Business First-Columbus articles from March 1996

Business First-Columbus archives from March 1996

Employers get green light to check worker preferences.
March 1, 1996... Ohio's passage of a bill immunizing employers from employee lawsuits is part of a growing movement in dozens of states. The bill will grant qualified immunity from civil suits to employers who disclose requested job performance information...

Study: Columbus in middle of stack in factory job growth. (Ohio)
March 1, 1996... Kreber Graphics is a good example of why manufacturing jobs in Columbus are holding their own among major metropolitan markets after a decline in the '70s and '80s. Jack Kreber, vice president of operations at Kreber Graphics, said the...

Performance Excavating digs in to new business.
March 1, 1996... A Columbus excavation company is hitting the trenches for new business this year as it begins offering more services to developers and general contractors. Performance Excavating Co. sees site management services - available to some degree for...

Supply & demand. (Eastway Supplies Inc.)(Small Business Strategies)(Company Profile)
March 1, 1996... As building booms, so does Eastway There's no better example of trickle down economics than the building boom in Columbus. Franklin County's population has grown by 17 percent since 1980, according to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning...

Columbia Gas System. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
March 1, 1996... Company Name Columbia Gas System Exchange NYSE Symbol CG Local Subsidiary Columbia Gas of Ohio Company Profile Columbia Gas System Inc., through its subsidiaries, explores for, produces and markets natural gas. The company operates...

Greif targets Liberty Twp. for new HQ. (Greif Bros. Corp. to relocate headquarters to Liberty Township in Delaware County, Ohio)
March 8, 1996... It's shaping up to be a year of big moves for Greif Bros. Corp. The Delaware-based manufacturer plans to relocate and triple the size of its corporate headquarters, and it is moving its Class A stock from the Chicago Stock Exchange to the...

Grass is greener for insurance agency. (MFP Insurance Agency Inc. provides insurance for lawn-care firms)
March 8, 1996... MFP finds niche providing coverage for lawn-care firms Make no mistake, homeowners are mighty particular about their lawns. They don't take it lightly when an overzealous groundskeeper spreads the fertilizer too thick and bums out their...

NBBJ designs first tower in capital of Mongolia.
March 8, 1996... A Columbus architecture firm is helping the Mongolian capital add to its skyline. More accurately, it's helping the capital city get a skyline. NBBJ has designed a 25-story, $50 million commercial office building in Ulan Bator. The...

TV's 'out'; fliers, 'in' for Wendy's. (Wendy's International Inc.)
March 8, 1996... Marketing industrial and consumer products can present numerous challenges to companies seeking to expand their business outside the United States. But some marketing principles can easily traverse international borders, Columbus experts say....

Danninger Medical Technology. (proxy report excerpts)(Company Profile)
March 8, 1996... Company Name Danniger Medical Technology Inc. Exchange Nasdaq Symbol DANN Company Profile Danniger Medical Technology Inc. produces and designs electromechanical medical devices that aid patients in their recovery program from trauma or...

200 units planned in Dublin. (housing; Ohio)
March 29, 1996... Housing program jumpstarts $11M project A Columbus housing developer and manager has secured tax-exempt financing for a 200-unit apartment complex in Dublin. Franklin County has agreed to sponsor $9.87 million in tax-exempt bonds for the...

Liquor-license holders thirst for change in local-option law. (Ohio)
March 29, 1996... Ohio is the only state m which a handful of voters can shut down an established small business that sells alcohol - an already heavily regulated and legal product. Several cases are pending before state and federal courts to throw out Ohio's...

Child-support crackdown generates more paperwork for companies in Ohio.
March 29, 1996... Some small employers are griping, larger ones are indifferent and the state, basically, is saying "Deal with it." What they're all reacting to is a new law requiring most employers to report newly hired or rehired employees to the Ohio...

Big users hope competition zaps high power costs. (Ohio)
March 29, 1996... Competition among utilities to provide cheap electric power is expected to spark big savings for many industrial users. Take Honda of America, for example. The automaker expects to shave 10 to 15 percent off its electric bill annually if the...

Developer's residential plans could extend Chatterton Road. (Deltar Corp.; Franklin County, Ohio)
March 29, 1996... Traveling through southeast Franklin County could become easier as a result of residential development between Noe-Bixby and Brice roads. Developer Deltar Corp. plans to extend Chatterton Road by about one-half mile early next year as the first...

Aircraft company relocates to rural community in N.Y. (Paragon Aircraft Corp.; Olean, New York)
March 29, 1996... Paragon Aircraft Corp. won't be building its high-tech, single-engine jet aircraft in Central Ohio after all. Paragon President George "Bill" Northrup said the company, which employs 18 people in offices at Port Columbus International Airport,...

NatCity begins marketing derivatives to customers. (National City Corp.)
March 29, 1996... National City Corp. has become the most recent regional bank to act as the counterparty in derivative transactions for its commercial clients. Taking positions with derivatives has traditionally been the purview of investment and money center...

Duke Realty Investments. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
March 29, 1996... Company Name Duke Realty Investments Exchange NYSE Symbol DRE Company Profile Duke Reality Investments Inc. is a diversified real estate investment trust that derives its revenue by investing in commercial properties throughout the Midwest....