Store story.(Opinion)(Rysar Properties Inc.,)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Ken Lurie and the folks at his company, Rysar Properties Inc., deserve credit for their perseverance in pursuing a large shopping center development on Cleveland's West Side. The site on West 117th Street that they've identified for the project...

On the cover.(News)(College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Completed in 1991, the University of Akron's Goodyear Polymer Center, designed by Cleveland's Richard Fleischman & Associates, houses the world's first College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. The university established the college...

E-mail use policy can clear up spam filters' privacy problems.(Small Business)
October 11, 2004... Byline: Tom Zych, Michele Kryszak Unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam - you're inundated with it. Well, you were, until your company wisely implemented a spam filter that blocks inbound spam. Problem solved... or so you thought. To...

$500K grant to help art museum link to county library.(News)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... The Cleveland Museum of Art has received a $500,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to support a two-year project between the museum and the Cuyahoga County Public Library. As part of the project, video...

Bottom-fisher snags ailing Randall Park.(Real Estate)(Randall Park Mall)(Raleigh, N.C)
October 11, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD Long-struggling Randall Park Mall now is in the hands of a Raleigh, N.C., real estate investor who specializes in buying ailing malls and who, until earlier this year, owned Euclid Square Mall. Investor Haywood...

New leadership takes over at Cole National.(News)
October 11, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ The first one out the door in what's expected to be the eventual layoff of most of the approximately 800 employees at the former Cole National Corp. headquarters in Twinsburg may well have been Larry Pollock, president...

Correction.
October 11, 2004... The last name of Jim and Kathy Fischer was misspelled in a Place of Note feature about Villa Carabelli in Little Italy that ran on page 20 of the Oct. 4 issue.

Going Places.(People)
October 11, 2004... Job Changes Construction RUHLIN CO.: Michael Deiwert to general manager, building division. Education CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Susan Holt to associate dean for development and alumni relations; Dr....

Bayer alumni find new life in startups; Laid-off workers' ventures add 125 jobs to area.(Insight)
October 11, 2004... Byline: SHANNON PETTYPIECE When Bayer Diagnostics shut its doors in Oberlin four years ago, the region lost one of its largest bioscience companies. All that brain power didn't disappear, however, as several ex-employees plugged a hole in...

Family-owned biz buys Agostino's in Brooklyn.(Small Business)(Gentile's Bakery)
October 11, 2004... Byline: MARY ANN JANNAZO Your senses are captivated the moment you cross the threshold of Gentile's Bakery, Deli and Imported Foods. Bakery cases filled with Italian pastries - from sweet cannolis to anise-flavored pizzelles. Deli...

Cavaliers ad campaign goes beyond LeBron.
October 11, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ The resurgent and reconnected Cleveland Cavaliers have a new marketing tagline for the 2004-05 NBA season: "All for one. One for all.'' It may as well be "The Cleveland Cavaliers: We're more than just LeBron James.''...

Take a proactive approach when requesting more credit.(Small Business)(Column)
October 11, 2004... Byline: Marsha Powers Recent economic trend reports on small businesses indicate companies are expanding operations with the net result of needing more capital. With funding coffers replenished with capital, now might be a good time...

Brunswick's I.D. Images to double plant size in $3M expansion.(News)
October 11, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND I.D. Images Inc. of Brunswick will double the size of its manufacturing plant as part of a $3 million expansion project that promises to add 32 jobs over three years. The maker of electronically printed labels...

Sale of One Cleveland Center tops $65M.
October 11, 2004... Byline: STAN BULLARD The sale of One Cleveland Center - the building known by locals as "The Silver Chisel'' - to a real estate investment group from out of state is viewed as a sign that the downtown office market is starting to...

extortionline; Cyber shakedown trend claims DigiKnow as victim.
October 11, 2004... Byline: JEFF STACKLIN King Hill looks at computer security differently now. His company, web design and development firm DigiKnow Inc. in Beachwood, was the victim Sept. 29 of a hacker attack and "cyber extortion'' attempt. To protect...

Clinic, Kaiser adding outposts in new Avon campus.(Health Care)
October 11, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are branching out further west, with both health care providers planning locations in the new, $25 million Avon Pointe Professional Campus. Kaiser Permanente is...

Hurricane Stories, Weathering the recovery; Area companies find residual impact of Florida storms proves bane to some, boon to others.(News)
October 11, 2004... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne wreaked havoc on the state of Florida, but even a 1,000-mile separation from the Sunshine State hasn't stopped some Cleveland-area companies from feeling the effects -...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)(Advertisement)
October 11, 2004... Dogtopia Daycare for dogs 2624 Noble Road Cleveland Heights 44121 www.dogtopia.net Daily, supervised group play for dogs including exercise and companionship. Services include behavioral training, baths for dogs and a retail pet store....

What's Online.(News)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Headlines from: www.neohio.CrainTech.com He's back... * Former Realogic boss C. David Snyder has launched another IT consulting venture. Partnering to protect data * Chi Corp. and NCS DataCom Inc. offer a product to preserve...

Cleveland commits $30M to boost online services.(News)
October 11, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER The city of Cleveland is adding some oomph to its online presence as it works to cut City Hall red tape and speed up the processing of city building permits and code enforcement actions. While it will be at least a...

