Business First-Columbus articles from November 1999

Business First-Columbus archives from November 1999

SUBTLE DIFFERENCES.(Gender Differences in Organizational Leadership)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... mark women's leadership styles from men's For a kinder, gentler workplace, you need a woman to run it, right? That stereotype may not be necessarily true. According to a study conducted for the 1998 American Psychological...

Safelite plans cost cuts.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Glass repair firm losing $120M contract with Allstate, but says no layoffs in store Safelite Glass Corp. faces significant cost cutting and a possible downgraded credit rating after losing its biggest customer, Allstate Insurance Co. ...

Food producer's chief exec, CFO going to Kellogg after acquisition.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Several of Worthington Foods' top executives, including its CEO, will be employed by Kellogg Co. if the cereal giant closes its $307 million acquisition of the health foods producer. Seven Worthington Foods executives and key officials would...

'BNS talks bid up with plan to pull ONN.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Time Warner Communications could pull the Ohio News Network from 135,000 homes in the state unless the all-news channel and WBNS agree to the cable TV provider's offer to put ONN on its digital tier in Central Ohio. "We do have a notice...

Quarry island will support $10 million office building.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Developers have unveiled plans for $10 million office project near Grandview Heights with an interesting twist: It's set on 20 acres surrounded by a quarry lake with a view of the Columbus skyline. Commercial developers Daimler Group and...

SHOP TALK.(includes brief articles)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Some Acorns apparently do fall far from the tree If anything has been constant at Acorn Products Inc. in recent months, it's been change. The Columbus-based maker of lawn and garden tools late last month named director W. Wallace Abbott...

Corrections & Amplifications.
November 5, 1999... The phone number listed for Women in New Growth Stages in the Small Business Strategies section of the Oct. 29 issue was incorrect. The organization's phone number is 614-888-4674.

2 doctors leave OSU, 1 stays in for-profit center decision.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Two Ohio State University teaching doctors, whose investment and work at the for-profit Ohio Surgery Center raised cries of conflict of interest, will leave their university jobs to pursue private practices at the center. A third physician...

With Hilliard out of the running, Dublin poised to get Qwest project.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. has apparently won a battle for a 300,000-square-foot office building for Qwest Communications International Inc. at its Tuttle Crossing office campus, beating out a Hilliard site proposed by Pizzuti Cos. The...

Whirlpool distribution unit will glide to Clyde next year.(includes financial information)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Rickenbacker Air Industrial Park will lose one of its largest tenants next year when Whirlpool Corp. moves its regional distribution center to Northwest Ohio. The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliances maker wants to build a...

Sears may bring Great Indoors to town.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Sears Roebuck & Co. is examining Columbus as a possible site for one of its new home outfitting stores, but the retailer stopped short of guaranteeing a Great Indoors showroom for Central Ohio. Sears is considering the nation's 40 largest...

Dollars and scents: Hallmark picks Columbus for flower test.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Card merchant hopes to cultivate business at Gold Crown sites Gift and greeting card merchant Hallmark Cards Inc. is putting its retail know-how to use in the flower-delivery business and it's spreading its first scents in Central Ohio. ...

Plans to double Perkins franchise in area idled by Chapter 11 filing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Plans to build five Perkins Family Restaurants in Central Ohio have, fizzled because the local franchisee has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Reading Restaurants Inc., based in Kings Mills, independently operates four Perkins...

Limited Too, without Web site for holiday, sues Texas vendor.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Just as Limited Inc. was preparing to spin off Central Ohio's newest public company m late August, the spinoff was readying a lawsuit seeking $500,000 against a Texas firm it alleges failed to develop its Web site in time for the lucrative...

2nd area Jo-Ann etc to open on Sawmill.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Hudson-based Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is scheduled to open a 48,000-squarefoot Jo-Ann etc store Nov. 5 in a former Kroger grocery store building at Sawmill Road and Route 161. The store would become the second Jo-Ann etc in, Central Ohio. The...

E-biz's ads give job seekers a whiff of what it's all about.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... JobBoards.com, an Internet business that specializes in recruiting local employees for local companies, found opportunity among those who lost in the Nov. 2 election. The young Columbus company bought $40,000 worth of time on radio and...

