Crain's Cleveland Business articles from September 2006

Crain's Cleveland Business archives from September 2006

Low expectations holding back education.(Opinion)(Microwavable Foods graduates)
September 4, 2006... Byline: NICHOLAS C. YORK Having recently returned from a whirlwind six weeks of travel, to Shanghai and five of China's other largest cities, New York City, Chicago, Miami and Washington, D.C., before returning home to Cleveland, I am...

Going Places.(appointments)
September 4, 2006... JOB CHANGES ARCHITECTURE CEDARWOOD ARCHITECTURAL INC.: Linda Chiera to business development manager. KA ARCHITECTURE: Richard Wilden to senior design architect. CONSTRUCTION ANTHONY & SYLVAN POOLS CORP.: Nick Turchan to...

Omega Polymer files for Ch. 11, shops its units; Plastics company cites rising resin prices, client bankruptcies as cause of troubles.
September 4, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Aurora plastics company Omega Polymer Technologies Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors and, after already selling one division, is weighing the sale of its two remaining units. In...

Macy's shouldn't rely on name alone.(Opinion)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brian Tucker So, we're about to be "Macyized.'' Only time will tell whether that matters to anyone in Northeast Ohio or any of the other cities where the New York moniker will replace treasured regional department store names. ...

OUTPATIENT SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Advanced Medicine & Laser Institute 1295 Corporate Drive, Suite 4 Hudson 44236 330-342-3526 www.karamd.com Top executive: Dr. M. Kara AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland 3210 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 ...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)
September 4, 2006... What would be a main consideration in order to reduce poverty in Cleveland? Edwin Vargas Cleveland The biggest thing is to create jobs. We have everything we need here (to attract employers). We just have to advertise. Carlos...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
September 4, 2006... "I think everybody's fighting this whole raw material issue.'' - Joe Bergen, president and CEO, Sajar Plastics Inc. Page One "They're trying to do something that no retailer has ever done before: to take two pretty bad chains, put them...

HOSPICE CARE.(Special Report)(Directory)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care 103 Fifth St. S.E., Suite S Barberton 44203 330-861-0400 www.barbertonhospice.org Top executive: Pat Stropko-O'Leary Community Health Partners New Life Hospice 5255 N. Abbe...

Move to medical focus makes Astro mainstay in market; After sales decline post-9/11, 320-employee Eastlake manufacturer back on rise again.(News)(Astro Manufacturing & Design Corp)(Company overview)
September 4, 2006... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The newly renamed Astro Manufacturing & Design Corp. in Eastlake has come a long way since its founding in 1977 as a four-employee company that specialized in producing single prototypes and models for local...

Sears' Grand plan to combine hardware, Kmart's soft goods.
September 4, 2006... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Sears Grand is coming to Northeast Ohio - but is it a grand enough idea to lure shoppers from other merchants in an already crowded retail market? Sears Holdings Corp., the company formed in March 2005 when Kmart...

OCCUPATIONAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Achievement Centers for Children 4255 Northfield Road Highland Hills 44128 216-292-9700 www.achievementcenters.org Top executive: Patricia W. Nobili Acute and Extended Rehabilitation Services at Lutheran Hospital ...

PHARMACY SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... AmeriScript Inc. 4301 Darrow Road Stow 44224 330-686-7010 www.interplanhealth.com Top executive: Michael Dlugos Barron Pharmacy 23632 Mercantile Road, Suite F Beachwood 44122 216-360-0500 ...

Trailblazing inner-city shopping center sold; Calif. investor buys Church Square, a retail hub used by Clinton to tout public-private urban deals.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: STAN BULLARD A California investor is the new owner of Church Square after paying more than $18 million for the East Side shopping center that pioneered a wave of retail development in Cleveland neighborhoods. Fields...

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Affiliates In Behavioral Health LLC 6133 Rockside Road, Suite 207 Independence 44131 216-520-5969 www.affiliatesbh.org Top executive: Benita Chernyk Akron General Medical Center Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral...

