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October 2008
We’re off to Change the County
Plan for Restructuring Cuyahoga County Government 1. Representation — Divide the county into six representative districts. Elect six representatives by district and three at-large representatives. 2. Efficiency and Accountability — Elect a county executive who will run day-to-day operations. This will create a two-part government, executive (county executive) and legislative (representatives), thereby creating a system of checks and balances we do not have today. The responsibilities of both... |
Women of Honor
Since 1982, the ATHENA Awards have celebrated women and men around the world who have made an impact on their communities, their professions and the lives of women around them. The 11 finalists of Northeast Ohio’s 2008 ATHENA Awards represent all facets of business – from large corporations to nonprofits to universities to small businesses. But they all have one thing in common: Through their efforts and leadership, they are making the region a better place to live and work.  Click here to Sign In ... |
Women of Honor
Since 1982, the ATHENA Awards have celebrated women and men around the world who have made an impact on their communities, their professions and the lives of women around them. The 11 finalists of Northeast Ohio’s 2008 ATHENA Awards represent all facets of business – from large corporations to nonprofits to universities to small businesses. But they all have one thing in common: Through their efforts and leadership, they are making the region a better place to live and work.  Click here to Sign In ... |
Hurdling the Great Wall
The hard reality of the global economy weighed heavily on Ashtabula Rubber Co. four years ago. Its key customers, under competitive pricing pressures, were searching for low-cost manufacturers in Asia. Some of their customers were setting up assembly operations in China, where labor wages and general business expenses are lower than in Western nations. This scenario, quite common for many Northeast Ohio manufacturers, motivated Ashtabula Rubber Co. to launch a China-based business. The privately owned m... Long-Distance Relationship
As a young foreign service officer and diplomat in the U.S. State Department in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Jeffrey Bader, who has a doctorate in European history, found himself at the epicenter of a major event in modern American history: the opening of relations with the People’s Republic of China. Working in Washington in 1978 for Richard Holbrooke, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bader quickly realized something important was happening. He witness... Looking East
After decades of stagnation under the economic and political limitations of communism, China has emerged as a global manufacturing giant — and it hasn’t even attained its full potential. Recognizing the impact of China’s rise as an economic power on the nation and on Northeast Ohio, the sponsors of the 2008 Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum have selected Jeffrey Bader, senior fellow and director of the Brookings Institution'sJohn L. Thornton China Center in Washington, D.C., as t... The Buzz in our Own Backyard
Walk down Euclid Avenue during lunchtime, and you’ll hear excitement brewing among pedestrians. “I wonder what’s going in that building.” “Wow, they finally opened this section of the street!” “Look at the new bus stops. That’ll be convenient.” “Things are really coming together!” After more than three years of construction, Northeast Ohioans are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the Euclid Corridor Project. The $168.4 million... |
Coming Attractions
This summer, Kevin Kerwin had a breakthrough in his career. The Cleveland-based film director was offered a job onRunning America,a documentary being produced by Nehst Studios in New York City. “It’s a project with a real budget, with the potential to break out and be an amazing film,” he says. Running Americafollows several professional runners as they make their way across the U.S. and is set for a March 2009 release in movie theaters. Nehst Studios had a big break in mind too, when ... |
Letters
Tech Savvy? I thought Dan Hanson’s column, “Do You Take Visa?” (July) was well researched and presented. Too many Americans want to bury their heads in the sand and keep the “foreigners” out when employers can’t find the talent needed to keep their businesses going. Bob Madison Help Wanted I just finished reading Dan Hanson’s “Get In Sync” column (August), and I agree with some of it. Some of the lack of computer engineering talent is due to young pe... |
And the Award Goes To ...
