Business First-Columbus articles from August 2000

Business First-Columbus archives from August 2000

Casto leaves Yard project.(Casto Communities Ltd.;)(Brewers Yard 372-apartment project)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Capitol Square maintains it will push ahead with Brewers Yard apartments by itself A 372-apartment project proposed for the southern edge of downtown won't have Casto Communities Ltd. as its developer. The Columbus firm this month...

Ames' debut is 1st wave.(Ames Department Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Discounter already moving beyond two-store entry Ames Department Stores expects two discount stores set to open late next month in Columbus and Canal Winchester will be the first wave in Central Ohio for the discount retailer. "The...

County: city safeguard would limit developers.(Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The city of Columbus and Franklin County commissioners are locked in a turf war that is the first major political battle of Mayor Michael Coleman's administration. At issue is whether the city would enjoy virtual monopoly power over when...

NATURE NICHES.(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Pricey land pushes growers to specialties in a region once rich with farms "The crunch," Edward Bunyard wrote of the supreme feature of an apple "is the thing." Some 66 years after the Englishman penned that sentence in his book...

Just think of it as back to future for condo dwellers.(Miranova condominium;)(Pizzuti Cos.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Contributors: Doug Buchanan and Brian Ball. The Miranova condominium and office complex rising on the southwest edge of downtown may be a 21st century project, but it will incorporate a definite 19th century touch. Pizzuti Cos., the...

No just desserts.(55 Restaurant Group;)(Economy Linen and Towel Service Inc)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Contributors: Doug Buchanan and Brian Ball. The 55 Restaurant Group apparently pulled the old dine-and-dash trick before closing operations this month. The defunct operator of 55 on the Boulevard and other semi-tony eateries was sued...

Hunger Task Force's scoop.(Ohio Hunger Task Force's Menu of Hope luncheon;)(Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to speak)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Contributors: Doug Buchanan and Brian Ball. Ben and Jerry are coming to Columbus. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, whose first names adorn an ice cream empire, will be the keynote speakers at the Ohio Hunger Task Force's Menu of Hope...

Corrections & Amplifications.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Negotiations on a health care contract are under way between Aetna U.S. Healthcare and OhioHealth Group, an alliance of the OhioHealth hospital system and 1,900 physicians under the Medical Group of Ohio. An Aug. 11 article misidentified the...

Office tower off sales block in face of interest rate rise.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... A rise in interest rates since spring has one downtown office tower landlord taking down the For Sale sign. The Minshall Stewart Shelby & Co. partnership that owns the KeyBank building at 88 E. Broad St. had put the 20-story tower on the...

Scotts chasing AgrEvo in suit over contract.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... French-owned company accused of violating Scotts' distribution deal Scotts Co. has sued a French agriculture and pharmaceutical giant over an exclusive product distribution deal gone bad. Scotts sued AgrEvo USA Co., a Wilmington,...

Roofer's Yellow Pages ads have rival over-the-top mad.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... A seemingly innocuous advertisement in the Yellow Pages has a local roofing company blowing its top. Allied Roofing Inc. is suing market leader Able Co. LP, alleging a full-page ad its competitor placed in this year's Ameritech phone...

Heritage target of $14.25M lawsuit tied to viatical, other investments.(Heritage Financial Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A Westerville company that sold viaticals has been sued by an investor for $14.25 million. Robert J. Richter filed suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court Aug. 21 against Heritage Financial Network Inc. Richter, of Columbus,...

CEO thinks applying basics can keep PH Group in black.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A year after its move to a new, customized plant, PH Group Inc. is expanding its product line and plans to rely less on sales to the Big Three automakers. Since it was founded in 1987, the Columbus company has concentrated on making...

Nationwide, Aivia secure Arena space, others follow.(Nationwide Realty Investors Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... For two years, Brian Ellis has told myriad office tenant prospects about the excitement of working in the developing Arena District downtown. Now the president of Nationwide Realty Investors Ltd., the lead developer of the area around...

Freight mover's distribution hub to anchor new Chillicothe park.(American Freightways Inc. leases space in Gateway Interchange Industrial Park)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The nonprofit development corporation developing an 87-acre industrial park in Chillicothe has snagged its first tenant. American Freightways Inc., a truking company based in Arkansas, plans to lease a 12,500-square-foot, cross-dock...

