Business First-Columbus articles from June 1996

Business First-Columbus archives from June 1996

Merger brings change in focus at Acordia/McElroy-Minister.
June 7, 1996... Workers comp, third-party work pick up steam Priorities are shifting at McElroy-Minister, the Columbus insurance brokerage that was bought last year by Indianapolis-based Acordia. The firm's third-party administration and workers'...

Small business scores wins in Assembly. (General Assembly)
June 7, 1996... Tort reform stalls, but other bills get OK Tort reform - or the lack of it - may have dominated the headlines, but the General Assembly also quietly sent a flurry of business-related bills to the governor before recessing last week until after...

Hospice networks land first contracts with insurers.
June 7, 1996... Separate statewide hospice networks spearheaded by separate programs at two local hospitals have each landed their first managed-care contracts. The contracts, each signed a year after the involved network was formed, promise to boost...

Business First, parent company launch web site. (American City Business Journals Inc.)
June 14, 1996... Local business news from 28 of America's most dynamic markets - including Columbus - is being made available for access and retrieval through a coordinated network of 30 World Wide Web sites that will be launched Monday, June 17 by Business...

Tax agents lien heavily on General Clay Products.
June 14, 1996... A local brick maker has been hit with about $2 million in tax liens by federal, state and county revenue collectors. The president of General Clay Products Corp., however, said public records are not up to date and that the company plans to...

Dawson Personnel opens in-house center for training. (Dawson Personnel Systems-Selective Personnel)(Tech Watch)(Column)
June 14, 1996... Dawson Personnel Systems officials, frustrated with the lack of computer-trained workers, have opened their own training facility. Dawson's clients have been clamoring for workers who know how to operate many common computer programs, says Vice...

Huntington Bancshares. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
June 14, 1996... Company Name Huntington Bancshares Exchange Nasdaq Symbol HBAN Company Profile Huntington Bancshares Inc. is a multistate bank holding company based in Columbus. The company's banking subsidiaries attract deposits and offer real estate,...

Driver suits put RaceQuip on fast track. (RaceQuip Safety Systems)(Company Profile)
June 21, 1996... John P. Schneider found out 21 years ago that auto racing was too expensive for his pocketbook. Instead of walking away from the sport, though, he decided to turn a profit on it. Two decades later, his company - RaceQuip Safety Systems - is...

3 top executives exit Cable Link.
June 21, 1996... Three top executives have resigned at Cable Link Inc., just nine months after coming to the Columbus-based buyer and seller of used equipment for the cable TV industry. The three are: * Anthony Matteo, vice chairman of the board and chief...

Dublin company's software understands psychiatric speak. (Voice Input Technologies)
June 21, 1996... A Dublin company has developed a transcribing system that could make it far easier for mental-health professionals to manage growing paperwork. Voice Input Technologies, a subsidiary of CMHC Systems, has, in conjunction with Philips Dictation...

Insilco Corp. (proxy report excerpts)(Company Profile)
June 21, 1996... Company Name: Insilco Corp. Exchange: Nasdaq Symbol: INSL Company Profile Insilco Corp. is headquartered in Dublin. Of its 6,500 employees, approximately 500 are in Greater Columbus. Insilco Corporation manufactures speciality components and...

Long-distance reseller rings up Chapter 11. (Key Communication Management Inc.)
June 28, 1996... A Columbus-based reseller of long distance service in Ohio has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy protection after racking up more than $6.2 million in liabilities. Pressure from Key Communication Management Inc.'s largest creditors prompted the...

Strategy shift by Nationwide pays off in annuity business. (Nationwide Insurance Enterprise)
June 28, 1996... Nationwide Insurance Enterprise has joined a growing list of insurers looking to sell annuity products through banks. Insurers' push for bank business comes in the wake of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that allow banks to sell annuities and to...

Crown adds Westerville jewel to office holdings. (Crown Columbus Associates L.P.; Westerville's Spectrum Commerce I)
June 28, 1996... After holding the property for just 18 months, the owner of Westerville's Spectrum Commerce I has sold the office building for a 40 percent premium. Spectrum Commerce Ltd. sold the 135,600-square-foot office building on Eastwind Drive for...

MacIntosh breaks ground on 2 nursing home projects. (MacIntosh Co.)
June 28, 1996... After being delayed for three years by a competitor's legal appeal, a Columbus-based operator of two local nursing homes is moving forward with two more facilities. MacIntosh Co. anticipates the new projects will boost its revenues - now at...

Len Immke Buick adding body (shop) to its work. (Len Immke Buick Co.)
June 28, 1996... Len Immke Buick Inc. is adding a $600,000 body shop to its North Hamilton Road location. Frank Baldwin, general manager, said the construction will add 12 jobs at the dealership. Construction is expected to be finished in August and the...