Business First-Columbus articles from July 2001

Business First-Columbus archives from July 2001

DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENT.(Franklin University standing tough on its curriculum redesign)
July 6, 2001... Franklin's standing tough on its curriculum redesign - to the dismay of an angry faction of faculty Ben Grimmett and Samuel Riega would seem to be Franklin University's version of Joe College. Both pursued MBA degrees at Franklin when...

Health planning group has life extended.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The death of one local health care institution has breathed life into another that is on the critical list. Originally scheduled to be rendered inactive on June 30, Scioto Valley Health Systems Agency has been given a reprieve until...

Hanging up on telemarketing.(Efforts to restrict the multibillion-dollar telemarketing industry in Ohio)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Bills concern practitioners Efforts to restrict the multibillion-dollar telemarketing industry in Ohio are making their way through the Statehouse, but some business research pollsters are worried they'll be swept over by the...

Despite bill's passage, UT debate continues.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Ohio insurers may have won the battle but not the war over the control of uninsured motorists coverage. In a spring legislative session dominated by school funding and budget issues, state law makers found time to embrace demands by...

Battelle, labs reap honors for innovation.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Battelle Memorial Institute and the 11 laboratories it operates have won 10 awards in R&D magazine's 100 Top Innovations of the Year. Katy Delaney, a Battelle spokeswoman, said two of the technologies were developed at Battelle's Columbus...

Nida's Sushi restaurant to open at North Market.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... North Market customers will be able to taste authentic Japanese sushi, sashimi, salads, cooking sauces, spices and beverages when Nida's Sushi at the North Market opens in August. The owners are Nida Sujirapinyokul and her husband, Chris Perry....

Big Lots finds ad campaign at right place, time.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... For a while it looked like Columbus-based Big Lots Inc. had hit the public awareness jackpot. On June 26, the discount close out retailer kicked off a 24-week, $27 million national TV ad campaign with a public showing of four ads on...

Notable upcoming birthdays of Central Ohio executives.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... * Andrew J. Art; partner, Chester Wilcox & Saxbe LLP: July 7 * Michael Huntley, president, King Thompson Realtors: July 7 * David Dennis, president, SBC Advertising: July 8 * Sally Jackson, president and CEO, Greater Columbus...

Getting the message.
July 6, 2001... Area marketers reshape operating models to best promote client brands to consumers Smarter, busier consumers, who want what they want when and how they want it, are forcing Central Ohio's traditional advertising agencies to reconsider...

Ohio State looks to state for 2.6% capital fund increase for 2003-04.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Though faced with along list of building projects, Ohio State University will seek only a modest 2.6 percent increase in state capital funds during fiscal 2003 and 2004. OSU trustees have signed off on a request for $80 million in capital...

CVS readies 2nd store on North High Street.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A second CVS Pharmacy store is planned for North High Street in Columbus. The store, at the corner of Lane Avenue, will sit less than a mile from North High and Dodridge streets, where a 10,880-square-foot CVS scheduled to open July 22. 22....

Five Seasons breaks ground on headquarters building.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Five Seasons Landscape Management Inc. has broken ground on a $400,000 headquarters in Etna Township in what is the first phase of an expansion. "We were out of room. This gives us the opportunity to grow, plus we anticipate doubling in...

Airport Area Ink Well moves to Poth Road plant.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Airport Area Ink Well has moved to a 6,000-square-foot building at 4581 Poth Road in Columbus, a measure expected to help the company better focus on its customers and give it room to grow. The company, founded in 1972, is an independently...

Soft auto industry demand prompts Worthington cuts.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Worthington Industries Inc. has laid off approximately 130 workers at its Gerstenslager plant in Wooster as the steel industry slowdown, continues to push the Ohio company to cut costs. The Wooster plant now employs about 1,000 workers. A...

Copper.Net plans national rollout of its ISP service.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A Mount Vernon-based Internet service provider expects to have built a national presence by the end of summer and maintain what may be an industry-best pricing plan. Copper.Net is working to get its service running in major U.S. cities by...

Anthem's proposed stock conversion could spell payout for policyholders.(Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield )
July 6, 2001... Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield policyholders could soon earn stock or cash from the company if regulators and the insurer's members approve the proposed conversion of Anthem's Indianapolis-based parent from a mutual insurer to a publicly traded...

Little help from Congress for health insurance hikes.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Small businesses may not get much help from Congress this year on coping with double-digit increases in the cost of health insurance. A provision to allow the self-employed to deduct all of their health insurance premiums this year failed...