Myers, Marti tout the alternative.(Marketing)
October 11, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Cleveland's Myers University and Virginia Marti College of Art & Design of Lakewood aren't quite Cleveland State University or Cuyahoga Community College, but marketers for both hope ramped-up advertising efforts will...

IT biz searching cities for new acquisitions.(Technology)(Solutient)(Brief Article)(Column)
October 11, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON New Orleans information technology company Solutient is looking to make more acquisitions after entering the Cleveland market this year by buying two local companies. Although Solutient wants to use acquisitions to...

What's New.(The Insider)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... COMPANY: Climax Metal Products Co., Wickliffe PRODUCT: Keyless locking assemblies Climax has launched a new product line of hub locking devices to improve the connection of a drive component to a shaft. Keyless locking assemblies are...

Court strikes down state tax credit.(Small Business)
October 11, 2004... Byline: Peter DeMarco A federal appeals court has struck down a key Ohio investment tax credit, prompting state tax authorities to immediately challenge the ruling and attempt to ease business owners' concerns. In Cuno vs....

Court wrong to threaten states' tax incentives.(Opinion)
October 11, 2004... Byline: GEORGE VOINOVICH If rising energy and health care costs, frivolous lawsuits and unfair international trade practices weren't enough for manufacturers to handle, now a new roadblock has emerged in the form of a recent federal court...

Scooter sales riding upward; Father-daughter team's Vespa dealerships exceeding expectations.(News)
October 11, 2004... Byline: HENRY GOMEZ Some daughters follow their fathers into the family business. Others, such as Jill Wesley, lead them into one. Last year, after moving back to Kent from Portland, Ore., Ms. Wesley encouraged father Ron, a 25-year...

Lighting up; An appreciation for well-made cigars encourages camaraderie between shop owners and patrons.(Small Business)
October 11, 2004... Byline: JOHN H. TIDYMAN The list of people who love cigars is long and diverse. The likes of Tony Soprano, Rush Limbaugh, Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Bill Clinton, Sigmund Freud, Fidel Castro and Bill Cosby are on it. So is Paul...

Late News.
October 11, 2004... CITY CUTS CONTINENTAL BREAK ON LANDING FEES * The city of Cleveland's agreement with Continental Airlines to keep a hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport through 2015 includes key concessions on landing fees for the airline....

Class act.(Opinion)
October 11, 2004... You must look closely to recognize it, but the Cleveland public schools are getting better. The progress is painfully slow, and no one working in the school district - certainly not CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett - would say their work is close to...

The Week: October 4 - 10.(The Insider)
October 11, 2004... Luxottica lowers the boom: Just two days after completing its acquisition of Cole National Corp., Italy's Luxottica Group last Wednesday made public its long-feared plan to dissolve the Twinsburg headquarters of Cole, operator of Pearle Vision...

Case draws closer to its home base.(Opinion)
October 11, 2004... Byline: Brian Tucker The nation's news organizations certainly were treated to a few glorious Northeast Ohio autumn days last week as they reported on the debate between the two vice presidential nominees at Case Western Reserve...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Home Team Marketing)(ClarkTel Communications Corp)
October 11, 2004... * QUEEN CITY EXPANSION: Two-year-old Home Team Marketing, a Cleveland company that works to pair local high schools with marketing sponsorships to support athletics and other extracurriculars, has opened an office in Cincinnati. Meantime, the...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)
October 11, 2004... Byline: SHERRY GAVANDITTI Who: MTI Computer Services Inc., headquartered in Beachwood, at 23425 Commerce Park, also has offices in New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh. Did what: Continued to grow a company 32 years after its founding by...

State forms development nonprofit; Money from SBC fine to fund private-sector coalition to market Ohio.(News)(SBC Communications Inc)
October 11, 2004... Byline: JAY MILLER The lion's share of a $9.8 million fine paid to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio by SBC Communications Inc. will be used to scrub the rust off the state's image. The Ohio Department of Development is creating...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)
October 11, 2004... No peeing in the media pool, doggone it * Whether wearing a leash or a badge, a dog is still a dog. One police canine wasn't afraid to show his true colors prior to the Oct. 5 vice presidential debate at Case Western Reserve...

The Big Issue: If you could afford it, would you be interested in taking a trip to outer space?(Opinion)
October 11, 2004... Kuneeta Valley Cleveland No! I feel that's not our business going up there and messing with the atmosphere. Ronald Finley Cleveland Yeah, but I'd rather get paid to go up there. But I'd pay to go just to see how...

New Media pours political heart into boosting Bush web site.(Technology)(Column)
October 11, 2004... Byline: TOM JACKSON Mike Connell is busy mixing business and politics again. After redesigning George W. Bush's presidential campaign web site in 2000, when the Republican candidate's strategists decided they needed more Internet...

Letters.
October 11, 2004... Hip hip...but no hurray * Your Sept. 27 editorial, "Cut It out,'' deserves two cheers: One is for pointing out how ridiculously labor-intensive the operation of Cuyahoga County's government is. That is where any county reform movement...

Researcher unearths 'green' aspects of Ohio's economy.(News)(Column)
October 11, 2004... Byline: David Bennett Though environmentalists routinely slam Ohio for dirtying the air and water, a new study by a Washington, D.C., economic research firm finds the state is a healthy contributor to the nation's $301 billion...