Business First-Columbus articles from September 2001

Business First-Columbus archives from September 2001

Edwards proposing $40M 'cap' I-70.(office, retail and parking garage in downtown Columbus, Ohio)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Columbus developer Jeff Edwards has proposed a 10-story, $40 million office, retail and parking garage complex that would span Interstates 70 and 71 in a bid to tie German Village and the Brewery District to downtown. The proposal calls...

Crown eyes $8M Dublin campus upgrade project.(Crown Dealership Group)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Crown Dealership Group, which sells Mercedes-Benz cars, Chryslers, Jeeps and Kias from a complex off Perimeter Loop Road in Dublin, wants to build a 36,000-square-foot showroom to expand its selling and service space. Mark Meadows, general...

Zero Base Advertising bought by 10 Worldwide.
September 7, 2001... After months of talks, partners Nick Bandy and Doug McIntyre have sold their 11-year-old Zero Base Advertising to an expanding 10 Worldwide marketing communications firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Bandy and McIntyre...

Hey, the Fonz will speak up at Marburn.
September 7, 2001... Henry Winkler, aka The Fonz, will be in suit and tie rather than his signature black leather jacket when he visits Columbus on Oct. 2. The former star of television's megahit "Happy Days" will be the featured speaker at the Marburn...

Insurer pacts get heat.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... MDs want bill to boost bargaining stance Dr. Randy Wexler thinks a bill that would let Ohio physicians negotiate jointly with health insurers is one of the most important pieces of medical legislation to land at the Statehouse in along...

WideOpen West's plans to hire 200 workers for its local regional office.(following acquisition of Americast)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Americast cable customers in Central Ohio should begin to see their service change to new owner WideOpenWest LLC in November. Along with a shift of ownership, the Castle Rock, Colo.-based broadband services provider expects to enhance the...

State grant paves way to study road materials.(Ohio State University and Ohio University receive funding from the Ohio Coal Development Office for highway pavement research)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Some researchers at Ohio State and Ohio universities want to turn today's coal byproducts into tomorrow's highway pavement. The research team has received approval for a $868,098 state grant to test paving systems that use coal combustion...

Shell says good-bye to Ohio electric market.(Shell Energy Services LLC to focus on natural gas business)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Shell Energy Services LLC will quit the retail electricity market in Ohio and elsewhere because it says deregulation efforts nationally are moving too slowly. The Houston-based company, an affiliate of Shell Oil Co., said it will help its...

COTA kicks off new service for Bucks games.(Central Ohio Transit Authority schedules bus from the Ohio Expo Center to the Ohio Stadium)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Contributors: JEFF BELL, KATHY HOKE AND KATHY SHOWALTER. Want to save a few bucks watching the Buckeyes play in Columbus? Go Bus. The entrepreneurial spirits at the Central Ohio Transit Authority have crafted a special route on...

Cameron Mitchell's loss is a gain for Nordstrom.(Lee Perrini to manage new Nordstrom's Cafe Bistro at Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Contributors: JEFF BELL, KATHY HOKE AND KATHY SHOWALTER. Restaurateur Mitchell Cameron frequently cited the famed Nordstrom Inc. model of customer service as one worth - imitating at his chain of Columbus restaurants. Now one of his...

Fairfield Med, OSU join for heart surgery alliance.(Fairfield Medical Center and Ohio State University Medical Center to bring heart surgery to Lancaster, Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Small-town Fairfield Medical Center will vault into the open-heart surgery arena Oct. 1 with help from a big-city partner, Ohio State University Medical Center. The alliance is expected to give Fairfield Medical instant credibility in the...

Delaware planners spurn Weiler's Northstar zoning.(Delaware County Regional Planning Commission votes against Robert Weiler Co.'s project)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... The Delaware County Regional Planning Commission voted Aug. 30 not to recommend zoning changes for a 1,400-acre golf resort-anchored community that developer Bob Weiler has planned near the Interstate 71-Route 36 interchange. The unanimous...

Local chamber, businesses establish resource for fledgling entrepreneurs.(VentureAdvantage, by Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group and Technology Leadership Council)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Columbus-area entrepreneurs have a new resource to help them develop stronger businesses based on a fledgling partnership called VentureAdvantage. Launched Sept. 7, the project combines Web-based support with human advisory services to...

Lured by lifestyle, Ohio entrepreneurs turn vintners.(Ohio wineries, Donniella Winchell of Ohio Wine Producers Association)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Though the hills of the Napa and Sonoma valleys in California are among the most recognized regions for American wine production, many Ohio vintners are proving the industry is thriving closer to home. With 70 wineries, Ohio ranks seventh...