What's New.(The Insider)
September 4, 2006... COMPANY: Quatech Inc., Hudson PRODUCT: USB 2.0 Serial Adapters Quatech, a subsidiary of DPac Technologies Corp. that makes wireless, machine-to-machine connectivity products, has upgraded its line of serial adapters with the...

Top dog.(Opinion)(property tax revenues for their operating dollars)
September 4, 2006... So, for the second time in the last three years, Cleveland has been deemed by federal census statistics to be the most impoverished city in America. But, let's be honest. Does it really make much difference whether we're No. 1, No. 5 or No. 9...

PHYSICIANS/DENTAL GROUPS.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Affiliated Podiatrists Inc. 7537 Mentor Ave. S. Mentor 44060 440-946-5858 www.drrobertrosenstein.com Top executive: Dr. Robert J. Rosenstein Akron Children's Hospital - The Heart Center-Beachwood 23250 Chagrin...

SENIOR & LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... A.M. McGregor Group 14900 Private Drive East Cleveland 44112 216-851-8200 www.mcgregoramasa.org Top executive: R. Robertson Hilton Acacia Place 10603 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 216-226-6090 ...

CHANGES IN FLIGHT; New airports chief hopes to boost Hopkins' revenue, revitalize Burke.
September 4, 2006... Byline: JAY MILLER Ricky D. Smith Sr., Cleveland's new airports chief, is beginning to shake things up. It began last Friday, Sept. 1, with the announcement that the city would lease outbound cab service at Cleveland Hopkins...

Tax Liens.(News)
September 4, 2006... 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...

Survey projects pay hikes to stay steady; 2007 raises expected to match this year's average increase of 3.4%.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The coming year could be a repeat of this year when it comes to pay raises, according to the annual survey conducted by the Employers Resource Council, a group for human resources professionals in Northeast Ohio....

Crain's on the Web.(News)
September 4, 2006... Following Dad's footsteps * Like his father did three decades ago, 25-year-old Josiah Haas has returned home to Northeast Ohio to become the fourth generation to work at his family's business, Bud Industries Inc., a Willoughby electronics...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(The Insider)(federal funds rate)
September 4, 2006... For local Fed chief, mum's the word on interest rates * Sandra Pianalto, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, gave an enlightening 90-minute interview you'll be...

The Week: August 28 - September 3.(quality and risk management Implementation)
September 4, 2006... GEL of a deal: General Electric Co. paid $100 million to buy out its joint venture partner in GELcore, a producer of lighting systems in Valley View, and it brought on a Japanese company to help grow the business. GE now is sole owner of the...

Mich. software firm looks to enter market via acquisition.(News)(NuSoft Solutions Inc.)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: BRANDON GLENN A Michigan consulting company is aiming to become a new player in Northeast Ohio's technology scene. But it could take awhile. NuSoft Solutions Inc. of Troy, Mich., a company that develops software and sets...

Letter.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 4, 2006... Euclid Avenue artwork a waste * I just read your Aug. 21 Late News item regarding RTA awarding $600,000 for Euclid Avenue art. People, we need to wake up and put our priorities in order. We are spending $168 million for a Silver Line...

WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Akron General Medical Center 400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 330-344-6868 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Alan J. Bleyer Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Center 9500 Euclid Ave., Suite A10 Cleveland 44195 ...

Better land management goal of new city division.(Insight)(consolidating the two land banks)
September 4, 2006... Byline: JAY MILLER The city of Cleveland wants to consolidate its scattered real estate operations into a new Real Estate Division in the Department of Community Development - an action the Jackson administration believes will make it...

Middling along; Cleveland right around the average in latest ranking of metropolitan areas.(News)(new ranking of the economic performance of metropolitan areas )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Greater Cleveland was a little better than the middle of the pack in a new ranking of the economic performance of 361 metropolitan areas in the United States. The study by Policom Corp., an independent economic research firm based in Palm...

