Business First-Columbus articles from October 2000

Business First-Columbus archives from October 2000

Golf community eyed near Sunbury.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Weiler sees 965-acre project, but neighbors want a say Columbus developer Bob Weiler has plans for a 965-acre residential community in northeastern Delaware County anchored by a 220-acre golf course designed by golf pro and OSU alum John...

Job search nightmare raises issue of accuracy.
October 6, 2000... For Scott Lewis, the trouble began in 1998. Lewis was looking to change jobs but had found no luck, even as one employer promised to hire him after it completed a routine background check on the job candidate. That employer never...

A repeat ambition.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Arie heads for new small biz lender A veteran small-business lender has jumped from Bank First National in Columbus to head a new division of United Midwest Savings Bank. As president and CEO of Midwest Business Capital, Joseph M. Arie...

Lazarus expands vision, blueprint for Easton store.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... When Lazarus opens at Easton Town Center next year, the retailer plans to build into the store an array of technological innovations and conveniences aimed at pampering customers and keeping them shopping. An executive at Cincinnati-based...

A no-brainer: Pepsi has the 'Inside' track.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... When the Columbus-filmed movie "A Little Inside" comes to a theater near you, it will include some companies featured to give the movie a Central Ohio flavor -- and to thank them for their support. Producers of the independent film turned...

Goal is lofty for old casket factory.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Owners of the former Belmont Casket factory off West Spring Street downtown are moving forward with their redevelopment of the property. A Wittmann Real Estate Co. partnership has begun repairs to the property's granulate tar and sand...

Giant Eagle plans media blitz to build its profile.
October 6, 2000... As the opening for its first Columbus supermarkets nears, Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle Inc. likely will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising to brand its name in the minds of consumers. "We are investing heavily in the...

7th store to HH Gregg's retail network in Columbus.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Indianapolis-based HH Gregg Appliances Inc. has opened its seventh Columbus store, at the former Sun Television & Appliances site at 6440 Sawmill Road in the Sun Center. The 60,000-square-foot store gives the appliance and electronics...

Symix chases infomercial maker for unpaid software.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Symix Systems Inc. says an infomercial producer and broadcaster isn't paying for its product. The Columbus software maker wants $1.6 million from Los Angeles-based e4L Inc. in a lawsuit filed Sept. 29 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court....

Developers planning trio of Staybridge Suites hotels.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Holiday Inn will re-enter Columbus' market for extended-stay lodging in three months when it opens its first high-end Staybridge Suites near Port Columbus International Airport. Hotel operator Bill Patel plans to open the 86-suite...

CORRECTIONS.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... * The Columbus Museum of Art's Jewel Ball will be held Oct. 12. The Sept.22 Corporate Caring calendar listed an incorrect date for the ball. * Time Warner Communications says the value of promotion under a Co-marketing agreement with...

Coleman pushes new look at downtown development.(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... With $1.9 million from the state, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman plans to commission a study to foster downtown development. "He wants to have a business plan for action in downtown Columbus," said Ty Marsh, the mayor's chief of staff. "He...

Co-ops plan slow move to deregulation.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Ohio's 24 rural electric cooperatives have decided to take a wait-and-see approach to electric deregulation when it goes into effect Jan 1. The state's 85 municipal electric communities also, at least initially, may follow suit. That means...

Wendt-Bristol loses $6.9M in '99, more red expected.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The 1999 annual report from Wendt-Bristol Health Services Corp. was late in coming and heavy on red ink. The Columbus-based operator of outpatient radiology and diagnostic centers reported in a Sept.28 regulatory filing that it lost $6.9...

Accounting firm changes its name to GBQ Partners.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Regional accounting and consulting firm Groner Boyle & Quillin LLP is changing its name. The 47-year-old Columbus-based firm will be renamed GBQ Partners LLP, starting Nov. 1, reflecting changes at the company. The firm also developed a...

CB Richard Ellis taps three execs for new corporate services team.(CB Corporate Services team formed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Three former Mathews Click & Associates executives who have led various areas of CB Richard Ellis' office in Columbus since a mid-1998 merger have formed the CB Corporate Services team, which will focus on client sales, leasing and property...

Choice One enters market for local business telecom.(Choice One Communications Inc. enters Columbus)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Another facilities-based telecommunications provider that targets business consumers will begin serving the Columbus market this month. Rochester, N.Y.-based Choice One Communications Inc. turned on its first Ohio customer Oct. 2 in Dayton....