Cargex developing FedEx center at CityGate.(Cargex Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... New Hampshire-based Cargex Properties Inc. plans to develop a 112,231- square-foot sorting and distribution facility for the Federal Express Corp. package delivery service at CityGate Business Park off Stelzer Road. Equity Concepts...

Law firms fluent at using language to build business.(Columbus law firms become multi-lingual)
August 25, 2000... Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP wants to represent more Japanese companies and thinks it has what it takes -- an office in Tokyo and, more importantly, two attorneys in Columbus who speak Japanese. Finding clients based on foreign language...

ONN heading for Warner subscribers year after fight.(24-hour news network)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... One year after Dispatch Printing Co. and Time Warner Communications began a pitched baffle over the Ohio News Network, the 24-hour news program will be added for the cable system's digital service subscribers. Time Warner's Columbus...

MPW Industrial suing to recover $375,000 over noncompete snafu.(undisclosed agreement of acquired company Support Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... MPW Industrial Services Group Inc. has sued the former owners of an acquired business after it had to pay $375,000 to settle a noncompete agreement it said it didn't know about The Hebron-based industrial cleaning and support provider...

Additions planned in wake of Bash & driving range deal.(Arlington Court Nursing Center buys Bash Driving Range)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A Dublin golf driving range has a new owner and expects to tee off with a new look within the coming year. Al Vrabel, owner of the Arlington Court Nursing Center, purchased the Bash Driving Range on Riverside Drive from Herb Bash for $3.1...

Handl-it Inc. acquires Cornerstone to gain toehold in Columbus area.(Cornerstone Distribution Services)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Columbus-based Cornerstone Distribution Services has been acquired by Handl-it Inc., a third-party contract ware-houser and distributor based in Bedford Heights. Cornerstone, a consumer products packager with 20 employees, will be...

OSU begins sports medicine program on east side.(Ohio State University Hospitals)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Seeking to provide more services to Columbus' east side, Ohio State University Hospitals has started a sports medicine program at one of its centers. OSU Hospital East began housing the Family Practice & Sports Medicine program on its...

Online dental support firm lines up $1M-$2M offering.(OneDentist Resources Inc. initial public offering filing)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... OneDentist Resources Inc., a fledgling dental supplies, management and marketing company in Columbus, has tiled for an initial public stock offering to raise up to $2 million for its Internet-based network. The Aug. 16 registration...

Appeals court keeps alive dispute between CompuServe, ex-partner.(FontBank Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A long-running dispute between CompuServe Inc. and a former business partner appears headed back to court. The 10th District Ohio Court of Appeals ruled this month the Franklin County Common Pleas court erred by dismissing a 1997 suit...

Elections may determine fate of tort reform legislation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... The jury is out on tort reform in the Senate, but the verdict on changing America's civil justice system may be rendered by voters in November. If Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush is elected and Republicans retain control...

Grubs Pub operator hungry for a spot in Arena District.(David Rodriguez)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... With the prospects of increased traffic to accompany Columbus Blue Jackets' hockey games starting this fall, restaurateurs continue to consume prime pieces of real estate near Nationwide Arena. David Rodriguez is the latest. The owner of...

Taste! returns to town.(Labor Day weekend food and music festival in Columbus, OH)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... After a debut in 1998, and then an absence from the 1999 events circuit, the three-day food and music fest known as Taste! Columbus is back on for Labor Day weekend. Fifteen Central Ohio restaurants, including Schmidt's, Juergen's...

15th Oktobenfest schedule.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... The 25 food vendors' salute to potato pancakes, bratwurst and strudel also gets under way next month at the 15th annual German Village Oktoberfest. The festival is scheduled to run from noon to midnight Sept. 8-9 and from noon until 8...

Delivering operations network.(Donatos Pizza Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Donatos Pizza has outlined a new framework to manage what it calls its "impending expansion effort." The 148-restaurant pizza chain, owned by McDonald's Corp., is establishing three regional offices -- an Ohio office based in Columbus, a...

Expansion at old Gottlieb's.(BET Investments L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The former Gottlieb's at 1047 W. 5th Ave., once part of the Fifty-Five Restaurant Group chain, apparently will expand under new owners. BET Investments LLC, which acquired the building this summer, has applied to the city of Columbus for...

In full swing.(T.G.I. Friday's in Reynoldsburg, OH, extends hours)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... After opening Aug. 14 for dinner only, Central Ohio's third T.G.I. Friday's, at 2928 Taylor Road in Reynoldsburg, began full-day service Aug. 21. The 6,800-square-foot restaurant, on an outparcel at Wal-Mart Supercenter-anchored Taylor...