Painesville debt collections firm promotes, hires amid growth.(News)(Hudson and Keyse LLC )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: LESLIE STROOPE Painesville debt buyer and collections agency Hudson & Keyse LLC has expanded its management team in anticipation of growth in the business. The company promoted former chief of staff John C. Reid to be its...

Diversity awareness a hot topic for nonprofits; With population shifting, Clinic, Metro, UH among those incorporating more training.(News)(MetroHealth Medical Center and University Hospitals Health System)
September 4, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Differences between people are as old as time, but they're now being thrust into the spotlight as health care systems begin to address them as a way to stay strong in a highly competitive environment. The...

HEALTH INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS.(Special Report)(directory)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio 8333 Rockside Road, Suite 200 Cleveland 44839 800-551-3119 www.anthem.com Top executive: Joseph M. LaGuardia CIGNA HealthCare 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 700 ...

LABORATORIES.(Special Report)(Directory)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... American Testing Company Inc. 5475 Perkins Road Bedford Heights 44146 440-786-1403 www.americantesting.com Top executive: Dr. Michael Krasnyansky Bayless-Pathmark Inc. 6930 Treeline Drive Brecksville 44141...

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND IMAGING.(Special Report)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Akron Regional PET Scans 3009 Smith Road, Suite 350 Akron 44333 330-670-9166 www.akronpetscan.com Top executive: Ronald Bucci All Care Medical Services Co. 871 Canterbury Road Westlake 44145 ...

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS.(Special Report)(directory)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... Akron Children's Hospital One Perkins Square Akron 44308 330-543-1000 www.akronchildrens.org Top executive: William H. Considine Akron General Health System 400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 330-344-6000 ...

Late News.(K&D Group has acquired St. Andrews Tower.)(Lincoln Electric Co. exonerated of any liability.)(MetroHealth Medical Center's facilities.)
September 4, 2006... K&D BUYS 176-SUITE SENIOR CITIZEN TOWER * Real estate developer and apartment operator K&D Group has acquired St. Andrews Tower, 5525 Superior Ave., Cleveland, from Associated Estates Realty Corp. of Richmond Heights. K&D bought the...

Summit set to spark connection between local tech companies, new customers.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: BRANDON GLENN Cathy Panzica is at it again. The Thompson Hine LLP attorney, adviser to ex-Mayor Jane Campbell, leader of the sometimes-ambiguous "Red Room Revolution'' and head of an eponymous venture capital firm, has teamed...

BUILDING A BIGGER COMMUNITY; Mentor credit union's plan to double assets includes extending deposit, lending services to business.(News)(Cardinal Community Credit Union )
September 4, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Following its fourth merger deal in 10 months, Cardinal Community Credit Union in Mentor is set to embark on phase two of the credit union's plan to more than double assets during the next five years. It's a...

Indiana packaging biz purchases, consolidates two local manufacturers.(West Park Packaging Inc. )
September 4, 2006... Byline: DAVID BENNETT Welch Packaging Group of Elkhart, Ind., has been busy in the Cleveland area during the last six months, and not just making boxes. The container and box manufacturer last February acquired two local manufacturing...

FITNESS AND WELLNESS.(Special Report)(directory)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... A Healing Touch 9109 Harrow Drive Parma 44129-1732 440-842-7964 www.byregion.net/profiles/tobybooth.html Top executive: John Toby Booth Abbott Hypnotherapy & Guided Imagery 35903 Edgemere Way Avon 44011 ...

HOME HEALTH CARE.(Special Report)(directory)(Directory)
September 4, 2006... HOME HEALTH CARE ActiveLife Care 126 W. Streetsboro Road, Suite 7 Hudson 44236 330-653-3870 Top executive: Cindy Sedlock Advanced Infusion Services 1735 S. Hawkins Ave. Akron 44320 330-861-6105 ...