Drury looks to add hotels beyond its downtown site.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The stalled Drury Inn project downtown has not dulled the St. Louis-based chain's aspirations for metro Columbus. Drury Inn has work crews in the early stages of construction for a 145-room, limited-service hotel next to the Marriott at the...

Duke-Weeks' Tuttle buildings pulled from selling block.(Duke-Weeks Realty Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. has taken five Tuttle Crossing office park buildings off the market for a few months. While street talk in recent weeks had the package of single-tenant properties in contract, Don Hunter, Duke-Weeks senior vice...

Hendrix jumps to Continental after years with Ohio Equities.(Jim Hendrix hired by Continental Real Estate Cos.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Commercial real estate deal maker Jim Hendrix has departed Ohio Equities to learn more about land development from Continental Real Estate Cos. Principal Frank Kass and his development crew. Hendrix joined Continental June 25 after...

Cranberry Pointe completes first phase of lakeside project.(developer Countrytyme Realty's Cranberry Pointe development)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Grove City-based Countrytyme Realty has completed the first phase of its exclusive Cranberry Pointe at Buckeye Lake. The developer has sold four of the 28 condominium houses in the waterfront condo project's first phase. All of the units in...

Andrews Architects creates construction services division.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Andrews Architects in Columbus has created. a division to provide preconstruction through post-construction oversight services. Andrews Product Development Services will, guide clients through siteselection and zoning approvals as well as...

Dominion Homes unveils personal Web sites.(Dominion Homes Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Those building a Dominion Homes house can keep daily tabs on construction through the Columbus home builders' Web site. Home buyers, who are given a password for the www.dominohomes.com service, can receive daily updates on 20 specific...

Cincy info-tech company sets sights on state work.(American DataSolutions L.L.C. of Cincinnati, Ohio)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 6, 2001... Fast-growing American DataSolutions LLC of Cincinnati has set its sights on the billions of technology dollars spent by local and state governments, including agencies that operate in Columbus. American DataSolutions, an information...

Silicon Valley Bank mulls merits of Columbus office.(may open in Columbus, Ohio)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The most profitable bank in the nation may open an office in Columbus late next year or early in 2003. Silicon Valley Bank already sends banker Dan Wallace to Columbus several days a month from Chicago, where the company runs its Midwest...

Advantage Bank signs on veteran commercial lender.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Expansion in Central Ohio also is in the works for Advantage Bank, the recently consolidated banking subsidiary of Camco Financial Corp. based in Cambridge. Kemper Allison, a veteran of the former State Savings Bank, has been named vice...

McAuliffe is 10 years into second start-up bank.(Tom McAuliffe, founder of Commerce National Bank)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 6, 2001... Banker Tom McAuliffe, 51, can claim to have started two banks in his career. Commerce National Bank last month celebrated its 10th anniversary with an open house at its Worthington office. Attending were more than 300 customers plus...

Fifth Third banking on youthful savers.(Fifth Third Bank)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Fifth Third Bank of Columbus isn't waiting for kids to grow up: to be customers. At Framingham, a modest community in northeast Columbus, Fifth Third bankers visit each month with 25 youngsters at a community development center, school or...

Greater Columbus residential interior design firms.(table)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Greater Columbus residential interior design firms RANKED BY 2000 RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR DESIGN FEES 2000 INTERIOR COMPANY NAME GREATER DESIGN 1/ ADDRESS ...

Gerbig Snell agency gains Cigna Healthcare account.(advertising agency Gerbig Snell/Weisheimer and Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Westerville-based Gerbig Snell/Weisheimer & Associates continues to expand its client base in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. Since landing in January an agency-of-record contract with insurer Cigna Healthcare, a division of...

Axis Group lands creative exec from Resource Marketing.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... John Hofmeister, creative director for Resource Marketing, has joined the staff of Columbus-based Axis Group as its executive creative director. At Resource, Hofmeister's work included writing and directing Super Bowl commercials for...

Local agencies' work lands national awards.(public relations campaign awards)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... PR campaigns for Nationwide Arena development and to raise awareness of homelessness issues in Central Ohio won Silver Anvil awards during June ceremonies hosted by the Public Relations Society of America. Silver Anvils represent the...

Wayne-Dalton Corp.(to be represented by SBC Advertising)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Columbus-based SBC Advertising is now agency of record for Ohio-based Wayne-Dalton Corp., a manufacturer of residential garage doors, commercial sectional doors, rolling steel service, fire doors, grilles and counter shutters. SBC, which...

