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CUYAHOGA COUNTY CORRUPTION
Scandal spurs defensive maneuvers By JAY MILLER jmiller@crain.com
Businesses on periphery of investigation seek counsel
The federal government’s public corruption investigation in Cuyahoga County is coming to be known in legal circles as the Full Employment Act for the White-Collar Criminal Defense Bar. The filing of corruption charges over the last two weeks against the investigation’s central figures — former county Auditor Frank Russo and county Commissioner Jimmy
Dimora — may have brought the government’s work to a head. However, the tentacles of the scandal have stretched out to touch dozens of business people who may have some connection, tangential or otherwise, to the growing and ongoing investigation. And those tentacles create a conundrum for business people who know or suspect that they are
referenced in the investigation: Do they sit tight and hope that they never are charged with a crime, or do they seek legal counsel just in case? It appears some, at least, are favoring the latter option. A number of leading law firms and criminal defense lawyers who have not yet made appearances for defendants in the county corrup-
Fingerhut, KSU spar over tuition costs
tion case were contacted by Crain’s last week to discuss the situation. Those who responded declined to comment because the lawyers and firms already were engaged by someone who was in the case’s orbit, while the rest did not return calls at press time. With the indictment last Wednesday, Sept. 15, of William Neiheiser, president and CEO of the
former Reliance Mechanical LLC, on two counts of public corruption, a total of 21 business people have been charged with a variety of public corruption offenses. But while Mr. Neiheiser was the only business person identified by name in the latest round of indictments, the federal bill of particulars filed last week obliquely identifies 36 business people and 40 businesses — with names such as “Business Executive 3” and “Business 30” — that See SCANDAL Page 8
LANDS OF LITTLE OPPORTUNITY
Clash could stymie plan to borrow $210 million By TIMOTHY MAGAW tmagaw@crian.com
Lots that were targeted for future homes head to sheriff’s sales
Disagreement over tuition costs at Kent State University’s regional campuses has led to the possibility of Ohio’s top higher education official scuttling the university’s plans to borrow $210 million at a low interest rate to help finance a quarter-billion dollar upgrade of facilities at the main campus in Kent. Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, must approve the borrowing plan, and he said he’s not inclined to do so unless tuition is lowered at Kent State’s seven regional campuses. University officials say his refusal could threaten the estimated 7,500 construction jobs connected with
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andy Lacey, owner of the One Sixty Mile Transportation Inc. limousine service in Cleveland, jokes that gambling with $900 is less cash than it takes to buy a used car. That is how he views the sum he and his wife spent to buy as an investment for potential future use two vacant home lots at 4415 and 4421 Fenwick Ave. in Cleveland at the Cuyahoga County sheriff’s Aug. 23 foreclosure sale. The purchase ended a foreclosure that Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland launched last year on two properties of struggling homebuilder Rysar Properties Inc.
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While not all companies are adding to their ranks, those that are expanding abroad or into new markets are bringing on more employees who were on lay off. The state of Ohio also is using federal stimulus dollars to entice the sector to add staff. Page 3
ABOVE LEFT: Empty home lots along Falcon Ridge Drive in Medina drew no outside bidders besides the foreclosing bank at a recent Medina County sheriff’s sale. LEFT: This unfinished house at 4724 Primrose Path in Medina went on the block at a recent Medina County sheriff’s sale, the same day 11 vacant home sites developed by the same homebuilder, Pelton Design & Construction of Medina, also went up for sale.
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Simbionix USA Corp., a Cleveland-based maker of virtual reality-style equipment used to train surgeons and medical students, is starting a division that will sell surgical simulation software.
SIMULATING REAL LIFE Cleveland tech company expanding headquarters, product offerings as medical training equipment catches on By CHUCK SODER csoder@crain.com
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he surgeries are simulated. The jobs, the sales, the opportunity — those are real. Simbionix USA Corp., a company that makes virtual realitystyle equipment used to train surgeons and medical students, has expanded its Cleveland headquarters and is in the process of launching two new lines of business. The company has moved a handful of positions from its Denver office to its recently expanded headquarters in the Baker Electric Building on Euclid Avenue. Simbionix plans to add four or five people to that group, which will form its new medical education division.
Simbionix also is starting a division that will focus on selling software that would provide surgeons with simulations that use data from patients on whom they are about to operate. The goal is to give surgeons the chance to practice particular surgeries. Those expansion plans represent only the most recent growth at Simbionix. The company became profitable three years ago and has doubled its sales since then, said CEO Gary Zamler, who declined to give revenue figures. He noted that sales grew 20% in 2009 despite the down economy. Simbionix by October expects to employ 20 in Cleveland, up from 12 at the end of 2008. The company also employs more than 55 at its research-and-development See SIMULATORS Page 9
SIMBIONIX’S SIMULATIONS Simbionix USA Corp., founded in Israel in 1997, moved to Cleveland in 2002 and became profitable three years ago. Now, it is adding two lines of business and expanding its Cleveland office, located on Euclid Avenue.
How the company’s technology works: Users, most often surgeons and medical students, practice minimally invasive surgeries. Those users grip tools that control virtual medical devices and feel resistance if they
pull on a piece of tissue. They see blood if they cut it. Simbionix also now will offer what it calls a Procedure Rehearsal Studio, which turns actual patients’ CT scans into virtual organs on which surgeons can practice.
When last measured in August, Ohio’s unemployment rate was still above 10%, but starting to decline slowly — and there are ample signs businesses in Northeast Ohio, particularly in the manufacturing sector, are bringing on new help. “We’ve been hiring — a lot, as a matter of fact,” said Jack Schron, CEO of manufacturing supplier Jergens Inc. as well as online industrial training company ToolingU in Cleveland.