A point of contention with Cedar Point.(Opinion)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Brian Tucker As I read last week about the newest plans to unveil yet another expensive thrill ride at Cedar Point, I couldn't help but think about my tangled emotions about the Sandusky amusement park. All of us who live in...

Going Places.(People)
September 11, 2006... Job Changes ARCHITECTURE KA ARCHITECTURE: Richard Wilden to senior design architect. Engineering THE AUSTIN CO.: Richard McKenzie to mechanical designer; William Miller to chief mechanical engineer; Lea Ann Pelleschi and...

Change has Case students cutting their teeth earlier.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Students who just entered Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine will have their hands in patients' mouths much sooner than they might have thought. The school has overhauled its curriculum...

Capital campaign, student retention on new KSU president's list.(Kent State University)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND No longer a New Orleans resident, Lester Lefton doesn't need to worry about walls of water coming at him after a storm. However, in his new job as president of Kent State University, he faces another pressing...

Federal programs set aside funding for innovation research, tech transfer.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Marsha Powers Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, managed by the National Institutes of Health, are two types of federal grants targeted to small business. In 2006, the NIH...

Fee income helps banks offset higher interest rates.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Fee-generating products developed during the past year by Northeast Ohio banks appear to have helped the institutions make up some of the earnings lost to the higher interest rates they must pay on deposits. ...

Get real.(Opinion)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... The 20th century sage Will Rogers is credited with the timeless piece of investment advice, "Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.'' The city of Cleveland has been employing a variation on Mr. Rogers' theme by accumulating vacant...

Weaving his way to the web; Clevelander Jim Brickman's music marketing biz steps up interactive efforts by buying online firm ViaWerk.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Cleveland musician Jim Brickman launched his first music marketing effort around 1980 with an answering machine in his Case Western Reserve University dorm room, from which he sold jingles to local advertising agencies....

Not lost in translation; Companies bridge the language gap for businesses, individuals.(The Language Source)
September 11, 2006... Byline: HARRIET TRAMER When Allen Guth opened The Language Source in 1990, he figured that as a Case Western Reserve University English major, he had the language skills needed to run a translation service. He also believed the...

Tri-C hopes TV ads, 'street team' marketing attract younger students.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Mayor Frank Jackson is exactly the type of student Cuyahoga Community College is gunning for. As an inner-city kid of immigrant parents, the young Frank Jackson might have fallen through the educational cracks...

Bill aims to increase pension, retirement funding.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Carl Grassi President Bush signed into law on Aug. 17 the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The pension act is a comprehensive set of changes to the law covering pensions and retirement accounts, such as IRAs. A main focus of the...

Crain's on the Web.(News)
September 11, 2006... New home in the `Crossroads' * Ohio Materials Handling, a lift truck distributor now based in Bedford, will move Oct. 1 to a 62,000-square-foot headquarters in Macedonia. It also will consolidate three other Northeast Ohio operations in...

Reporters' Notebook; Behind the news with Crain's writers.(Cuyahoga County commissioners serve pancakes on Public Square at the United Way Services campaign.)(Mrs. Fields launched its redesign at its Great Northern Mall location.)(County employees to work at the polls Nov. 7.)
September 11, 2006... Eat up, Peter... Peter? * All three Cuyahoga County commissioners were late to their regularly scheduled 10 a.m. meeting last Thursday, but they had an excuse. They were serving pancakes on Public Square at the United Way Services...

The Big Issue.(Opinion)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... With newspapers shrinking and losing readers, would you drop your paper and subscribe to an online news service? Barb Moenich Parma I already read news online. I only get the newspaper four days a week, and I toss all but certain...

Ignoring problem employees can lead to legal action later.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Robert Gilmore One of your employees simply isn't getting the job done. His work is filled with errors, clients don't like him and co-workers don't trust him. As a small business owner, what do you do? Employers have long...

9/11, again.(Opinion)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Five years have come and gone since terrorism visited American soil in a dramatic way on Sept. 11, 2001. If the pall of that day continues to hang over our nation, there is good reason. Analogies often have been drawn between the 9/11...