They may not get as much publicity as the Oscars, the Emmys or even the Razzies, but to the research and development departments at a few Northeast Ohio companies,R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Awards are their mark of excellence. Dubbed “the Oscars of Invention,” the awards pay tribute to the 100 most significant innovations of the year. Now, if we could only understand what these things do ... Name: Multidimensional contact angle measurement device Companies: NASA Glenn Research Cente... Lucky Numbers
The Ohio Lottery may not have hit an instant win when Keno arrived in bars, bowling alleys and fraternal organizations on Aug. 4, but officials still see the new game as just the ticket to help close the state’s budget gap. Nearly 1,000 retailers offered Keno its first month and more than 300 are in the permit process. “Our goal is to have 2,000 by the end of the calendar year,” says Marie Kilbane, the Ohio Lottery’s public information officer. “Keno has been incredibly suc... Sound Ideas
The walls of Dan Barnett’s home theater in Solonare decorated with large photos of an old-fashioned cinema. To the naked eye, that’s all they are. But the photos serve a second purpose — they are sound-absorbing panels that prevent reverberation and echoing in the room. “Stylistically, the panels fit well with our décor,” says Barnett, who was one of the first customers to purchase the product from Beachwood-based soundproofing company Audimute Inc. “We approache... Spooky Sounds
When you’re setting the mood to cauldron-a-boil this Halloween season, Edward Douglas hopes you’ll choose tracks from Midnight Syndicate’s new CD,The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates. Douglas, composer and director of the Chardon-based gothic instrumental band, says the music was inspired by themes of vampirism, ancient Egyptian relics and the living dead. “The music is classical in nature and is meant to set a spooky atmosphere,” he says. It also includes several tracks that wi... |
Green to Green
Under flawless Southwestern weather, golf professionals and enthusiasts gathered in Las Vegas in August for the PGA Fall Expo, an industry trade show attracting more than 400 apparel and equipment companies and some 4,000 attendees. Capping the three-day event was the expo’s golf outing at the Badlands Golf Club. As golfers reached the eighth tee of the Desperado course, many were surprised to find a little extra hardware — a camera was recording their swing. And after finishing the hole, go... |
Hurdling the Great Wall
The hard reality of the global economy weighed heavily on Ashtabula Rubber Co. four years ago. Its key customers, under competitive pricing pressures, were searching for low-cost manufacturers in Asia. Some of their customers were setting up assembly operations in China, where labor wages and general business expenses are lower than in Western nations. This scenario, quite common for many Northeast Ohio manufacturers, motivated Ashtabula Rubber Co. to launch a China-based business. The privately owned m... Long-Distance Relationship
As a young foreign service officer and diplomat in the U.S. State Department in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Jeffrey Bader, who has a doctorate in European history, found himself at the epicenter of a major event in modern American history: the opening of relations with the People’s Republic of China. Working in Washington in 1978 for Richard Holbrooke, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bader quickly realized something important was happening. He witness... Looking East
After decades of stagnation under the economic and political limitations of communism, China has emerged as a global manufacturing giant — and it hasn’t even attained its full potential. Recognizing the impact of China’s rise as an economic power on the nation and on Northeast Ohio, the sponsors of the 2008 Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum have selected Jeffrey Bader, senior fellow and director of the Brookings Institution'sJohn L. Thornton China Center in Washington, D.C., as t... Power in Numbers
When Berea-based Lube Stop was kicked out of its group rating program in 2004 due to a few claims, a surge of panic and frustration washed over new company president Tom Morley. “I went to the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, and I had never heard about or discussed the topic of workers’ compensation,” he says. “Yet here was an expense in my business that was killing my bottom line, as well as taking up all of my time in researching this when I should be focusin... The Buzz in our Own Backyard
Walk down Euclid Avenue during lunchtime, and you’ll hear excitement brewing among pedestrians. “I wonder what’s going in that building.” “Wow, they finally opened this section of the street!” “Look at the new bus stops. That’ll be convenient.” “Things are really coming together!” After more than three years of construction, Northeast Ohioans are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the Euclid Corridor Project. The $168.4 million... |
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