Nonprofit group to provide housing for low-income elderly in tony Dublin.(National Church Residences)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... A national nonprofit group based in Columbus plans to build 48 apartments for low-income seniors in Dublin, one of the most affluent suburban communities in Central Ohio. National Church Residences is scheduled to break ground next summer...

Normal trade with China to benefit Ohio.(Ohio to benefit from easing of trade restrictions)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Central Ohio manufacturers have about 1.2 billion reasons to salivate now that Congress has sent President Clinton a White House-backed proposal that permanently normalizes trade relations with China. The long-awaited effect of the...

3 nations' imported goods responsible for three-fourths of U.S. trade deficit.(United States' trade data with Japan, China and Canada)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... Three nations were responsible for almost half of America's trade deficit during the first seven months of this year, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Goods imported from Japan, China and Canada were...

U.S. House requires SBA to track contract bundling.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 6, 2000... Small businesses know they are losing government contracts because of federal agencies' growing tendency to bundle procurement deals into large packages, but they lack hard evidence to prove the harm caused by the practice. That may change...

Bank One debuts SBA loan program with urban focus.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Bank One this month is introducing a Small Business Administration program in Columbus that targets loans of up to $250,000 to "new markets," or economically lagging communities with minority populations. Tested for the last two years in...

Women's pro volleyball league hopes to net Columbus.(United States Professional Volleyball league)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... A new women's professional volleyball league has set its sights on Columbus as it targets Midwest cities for play scheduled to begin in 2002. The Chicago-based United States Professional Volleyball (USPV) league is interested in Columbus...

House Democrats propose revamped estate tax relief.(Democrats look to reduce estate tax)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... A group of House Democrats is trying to bring estate tax relief back from the dead. Republican leaders gave up on the issue after the House failed to override President Clinton's veto of legislation that would phase out the estate tax over...

Elder-Beerman to shutter Ind. store, keeps workers.(Elder-Beerman Stores Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. will shut its store in a struggling Evansville, Ind., mall and transfer the 121 workers to a new store scheduled to open next month in Jasper, Ind. The Dayton retailer's department store at Washington Square Mall...

Filene's head sees Columbus combo concept as a plus.(Filene's Basement Inc. to open in November, 2000)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The president of Wellesley, Mass.-based Filene's Basement Inc., which began building a rich history in Boston 92 years ago, sees plenty of potential in Columbus. Alan Schlesinger, named president of Filene's Basement 90 days ago, visited...

Wild Oats natural foods market growing its profile in Ohio.(Wild Oats Markets Inc. testing expanded inventory)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... In an effort to become more of a one-stop shop for consumers, Colorado-based Wild Oats Markets Inc., which operates a supermarket on Lane Avenue, is testing an expanded inventory in six cities, including Cincinnati and Cleveland. "That's...

Dance studio operator builds larger center in Westerville.(Straub Dance Center)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Veteran dance instructor Carole Straub has opened a 9,600-square-foot Straub Dance Center on 2 acres at 501 McCorkle Blvd., Westerville. She previously rented 1,000 square feet on the second floor at 11 1/2 College Ave. Straub, who began...

Jeffersonville II outlet finds anchor in Gap.(Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy merchandise to be sold at outlet store)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... San Francisco-based Gap Inc. will sell Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy merchandise from a 30,222-square-foot Gap Clearance Store at Prime Outlets' Jeffersonville II shopping mall. Gap Clearance Store will occupy an corner space vacated in...

State's restaurants bring voter registration to menu.(Ohio Restaurant Association, Ohio Secretary of State)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are combining on new initiative to increase voter registration through the state's restaurants. "What we are doing is asking (restaurants) to support the voting...

Thesis selected as sous chef at Trattoria Roma.(restaurant hires Ben Thesis)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Trattoria Roma, at 1447 Grandview Ave., has hired Ben Thesis as its sous chef. A 1999 graduate of Hocking College, the 23-year-old Thesis holds an associate degree in the culinary arts. He also is a member of the American Culinary...

Hops cooks up seasonal brew to celebrate Oktoberfest.(Hops Restaurant Bar and Brewery)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Hops Restaurant Bar & Brewery, at 1481 Polaris Parkway, began pouring its first seasonal beer, Hoptoberfest, on Oct. 1. Meant to commemorate the German tradition of Oktoberfest, Hoptoberfest is a lager-style beer brewed with a blend of four...

