Business First-Columbus articles from January 1997

Business First-Columbus archives from January 1997

Sterling Commerce. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
January 3, 1997... Company Name: Sterling Commerce Exchange: NYSE Symbol: SE Company Profile Sterling Commerce Inc. is a global provider of electronic commerce software products and network services that enable businesses to engage in...

Buyers surface for aircraft factory. (4300 East Fifth Avenue LLC's bid to acquire McDonnell Douglas complex)
January 10, 1997... Feds accept bid of $15.3M for complex With a $15.3 million bid, a local real estate development group has apparently gained control of the former McDonnell Douglas complex at Port Columbus International Airport. 4300 East Filth Avenue LLC, a...

Real costs hike fat-free PPO expenses. (preferred provider organizations)
January 10, 1997... While some health insurance industry experts are expecting single-digit increases in rates in 1997 in Central Ohio, others are painting a more dismal picture. Large groups that have plans with the tightest control over medical care providers,...

Sun Television & Appliances, Inc. (proxy report excerpts)(Company Profile)
January 10, 1997... Exchange NASDAQ Symbol SNTV Company Profile Sun Television & Appliances, Inc. is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliance and office products. The Company operates 48 stores in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New...

Ohio winning battle to lure companies from other states.
January 24, 1997... If you've got a gripe about Columbus, don't tell it to Mike Krall. After all, the plant manager of auto accessories manufacturer ASC Inc., which expanded from Michigan to Columbus' West Side four years ago, used to live in smog- and...

Central Ohioans bullish on personal finances in 1997.
January 24, 1997... Central Ohioans are remarkably - and perhaps naively - bullish on their personal financial outlook going into 1997. Such is the experts' reaction to a poll conducted for Business First finding that 91.5 percent of Greater Columbus heads of...

Slumping gets nod from ergonomics.
January 24, 1997... The World Wide Web is boasting all sorts of gadgets to rest, recline and float your way to a more ergonomically-sound office. So the next time your supervisor catches you reclining at your desk, tell her it's all geared towards promoting a more...

Value City Dept. Stores Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
January 24, 1997... Company Name Value City Dept. Stores Inc. Exchange NASDAQ Symbol VCD Company Profile Value City Department Stores, Inc. is a full-line off-price department store chain. The stores offer men's, women's and children's apparel, as well as...

Symix Systems Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
January 31, 1997... Company Name Symix Systems Inc. Exchange NASDAQ Symbol SYMX Company Profile Symix, Inc. designs, develops, markets and supports Symix, a fully integrated manufacturing control, accounting and financial management software system that runs on...