Aitken & Associates Advertising Inc.(gets contracts)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Aitken & Associates Advertising Inc. was named agency of record for Columbus-based El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant and Moneytree Financial. The agency will produce broadcast and print ads for the restaurant and help Moneytree Financial announce...

Mills/James Production.(developed a Web site )
July 6, 2001... Mills/James Productions developed a Web site - www.farmsforcitykids.org -- for the Hagedom Family Foundation. Jim Hagedorn is president and chief executive of Scotts co. The site links kids to the Farms for City Kids Foundation, a nonprofit...

New coalition to promote transportation spending.(Americans for Transportation Mobility)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Americans for Transportation Mobility, a new coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, plans to spend $1 million over the next 12 months to promote increased spending on highway and airport projects, and to streamline approvals for roads...

NetChoice formed to fight 'protectionist' middlemen.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A handful of New Economy trade associations have formed a coalition, NetChoice, to fight Old Economy middlemen who, the coalition claims, want the government to protect them from e-commerce innovations that allow businesses to sell directly to...

'All hell will break lose' if Web tax ban is eliminated.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The Internet tax moratorium expires Oct. 21, leaving Congress three months to grapple with the related question of whether states should be allowed to require electronic-commerce sites to collect sales taxes on purchases made over the Web. ...

Businesses cut travel costs by 28%; rebound to be slow.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A Business Travel Coalition survey of 62 corporations found 86 percent are taking steps to reduce travel costs this year. The companies on average plan reduce their business travel budgets by 28 percent, the survey found. Business...

Bill exempts 'inside sales' from overtime restrictions.(amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... U.S. Rep. Patrick Tiberi, R-Ohio, introduced legislation to exempt "inside sales" employees from minimum wage and overtime laws. The bill (H.R. 2070) applies to employees with specialized or technical knowledge - not telemarketers - who use...

Supreme Court draws fire from small-business lobby.(Ohio Supreme Court rules on workers' compensation)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A recent Ohio Supreme Court decision striking down the workers' compensation dual-benefits law drew predictable fire from the state's small-business lobby. The high court, by a familiar 4-3 margin on this and similar tort-related issues,...

Taft fills gap created by new business appointment.(Taft appoints Jennifer Carlson)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Gov. Taft has filled a position left open several weeks ago by his appointment of Douglas Moormann as the governor's executive assistant for business and industry. Taft appointed Jennifer Carlson, a former legislative aide and Attorney...

House and Senate bill introduction roundup.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... * HB 312 Telephone solicitations (Sponsor: Goodman): Prohibits a telephone solicitor from blocking by any means the disclosure of the telephone number from which the phone solicitation is made. * HB 314 Dietetics board (Reidelbach):...

Empowered cultures based on freedoms, constraints.(liberty)(Column)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Liberty has been described as freedom with a conscience." It is America's most cherished ethic. The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represent both America's welcoming lullaby as well as her worldwide battle cry. The promise...

Jing launches free pub for Chinese community.(Jung Jing launches Chinese American newspaper)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... A Columbus businessman has launched a newspaper for Ohio's Chinese community. Publisher Jung Jing says the Ohio Chinese American News, a free monthly publication, is available at area Chinese grocers as well as one grocer in Cincinnati....

Barr Laboratories buying Duramed in $492M stock deal.(Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Barr Laboratories has agreed to buy Cincinnati-based Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a $492 million stock swap to create a company with expertise in hormone replacement therapies and oral contraceptives. The combined company would be...

West Chester targeted for $125M mixed development.(by Neyer Properties)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Cincinnati-based Neyer Properties has purchased a 78-acre tract in West Chester, targeting it for a $125 million, mixed-use development. The project, at Cincinnati-Dayton Road and Interstate 75, is aimed at restaurants, distribution,...

Vandalia computer parts maker files for bankruptcy protection.(Ochs Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... After growing to nearly $100 million in annual revenue, Vandalia-based Ochs Industries Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors. The 49-year-old computer parts maker's June 12 filing came after its revenue dropped by nearly...

Convergys mulling exit from downtown Cincinnati.(Convergys Corp. in search of facilities to combine all staff in one location)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Convergys Corp. could vacate its downtown Cincinnati headquarters, as part of an effort to bring its 2,000 employees under one roof. The billing and customer service firm has begun a site search for a 50-acre corporate campus, looking...