Open house at Roth Produce for food service executives.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Roth Produce Co. will unveil its 30,000-square-foot facility at 3882 Agler Road from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 when it hosts an open house for food service executives. Roth is a 75-year-old, family-owned produce vendor. The company ships its...

Wendy's promotes three to executive VP position.(Wendy's International Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Dublin-based Wendy's International Inc. has promoted three senior vice presidents to executive-vice president positions as well as to the company's corporate strategic planning team. * Donald F. Calhoon, 49, was named executive vice...

AK Steel using ad campaign to square off with steelworkers.(television commercials show harassment of replacement workers)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Middletown steelmaker AK Steel, in an 11-month dispute with the United Steelworkers of America in Mansfield, wants to send a message that the union condones violence when it doesn't get labor contracts it wants. AK Steel is airing TV...

CEO steps down from Gliatech under scrutiny from FDA.(Thomas Oesterling retires)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The chief executive of embattled Gliatech Inc. has retired, a month after stepping down as chairman in the wake of an investigation into clinical tests on the firm's only U.S. product, a gel used to prevent scarring after back surgery. ...

Cincinnati airport becomes 2nd management center for DHL.(DHL Airways opens package distribution and inventory management center)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... DHL Airways Inc. has opened a package distribution and inventory management center near its U.S. freight-sorting hub outside Cincinnati to support its expanding international shipping business The 24-hour center at the Cincinnati/Northern...

Sterling partnership buys services unit from Huffy.(Sterling Investment Partners LP buys Washington Inventory Service)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Dayton-based Huffy Corp. has agreed to sell its Washington Inventory Service to Sterling Investment Partners LP, of Westport, Conn., and its partners for $84.8 million. Huffy said money from the sale of the San Diego-based division will be used...

Penton buys Streaming Media in deal to help Internet business.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Trade publisher Penton Media Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based Streaming Media Inc., Penton's third purchase in recent weeks as it builds its Internet and trade show operations. Penton, based in Cleveland, will pay $65 million plus as...

Cinergy lines up investment to trim power plant pollution.(company to spend $700 million to reduce emissions)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Cincinnati-based Cinergy Corp. said it will spend $700 million to cut polluting air emissions from coal-fired electric generating stations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Spokesman Steve Brash said Cinergy is making the changes to federal rules...

Jacobs Group sells Ohio malls to Tennesee-based manager.(Richard E. Jacobs Group, CBL and Associates Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Cleveland-based Richard E. Jacobs Group has sold 23 shopping centers, including three in Ohio, to CBL & Associates Properties Inc. of Chattanooga, Tenn., for $1.2 billion. Jacobs Group, which owns three malls in Central Ohio, included Eastgate...

Ethics quiz: Is your marketing conscience up to par?(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... It's time again for a business ethics brush-up. Time to do a little soul searching and kneeling at the business confessional. As always, we're not concerned with the easy business choices -- envy, greed, sloth, coveting thy neighbors. The...

CONNECTIONS.(Hyper Active Inc. President Willie Neumann)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 6, 2000... Willie Neumann President Hyper Active Inc. 614-210-4880 How long have you been in this position/line of work? 12 years. What are your main responsibilities? Our major priority is to foster and grow a healthy culture for...

BALANCE SHEET.(Perfect Balance accounting firm)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... If you use your car or truck in your business, you can deduct the business portion of the actual costs of operation and maintenance. You can choose to take a standard mileage rate instead of actual expenses. Actual expenses include lease fees,...

TRADE PARTNERS.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... If you like networking groups, why not build one with clients? When David Bianconi sought a contractor to build a new office building in Westerville, he had five finalists. But one candidate, Gioffre Cos., clearly had an inside track. ...

Breaking past Catch-22 of seeking a loan.(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Securing a business loan can be the ultimate Catch-22. You need money to get your business off the ground, but can't get the money because your plans haven't yet been realized. It can be a truly frustrating process, especially if your...

Exel.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Exel was awarded the contract for Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers' ocean freight business. This is the first joint contract between Ocean Group and Exel, which recently agreed to merge.

Behal Sampson Dietz.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Behal Sampson Dietz received the contract for planning and architecture of Jefferson Golf and Country Club. The project comprises more than 27,000 square feet of additions and renovations. The company was named No.138 in Qualified Remodeler...

In product catalog translation, language subtleties are critical.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... You've devoted countless hours to it, you've torn out most of your hair from stress while creating it, you've spent bundles of money designing it. Finally, though, you possess the perfect representation of your product, in the form of a...