“We’ve had the strongest period of growth we’ve seen in a while — we’re both (Jergens and ToolingU) out of the recession,” Mr. Schron said. Because manufacturers have bought more of Jergens’ jigs and fixtures and have increased training for their workers, Mr. Schron said he’s hired about 25 people this year between the two companies. Jergens employs about 180 in Cleveland, and ToolingU has about 30, he said. Further east, in Mentor, U.S. Endoscopy also has been hiring new workers, from its production See HIRING Page 6
THE WEEK IN QUOTES “It seems obvious. But there is this ‘headin-the-sand’ mentality that believes that if you keep quiet nobody will find out.” — Barbara Paynter, partner, Hennes Paynter Communications. Page One
“We’ve done a lot of manufacturing business here ... but we’ve never had a formal program for training our sales people to work with manufacturers.”
“More are going to sheriff ’s auction because more are going into foreclosure. It’s not how deep the downturn is, it’s how long it is.” — Cliff West, a partner in the newly formed Davison-West brokerage. Page One
“My head was down in the business. I was working in it instead of on it.” — Bill Bradfield, CEO, Perceptis Inc. Page 6
— Elena Ray, senior vice president of business banking for PNC Bank in Cleveland, Akron and Toledo. Page 4
New kind of project — retail, not office space — hits Rockside Developers of $4 million center surprised by opportunity at Independence site
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Construction crews once more are at work on Rockside Road in Independence — although they’re busy creating a small shopping center, a different form of construction than the large office buildings for which the street is famous. The $4 million project dubbed “Liberty Commons” will occupy the five-acre site of the former Liberty Lincoln-Mercury dealership that moved to Brunswick in 2008. It will incorporate the ceiling and other
elements of the long, low dealership building as the spine of a new, 22,000-square-foot strip shopping center. A KeyBank branch also will rise on the site. Developing the project is 6700 Rockside Road LLC, an investor group that takes its name from the site’s street address. Managing members of the group are Rob Dickinson and David Bruening, principals of Stamford Properties Inc., a shopping center ownership firm and retail brokerage in Beachwood. The group includes four silent investors whom Mr. Bruening
declined to identify. Although office workers, owners and brokers know Rockside well because of the 4 million square feet of office space in Independence alone, Mr. Bruening said he and Mr. Dickinson — who are steeped in retail real estate — were surprised by the opportunity there when they first viewed the property 13 months ago. “We spotted some of the missing (retailers) who ought to be in that market,” Mr. Bruening said. “When we walked it, we were surprised at how large the site is and the amount See ROCKSIDE Page 11
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Banks bolster special training PNC, KeyBank home in on intricacies of manufacturing sector By DAN SHINGLER dshingler@crain.com
Now that it’s the biggest lending institution in Cleveland, PNC Bank is particularly interested in serving what it says is still the most important element of the town’s business landscape — the manufacturing sector. The sector was always big for National City Bank, which PNC acquired in 2008, but the emphasis
has been increased, said Elena Ray, senior vice president of business banking for PNC in Cleveland, Akron and Toledo, and herself a former National City banker. “PNC has been in the manufacturing arena for a while, and with the acquisition of National City they expanded (the bank’s special training program) to the new markets,” Ms. Ray said. “We’ve done a lot of manufacturing business here and have a significant market here, but we’ve never had a formal program for training our sales people to work with manufacturers.” PNC’s lenders and relationship managers learn about manufacturers’ special needs when it comes to areas such as credit lines, inventory
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management, foreign exchange services and cash-flow management, Ms. Ray said. PNC offers the training because it thinks manufacturing is and will continue to be a major source of business for it here. For those same reasons, it offers similar training to its people in places such as Detroit and Chicago, she said. The training takes about four hours and is conducted in house, said PNC spokeswoman Kelly Wagner Amen. Participants get industry overviews, market research on the financial needs of manufacturers and details on which PNC programs and products can best serve individual companies, she said. To make sure its bankers get to hear manufacturers’ needs firsthand, the company brings in outside help from entities such as Magnet, a manufacturing advocacy and consulting group in Cleveland. Other banks with a major presence in Cleveland also say they view manufacturing as a critical part of their business. KeyBank, for one, even takes it a step further by focusing on specific subsets of the manufacturing sector, which it calls “subverticals,” said Raj Trikha, head of the industrial group for Key Capital Markets in Cleveland. “We go into a market not just with a focus within a particular sector, but also into sub-verticals … like mining, automotive, packaging or distribution,” Mr. Trikha said. “Manufacturing companies are very different from financial companies or services businesses.” The banks say they are specializing because they are eager to serve manufacturing customers and competition to get the very best ones is stiff. And, unlike services companies, manufacturers tend to have plenty of expensive equipment and other hard assets that can be used to secure a loan. Whether the banks are any more willing to lend, however, is another matter. While many large, well-capitalized manufacturers in high-growth markets say they’ve had little trouble finding credit for acquisitions or capital investments recently, some smaller companies say they’re still struggling to secure the credit they need. Most are not eager to discuss the issue publicly, often for fear of alienating the very banks from which they hope to borrow money, say manufacturers and their financial advisors. “Financings are getting done, but no banks are pushing the envelope,” said one local accountant who asked not to be identified. The accountant noted he had multiple manufacturing clients in the midst of attempting to secure loans from PNC and other banks. “Hopefully, additional Small Business Administration financing, if it becomes available, will lead to banks’ becoming more aggressive,” the accountant said. ■
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Cash infusion aids help desk services outfit Perceptis to add staff, eyes possibility of building new call center By CHUCK SODER csoder@crain.com
Perceptis Inc. finally needs a sales team. The Cleveland company, which provides help desk services to colleges, will get that team and more with the help of a $6 million investment from private equity firm Frontier Capital of Charlotte, N.C. Perceptis will use the money to hire a handful of sales people, a chief operating officer and a chief financial officer, and it also plans to upgrade its software, said CEO Bill Bradfield. The company also is considering buying or building a new call center as early as next year, Mr. Bradfield said, noting that the center likely would be in Northeast Ohio. When the investment closed Sept. 8, Perceptis had just one person dedicated to sales. The company was formed in 2004 to provide information technology support to Case Western Reserve University but has grown substantially since it started winning business from colleges in the Southwest in early 2007. Perceptis had planned to grow its sales force back in 2008 as part of an
earlier expansion. The company decided not to build out that team, however, because it was hard enough keeping up with new business from referrals, Mr. Bradfield said. “We didn’t want to grow out from under ourselves,” he said. The company today employs about 200 people split between its locations in Cleveland and Phoenix. That number, which fluctuates with the school year and includes about 50 part-time employees, is up from about 115 in mid-2008 and 60 in mid-2006. Sales have increased, too: Revenue grew by 15% in 2008 and 20% in 2009, despite the recession and the company losing its $1.8 million contract with CWRU in 2008. Mr. Bradfield declined to give revenue figures or say what percentage of the company Frontier Capital now owns. All the while, Perceptis has broadened its services. At the start of 2007, the company focused almost entirely on providing information technology help desk support. Now roughly 40% of the calls it takes are related to other topics, such as financial aid, human resources, recruiting and retention. The company could use the help of a sales team and the extra executives as it executes its expansion plans, Mr. Bradfield said, adding that he’ll now be able to focus more on the company’s strategy.
