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As iron ore
dips, Cliffs’
stock price
follows suit
Indians bid
radio deal,
and WTAM
has a fight
92.3 mounts strong
challenge for flagship
Shares still well below
peak despite rallying
BY JOEL HAMMOND
jmhammond@crain.com
The Cleveland Indians have offered
for bid the rights to their flagship
radio broadcasts, and WKRK-FM,
92.3, better known locally as The
Fan, is mounting a stern challenge
for them to the incumbent, WTAMAM, 1100.
Multiple sources told Crain’s
Cleveland Business that WKRK, owned
by CBS Radio, is the front-runner to
obtain the rights; WTAM’s latest
two-year contract is up after the current season.
CBS Radio Cleveland general
manager Tom Herschel, who oversees
both WKRK and other CBS Cleveland
properties including WNCX-FM,
98.5, said in a phone interview from
Chicago last Wednesday, Sept. 12,
that The Fan “loves the Indians, and
would love to have them on our airways.”
“We’re a sports radio station,” Mr.
Herschel said. “Why wouldn’t we
want to be a part of the conversation?
But truly, no decision has been made.”
WTAM program director Ray Davis
did not return a call from Crain’s.
Indians senior director of communications Curtis Danburg said no
decision is imminent.
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2012 Health Care
Directory
some time because of outmigration and the standard
patron of the arts getting
older or dying off,” said
Kathleen Cerveny, director
of institutional learning
and arts initiatives at the
foundation. “The foundation
believes the arts are critical
to Cleveland’s standing as a
cultured cosmopolitan area.”
The foundation recently doled
out $15,000 grants to three organizations, including one to the contemporary art museum, to support
the experimental engagement initiatives. Additional $15,000 grants
could be awarded in the coming
months, Ms. Cerveny said, with
larger ones slated for next year to
support the programs that show the
most promise.
“We wanted to give organizations
some support for taking time to
examine what their options might
be,” she said.
Live by the ore, die by the ore —
and, lately, Cleveland-based Cliffs
Natural Resources Inc. has been
getting killed by low iron ore prices.
Help might be on the way, though,
in the form of Chinese stimulus
spending that could push demand
up for iron ore worldwide.
In the meantime, the producer
of iron ore and metallurgical coal
maintains it is well positioned to
wait for ore prices to rise, with $1.6
billion in liquidity on its balance
sheets to hold it over while the
hatches are battened down tight.
“Being a commodity company,
our share price is definitely closely
correlated to the products we sell,
which (are) iron ore
and coal,” Cliffs
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spokeswoman Pat
Tracking
Persico said. “But
prices of
we do continue to
iron ore
believe that the
and Cliffs’
fundamentals supstock.
porting Cliffs’ longPage 14
term strategy are
intact and anything
affecting pricing is not for the long
term.”
In 2011, Cliffs’ stock was riding the
coattails of iron ore prices, with its
price climbing to more than $99 a
share in July of that year as ore was
trading at near-record prices of
about $180 per ton. Since then, however, the price of ore has plunged.
Ore prices were below $90 per ton in
early September, though by last
Wednesday, Sept. 12, they again
topped $100 per ton.
Cliffs’ stock slid with the decline in
ore prices and fell below $34 a share
for a brief period on Sept. 4 before
rebounding to about $46 last Friday
— though even that price was nearly
54% off the July 2011 high.
Even so, Cliffs’ stock boasts a yield
of more than 6% — something most
money market investors or bank
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The new home of the Museum of Contemporary Art in University Circle. The museum has received money from the Cleveland Foundation to create strategies to draw and keep younger audiences.
Cleveland Foundation cash
helping arts think ahead
Grants aimed at assisting groups establish more youthful audience
By TIMOTHY MAGAW
tmagaw@crain.com
The sleek and somewhat
unusual steel structure of
the $32 million Museum of
Contemporary Art near
University Circle likely will
attract thousands of arts- Cerveny
hungry Clevelanders when
it opens its doors to the public in
early October.
But keeping those patrons and
attracting new ones once the allure
of the new building fades is an altogether different challenge — one
faced by arts organizations of all
sizes in the region. As such, the
Cleveland Foundation is pumping
some money — risk capital, if you
will — into a handful of local arts
groups to come up with creative
ways to cultivate new and younger
audiences to keep those institutions
vital for years to come.
“The reality is that audiences in
Cleveland have been shrinking for
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New effort on to make coal hot commodity
High-temp burning could fuel sales by reducing environmental impact
By DAN SHINGLER
dshingler@crain.com
Everyone knows coal is a dirty fuel.
But what if it could be burned at
much higher temperatures — hot
enough to deliver twice the amount
of energy than the black rock currently produces?
Those pursuing such a goal say
achieving that objective effectively
would cut coal’s emissions in half,
which would make Ohio’s ample
coal reserves more valuable and
would benefit companies that make
the equipment capable of pulling off
that feat. Those are three reasons the
state of Ohio is investing in the technology’s development.
“It will be like the miles per gallon
that a car gets — there will still be
exhaust, but for the exhaust you pro-
duce you’ll get a lot more mileage,”
said Robert Purgert, president of
Energy Industries of Ohio, a nonprofit based in Independence that’s
seeking to advance the technology.
“If you’re burning a ton of coal
now to get a certain amount of
power, maybe you’ll only have to burn
half a ton with this technology” to
generate the same amount of electricity, said Mr. Purgert, whose group
INSIGHT
is focused on reducing the energy
costs and improving the energy efficiency of Ohio’s industrial sector via
partnerships with governmental,
academic and corporate entities.
The technology promoted by Energy
Industries is known in power generation circles as “advanced ultra
supercritical technology,” or AUSC,
and it involves using special alloys
for boilers and other parts of a generation plant. The alloys are capable
of withstanding far higher temperatures and pressures than equipment
made using traditional materials and
technology, Mr. Purgert said.
The Ohio Department of Development last April awarded Energy
Industries a $330,000 grant to form a
consortium of companies to work on
manufacturing issues surrounding
the new alloys, said Chad Smith,
deputy director for the Ohio Department of Development’s Office of
Energy. Among the companies in the
consortium are steelmaker Timken
Co., power generation equipment
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Manitowoc planning
expansion, division HQ
at East Side operation
Commercial oven maker to add up to 200 jobs
By GINGER CHRIST
gchrist@crain.com
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station, at which visitors can see different “Ducktivities” — projects that can be made using Duck Tape.
A SURE SIGN OF
THE FUTURE
It’s no longer your father’s duct tape at Avon’s ShurTech;
it’s your daughter’s — and The Biebs’
By GINGER CHRIST
gchrist@crain.com
S
hurTech Brands
LLC, the maker of
Duck brand duct
tape, has a new
customer in mind as it
grows its business. Rather
than answering to the
name “Dad,” that customer
is a bit younger — and just
might enjoy listening to teen
idol Justin Bieber.
“The duct tape market has
changed quite a bit over the
last few years,” said Bill Kahl,
executive vice president of
marketing for Avon-based
ShurTech. “Duct tape used to
be strictly by your dad, who Kahl
would buy it for his car or the
garage. Now, we’ve got kids using it for
all kinds of purposes.”
The transition by ShurTech in marketing to a different type of consumer
has been a long-term project. Moving
beyond its staple silver adhesive in the marketplace and
becoming an in-demand
crafting tool is the result
of 15 years of planning
and new product development, Mr. Kahl said.
He is the son of Jack
Kahl, the former CEO of
Manco Inc., which was
bought by ShurTech’s former
owner, Henkel Corp. of Germany.
ShurTech now has a portfolio of colored, patterned and
licensed products, including
newly introduced Justin Bieber
Duck tape — its first celebrity
product — featuring pictures
of the singer on the tape. It is in
those products, and the new
customers they attract, that the
company sees its future.
In 2011, the 350-employee company
experienced double-digit percentage
sales growth from 2010, said Mr. Kahl,
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Indiana’s loss is about to be
Cleveland’s gain, as Manitowoc Co.
plans to add manufacturing jobs
and a divisional headquarters in the
city’s Collinwood neighborhood.
The Wisconsin-based maker of
cranes and commercial food equipment is consolidating the Americas
Ovens division of its Foodservice
arm at 1333 East 179th St., where the
company already operates a plant
that produces commercial ovens
under the name Cleveland Range.
The site also will serve as the new
headquarters for the division.
“It says something positive about
Cleveland that we’re able to attract
them and retain employees,” said
Tracey Nichols, economic develop-
ment director for the city of Cleveland.
Manitowoc at present employs
about 260 employees in Cleveland.
The company plans to begin the
hiring process in the next four to
five months for as many as 200
hourly positions and to add some
salaried positions within the next
two years, said Tom Musial, senior
vice president of human resources
and administration for Manitowoc.
Under the terms of loans and tax
breaks being considered by the city,
the company will be required to
create a minimum of 100 jobs here
within five years, according to Ms.
Nichols.
Manitowoc in the next few
months will close its Lincoln Ovens
plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., which
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THE WEEK IN QUOTES
“Current iron ore
pricing ... is just
not sustainable. ...
Our position is that
the current pricing
is temporary and
that, longer term,
pricing will be
supported.”
“We’re a sports radio
station. Why wouldn’t
we want to be a part
of the conversation?
But truly, no decision
has been made.”
— Tom Herschel, general
manager, CBS Radio Cleveland.
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— Pat Persico, spokeswoman,
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
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“2012 has been a good
story for us in that
there has been some
recovery. I would not
call it ‘recovered.’”
— Mike Bauer, president of U.S.
businesses for Moen Inc. Page 6
“We want citizens to
receive the information they’re after. We
want government
entities to have a clear
and reasonable path
toward complying
with a request.”
— From a Personal View by Ohio
Attorney General Mike DeWine.
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Shearer’s new owners think big
Wind Point: Chip maker will grow, acquire
By GINGER CHRIST
gchrist@crain.com
For the first time in more than 35
years, come October one of the
namesake members of Shearer’s
Foods will not be at the helm of the
company. But the snack food manufacturer’s history of growth isn’t
coming to an end with its sale to
Wind Point Partners.
The Chicago-based private equity
firm that’s buying Shearer’s Foods
has one goal in mind: growing the
business. Wind Point plans to do
that by expanding Shearer’s into
new geographic markets and through
acquisitions and product development, said Mark Burgett, managing
director at Wind Point.
“First and foremost will be organic
growth,” he said. “But we will opportunistically look at acquisitions.”
Mr. Burgett said Shearer’s headquarters will stay in Brewster, where
the company in 2010 opened a $66.5
million plant. Shearer’s employs 1,850
workers nationwide.
“We do anticipate meaningful
investment within our existing footprint,” he said. “It will likely be within
the four walls of our existing manufacturing structure.”
Wind Point’s possible acquisition
targets are companies with a product
or manufacturing capability Shearer’s
doesn’t have, and companies in areas
where Shearer’s doesn’t have manufacturing plants. Two areas Mr. Burgett said were ripe for expansion are
the Southwest and the Southeast.
Wind Point also will focus on
building market share for Shearer’s
kettle chips, a product line that has
seen a lot of growth, and on research
and development for other new
products, Mr. Burgett said.
Wind Point’s acquisition strategy
involves growing a business and
then selling it once it has reached a
predetermined value.
“There’s no set timetable for a
sale, but I would say we will eventually sell the business,” Mr. Burgett
said. “What we’re focused on right
now is our value acquisition plan.”
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business consulting firm in Brunswick
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“One thing for sure is they’re looking
for the company to grow. They’re
not buying it just to keep it the same
size,” Mr. Snider said. “At the end of
the day, this should be a positive
thing for Shearer’s Foods.”
Mr. Snider, who also is founder
and president of the Northeast Ohio
chapter of the Exit Planning Institute, said the biggest change for
Shearer’s likely will be the leadership
transition and how that will affect
the culture of the business.
With Wind Point’s acquisition,
Bob Shearer, the CEO of Shearer’s
Foods since 1974, no longer will
serve as the top executive at the
company. He will remain a shareholder in the business and will serve
as a consultant for an unspecified
period of time. C.J. Fraleigh, who
most recently served as CEO of Sara
Lee, is being brought in as a partner
with Wind Point and will become
chairman and CEO at Shearer’s.
“Whether it’s a strategic buyer or a
private equity firm, the biggest thing
is there’s a lot more structure put in
place. It’s a lot less personal than when
it’s a family business,” Mr. Snider
said. “It’s much more regimented.”
While Mr. Shearer is stepping
down, the rest of Shearer’s existing
management team will remain after
the sale is finalized, Mr. Burgett said.
“The company has a very strong
and positive culture and that’s largely
due to Bob Shearer and due to the
people there at Brewster,” he said.
Shearer’s officials declined to
comment on the sale.
Wind Point owns four other foodrelated businesses — Hearthside
Food Solutions, Nonni’s, Rupari Foods
and Ryt-way Industries. Shearer’s
will be operated separately.
“The quality of the manufacturing
and their ability to have really innovative new products really differentiated the company from our standpoint,” Mr. Burgett said.
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SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2012
Improved housing market lifts home product makers
Manufacturers say sales still below past levels
By GINGER CHRIST
gchrist@crain.com
As more wooden housing frames
pop up on the landscape and more
“sold” signs dot streets, local manufacturers reliant on the housing
industry are starting to feel a gradual
easing of the tension created by a
recession-strapped market.
Just ask Mike Bauer, president of
U.S. businesses for Moen Inc. in North
Olmsted. After years of operating
with tight margins, Moen, a maker
of kitchen and bath faucets and
sinks, is hiring again and is investing
in new product development.
Moen’s sales in its new construction
segment — the segment hurt most
by the housing crisis — are up doubledigit percentages from 2011, Mr.
Bauer said. He declined to reveal
specific sales figures.
“2012 has been a good story for us
in that there has been some recovery,” he said. But he was quick to
add, “I would not call it ‘recovered.’”
Ohio has seen 13 straight months
of home sales gains, according to
the Ohio Association of Realtors.
However, underscoring Mr. Bauer’s
point about recovery, statewide sales
figures remain well below levels seen
in 2006, before the housing slump
hit. Through the first seven months
of this year, Ohio recorded 63,519
home sales, which is 23% below
sales during the like period six years
ago, according to the association.
Still, more than a year of sales
growth in Ohio’s housing market,
and similar improvements nationwide, represents a welcome development.
“We’re just starting to see the
recovery take place,” said Mike
Conway, a spokesman for Cleveland-based paintmaker SherwinWilliams Co.
Playing to their strengths
Sherwin-Williams recorded net
income of $227.8 million, or $2.23 a
share, for the second quarter, a 27%
increase from the like period of
2011. In July, it raised its full-year
guidance for diluted earnings per
share to a range of $6.20 to $6.40
from a range of $5.75 to $6.05.
Christopher Connor, chairman
and CEO of Sherwin-Williams, said
in a July 19 earnings conference call
that the second-quarter growth was
led by the company’s Paint Stores
Group, which includes sales to new
residential painting contractors and
residential repaint contractors,
among others. The Paint Stores
Group increased sales 14.6% from
the second quarter of 2011.
While most of the growth still is in
residential remodeling efforts, Mr.
Connor said improving housing
volume numbers “are all really positive market metrics to sustain
growth in this business.”
During the downturn, SherwinWilliams reduced its dependence
on the new home construction segment, which represented 20% of its
business prior to the 2008 recession.
The company instead focused on
introducing new products in areas
such as residential repainting and
property maintenance that didn’t
see the same declines. In 2011,
Sherwin-Williams launched a line
of paint, HGTV Home, in partnership with the HGTV cable channel
to cater to do-it-yourselfers.
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Mike Bauer, president of U.S. businesses for Moen, said sales in the new construction segment are way up over 2011.
Hiring again
The improved housing market led
Kichler Lighting, a Cleveland-based
producer of residential lighting and
ceiling fans, to begin hiring again
last year, after laying off workers
throughout the recession.
Kichler, which has about 500
employees, 400 of whom work in
Cleveland, hired 10 to 15 people in
2011 and currently has a number of
jobs posted on various job websites,
said Jeffrey Dross, corporate director
of education and industry trends
for the company.
While Kichler also turned to new
product lines to weather the housing
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Thanks to an uptick in housing
sales, Kichler’s sales to builders are
improving. In 2011, builder sales
rose 2% from the previous year, Mr.
Dross said, and the improvement
continues this year, though he would
not release specific sales figures.
“Right at the time the housing
industry was consuming smaller
amounts of products, we were
starting to innovate,” Mr. Dross
said. “While the total company did
have a relatively small percentage
dip, we did manage to keep our
heads above water.”
Kichler also invested in LED
technology to support growth in its
portable lamps and landscape
lighting lines, Mr. Dross said.
Similarly, Moen shifted its mar-
keting efforts to more profitable
sectors such as residential remodeling during the housing slump. It’s
now seeing the benefit as both
areas are growing, Mr. Bauer said.
“We’re coming up from the bottom
and because we’ve had to adjust
and scale our business along the
way, the growth is allowing us to
invest again,” he said.
The company in 2012 is spending
more money on advertising and
marketing and is increasing the size
of its work force, Mr. Bauer said.
Moen is not yet back to its prerecession employment numbers,
he said, though he declined to share
specifics. Moen today employs
about 600 at its headquarters and
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Initial hurdles cleared, new FM station on air after delay
By MICHELLE PARK
mpark@crain.com
It has its morning and
afternoon drive personalities, a studio above a concert
venue, committed advertisers
and, now, launch.
Cleveland’s newest radio Wilson
station went live on Sunday,
Sept. 9 — nearly two months after
owner Tom Wilson projected it
would.
“It’s like anything else, you
project a date and there are certain
things that come up,” said Mr.
Wilson, who with his partners sold
Cleveland radio stations WDOKFM, 102.1, and the former WRMRAM, 850, in a four-station package
deal in 1999 for more than $200
million.