P&G says it might sell Comet brand of products.(Procter and Gamble Co.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... * Procter & Gamble Co. is looking for a buyer for its Comet brand of household cleaning products. The Cincinnati-based consumer goods producer hired Goldman Sachs &.Co. to solicit bids for Comet. The company said it is focusing on brands with...

READY FOR PRIMETIME?(interview with executive of Gladden Community House and Franklinton Board of Trade)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Franklinton prepares for development as floodwall construction lift restrictions Larry Danduram has been president and CEO of Gladden Community House in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus since 1974, He is also treasurer of the...

Greater Columbus commercial interior design firms.(rated by Greater Columbus 2000 interior design revenue)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Greater Columbus commercial interior design firms RANKED BY 2000 GREATER COLUMBUS COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGN FEES COMMERCIAL SQUARE COMPANY NAME DESIGN FEES 1: ...

Columbus not expected to be hot investment site.(number of multifamily housing permits fell in 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... While predictions are for high returns during the next several months on apartment investments nationwide, performance in the Columbus market is expected to cool in comparison due to oversupply, say recent studies. While a survey conducted...

Zanesville, Southeast Ohio areas get state grants.(grants from Ohio's NewHorizonsFair Housing Assistance Program)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Several local governments in Southeast Ohio have gotten fair-housing grants from the state's NewHorizonsFair Housing Assistance Program. Zanesville and Muskingum County got $20,000 arid Gallia County got $15,000 to increase awareness of...

Realtors, bankers spend summer sweating Fed ruling.(U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve Board decide in financial industries proposal)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Realtors and bankers alike have their eyes on Washington, D.C., these days, awaiting a decision from the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Department of Treasury on a proposal that would allow bank-holding companies and subsidiaries of...

Signature names Trytek vice president of sales.(Ron Trytek )(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Columbus-based Signature Inc., a provider of hospitality sales and customer service training, programs, has named Ron Trytek vice president of sales. In this position, Trytek is responsible for developing and managing luxury brand hotel...

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.(turning a single-family home into an office)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Single-family homes in transitional areas make affordable, comfortable offices Three years ago, doctors Ian Wilson and Natalia Pushkin were Looking for new office space for their practice. What they found instead was a new house. At...

Time is tenant's best ally in search for new spaces.(information for planning an office move)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... The single largest mistake companies make in choosing an office location is not allowing enough time to find the best space and to negotiate optimum terms, say commercial leasing experts and a national survey. "I recommend a minimum of six...

Site's energy management can create higher returns.(facilities management)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... No matter the facility, whether it is a hospital, manufacturing operation or a suburban office building, mechanical and electrical systems represent the central nervous system of a building. Chillers, boilers, plumbing and heating,...

Union launches housing program for its members.(AFL-CIO contracts with Fannie Mae Foundation and Countrywide Home Loans Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The AFL-CIO has created an affordable housing lending program for union members and Columbus city employees, the union organization said. The program by the AFL-CIO's Housing Investment Trust, called Hit Home, will work with Countrywide...

Track record key for picking title firms.(title insurance companies work to improve image)
July 6, 2001... Central Ohio title agencies are scrambling to make their credentials known after title insurance underwriters forced Westerville's First Ohio Title Agency and Powell's Midwest Title Agency Inc. into receivership earlier this year. Both...

First Ohio Title receiver recovers $4 million after shutdown.(Midwest Title Agency Inc. and First Ohio Title Agency Inc. in receivership)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 6, 2001... Title agencies were brought to the forefront of the public's attention earlier this year when two agencies were shut down in quick succession amid allegations they stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting real estate buyers, sellers and...

Synthetic lease an option used to spur construction.
July 6, 2001... Rickenbacker Port Authority is joining port authorities across the state in providing synthetic leases and other financing vehicles for construction projects to encourage economic development in the region. Earlier this year, the port...

Give and Take: optimizing your advisory board.
July 6, 2001... Advisory boards, while not elected by nor representing public shareholders, can still be a valuable adjunct to ownership and management who can take advantage of the diversity, experience and wisdom of their board by giving them what is needed...

YWCA works to improve the lives of women.
July 6, 2001... Prosperity is a double-edged sword: As we strive to achieve and enjoy it, it's easy to become complacent when it comes to those in need. That's why the YWCA continues the work it began more than a century ago to improve women's lives....

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(executive appointments)
July 6, 2001... ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Jim Cox joined SBC Advertising as an account supervisor in the account service division, providing account service, branding and strategic planning for clients. ARCHITECTURE Andrews...