National Sign set to double space as it leaves Grandview for Hilliard.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... National Sign Systems is doubling its manufacturing and office space with a move to a 155,000-square-foot facility at 4200 Lyman Court in Hilliard. The company, which employs 175 workers, is in the midst of moving from a...

CEO appointment changes for merging Hanna-Geon.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Thomas Waltermire will become chairman and chief executive of PolyOne Corp. when the new company is formed from the merger of Geon Co. and M.A. Hanna Co., both based in Cleveland. Waltermire's rise to the top reverses the companies' plan...

Expansion change prompts firm to return tax abatement.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... A Cleveland manufacturer will return a $272,247 tax abatement to the city of Parma after breaking terms of the deal. Cleveland Twist Drill Co. received the 10-year, 75 percent tax break in 1995 on machinery, buildings and equipment to...

Scripps, Blade put to rest suit tied to newspaper sale.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati and Toledo-based Blade Communications Inc. have ended their legal struggle over Scripps' 1992 sale of the Pittsburgh Press to Blade. Lawyers said they agreed to keep details of the settlement confidential....

GE, storage firm in dispute over release of records.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... GE Aircraft Engines is asking a federal judge to pry loose business records the division of General Electric Co. says a storage contractor is "holding hostage" in a payment dispute. Evendale-based GEAE alleges records custodian Business...

Lamson & Sessions Co.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Cleveland-based Lamson & Sessions Co. agreed to spend $52 million to acquire fiber-optic cable supplier competitor Pyramid Industries Inc. With the purchase, Lamson picks up an Erie, Pa.-based company with $43 million in sales and 300 workers.

Kenworth Truck Co.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Kenworth Truck Co. will lay off 500 of 1,600 employees at its Chillicothe factory in September because of declining truck sales. Kenworth is eliminating the second shift at its plant, which makes heavy-duty trucks, and will idle the factory...

Mead Corp.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Dayton-based Mead Corp., squeezing distribution redundancies out of its network, will shut plants in Indianapolis and Kalamazoo, Mich., next spring. Some of those operations' 300 workers will be retained by the paper products maker.

Stichting Pensioenfonds.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Dutch public pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds has increased to more than 5 percent its stake in Beachwood-based Developers Diversified Realty Corp. The pension fund said it holds 3.1 million shares solely for investment purposes.

Kroll-O'Gara Co.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Twenty-five workers were dismissed from Fairfield-based Kroll-O'Gara Co. as part of the security and private investigations provider's plan to split up its business. The company eliminated the management positions at its security division,...

Flowserve Corp.(closing some Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co. operations)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Flowserve Corp. will shut the headquarters of Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co. and close five service centers, including one in Dayton, as part of its $775 million acquisition of the New Jersey-based industrial pump maker. The elimination of 1,100...

Eaton Corp.(sues Parker Hannifin over pipe coupling patent)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Cleveland-based Eaton Corp. is suing cross-town competitor Parker Hannifin Corp., alleging the hydraulic equipment producer infringed on a patent for pipe couplings. Eaton says it holds the patent on the connector that is used in fluid power...

Election to decide who will call the shots on tax policy.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... When the 107th Congress convenes next year, its most powerful committee likely will be headed by a 70-year-old Army veteran entering his fourth decade of service in The House. This description fits both of the leading contenders for the...

Small firms in need of help to draw ex-welfare workers.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The 22,000 companies that participate in the Welfare to Work Partnership have hired more than 1 million former welfare recipients -- at an average wage of $7.80 an hour -- in the four years since President Clinton signed welfare reform...

Private mailboxes to lose 'suite' address.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Home-based businesses that receive their mail at commercial operations, such as Mail Boxes Etc., have until next Aug. 1 to start using the acronym PMB (for private mailbox) or "#" in their addresses instead of "suite." The Postal Service...

Bankruptcy reform foes cheer as filings drop.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... When Congress returns from its August recess, there will be little time left to hash out an agreement on legislation that would force more bankruptcy filers to pay off some of their debts. The legislation passed the House and Senate by...

SBA cuts fees for loans in NAFTA-impacted areas.(US Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The Small Business Administration is lowering the cost of its 504 certified development company loans to small businesses in areas that have suffered job losses because of imports from Mexico or Canada. The SBA already lowered fees on its...