The new FM station — WLFM,
87.7, Cleveland’s Sound — was
delayed in its debut when the consulting engineer couldn’t come to
town from Chicago until early
August, Mr. Wilson said.
Plus, the signal, as numerous
observers critiqued online, was
weak initially.
“That’s why we weren’t on the
air,” Mr. Wilson said.
“When the station’s built,
you’re going to have ins
and outs and lapses. We
wanted to make sure before
we go on the air that we
have solved all the problems.”
To provide the cleanest
possible audio path and
ensure the highest-quality sound,
the station installed in late August
a transmission line from the studio
to the tower, Mr. Wilson said. That
was an investment of a few thousand
dollars, he estimated.
It appears to be paying off:
Listeners posting on 87.7’s Facebook page aren’t talking about
static anymore; they’re saying things
such as, “Doing a nice job in music
selection by diversifying the modern
rock with the classics, keep it up!”
and “Love it! So CLE!”
“One of the great advantages that
station will have is that it’s 100%
locally programmed by people who
have a lot of experience in the
business and who want to bring a
unique sound to the market,” said
Bill Maylone, the consulting engineer who helped build 87.7’s
studio, which sports bright paint
and album covers on the walls.
“It’s done right there in the office
— kind of like the way radio was
meant to be,” Mr. Maylone said.
Live from The Agora
Though he isn’t disclosing revenue projections, Mr. Wilson said
prior to its launch, 87.7 had roughly a
dozen advertisers committed, including the Cleveland Metroparks
and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
“That’s incredible,” Mr. Wilson
said. “We feel really good that people have faith in our company and
our people … to go on from day one.
“People are excited about being
involved,” he added. “Now, we’ve
got to deliver.”
After Mr. Wilson announced his
plans for a locally owned rock and
talk format, the station hosted a
talent show in July at The Beachland Ballroom where roughly 175
people vied for jobs with the station. Of those who participated, one
has been hired and two are being
considered, Mr. Wilson said.
The station has hired about a
dozen people in total, most of
whom were found through word of
mouth, Mr. Wilson said. The staff
occupies more than 3,000 square
feet above The Agora, a longtime
concert venue at 5000 Euclid Ave.
Mr. Wilson signed a five-year
lease after The Agora’s owner called
Mr. Wilson and had him come see it.
“What better place to have a
radio station than at The Agora?”
Mr. Wilson said, citing its lineup of
concerts. “It’s so easy — the day
(artists) are on — to have them take
the elevator and come on the air.”
Christopher Maduri, market
manager for CBS Radio Cleveland
for seven years, is a partner at 87.7, as
are Tom Embrescia and Larry Pollock, who partnered with Mr. Wilson in Cleveland radio ventures before, including the aforementioned
ones that sold for millions.
Drive-time duo
Among the dozen employees
hired is Rachel Steele, the station’s
afternoon drive personality and
music director who formerly was a
radio disc jockey for WKRK-FM,
92.3, before it went DJ-less and later
switched to its current sports format.
“I love the fact that it has local
owners,” Ms. Steele said of 87.7.
“It’s my dream job. It’s like playing
DJ for the entire city.”
Ms. Steele said 87.7 will play
music targeted to people 25 to 49
years old, including that of U2,
Dave Matthews Band, The Black
Keys and Adele.
“It’s not going to be screamy,”
she said, vetoing Metallica and
Ozzy Osbourne.
Behind the station’s “The Archie
Morning Show,” which launches
today, Sept. 17, is Archie Berwick,
who most recently worked as an
emcee for the New York Mets and
has never been on air before.
“That’s why I say, ‘Expect the
unexpected,’” Mr. Berwick said.
“I’m going to be myself. I’m not
into all that celebrity gossip. We got
enough gossip and interesting people in this city instead of worrying
about Kim Kardashian.”
Of choosing a radio rookie for
morning drive, Mr. Wilson noted,
“Sometimes, the raw talent that’s
never been on air, that doesn’t have
the strict radio presentation, are
the best.”
Among the shows that are
planned is one that will highlight
local Cleveland artists.
■
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By MICHELLE PARK
mpark@crain.com
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come Jan. 1, and its incoming CEO is no
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continued from PAGE 1
depositors would drool over as they
see yields these days on their cash of
1% or less.
It remains to be seen if Cliffs can
keep its dividend intact while the
company continues to invest in longterm, capital-intensive projects. Some
analysts say unless a sharp rebound
in ore prices happens soon and
reverses the decline in earnings and
revenue that the company saw in the
second quarter because of those
sagging prices, Cliffs might need to
make some tough choices.
“Unless (the market price of ore)
improves, we see Cliffs needing to
cut its dividend,” UBS analyst
Shneur Gershuni wrote in a Sept. 5
report in which he downgraded
Cliffs stock to a “neutral” rating from
a “buy.” He wrote that the company
likely would need to curtail capital
investments in a chromite mine in
northern Ontario, a project that
Cliffs plans to spend as much as $3.6
billion to develop between now and
the end of 2016.
Mr. Gershuni told investors that if
ore prices dip to $80 per ton, Cliffs’
entire dividend is at risk, along with
its ability to build out the chromite
mine.
At the recent price level of $90 per
ton, Cliffs could pay a reduced dividend, but still would need to curtail
its chromite investments, he wrote.
It would take an ore price of about
$120 per ton to support both Cliffs’
current dividend and its chromite
investments plans, Mr. Gershuni
estimated.
SOURCE: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Persico said. Ore that had been going
to European mills now is flooding
other markets, helping to drag down
the worldwide price, she said.
But both long- and short-term
trends should help push ore prices
back up, she said.
Over the long haul, Cliffs expects
megatrends such as the increasing
urbanization of society worldwide to
create continued demand for construction, and that means demand
for steel and, in turn, for iron ore.
But in the short term, help might
be coming from China, Mr. Persico
said. The Chinese government announced on Sept. 5 that it will spend
$157 billion on highways, ports, airports and other infrastructure projects.
That move surprised some analysts, who had been downgrading Cliffs
and other stocks for fear that a Chinese
stimulus plan was not in the cards.
A confident long view
Cliffs, however, seems more optimistic.
Ms. Persico said the company might
curtail some of its investments, but
has no plans to cut either its staff or
its dividend. The company employs
about 7,500 people worldwide, including 350 people in the Cleveland
area. Its quarterly dividend is set at
62.5 cents a share.
“We’ve done a lot of pressure
testing,” Ms. Persico said. “We continue to believe we will be able to
deliver on that dividend. We have a
strong balance sheet with ample
liquidity — about $1.6 billion.”
On top of that, the company is
convinced that ore prices won’t stay
at their recent levels.
“Current iron ore pricing, at sub$100-a-ton, is just not sustainable —
and that’s not anything different
than the other mining companies
believe as well,” Ms. Persico said.
“Our position is that the current
pricing is temporary and that, longer
term, pricing will be supported.”
Cliffs believes ore prices of $120
can be sustained, once the market
stabilizes, she added.
The recent woes are partly because
of the economic slowdown in Europe,
which has curtailed construction
and infrastructure investments, Ms.
2012 — a number the company
reaffirmed for analysts in a Sept. 11
presentation.
Cliffs also is still growing. While it
might not make the big acquisitions
that brought aboard new mining
operations like it did in 2010 and
2011, it’s on track to spend $600
million this year and another $600
million in 2013 to expand existing
operations, particularly in Canada.
That spending will increase the
company’s scale and lower its costs,
the company maintains.
In the meantime, the news out of
China has been good, but not out of
line with what Cliffs was expecting
or hoping for, Ms. Persico said.
“Their announcement last week
that they’re boosting their infrastructure investment was a real
boost to the commodity markets,”
she said, not only because it means
direct investment in steel-consuming
infrastructure, but because the
move is designed to support growth
of the Chinese economy in general.
However, the company does not
expect this to be the last word on
China, which increasingly is adding
volatility to global commodity prices
as it tries to manage its own growth.
“If history gives us any indication, we can expect some further
volatility in China as they continue
to industrialize,” Ms. Persico said. ■
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Like Mr. Gershuni, analysts Arun
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Cliffs stock to a “neutral” rating from
a “buy,” citing “waning hopes for a
large stimulus program” that would
sustain China’s demand for ore in a
Sept. 6 report. However, Mr. Krawczak then noted on Sept. 11 that
“the report was written pre-Chinese
stimulus announcement, hence the
more bearish iron ore expectations.”
Indeed, China’s announcement
almost immediately boosted iron ore
prices, and Cliffs’ share price got a
lift as well — but it has a ways to go
to get back to nearly $100 a share.
While iron ore was clawing its way
back to $100 a ton, Cliffs’ stock price
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last Tuesday, Sept. 11, from $33.68
on Sept. 4.
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investment advisers as a way to play
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No on 2
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he current method by which politicians draw
up congressional and legislative districts in
Ohio is flawed and should be replaced.
However, a proposed constitutional
amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot that would change
the redistricting process isn’t the appropriate
replacement. It’s why we urge voters to reject the
proposal, which is state Issue 2.
Voters First, a union-financed group that crafted
the proposed amendment, pitches Issue 2 as taking
redistricting out of the hands of politicians by
entrusting the process to a 12-member Citizens
Commission. “People, not politicians” is the Voters
First slogan, and it’s a noble-sounding goal.
The catch is, Issue 2 doesn’t de-politicize the
redistricting process; it only moves the politicking to
the judicial branch of government, where it doesn’t
belong.
The process would start with the chief justice
of the Ohio Supreme Court selecting eight Ohio
appelate court judges to serve as the panel that
would determine which applicants are among an
initial pool of 42 who would be considered for seats
on the Citizens Commission. Because appellate
judges are elected in Ohio, they could — and likely
would — be subjected to attempts at political
influence by interest groups that would want to see
applicants they favor selected for the pool.
But the potential political pressure on the judiciary
doesn’t end there. Should the Citizens Commission
fail to achieve a majority vote in favor of a redistricting
plan by the date set under the amendment, the job
of picking a plan would fall to the Supreme Court —
the members of which also are elected.
If any group understands and values the role of the
judiciary among the three branches of government,
it is the Ohio State Bar Association. And it has come
out against Issue 2.
In the bar’s view, the proposal “inappropriately
takes executive and legislative appointment authority
and moves it to the judiciary. This politicizes the
judicial branch of government, which must remain
independent, fair and impartial.”
The bar captures well why it opposes Issue 2 when
it states, “By directly involving the judicial branch of
our Ohio government in the most political of activities — that is, redistricting — the proposed amendment attacks a most fundamental of constitutional
safeguards, the separation of powers.” Amen.
We hope voters will reject Issue 2, but that its
presence on the ballot will motivate Gov. John
Kasich and the Legislature to get behind a measure
to bring greater equity to the redistricting process.
We continue to advocate for a plan put forth by
Secretary of State Jon Husted when he was a senator.
Under that plan, an Apportionment Board consisting
of seven members (the governor, secretary of state,
auditor, House speaker, Senate president and
minority leaders in the House and Senate) would
need a supermajority of five members to move a
redistricting plan forward. And at least two of those
“yes” votes would need to come from members of
the minority party.
But to have any chance of seeing that plan become reality, voters first must say “no” to Issue 2.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
For Browns, hope spelled H-a-s-l-a-m
B
Well, Browns fans are intrigued by the
elieve me when I say that I never
ownership change. They’ve read enough
intended to write about football
about Tennessee businessman Jimmy
two weeks in a row. But I just
Haslam to be intrigued. He successfully
can’t help myself.
expanded a family business. He loves the
As my son, wife and I watched that
University of Tennessee and his home
dramatic opening-day loss by the
state, but cares enough about his new
Browns, I recalled watching games with
“baby” that he’s buying a home here. He
my dad when I was young. I recall how
intends to be personally involved.
he would perch on the edge of
Everything — even things like
his chair when things got tense, BRIAN
selling the naming rights to the
much like I did as the Eagles TUCKER
lakefront stadium — is on the
drove for what would end up
table and will be evaluated.
being the game-winning score.
The new owner, assuming
“Remember, Graham, that
the NFL approves him in midno matter what happens in this
October (which should be a lock),
game, this is how it feels to
will bring a proven business
watch your team when it actuacumen to his investment, and
ally is in contention to win a
that means a critical top-togame,” I told him. Of course,
bottom analysis of operations
Browns fans haven’t actually
and the people charged with all the moving
known that feeling on most Sundays for
parts of a National Football League
a long time now.
franchise. And he’ll have more time to do
My wife, Janet, is a very knowledgethat, after having relinquished the CEO’s
able sports fan, and has been here two
job of Pilot Flying J last week to a handdecades without seeing a Cleveland
picked successor.
championship team. As we longtime
This new era could be vastly different
North Coast residents know, that’s a
than the previous two iterations. The
blink of an eye. Try waiting since 1964.
most recent, owned by financier Al
Lerner and then marginally run by his
son after the father’s passing, has been
largely unsuccessful on the field, which
makes the business side that much more
difficult.
The “old” Browns — the version thenowner Art Modell yanked out of Cleveland for the cash in Baltimore — won the
NFL title in 1964 and then was a heartbeat from the Super Bowl twice in the
mid-80s. Art Modell so desperately wanted
to win another championship that he
foolishly overpaid for a succession of
aged, free-agent players who contributed
marginally, if at all. When hit with a debt
crisis, he grabbed the money from Baltimore rather than sell the team to someone who would keep it here.
That was the Art Modell that had to be
the owner, who wanted to hand the team
over to his two sons, much like the
Rooneys or the Maras, two storied NFL
owner-families. It didn’t work here, and
it didn’t work in Baltimore. In the end, he
had to sell.
Let’s hope that the Haslam era is vastly
different. It certainly feels like it will be. ■
PERSONAL VIEW
Records disputes now more easily settled
By MIKE DeWINE
W
hen battle lines are drawn
between citizens or journalists
asking for public documents
and the agencies being asked
to release them, forging a truce between
the two sides can score a victory for common sense and good government.
If there’s a conflict between residents
or reporters who need information and
officials who are in charge of providing
it, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office now
can play the role of a neutral mediator.
The Ohio Public Records Act promoted
open, transparent government through
orderly and disciplined access to public
information. Our public records law,
however, had one glaring weakness: For
those who asked a government agency
Mr. DeWine is attorney general of Ohio.
for public information and had their
request denied or delayed unreasonably,
there was no provision to settle the dispute
except through a lawsuit. Ohioans without
the resources to wage a court battle had
no real recourse.
We want citizens to receive the information they’re after. We want government
entities to have a clear and reasonable
path toward complying with a request.
To speed up the process, and to save taxpayer money and everyone’s time, we
launched a voluntary Public Records
Mediation Program. Our goal is to protect the rights and interests of Ohioans,
the media and local officials as well as
work toward resolving disputes before
any of the parties engage in costly and
time-consuming litigation.
Here’s an example of how the program
works:
A requester who had sought public
records from a city municipal court asked
us for public records mediation after
nearly six months of waiting for, but never
receiving, the records he requested. In
addition, the city municipal court had
not responded to his follow-up calls or
emails. Our Public Records Unit worked
with the city law director and ensured
the documents were forwarded to the
requester. The director was then also able
to identify and fix the glitch the requester
experienced with the municipal court’s
system, thereby preventing problems
with future requests.
Our mediation program assists 1) those
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THE BIG ISSUE
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In remembrance of
Art Modell
If you had total control of Congress, what spending might you cut? What taxes might you raise?
We invite you to focus on the contribution
Art made to the Cleveland Community
and the National Football League
...A driven man of vision.
SCOTT TENNANT
MARIBETH FEKE
KEVIN JAKUPCA
TIM VAUGHN
Wickliffe
Parma
Westlake
Cleveland
It is an extremely complex
problem. The trouble is
that both sides reduce it
to simplistic talking points.
… I don’t know what the
answer is, but I know it’s a
lot more complex than what
we’re hearing from both
presidential candidates.
Cut some of the loopholes
for the higher-income
folks. … I would probably
look to excise taxes …
and just tweak things so
you could get more
money in.
Tax the millionaires more
and not tax people like
me. … I’m broke again. I
have 30 bucks in my
account to cover my
parking for work for this
week and next week. It’s
not going to cover it.
I would 1,000% do whatever it took to keep jobs in
America. … Even if there’s
such a high import tax
where it’s not profitable
for businesses to be outside the U.S. anymore.
Harlan Diamond
& the Executive Caterers Family
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who believe their requests for information were improperly denied or
were not responded to in a reasonable
amount of time; and 2) local public
officials who struggle with requests
they see as ambiguous, overly broad,
or difficult to fulfill. Anyone who has
requested public records from a local
public office, or a public office that
has received a public records request,
can apply for mediation so long as
the requester hasn’t filed a lawsuit.
Once both parties voluntarily
consent, and once we determine
mediation is appropriate, a member
of our staff who is knowledgeable
about Ohio Public Records law and
professionally trained as a mediator
will arrange a mediation session —
usually a telephone conference call.
The mediator will help each party
see the other’s point of view but won’t
offer legal advice or make a “decision” about the dispute.
In addition, the mediator can
cite the law and how it has been
interpreted by the courts. This may
provide the “reality check” necessary for either the requester or the
public office to bring their approach
more in line with the law and move
toward resolving the dispute.
The mediation sessions are private,
confidential and cost-free, and can
deliver results more quickly than
protracted litigation.
Because the Attorney General
represents all state agencies and
boards and commissions, our office
cannot mediate cases involving
clients. However, we can often assist
in moving toward a resolution in
these cases by simply picking up the
WRITE TO US
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4% rise in group health care
premiums below last year’s
By JERRY GEISEL
Business Insurance
Group health insurance premiums
rose modestly this year, according
to a survey by the Kaiser Family
Foundation.