Banks see modest pay hikes in 2000, survey finds.(Bank Compensation Survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Beginning loan officers at Midwest banks are earning about $42,335 in salary this year, with tellers starting at $15,371, according to a new survey. Accounting firm Crowe Chizek and Co. surveyed 475 community banks in Ohio and surrounding...

Golden Wedge gets teed up for industrial development.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Columbus developer Edward Burke Carey has put the 52-acre New Golden Wedge golf course into the inventory of land available for commercial development in the Alum Creek/Rickenbacker area. The president of Carey Realty Investments, leads a...

Cautious Pickaway officials hire help to close Berger Hospital deal.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Circleville and Pickaway County officials have hired a Columbus law firm to advise them on a proposed deal to sell a portion of Berger Hospital. Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter was named to help the two governments negotiate a deal with...

Polaris TIF saved, but cash for more work still needed.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Columbus voters on Nov. 2 validated a 1996 funding plan for road improvements at Polaris Centers of Commerce, but local and state officials still must grapple with the cost of additional projects to prepare for a planned regional shopping mall....

Business' backing for COTA questioned.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Business interests backed a plan to expand the Central Ohio Transit Authority, but some question how deeply that support ran. Franklin County voters on Nov. 2 refused to let COTA's growth plan out of the station, rejecting Issue 21 though...

Ohio electricity deregulation should lure host of suppliers.
November 5, 1999... A hodgepodge of energy marketers, eager to grab a piece of Ohio's $11 billion electric market, is ready to invade the state in preparation for retail competition starting Jan. 1, 2001. Craig Goodman, president of Washington, D.C.-based...

Bank stocks taking beating for no reason, experts say.
November 5, 1999... Bank investors have had that sinking feeling for most of 1999 while bank stocks gyrated up and -- mostly -- down. Analysts say it's unjustified, but the final tally for banks stocks in 1999 will hinge largely on what happens Nov. 16 and Dec. 21....

Leadership Columbus marks 25 years of shaping community's future leaders.
November 5, 1999... When an airplane accident in the early 1970s resulted in the death of many of Atlanta's civic leaders, Columbus-area leaders decided they didn't want a catastrophe leaving a similar void in their community. In 1974, they established...

Operation Smile co-founder receives Hannah Neil honor.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Kathleen Magee, co-founder of Operation Smile, has been given the 1999 Kellogg's Hannah Neil World of Children Award. Magee received the honour at a Nov. 3 luncheon in Columbus. The $100,000 award recognizes her work in the last two decades...

Urban redevelopment comes project at a time, say experts.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... The rebirth of long-neglected areas of urban Columbus will happen slowly, a project at a time, with local investors taking a lead. That was a major theme among more than 100 business and community representatives attending an Oct. 29 economic...

Patron recruiters cash in on arts membership push.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Bank One, arts council team up on program to boost arts patronage A corporate program to grow arts audiences has produced 1,100 new memberships and subscriptions to 15 Central Ohio arts groups this season. In the "One for One: Bank One's...

Latecomers may find a few openings for company fetes.
November 5, 1999... For those who haven't made reservations for one of the holiday season's most talked-about affairs -- the company party -- several restaurants still have open dates for their banquet facilities, including: * Handke's Cuisine, 520 S. Front...

Columbus adults tops among Ohio Internet users.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... About four of every 10 adults in Columbus are plugged into the Internet, a relatively high use among Ohioans but far behind the most online-happy U.S. cities, a research company reports. New York-based Scarborough Research found in a yearlong...

PEOPLE On the move.(meshed brief articles)(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... ACCOUNTING Plante & Moran LLP has promoted Chris Joos to manager in the not-for-profit, health care and consulting practices. Kathryn V. Latosky has been promoted to associate, specializing in nursing facilities and continuing care...

IN PERSON: Jeff Barnes.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Age: 33 Home: Dublin Education: B.A. from Bowling Green State University in communications with marketing minor. Title: President Company: National Background Check Inc. Overview: Created in June 1999, the company offers...

Welcome to ITEC.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Dear Technology Professional: Welcome to ITEC. Our vision in creating this conference is to bring technology to your doorstep, allowing professionals to benefit from first hand experience with the latest in information technology for...