Ohio Department of Development.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The Ohio Department of Development will award 21 nonprofit housing development organizations with grants totaling $616,100 from the Community Housing Development Organization Competitive Operating Grant Program. In Franklin County Homes on the...

Otterbein College.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Otterbein College received a $2,500 grant from the Columbus Metropolitan Area Community Action Organization Head Start. The grant will support the Technology Helping Educators Consortium Project, which is part of a federal effort to bring...

Columbus State Community College.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Columbus State Community College is offering a four-session seminar, Special Event "Fun-Raisers" for Nonprofit Organizations. The seminar, to be instructed by Aaron Leventhal, will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at the downtown campus from Nov. 5 to...

Ohio Art League.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Ohio Art League is exhibiting an installation by Angie Yan Yeuk To titled "my land." An artists' reception will be held Oct. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. and the exhibit runs through Oct. 28, Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Mills/James Productions.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Mills/James Productions completed a facility wide $400,000 upgrade to its video post production facilities. The company is the first in the region to offer Super Edit NLE hybrid nonlinear post production.

Working Partners Systems Inc.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Working Partners Systems Inc. and BASA(Business Against Substance Abuse) Coalition merged. Working Partners/BASA Coalition offers consultation, employee education, supervisor training and consortium services for the establishment and...

Microsoft's Ballmer to speak at Dublin tech conference.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Dublin-based InDepth Technology Inc. will host the Columbus site of an international software development conference from 8:15 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High St. During the Developer Days conference, Steve...

Concentus releases BPM supply chain software.(Concentus Technology Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Concentus Technology Corp. unveiled Oct. 3 a new version of its WorkBridge software designed specifically for the e-supply chain. The Business Process Management solution is the first designed to integrate people, processes, data and...

Fujitsu selects local firm for product repair services.(Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Cranel Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Fujitsu Computer Products of America announced Oct. 3 a partnership with Columbus-based Cranel Inc. for repair service for Fujitsu tape products for the eastern half of the U.S. Cranel, with annual revenues of $100 million, offers a wide...

BUSTED! WEB SITES VS SEC LAWS.(Jones Day Reavis and Pogue advise on use of Web sites)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Web can be a minefield for firms g links, content not monitored Like most people in the business world, attorney David Porter recognizes the wonders of the World Wide Web and its value to companies wanting to tell their stories to a vast...

Q & A.
October 6, 2000... Do you have a full-time IT person on staff? OAK WOOD MANAGEMENT CO. Mary Sadowski Account Manager No, services are contracted out to third parties according to need. OLD TRAIL PRINTING CO. Steve Clapp Director of...

WEB inSITE.(Childrens Hospital Foundation)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... URL: www.childrenscolumbus.org/giv Company: Childrens Hospital Foundation Site designer: Mercier Rubinstein Associates, Columbus Launch date: September 1999 (as a new section within the primary Children's Hospital site) ...

COOL TOOLS.(Ask.com)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The best site online for asking normal questions and getting great results is www.ask.com. I recently visited a business client who was trying to figure out how to hook up a very old VCR to a TV for a presentation tape they wanted to...

PROFILE.(Lindsay Notwell, Verizon Wireless)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 6, 2000... Name: Lindsay Notwell Title: Director, product marketing Company: Verizon Wireless Time in current position: Four years Where did you begin your technology career? I got into the business on July 28, 1981, just Notwell two...

Click-through rates not the best measure of Web sites.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... It seems that the only thing that's fallen faster than NASDAQ earlier this year is the Web banner click-through rate (CTR) -- currently hovering at around 0.5 percent of all Web ad exposure. Whispers that perhaps banner advertising isn't all...

Dean & Barry's retail operation sold to Pittsburgh paint giant.(PPG Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... PPG Industries of Pittsburgh has agreed to buy the retail paint business of New Dean & Barry Ltd. of Columbus. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in October, were not disclosed. Although details are being...

MPW Industrial's CEO withdraws offer to acquire Hebron company.(MPW Industrial Services Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... The chairman and CEO of MPW Industrial Services Group Inc. has withdrawn his offer to buy the company. Monte R. Black, who founded the Hebron company, told a special committee of the company's board of directors that he withdrew the...

Wendy's International Inc.(Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... Same-store sales in the U.S. grew 2.5 percent in September for Wendy's International Inc. and rose roughly 8 percent at Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada. Last year, September same-store sales were up 8.5 percent at Wendy's and 10 percent at...