The survey of more than 2,000
employers found that the premium
for family coverage rose an average
of 4%, increasing to $15,745 this year.
“Four percent is a low increase. It
is good news,” said Drew Altman,
president and CEO of the Kaiser
Family Foundation in Washington.
That 4% increase compares with
an average increase of 3% that Kaiser
found in 2010 and a 9% increase in
2011. That 9% increase, which was
much higher than increases found
in several other surveys, may have
been an “aberration,” Mr. Altman said.
A White House official attributed
the large health care premium hikes
Kaiser found for 2011 at least in part
to insurers’ miscalculations on the
impact of the health care reform law.
This year’s increase is more in
line with other research. For example,
employers responding to a Mercer
LLC survey estimate per-employee
health costs in 2012 will rise an
average of 5.7%.
The Kaiser survey also found that
premium costs are slightly higher at
larger employers than smaller organizations. For example, the average
premium cost for family coverage
among larger employers, defined as
those with at least 200 employees,
was $15,980. That compares with an
average premium cost of $15,253
among employers with between
three and 199 employees.
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Jerry Geisel is an editor-at-large at
Business Insurance, a sister publication of Crain’s Cleveland Business.
phone and calling our counterparts
in these agencies.
We believe this program is a win-win
for all concerned. It saves time and
money while helping public agencies
get public records out to those who
request them.
For more information about Ohio’s
public records laws, our voluntary
mediation program, or to apply for
mediation, contact the Ohio Attorney
General’s Public Records Unit at 1-888958-5088, or log onto our website at
www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov.
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TAX LIENS
The Internal Revenue Service filed tax
liens against the following businesses
in the Cuyahoga County Recorder’s
Office. The IRS files a tax lien — a public
notice to creditors that the government
has a claim against a company’s property — to protect the interests of the
federal government.
LIEN FILED
Bedford Heights Day Care
and Nursery Center Inc.
21881 Libby Road, Bedford Heights
ID: 34-1150492
Date filed: July 11, 2012
Type: Employer’s withholding
Amount: $20,405
LIENS RELEASED
Charles P Braman & Co.
23300 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 102,
Beachwood
ID: 34-0877051
Date filed: June 19, 2012
Date released: July 24, 2012
Type: Corporate income
Amount: $6,857
Merchant Services Hardesty
Enterprises Inc.
11008 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
ID: 01-0575712
Date filed: April 6, 2009
Date released: July 24, 2012
Type: Employer’s withholding,
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GOING PLACES
unemployment
Amount: $63,381
National Bias Fabric Co.
4516 Saint Clair Ave., Cleveland
ID: 34-0736356
Date filed: July 9, 2010
Date released: July 24, 2012
Type: Employer’s withholding
Amount: $30,973
Paul F Smith Jr. DDS Inc.
20119 Farnsleigh Road, Suite 207,
Shaker Heights
ID: 34-1337892
Date filed: Feb. 7, 2012
Date released: July 24, 2012
Type: Failure to file complete return
Amount: $48,161
Pyramid Plastics Inc.
9202 Reno Ave., Cleveland
ID: 34-1013851
Date filed: May 23, 2005
Date released: July 24, 2012
Type: Employer’s withholding,
unemployment
Amount: $219,000
William E Crowe MD Inc.
6681 Ridge Road, Suite 204, Parma
ID: 30-0019966
Date filed: Feb. 12, 2010
Date released: July 5, 2012
Type: Employer’s withholding, failure
to file complete return
Amount: $17,085
JOB CHANGES
ARCHITECTURE
MOODY NOLAN: Shannon Thorsen
to business development.
CONSTRUCTION
RUHLIN CO.: Russell Lee to superintendent; Jim Sallo to submittal engineer; Beth Hevener and Julie Bell to
receptionists.
FINANCE
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NORTHEASTERN
OHIO: Rob Soroka to senior vice
president, head of Retail Banking.
HUNTINGTON BANK: Marlon Moore
to supplier diversity manager; Nicholas
Buzzelli to vice president, commercial
relationship manager-senior.
FINANCIAL SERVICE
APPLE GROWTH PARTNERS:
Michael Owens to principal.
IPLANGROUP: Jill Banner to CEO;
Gary Elsmore to president.
SS&G: Josh Edwards and Ib Sabur
to senior associates; Bambi Bibey
and Sarah Wise to administrative
assistants.
INSURANCE
KAISER PERMANENTE OHIO
REGION: Shirley Palur to clinical
operations consultant; Seona
Goerndt to director, Diagnostic and
Support Services; Mark A. Wexler to
director, Health Plan Services Administration; Jaime LeBron to Medicare
sales manager; Brian Worthington
to leader, sales operations, Ohio
region; Chuck Heald to regional
communications lead.
Thorsen
Lee
Sallo
Hevener
Bell
Hill
LEGAL
BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE &
BURROUGHS LLP: John F. Hill to
partner.
DINN, HOCHMAN & POTTER
LLC: Joseph M. Saponaro to of
counsel.
MANUFACTURING
KING NUT COS.: Jim Pavlescak to
vice president, manufacturing and
plant operations.
TIMKEN CO.: Kevin Beck to assistant treasurer, corporate treasury;
Paul Locke to controller, Aerospace
and Defense; Corina B. Mavrodin to
general manager, global real estate
and facility services.
NONPROFIT
AMERICAN HOLISTIC MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION: Claudia Schieve to
marketing and communications coordinator; Sarah Turell to administrative assistant.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
SueAnn Naso (Staffing Solutions
Enterprises) to president; Lauren
Rudman to president-elect; Beth
Warholy, Vicky DePiore, Shirley
Hunter, Michael Hoffman, Doug
Justus and Janet Rohlik to vice
presidents.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION INC.: John Garofalo
(Akron Community Foundation) to president; Maria Schneider to presidentelect; Brian Marino to vice president;
H. Scott Westover to secretary;
James Bailey to treasurer.
TRANSACTION REALTY: Michael
Christopher Kane to sales associate.
SOCIETY OF FINANCIAL SERVICE
PROFESSIONALS OF CLEVELAND:
Charles F. Adler III (Schneider,
Smeltz, Ranney & LaFond) to president; David A. Kucharski to executive vice president; Kemper D.
Arnold to vice president; Arthur P.
Ward Jr. to secretary/treasurer;
James O. Judd to immediate past
president.
SERVICE
AWARDS
IMARC RESEARCH: Mary L. Lewis,
Virginia A. Mina, Janet M. GagnonYerkie, Tani Martin, Marcy B.
McClain, Rachel Silver and Shawn
Kennedy to clinical research associates; Christopher Roach to business
department.
BUILD UP GREATER CLEVELAND:
Joe Calabrese (Greater Cleveland
Regional Transit Authority) received
the Senator George V. Voinovich
Public Works Employee of the Year
Award.
BOARDS
RETIREMENT
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, GREAT
LAKES REGION, NORTHEASTERN
OHIO: Dr. Mark I. Froimson (Euclid
Hospital) to chair; Daniel P. Walsh
Jr. to immediate past chair.
TIMKEN CO.: Salvatore J.
Miraglia, after 40 years of service,
effective Dec. 31.
CLEVELAND TENANTS ORGANIZATION: Angela Shuckahosee to executive director.
REAL ESTATE
CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR HUMAN
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easier lifestyle
has settled in
the heart of
downtown.
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Sure: Varied styles keep company different than competitor
continued from PAGE 3
though he declined to disclose specific figures. It has upped its work
force by 5% during each of the last
two years and currently has 14 open
positions posted for the Avon operation.
“It’s basically, we brought a new
market,” Mr. Kahl said about the
company’s move into the crafting
segment.
Companies looking to break into
new markets need to identify parallel
markets where its existing products
fit and find unique ways to market
those products, said Keeven White,
president and CEO of WhiteSpace
Creative of Akron, a marketing
communications agency.
“ShurTech did this well by taking
its already-existing line of products
and slightly modifying them so they
can break into the crafting market
— a market that has been growing
for several years now and will continue to grow,” said Mr. White,
whose firm has not done work for
ShurTech but years ago did work
for a Henkel brand.
Crafty move
ShurTech has made a concerted
effort to make duct tape fun, as did
Henkel.
For 12 years, ShurTech/Henkel
has held contests such as Stuck at
Prom, during which competitors
vie to create the most creative Duck
Tape prom dress to win a college
scholarship. And for nine years, the
company has sponsored the Avon
Heritage Duct Tape Festival, which
features, among other things, a
duct tape parade.
Casey Buchanan, administrator
of Craftster.org, an online community for indie crafts, said duct tape
crafts recently have been a driver of
traffic to the site.
While duct tape crafting has been
around for a while, the reason for its
draw to crafters has changed, she
said. Crafters used to use duct tape
and other household materials out
of necessity, but now do so for
the challenge to “(turn) something
inconsequential into something
beautiful, useful or valuable,” Ms.
Buchanan said.
“Every time I pass by something
like duct tape in preprinted patterns, I smile a little because I know
that crafters are the reason behind
it,” Ms. Buchanan said. “There would
be no reason for something like that
unless there was a demand from
people taking that and using it as a
new kind of crafting supply.
“I think it’s great when companies
realize they have a bigger audience
for their product and actually make
an effort to make things people will
use for crafts,” Ms. Buchanan said.
markets and new customers, but
they also serve as a way to distinguish the ShurTech brand from its
major competitor, 3M, which also
produces duct tape.
Promoting ‘Ducktivities’
Conversion for the future
As interest in the crafting sector
grows, so too does ShurTech’s commitment to becoming a creative
project supplier.
Two years ago, ShurTech introduced Duck Tape adhesive sheets
for use in crafting. And this summer,
the company rolled out a Duck Tape
bus, a traveling vehicle featuring
interactive features, including a
bracelet-making station and an
iPad station, at which visitors can
see different ‘Ducktivities’ — projects that can be made using Duck
Tape.
Part of the company’s strategy in
entering crafting circles has been
tied to social media, Mr. Kahl said.
Starting four years ago, ShurTech
began a social media push and now
is active on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube, among other
channels. It has 5.2 million Facebook
fans and more than 20 videos posted
on YouTube.
The new styles of duct tape not
only introduce the company to new
The company’s rebranding efforts
really picked up steam three years
ago, when North Carolina-based
Shurtape Technologies bought the
Avon operation and three of the
brands housed there from Henkel.
The acquisition formalized a 40year relationship with Shurtape,
which makes ShurTech’s duct tape
products.
The acquisition not only gave the
company a more limited product
line on which to focus, but also
brought it under ownership of a
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family-run company, which has
simplified the decision-making
process, Mr. Kahl said.
“It allowed us to grow faster,” he
said.
Since the acquisition, Shurtape
has taken ShurTech’s machine automation to a new level, according
to Bob Wagner, security manager of
ShurTech and a company employee
for 22 years.
The company just installed a new,
$2.5 million conversion machine,
which breaks the large rolls of duct
tape manufactured by Shurtape into
smaller retail-size rolls, Mr. Wagner
said. Such automation efforts
will better enable the company to
keep up with the demand created
by its specialty and colored lines of
tape.
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‘neighborhood’ victory
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employs 200 people, and shift all oven
production operations to its Cleveland plant.
“Through this consolidation and
our ongoing investments in Cleveland, Manitowoc will improve the
service we provide to our customers
with easier mixing of products for
shipment, consolidated business
operations and greater reinvestment in product development,” Mike
Kachmer, president of Manitowoc
Foodservice, said in a statement.
Manitowoc plans to add a 30,000square-foot headquarters building
to its 232,000-square-foot complex
on East 179th Street and to upgrade
its Cleveland operations. Improvements to the manufacturing site
include new quality systems, computerized work instructions, lean
work flow systems and updated
warehouse operations.
The new office space, in addition
to serving as the division’s headquarters operations, will feature a
commercial kitchen for customer
support, equipment testing and
sales training, according to the
company.
Mr. Musial said the company will
be able to produce product more
efficiently by putting all its manufacturing operations under one roof.
“It gives us better use of our manufacturing capacity, which is key,”
Mr. Musial said.
Cleveland was chosen for the
headquarters because of its proximity
to the company’s transportation
routes, the strength of its work force
and the incentives and training
opportunities available through
local and state government bodies,
Mr. Musial said.
Americas Ovens primarily serves
chain accounts in the fast food business.
The city of Cleveland for the last
year has tried to woo Manitowoc in
what has been referred to as “Operation Robin Hood,” according to
Councilman Michael Polensek. The
city was in competition with Fort
Wayne for the headquarters and the
consolidated manufacturing operation. “At the end of the day, we
crossed the goal line with them,”
Mr. Polensek said. “It’s one of those
neighborhood victories that we all
look to have.”
The city, pending City Council
approval, will grant Manitowoc a
$250,000 forgivable loan to buy
machinery and equipment for the
plant and an $180,000 forgivable
loan to help build the office space.
It also is looking to offer a 10-year,
60% tax abatement on the new
construction, which will yield the
city $18 in new real property and
income taxes for every $1 abated,
according to Ms. Nichols.
The Ohio Tax Authority also
awarded Manitowoc an extension
to its existing job creation tax credit.
The company, which had a six-year,
50% tax credit, in August was granted
an eight-year, 55% tax credit.
Publicly traded Manitowoc reported that its loss in 2011 narrowed
to $10.5 million from a loss of $79.5
million in 2010 on a 16% increase in
sales. Its food service equipment
segment’s operating earnings rose
6.4% to $216 million last year from
$203 million in 2010 due to higher
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A comprehensive guide to Northeast Ohio’s health care providers. For more detailed listings,
including a database searchable by company name or type of company, visit
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ADDICTION SERVICES
Glenbeigh and Glenbeigh
Outpatient Centers
2863 state Route 45, P.O. Box 298
Rock Creek 44084
(800) 234-1001
www.glenbeigh.com
Top executive: Pat Weston-Hall
Hitchcock Center for Women
1227 Ansel Road
Cleveland 44108
(216) 421-0662
www.hcfw.org
Top executive: Mary Bazie
Lake-Geauga
Recovery Centers Inc.
2351 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 363-2580
www.stvincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
Women’s Recovery Center
6209 Storer Ave.
Cleveland 44102
(216) 651-1450
www.womensrecoveryctr.org
Top executive: Mary Jane Chichester
ASSOCIATIONS AND
PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
Academy of Medicine
of Cleveland & Northern Ohio
9083 Mentor Ave.
Mentor 44060
(440) 255-0678
www.lgrc.us
Top executive: Melanie J. Blasko
6100 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 440
Cleveland 44131
(216) 520-1000
www.amcno.org
Top executive: Elayne R. Biddlestone
Lorain County Alcohol
& Drug Abuse Services Inc.
Akron Regional
Hospital Association
2115 W. Park Drive
Lorain 44053
(440) 989-4900
www.lcada.com
Top executive: Thomas D. Stuber
3200 W. Market St., Suite 200
Akron 44333
(330) 873-1500
www.arha.org
Top executive: Sarah M. Metzger
Moore Counseling
& Mediation Services Inc.
Alzheimer’s Association
Cleveland Area Chapter
22639 Euclid Ave.
Euclid 44117
(216) 404-1900
www.moorecounseling.com
Top executive: Martina S. Moore
23215 Commerce Park Drive,
Suite 300
Beachwood 44122
(216) 721-8457
www.alz.org/cleveland
Top executive: Nancy B. Udelson
New Destiny Treatment Center
6694 Taylor Road
Clinton 44216
(330) 825-5202
www.newdestinytc.org
Top executive: Dr. Robert W. Bolois
New Directions Inc.
30800 Chagrin Blvd.
Cleveland 44124
(216) 591-0324
www.newdirect.org
Top executive: Michael E. Matoney
Oakview Behavioral
Health Center
18697 Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-8200
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
Recovery Resources
3950 Chester Ave.
Cleveland 44114-4625
(216) 431-4131
www.recres.org
Top executive: Debora A. Rodriguez
Rosary Hall at St. Vincent
Charity Medical Center
American Diabetes Association
4500 Rockside Road, Suite 440
Independence 44131
(216) 328-9989
www.diabetes.org
Top executive: Jill Pupa
American Heart Association,
Cleveland Metro
1689 E. 115th St.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 791-7500
www.heart.org
American Holistic
Medical Association
27629 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 213
Woodmere 44122
(216) 292-6644
www.holisticmedicine.org
Top executive: Steve L. Cadwell
Arthritis Foundation, Great
Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio
4630 Richmond Road, Suite 240
Cleveland 44128
(216) 285-2836
www.arthritis.org
Top executive: Mary L. Kudasick
Association of Nurses
in AIDS Care
The North American
Menopause Society
3538 Ridgewood Road
Akron 44333
(330) 670-0101
www.nursesinaidscare.org
Top executive: Kimberly Carbaugh
5900 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 390
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 442-7550
www.menopause.org
Top executive: Dr. Margery L.S. Gass
CHAP — Cuyahoga Health
Access Partnership
North East Ohio Health
Underwriters Association
75 Erieview Plaza, second floor
Cleveland 44114
(888) 929-2427
www.cuyahogahealthaccess.org
Top executive: Sarah Hackenbracht
28022 Osborn Road
Bay Village 44140
(800) 550-4717
www.neohua.com
Top executive: Sam Fiorentino
Christian Healthcare
Ministries Inc.
Ohio League for Nursing
127 Hazelwood Ave.
Barberton 44203
(800) 791-6225
www.christianhealthcareministries
.org
Top executive: Rev. Howard S.