8 years after the pitch, Nordstrom makes debut.(Nordstrom Inc. opening store in Columbus, Ohio, chief executive Blake Nordstrom)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Eight years ago, business associates of Limited Inc. chief Les Wexner traveled to Nordstrom Inc. in Seattle, where they told the company's real estate executives about a planned Columbus-area retail-and-entertainment venue to be named Easton...

Central Ohio Tech names three top administrators.(Central Ohio Technical College hires Bonnie Coe, Carolyn Wulfhorst, and Ramona Calhoun)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Central Ohio Technical College in Newark has hired three top administrators on the eve of the school's 2001-02 academic year. The hirings are part of a restructuring of the two-year school's academic departments, said Anne Cairns Federlein,...

Daimler planning offices for new Westar Crossing.(Daimler Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Daimler Group Inc. has wasted little time getting development under way at its 31-acre Offices at Westar Crossing in Westerville. The Columbus developer has proposed three 10,000-square-foot buildings on 5 acres within the northwest section...

HER Realtors closes on downtown headquarters.(HER Realtors Inc. to move headquarters downtown)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... HER Realtors is getting ready to move its headquarters downtown after the company's purchase of 77 E. Nationwide Blvd. HER, the market's largest residential realty brokerage, expects to open its administrative operations into the top floor...

Construction Plus enters area with offices at the Continent.(Construction Plus Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Construction Plus Inc., a Cincinnati construction services company, has opened an office at 6190 Busch Blvd. in the Continent development. The company employs six full-and part-time workers. It expects to generate local annual revenue of...

ImageWorks wins 2 marketing awards.(from the Society for Marketing and Professional Services)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Society for Marketing Professional Services really likes Glavan ImageWorks. The professional marketing association recognized the Columbus firm with first-place awards in the Web site and Communicating through multimedia and...

Broker Matias creates retail brokerage company.(Gadal Group)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... A 17-year veteran of CB Richard Ellis and that firm's predecessor companies has launched his own retail brokerage company. Bob Matias has launched Gadal Group with an eye toward spreading retail development into smaller Ohio cities,...

Garek partner Madison gains three listings.(Andy Madison, R.S. Garek Associates, real estate brokerage)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Andy Madison or R.S. Garek Associates has become listing agent for three downtown properties owned by real estate developer and investor Larry Ruben. Madison has the lease listings for the: * Former Daily Reporter offices at 329 S....

Clossin banking on switch to Fifth Third from Key.(Todd F. Clossin to become chief executive officer of Fifth Third Bank of Columbus)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... KeyBank's top executive in Columbus has left to join Fifth Third Bancorp to become a CEO of an affiliate bank in the Midwest. Todd F. Clossin, 39, moved to the Cincinnati-based banking company in late July to train for an executive position...

OSU Cancer Center tops its funding goal.(Ohio State University campaign, Dr. David Schuller)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center has exceeded its $50 million fund-raising goal to support a human cancer genetics program. The campaign has brought in more than $55 million a full 10 months ahead of its scheduled...

Greater Columbus computer retailers.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Greater Columbus computer retailers RANKED BY NUMBER OF GREATER COLUMBUS EMPLOYEES GREATER BREAKDOWN COLUMBUS OF ALL STATION NAME ...

Jeffersonville outlet center struggling to find tenants.(Prime Retail Inc. faces losses)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Prime Outlets at Jeffersonville, with tumbling occupancy and a troubled parent company, might be especially vulnerable to tough economic times; industry analysts said. The 700,000-square-foot, off-price shopping hub - off Interstate 71...

Financial planners snare national magazine honors.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Three financial planners in Colu made their clients happy and their little envious when they were nam again to Worth magazine's list of financial planners. In its September issue, Worth includes James Budros - and Peggy Ruhlin, principals...

Commerce National Bank gets kudos for profits.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Speaking of lists, Commerce National Bank, based in Worthington, was ranked by U.S. Banker magazine as the fourth most profitable community bank in the nation among banks with $202 million to $273 million in assets between 1996 and 2000. ...

CCDC to save some money in move nearer to downtown.(Community Capital Development Corp. moves into new building)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Next spring, Community Capital Development Corp. will move to new space and from a lease to a mortgage. The nonprofit lender is buying its own building from the American Cancer Sociely, Franklin County unit, at 900 Michigan Ave. The...

Fifth Third gives money for development groups.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Fifth Third Bank of Columbus has donated $50,000 to the Ohio CDC Association, a statewide group of community development corporations. The nonprofit agency based in Columbus will use the money to help low-income people save toward a down...