“My head was down in the business,” Mr. Bradfield said. “I was working in it instead of on it.” Some of Perceptis’ Cleveland employees work from the company’s headquarters in the Flats, but about 75% take calls from home. Employees enjoy that flexibility, but Mr. Bradfield said there would be benefits to bringing them into a more formal call center, should the company decide to do so. “You’ve got to work very hard to build a culture” when employees work from home, he said. Frontier Capital partner Michael Ramich said Perceptis presents a “two-dimensional growth opportunity.” For one, budget pressures and rising enrollment are driving colleges to revamp how they provide services, providing an opening for Perceptis. Plus, the company is expanding the number of services it provides to existing customers, which include Arizona State University, the University of Virginia and Portland State University. The private equity firm invests in business services companies that use technology. It has plenty of experience working with companies in Perceptis’ position, Mr. Ramich said. “A lot of our companies are at the same stage and have gone through the same challenges as Perceptis is about to go through,” he said. ■
complete shift from the situation that existed in much of 2009. From April through July 2009, at least 80% of the association’s members had employees on layoff. By contrast, only 19% of the respondents in the association’s mostrecent survey say they have workers on short-time or layoff status.
and those companies have hired 1,340 people deemed eligible for training reimbursement, Mr. Johnson said. Cuyahoga County has the most participating companies among Northeast Ohio, with 40 companies receiving $396,116 to train 76 new employees. On top of the Project HIRE dollars, companies can receive up to $9,000 in federal tax credits for each new hire they make — but it won’t be known how many companies receive those funds until tax returns for 2010 are filed next year. Both Jergens and U.S. Endoscopy said they intend to file for the state and federal incentives. Would they have hired those new employees anyway, though? Probably some of them, said Messrs. Schron and Siracusa, but the incentives made it easier for them to commit to more hires than otherwise. They also help the companies continue to grow and prosper, resulting in more hires in the future — not to mention helping to cement such companies in Northeast Ohio, Mr. Siracusa said. ■
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floor where it manufacturers its medical equipment to the offices that house its administrative, design and sales people. “Things are great — don’t listen to the news,” joked Tony Siracusa, the company’s chief operating officer. “We see a little bit of a slowdown, but not much,” Mr. Siracusa said. “We’re still double-digit (in terms of percentage growth). We’re almost up 20% over last year, but that’s a slower growth rate for us.” Mr. Siracusa said he’s hired about 50 people so far this year. About half of those were production workers, and the other half were disbursed throughout other functions of the organization. On average, the jobs the company has created pay more than $50,000 a year, he said.
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Messrs. Schron and Siracusa both run companies that either are increasing sales by gaining market share and expanding their markets abroad or, in the case of U.S. Endoscopy, are serving fast-growing markets such as the one for medical devices. While it’s true that not every company — and certainly not every manufacturing company — is doing quite as well, indicators are that the hiring has been broad-based. For example, the Independencebased Precision Metalforming Association’s monthly poll of its 1,100 members shows companies that are fully staffed now greatly outnumber those with employees on layoff — a
Dual incentives The state of Ohio has been trying to encourage companies to hire — and to reward and strengthen those that do — by using federal stimulus dollars, said Ben Johnson, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The state set aside $7 million in stimulus dollars to fund its Project HIRE (Hometown Investment in Regional Economics) program and already has paid out or authorized the payout of more than $5.5 million of those funds, the department reports. Companies can receive the money to cover the cost of training new employees, up to $6,000 per employee. To date, 343 companies have participated in the program statewide
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at least have brushed up against the targets of the federal inquiry.