Russell
Community Care Network
3146 Scranton Ave.
Cleveland 44109
(216) 688-4114
www.ccnworks.org
Top executive: Jim McCafferty
Doula Network
of Northeast Ohio
19006 Stony Point Drive
Strongsville 44136
(440) 572-2574
www.doulaneo.com
Top executive: Sunday Tortelli
Epilepsy Association
2831 Prospect Ave.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 579-1330
www.epilepsyinfo.org
Top executive: Kelley S. Needham
Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Society of America
20325 Center Ridge Road,
Suite 620
Rocky River 44116
(216) 834-2410
www.fmdsa.org
Top executive: Pamela Mace
Health Action Council Ohio
6133 Rockside Road
Independence 44131
(216) 518-9377
www.hacohio.org
Top executives: Bob Zakrajsek,
Lisa Kaiser
International Language Bank
Box 145
Cleveland 44030
(440) 599-9999
www.internationallanguagebank.com
Top executive: Michelle Eski
20545 Center Ridge Road, Suite 205
Rocky River 44116
(440) 331-2721
www.ohioleaguefornursing.org
Top executive: Jane F. Mahowald
Society for Investigative
Dermatology
526 Superior Ave. E., Suite 540
Cleveland 44114
(216) 579-9300
www.sidnet.org
Top executives: Dr. Rebecca Minnillo, Jim Rumsey
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Cellular Technology Ltd.
20521 Chagrin Boulevard
Shaker Heights 44122
(216) 791-5084
www.immunospot.com
Top executive: Paul V. Lehmann
LifeMedix LLC
526 S. Main St., Suite 801E
Akron 44311
(330) 850-1199
lifemedix.com
Top executive: Anup Salgia
Thermedx LLC
31200 Solon Road, Unit 1
Solon 44139
(440) 542-0883
www.thermedx.com
Top executive: Douglas L. Carr
Norton 44203
(330) 825-0818
http://drcynthiapetroff.com
Top executive: Dr. C.J. MarshallPetroff
The Healthy Smile
Dental Care Center
34586 Lakeshore Blvd.
Eastlake 44095
(440) 951-7856
www.jeffreygrossdds.com
Top executive: Jeffrey Gross
Jennifer G. Robb, D.M.D.
1612 Cooper Foster Park Road
Lorain 44053
(440) 960-1940
www.drjrobb.com
Top executive: Dr. Jennifer G. Robb
Joel M. Salon, D.D.S., M.D.
34501 Aurora Road, Suite 301
Solon 44139
(440) 248-9097
Top executive: Dr. Joel M. Salon
Laura Adelman, D.M.D., Inc.
9945 Vail Drive, Suite 5
Twinsburg 44087
(330) 425-1885
www.drlaurasmiles.com
Top executive: Dr. Laura Adelman
R. Michael Stone, D.M.D.
29001 Cedar Road, Suite 428
Cleveland 44124
(440) 442-3330
Top executive: Dr. Robert Michael
Stone
Saint Luke’s Dental Associates
11201 Shaker Blvd., Suite 136
Cleveland 44104
(216) 368-7238
www.stvincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
Strongsville Center for Cosmetic
and Implant Dentistry
11925 Pearl Road, Suite 206
Strongsville 44136
(440) 238-1555
www.drweiser.com
Top executive: Richard S. Weiser
FITNESS AND WELLNESS
DENTISTS AND
DENTAL GROUPS
Clear Choice Dental
Implant Center
31099 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 100
Pepper Pike 44124
(216) 450-5888
www.clearchoice.com
Top executives: Dr. Charles A.
Babbush, Dr. John Brokloff, Dr. Ali
Kanawati
Cynthia J. Petroff, D.D.S., Inc.
3725 S. Cleveland Massillon Road
Akron General Health
& Wellness Center — North
4300 Allen Road
Stow 44224
(330) 945-3100
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Doug Ribley
Akron General Health
& Wellness Center — West
4125 Medina Road
Akron 44333
(330) 665-8005
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www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Doug Ribley
AOK! Fitness Ltd.
12381 Pearl Road
Strongsville 44136
(440) 268-9210
www.aokfitness.com
Top executives: Anne Dietrich, Kim
Flaherty
Atma Center
2319 Lee Road
Cleveland Heights 44118
(216) 371-9760
www.atmacenter.com
Top executive: Beverly Singh
Barre Cleveland Inc.
3737 Park East Drive, Suite 209
Beachwood 44122
(216) 342-4229
www.barrecleveland.com
Top executive: Yanna Salwan
Be Well Solutions
30625 Solon Road, Suite C
Solon 44139
(216) 378-0888
www.bewellsolutions.com
Top executive: Ronald Golovan
Body Sculpting by
Exterior Designs Inc.
P.O. Box 267
Chagrin Falls 44022
(440) 729-3463
www.flexcity.com
Top executive: Deborah Montesanto
Body Technic Systems Inc.
33790 Bainbridge Road, Suite 205
Solon 44139
(440) 248-9255
www.bodytechnic.com
Top executive: Sunday Homitz
Center of the Rose
7464 Mentor Ave., Suite 105
Mentor 44060
(440) 667-3229
www.centeroftherose.org
Top executive: Donna M. Ferris
Cleveland Clinic Sports
Health Center
5555 Transportation Blvd.
Garfield Heights 44125
(877) 440-8326
www.sports-health.org
Top executive: Dr. Richard Parker
Cleveland Clinic
Wellness Institute
1950 Richmond Road
Lyndhurst 44124
(216) 444-2595
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/
wellness/default.aspx
Top executive: Dr. Michael F.
Roizen
Conquest
3601 Green Road, Suite 210
Beachwood 44122
(216) 371-9301
www.donnanowak.com
Top executive: Donna R. Nowak
Correct Breathing Concepts LLC
7097 Brightwood Drive
Concord 44077
(440) 357-5834
www.correctbreathing.com
Top executive: Carol Baglia
COSE
1240 Huron Road E., Suite 200
Cleveland 44115
(216) 592-2263
www.cose.org/wellness
Top executive: Steve Millard
Crooked River T’ai Chi Center
5921 Broadview Road
Parma 44134
(216) 410-7645
www.crookedrivertaichi.com
Top executives: James M. Holz,
Janet L. Venditti
Crossfit Cleveland
17140 Madison Ave.
Lakewood 44107
(216) 287-0899
www.crossfitcleveland.com
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Top executive: Staci D. Russell
Top executive: Mary Ellen Ott
CuyaYOGA
Life Line Screening
7524 Father Frascati Ave.
Cleveland 44102
www.cuyayoga.com
6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 200
Independence 44131
(800) 897-9177
www.lifelinescreening.com
Top executive: Colin Scully
Debra Davido, Licensed
Massage Therapist
7003 Pearl Road, Suite 103
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 845-8998
Top executive: Debra Davido
EMH Center for
Health & Fitness
1997 Healthway Drive
Avon 44011
(440) 988-6801
www.emhfitness.org
Top executive: Brad Calabrese
Ergonomically Correct LLC
P.O. Box 30089
Cleveland 44130
(216) 676-6884
www.ergocorrect.com
Top executive: David C. Pfeil
Essential Elements, A Therapeutic
Massage Studio
4055 Engle Road, Suite 401
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 826-1100
www.essentialelementsmassage.com
Top executive: Natalie Rumbaugh
Functional Endocrinology of Ohio
2800 S. Arlington Road, Suite 100
Akron 44312
(330) 644-5488
www.balancingyourchemistry.com
Top executive: Caroline Boardman
Ganeden Biotech
5800 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 300
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 229-5200
http://ganedenbiotech.com
Top executives: Andrew Lefkowitz,
Mike Bush
Gertrud Hensse, RN, CPHN,
HTCP, CCAP
7003 Pearl Road, Suite 102
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 845-6314
Gilroy Therapy
& Movement Studio
27300 Cedar Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 595-7345
www.lewisaquaticcenter.org
Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Great Lakes CrossFit
5075 Taylor Road
Bedford Heights 44128
(216) 287-0899
www.greatlakescrossfit.com
Top executive: Staci Russell
Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts
2450 Fairmount Blvd.
Cleveland Heights 44106
(216) 382-0592
www.greentarayoga.com
Top executive: Karen Allgire
Holistic Wellness Buddy LLC
636 Koontz Road
Wadsworth 44281
(216) 577-8324
www.holisticwellnessbuddy.com
Top executive: Buddy Ann Ross
Hozvicka Whole Health
& Integrative Wellness
15959 Ashland Drive
Brook Park 44142
(216) 848-0478
Insight Learning
& Wellness Center
25901 Emery Road, Suite 112
Warrensville Heights 44128
(216) 765-4470
www.insight-wellness.com
Top executive: Michelle Martin
Interior Life Coaching
Cleveland 44012
(440) 670-1518
www.interiorlifecoaching.com
LifeWorks of Southwest General
7390 Old Oak Blvd.
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-4210
www.lifeworksfitness.net
Top executive: Karen Raisch-Siegel
The Lu-Jean Feng Clinic
31200 Pinetree Road
Pepper Pike 44124
(216) 831-7007
www.fengclinic.com
Top executives: Dr. Lu-Jean Feng,
Linda L. Haas, Dr. Elaine A. Campbell
Mandel Jewish Community
Center of Cleveland
26001 S. Woodland Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 831-0700
www.mandeljcc.org
Top executive: Michael G. Hyman
Michelle Star Yoga
and Healing Arts LLC
7372 Engle Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
(216) 789-3765
www.michellestaryoga.com
Michelle’s Therapeutics
2280 Lee Road
Cleveland Heights 44118
(216) 321-4247
michellestherapeutics.massage
planet.com
Top executive: Michelle A. Liptak
No Diet Weight Solution
7 Saratoga Court
Beachwood 44122
(216) 464-8778
www.nodietweightsolution.com
Top executive: Dee Wolk, Diane Davie
Pathways To Clarity LLC
320 Kenmore Drive
Bay Village 44140
(440) 292-7658
www.pathwaystoclarity.com
Top executive: Susan Barack
Prescription Fitness
27101 Knickerbocker Road
Bay Village 44140
(440) 808-8870
www.prescription-fitness.com
Top executive: Joe Butler
The Silent Mind
9076 Church St.
Twinsburg 44087
(330) 425-7204
www.thesilentmind.com
Top executive: Timothy R. Loomis
SpiritHeal Institute for
Intuition and Healing
9953 Woodruff Lane
Newbury 44065
(440) 564-1190
www.spirithealonline.com
Top executive: Sarah Weiss
Steven Lawrence
Personal Fitness
3628 Walnut Hills Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 570-0898
www.stevenlawrence.com
Top executive: Steven Lawrence
Paciorek
The Studio Cleveland
1395 W. 10th St., Suite 120
Cleveland 44113
(216) 621-7085
www.thestudiocleveland.com
Top executive: Sarah Cheiky
Summit Acupuncture
3237 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls 44223
(330) 929-4334
www.summitacupuncture.com
Top executive: Kirsten Van Nostran
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Tai Chi Institute USA
Children’s Home Care Group
8440 E. Washington St., Suite 106
Chagrin Falls 44023
(330) 564-7558
www.taichicleveland.com
Top executive: Edward Niam
One Perkins Square
Akron 44308
(330) 543-5000
www.akronchildrens.org
Top executive: Lisa Aurilio
Time For Change
Cleveland Clinic at Home
River’s Edge, 3430 Rocky River Drive
Cleveland 44111
(216) 210-5504
Top executive: Jerome E. Masek
6801 Brecksville Road, Suite 10
Independence 44131
(216) 444-4663
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/
home_care
Top executive: Dr. William Zafirau
TRUCORE of Care
Management Services Inc.
Beachwood
(855) 514-1930
www.tru-core.com
Top executive: Kathleen Trudick
Vision Yoga and Wellness
1861 W. 25th St.
Cleveland 44113
(216) 348-1111
http://visionyoga.net
Weight Management
Partners Inc.
5192 Chillicothe Road, Suite 104
South Russell 44022
(440) 338-6009
www.weightmp.com
Top executives: Dr. Barbara E.
Berkeley, Darlene A. Paluf
Wellness Council
of Northeast Ohio
433 S. State St.
Painesville 44077
(440) 354-8057
www.healthyohio.org/wellness
council
Top executive: Stephen A.
Musgrave
Wellness Evolution
ComForcare Senior Services
8536 Crow Drive, Suite 225
Macedonia 44056
(440) 914-0334
www.neohio.comforcare.com
Top executive: Maria Dubnicka
Cuyahoga County Division
of Senior & Adult Services
13815 Kinsman Road
Cleveland 44120
(216) 420-6750
www.dsas.cuyahogacounty.us
Top executive: Tracey N. Mason
Diabetic Care Services
& Pharmacy
34099 Melinz Parkway, Unit F1
Eastlake 44095
(440) 954-7709
www.diabeticcareservices.com
Top executive: Marc D. Wolf
Diabetic Express
34099 Melinz Parkway, Unit F
Eastlake 44095
(440) 954-7722
www.diabeticexpress.com
Top executive: Marc D. Wolf
Discount Drug Mart Inc.
23250 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 150
Beachwood 44122
(440) 995-0303
www.wellnessevolution.com
Top executive: Gloria B. Treister
211 Commerce Drive
Medina 44256
(330) 725-2340
www.discount-drugmart.com
Top executive: Parviz Boodjeh
Westside Yoga Studio
Faithful Companions Inc.
17100 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood 44107
(440) 773-1605
www.westsideyogastudio.com
Top executive: Evin Friedlander
7165C Hart St.
Mentor 44060
(440) 255-4357
www.faithfulcompanions.com
Top executive: Diana K. Ross
Workplace Health Inc.
FirstChoice Home Health Care
Strongsville 44136
(440) 463-6921
http://workplacehnp.com
Top executive: Shanna Dunbar
1457 W. 117th St.
Cleveland 44107
(216) 521-2222
www.rxprn.com
Top executive: Charles Stone
HOME HEALTH CARE
Hanson Services In-Home
Assisted Living Providers
ABC/Always Best Care of
Greater Cleveland Inc.
951 Main St.
Grafton 44044
(440) 791-7177
www.alwaysbestcaregreater
cleveland.com
Top executive: Jim Bechtold
Amedisys Home Health Care
5830A Heisley Road
Mentor 44060
(440) 358-9200
www.amedisys.com
Top executive: Joanne Perko
Angels In Waiting Home Care
38052 Euclid Ave., Suite 208
Willoughby 44094
(440) 946-0349
www.angelsinwaitinghomecare.com
Top executive: Terri Jochum
Benjamin Rose Institute
11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300
Cleveland 44120
(216) 791-8000
www.benrose.org
Top executive: Richard Browdie
CaringTree Senior Care
1128 W. Pleasant Valley Road,
Suite 168
Cleveland 44134
(440) 386-4660
www.caringtreeinc.com
Top executive: Joe Orlando
17017 Madison Ave.
Lakewood 44107
(216) 226-5425
www.hansonservices.com
Top executive: Mary Ann Hanson
Home Health Services
of Southwest General
17951 Jefferson Park Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-6850
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
Home Helpers — Direct Link
4805 W. Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 3
Parma 44129
(440) 345-5522
www.homehelpers.cc
Top executive: Grett E. Yenny
Home Instead Senior Care
One Park Centre, Suite 15
Wadsworth 44281
(330) 334-4664
www.homeinstead.com/181
Top executive: Pam Myers
Home Instead Senior Care
7334 Center St.
Mentor 44060
(440) 257-5800
www.homeinstead.com
Top executive: Therese Glorioso
Home Instead Senior Care
7650 First Place, Building B, Suite H
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Oakwood Village 44146
(440) 914-1400
www.homeinstead.com
Top executives: Scott D. Radcliff,
Jeannie Radcliff
Jewish Family Service
Association of Cleveland
3659 S. Green Road, Suite 322
Beachwood 44122
(216) 292-3999
www.jfsa-cleveland.org
Top executive: Susan Bichsel
JFSA Care at Home
3659 S. Green Road, Suite 316
Beachwood 44122
(216) 378-8660
www.jfsacareathome.org
Top executive: Lisa Goodlow
Kendal Northern Ohio dba
Senior Independence
200 Asbury Lane
Elyria 44035
(440) 731-8801
www.kendalnorthernohio.org
Top executive: Barbara W. Thomas
Cleveland 44102
(216) 939-7628
www.staugustinemanor.org
Top executive: Andrew Koha
Total Rehabilitation
Specialists Inc.
10143 Royalton Road, Suite J
North Royalton 44133
(440) 877-1100
www.totalrehabilitationspecialists
.com
Top executive: Ray Bilecky
University Hospitals
Home Care Services
4510 Richmond Road
Warrensville Heights 44128
(216) 844-4663
www.uhhomecare.com
Top executive: Keith Maitland
Visiting Angels
7139 Hopkins Road, Suite 3
Mentor 44060
(440) 974-0869
www.visitingangels.com/neohio
Top executive: Wayne M. Brodnan
Visiting Angels
Senior Homecare
12200 Fairhill Road
Cleveland 44120
(216) 231-6400
www.visitingangels.com/cleveland
Top executive: Constance HillJohnson
Visiting Nurse
Association of Ohio
2500 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 931-1400
www.vnaohio.org
Top executive: Claire M. Zangerle
Visiting Nurse Service
and Affiliates
1 Home Care Place
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SWAN’S INFECTION CONTROL, LLC.
Full Janitorial & Sanitizing Solutions Activists
P.O. Box 28524
Cleveland, OH 44128
216-471-8211
www.swansinfectioncontrol.com
Carletta Swan, CEO 216-471-8211
Call for a consultation today!
Authorized distributor of the Sanosil’s Disinfectant Solutions Halo Fogger
Sanosil Disinfectant is unlike any disinfectant on the market
today. It is so simple to use that it does not need to be rinsed
or wiped off of surfaces; just spray, and walk away. Sanosil
Disinfectant is used to control infections like H1N1, MRSA
and E. Coli in medical facilities, hotels, gyms and daycares.
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Lake Health Home
Care Services
7590 Auburn Road
Concord 44077
(440) 639-0900
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: William Kahl
Maxim Healthcare Services Inc.
