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Let's face it. We seem to be enamored by big numbers. We want to know what organization posted the strongest sales growth, which sold the most product, which made the [...]

This year the NorthCoast 99 will recognize organizations that have the most unique or innovative practices in six special categories: compensation and benefits, communication, community service, recruitment and selection, training [...]

On his mobile phone in an office in Israel, Danny Mayerfeld speaks highly of Cleveland and his company's prospects to grow its nascent U.S. business operations. 'I got a very [...]

You're going to die someday. Your first thought: 'Gulp' Your second thought: 'What's going to happen to my estate?' While the affluent and mortal must face these issues in one [...]

So what's the big deal about changing a corporate culture? At KeyCorp it's worth about $250 million in annual operational savings. When 52-year-old Henry L. Meyer III took over as [...]

IS the world ready for soy juice? Ricardo J. Alvarez says he believes consumers will enjoy his company's new product. His soft voice builds with passion as he makes the [...]

MANY MANUFACTURERS NEED TO service what they make in order to retain customers, and the aftermarket sales and service side of the business has always been viewed as a necessary […]

What a difference new technology can make. Just ask Sears Logistics Services Inc., which recently installed a new wireless mobile system in its seven Retail Replenishment Centers (RRC). Productivity has [...]

MORE PLANTS STRUGGLE TO ADOPT LEAN-MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, LEARNING VALUABLE LESSONS ALONG THE WAY. STAN SURING, A QUALITY MANAGER FOR A Brady Corp. plant in Milwaukee, knows that the fat and […]

JUST-IN-TIME PRACTICES HELP TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE MAKE PRODUCTIVITY BREAKFHROUGHS. THE TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE TRIM DIV. PLANT in Port Huron, Mich., is located in an old and bustling industrial city that sits at […]

MANUFACTURERS ARE DISCOVERING THAT NEW WEB-BASED COLLABORATIVE LOGISTICS CAN REDUCE COSTS. COMPANIES USED TO COMMUNICATE. NOW THEY USE TECHNOLOGY to "collaborate," which--if done properly--means sharing critical information and working to […]

THE AUTOMAKER'S FOCUS ON QUALITY AND LEAN PRODUCTION HAS IMPACTED MANUFACTURING WORLDWIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ironies in manufacturing history that the stellar success of Japan's Toyota Motor […]

Manufacturers reap benefits from video on the Web. SOME NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THE FACSIMILE MACHINE, TAKE MANY years before they are embraced by manufacturing. Not so with streaming media. […]

EMBRACING CHANGE HELPS MANUFACTURERS WEATHER ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. MANY MANUFACTURERS ARE FACED WITH SINKING BOTTOM LINES because of the weak economy. Recent surveys from the National Assn. of Manufacturers and the […]

MANUFACTURERS ENLIST THE U.S. ARMY TO RECRUIT SKILLED WORKERS. MANUFACTURERS ARE JOINING the U.S. Army in a new effort to recruit employees. General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Goodyear Tire and […]

The sixth annual INDUSTRY WEEK 1000 shows that manufacturing remains the world's economic power source. THE IW 1000, INDUSTRY WEEK'S ANNUAL global ranking of the largest manufacturing firms, proves these […]

INCREASING DEMAND FORETELLS ROBUST GROWTH FOR ELECTRONIC-MANUFACTURING-SERVICES INDUSTRY. Motorola Inc. recently made a strategic decision to outsource the manufacturing of its mobile phones and other wireless products. So, too, did […]

LEARN TO SPOT EARLYL-WARNING SIGNS. Industrial accidents, oil spills, labor disputes, product recalls, and similar incidents conjure typical images of a corporate crisis. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.'s massive tire recall and the […]

THE GROWING COMPANIES 25 REPRESENT CUTTING-EDGE BEST PRACTICES AND THE DIVERSIFIED STRENGTH OF SMALL AND MIDSIZED MANUFACTURERS. LOCATED IN BIG CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS from Maine to California, the manufacturing […]

PLANTWIDE EFFORT SAVED SAFETY-EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FROM CLOSING. NANCY TRABUCCO, WHO WORKS AT THE customer service center for Mine Safety Appliances Co. (MSA) in Pittsburgh, recently received a short but moving […]

SMALL-COMPANY EXECUTIVES TELL HOW TEAM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY AND PFOFITS. Scott Jessup, CEO of Marque Inc., Goshen, Ind., fears the notion that the CEO has to be the smartest guy […]

Job security for CEOs diminishing, study shows. TURNOVER IS RISING FOR CHIEF executive officers at some of the world's largest corporations, a trend that will significantly impact executive careers and […]

On the brink of closing, Beiersdorf Inc.'s plant in Cincinnati reversed its fate. THE BEIERSDORF INC. PLANT IN CINCINNATI NEARLY BEcame a manufacturing statistic three years ago when it was […]

A man who lived to be 100 years old once said: 'Had I known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.' The [...]