Touting location helps business flow for Euclid manufacturer.(News)(MiMflow Technologies LLC)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: DAVID BENNETT MiMflow Technologies LLC, a Euclid maker of metal injection molds that are used in producing such things as dental equipment and archery sights, is targeting manufacturers that rely on overseas suppliers to boost its...

$2M Cleveland Range project heats up; In works for three years, expansion is set to add 30 jobs, 43,000 square feet to complex.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: DAVID BENNETT An expansion project involving Cleveland Range Inc. that has been on simmer because of the need to acquire land now is steaming ahead. The Ohio Department of Development at the end of August approved a $150,000...

KSU center pairs up with Akron chamber, COSE for succession planning programs.(Small Business)(Kent State University)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Kent State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center is teaming up with the Council of Smaller Enterprises and the Greater Akron Chamber to present business succession planning programs in Cleveland and Akron. "Proper succession planning...

Imalux imaging system gets approval for down under.(News)(Imalux Corp. got approval to market its medical imaging system)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: LESLIE STROOPE Imalux Corp. has received government approval to market a medical imaging system in Australia and New Zealand. The Therapeutic Goods Administration, the regulatory agency for medical drugs and devices in...

$14M expansion, renovation set for Hattie Larlham; Plan includes 35,000 square feet in additions to provide patients services in one location.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Responding to a need for more services for the disabled, Hattie Larlham this week will break ground on a $14 million renovation and expansion of its headquarters in Mantua. The nonprofit provider of services...

Grand Openings.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Miracle Mobile Fitness 1586 Laclede Road South Euclid 44121 www.miraclemobilefitness.com Miracle Mobile Fitness is a personal training company that brings a mobile gym to its customers. Miracle Mobile Fitness offers personal training...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 11, 2006... A Sept. 4, Page One story on Cleveland's new airports chief misstated the ward in which Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is located. The airport is in Ward 20, which is represented by Council President Martin J. Sweeney.

Staff additions, research alternatives part of Taussig chief's master plan.(News)(Taussig Cancer Center)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND As its heart center begins to take shape on Euclid Avenue, the Cleveland Clinic also is carving out a bigger niche on campus for its Taussig Cancer Center. The center is boosting its faculty roster, increasing...

You do it; Self-storage company CEO shows faith by buying shares.(News)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... U-Store-It CEO Dean Jernigan seems to know a deal when he sees it. According to a report last Friday by the Associated Press, Mr. Jernigan bought 195,000 shares of the Middleburg Heights self-storage company for $3.9 million. He paid...

UH pursues OfficeMax building in Shaker Hts.(University Hospitals)(Shaker Heights, Ohio)
September 11, 2006... Byline: STAN BULLARD University Hospitals may provide the city of Shaker Heights with the salve for the wound that was created by the departure of OfficeMax. Three sources familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition they not be...

Late News.
September 11, 2006... MARC'S TO ADD 2 LINKS TO DISCOUNT CHAIN * Parma-based Marc's plans to open its smallest store yet in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights this fall, and to add a store of a more typical size in Niles as well. The discount...

The Week in Quotes.(News)
September 11, 2006... "We're not getting the phone calls and letters from doctors who say they've got to pick up and leave Ohio.'' - Tim Maglione, senior director for government relations, Ohio State Medical Association. Page One "We want to shake (out)...

The Week: September 4 - 10.(The Insider)
September 11, 2006... The big story: National City Corp. is selling sub-prime lending subsidiary First Franklin Financial Corp. and its affiliated units to Merrill Lynch & Co. for $1.3 billion. Merrill Lynch also will pay $5.6 billion to acquire First...

How They Did It; A look at how a small business tackled a challenge.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHARON SCHNALL Who: Alec Singer is routinely seen at Rick's Cafe, greeting and seating patrons and wearing the restaurant's "uniform'' - black, casual garb. Along with business partner William Greene, Mr. Singer co-owns Rick's...