1991 Crocker Road, Suite 405
Westlake 44145
(440) 617-9559
www.maxhealth.com
Top executive: Ryan P. Brown
Menorah Park Home
Health Services
27100 Cedar Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 595-7333
www.menorahpark.org
Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Is this a dream?
Room Service at 2:23 a.m.
on a Senior Living Campus
Mobile Meals Inc.
1063 S. Broadway St.
Akron 44311
(800) 852-6325
www.mobilemealsinc.org
Top executive: Lorie M. Travaglino
Montefiore Homecare
One David Myers Parkway
Beachwood 44122
(216) 910-2471
www.montefiorecare.org
Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Personal Touch Home Care
4500 Rockside Road, Suite 460
Independence 44131
(216) 986-0885
www.pthomecare.com
Top executive: Charlene L. Szunyog
Platinum Home Health Services
730 SOM Center Road, Suite 240
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 995-0202
www.homehealthohio.org
Top executive: Marc A. Vasil
Providence Home Health Care,
a Heritage Company
230 Alpha Park
Highland Heights 44143
(440) 442-1115
www.providencehhc.com
Top executive: Paul O’Connor
Senior Helpers
of Northeast Ohio
4807 Rockside Road, Suite 400
Independence 44131
(216) 378-0022
www.seniorhelpersneo.com
Top executive: Larry Mason
Senior Independence
1815 W. Market St., Suite 303
Akron 44313
(330) 873-3468
www.seniorindependence.org
Top executive: Sheila Flannery
St. Augustine Home Health Care
7801 Detroit Ave.
On the Menorah Park Campus, we know people get hungry at different hours; especially while
recovering after a hospital stay. Room service during the wee hours is an exclusive amenity we believe
our residents and short-term guests deserve; another little slice of home comfort. Within minutes of
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you. That’s late-night dining from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. at Menorah Park Skilled Nursing and Marcus
Post-Hospital Rehab Center, The R.H. Myers Apartments and Stone Gardens Assisted Living.
If this isn’t what you expect from Senior Living, then it’s time to adjust your expectations.
For more information about our services call 216-831-6500.
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Akron 44320
(800) 362-0031
www.vnsa.com
Top executive: Karen L. Mullen
Akron 44307
(330) 344-6000
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Alan J. Papa
Visiting Nurse Service
Personal Care Services
Ashtabula County Medical Center
1 Home Care Place
Akron 44320
(800) 362-0031
www.vnsa.com
Top executive: Karen L. Mullen
WillCare
26250 Euclid Ave., Suite 901
Euclid 44132
(216) 289-5300
www.willcare.com
Top executive: Lolita Marshall
HOSPICE
Crossroads Hospice
9775 Rockside Road, Suite 270
Valley View 44125
(216) 654-9300
www.crossroadshospice.com
Top executive: Stacie Beck
Holy Family Hospice
6707 State Road
Parma 44134
(440) 888-7722
www.holyfamilyhome.com
Top executive: Kristin Graham
Hospice and Palliative Care
of Visiting Nurse Service
3358 Ridgewood Road
Akron 44333
(800) 335-1455
www.vnsa.com
Top executive: Karen L. Mullen
Hospice of the Western Reserve
17876 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland 44110
(800) 707-8922
www.hospicewr.org
Top executive: William E. Finn
Hospice Services
of Southwest General
18659 Drake Road
Strongsville 44136
(440) 816-5000
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
Vinney Hospice and Palliative
Care of Montefiore
One David Myers Parkway
Beachwood 44122
(216) 910-2650
www.montefiorecare.org
Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Visiting Nurse
Association of Ohio
2500 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 931-1300
www.vnaohio.org
Top executive: Claire M. Zangerle
HOSPITALS AND
HEALTH SYSTEMS
Akron Children’s Hospital
One Perkins Square
Akron 44308
(330) 543-1000
www.akronchildrens.org
Top executive: William H. Considine
Akron General Edwin Shaw
Rehabilitation Institute
330 Broadway St. E.
Cuyahoga Falls 44221
(330) 436-0910
www.edwinshaw.org
Top executive: Thomas Whelan
Akron General Health System
400 Wabash Ave.
Akron 44307
(330) 344-6000
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Dr. Thomas L. Stover
Akron General Medical Center
400 Wabash Ave.
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2420 Lake Ave.
Ashtabula 44004
(440) 997-2262
www.acmchealth.org
Top executive: Michael J. Habowski
Aultman Health Foundation
2600 Sixth St. S.W.
Canton 44710
(330) 452-9911
www.aultman.org
Top executive: Edward J. Roth III
Aultman Hospital
2600 Sixth St. S.W.
Canton 44710
(330) 452-9911
www.aultman.org
Top executive: Edward J. Roth III
Behavioral Health at St. Vincent
Charity Medical Center
2351 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 861-6200
www.st.vincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44195
(216) 444-2200
www.clevelandclinic.org
Top executive: Dr. Delos M. “Toby”
Cosgrove
Cleveland Clinic
Children’s Hospital
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44195
(216) 444-5437
www.clevelandclinicchildrens.org
Top executive: Giovanni Piedimonte
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Hospital for Rehabilitation,
Shaker Campus
2801 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Cleveland 44104
(216) 448-6400
www.clevelandclinicchildrens.org
Top executive: Dr. Michael J. McHugh
Cleveland Clinic
Regional Hospitals
25875 Science Park Drive
Beachwood 44122
(216) 445-2740
http://my.clevelandclinic.org
Top executive: Dr. David Bronson
Cleveland Cord Blood Center
25001 Emery Road, Suite 150
Cleveland 44128
(866) 922-3668
www.clevelandcordblood.org
Top executive: Dr. Phil Paul
Cleveland Eye Bank
11100 Euclid Ave., Suite 615,
Wearn Building
Cleveland 44106-1716
(216) 844-3937
www.clevelandeyebank.org
Top executive: Debbie J. MayJohnson
Crystal Clinic
Orthopaedic Center
3975 Embassy Parkway
Akron 44333
(330) 668-4040
www.crystalclinic.com
Top executive: Ronald Suntken
EMH Healthcare
630 E. River St.
Elyria 44035
(440) 329-7500
www.emh-healthcare.org
Top executive: Dr. Donald Sheldon
Euclid Hospital
18901 Lake Shore Blvd.
Euclid 44119
(216) 531-9000
www.euclidhospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Mark Froimson
Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Ave.
Cleveland 44111
(216) 476-7000
www.fairviewhospital.org
Top executive: Janice Murphy
Firelands Regional Medical Center
1111 Hayes Ave.
Sandusky 44870
(419) 557-7400
www.firelands.com
Top executive: Martin E. Tursky
Hillcrest Hospital
6780 Mayfield Road
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 312-4500
www.hillcresthospital.org
Top executive: Jeffrey A.
Leimgruber
Lake Health
7590 Auburn Road
Concord Township 44077
(440) 375-8100
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Cynthia MooreHardy
Lakewood Hospital
14519 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood 44107
(216) 521-4200
www.lakewoodhospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Robert Weil
Lifebanc
4775 Richmond Road
Cleveland 44128-5919
(216) 752-5433
www.lifebanc.org
Top executive: Gordon Bowen
Lodi Community Hospital
225 Elyria St.
Lodi 44254
(330) 948-1222
www.lodihospital.org
Top executive: Thomas Whelan
Lutheran Hospital
th
1730 W. 25 St.
Cleveland 44113
(216) 696-4300
www.lutheranhospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Brian Donley
Marymount Hospital
12300 McCracken Road
Garfield Heights 44125
(216) 581-0500
www.marymount.org
Top executive: Joanne Zeroske
Medina Hospital
1000 E. Washington St.
Medina 44256
(330) 725-1000
www.medinahospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Thomas Tulisiak
Mercy
3700 Kolbe Road
Lorain 44053
(440) 960-4000
www.mercyonline.org
Top executive: Edwin M. Oley
EMH Avon Emergency Care Center
Mercy Medical Center
1997 Healthway Drive
Avon 44011
(440) 988-6660
www.emh-healthcare.org
Top executive: Don Schiffbauer
1320 Mercy Drive N.W.
Canton 44708
(330) 489-1000
www.cantonmercy.org
Top executive: Thomas E. Cecconi
EMH Elyria Medical Center
MetroHealth System
630 E. River St.
Elyria 44035
(440) 329-7500
www.emh-healthcare.org
Top executive: Dr. Donald Sheldon
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland 44109
(216) 778-7800
www.metrohealth.org
Top executive: Mark J. Moran
Parma Community
General Hospital
7007 Powers Blvd.
Parma 44129
(440) 743-3000
www.parmahospital.org
Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Robinson Memorial Hospital
6847 N. Chestnut St.
Ravenna 44266
(330) 297-0811
www.robinsonmemorial.org
Top executive: Stephen Colecchi
Sisters of Charity
Health System
2475 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 696-5560
www.sistersofcharityhealth.org
Top executive: Sr. Judith Ann Karam
South Pointe Hospital
20000 Harvard Road
Warrensville Heights 44122
(216) 491-6000
www.southpointehospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Brian Harte
Southwest General
18697 Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-8000
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
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1900 23rd St.
Cuyahoga Falls 44223
(330) 971-7000
www.westernreservehospital.org
Top executive: Robert A. Kent, D.O.
TriPoint Medical Center
7590 Auburn Road
Concord Township 44077
(440) 375-8100
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Cynthia Moore-Hardy
UH Rainbow Babies
& Children’s Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(866) 844-2273
www.rainbowbabies.org
Top executive: Patricia DePompei
University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(866) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Thomas F. Zenty III
University Hospitals
Ahuja Medical Center
3999 Richmond Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org/ahuja
Top executive: Susan Juris
St. Elizabeth Boardman
Health Center
University Hospitals Bedford
Medical Center, a campus of UH
Regional Hospitals
8401 Market St.
Boardman 44512
(330) 729-2929
www.hmpartners.org
Top executive: Eugenia Aubel
44 Blaine Ave.
Bedford 44146
(440) 735-3900
www.uhbedford.org
Top executive: Laurie Delgado
St. Elizabeth Health Center
University Hospitals
Case Medical Center
1044 Belmont Ave.
Youngstown 44501-1790
(330) 746-7211
www.hmpartners.org
Top executive: Robert Shroder
St. Joseph Health Center
667 Eastland Ave.
Warren 44484
(330) 841-4000
www.hmpartners.org
Top executive: John Finizio
St. Vincent Charity
Medical Center
2351 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 861-6200
www.stvincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
Summa Akron City Hospital and
Summa St. Thomas Hospital
525 E. Market St.
Akron 44309
(330) 375-3000
www.summahealth.org
Top executive: Robert Harrigan
Summa Barberton Hospital
155 Fifth St. N.E.
Barberton 44203
(330) 615-3000
www.summahealth.org/barberton
Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
Summa Health System
525 E. Market St.
Akron 44309
(330) 375-3000
www.summahealth.org
Top executive: Thomas J. Strauss
Summa Rehab Hospital
29 N. Adams St.
Akron 44304
(330) 572-7300
www.summarehabhospital.com
Top executive: Cheryl Henthorn
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman
Hospital
195 Wadsworth Road
Wadsworth 44281
(330) 331-1000
www.summahealth.org/wadsworth
Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
Summa Western Reserve Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Dr. Fred C. Rothstein
University Hospitals
Conneaut Medical Center
158 W. Main Road
Conneaut 44030
(440) 593-1131
www.uhconneaut.org
Top executive: Robert G. David
University Hospitals
Geauga Medical Center
13207 Ravenna Road
Chardon 44024
(440) 285-6000
www.uhgeauga.org
Top executive: M. Steven Jones
University Hospitals
Geneva Medical Center
870 W. Main St.
Geneva 44041
(440) 466-1141
www.uhgeneva.org
Top executive: Robert G. David
University Hospitals
MacDonald Women’s Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org/macwomen
Top executive: Patricia DePompei
University Hospitals Richmond
Medical Center, a campus of UH
Regional Hospitals
27100 Chardon Road
Richmond Heights 44143
(440) 585-6500
www.uhrichmond.org
Top executive: Laurie Delgado
Veterans Affairs — Louis Stokes
Cleveland VAMC
10701 East Blvd.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 791-3800
www.cleveland.med.va.gov
Top executive: Susan M. Fuehrer
West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Ave.
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Willoughby 44094
(440) 953-9600
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Cynthia Moore-Hardy
INSURANCE
UNDERWRITERS
Aetna
4059 Kinross Lakes Parkway
Richfield 44286
(800) 694-3258
www.aetna.com
Top executive: Jay Timm
Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield in Ohio
8333 Rockside Road, Suite 200
Valley View 44125
(800) 551-3119
www.anthem.com
Top executive: John Cooper
CIGNA HealthCare
3 Summit Park Drive, Suite 250
Independence 44131
(216) 642-1700
www.cigna.com
Top executive: Vincent J. Sobocinski
Kaiser Permanente
1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1200
Cleveland 44114
(800) 524-7371
www.kp.org
Top executive: Patricia D.
Kennedy-Scott
Medical Mutual of Ohio
2060 E. Ninth St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 687-7000
www.medmutual.com
Top executive: Rick A. Chiricosta
SummaCare
10 N. Main St.
Akron 44308
(330) 996-8410
www.summacare.com
Top executive: Martin P. Hauser
UnitedHealthcare
of Northern Ohio Inc.
1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1000
Cleveland 44114
(800) 468-5001
www.unitedhealthcare.com
Top executive: Patricia Horvath
LABORATORIES
Cleveland Clinic Laboratories
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44195
(800) 628-6816
www.clevelandcliniclabs.com
Top executive: Dr. David Bosler
Cleveland Skin Pathology
Laboratory Inc.
Top executive: Dr. Evan Facher
University Hospitals Case
Medical Center’s Center for
Human Genetics Laboratory
University Hospitals Dermatopathology Laboratory
Gill Podiatry Supply
& Equipment Co.
11100 Euclid Ave., Bolwell 3100
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhcderm.com/diagnostic.html
Top executive: Dr. Kevin Cooper
22400 Ascoa Court
Strongsville 44149
(800) 321-1348
www.gillpodiatry.com
Top executive: Ric Boggs
Global Medical Distribution LLC
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
AND IMAGING
AdvaCare Systems Inc.
1789 E. 45th St.
Cleveland 44103
(877) 884-5331
www.advacaresystems.com
Top executive: Karen Moran
Alpha Imaging LLC
4455 Glenbrook Road
Willoughby 44094
(440) 953-3800
www.alpha-imaging.com
Top executive: Michael A. Perrico
Anatomical Concepts Inc.
1399 E. Western Reserve Road
Poland 44514
(800) 837-3888
www.anatomicalconceptsinc.com
Top executive: William A. DeToro
Applied Medical Technology Inc.
8000 Katherine Blvd.
Brecksville 44141
(440) 717-4000
www.amtinnovation.com
Top executive: Dr. George J. Picha
AssuraMed
1810 Summit Commerce Park
Twinsburg 44087
(330) 963-6996
www.assuramed.com
Top executive: Michael B. Petras Jr.
Health Aid of Ohio
5230 Hauserman Road
Cleveland 44130
(216) 252-3900
www.healthaidofohio.com
Top executive: Carol Gilligan
IBA Molecular
7650 First Place
Oakwood Village 44146
(440) 439-5356
www.iba-molecular.com
Top executive: Lynn Chwojdak
Imalux Corp.
11000 Cedar Ave., Suite 250
Cleveland 44106
(216) 502-0755
www.imalux.com
Top executive: James M. Fulton
Integrated Medical Inc.
15627 NEO Parkway
Cleveland 44128
(216) 332-1550
www.integratedmedicalinc.com
Top executives: Gary B. Bajusz,
Jeffrey Gamad, Matthew Isaac
Largest national staffing firm headquartered in
North East Ohio
Medical Billing
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Engineering
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Finance
www.nescoresource.com
Non-Clinical
Light Industrial
Clerical
IT & Technical
RPO/VMS/Onsite
www.talentalley.com
Invacare Corp.
One Invacare Way
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352 Chesapeake Cove
Painesville 44077
(440) 744-0177
www.bestsolutionsmedicalsupplies
.com
Top executive: Greg Smolik
Buckeye Medical Supply
1495 Warrensville Center Road
South Euclid 44121
(216) 291-4000
Top executive: Eric M. Buller
Codonics Inc.
Timothy Jakubisin
11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 330
Cleveland 44120
(216) 491-0030
www.fertilitysolutions.com
Top executive: Dr. Susan A.
Rothmann
Convenient Medical Supplies
P.O. Box 40550
Bay Village 44140
(800) 223-7068
www.convenientmedicalsupplies.com
Top executive: Leslie Cooper
MedExam Inc.
Disk-O-Tape Inc.
24461 Detroit Road, Suite 350
Westlake 44145
(440) 871-1600
Top executive: Bryan E. Schmidt
23775 Mercantile Road
Cleveland 44122
(216) 765-8273
www.disk-o-tape.com
Top executive: Eric Whitman
10000 Cedar Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 445-5588
www.sironrx.com
1113A Rockside Road, Suite 18
Parma 44134
(888) 330-6608
Top executive: Scott R. Raybuck
Best Solutions Medical
Supplies & Equipment
Fertility Solutions
SironRX Therapeutics Inc.
G.R.E. Orthotics and Prosthetics
13376 Ravenna Road
Chardon 44024
(440) 285-5785
www.greop.com
Top executive: Jonathan Naft
17991 Englewood Drive
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 243-1198
www.codonics.com
Top executive: Peter Botten
2111 E. 36th St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 881-2800
http://moskeydental.com
Top executive: Robert Lash
H-5
(866) 710-7181
www.focus-medical.com
Top executive: James C. Vasko
10524 Euclid Ave., sixth floor
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Dr. Fred Rothstein
3737 Park East Drive, Suite 202
Beachwood 44122
(216) 464-7770
www.cleveskinpath.com
Top executive: Dr. Jonathan Bass
Moskey Dental Laboratories Inc.