PEOPLE On the move.(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Deb Price joined Badertscher Communications Inc. as traffic manager/human resource manager. Gerbig Snell/Weisheimer & Associates Inc. named Dan Smith vice president/account director,...

Profitable or no, firms are labor of love.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Do you really like to do something that much? The answer to this question could be the difference between success and failure for anyone venturing into business as a personal service provider. There are definite advantages to running...

AT YOUR SERVICE.(Pet Butler and Auto Butler)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Helping clients save time takes labor-intensive approach To a personal service professional, success could smell like a recently cleaned car interior or freshly baked bread or even, in some cases, something decidedly less appealing. ...

IDC says help may be found by hiring Internet.(small businesses can procure business services)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... While unemployment rates remain at or near a record low, smaller businesses can find a cost-effective, multi-functional employee in the World Wide Web. So says IDC, a provider of information technology industry analysis based in...

Preparing for every scenario prevents getting blindsided.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... What would it be worth to you as a manager to be able to predict the future? An entire industry of analysts, futurists and others has developed to supply predictions about the future. Managers study these predictions and strategists debate...

With a little help, you too can come to your (sales) senses.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... How do you sell? Many salespeople are untrained and go by their "gut feelings." Many say, "I just go about the process instinctively." Great I hope you don't decide to switch from sales and go into brain surgery. The answer is using...

Foundation of trust is key to effective communication.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Editor's note: first of two parts. Eighty percent of a leader's time is spent communicating. That adds up to roughly 2,000 hours a year. Meanwhile, according to a University of Minnesota study, 60 percent of all mistakes are due to poor...

Defense Supply Center Columbus.(Alfa Laval Separation Inc. gets oil purification equipment contract)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Defense Supply Center Columbus awarded a 10-year contract to Alfa Laval Separation Inc. of Warminster, Pa., for supplying oil purification equipment spare parts to DSCC's naval customers.

Delaware.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Downtown Delaware is displaying 350-pound decorated concrete horses in shop windows as part of a public art project, A Horse of a Different Color. An All-Horse Parade will be held Sept. 10, and the top 30 horses will be auctioned at a Beach...

AMPO Inc.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... AMPO Inc. became a registered marketer in the Columbia Gas of Ohio Customer Choice program and can offer natural gas service directly to residential and business customers.

Rumpke Recycling.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Rumpke Recycling purchased MRF-O-Matic separation modules, recycling equipment that will allow the company to process more than 8,000 tons of mixed plastics per year at a rate of 3,000 pounds per hour. The purchase was made possible in part...

CMHC Systems.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... CMHC Systems became a corporate member of the Industry & Technology Council of Central Ohio. CMHC Systems can be reached at 800-434-CMHC, or visit www.cmhcsystems.com.

Homes on the Hill Community Development Corp.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Homes on the Hill Community Development Corp. acquired its 20th property to be rehabbed in the greater Hilltop area. Homes on the Hill has purchased and repaired properties in this area since late 1996 and offers housing counseling,...

Fifth Third Securities Inc.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Fifth Third Securities Inc. has underwritten $3 million in bands for the city of Chillicothe. Proceeds from the notes, which have an interest rate of 5.25 percent, will be used for wastewater treatment plan improvements.

Ohio Manufacturers' Association.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The Ohio Manufacturers' Association selected Cincinnati-based Sheakley UniService Inc. as administrator of its workers' compensation group rating program.

Avalon Consulting Group.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Avalon Consulting Group is volunteering time to the Professional Resource Opportunity Service, in conjunction with the Central Ohio Small Business Development Center. The PROS program assists new and emerging businesses. Avalon can be reached...

International Visitors Council Inc.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... International Visitors Council Inc. was awarded a contract from Delphi International under the federal Department of State International Visitor Program to plan a professional program for Seiki Nemoto of Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Japan. His...

BalletMet Columbus.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... BalletMet Columbus is offering fall classes for ages 4 to adult on topics including ballet, jazz, tap, Flamenco and other types of dance and movement.

Armstrong Mortgage Co.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 25, 2000... Armstrong Mortgage Co. financed $10.5 million far Casto Communities to develop Sunbury Ridge, a 226-unit apartment complex.

COSI Columbus.(opens 8th learning world)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... The eighth learning world at COSI Columbus is scheduled to open Nov. 11. The new world, Space, will consist of an 8,500-square-foot exhibit area of space achievement and exploration, including historic artifacts, interactive opportunities and...