KEEPING SCORE; As fall seasons begin, regional sports networks shift their game plans with one eye on the opponent.(SportsTime Ohio)(FSN Ohio )
September 11, 2006... Byline: JOHN BOOTH Like the leaves changing and Canada geese heading south, the shifting tussle between Northeast Ohio's regional sports television networks says fall is right round the corner. While Cleveland Indians-owned SportsTime Ohio...

Keying on students; Cleveland bank among those mentioned by WSJ story about targeting students.(News)(Wall Street Journal)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... KeyCorp was among the companies mentioned in a Wall Street Journal story last week about how financial institutions "are swarming over college campuses, pushing promotions and free gifts to entice students to sign up for new bank accounts,...

Public auditing, IT services part of Skoda's growth plan; With popularity of new offerings, staff additions next.(News)(Skoda, Minotti and Co.)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER After expanding its customer offerings during the past 18 months, business services firm Skoda Minotti & Co. of Mayfield Village now is adding more people to its ranks, too. The firm, currently with about 130...

Short Takes.(Briefs)(Carla Bella Day Spa moves to new office)(Mulholland & Sachs moves to new location)(Bead Q moves to new space)
September 11, 2006... * SPA SPACE: The Carla Bella Day Spa in Brecksville is planning a move into a larger office. The spa will remain in the same building at 8803 Brecksville Road but will take over a space on the opposite side of the building. The new,...

His timing is everything; Once an Internet-only biz, timepiece retailer now has brick-and-mortar site, repair service.(Small Business)(Terry Boettcher)(Company overview)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHARON SCHNALL Take a close look at the setting for the NBC comedy series "My Name Is Earl,'' and you may catch a glance of a cuckoo clock in the background. The timepiece may be a subtle addition to the hit TV show's set, but...

Investment of first $15M on tap for Pepper Pike firm.(News)(Evolution Capital Management LLC )(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Evolution Capital Management LLC in Pepper Pike is poised to begin investing the $15 million raised for its first fund. Co-managing partner Brendan Anderson said Evolution plans to invest "growth capital'' in...

STAYING AFLOAT; Floods, other disasters can put a damper on business or completely devastate a company.(Small Business)
September 11, 2006... Byline: CLIFFORD ANTHONY Morgan McIntosh, president of AMFM Inc. in Willoughby, was relaxing at home on the evening of July 27 when he received an emergency telephone call from a cleaning lady informing him that his factory had been...

Tax Liens.(News)
September 11, 2006... 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...

What's New.(The Insider)
September 11, 2006... COMPANY: ShieldMark Inc., Cleveland PRODUCT: MightyLine ShieldMark aims to keep customers on a straight path with MightyLine, a line of durable peel-and-stick aisleway striping products that the company bills as an alternative to...

Shortage of bank tellers basis of Tri-C program; Despite technology resulting in automation of many institutions' functions, need still exists.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: JAY MILLER Despite the rise in online banking and the use of automated teller machines, banks still must staff teller positions at their branches, but often have trouble finding people to fill those jobs. Cuyahoga Community...

Docs find relief at last; Tort reform helps apply brakes to steep malpractice insurance hikes; more physicians staying in Ohio.
September 11, 2006... Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND Many Ohio doctors finally can exhale. For several years, physicians have held their breath each time they renewed their medical malpractice insurance, wondering if rates would rise 20%, 30% or more. However,...

Emphasis on employee counseling could lead to business for advisers.(Finance)
September 18, 2006... Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER Financial advisers in Northeast Ohio said they may see new business thanks to the recently signed Pension Protection Act of 2006, which encourages companies, at an employer's expense, to bring in financial advisers...

Loan firm far exceeds staff, space expectations.
September 18, 2006... Byline: STAN BULLARD When Education Loan Servicing Inc., the predecessor of Xpress Loan Servicing Inc., opened a call center with 25 employees in July 2004 at the MK Ferguson Building in downtown Cleveland, the provider of student loans...