Business Courier Serving Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky articles from March 1998

Business Courier Serving Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky archives from March 1998

Demand up for downtown housing. (Al Neyer Inc. and North American Properties team up to convert Cincinnati warehouse into loft-style apartments)(includes related article on funding for city's housing projects)
March 27, 1998... Two major cincinnati developers are teaming up for an Eighth Street apartment project , tapping into the heightened popularity of urban living. One of Cincinnati's largest commercial developers is joining forces with a major local retail...

Publisher may leave city for larger office space. (Cincinnati-based National Underwriter Co. seeking new headquarters)
March 27, 1998... National Underwriter could relocate to suburban site A 101-year-old Cincinnati publisher may be leaving the city for the suburbs, with 120 jobs in tow. National Underwriter Co. is landlocked at its 47,000-square-foot office and warehouse...

Verdin bell company rings in millenium with major growth. (Verdin Co. to add 30 new jobs as part of a $1 million expansion)
March 27, 1998... The Verdin Co. will add 30 new jobs as part of a $1 million expansion being driven by an influx of orders from communities planning to greet the new millennium with the company's bells. Communities across the country, including Newport, are...

Columbia reverses course. (Columbia/HCA HealthCare Corp. wants out of deal with Deaconess Hospital to put up a surgery clinic in Montgomery, CT)
March 27, 1998... Health care giant may exit only local project Embattled Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. wants out of its agreement with Deaconess Hospital to establish a surgery center in Montgomery, even though space is already leased and ready for finish work....

$9M office building slated for Erlanger. (Corporex Cos. Inc. to develop new Northern Kentucky office building)
March 27, 1998... Corporex planning summer start for facility Corporex Cos. Inc. plans to break ground this summer on a $9 million, 90,000-square-foot class A office building in Erlanger. Corporex Vice President Rob MacLachlan said Olympic Corporate Center II...

LensCrafters touting anti-reflective lenses. (glare-reducing plastic lenses)
March 27, 1998... Glare-reducing glasses to get major U.S. push LensCrafters Inc. is rolling out new technology to try to capitalize on what it considers to be the next hot trend in eyewear. The Symmes Township retailer is beginning to staff its 650 U.S....

Planning a bright future. (Sunshine Fine Foods)
March 27, 1998... Sunshine Fine Foods finances a big expansion by doing its homework It was always especially bad during the Christmas season. To accommodate the demand for fresh meats at his Sunshine Fine Foods grocery store in Hyde Park, Brian Griffin had to...

Dental HMO seeks to keep members' autonomy. (Dental Care Plus)(includes related article on interview with CEO Jack O'Neill)(Company Profile)
March 27, 1998... Dental Care Plus says structure aids patients Jack O'Neil says growth for Dental Care Plus Inc. means more than increased revenue. It also means that the dental maintenance organization's owners - some 611 area dentists - will continue to have...

Fifth Third branching out to build its business. (Fifth Third Bancorp)(Company Profile)
March 27, 1998... Bank has made four recent buys The streak still stands. In fact, Fifth Third Bancorp's 24-year run of increasing earnings appears to be in little danger of ending soon. In January, the bank-holding company reported 1997 net income of $401...

Firm finds free drugs for indigent patients. (Pharmaceutical Sources International Inc.)
March 27, 1998... Drug-makers' red tape discourages more use Two years ago, the Butler County Mental Health Board found itself with a frightening problem - medication costs for its indigent patients were doubling annually. The board had spent about $75,000...