Columbus ITEC celebrates 5 years of showcasing business technology.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... The Columbus Information Technology Exposition & Conference returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Nov. 16 and 17 for the fifth year. This year's ITEC will feature an array of product and service providers assembled at the...

The MOTC Theater & Pavilion Mid-Ohio Training Consortium.(Mid-Ohio Training Consortium)(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... In today's changing information marketplace, you are challenged to plan, build and maintain an information infrastructure that adds value to your business. You want to limit downtime, training time and overall cost. You want to increase...

The EDI/eCommerce Theater Presented by: The Dayton ECRC.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... The Electronic Commerce Resource Center is a federally funded initiative to improve the competitive posture of U.S. companies. Our mission is to promote awareness and use of electronic commerce and related technologies. The Dayton ECRC...

Citrix can boost your company's performance.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Visit Citrix to see how you can improve the performance of your computing environment, while reducing the costs and complexity of application deployment and management. At our booth you'll find out why more than half of Fortune 100...

WITI Foundation.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... The Women In Technology International Foundation was founded in 1989. It is the premier association devoted to the advancement of women in technology. The WITI Foundation is dedicated to: * Increasing the number of women holding...

Finding right trainer is a key part of finding right training.
November 5, 1999... Need to get your employees up to date on the latest business technology? If you want to outsource computer training to an information technology training company, the key is to find good teachers, not just good techies. Dave Murphy,...

Bayer prescribes $5M addition for Newark plant.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... HEBRON -- The logistics of moving raw materials and finished products across three buildings in the Newark Industrial Park has become quite a headache for the Bayer Corp. To ease the pain and streamline operations, the company is erecting...

Lowe's hammers down referendum vote victory.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... HEATH -- Lowe's Cos. Inc. can move ahead with a 135,000-square-foot store following a Nov. 2 referendum vote. Voters approved the project by a 58-42 percent victory, 1,305 votes for the development to 945 votes against it. Heath City...

NFS/QAL moves into new digs in Lewis Center.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... LEWIS CENTER - Transportation services company NFS/QAL has relocated its headquarters to a new 10,000 square-foot facility in southern Delaware County. The company, formed in 1993, provides a variety of transportation products and services...

Fairfield Co. auditor to add computerized map system.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... With the click of a mouse, the Fairfield County Auditor will soon know the exact geographic position of every parcel in the county. The county will spend $1.4 million over the next five years for a Geographic Information System, or GIS, a...

American Greetings acquires Gibson rival.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Cleveland-based American Greetings Inc. plans to acquire Cincinnati based rival Gibson Greetings Inc. in a $163 million cash transaction. Morry Weiss, chairman and CEO of American Greetings, said the agreement was reached Nov. 2 and still...

Cincy doctors venture loses 2nd CEO this year.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... For the second time in nine months, Telesis Physician Partners of Cincinnati LLC has lost its CEO in a sudden resignation. Pamela Zipperer-Davis resigned from the year-old joint venture last month. She had replaced Dr. Daniel Gregorie, who...

UD managed-care pact leaves Aetna for Anthem.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has won an $8 million managedcare contract with the University of Dayton from Aetna/U.S. Healthcare. The addition of the university's 1,621 employees and nearly 2,200 dependents would bring Anthem's total...

Women executives form newest venture funds.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Cincinnati continues to develop its venture capital business with the help of two women who have added the city's newest funds. Maria Baoldimas-Staton, who left Blue Chip Venture Co. more than a year ago, has formed Ariston Capital, a...

Dayton firms' partnership may be just first step.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... Two of Dayton's largest locally based accounting and insurance firms are becoming partners in a market being squeezed by larger regional players. Brady Ware and Schoenfeld Inc. and Schneider Meixner and Co. Inc. are poised to create Brady...

Elsewhere in Ohio ...(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... * Sidney-based Ferguson Construction Co. will push south, opening an office in Dayton where it expects to add 50 workers and do more than $9 million in business in 2000. The company hopes to develop a Dayton operation equal in size to its...

In the spirit of giving.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Showing clients how much their business is appreciated doesn't have to break the bank When the folks at Young Isaac Inc., a Columbus advertising agency, decided to give something to friends and clients for the December holidays, they...