Tangled in a wide net For instance, the indictment last Wednesday of Mr. Dimora refers to: “Business 38: Design and architectural firm with offices in Cleveland and New York,” and “BE (Business Executive) 25: Principal and part owner in Business 38,” though it does not explain what role those parties might play in the scandal. In several instances, the reference in the indictment is even more oblique. One reference only says, “BE31: Presumed to exist; no information available.” The indictment of Mr. Dimora also puts similar, anonymous iden-
tifiers on groups of public officials and public employees, attorneys and even plumbers. In total, the Justice Department makes reference to 114 people and 40 businesses with some connection to the case in the indictments filed last week. Geoffrey Mearns, a former federal white-collar crime prosecutor and currently provost at Cleveland State University, said prosecutors use stand-in descriptors because Justice Department guidelines don’t allow them to use names of people who are not charged with a crime in an indictment or, at times, because prosecutors don’t know the name of the party they’re referencing. But later, during a trial, the document containing the charges becomes a road map to the jury and
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the names are filled in. Mr. Mearns said he believes anyone who thinks they are referenced in an indictment, even if they believe they have done nothing wrong, should be concerned about their legal exposure and should hire counsel. Choosing to seek the aid of a lawyer is likely not an inexpensive proposition, even for a person or company that only may be on the fringes of the investigation. Robert Rotatori, who is representing Mr. Neiheiser as he fights the corruption charges, estimated that someone who is never charged still could end up with a legal bill of $25,000 or more. As did Mr. Dimora, Mr. Neiheiser pleaded not guilty to the charges last week and has said he is innocent.
Mr. Mearns said a business person’s concerns about even a passing reference in the ongoing corruption case should extend beyond the legal arena, even if the involvement never rises to the point of being a witness much less a defendant. He said he has been involved in cases “where the business was permanently impaired because of front-page coverage where charges were never brought.” Mr. Mearns would advise clients to hire a crisis communications professional to protect the reputation of a business or individual. Barbara Paynter, a partner in Hennes Paynter Communications, said her firm advises clients that the best way to protect their reputations from guilt by association is to be forthcoming and transparent. “It seems obvious,” she said. “But
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there is this ‘head-in-the-sand’ mentality that believes that if you keep quiet nobody will find out.” Ms. Paynter said her firm also advises clients to ramp up their positive communications efforts to “push down (the negative events) in Google searches.” She said her firm was hired by parties with some connection to the county corruption case, but she wouldn’t identify them. In response to his ties to the corruption case, Mr. Neiheiser has created a web site, www.billneiheiser .com, to be, as his letter on the site puts it, “a vehicle through which I can vent my frustration while setting the record straight.” Mr. Mearns cautioned that legal and communications advice often are at odds. “The problem is, how do you reconcile the tension?” he said. “Sometimes it’s not successful.” ■
Insurance firm takes advantage of skill sets in execs’ new roles By MICHELLE PARK mpark@crain.com
There are now two presidents of insurance brokerage firm Oswald Cos. in Cleveland. The company announced the promotions of David C. Jacobs and Robert J. Klonk during an employee stock ownership meeting last Thursday, Sept. 16. Mr. Jacobs will continue to serve as chief operating officer, and Mr. Klonk is now chief sales officer. “Their competencies, their capabilities complement each other,” Oswald chairman and CEO Marc S. Byrnes said. “Like Batman and Robin, they’re a great duo. You don’t find that often. It’s rare. At the end of the day, these guys became the guys.” As presidents, Messrs. Jacobs and Klonk will lead Oswald’s 230-plus employee-owners in efforts to increase revenues and to improve operational efficiencies, Mr. Byrnes said. The employee-owners are spread over five states, but the majority — about 180 — are in Cleveland. The men’s distinct skill sets and areas of expertise made it a natural decision to name two presidents, Mr. Byrnes said. “Instead of alienating one versus the other, promoting one versus the other, you promote both,” Mr. Byrnes said. Mr. Jacobs was chosen for his managerial talent and his expertise in property and casualty risk management, so he will oversee branch office operations as well as the property and casualty risk division, Mr. Byrnes said. “He understands people,” Mr. Byrnes said. “He understands what it takes to run a successful insurance firm. He creates what I call the best of the back room.” Mr. Klonk, Mr. Byrnes said, has tremendous sales and marketing expertise. He will oversee Oswald’s employee benefits, specialty life insurance and retirement planning services divisions. Messrs. Jacobs and Klonk replace David P. O’Brien, whom Mr. Byrnes said wants to pursue other insurance investment opportunities but remains a senior consultant to Oswald’s board and an employee-owner. ■
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GOING PLACES JOB CHANGES EDUCATION BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE: Thomas Garvey to director, accounting MBA program; Jon Burk to director, Strosacker College Union and conference services; Randy Border to director, Marching Yellow Jackets band.
ENGINEERING TIPTON DESIGN AND ENGINEERING: Julia Millard to project manager.
ENVIRONMENTAL ROSS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.: James Heimbuch to senior vice president; Gary Vidmer to executive vice president; Patricia Lawson to vice president, administration; Jon Cromling to vice president, strategic land and business development; Irene Garsky to director, human resources; Steve Goldman to director, information technology; Margaret Kelch to director, corporate communications; Tino Go to corporate controller.
FINANCE FIRSTMERIT CORP.: Beth A. Birone to vice president, Country Fair branch manager; Nichole M. Crawn to vice president, North Plaza branch manager; Laura M. Miller to vice president, North Canton branch manager; Ross W. Sommers to vice president, Belden Village branch manager. PARK VIEW FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK: Greg D. Ferrazza to senior vice president, corporate banking; Mary Ann Stropkay to senior vice president, chief credit officer; Ann P. Wagner to vice president, treasury management.
FINANCIAL SERVICE MCMANUS, DOSEN & CO.: William E. Hubbard to member, accounting and financial services group. MIFSUD GROUP: Ryan S. Mifsud to
executive vice president. SS&G: Cara Kirkland to marketing assistant; Bonnie O’Donnell to administrative assistant.
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MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO: Tim Lewandowski to manager, distribution resource services.
MANUFACTURING AERO-INSTRUMENTS: Daniel J. Pappano to president. APV ENGINEERED COATINGS: Thomas Venarge to president. FD JOHNSON CO.: Doug Karpowicz to chief operating officer.
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INC.: James Larson to president; Cliff Goytowski to executive vice president; Neil Gorman to incineration manager; Rebecca Wunker to production planning and preparation manager; Jon Grosse to quality assurance/quality control manager.
