Business Courier Serving Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky articles from November 1997

Business Courier Serving Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky archives from November 1997

P&G to ink big downtown lease.(Procter & Gamble Co.)
November 14, 1997... 500 will relocate to Chemed Center Procter & Gamble Co. is finalizing the largest downtown class A office lease in six years, according to local commercial real estate insiders. The deal could have a major impact on the downtown...

West Shell agent group leaves Coldwell.(Coldwell Banker)
November 14, 1997... In the wake of the acquisition of West Shell by Coldwell Banker, about 50 agents have jumped to Jim Huff Realty. Jim Huff Realty Inc. of Fort Mitchell has taken the lead in the local Realtors' race for post-merger bounty from Coldwell...

Integra gets cash injection.(Integra Group)
November 14, 1997... Blue Chip to invest in national expansion The Integra Group is launching a national marketing campaign for its home care network and has tapped Blue Chip Venture Co. for $2 million to fuel the effort. The Mason-based managed care...

Director sets new blueprint for foundation.(Greater Cincinnati Foundation Pres. Kathryn Merchant)
November 14, 1997... The Greater Cincinnati Foundation's new president, Kathryn Merchant, has mapped out an aggressive strategic plan. Better than average is no longer good enough for the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. The nation's 21st-largest community...

More apartments in store for old Lazarus site.(Cincinnati, Ohio)
November 14, 1997... Towne to present plan to city council within a month More housing, less retail: Those are the key elements of a new development deal aimed at rehabbing the recently vacated Lazarus building at Seventh and Race streets downtown. "I...

BrewServ becomes public after merger.
November 14, 1997... Firm targets suburbs for brewpubs, coffee bars For the second time this year, Ramsay-Hughes Inc. has used the reverse-merger route to bring a new public company to Cincinnati. BrewServ Corp., a food and beverage holding company,...

Cinergy will expand downtown 'chiller.'.
November 14, 1997... Cooling system will serve six more buildings Cinergy Corp. is spending more than $1 million to expand its "chiller" cooling system for downtown buildings. Called the district cooling system, the project invoices carrying chilled...

Advertising on spec: Sullivan creates a campaign - then looks for clients.(Growth Strategies)(Sullivan Advertising Inc.)
November 14, 1997... In the early 1990s, Sullivan Advertising Inc. did something very different from the norm for ad agencies - it created a campaign on a "spec" basis. Specifically, Sullivan put together a full-blown ad campaign for operators of cable TV...

Ludlow's Duro continues to bag growth, profits.(Growth Strategies)(Kentucky; Duro Bag Manufacturing Corp.)
November 14, 1997... Founder's son keeps company on the rise Family-owned Duro Bag Manufacturing Corp., with annual sales of $350 million and 2,000 employees worldwide, ranks as one of the Tri-State's largest private companies. Ludlow-based Duro is also...

Glenway Financial preparing to triple its assets.
November 14, 1997... S&L shoots to reach $1 billion Though it won't go online until next spring, Glenway Financial Corp.'s new suitcase-sized central computer tells all you need to know about the west-side thrift's growth plans. "The computer systems...

Wanted: mucho dinero. Real estate companies seek new ways to make more money.(Focus on Real Estate)
November 14, 1997... Cash. Revenue. Dinero. Income. Profits. Moneys called a lot of things in the business world, and the only constant is most people are looking for more of it. Three industry issues, all of which involve real estate agents and...

Cincinnati bullish on venture capital funds.(additional capital from Blue Chip Venture Co., Walnut Capital Partners LLP and River Cities Capital Fund)
November 7, 1997... Three firms to double fund pools for start-ups The Tri-State's venture-capital market will more than double in size by year end, with a third major expansion possible in early 1998. Blue Chip Venture Co. and Walnut Capital Partners will...

Milacron tools up in Far East.(opening Cincinnati Milacron Inc.'s Singapore office)
November 7, 1997... Firm hopes to double Asia revenue by 2002 Cincinnati Milacron Inc. has opened a headquarters in Singapore, as part of a push to double the industrial manufacturer's sales in the Far East within the next five years. Milacron President...

Madison Marquette warming to South Florida.(real estate development plans of Madison Marquette Realty Services)
November 7, 1997... The local real estate developer, fresh off its Fountain Place project, may buy a multimillion-dollar Tampa shopping center. As its work on Fountain Place winds down, Cincinnati-based Madison Marquette Realty Services is shifting its...

Bank set to enter local health care insurance fray.(KeyCorp)
November 7, 1997... Cleveland-based Keycorp to compete with chamber KeyCorp will soon begin offering managed health care insurance directly to the Tri-State's 30,000 small businesses, in direct competition with area insurance brokers and the Greater...

Jacor deal signaling Columbus shake-up.(Jacor Communications Inc.'s planned acquisition of Nationwide Communications Inc.)
November 7, 1997... Buy would give firm nine stations in market One advertising executive calls it the juiciest piece of radio news ever to hit Columbus. But Covington-based Jacor Communication Inc.'s planned purchase of the top two stations plus one...

Bigger is much better.(benefits of CB Commercial Real Estate Group Inc.'s acquisition of Koll Real Estate Services Inc. on CB's operations in Cincinnati, Ohio)
November 7, 1997... At least it is for CB/Koll; it helped the local office recently score a huge deal Business has always been big at CB Commercial Real Estate Group Inc., a Los Angeles-based network of brokers. The company's Cincinnati office has...

Foppe finds success through diversifying services.(includes related interview with CEO Larry Foppe)(Cincinnati, Ohio-based environmental engineering consultant Foppe Technical Group Inc.)(Company Profile)
November 7, 1997... Environmental firm now employee-owned Hopefully, as they occur, environmental problems caused by industry can be solved in a reasonable amount of time. But that creates a problem for companies like Foppe Technical Group, that do...

Pharmacies find flavorful niche.(introduction of flavored prescription drugs for children at Brossart Health Mart Pharmacy and Village Health Mart Pharmacy)
November 7, 1997... Independents stay in business by making kids' medicines taste better Two independent Tri-State pharmacies have landed on a new idea to help kids swallow medicine and help keep chain stores from swallowing them. What's surprising is...

Anthem, Kentucky clash over advertising.(Kentucky Blue Cross and Blue Shield's claims to $230-$700 million in nonprofit funds at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
November 7, 1997... Battle intensifies over funds from 1993 merger Kentucky's effort to wrest at least $230 million from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield - what the state thinks the public is owed from a 1993 merger - has resulted in a clash over ads the...