Internet buying up among small firms.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... U.S. small businesses that have Internet access now purchase products or services online as a rule rather than the exception, according to a new survey. Of those small businesses buying over the Web, 30 percent have made a purchase within...

AEP trade missions planned for 2000.(Going Global)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... American Electric Power Corp. is accepting applications for its first Going Global trade mission for next year to be held March 20-24 in Montreal and Quebec City. Going Global is an export assistance program that gives participants a way...

Selling on value vs. price - in the long run, an easy choice.
November 5, 1999... How different are you? Or better stated, how different from your competition do your customers and prospects perceive you to be? That's reality. Whatever you say on a sales call, you can pretty much count on your competition saying the...

Choose greeting cards wisely since they say more than well wishes.
November 5, 1999... You've all gotten one in the mail: a flimsy Christmas card, obviously part of a bulk mailing, with no personalized touches, from a business you patronized in the past year. The card may have been inappropriate for your religious background; it...

EPA issues new rules targeting 'illegal competitive advantage'.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... If your company isn't meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards, you soon may become subject to higher penalties based upon the "illegal competitive advantage" from such non-compliance. The U.S. EPA recently proposed revisions...

Greater Columbus title insurance companies.(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Greater Columbus title insurance companies Chris R. Reed Ranked by 1998 Greater Columbus revenues 1998 TITLE...

Getting from point A to point B.(business relocations)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Commercial movers suggest a well-developed plan, employee involvment to dispel the problems and anxiety of a move Mark Spagnuolo had a bit of a logistical problem on his hands back in 1996. As the facilities administrator for the Ohio...

A little more education may go a long way for brokers.(real estate brokers)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Every three years, commercial real estate brokers are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education. But some real estate industry professionals say brokers should continue far beyond that level to best serve their clients. The...

New owners and tenants connecting with old spaces.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree, older, vacant structures just need a little love, real estate brokers say Longtime Newark resident Charles "Bus" Cross said he is not one to say "I told you so," but you can tell it is on his lips. ...

Smith Bros. property: symbol of warehouse rehab trend.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... It is as familiar to Columbus residents and commuters as the Statehouse or the "Shoe" at Ohio State University. The Smith Bros. Hardware Co. building is seen by 145,000 motorists daily who travel on I-670. It is a high-profile symbol of a...

Nationwide gets lifetime achievement award.(Brief Article)
November 5, 1999... A regional real estate organization will honor Nationwide during its annual awards program Nov. 12. The Central Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties has named the Columbus-based insurer as the...

One designer uses formula to lure minority contractors.(Kennedy Associates Inc.)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Some St. Louis-area companies are attempting to boost minority participation in construction projects. "The overall market for minority construction-related companies in the St. Louis area leaves a lot to be desired," said Kaven Swan, vice...

Negotiating a good lease takes planning, knowing the market.
November 5, 1999... With commercial real estate - especially office space - at a premium in many markets, negotiating an office lease that will stand the test of time can be a delicate process. But experts say even in a landlord's market, business owners can take...

Discovery District creates a revelation for downtown.(includes related article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Quick. Name the roads that provide the borders for downtown's Discovery District. If you can't, you're probably not alone. While the district is relatively large, it's still not as well-known as, say, the Short North or German Village. ...

Tech times in construction.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... From measuring lasers to equipment safety devices, technology is changing the face of building business In the construction business for more than 20 years, Donald Hinkel says the technological advances never cease to amaze him. ...

Money isn't only motivation driving Nocar to succeed.(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... While J. Thomas Nocar has spent more than 15 years in design and construction, he may have learned more about himself and the Columbus commercial real estate industry during a six-month sales stint in 1994. Nocar had just left Ruscilli...

Broadband, REITs connect to recruit midsize customers.(real estate investment trusts)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... The newest player in the telecommunications arena, Broadband Office Inc. of Vienna, Va., is betting the axiom "location, location, location" will be the key to capturing a lucrative office market. Broadband has become a partner with eight...