CHRISTINE GALVIN DESIGN INC.: Abby Millsaps to director of communications.
VISUAL EVIDENCE/E-DISCOVERY LLC: Joseph I. Grespin to vice president, business development.
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ENVISION RADIO NETWORKS: Matt Wardlaw to director of operations.
OECONNECTION: David Pankow to business development manager; Marilyn Thaxton to marketing manager; Steve Podnar to applications manager.
VENTURE LIGHTING INTERNATIONAL: Josh Fitchko to account representative, major accounts.
NONPROFIT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: Willie Oglesby III (Kent State University) to the William C. and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft Chair in Health Planning. ENTREPRENEURS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: Patty Jurca to network entrepreneur.
RETAIL FRED W. ALBRECHT GROCERY CO.: Nick Albrecht to vice president, perishables; Jim Trout to executive vice president.
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BOARDS EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION: Amy Georgalis (Marymount Hospital) to president; Kathleen Sanniti to vice president; Anthony Smits to secretary; Peter Nelson to treasurer. MAGNIFICAT HIGH SCHOOL: P. Kelly Tompkins (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.) to chairperson. NEOUCOM FOUNDATION: Derek Misquitta (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) to president; James E. Merklin to treasurer; Frank G. Provo to secretary.
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center in Israel. The growth should continue, Mr. Zamler noted. “We want to grow this company significantly,” he said.
‘Everything’s changed’ Simbionix was founded in Israel in 1997, but it moved to Cleveland in 2002 after establishing relationships with the Cleveland Clinic and Early Stage Partners, an investment firm in the city that has made multiple investments in the company. Since then, Simbionix has developed products that simulate various minimally invasive surgeries: Users grip tools that control virtual medical devices that appear on screen. They feel resistance if, for example, they pull on a piece of tissue. They see blood if they cut it. Simbionix last year moved to the Baker building in Midtown Cleveland from BioEnterprise Corp.’s incubator in University Circle, and this summer the company expanded its headquarters to 4,300 square feet from about 3,300 square feet. The new space will help house the medical education division, which will employ about nine people, half of whom have been hired. The division is in the process of
expanding its lineup of multimedia educational materials for physicians and medical students. It even has developed applications for the iPhone and iPad that serve as reference materials. “The way that doctors used to work and used to train — everything’s changed,” Mr. Zamler said. The second new line of business revolves around the Procedure Rehearsal Studio, which uses CT scans from actual patients to create a virtual version of the organs and tissues that will undergo the operation. In addition to giving surgeons a chance to practice before an operation, the product will allow them to build a library of interesting cases for future review. The company sells Procedure Rehearsal Studio as a training tool, but Mr. Zamler noted that it cannot be used to diagnose medical problems.
A simulated future Simbionix could win additional business because of the work it has done with the Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Simbionix has helped the Los Angeles-based group develop simulations for a test the group is creating for surgeons who work with flexible endoscopes, said Dr.
Jeff Marks, who is chair of the task force developing the test. The American Board of Surgeons has expressed interest in the idea of making surgical residents take the test, which would be a boon for companies such as Simbionix, said Dr. Marks, who also is associate professor in the department of surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and director of surgical endoscopy at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Dr. Marks expects more surgeons to become comfortable with simulators over time, especially as technology improves. For now, many prefer traditional training methods. “People don’t see it as a huge market yet,” Dr. Marks said. The push to mandate simulationbased training could bode well for Simbionix in the future, said Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky, chairman of the department of surgery at CWRU and University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Dr. Ponsky and Jim Petras of Early Stage Partners led the effort to recruit Simbionix to Cleveland. Dr. Ponsky described the company’s product as “unsurpassed” and its vision as “unequaled.” “We’re lucky in Cleveland to have such a progressive company here,” he said. ■
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Scott Suttell (ssuttell@crain.com)
OPINION
Guilty
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immy Dimora pleaded not guilty last week to multiple charges of corruption in U.S. District Court in Cleveland. However, he already is guilty of undermining public confidence in Cuyahoga County government by remaining a county commissioner long past the time when he effectively could serve the duties of his office. Mr. Dimora’s true stripes have come out over the last two years amid a federal public corruption investigation that clearly was focused on him and his buddy, the now former county auditor Frank Russo. His bombast has proven as large as his physical presence as he has refused to step aside as a commissioner despite pleas a year ago by fellow commissioners — and fellow Democrats — Tim Hagan and Peter Lawson Jones that Mr. Dimora remove himself from the job to dispel the cloud he cast over the workings of county government. Even in the face of formal government charges last week that he had accepted bribes and favors (including those of the sexual kind) to gain his favor, Mr. Dimora indicated that he would not relinquish his post. What gaul (or a word ending in ‘s’ that rhymes with it). Then again, should we expect anything else from a man who for years has put his own interests ahead of the taxpayers? He is a taker who has been happy to collect his fat paycheck and build his pension benefits while the public’s confidence in the integrity of county government has eroded to nothingness. His day in power soon will end, as he either finally resigns or sees his job eliminated with the change in county government set for January. However, the damage done by the actions of those who made county government their personal playground likely will last long after their names have faded from the headlines. County taxpayers won’t be eager to support bond issues of a government they believe has been bloated with political appointees who can’t justify their existence. It is going to require the department heads of the new government to root out job holders the county could do without and to implement transparent hiring practices that prevent the departments from becoming meal tickets for the politically connected. Even then, distrust of the government will be hard to overcome. Memories of the Dimora-Russo era won’t fade for years. What’s frightening is that the tentacles of this ongoing investigation will extend beyond the names that already have surfaced and will show the pervasiveness of the palm greasing that has gone on in the county administration building. And for that, the politicians don’t deserve sole blame, because it takes two to tango in the bribery game. The business community should be soundly embarrassed by its members who supplied the grease. Robert Lawry, director of the Center for Professional Ethics at Case Western Reserve University, had it right when he told Crain’s government reporter Jay Miller, “Sadly, corruption is endemic to politics and business. But surely we can do better.” We can, and we must, if the public is to regain trust in government.