Lexie Lazarus and Jerry Ter Doest.(get awards for community service)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Lexie Lazarus and Jerry Ter Doest, of IBM, received the George Award from Columbus Montessori Education Center. The award is given to volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the center and to families and children in the...

Edsall & Associates LLC.(Edsall and Associates)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Edsall & Associates LLC received a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architecture, Ohio chapter, for its design of the Spring Street Parkway for the city of Columbus.

Urban Environments Inc.(receives 2000 builders exchange safety achievement award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Urban Environments Inc. recieved a 2000 Builders Exchange Safety Achievement Award. The award recognizes construction companies and subcontractors with an outstanding record of low workplace injury and illness rates. Finalists for the award...

Bill and Bonnie Lawhon.(receive Ohio tree farmers of the year award, year 2001)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Bill and Bonnie Lawhon of Lawhon & Associates Inc. were named Ohio Tree Farmers of the Year for 2001 .They have a 225-acre tree farm in Knox County.

Lawhon & Associates Inc.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Lawhon & Associates Inc. received the BX Safety Achievement award for 2000 from the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio. The company has received a safety award each year since 1996.

Sonitrol of Central Ohio Corp.(receives sonitrol security convention award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... At the national Sonitrol Security Convention, Sonitrol of Central Ohio Corp. received the Circle 10 of Excellence Award, Matthew Kouba was named Top Operator and Matthew Acker was named Sales Leader.

Lawrence A. Hilsheimer.(receives Beta Alpha Psi award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Lawrence A. Hilsheimer of Deloitte & Touche was named the 33rd Outstanding Alumnus by the Omicron chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Ohio State University. Beta Alpha Psi is a professional accounting and business information fraternity.

Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery.(receives United States Supreme Court award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The office of Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery received a U.S. Supreme Court Best Brief Award for the six consecutive year. The honors are presented by the National Association of Attorneys General for excellence in legal writing.

Dr.John Hinckley.(receives highest score on the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicans examination)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Dr.John Hinckley, resident at Doctors hospital, earned the highest score in the nation, for the second year in a row, on the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians resident comprehensive in-service examination. Dr. Eric J. Fete...

Grant Schroeder.(receives service award from Maryhaven)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... Grant Schroeder received a 15-year service award from Maryhaven. He serves as director of treatment services.

CMHC Systems.(in Healthcare Informatics Top 100 list of leading health care IT companies)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... CMHC Systems was to the eighth annual Healthcare Informatics Top 100 list of leading health care IT companies. Healthcare Informatics is a monthly business magazine for the industry. CMHC Systems Web site, Mental Health Net, at...

George McCloy.(receives year 2000 flagship award)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... George McCloy of McCloy Financial Services received the 2000 Flagship Award for leadership in all sales products for New England Financial and the 2000 Life Insurance Producer of the Year award, for which he was the charter winner.

Checking work e-mail on vacation gets easier.(Brief Article)(Column)
July 6, 2001... Summertime is here and that means it's vacation time. In today's competitive business environment, many of us still need to check in, even though we are taking time off. The question then becomes: How do I check my work e-mail while on...

SPAM: Marketer's dream recipient's nightmare.(managing junk e-mail)(Industry Overview)
July 6, 2001... Relatively cheap and easy to send, commercial e-mail helps marketers spread the word about products and services to new target audiences. "You can't beat it," says Felicia Sherman, strategic analyst for Sullivan Consulting, a division of...

Q&A.
July 6, 2001... Does your company have security on nights and weekends? BENNETT & WILLIAMS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Jean Donkin Executive administrative assistant "We're in the Ohio Savings Bank Building. So they cover that for us, providing...

The Wilds gets new Web site.(wildlife preserve near Zanesville)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... The Wilds, the nearly 10,000-acre wildlife preserve southeast of Zanesville, has updated its Web site. The four-year-old site has added, in addition to general information on the park, downloadable wallpaper for the computer, animal...

Web sites provide landlocked surfers options to escape.(use of video cameras)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... It wasn't that long ago that video cameras linked to the World Wide Web - popularly known as Web cams - were cutting-edge technology. Not anymore. These days anyone with $50 to spare can buy a decent Web camera and feed the signal to a Web...

Cynthia Hilliard.(executive director of information technology at Longaberger Co.)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2001... C. Hilliard Name: Cynthia Hilliard Title: Executive director, information technology Company: Longaberger Co. Location: Longaberger's Westerville office Time in current position: 18 months Where did you begin your...