Corporate Cleveland articles from May 1992

Corporate Cleveland archives from May 1992

Diamond in the rough. (Larry Robinson, businessman) (Editorial)
May 1, 1992... Troubled times for a celebrity businessman. In a city starved for glitterati, Larry Robinson shone. "The Diamond Man," they called him. And sometimes even "Mr. Cleveland." For decades, he was the closest thing to a star the beleaguered...

Cleveland's crimson street gang. (Harvard graduates redevelop Cleveland) (Brief Article)
May 1, 1992... The inner-city streets of Cleveland may be worlds away from the Ivory Tower, but the "Ivy Tower" is firmly entrenched here. Six graduates of Harvard University's master's program in city and regional planning are working to redevelop...

A dollop of annoyance, a scoopful of regret. (company lunch hours) (Dick Feagler) (Column)
May 1, 1992... Somehow, lunch tasted better when cafeteria plans had nothing to do with health care. Whatever happened to the company cafeteria? (I know I'm a little late asking this question, but I'll explain in a minute. just let me babble on...

What went wrong? (rise and fall of Larry Robinson in business) (Cover Story)
May 1, 1992... Larry J.B. Robinson spent a lifetime grooming himself for the role of The Diamond Man. And then the curtain came down. As before, a number of respondents felt they just couldn't imagine him as anything other than the "Diamond Man. " -...

Not the same old song and dance. (interview with Michael Benz) (Interview)
May 1, 1992... Michael Benz, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's newest director, offers a candid report to Cleveland's corporate community. When Michael Benz took on the task two months ago of directing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, he...

The economy as seen from the ground floor.
May 1, 1992... Doctoral babble aside, at street level the recovery is taking its time. Forget GNP; think foot traffic. Employment figures help, but food stamps are better. Durable goods? Rely on baseball cards. Or paper clips. And your own well-developed...

Meeting it up. (convention and meeting industry in Cleveland, Ohio)
May 1, 1992... All of those new hotels in downtown Cleveland are only part of the city's latest success story. On an average four-day stay in Greater Cleveland, the typical convention delegate spends $650. A trade-show attendee spends an average of $850....

An early retirement pep talk. (At The Close) (Column)
May 1, 1992... With the right tools and goals, nobody has to head for the pasture. In the late 1800s, the Prince of Germany declared that workers who retired at the age of 65 would be eligible for retirement benefits called "social security." America...