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Family Home Care
8001 Sweet Valley Drive
Valley View 44125
(216) 520-3700
www.family-homecare.com
Top executives: Bryan S.
Wollschleger, Bryan Hille
Healthcare
M
aloney + Novotny LLC has extensive experience in the
healthcare sector, serving long term care facilities
(including for-profit and nonprofit organizations) such as
skilled nursing centers, retirement communities and assisted
living facilities, as well as dialysis centers, home health
agencies and other healthcare providers.
Mike Mullee We provide a variety of accounting, tax and consulting
Shareholder
services to include:
• Cash flow forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning
• Feasibility study and financial projections related to
expansion and acquisition projects
• Revenue enhancement and accounts receivable
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• Preparation and review of Medicaid and Medicare
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• Assistance in financing alternatives
• Preparation of federal and state forms and consultation
on various tax matters
Focus Medical Group Inc.
1976 Plymouth Oval
Hinckley 44233
+ Business Advisors and Certified Public Accountants
+ Cleveland 216.363.0100
Canton 330.966.9400
Elyria 440.323.3200
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Elyria 44035
(440) 329-6000
www.invacare.com
Top executive: Gerald B. Blouch
Kapp Surgical Instruments Inc.
4919 Warrensville Center Road
Cleveland 44128
(216) 587-4400
www.kappsurgical.com
Top executive: Albert N. Santilli
Lake Health Diagnostics
7590 Auburn Road
Concord Township 44077
(440) 375-8100
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Kelly Mead
Leimkuehler Inc.
4625 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland 44102
(216) 651-7788
www.leimkuehlerinc.com
Top executive: Robert V.
Leimkuehler
Lupica Medical Systems
12955 York Delta Drive, Suite M
North Royalton 44133
(440) 582-7600
www.lupicamedical.com
Top executive: Sam Lupica
Magnetic Resonance
Technologies Inc.
4261 Hamann Parkway
Willoughby 44094
(440) 942-2922
www.mritechnologies.com
Top executive: Michael A. Profeta
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Med Imaging System Sales LLC
Penn Care Inc.
Suturenetics Inc.
P.O. Box 5006
Willowick 44095
(440) 940-5040
www.missales.com
Top executive: Charles Patti
1317 North Road
Niles 44446
(877) 287-9715
www.penncare.net
Top executive: Shaun Bryant
10000 Cedar Ave. MS25
Cleveland 44106
(216) 445-4652
Top executive: William M. Moore
Medical Service Co.
Philips Healthcare
24000 Broadway Ave.
Cleveland 44146
(440) 232-3000
www.medicalserviceco.com
Top executive: Joel D. Marx
595 Miner Road
Highland Heights 44143
(440) 483-3000
www.philips.com/healthcare
Top executive: Gene Saragnese
300 Artino St.
Oberlin 44074
(440) 774-2488
www.synapsebiomedical.com
Top executive: Anthony Ignagni
Miller’s Rental & Sales Inc.
Polar Products Inc.
2023 Romig Road
Akron 44320
(330) 753-9600
www.millers.com
Top executive: John P. Miller
3380 Cavalier Trail
Stow 44224
(800) 763-8423
www.polarproducts.com
Top executive: William Graessle
NeoMed Technologies Inc.
Proxy Biomedical
3043 Superior Ave.
Cleveland 44114
(216) 781-3535
www.neomedtechnologies.com
Top executive: George M.
Coleman
7100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44103
(216) 658-4101
http://proxybiomedical.com
Top executive: Peter Gingras
OsteoSymbionics LLC
700 Beta Drive, Suite 100
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 638-5106
www.qualedyn.com
Top executive: Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita
1768 E. 25th St.
Cleveland 44114
(216) 881-8500
www.osteosymbionics.com
Top executive: Cynthia Brogan
P. Antonelli Distributors Inc.
4483 Whitehall Drive
South Euclid 44121
(216) 291-3480
Top executive: Patricia Antonelli
Quality Electrodynamics
Simbionix USA Corp.
7100 Euclid Ave., Suite 180
Cleveland 44103
(216) 229-2040
www.simbionix.com
Top executive: Gary Zamler
Synapse Biomedical Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Cleveland 44124
(216) 831-2255
www.beechbrook.org
Top executive: Debra Rex
C. J. Hendry & Associates Inc.
25000 Center Ridge Road, Suite 6
Westlake 44145
(440) 892-7034
www.cjhendry.com
Top executive: Carol J. Ball
Catherine Scanlon Ph.D.
982 Keynote Circle, Suite 6
Cleveland 44131
(800) 871-8909
www.thermoscientific.com/trekds
35 River St.
Chagrin Falls 44022
(440) 247-6622
www.catherinescanlonphd.com
Top executive: Dr. Catherine Scanlon
TLC Home Medical Supplies
Child Guidance & Family Solutions
8650 Mentor Ave.
Mentor 44060
(440) 205-1483
www.tlchomemedicalsupplies.com
Top executive: Tina Austin
312 Locust St.
Akron 44302-1878
(330) 762-0591
www.cgfs.org
Top executive: Elaine M. Harlin
Total Voice Technologies
Cleveland Center
for Conscious Living
57 Alpha Drive
Highland Heights 44143
(888) 831-0088
www.totalvoicetech.com
Top executive: Christopher J. Kikel
Visiting Nurse Service
Equipment & Supplies
160 Opportunity Parkway, Suite 101
Akron 44307
(800) 314-7000
www.vnsa.com
Top executive: Karen L. Mullen
Vital Care Products Inc.
3046 Brecksville Road, Suite 2
Richfield 44286
(330) 659-0505
www.vitalcareproducts.com
Top executive: Mike Harbinak
Women’s Diagnostic Clinic Inc./
Premium Diagnostics Center
25761 Lorain Road
North Olmsted 44070
(440) 779-9633
www.premiumdiagnosticscenter.com
Top executive: Dr. Joseph P. Spirnak
MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
Affiliates In Behavioral
Health LLC
6133 Rockside Road, Suite 207
Independence 44131
(216) 520-5969
www.affiliatesbh.org
Top executive: Nicholas Palumbo
Akron General Medical
Center, Department of Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences
6611 Rockside Road, Suite 215
Independence 44131
(216) 462-0538
www.dougjmoore.com
Top executive: Douglas J. Moore
Cleveland Christian Home
3146 Scranton Road
Cleveland 44109
(216) 671-0977
www.cchome.org
Top executive: Jim McCafferty
Coleman Professional Services
5982 Rhodes Road
Kent 44240
(330) 673-1347
www.coleman-professional.com
Top executive: Nelson W. Burns
Community Counseling Center
of Ashtabula County
2801 “C” Court
Ashtabula 44004
(440) 998-4210
www.cccohio.com
Top executive: Kathy L. Regal
Crossroads
8445 Munson Road
Mentor 44060
(440) 255-1700
www.crossroads-lake.org
Top executive: Michael Matoney
Eldercare Services
Institute of Benjamin Rose
11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300
Cleveland 44120
(216) 791-8000
www.benrose.org
Top executive: Richard Browdie
Far West Center
400 Wabash Ave.
Akron 44307
(330) 344-6000
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Dr. Jeffrey Moore
29133 Health Campus Drive
Westlake 44145
(440) 835-6212
www.farwestcenter.com
Top executive: Helen (Kelly) M. Dylag
Antone F. Feo, Ph.D. & Associates
Inc. Integrating Wholistic
Wellness Center
Firelands Counseling & Recovery
Services of Lorain County
24500 Center Ridge Road, Suite 120
Westlake 44145
(440) 899-1300
www.afeophd.com
Top executive: Dr. Antone F. Feo
Ascentia: Pathway
to Community Living
24075 Commerce Park Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 292-3999
www.ascentia.org
Top executive: Debbie Chickering
Beachwood Counseling Center
23875 Commerce Park, Suite 130
Beachwood 44072
(216) 556-5045
Top executives: Dr. Katherine
Jackson, Marianne Jeswald, Rose
Marie Fantelli
Beech Brook
3737 Lander Road
315 N. Leavitt Road
Amherst 44001
(440) 984-3882
www.firelands.com
Hopewell
9637 state Route 534 P.O. Box 193
Mesopotamia 44439
(440) 693-4074
www.hopewell.cc
Top executive: Richard R. Karges
The Hull Institute LLC
23215 Commerce Park, Suite 205B
Beachwood 44122
(216) 407-6278
www.hullinstitute.com
Top executive: Ann F. Hull
Humanistic Counseling Center
P.O. Box 24242
Cleveland 44124
(216) 839-2273
www.humanisticcounselingcenter.com
Top executive: Roxanne Miller
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Impact Solutions
23240 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 500
Beachwood 44122
(216) 292-6007
www.myimpactsolution.com
Top executive: Dr. Joel Robert
Gecht
Jane Miller
7 N. Main St., Suite 121
Oberlin 44074
(800) 457-0345
www.healing-companions.com
Jane Pernotto Ehrman,
M.Ed., CHES
1380 Pearl Road
Brunswick 44212
(440) 213-1872
www.imagesofwellness.com
Kathy Whan-Marko, Ph.D.,
Counseling Psychologist
38083 W. Spaulding St., Suite 203
Willoughby 44094
(440) 918-1540
Top executive: Dr. Kathy WhanMarko
Mental Health Services for
Homeless Persons Inc.
1744 Payne Ave.
Cleveland 44114
(216) 623-6555
www.mhs-inc.org
Top executive: Susan Neth
(216) 450-5566
www.menorahpark.org
Top executive: Steven Raichilson
OccuCenters East Side
4450 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland 44103
(216) 431-0927
www.occucenters.com
Top executive: Dennis Frinzl
P.O. Box 21803
Cleveland 44121
(216) 382-5875
www.projectteach.com
Top executive: Frances M. Burrows
11201 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland 44104
(216) 721-6900
www.stvincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
Summa Center
for Corporate Health
HealthCare Center at St.
Vincent Charity Medical Center
444 N. Main St.
Akron 44309
(330) 379-5959
www.summahealth.org/corporate
health
Top executive: Margaret Sweigert
2351 E. 22nd St.
Cleveland 44115
(216) 363-2524
www.stvincentcharity.com
Top executive: Dr. David F. Perse
United Cerebral
Palsy of Greater Cleveland
415 Lowell Drive
Highland Heights 44143
(440) 539-1152
Top executive: Cindy Satterfield
10011 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 791-8363
www.ucpcleveland.org
Top executives: Patricia S. Otter,
Matthew Cox
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Achievement Centers
for Children
Psychological & Behavioral
Consultants Inc.
24800 Highpoint Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 831-6611
www.psychbc.com
Top executive: Donald K. Sykes
Signature Health
38879 Mentor Ave., Suite C
Willoughby 44094
(440) 953-9999
www.signaturehealthinc.com
Top executive: Jonathan Lee
UH Case Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
10524 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(866) 844-2273
Top executive: Dr. Robert Ronis
Vantage Place Inc.
3105 Franklin Blvd.
Cleveland 44113
(216) 566-8707
http://vantageplace.com
Top executive: Robert L. Royer Jr.
The Village Network
P.O. Box 518
Smithville 44677
(330) 202-3802
www.thevillagenetwork.org
Top executive: James T. Miller
4255 Northfield Road
Highland Hills 44128
(216) 292-9700
www.achievementcenters.org
Top executive: Patricia Nobili
Akron General Medical Center
Outpatient Services
400 Wabash Ave.
Akron 44307
(330) 344-6000
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Steve Abdenour
Center for Integrated Therapies
11002 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland 44102
(216) 227-8668
www.cfitonline.org
Top executive: Dr. Harry D. Simmons
Centers for Dialysis Care
18720 Chagrin Blvd.
Shaker Heights 44122
(216) 295-7003
www.cdcare.org
Top executive: Diane P. Wish
Cleveland Clinic Division of
Regional Medical Practice
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44195
(216) 444-2200
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/
family_health_centers/default.aspx
Top executive: Dr. Cynthia Deyling
Cleveland Sleep
Research Center
17900 Jefferson Park, Suite 102
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 239-7533
clevelandsleepresearch.com
Top executive: Mansoor Ahmed
Drs. Hill & Thomas Co.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
25001 Emery Road
Cleveland 44128
(216) 831-9786
www.hillandthomas.com
Top executive: John Gilliland
Lake Health Occupational
Health Services
The Free Medical Clinic
of Greater Cleveland
7590 Auburn Road
Concord 44077
(440) 354-1990
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Dr. Nancy Rodway
Menorah Park
Occupational Therapy
27100 Cedar Road
Beachwood 44122
7996 Darrow Road, Suite 10
Twinsburg 44087
(800) 233-8611
www.hattielarlham.org
Top executive: Dennis Allen
HealthCare Center
at Saint Luke’s Pointe
2012 W. 25th St., Suite 600
Cleveland 44113
(216) 875-7776
www.namigreatercleveland.org
Top executive: Michael Baskin
5930 Heisley Road
Mentor 44060
(440) 354-9924
www.neighboring.org
Top executive: Spence Kline
Hattie Larlham
Project T.E.A.C.H. Inc.
NAMI Greater Cleveland
Neighboring/Pathways
www.touchedbycancer.org
Top executive: Eileen Saffran
12201 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 721-4010
www.thefreeclinic.org
Top executive: Danny R. Williams
The Gathering Place
23300 Commerce Park
Beachwood 44122
(216) 595-9546
Highland Speech Services Inc.
Lake Health Mentor Campus
9485 Mentor Ave.
Mentor 44060
(440) 974-6800
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Janie Racer
Lake Health Urgent
Care Centers
7590 Auburn Road
Concord Township 44077
(440) 375-8100
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Jean Kvasty
Lakewood Hospital Diabetes
and Endocrine Center
14601 Detroit Ave., Suite 540
Lakewood 44107
(216) 529-5300
www.lakewoodhospital.org/diabetes
Top executive: Dr. Robert Weil
Lakewood Hospital
Teen Health Center
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
(440) 816-5050
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
University Hospitals Case
Medical Center — Audiology
Services
Mantua 44255
(330) 274-2747
www.arhs.us
Top executives: Dr. Edie Benner,
Juli Robine
AGM Physical Therapy
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106-6045
(216) 844-7191
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Dr. Gail S. Murray
6000 Heisley Road
Mentor 44060
(440) 357-6677
www.agmphysicaltherapy.com
Top executive: Greg Morris
University Hospitals
Outpatient Health Centers
Akron General Sports
& Physical Therapy
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Richard A. Hanson
4125 Medina Road
Akron 44333
(330) 665-8200
www.akrongeneral.org
Top executive: Todd Dawson
University Hospitals
Zeeba Surgery Center
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic
Riding Center
29017 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst 44124
(866) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Richard A. Hanson
16497 Snyder Road, P.O. Box
23129
Chagrin Falls 44023
(440) 708-0013
www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com
Top executive: Lynnette Stuart
University Suburban
Health Center
Jaworski Physical Therapy Inc.
1611 S. Green Road
South Euclid 44121
(216) 382-9492
www.universitysuburban.com
Top executive: Charles R. Abbey
137 Winckles St.
Elyria 44035
(440) 366-5993
www.jptrehab.com
Top executive: Michael Jaworski
Western Reserve
Surgery Center
Keystone Rehabilitation Systems
1930 state Route 59
Kent 44240
(330) 677-3292
www.wrscenter.com
Top executive: Laurie Simon
PHARMACEUTICALS
LifeHealth Science LLC
1375 E. Ninth St., Suite 2800
Cleveland 44114
(216) 706-6093
www.lhscience.com
Top executive: Kent Adams
TheraVasc Inc.
700 Beta Drive, Suite 500
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 460-2488
www.physiocorp.com
Top executive: Chris Faulds
Lake Health Physical Therapy
7590 Auburn Road
Concord 44077
(440) 375-8100
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Lisa Rubin Falkenberg
Lakewood Hospital Outpatient
Rehabilitation Services
Lakewood YMCA, 16915 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood 44107
(216) 227-2610
www.lakewoodhospital.org
Top executive: Dr. Robert Weil
15644 Madison Ave., Suite 108
Lakewood 44107
(216) 391-8336
www.lakewoodhospital.org/
teenhealthcenter
Top executive: Dr. Robert Weil
10000 Cedar Ave., GCIC Building,
MS No. 1
Cleveland 44106
(318) 349-3851
www.theravasc.com
Top executive: Tony Giordano
Montefiore Outpatient
Rehabilitation Therapy
PHARMACY SERVICES
50 Normandy Drive
Painesville 44077
(440) 639-8800
www.laytonpt.com
Top executive: Loretta Layton
Advanced Infusion Services
Menorah Park’s Marcus
Rehabilitation Center
One David Myers Parkway
Beachwood 44122
(216) 360-9080
www.montefiorecare.org
Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Navigate Healthcare
20325 Center Ridge Road,
Suite 708
Cleveland 44116
(216) 513-1655
www.navigatehealthcare.com
Top executive: Valerie Kay
OpenSided MRI of Cleveland
30400 Detroit Road
Westlake 44145
(440) 808-6736
www.osmri.com
Peter B. Lewis Aquatic
& Therapy Center
27300 Cedar Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 595-7345
www.lewisaquaticcenter.org
Top executive: Steven Raichilson
South Pointe Wound
Healing Center
4180 Warrensville Road
Warrensville Heights 44122
(216) 491-7111
Top executive: David R. Jablonski
Southwest General
Outpatient Centers
18697 Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
H-7
160 Opportunity Parkway, Suite 102
Akron 44307
(888) 646-3873
www.vnsa.com
Top executive: Karen L. Mullen
Cleveland Clinic Home
Infusion Pharmacy
6801 Brecksville Road, Suite 10
Independence 44131
(216) 444-4663
my.clevelandclinic.org/home_care
/services/home_infusion_pharmacy
.aspx
Top executive: Donald Carroll
LifeShare Community
Blood Services
105 Cleveland St.
Elyria 44035
(440) 322-5700
www.lifeshare.cc
Top executive: Richard L. Cluck
Southwest Community Pharmacy
18697 Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-8410
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Advanced Rehabilitation &
Health Specialists
4707 Mill St.
Layton Physical Therapy
27100 Cedar Road
Beachwood 44122
(216) 839-6633
www.menorahpark.org
Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Montefiore Post-Hospital
Rehab Center-Rehab Road
One David Myers Parkway
Beachwood 44122
(216) 360-9080
www.montefiorecare.org
Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
NovaCare Rehabilitation
24400 Highpoint Road, Suite 10
Beachwood 44122
(216) 896-0824
www.novacare.com
Top executive: Deborah Wieder
Singer
Orthopaedics & Sports
Medicine of Ohio
3310 Warren Road
Cleveland 44111
(216) 476-1700
www.osmofohio.com
Top executive: James O’Reilly
PT Center for Sports Medicine
and Family Physical Therapy
2660 W. Market St., Suite 300
Akron 44333
(330) 869-2635
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Top executive: Kevin L. Outwater
Rehab Professionals of
Cleveland Inc.