Intimate Brands Inc.(Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... September sales were up 16 percent for the parent company of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. Intimate Brands Inc. reported net sales of $339.4 million for the five-week period ended Sept. 30, compared to $293.5 million last year. Sales...

Huntington Bancshares Inc.(earnings outlook for third and fourth quarters)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... Huntington Bancshares Inc. is revising its earnings outlook for its third and fourth quarters. The revised operating earnings per share estimates are $.30 for the third quarter and ranges of $0.31 to $0.33 for the fourth quarter. The company...

State Auto Financial Corp.(negative impact on loss ratios)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... State Auto Financial Corp. predicts a combination of Midwest storms and a small number of severe commercial losses will negatively impact loss ratios for the third quarter. These claims are expected to reduce earnings per share for the quarter...

MPW Industrial Services Group Inc.(fourth quarter and year financial information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... Revenues from operations jumped 21 percent during the fourth quarter for MPW Industrial Services Group Inc. and 32 percent for the year. Revenues climbed to $29.4 million from $24.2 million during the quarter and to $115.6 million from $87.6...

Superconductive Components Inc.(files to have stock re-listed on OTC Bulletin Board)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Superconductive Components Inc. filed Sept. 28 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have its stock re-listed on the OTC Bulletin Board. The SEC ruled earlier this year that all penny stock companies would have to file to have their...

Check costs when buying mutual funds.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Dear Mr. Berko: I've inherited $37,000 and would like to own mutual funds for my long-term investment goals. I've visited four brokers for advice and all I've got to show for my efforts is a bunch of sales literature and confusing prospectuses....

Consumers remain high on economy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 6, 2000... Despite being buffeted by higher gasoline prices this summer and facing the prospect of higher heating oil costs for winter, American consumers remain upbeat about the economy. That's the word from Lynn Franco, a spokeswoman for the...

Notable birthdays of area execs.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Some upcoming birthdays: * Bill Antonoplos, president, W.A. Antonoplos & Associates: Oct. 7 * Robin Bryer, president, Bell-Haun Systems Inc.: Oct. 7 * Lisa Defendiefer, urban planner, Main Street Connections: Oct. 7 * James W....

Marketing irony: Buy this tire - quick!(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... A colleague actually took a picture of this, or we never would have believed it was true. Apparently all irony is lost on those who manage tire stores awash in the mix of burgeoning scandal. Thus, a sign recently spotted in the window...

SEC chief wants accounting firms held accountable.(Securities and Exchange Commission chief Arthur Levitt Jr.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Securities and Exchange Commission chief Arthur Levitt Jr. appears to be on a crusade to protect the shareholders and bondholders of American companies. Levitt has proposed pro-investor rules that would aggressively curb an independent...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
October 6, 2000... Sewerage debate a 'jurisdictional' issue Editor: Your recent editorial "Sewerage debate dampening city, county harmony" (Sept. 29) made several very relevant observations regarding the relationship between the city of Columbus and...

Death tax deserves less blame for family farm, firm fatalities.(estate tax )(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... In recent months the business press has been saturated with commentary concerning the alleged fatal blow being inflicted by the "death tax" upon family farms and family-owned businesses. Among that commentary was the Viewpoint column by Sen....

Consideration of investors' viewpoint will be key to winning in November.(2000 election)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... As an Ohioan with both a good job and steadily growing investments, I am the embodiment of a key target voter in the 2000 election. The great majority of voters this year will be just like me, working investors turning labor into capital. ...

Designer creates hockey theme in new Blue Jackets office space.(Lisa Cini, Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... Long before launching her new Columbus interior design firm, Mosaic Inc., designer Lisa Cini already had an impressive portfolio that included hundreds of projects, ranging from assisted living facilities to corporate offices. Now she has...

Reduce risks of projects with management systems.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... How much risk are you willing to assume? The risk involved in developing a site is often not considered until the unknowns under the ground are revealed and unexpected problems become a reality. As an owner or developer, those risks can...

Architectural tone often set by choices made for roof.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2000... When I was a kid, the attic of our house was a scary and exciting place. All sorts of adventures waited there for anyone who dared to part the cobwebs and crawl into the dusty darkness. It was a mysterious, secret realm, reached only through a...

Metal buildings company finds niche in Columbus.
October 6, 2000... Tina Brewer is one tough-talking, chain-smoking, motorcycle-riding mama who cuts quite a figure at construction sites. On this day, the strawberry blonde is wearing a slit skirt and high heels. But the chic attire doesn't slow her down as...