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the judge and Mr. Dimora’s defense nnocence until proven guilty is one attorneys to battle over, but one thing’s of the most important tenets of the clear: If he and his crony, the disgraced American judicial system, but my former county auditor Frank Russo, both guess is that the court of public end up in prison, they will have shamed opinion might have reached its own this county and their families needlessly conclusion on Jimmy Dimora, the Cuyafor the two-plus years this investigation hoga County commissioner taken from has been under way. his Independence house in shackles last Mr. Russo, who cut his deal week by FBI agents. last week with prosecutors, no The court now will have this BRIAN longer will be cruising the city’s case, and it’s likely to drag out TUCKER nicest restaurants with his buddy for months, given the sweeping rather than doing the job for nature of the investigation and which the people chose him. the breadth of witnesses. But Instead of continuing to put the one thing I’m tired of hearing unqualified people on the public from the commissioner is how payroll and squandering taxpayer Cuyahoga County citizens didn’t money, he’s likely to serve most lose a single dollar from any of the rest of his years in a federal decision he made. prison. If convicted, Mr. Dimora No commissioner can decide will face a similar fate. anything by himself, and that seemed to Not all is bad, however. Their scurbe his recurring theme last week as he rilous activities led county voters to defiantly faced a crowd of reporters. dump the entire system of government Reminding us old enough to remember in favor of an elected council-executive Watergate and a similarly defiant former model that will eliminate several elective president, the commissioner has more offices and replace it with a system than once pronounced, “I’m not a crook.” designed to be more closely monitored. That will be for federal prosecutors,
The people have spoken, and loudly. Not that County Recorder Lillian Greene cares. Facing the loss of her job, she’s suing to stop the voter-approved changes, and has even had the chutzpah to ask county taxpayers to finance her legal challenge. Desperate times, it appears, bring on desperate acts. Greed and corruption have been part of society for centuries, and this investigation, as broad as it’s been, won’t eliminate it. There always will be human beings willing to cut corners and break rules — and even laws — for financial or political gain. It’s hoped that this long list of people heading to prison, coupled with those facing that ugly prospect, will give pause to those tempted in the future. The county’s governance system will be changed and — we hope — made more transparent. Now we can add one last wish, namely that the new form of government helps erode the one-party, Democratic Party dominance of our local politics. We need to end the shameless political arrogance that caused us this embarrassment, and always be ready to throw the scoundrels out. ■
THE BIG ISSUE Are you confident corruption no longer will be an issue in the newly formed Cuyahoga County government?
JOE PANICO
PETER BRUMBERGS
KRISTEN KLEIN
GINA ROSS
Westlake
Solon
Brooklyn
Cleveland
I’ve seen worse in New Jersey; I just moved here. The right actions are being taken to remove the corruption and that’s a very promising thing. If ... changes weren’t being made, then it would be a little more of a concern than what it is.
Government gets too large and it’s just susceptible to corruption. We need to look at how we can shrink government and put more of it down onto the smaller businesses. There’s more ethics within the business community.
I’m not really following the story that closely, but I’m hopeful for the future.
I am reluctantly confident, because of all of the uncertainty that’s already happened and all of the imbedded corruption that’s already taken place. So, (I’m) hopeful, yet reluctant.
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Middleburg Hts. makes good call City entices Bedford collections firm to keep expansion local By STAN BULLARD sbullard@crain.com
Monitoring businesses with connections in the suburb he serves has helped Charles Bichara, the economic development director for Middleburg Heights, snare a new business — one with plans to create 200 jobs — that otherwise was headed out of state. Like a news reporter, Mr. Bichara refuses to disclose the source of information he used to determine that the Bedford-based McCarthy Burgess and Wolff commercial collections firm, which also operates a Middleburg Heights office, planned to establish a startup collections company in Nevada, Virginia or one of two other states, the identities of which remain unknown. However, Steve Wolff, a co-owner of McCarthy Burgess, said Mr. Bichara surprised him with knowledge of the company’s plans in a meeting earlier this summer. Mr. Bichara and the city wound up putting together a package of incentives that prompted McCarthy Burgess to commit to launching the new business here. “The city should be very grateful that (Mr. Bichara) is involved there,” Mr. Wolff said. “He worked his tail off.” It wasn’t a singular effort, according to Mr. Bichara. He credits the readiness of his city’s leaders; Team NEO, which handles out-of-state business attraction efforts; and the state of
Ohio with landing the business McCarthy Burgess plans to open Dec. 1. Mr. Wolff said he and McCarthy Burgess co-owner Frieda Burgess plan to call the new company “A Much Better Way,” which they’re creating to satisfy existing clients he describes as “money-center banks” that want the firm to provide consumer collections services, too. Because the partners view consumer collections as a different animal from commercial collections, they wanted to establish the company in a separate location. One economic development group in a city and state that Mr. Wolff declined to identify offered a free building if he located the new business there. He was eyeing a Virginia location because of the availability of personnel and government incentives for the startup. The local incentive package for A Much Better Way includes a $600,000 loan from the Ohio Department of Development; a $500,000 Cuyahoga Cuyahoga loan; a Middleburg Heights Job Creation Grant, which returns to the company an amount equal to half the city income taxes its new jobs will create; and a low-interest loan from the city. The result is a $2 million package that A Much Better Way will use to acquire an empty, 20,000-squarefoot building at 7088 W. 130th St. for the new company’s office and call center operations. The government incentives require the company to create 75 jobs. Mr. Wolff said he believes A Much Better Way will surpass that number. Office furnishings the company plans to install will allow it to
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of frontage it has.” The partners on Aug. 31 paid $2.5 million for the site to Liberty Investment Group Ltd., the company in which the Liberty auto chain held the property. The developers already had won Independence city approvals for the project when they bought the building, Mr. Bruening said, so site work began Sept. 1. The anchor for the center is a Panera Bread franchise, which will occupy about 5,300 square feet. The nearest existing franchise for the popular sandwich and soup chain is six miles away. “We are shooting for 50% foodrelated tenants in the shopping center,” Mr. Bruening said. “We could do it with 100% food, but that would not be the right thing for the center. We want the right tenants so they can serve each other.”