7000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400
Broadview Heights 44147
(440) 526-8566
www.rehabpros.net
Top executive: Edward Aube
Southwest General Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation
Services
7390 Old Oak Blvd.
Middleburg Heights 44130
(440) 816-8010
www.swgeneral.com
Top executive: Thomas A. Selden
Suburban Physical Therapy
8803 Brecksville Road
Brecksville 44141
(440) 746-1730
www.suburbanpt.com
Top executives: Brad Dasher, Ed
Baldwin, Mike Janesch
Summa Health System
Rehabilitation Services
Westlake 44145
(440) 808-9840
www.adjustedliving.com
Top executive: Dr. Thomas Coletto
Cleveland Eye Care
& Surgery Inc.
1611 S. Green Road, Suite 306D
South Euclid 44121
(216) 297-3230
www.cecsmed.com
Top executive: Dr. David J. Mitchell
Cleveland Nasal Sinus
& Sleep Center
29001 Cedar Road, Suite 203
Cleveland 44124
(440) 684-9980
www.clevelandnasalsinus.com
Top executive: Dr. Howard Levine
Corrective Eye Center
26300 Euclid Ave., Suite 312
Euclid 44132
(216) 574-8900
www.correctiveeye.com
Top executives: Dr. Samuel M.
Salamon, Dr. Gregory J. Louis
David R. Mandel, M.D., Inc.
525 E. Market St.
Akron 44304
(800) 237-8662
www.summahealth.org/home/medi
calservices/RehabilitationServices
Top executive: Ann Wargo
6551 Wilson Mills Road, Suite 106
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 449-8277
www.dmandelmd.com
Top executive: David M. Rothhaas
Therapy Partners
21375 Lorain Road
Fairview Park 44126
(440) 333-3060
www.fairvieweyecenter.com
Top executive: Dr. Steven R.
Meadows
16600 Sprague Road, Suite 365
Middleburg Heights 44130
(216) 227-7700
www.therapypartnersohio.com
Top executive: Jim Rogerson
Total Joint Rehab
34143 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville 44039
(440) 327-0299
www.totaljointrehab.com
Top executive: Jason Kucharski
University Hospitals
Rehabilitation Services
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
(216) 844-2273
www.uhhospitals.org
Top executive: Paul M. Smith
Wellness Defined of Mayfield
1236 SOM Center Road
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 681-2220
Fairview Eye Center
Fairview Park Chiropractic
Center Inc.
21881 Lorain Road
Fairview Park 44126
(440) 331-9033
www.fairviewparkchiropractic.com
Top executive: Dr. Todd W. Smith
Foot and Ankle Specialists
of Ohio Inc.
7062 Wayside Drive
Mentor 44060
(440) 357-8418
www.fasohio.com
Top executives: Stephen J. Frania,
Gladys G. deLeon
Healthcare for Business
PHYSICIANS AND
PHYSICIANS GROUPS
50 Normandy Drive, Suite 5
Painesville 44077
(440) 354-4747
http://healthcareforbusiness.com
Top executive: Paul Hanahan
Advanced Radiology Corp.
Jeffrey H. Stockfish, M.D., Inc.
3250 W. Market St., Suite 101
Akron 44333
(800) 548-7226
Top executive: Jeff Wilson
AHP Well Inc.
18900 Van Aken Blvd.
Shaker Heights 44120
(216) 640-9355
www.ahpwell.com
Apex Dermatology and
Skin Surgery Center
7580 Auburn Road, Suite 301
Concord 44077
(440) 352-7546
www.apexskin.com
Top executive: Dr. Jorge GarciaZuazaga
Associates in Dermatology Inc.
26908 Detroit Road, Suite 103
Westlake 44145
(216) 228-3900
www.healthyskinmd.com
Top executive: Dr. Paul G. Hazen
Brian J. Novack, DPM, Inc.
29630 Euclid Ave.
Wickliffe 44092
(440) 944-6665
Top executive: Brian J. Novack, D.P.M.
Chiropractic Associates
of Westlake
2750 Dover Center Road
6770 Mayfield Road, Suite 300
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 460-2822
Top executive: Harlan Epstein
Joanne H. Briggs, M.D., Inc.
3600 W. Market St., Suite 100
Fairlawn 44333
(330) 665-3937
Top executive: Dr. Joanne H. Briggs
Lake Health Physician Group
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Ohio Clinic for Aesthetic
and Plastic Surgery
Summa Physicians Inc.
2237 Crocker Road, Suite 140
Westlake 44145
(440) 808-9315
www.ohioclinic.com
Top executive: Dr. Michael H.
Wojtanowski
Ohio Specialty Network LLC
1163 E. 40th St., Suite 302
Cleveland 44114
(216) 426-2555
ohiospecialtynetwork.com
Top executive: Linda D. Derringer
Options Naturopathic Clinic
2460 Fairmount Blvd., Suite 219
Cleveland Heights 44106
(216) 707-9137
www.optionsnaturopathic.com
Top executives: Dr. Erin Holston
Singh, Laura Cahill Sleggs
Pediatric Place Inc.
3690 Orange Place, Suite 100
Beachwood 44122
(216) 831-7337
www.pediatricplace.net
Top executive: Dr. Jan Kriwinsky
Physicians First/Gallucci
Chiropractic Clinic
1438 SOM Center Road
Mayfield Heights 44124
(440) 461-4848
www.physiciansfirstinc.com
Top executive: Cynthia S. Gallucci
Pinnacle Ultrasound Corp.
1210 S. Abbe Road
Elyria 44035
(440) 366-8980
www.centurypa.com
Top executive: Jeff Nieberding
Acacia Place
10603 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland 44102
(216) 226-6090
www.acaciaplace.org
Top executive: Meenakshi (Minni)
Nair
Altercare of Alliance Center for
Rehabilitation & Nursing Care
11750 Klinger Ave.
Alliance 44601
(330) 823-8263
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Shilo Dewald
Altercare of Cuyahoga Falls
Center for Rehabilitation &
Nursing Care
Podiatry Inc.
Altercare of Hartville Center
6701 Rockside Road, Suite 340
Independence 44131
(216) 245-1290
www.podiatryinc.com
Top executives: E.J. Nemet,
Joseph Favazzo
1420 Smith Kramer Road
Hartville 44632
(330) 877-2666
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Shelly Fink
Premier Health &
Age Management
6900 Granger Road, Suite 203
Independence 44131
(216) 520-1220
www.premieragemanagement.com
Top executive: Dr. John Kocka
Radisphere National
Radiology Group
3700 Park East Drive
Beachwood 44122
(216) 255-5700
www.radispheregroup.com
Top executive: Scott Seidelmann
Retina Associates of Cleveland
3401 Enterprise Parkway,
Suite 300
Beachwood 44122
(216) 831-5700
www.retina-doctors.com
Top executive: Dr. David G. Miller
Revati Wellness
Levinson Family
Chiropractic Inc.
Salvatore P. Sidoti, D.P.M., Inc.
6060 Rockside Woods Blvd. N.,
Suite 110
Independence 44131
(216) 581-8484
www.myeyedoc.com
Top executive: Dr. Jeffrey E.
Abbewood Senior
Living Community
2728 Bailey Road
Cuyahoga Falls 44221
(330) 929-4231
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Tamara Fye
29001 Cedar Road, Suite 655
Lyndhurst 44124
(440) 249-4455
www.revatiwellness.com
Top executive: Dr. Thomas J.
Morledge
Lifetime Eye Care
SENIOR AND LONGTERM CARE SERVICES
3250 W. Market St., Suite 101
Akron 44333
(800) 548-7226
Top executive: Jeff Wilson
7590 Auburn Road
Concord 44077
(440) 354-1995
www.lakehealth.org
Top executive: Rick Cicero
646 Portage Trail
Cuyahoga Falls 44221
(330) 928-3420
www.facebook.com/pages/
Levinson-Family-Chiropractic-Inc/
320661637962483
Top executives: Dr. Pam Levinson,
Dr. John Connery
525 E. Market St.
Akron 44304
(330) 375-7512
www.summahealth.org/spi
Top executive: Dr. Gus Kious
6681 Ridge Road, Suite 405
Parma 44129
(440) 884-4114
Senders Pediatrics
2054 S. Green Road
South Euclid 44121
(216) 291-9210
www.senderspediatrics.com
Top executive: Dr. Shelly David
Senders
Stein Wellness Centers
27600 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 360
Woodmere 44122
(216) 831-4650
http://steinwellness.com
Altercare of Louisville Center for
Rehabilitation & Nursing Care
7187 St. Francis St. N.E.
Louisville 44641
(330) 875-4224
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Scott Haas
Altercare of Mayfield Village
290 N. Commons Blvd.
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 473-9411
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Greg Ryan
Altercare of Mentor Center for
Rehabilitation & Nursing Care
9901 Johnnycake Ridge Road
Mentor 44060
(440) 357-7900
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Diane Laneve
Altercare of Navarre
517 Park St.
Navarre 44662
(330) 879-2765
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Ellen Linz
Altercare of Nobles Pond Inc.
7006 Fulton Drive N.W.
Canton 44718
(330) 834-4800
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Brenda Pedro
Altercare of Wadsworth
Center for Rehabilitation
& Nursing Care
147 Garfield St.
Wadsworth 44281
(330) 335-2555
www.altercareonline.com
Top executive: Dianna Jackson
Altercare Post-Acute
Rehabilitation Center Inc.
1463 Tallmadge Road
Kent 44240
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Top executive: Paige Powell
Alzheimer’s Family Care
Management & Mediation
for Dementia Conflict
211 E. Summit St.
Kent 44240
(330) 577-3158
www.alzheimerfamilycare
management.com
Top executive: Karen L. Rice
Anchor Lodge Retirement Village
3756 W. Erie Ave.
Lorain 44053
(440) 244-2019
www.sprengerhealthcare.com
Top executive: Greg Ackerman
Arden Courts Memory
Care Community
28400 Center Ridge Road
Westlake 44145
(440) 808-9275
www.hcr-manorcare.com
Top executive: Regina Rock
Arden Courts of Bath
171 N. Cleveland Massillon Road
Akron 44333
(330) 668-6889
www.hcr-manorcare.com
Top executives: Yvonne Owens,
Joseph Wilson
Arden Courts Parma
9205 Sprague Road
Parma 44133
(440) 886-5858
www.arden-courts.com
Top executives: Marcial Ingal,
April M. Suva
Aurora Manor Skilled
Nursing & Rehabilitation
101 S. Bissell Road
Aurora 44202
(440) 424-4000
www.multi-caremanagement.com
The Benjamin Rose
Institute on Aging
11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300
Cleveland 44120
(216) 791-8000
www.benrose.org
Top executive: Richard Browdie
Berea Lake Towers
Retirement Community
4 Berea Commons
Berea 44017
(440) 243-9050
www.berealaketowers.com
Top executive: Michael Coury
Bradley Bay Health Center
605 Bradley Road
Bay Village 44140
(440) 871-3474
www.bbhc.net
Top executive: John T. O’Neill
Breckenridge Village
36855 Ridge Road
Willoughby 44094
(440) 942-4342
www.oprs.org
Top executive: David Schell
Brentwood Health Care Center
907 W. Aurora Road
Sagamore Hills 44067
(330) 468-2273
www.brentwoodhealthcarecenter
.com
Top executive: Brent Classen
Cardinal Retirement Village
171 Graham Road
Cuyahoga Falls 44223
(330) 928-7888
www.cardinalretirementvillage.com
Top executive: Elizabeth Applegate
Center Ridge Health Campus
38600 Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville 44039
(440) 327-1295
www.crhc.net
Top executive: John T. O’Neill
Coleman Adult Day Services
6695 N. Chestnut St.
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Ravenna 44266
(877) 345-1180
www.coleman-adultday.com
Top executives: Sandy Myers,
Janet Phelps
ComForcare Homecare Services
13111 Prospect Road
Strongsville 44149
(440) 638-7001
www.comforcare.com
Top executive: Deb Vermillion
Comfort Keepers of Ashtabula
7757 Auburn Road, Suite 20
Concord Township 44077
(866) 942-1960
www.comfortkeepers.com
Top executive: Bonnie L. Warren
Comfort Keepers of Elyria
38640 Butternut Ridge Road
Elyria 44035
(440) 458-4440
www.comfortkeepers.com
Top executive: Bonnie L. Warren
Comfort Keepers —
Lake/Geauga counties
7757 Auburn Road, Suite 20
Concord Township 44077
(866) 942-1960
www.comfortkeepers.com
Top executive: Bonnie L. Warren
Country Lawn Center
10608 Navarre Road S.W.
Navarre 44662
(330) 767-3455
altercareonline.com
Top executive: Laura Wirth
Crystal Waters
Retirement Community
18960 Falling Water Road
Strongsville 44136
(440) 238-3600
www.crystalwatersrc.com
Top executive: Phillip Coury
Devon Oaks
2345 Crocker Road
Westlake 44145
(440) 250-2300
www.devonoaks.org
Top executive: Sandy Skerda
Eliza Bryant Village
7201 Wade Park Ave.
Cleveland 44103
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Fairview Hospital
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3035 Wooster Road
Rocky River 44116
(440) 356-6303
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Top executive: Mary Buttner
The Fairways
30630 Ridge Road
Wickliffe 44092
(440) 943-2050
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416 Silver Ridge Drive
Copley 44321
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Twinsburg 44087
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2801 E. Royalton Road
Broadview Heights 44147
(440) 526-4770
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Top executive: Tina Gendics
Jennings Center
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10204 Granger Road
Garfield Heights 44125
(216) 581-2900
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Judson Services Inc.
2181 Ambleside Drive
Cleveland 44106
(216) 721-1234
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Top executive: Cynthia H. Dunn
Kendal at Home
26040 Detroit Road, Suite 1
Westlake 44145
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(216) 510-4336
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200 Laurel Lake Drive
Hudson 44236
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Top executive: David A. Oster
Liberty Residence II
1054 Freedom Drive
Wadsworth 44281
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7775 Mentor Ave.
Mentor 44060
(440) 946-3363
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Our House
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11607 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland 44106
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Cleveland 44112
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Beachwood 44122
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38135 Colorado Ave.
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3800 Park East Drive
Beachwood 44122
(216) 831-4303
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Top executive: Bernard Centa
Platinum Home Helper Services
730 SOM Center Road, Suite 240
Mayfield Village 44143
(440) 995-0202
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14277 State Road
North Royalton 44133
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75 Arch St.
Akron 44304
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5400 Transportation Blvd., Suite 10
Garfield Heights 44125
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MOCA Cleveland, for instance,
plans to launch a program where
patrons might find a voucher in a
storage locker at the museum for
discounted admission for a future
visit or a discount at the museum’s
café. Patrons also might be surprised
by a seemingly random, 15-minute
operatic performance where the
performer would hand museum
visitors a coupon for a future visit.
“It’s all about connecting with
our audiences,” said Megan Lykins
Reich, MOCA Cleveland’s director
of programs and associate curator.
“If we don’t have people to engage
with, this is all just for us.”
A high note
The $15,000 grants are part of a
larger, three-year effort launched
last year by the Cleveland Foundation dubbed “Engaging the Future.”
The first year focused on providing
operating support to the 11 organizations involved with the program
as well as workshops designed to
help arts groups adapt their business
models to the current economic
climate. The foundation also solicited help from EmcArts, a New
York-based arts consulting group.
Part of what’s driving arts organi-
zations to change the ways they reach
people is the idea that younger folks
are less interested in the arts as a
whole, according to Randy Pope, an
associate professor of arts administration at the University of Akron.
“It’s hard to reach our students
now who are being taught to tests
and arts programming is on the
chopping block,” Mr. Pope said.
The Cleveland Orchestra made
perhaps the largest statement in its
commitment to bringing more
young people into the fold when it
launched last summer its Center For
Future Audiences; it was anchored
by a $20 million gift from the Maltz
Family Foundation and has attracted
additional support from several local
corporations, including Baker Hostetler, Eaton Corp., Forest City Enterprises, Key Bank and Nacco Industries.
One piece of the initiative allowed
patrons under 18 years old to attend
orchestra concerts for free at Blossom
Music Center, its summer home.
The program has lured more than
23,000 young people to the orchestra’s concerts since its launch, and
the orchestra announced last month
it would expand the program to
select concerts at Severance Hall.
Moreover, the orchestra is using
money from the Cleveland Founda-
tion initiative to support its residency
program in Cleveland’s Gordon
Square district. The program will
include free concerts for the up-andcoming West Side neighborhood.