Design-led construction can offer choice to customers.
November 5, 1999... It may seem construction and the symphony have little in common, but when it comes to design-led construction, this tune seems more likely. Through this project, the designer conducts the whole show, carefully orchestrating the work. ...

And on this corner.(drugstore location)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Walgreen, Eckerd lead drugstore chains in pursuit of sites at busy intersections for their newest stores Location is known to drive businesses selecting real estate. But the push to occupy specific sites is steering drugstore chains...

With overbuilding behind it, Tampa market gets shakeup.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Snakes outgrow and shed their skins. Some crustaceans regularly leave behind an old shell to take up residence in a new one. Toddlers outgrow their clothes, cribs and baby food. The pattern also exists in commercial real estate, where...

Relocating employees may be easier with a specialist's help.
November 5, 1999... The revenues at your surfboard company aren't meeting the cost of rent in your Seattle storefront, so you decide to develop a new corporate headquarters in Honolulu this fall. But how do you start to relocate? One of the first and most...

New phone directory hits Columbus market.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... A Circleville-based company has published an alternative phone book for the Greater Columbus market. Nearly 750,000 copies of the One Source Phone Guide are-being distributed to businesses and homeowners in Columbus and Franklin County...

With improving technology comes data sophistication.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... With the spread of new technology, the commercial real estate industry's databases are rapidly growing and changing. The St Louis Association of Realtors sponsored the Commercial Information Exchange, known as CIE, just a year ago. It...

Making a warehouse a garage sealed Sprint lease for Duke.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Service is everything when it comes to a commercial real estate company looking to land a big client. And sometimes that service stretches into unfamiliar areas. Such was the case when Sprint PCS was shopping Nashville for a call center...

Duke-Weeks seeks 'park' setting in Westbelt market.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. expects its 77-acre Westbelt West Commerce Center to offer mid-sized tenants a professional park setting in a market dominated by rows and rows of bulk industrial properties. Duke-Weeks plans to deliver its first two...

WEAVING HER OWN LEGACY.(Tami Longaberger)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Like her father, Tami Longaberger never forgets who's made the family firm a success It seems fitting that a photograph of her father looms above Tami Longaberger's right shoulder in her office as she talks about her vision for the family...

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.(among women)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... It's alive and well among women, according to a recent study by a national women's research organization Women aren't just bringing home the bacon - they also may own the companies that process the pork or manufacture the frying pan. ...

GREENER PASTURES.(golf important for networking)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Female executives discover the golf course is a great place to build business ties Gretchen Gordon, senior vice president at KeyBank in Columbus, has been teeing off since she was 10 years old. She played competitive golf at...

WOMEN OF MEANS.(seminars from Wainwright Investment Counsel)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Investment firms are beginning to realize how much money women control Suzanne Schutte pretty much knew what to expect as she settled in for the first lecture of the day. She figured there'd be a lot of women who suddenly found...

SUE DOODY.(owner of Lindey's)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Cooking has always been part of Sue Doody's life, so her success in the restaurant business is no surprise. Doody is owner of Lindey's, an upscale restaurant featuring an American-style menu she opened in German Village in 1981, after years...

KATHY GOTTERDAM.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... For Kathy Gotterdam, being a leader is simple - if you believe in others. "I believe in people, and I treat them with respect," she said. "Anyone I've ever hired for a position, I know they can do it. That means I don't have to sit over...

SEATTA LAYLAND.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... It's sometimes hard for a woman in a traditionally male-dominated industry, even when her nickname is "Sam." But Seatta Layland hasn't let it deter her from growing Columbus-based Transmanagement into a third-party logistics service that...

YVETTE McGEE BROWN.(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Pari Sabety likes to help people solve difficult problems. As the director of technology policy for the Ohio Supercomputer Center, she gets to do just that. The Columbus-based center is a shared resource that provides high-performance and...

PARI SABETY.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Pari Sabety likes to help people solve difficult problems. As the director of technology policy for the Ohio Supercomputer Center, she gets to do just that. The Columbus-based center is a shared resource that provides high-performance and...

POE TIMMONS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 1999... Poe Timmons, vice president of finance for Safelite Glass Corp., truly enjoys what she does for a living. "I really like what I do now, and liked being a partner where I used to work," said Timmons, who previously was with Deloitte &...