Ron White, community/economic development manager for the city of Independence, said city officials are overjoyed to see someone moving forward with a project on the site. There was a sense of loss and misgiving when Liberty closed the longtime dealership in 2008. “This will give office workers on Rockside and people who live nearby additional retail choices,” Mr. White said. He said the developer complied with the city’s request that the makeover give the building a Western Reserve-style design to match other nearby retail buildings. Keith Hamulak, a retail specialist at the Cleveland office of CB Richard Ellis, said even with the doldrums of the realty market, the site of the planned center is so good he was surprised it had stayed vacant this long. ■
employ more than 200 people at that site — if the new outfit takes off as planned.
Technology leads the way Mr. Wolff said McCarthy Burgess had debated for years about whether to enter the consumer collections business because it has a challenging reputation compared to its more sophisticated businessto-business practice. One factor that swayed the firm to launch the consumer venture is the acquisition of new software called “Nice Technologies” from an Israeli-based concern. The software was developed with technology originally used by the Masaad, the Israeli secret service, to analyze phone calls for potential terrorist activity. In the consumer collections business, the technology will allow the new company to monitor on a realtime basis what terms and vocal inflections its employees are using as they talk to customers. “There are certain words that (banks and other creditors) do not want used when dealing with their customers, such as threatening litigation or consequences that are not true,” Mr. Wolff said. Other features will allow the company to capture materials that its employees display on their computer screens. There is also a side benefit to the technology. “It allows you to find what individuals are doing right to help coach and develop them,” Mr. Wolff said. Mr. Wolff said his company plans to buy the Middleburg Heights building soon and is beginning to extend offers to prospective executives he declined to identify. ■
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2010 CRAIN’S HEALTH CARE DIRECTORY A complete guide to Northeast Ohio's health care providers. For more information on each organization listed, visit www.CrainsCleveland.com/section/hcd. ADDICTION SERVICES Behavioral Health Services at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center 2351 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 861-6200 www.st.vincentcharity.com Top executive: Sr. Judith Ann Karam
Community Assessment & Treatment Services Inc. 8415 Broadway Ave. Cleveland 44105 (216) 441-0200 www.communityassessment.org Top executive: Roxanne Wallace
Covenant Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment and Prevention Center Inc. th
1515 W. 29 St. Cleveland 44113 (216) 574-9000 www.the-covenant.org Top executive: Richard J. Piazza
Glenbeigh Hospital and 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
The Hull Institute LLC 23215 Commerce Park, Suite 205B Beachwood 44122 (216) 407-6278 www.hullinstitute.com Top executive: Ann F. Hull
Lorain County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services Inc. 2115 W. Park Blvd. Lorain 44053 (440) 282-4777 www.lcada.com Top executive: Thomas D. Stuber
6209 Storer Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 651-1450 www.womensctr.org Top executive: Mary Jane Chichester
Center for Health Affairs
ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc.
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio 6100 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 440 Cleveland 44131 (216) 520-1000 www.amcnoma.org Top executive: Elayne R. Biddlestone
Akron Regional Hospital Association 3200 W. Market St., Suite 200 Akron 44333 (330) 873-1500 www.arha.org Top executive: Marianne G. Lorini
Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area Chapter 23215 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 300 Beachwood 44122 (216) 721-8457 www.alz.org/cleveland Top executive: Nancy B. Udelson
American Cancer Society, Ohio Division 10501 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (888) 227-6446 www.cancer.org Top executive: Dave Grams
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.americanheart.org Top executive: Dawn Clark
New Destiny Treatment Center
American Holistic Medical Association
6694 Taylor Road Clinton 44216 (330) 825-5202 www.newdestinytc.org Top executive: Dr. Robert W. Bolois
23366 Commerce Park, Suite 101B Beachwood 44122 (216) 292-6644 www.holisticmedicine.org Top executive: Steve L. Cadwell
New Directions Inc.