Much of Gambier now on national historic register.(Gambier, Ohio)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... GAMBIER -- A Columbus architectural firm has helped add a large part of this Knox County college town to the National Register of Historic Places. Hardlines Design & Delineation prepared the nomination of the Gambier Historical District...

WHERE NOSTALGIA REIGNS.(Skyview Cruise-In Theatre)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Fond memories of summer evenings spent at the drive-in keep customers coming back to Skyview LANCASTER - For some movie-goers, today's mega-movie complexes just can't compare to a night under the stars at the drive-in. "Drive-in...

Paint purchase spurs Newark official's brush with controversy.(Newark, OHio)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Newark Mayor Frank State is a little weary of all the jokes spurred by a recent controversy over the city's purchase of some paint. "If you have any paint jokes, tell me now but I think I've heard them all," Stare said to a Newark...

Government frying to keep short leash on new economy.
August 25, 2000... It's an election year and conventional wisdom predicted that bureaucrats within the federal government would slow the pace of new regulation and loosen its reins on business. After all, politicians and presidential hopefuls generally don't...

Why not let customers do all the work?(U-Scan-It shopping)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A simple trip to the supermarket has become an adventure in high-tech shopping these days. The supermarket up the street has installed two banks of "U-Scan-It" machines, which allow customers with limited purchases to avoid waiting in...

E-CRUITMENT.(Columbus, Ohio, firms use online job postings)
August 25, 2000... Columbus firms plunge into brave waters of national, local online postings With the World Wide Web at your fingertips, finding a job or employees could not appear easier. But with millions of resumes and thousands of job boards, how...

Fiber-optic network plans Columbus hub.(Mission Networks)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Mission Networks LLC of Traverse City, Mich. will begin looking for a home next week for a Columbus network operations center for its wholesale fiber-optic, bandwidth and packet-switched services. The new center will employ 150 to 200...

Send or receive faxes without using phone, fax.(Spata Communications Corp.'s SEND2FAX service)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Dublin-based Spata Communications Corp. has launched its SEND2FAX service, which enables businesses and individuals to send and receive faxes from any Internet-connected PC. Users on local area networks typically do not have telephone...

New toy company selects Dublin firm to fill orders.(Haystack Toy Co. contract to Submit Order.com)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... St Louis-based Haystack Toy Co. has chosen Dublin-based Submit Order.com to handle its distribution, IT infrastructure needs and customer response systems. Founded in 1999, Haystack (www.hastacktoys.com) is an online community for toy...

Internet payroll mirrors offline company trends.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... PricewaterhouseCoopers' Unifi Network Internet Compensaton Survey 2000 finds as Internet companies mature, so do the pay practices of the online industry. The survey (www.unifi.com), released Aug. 22, found online companies are rewarding...

Be professional, e-mail has no tolerance for emotions.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... It is hard to argue with the many benefits of the Internet. On top of the its best use list is without a doubt e-mail. Not since Alexander Graham Bell uttered the first word over a telephone line has communication become so profile. Or...

CMA unveils newly designed committees.(Columbus Medical Association)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A After a year of strategic planning, the Columbus Medical Association (CMA) is rolling, out newly designed committees. Membership, Professional Relations and Education and Programs are among the committees to restructure, better meeting the...

CultureShare teaches understanding cultural competence.(American Heart Assocation emphasizes cultural understanding as a key to effective health care)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... A recent article in Minority Health Today reported that care lacking in cultural sensitivity often leads to a lack of patient adherence. CultureShare, a program operated out of the American Heart Association is aware of the need for cultural...

PCVC announces new insurance service to members.(Columbus Medical Association's Practitioner Credential Verification Center)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... In response to physiciansi requests, the Columbus medical Associationis Practitioner Credential Verification Center(PCVC) now processes multiple applications required for credentialling by managed care companies. The Provider Application...

Community involvement starts with CIMA.(Cincinnati doctors)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Physician members participated In the Meet the Student' event at The Ohio State University earlier this week. This event, which brings physicians in the field with medical students at OSU is a wonderful opportunity for our members to share...

Historic restaurant remains smoke-free.(Phillip's Original Coney Island)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2000... Ask Jim Manus why his restaurant, Phillip's Original Coney Island is smoke free and the answer is easy-it's the right thing to do. For nearly ten years, Phillip's Original Coney Island located at 450 W. Broad St. in Franklinton has remained...