“With fragmenting entertainment
options, and the growth of choices
for people these days, it is imperative we are as competitive as possible
for families to bring young people
with them or we will ultimately lose
out on them,” said Ross Binnie, the
orchestra’s chief marketing officer.
Arts experts say one way to keep
organizations thriving is to create
more interactive experiences with
their audiences. The subscription
model where patrons buy a ticket,
attend an event and leave is becoming
a notion of the past.
Changing mindsets
The nearly century-old Cleveland
Play House moved from the city’s
East Side to its new home at PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland last year, with the organization
seeing the move as an opportunity
to redefine how it was perceived in
the community.
“There had been sort of a perception that Cleveland Play House was
something for older people or not
affordable for younger people or a
Radio: CBS makes push into sports arena
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“We’ve been involved in a bidding
process for radio rights,” Mr. Danburg said. “We’re encouraged by
the progress we made; at this time,
we don’t have a finalized deal and
don’t anticipate an announcement
coming in the very near future.”
WKRK and WTAM are the only
entities involved in the bidding, one
source said, while another said he
was “blown away” by what 92.3
offered for the rights, though he
wouldn’t disclose that number.
Another industry source said sports
talk station WKNR-AM, 850, which
is better known locally as ESPN
Cleveland and is owned by Good
Karma Broadcasting, was involved
early but since has dropped out of
the discussions.
WTAM has held the radio broadcast
rights to Indians’ games under the
station’s current owner, Clear Channel
Communications Inc., since 1998.
CBS sees opportunity
Local radio consultant John Gorman
said a big factor that could make
WKRK attractive to the Indians is its
presence on the FM side of the dial.
“The AM dial continues to be less
attractive, with fewer people spending time there,” said Mr. Gorman, a
former program director at WMJIFM, 105.7, in Cleveland and founder
of Gorman Media.
WKRK went live in August 2011
to much fanfare as a competitor to
WKNR, and slowly has gained on
WKNR since. Crain’s reported last
month that WKRK in July was 1,500
listeners behind WKNR in average
quarterly audience, a measure of
the average number of people listening
in any 15-minute span. In WKRK’s
first four months on air, that average difference was 4,350 listeners.
Those numbers are tracked by
Baltimore-based Arbitron and were
provided to Crain’s by an area media
buyer who tracks radio metrics. The
Arbitron data also show the Indians
had registered a rating of 0.7 through
August on WTAM; that number
reflects the average quarterly audi-
Impact: Shift from coal hurts Ohio
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producer Babcock & Wilcox, and
electric company FirstEnergy Corp.
Seeking an edge
The technology could provide a
lifeline to Ohio’s coal producers, and
could yield more business for Ohio
manufacturers.
Ohio’s coal mines produce the
high-sulfur coal that emits the most
pollution, but also the most energy
compared with other types of coal.
If the same amount of coal could
produce more power without more
pollution, the fuel would be less
expensive and more attractive to
power companies — a boon to the
state’s coal industry at a time when
many electricity producers are
moving from coal-fired plants to
generation that is fueled by natural
gas. That trend is decimating the
coal industry in states such as Ohio
and West Virginia.
The ability to increase coal’s efficiency while reducing its pollution
is a chief reason the pursuit of AUSC
technology is global. That means
companies that pioneer the technology here could generate new
domestic and export sales, said
Chad Smith, deputy director for the
Ohio Department of Development’s
Office of Energy.
“The castings, forgings and extrusions (using the new alloys) are not
easy to do — it’s advanced manufacturing,” Mr. Smith said. “If Ohio
companies can get an advantage in
ence expressed as a percentage of
adults age 18 or over in the market listening to a station. When the Indians
are playing well, the media buyer
said, that number hits 1.0 or higher.
For New York-based CBS Radio,
securing the Indians’ broadcast
rights would continue its push into
sports. The company now operates
all-sports stations in 18 markets,
including Tampa, Fla., where its sports
station came online just last month.
In addition, CBS in June announced
plans for the 24-hour CBS Sports
Radio, with a launch early next year.
CBS made a similar move to grab
flagship radio rights in Boston, Mr.
Gorman’s hometown, obtaining the
rights to the Boston Bruins of the
National Hockey League and the
NFL’s New England Patriots for its
FM station there, WBZ-FM, 98.5. The
Patriots and Bruins moved to WBZ
in 2009.
Time to get serious?
Mr. Gorman said he wouldn’t be
surprised if WTAM pushed back to
this area, it will help them in the
world market.”
Learning curve
Manufacturers such as Cantonbased Timken and Barberton-based
Babcock & Wilcox stand to gain
from working with the technology,
as do smaller metal fabricators and
foundries, Mr. Purgert said. The technology might have extra advantages
for companies such as Babcock &
Wilcox, because it also might be
used for nuclear power generation,
a big market for that company.
“Deregulation of the worldwide
power industry, the desire for energy
supply diversity plus the high cost
of imported fuels make highefficiency systems more attractive,”
said Ryan Cornell, a spokesman for
Babcock & Wilcox.
But first things first — and the first
25
place they wouldn’t feel comfortable,” said Corey Atkins, who steers
the organization’s engagement efforts
and carries the title artistic associate
for engagement.
Mr. Atkins’ position was made
possible by the Cleveland Foundation’s support, and since he arrived last
year the organization has launched
several efforts targeted at younger
people. The group’s “classroom
matinee” program, for one, brings
performances to area schools. Also,
the Play House now offers discounted
tickets for professionals in the 25- to
40-year-old age bracket and access
to happy hours.
With financial backing from the
Cleveland Foundation, GroundWorks
DanceTheater, a contemporary dance
based in Cleveland Heights, is exploring ways to interact with younger
audiences online. The group is putting
together a viral video campaign that
aims to connect “dance to everyday
life,” where dancers or even ordinary
people would demonstrate a dance
move of the week, said Beth Rutkowski,
the company’s general manager.
The dance troupe also is branching away from its dance roots and
plotting discussion groups of sorts
involving about 30 or 40 people to
talk about a pertinent issue facing
the arts. While the idea is still somewhat amorphous, Ms. Rutkowski
said, it “would give us a whole new of
connecting with people.”
■
retain the Indians’ rights, given the
boost the broadcasts give the station
on most weeknights and the struggles at Clear Channel, its parent.
Private equity firms Bain Capital
Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners paid $24 billion for the media
company in 2008, only to see Clear
Channel’s ad revenues decline soon
thereafter once the recession kicked
in. In Cleveland, layoffs have hit the
company’s Independence headquarters over the last few years.
One source said WKRK’s interest
may be overblown, considering that
the Indians already are one of the
station’s largest advertisers. On the
other hand, with the lure of a larger
audience — in the 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
time slot from April through August,
WKRK averaged a 0.1 rating, compared to WTAM’s 0.7 — WKRK could
attract higher rates for ads during
game broadcasts, Mr. Gorman said.
Plus, the cachet that comes with
being the flagship home of a major
league team could give WKRK the
boost it would need to ramp up its
marketing, which has been lacking
to date. WKNR has a strong brand,
he said, and WKRK has faced an
uphill battle in competing.
■
thing in this case is to make sure the
new alloys can be used by Ohio
manufacturers.
The first batch of parts made with
the new alloys by Energy Industries
consortium members already is
undergoing tests by General Electric
Energy in Schenectady, N.Y., Mr.
Purgert said. Many of the members
already were working with the alloys
and they are pooling their resources
and expertise through the consortium
to speed up development, he said.
The results are not yet in, he noted,
but so far the tests look promising.
The next step will be to get Ohio
manufacturers involved, and eventually to produce a catalog of Ohiomade parts to be used in AUSC applications, Mr. Purgert said.
“We know the materials that go
into it, and we’re learning the manufacturing techniques,” he said. ■
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The big story: FirstMerit Corp. in Akron
agreed to buy Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. of
Flint, Mich., in a stock transaction valued at $912
million. The companies said the transaction
“creates a unique, contiguous Midwest banking
franchise, expanding FirstMerit’s footprint into
Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as strengthening
its presence in Northeast Ohio.” The combined
company will have $24 billion in total assets, $15
billion in loans, $19 billion in deposits, 415
branches and 452 ATMs. It will employ more
than 5,000 workers in five states.
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Enjoy your trip?: Travel and tourism is on the
rise in Cleveland, according to Positively Cleveland, the region’s convention and visitors bureau,
which released data detailing the economic impact
in 2011 of the growing tourism trade in Cuyahoga
County. In 2011, according to a study conducted
by D.K. Shifflet & Associates, 14.9 million visitors
came to Cuyahoga County, up nearly 15% from 13
million in 2009. The study found tourism generated $6.7 billion in related business activity last year,
up 12% from 2009. Tourism employment generated $1.8 billion in wages in 2011.
Leaving a legacy: The Bertram L. and Iris S.
Wolstein Foundation made a $4.9 million
commitment to Ohio State University, with $3.4
million designated toward the school’s Fisher
College of Business and the rest to its Department
of Athletics. With those dollars, the Fisher College
of Business will establish the Bert L. and Iris S.
Wolstein Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative
Fund, which will support the new Bert L. and Iris
S. Wolstein Seminar in Entrepreneurial Leadership, a capstone course for advanced students.
They mean business: The Cleveland Clinic’s
business development unit soared into the upper
echelon of a list that ranks similar organizations
around the world. Cleveland Clinic Innovations
was named the fourth most influential health care
corporate venturing unit in the world by Global
Corporate Venturing, a London-based business
that publishes a magazine and web content
written for venture capital groups that are part of
larger organizations. By comparison, Cleveland
Clinic Innovations ranked 27th in 2010. The main
reason for its rapid rise is the Clinic’s new Healthcare Innovation Alliance, said James Mawson,
founder and editor of Global Corporate Venturing.
Come together: Eaton Corp. in Cleveland and
electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries
plc of Dublin, Ireland, scheduled shareholder
meetings for Friday, Oct. 26, so stockholders can
vote on the proposed, $11.8 billion acquisition of
Cooper by Eaton. Eaton’s special meeting is slated
for 3 p.m. Eastern time at Eaton Center, 1111
Superior Ave. in Cleveland. There will be two
meetings in Houston for Cooper shareholders.
Spin cycle:
Nacco Industries Inc. set into
motion the process for spinning off its lift truck
business to its shareholders. Nacco said its board
declared a stock dividend of one share of HysterYale Materials Handling Inc. Class A common
stock and one share of Hyster-Yale Class B
common stock for each share of Nacco Class A or
Class B common stock owned on the record date
for the distribution. Nacco said assuming the effectiveness of the registration statement on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Hyster-Yale stock will be distributed Sept. 28 to
stockholders of record on Sept. 25.
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You might want to
make a note of
this website
■ Tackk.com is centered on
simplicity.
You don’t need to log in to
post something on the Cleveland-based social media site,
which launched in September.
Tackk is designed to replicate
the experience of “tacking a flier
to a telephone pole,” according
to the site.
Though the site is casual, the company
means business: It just raised a $400,000
investment from for-profit startup accelerator Hatch Partners and two individuals
from the Cleveland area.
It also has new leadership: Hatch co-founder
Christopher Celeste is now the company’s
CEO, and Hatch partner Robert Hatta is its
chief operating officer. Co-founders Eric
Bockmuller and Dan Klammer remain on
board.
The site could have all sorts of uses, Mr.
Celeste said. For instance, if you want to
make your own beer, you could seek out
Tackk boards with videos and recipes
showing you how to do it. If you want to sell
that beer, you can post virtual fliers on the
site targeting people with similar tastes.
“I have a bike to sell. I want to tell you
about my baby that was just born. I want to
tell you about my trip to Italy,” he said.
For now everything on the site is free. The
company eventually might charge for premium features or build an online purchasing
system that would pay Tackk
when something is sold
through the site.
Making money from social
media is hard even for big
companies, but these guys just
might “find a way:” That was
the mantra Messrs. Celeste,
Hatta, Bockmuller and Klammer lived by back when they
worked for Solon-based Findaway World, which makes
digital audio players. — Chuck
Soder
Whole lotta shakin’
goin’ on in Geauga County
■ They’re here! Shale gas drillers in Geauga
County, that is.
We received numerous reports last week
of “thumper” trucks operating in the county,
along Auburn Road and other nearby areas.
Residents said they received notices
asking for their signed permission to allow
the trucks to operate, but even those who
did not sign said they still saw the trucks
working from the road in front of their
homes. The trucks thump the ground and
then take seismic readings that help geologists figure out what’s beneath the ground
as they search for shale gas.
It’s just one more sign that the shale gas
business is heating up in the county.
Businesses in that area can learn a little
about the industry this Tuesday, Sept. 25,
when the Geauga Growth Partnership will
hold a supply chain conference at Punderson
Manor in Newbury from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. The event is free, but it requires registration at ggpshalesupplychainconf.event
brite.com. — Dan Shingler
He makes the jump;
his athlete clients don’t
■ Heads up, athletes and entertainers: As of
Monday, Britton Gallagher is in your corner.
The insurance brokerage firm, which
recently moved its offices to downtown
Cleveland, has recruited from Wells Fargo
Insurance Services James J. Convertino to
form and direct a niche serving professional
athletes and entertainers.
Mr. Convertino, who worked for the Wells
Fargo subsidiary for more than eight years
after it acquired another firm for which he
worked, is an insurance broker for these
high-profile people, helping them to insure
their homes, automobiles and commercial
endeavors. In 2004, he and another broker
made news for telling LeBron James to take his
business elsewhere because they both didn’t
think Mr. James’ coverage was adequate.
The team joining Britton Gallagher totals
five and includes two people who did not
work for Wells Fargo but whom Mr. Convertino recruited.
While Mr. Convertino brings to Britton
Gallagher years of experience, he cannot
bring the book of more than 300 clients he
served with Wells Fargo, per a two-year noncompete agreement. He said they included
players for the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers, and spokesmodels.—
Michelle Park
BEST OF THE BLOGS
MILESTONE
Excerpts from recent blog entries on
CrainsCleveland.com.
land institutions.
In its profile of significant new architectural projects coming online this fall, The
Times said new museums “seem to be popping up all over,” and Cleveland has one
that’s especially notable.
“A building by London-based architect
■ A Smithsonian Magazine blog looked at
Farshid Moussavi for the Museum of Conthe rise of so-called “market cities” —
temporary Art in Cleveland, covered in mirplaces where public food sources “act as
ror-finish black stainless steel, will open to
hubs for the region and function as great
the public on Oct. 8,” the paper noted.
multi-use destinations, with many activities
The Times also looks forward to a Nov. 13
clustering nearby” — and finds Cleveland is
Carnegie
Hall visit by the Cleveland Orchesone of the models for smart development.
tra.
“The greatest public markets are the ones
“Here it sets down on the way to
that simultaneously serve city resione of its regular Miami residendents’ daily food needs, while funccies, with Franz Welser-Möst, its
tioning as a tourist attraction for
music director, conducting works
visitors who want to witness local
by Beethoven (Symphony No. 4,
culture in action,” the blog post
‘Grosse Fuge’), Matthias Pintscher
said.
(‘Chute d’Étoiles,’ in its New York
While there are a number of
premiere) and Scriabin (‘Poem of
good examples of market cities in
Ecstasy’),” The Times wrote.
the United States, “one of the best
Welser-Möst
However, it said Mr. Welseris Cleveland, where the century-old
Möst
will “reserve his big New York
West Side Market has become a key engine
statement this season for the Vienna Philin the city’s revitalization,” according to the
harmonic’s Carnegie weekend in March.”
post. It called the West Side Market “just
Cleveland’s a leader
in the market economy
PHOTO PROVIDED
Jerry Burris, president and chief executive
officer, Associated Materials, Inc., speaks at
Alside’s 65th anniversary celebration.
THE COMPANY: Alside, Cuyahoga
Falls
THE OCCASION: Its 65th anniversary
The maker and distributor of residential
vinyl windows and siding products was founded
in 1947 by Jerome J. Kaufman, who that
year introduced the world’s first residential
baked enamel aluminum siding.
Since then, Alside has expanded to
produce and distribute vinyl windows, vinyl
siding, vinyl fencing and other exterior
building products through 100 companyowned Alside Supply Centers and a
network of independent distributors
nationwide.
Products are sold via these wholesale
channels to professional remodeling companies, contractors and builders.
Alside “is dedicated to advancing innovative
exterior building products for the residential
marketplace,” said Jerry Burris, president
and CEO of Associated Materials Inc., the
parent company of Alside.
Donald L. Kaufman, a member of the
founding family, said Alside “not only survived
but prospered over the last 65 years
because of their determination and resiliency. I
feel honored to have spent 46 years there as
an executive and CEO.”
For information, visit www.Alside.com.
one node in a buzzing network of foodrelated endeavors — restaurants, farmers’
markets, urban farms — which are assembling into a whole new identity for … the
city.”
The post noted that the nonprofit Project
for Public Spaces is holding its eighth annual
Public Markets Conference in Cleveland
later this week. The event, held Sept. 21-24,
is designed to help more cities leverage
their markets as engines for urban growth.
Orchestra, MOCA Cleveland
on NY Times’ cultural radar
■ The New York Times finds great cultural
significance in Cleveland this fall.
The paper’s comprehensive fall arts preview included nods to a couple key Cleve-
In this ranking, Cedar Point’s
coasters go on straight path
■ It’s getting to the point where trade
publication Amusement Today might as well
retire the “Best Amusement Park” category
in its annual Golden Ticket Awards.
For the 15th straight year, Cedar Fair
Entertainment Co.’s Cedar Point took home
the top honor at the awards, handed out
Sept. 8.
Cedar Fair took home lots of other hardware, too. For instance, Millennium Force at
Cedar Point was named the world’s best
steel roller coaster. (Four of the top 21 coasters
in that category are at Cedar Point.) And
Kings Island near Cincinnati took the “Best
Kids’ Area” award.
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