Bankers bringing out lobbyists on 'predatory' issue.(predatory lending becomes an issue with the American and Ohio Bankers Associations)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Last month, the-American Bankers Association stopped by to talk with Business First about so-called predatory lending, a variously defined area of subprime lending that critics say abuses low-income borrowers and often leads to personal...

Law offers peace of mind to aging parents of disabled.(Ohio General Assembly legislation)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... When Jean Williams of Columbus talks about the accomplishments of her son, she does so with the unabashed pride mothers have for their children. Williams said she watches how Thomas interacts with others at the ARC North workshop and...

Paper firms Mead, Westvaco agree to $3 billion merger.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Dayton-based Mead Corp. and Westvaco Corp. are merging in a $3 billion deal designed to forge the two midsized paper companies into a more formidable global competitor. Mead spokesman Doug Draper said while there will be some job cuts, no...

Ford plans to eliminate up to 300 Sharonville jobs.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Up to 300 jobs will be cut at Ford Motor Co's transmission plant in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville because of slowing sales of sport-utility vehicles, full-sized vans and pickup trucks. The nation's No. 2 automaker told the United...

Assurant planning to add 800 jobs at Springfield park.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Assurant Group plans to build an office park in Springfield and fill it with 800 employees. Miami-based Assurant markets specialty insurance and employs 430 workers at its Springfield hazard and flood insurance and residential mortgage...

PolyOne to trim jobs, sell plant; LTV hires former Goodyear exec.(PolyOne Corp.; LTV Corp.; Goodyear)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... * PolyOne Corp., which makes compounds used in hoses, belts, gaskets and other items, will make dozens of job cuts and plans to sell a plant and shift 24 jobs from Chicago to DeForest, Wis. The Cleveland-based company, which said it has...

Ranks of unhappy staffers on the rise, surveys find.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... The economic downturn has taken its toll on workers' attitudes toward their employers, according to two recent surveys. A national survey of 1,792 adults conducted by Peter D. Hart Research found 63 percent trust employers "just some" or...

Less than half of employees satisfied with health plans.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Some 43 percent of workers are satisfied with their health plans, according to a recent Watson Wyatt survey of 10,000 employees at 18 companies. The survey also found 48 percent trust their employers to design a health plan that meets...

Chamber: Minimum wage hike bad move during downturn.(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... No time is a good time to raise the minimum wage, business lobbyists argue, but now is a particularly bad time for a $1.50-an-hour increase, they say. The last time the minimum wage was increased, in 1997, the unemployment rate for...

Study quantifies cost of workplace regulations.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Workplace regulations cost $91 billion a year, according to a study by Joseph Johnson, a research fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center in Arlington, Va. Johnson's estimate was based on 25 major statutes and executive orders...

OSHA hopes to double voluntary safety program.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration hopes to double the number of small businesses that participate in its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) over the next three years. Businesses in the program work with OSHA to establish...

Repositioning aim of new Giant Eagle ad campaign.(Giant Eagle Inc.)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)(Bibliography)
September 7, 2001... Giant Eagle Inc., which is spreading its supermarket network into Central Ohio, has launched a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign that executives hope will reposition the Pittsburgh-based chain as a provider of products and services that...

Retailer using local faces in department store launch.(Nordstrom Inc. ad campaign coincides with new store opening)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Nordstrom Inc. is using a host of Central Ohioans in a branding campaign that coincides with the Sept. 7 opening of the company's store at Easton-Town Center Print ads featuring Ohio State University cheerleaders Courtney Walters, Octavia...

SOS redeveloping as video consultant.(SOS Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Founded 19 years ago as a post-production company to serve area advertising agencies, Columbus-based SOS Productions Inc. is developing into a business that counsels clients on how video can fit into marketing strategies. Now named SOS...

Cordiant building brand biz around popular Fitch name.(Cordiant Communications Group Ltd. to use name of its Fitch Inc. subsidiary for worldwide branding businesses)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... A new branding strategy scheduled to start in December, coupled with an international advertising campaign to be launched in the first quarter of 2002, will take the name of Worthington-based Fitch Inc. global in a new way. United...

Knowing you don't know can be advantage in business.(business owners should be aware that there are areas outside their knowledge)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 7, 2001... Like most of us, my friend Homer has both the wings of an angel and the warts of a toad frog. He runs his family's plumbing supply business with a dear head and steady hand, but nine times out of 10 he can't find his own car in the mall parking...

Discounted online resources available to members.(Columbus Medical Association to use services of MD Consult)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Columbus Medical Association (CMA) recently entered into agreement with MD Consult to present members with discounted access to online reference texts and journals. Created by the leading medical publishers, including W.B. Saunders and...

