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No matter what the idea, all businesses spring from the same origin--an infantile concept that, if strong enough, will mature into a profitable company. But the transition doesn't happen overnight. [...]

YOU KNOW THESE GENTLEMEN. YOU KNOW THEIR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS. YOU KNOW THE DEALS AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT EARNED THEM A NOD AS A 2008 BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. YOU [...]

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. [...]

Who knew Mother Nature had such savvy business sense? From tree-hugging hippies to suits in a corner office, the global push for sustainability and energy efficiency is changing the way [...]

Cross the threshold of the Chagrin Falls home of Christian Boehm and you will take a step back in time where French-colonial style meets modern-day amenities. Set back on a [...]

Born and raised on Cleveland's West Side, attorney Gregg Johnson moved into this 1,850-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom loft condominium on the corner of East 4th Street and Prospect Avenue last May. [...]

* My first love was music. * My uncle Henry would have these parties, and when he would put on something by Miles Davis the whole mood in the room [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Three things changed Debbie Brinks life: a vacation, an evening shower and a bar of soap. While travelling in North Carolina with her family in 2001, Brink passed [...]

This house has been an absolutely wonderful house,' begins Susanne Casgar in the foyer of her Shaker Heights home. If this affluent neighborhood is known for one thing, it is [...]

The Hudson home of RJ and Laura Nemer may appear modest and unassuming to those who first wander up their driveway. In fact, the couple had the same first impression [...]

Traditional is not in the vocabulary of husband and wife Ed Evans and Sandy Giallanza. When Evans, a partner at software developer Pointe Blank Solutions in Middleburg Heights, and Giallanza, [...]

With spring in the air, Trevor Stohr and his wife, Lisa, love everything about the location of their Rocky River home. It's a stone's throw from Rocky River Park and [...]

Many quality products come with a lifetime guarantee, but few promise to weather eternity. In the business of the hereafter, co-owners Jim and Maria Milano of Milano Monuments in Cleveland [...]

It took nearly 18 months for Gregg and Regina Eisenberg to complete a makeover of their Pepper Pike home, after stripping the entire interior before moving in almost five years [...]

For some brothers and sisters, sharing is the hardest part of growing up. But in the Shibley family, making sure everyone gets an equal share is not an issue--they all [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Danielle DiBenedetto's new line is her work of art. It s a funky montage of pinks, yellows and baby blues and an elegant combination of black, white and [...]

As the sun sets in a quiet Avon neighborhood, crickets begin to chirp and a bullfrog lets out a deep croak. And from one backyard, a constant thud, thud, clank [...]

At 4 a.m. one Thursday in May, Harry Sykes was dressed and in his car ready to start his day. But before the tech consultant with Independence-based Ajilon Consulting Cos. [...]

A gym bag always sits in David Gilbert's car just in case. After his daily two-hour morning workout, Gilbert, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, never knows [...]

To some Nevada marble collectors Carl Fisher is known as that guy from Ohio who makes those clay marbles.' On eBay, a few collectors reselling Fisher's contemporary marble creations refer [...]

Developer Bob Stark has laid out an aggressive campaign for Menchie's entrance into the Northeast Ohio market. Yogurt Treats, an entity made up of Stark's children and Stark Enterprises employees, [...]

Two years ago, University Hospitals created a program that eliminated the need for the phrase 'Thank you for your complaint. I'll let my manager know.' Now, when a patient or [...]

Over the parking lot and through the woods, roughly 200 yards outside of the Progressive Group of Insurance Companies Mayfield Village headquarters lies an unconventional meeting space. 'It's our first [...]

Twice a year, the 2,000 employees at Sterling Jewelers Inc. can take in a little Hemingway or Dr. Seuss on their lunch hour. A companywide book fair takes Lip nearly [...]

Bob Shearer issued a big challenge to his company last August: Find a way to cut costs at Shearer's Foods Inc. and everyone will get a raise. Otherwise, Shearer told [...]

On a purple wall of the lunchroom at FedEx Custom Critical, more than 400 employees have haphazardly scribbled their names in silver all over it. But this isn't a typical [...]

Two years ago, Krista O'Neill would have felt helpless when one of her Lorain County Community College students told her they couldn't make it to class because they didn't have [...]

After a disappointing 19-14 loss in Cincinnati last December, it's time for the Browns to redeem themselves as they face the Bengals on their home turf Sept. 28. But there's [...]

TRANSPORTATION Mobile Matters BEFORE TURNING OVER YOUR ENGINE FOR YOUR DAILY COMMUTE, CONSIDER A FEW ALTERNATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAYS TO GET TO WORK.-BS WHO WHAT WHERE Ohio Rideshare Think [...]

The healthier you eat, the better you feel, right? Well, the same can be said for diesel cars--the more natural the fuel, the more efficiently it runs. At least, that's [...]

When Holly Harlan first came to Cleveland with the idea to create a business network to promote sustainable practices, she was told to leave town--there was no chance her concept [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not many people can say they have something in common with California's Governator. But Eaton Corp. chairman and CEO Alexander 'Sandy' Cutler can. Both starred in a national [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Progressive Field could soon earn the moniker 'The House that Green Built' thanks to Brad Mohr, assistant director of ballpark operations, who has been pushing the park's sustainable [...]

''DON'T OVERREACT.' I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST PIECES OF ADVICE I'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN. WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO SWITCH CAREERS? I loved teaching the kids, but it [...]

'THE TIME IS NOW. WE CAN'T WAIT TO START HELPING THIS COMMUNITY. WE CAN'T LET POLITICS OR ANYTHING ELSE GET IN OUR WAY.' THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB? [...]

'I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING TO SUBSTITUTE FOR HARD WORK. THE WORKDAY ISN'T FROM 8 TO 5. IT REQUIRES PERSISTENCE.' ARE YOU READY FOR FATHERHOOD? I am. I really am. We [...]

Did you enjoy a refreshing glass of water today? Or did you get to work safely in a car manufactured in an American plant? If so, you have Chardon-based Fairmount [...]

When it comes to what customers want at their retail bank, the answer is as widespread as the generation gap. But research released in November by the Canton-based ATM maker [...]

It was a cold, snowy day in February when Jerry Luce discovered smoothie-chain Robeks at the regional director's store in Akron. For the past 18 years, Luce had worked in [...]

What do you get when you add the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, Team NEO, months of research and millions of dollars? That's simple--the [...]

One hundred years after Union Metal Corp. designed the first pole for the world's first traffic light, the manufacturer is stronger than ever and they owe that growth to some [...]

When the economy took a downward turn at the end of 2001, FDC Machine Repair Inc. of Parma, feeling the brunt of its effects, had to tighten its belt. 'We [...]

A vacation resort might still be in the cards for Lorain County, but the chances of a European consortium heading the development is unlikely after three years of failed attempts [...]

The year 1932 was not an ideal time to start a business. In the depths of the Depression, jobs were difficult to come by, especially for two recent law school [...]

Labor- and employment-focused law firm Duvin, Cahn & Hutton has merged its practice with Littler Mendelson PC, the nation's largest firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment, employee benefits [...]

Martin J. Uhle, president of Vantage Financial Group, an insurance and financial services company, was named the firm's chief executive officer. He succeeds Vantage's founder, George G. Szeretvai, who transitioned [...]