Every year about 10,000 people in the United States injure their spinal cord. Some of them severely injure their spinal cord, which leads to partial or full paralysis of the [...]

Determined to carve out his own career path in his early 20s, Jessie Keirn had no interest in joining the family business: Strongsville-based Roscoe Medical Inc. 'I wanted to make [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students attending colleges and universities across Northeast Ohio are aware of the so-called brain drain problem, a widely reported trend of young, educated people leaving the region. So [...]

When Kirk Neiswander first heard of the Weatherhead 100 concept more than 20 years ago, he thought it was a dumb idea. The former director of entrepreneurship at Case Western [...]

It's not unusual for Sterling jewelers to hire as many as 50 new employees after an oncampus recruiting event. But what the Akron-based company does when employees leave the company [...]

A MHW engineer working on a project in Cleveland realizes he may need some specialized expertise. But that doesn't always mean he'll have to hire an expensive consultant. Thanks to [...]

When it comes to your company's Web site or blog, do you know which words are most valuable to your business? For a company like Patio Enclosures Inc., just two [...]

Randy Schmidt has a sixth sense, a sense that has helped him avert business disasters. When he was working for a small Northeast Ohio manufacturer as its information technology director [...]

Could you stay in business if you lost 40 percent of your workforce? Skeptics may say this worst-case scenario will never happen. But if we learned anything from 9/11, Hurricane [...]

Lochlainn O'Haimhirgin just may be the only Northeast Ohio business owner who drives a golf cart to work--at least in good weather. This five-minute commute is made possible because his [...]

Bruce Hanusosky raced in the fast lane of entrepreneurial success. For years, his Painesville company, High Tech Performance Inc., was growing at a double-digit clip. It quickly gained a strong [...]

How do small, growing companies hold on to their talented employees against the relentless recruiting efforts of large corporations that can afford the top benefits, not to mention all of [...]

Let's say you have two perfect candidates for a key job at your growing company. Both have the same qualifications, skills and experience. There's only one problem: You can't decide [...]

Mike Fischer hates being Micromanaged. So much so that he quit his job and started his own company, Thinsolutions LLC 'At the company I used to work at I couldn't [...]

Developing products for human gene therapy and vaccination is no easy task. Just ask Robert C. Moen, president and CEO of Copernicus Therapeutics Inc., one of the region's more successful [...]

Dave Harris was forced to consider what most business managers dread: the S-word. Streamlining. Harris' company, Lakewood-based Air Rite Service Supply Inc., a customized air filter manufacturer and distributor, was [...]

FORTY-FIVE OF THE 50 U.S. states are confronting budget deficits this year--a collective total of $40 billion. And even with a sustained economic recovery next year--something that's not guaranteed--the states […]

What do a Coca Cola bottle, an Apple iPod, a Chevy Corvette and a Bose radio system have in common? All of these successful products have a distinguishing brand design [...]

What many people don't know about Intuit Real Estate Solutions of Highland Hills is sometimes frustrating for the company's president, Jeff Thompson. Intuit Real Estate Solutions is part of Intuit [...]

During much of her engineering and construction career, Tari Rivera was the only one. She was the only woman majoring in engineering (class of 1982) at the University of Akron [...]

Thunder has a way of demanding attention. And thunder:: tech is no different. The full-service marketing firm has been grabbing the attention of many clients--170 to be exact. Not bad [...]

For Developers Diversified Realty Corp. CEO and Chairman Scott Wolstein, success starts with people, and a willingness to boldly make contrarian business decisions. 'Everything starts with people, of course,' reflects [...]

John Stegh is not your typical entrepreneur. He doesn't wear a suit and tie. He doesn't believe in goals. He doesn't believe in business plans and he doesn't believe in [...]

After the tragic events of 9/11, and the economic recession that followed, many thought the convention business was dead, or that it would never recover to the glory days of [...]

Because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows governments to take private land for economic development, the state appointed a task force made up of members from various levels [...]

Walter Nelson started his multi-million dollar business in his basement with just $300. Four years ago, he used the money and a laser printer to found Captiva Direct Inc., a [...]