Access HealthColumbus provides funding to increase Healthy Start Plus[R] enrollment.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Franklin County is a growing, thriving community. Still, more than 126,000 people -- one in eight residents do not have adequate health insurance. Of this number, 17 percent are children -- a number that continues to be affected by Franklin...

Letter from the President.(benefits offered by the Columbus Medical Association)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Presenting timely information A part of our job at the Columbus Medical Association (CMA) is to present members with timely information pertaining to services, benefits and issues surrounding our profession. This week, we are rolling out...

New AMA poll finds college binge drinking a top concern for parents: identifies strong support for policy solutions.(American Medical Association)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Parents of college students have more worries than the cost of their child's education: 95 percent believe excessive alcohol consumption is a serious threat to their children, and 85 percent say that the easy availability of alcohol in college...

Puzzled by the new tax law.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Recent changes in the tax code leaves many of us wondering what it all means, and whether we need to sit down with an attorney or CPA to see how these changes affect our financial, estate and charitable gift planning. On Wednesday,...

Senate stall on point-of-service bill.(Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... State legislation that would increase access to out-of-network providers may have stalled pending the outcome of a federal patients' rights bill that, according to the chair of the Senate Insurance Committee, would have virtually the same...

OSMA is monitoring rise in malpractice.(Ohio State Medical Association )(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... If you haven't yet received your medical malpractice premium, you may be in for a shock. According to the Medical Liability Monitor (MLM), medical liability insurance companies are now having to raise rates to keep their heads above financial...

Both sides of job interviews need preparing.
September 7, 2001... Today's job market often dictates that job interviewers gain an insight beyond the resume and try to reach the soul of the potential job hire. "My staff is an extension of myself," said Tom Nocar, president of Nocar Construction Co. of...

Accountant shows he's 'free to choose' his own personal style of doing business.(Steven R. Becker )(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Steven R. Becker is a certified public accountant, but he doesn't have a degree in accounting. His client roster is made up of business owners, but he doesn't focus much on generally acceptable, accounting principles for small businesses,...

Tech cool for back to school.(online deals for school supplies)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... It's an annual rite. Kids are more worried about have the latest shoe style than having enough pencils. Brothers and sisters have had just about as much as they can stand of each other. And parents are looking forward to reclaiming the house...

E-LEADERSHIP.(Otterbein College's electronic commerce forum)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Business leaders gain insight into common e-business issues with Otterbein's Forum Cyndi McAlpine has to take aim at a moving target everyday in her job as director of e-business at Columbus-based Borden Chemical Inc. "If you've been...

Integrated Media to work with 3 area groups.(Integrated Media Systems Ohio Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Integrated Media Systems Ohio Inc. has signed contracts to install audio and video systems for Damon's International Inc., Hall of Fame Development Corp., the Ohio State University and Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the company said. The...

PC game publishers launch next wave of play.(Arush Entertainment)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Get ready for the next style of gaming. Game developers are pushing shorter versions of their titles by releasing episodes one by one like TV shows. Arush Entertainment, a PC game publisher in Scottsdale, Ariz. is developing a slew of...

D. Barak.(David A. Barak, owner of Big Shot Films)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Name: David A. Barak Title: Owner Company: Big Shot Films, Gahanna Time in current position? 10 months Where did you begin your tech career? As a freelancer in Columbus. How do you stay current on developments in your...

CAS extends archive, broadens online services.(Chemical Abstracts Service)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Columbus-based Chemical Abstracts Service is extending the reach and content of its databases for chemistry-related research and substance information. Researchers seeking candidate substances for new drugs will benefit most from CAS's...

Tech International CEO killed in car accident.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... H. Pauline Chambers-Yost, one of Central Ohio's most prominent women business owners, has died. Chambers-Yost and her husband, Walter, were killed Sept. 1 in Licking County when their car was struck head-on by a car that swerved left of...

Port Columbus continues traffic increases in July.(Port Columbus International Airport )(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Despite the drop in business travel that's dragging down the airline industry this year, overall passenger traffic at Port Columbus International Airport was up again in July by 5.0 percent over last year. The increase made July the fifth...

Motorists to add Wisconsin insurer.(Motorists Insurance Group)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Motorists Insurance Group plans to add a Wisconsin farm insurer to its family of companies. Wilson Mutual Insurance Co. of Sheboygan, Wis., will become the sixth insurer under the Motorists umbrella through an affiliation and pooling...

GREATER COLUMBUS STOCKS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... GREATER COLUMBUS STOCKS FROM PRICE PREVIOUS COMPANY SYMBOL 7/5 WEEK Abercrombie & Fitch ...

High-yield bonds ripe for picking.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Dear Mr. Berko: I have followed your recent recommendations of the purchase of closed-end funds with yields over 10 percent, and so far I'm doing well. I invested $100,000, and it's now worth about $103,000 in three months. It's been a...

BANK RATES.(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... BANK RATES Mortgage rates 30-YR. FIXED 15-YR. FIXED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION % RATE POINTS % RATE Randall Mortgage 6.375 2 5.875 Extraco...

State ranks low for % with degrees.(Ohio's ranking among the states)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Education is considered a necessity for every American, but it carries extra weight in Utah and the District of Columbia. Utah has the nation's highest concentration of adults with high-school diplomas, while D.C. has the largest...

Learning curve.(Percentages of residents with high school diplomas, batchelor's degrees and graduate degrees by state)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Learning curve RESIDENTS WITH HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS (2000) 1. Utah 90.6% 2. Minnesota 89.5% 3. Washington 89.0% 4. Nebraska 88.5% 5. Iowa 88.4% 27. Ohio 84.4% National average...

Agencies offer CD on small-biz taxes.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service have developed a CD-ROM on taxes that apply to small businesses. The interactive tool also provides access to all IRS business tax forms and publications, and includes...

Free trade issue significant for small business.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... President Bush wants Congress to give him the authority to set up more trade deals along the lines of the North American Free Trade Agreement that the United States has with Mexico and Canada. This is not some obscure foreign relations...

Becoming one's own secret admirer.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... A wave of sadness swept over me Sunday in the produce section of the supermarket. My watch started to beep and then across the bottom of its small screen, like the ticker in Times Square, scrolled the words, "Singer Aaliyah dies with eight...

LETTER TO THE TO EDITOR.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Franklin's approach too heavy-handed Editor: Recently, articles in your paper and elsewhere have provided readers a fascinating look at the inner workings of a Columbus institution, Franklin University Noteworthy in the articles were...

Annexation rush begins as new law's effect looms.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Licking County Commissioner Marcia Phelps said prior to July 27 she was part of about a dozen annexation hearings in her four years on the job. Between hearings, months sometimes went by without any petitions coming in. But Phelps said the...

Office market gets soft with slowing economy.(Office buildings in the Coumbus, Ohio area)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Not all brokers singing the blues... yet Everyone knew it would happen sometime. Developers in recent years not only replaced cornfields along the north outer-belt with offices, quite a few rediscovered the downtown and planted office...

Greater Columbus architectural firms.(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Greater Columbus architectural firms RANKED BY 2000 GREATER COLUMBUS ARCHITECTURAL BILLINGS 2000 FIRM NAME GREATER ADDRESS ...

Local developers master use of bond fund strategy.("New community authorities" in Centeral Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... You don't have to venture very far out of Columbus to find all of the community authorities that exist in the state. That's because there are only four, and they're all located in Central Ohio. The New Albany Co, which is currently...

Seminar planned on universal design concepts.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... A seminar to help participants assess their homes for universal design alterations will run from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in Hilliard, 3600 Park Mill Run Drive. The hour-long workshops and are...

Avoid pitfalls of lease agreements by being specific.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Margaret Burnham, a lawyer with Adams Kleemeier Hannah Hagan & Fouts in Greensboro, N.C., could talk for hours - maybe even days - on how tenants and landlords can avoid courtroom battles. Yet her best advice can be summarized in just a few...

Multi-cultural real estate career seminar planned.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Hondros College and the Columbus Board of Realtors will co-host the Multi-Cultural Real Estate Career Night program from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Hondros College, 4140 Executive Parkway in Westerville. The purpose of the program is to give...

'Net services help agents serve their clients better.(Internet and the real estate industry)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The Internet is a valuable marketing tool for real estate companies of all sizes to tout their listings, but some brokers have found the sites' needs for constant updates are a hidden cost to consider, and clients have increased their...

First-time landlords should explore funding options.(property ownership)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Just like prospective homeowners, every business owner eventually reaches the point Where buying property becomes more attractive than leasing it for office and operations space. The first thing to remember is to keep it basic and find out...

New wetlands mitigation process set firm timelines.(Ohio)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Gov. Bob Taft has signed legislation that grants the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency control over the issuance of wetland permits. The law is the state's answer to a January Supreme Court decision that found the federal government...

Realtors get up to speed with 'Net training classes.(National Association of Realtors gives technology training to realtors)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 7, 2001... Local real estate professionals will get to view the new technology-certification program Sept. 9 to 12 at the Ohio Association of Realtors' convention in Cincinnati. E-Pro, a program endorsed by the National Association of Realtors, aims...