American Liver Foundation
30800 Chagrin Blvd. Cleveland 44124 (216) 591-0324 www.newdirect.org Top executive: Michael E. Matoney
921 E. 86th St., Suite 150 Indianapolis 46240 (216) 635-2780 www.liverfoundation.org /chapters/heartland Top executive: Natalie Sutton
Recovery Resources 3950 Chester Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 431-4131 www.recres.org Top executive: Debora A. Rodriguez
Rosary Hall at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center 2351 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 363-2580 www.stvincentcharity.com Top executive: Sr. Judith Ann Karam
Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland
American Red Cross Northern Ohio Blood Services Region 3747 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 (216) 431-3010 www.redcrossblood.org Top executive: David H. Plate
Arthritis Foundation, Northeastern Ohio Chapter 4630 Richmond Road, Suite 240 Cleveland 44128 (216) 831-7000 http://northeasternohio.arthritis.org Top executive: Mary L. Kudasick
1226 Huron Road E. Cleveland 44115 (216) 696-6900 www.chanet.org Top executive: Bill Ryan 127 Hazelwood Ave. Barberton 44203 (800) 791-6225 www.christianhealthcareministries .org Top executive: Rev. Howard S. Russell
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland 3601 S. Green Road, Suite 100 Cleveland 44122 (216) 591-0800 www.dagc.org Top executive: Helen M. Dumski
Doula Network of Northeast Ohio
(440) 331-2721 www.ohioleaguefornursing.org Top executive: Jane F. Mahowald
Society for Investigative Dermatology 526 E. Superior Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 579-9300 www.sidnet.org Top executives: Dr. Rebecca Minnillo, Jim Rumsey
Summit County Medical Society 550 E. Market St., Suite 207 Akron 44304 (330) 434-1921 www.scmsoc.org Top executive: Kari Mancuso
DENTISTS AND DENTAL GROUPS Akron Dental Concepts
19006 Stony Point Drive Strongsville 44136 (440) 572-2574 www.doulaneo.com Top executive: Sunday Tortelli
1000 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, Suite 13 Fairlawn 44333 (330) 666-7440 www.akrondentalconcepts.com Top executive: Stephanie Aldrich
Epilepsy Association
The Center for Advanced Dentistry
2831 Prospect Ave. Cleveland 44115 (216) 579-1330 www.epilepsyinfo.org Top executive: Kelley S. Needham
3690 Orange Place, Suite 180 Beachwood 44122 (216) 595-1710 www.cfad.net Top executive: Benjamin P. Hornstein
Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America
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20325 Center Ridge Road, Suite 620 Rocky River 44116 (216) 834-2410 www.fmdsa.org Top executive: Pamela Mace
Healthcare Executives Association of Northeast Ohio 17315 Madison Ave., Suite 1 Lakewood 44107 (216) 834-2631 www.heano.ache.org Top executive: Debbie McCartney
International Language Bank Box 145 Cleveland 44030 (440) 599-9999 www.internationallanguagebank.com Top executive: Michelle Eski
The North American Menopause Society P.O. Box 94527 Cleveland 44101 (440) 442-7550 www.menopause.org Top executive: Dr. Margery L.S. Gass
North East Ohio Health Underwriters Association 28022 Osborn Road Bay Village 44140 (440) 899-8089 www.neohua.com Top executive: Dan Feiwell
Northeast Ohio Healthcare Financial Management Association 27910 Osborn Road Bay Village 44140 (440) 835-1186 www.neohfma.org Top executive: Anna Sulewski
Ohio League for Nursing 20545 Center Ridge Road, Suite 205 Rocky River 44116
3725 S. Cleveland Massillon Road Norton 44203 (330) 825-0818 http://drcynthiapetroff.com Top executive: Dr. C.J. MarshallPetroff
Dr. Wendy A. Synenberg & the Award Winning Smile Squad 8224 Mentor Ave., Suite 142 Mentor 44060 (440) 974-4449 www.drwendy.com Top executive: Dr. Wendy Synenberg
Greater Cleveland Dental Society 200 Treeworth Blvd. Cleveland 44147 (440) 717-1891 www.gcds.org Top executive: Dr. Roger Hess
The Healthy Smile Dental Care Center 34586 Lakeshore Blvd. Eastlake 44095 (440) 951-7856 www.jeffreygrossdds.com Top executive: Dr. Jeffrey Gross
29001 Cedar Road, Suite 450 Lyndhurst 44124 (440) 461-3400 www.clevelandperio.com Top executive: Dr. Roger Hess
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
West Chester Dentistry Inc. 8254 Mayfield Road Chesterland 44026 (440) 729-1911 www.lookmanocavities.com Top executive: Dr. Jeff Rosenthal
FITNESS AND WELLNESS 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 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Doug Ribley
AOK! Fitness Ltd. 13281 Prospect Road Strongsville 44149 (440) 268-9210 www.aokfitness.com Top executives: Anne Dietrich, Kim Flaherty
Atlas Chiropractic Health Center 7547 Mentor Ave., Suite 3 Mentor 44060 (440) 953-3950 http://atlaschiropractic.chiroweb.com Top executive: Dr. Mark D. Natale
Atma Center 2319 Lee Road Cleveland Heights 44118 (216) 371-9760 www.atmacenter.com Top executive: Beverly Singh
Be Well Solutions 3681 S. Green Road, Suite 410 Beachwood 44122 (216) 378-0888 www.bewellsolutions.com Top executive: Ronald Golovan
Hudec Dental
Body Sculpting by Exterior Designs Inc.
3329 Broadview Road Cleveland 44109 (216) 661-8888 www.hudecdental.com Top executive: Dr. John A. Hudec
P.O. Box 267 Chagrin Falls 44022 (440) 729-3463 www.flexcity.com Top executive: Deborah Montesanto
Jennifer G. Robb, D.M.D.
Care Management Services Inc.
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
Periodontal Associates Inc.
3601 Green Road, Suite 202 Beachwood 44122 (216) 514-1930 Top executive: Kathleen Trudick
Center for Bariatric Surgery at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center 2322 E. 22nd St., Suite 208 Cleveland 44115 (888) 362-9732 www.stvincentcharity.com/bariatric Top executive: Dr. Aviv Ben-Meir continued on PAGE H-2
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Center of the Rose 7464 Mentor Ave., Suite 105 Mentor 44060 (440) 667-3229 www.centeroftherose.org Top executive: Donna M. Ferris
Chagrin Fitness 27629 Chagrin Blvd., suites 108 & 109 Woodmere 44122 (216) 464-2350 www.chagrinfitness.com Top executives: John Palsa, Jeff Palsa
Chestnut Hills Yoga 2219 Devonshire Drive Cleveland Heights 44106 (216) 401-4568 www.chestnuthillsyoga.com Top executive: Diane Swander
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 Roizen
Cleveland Yoga 3355 Richmond Road, Suite 251A Beachwood 44122 (216) 591-1183 www.clevelandyoga.com Top executive: Tami Schneider
Conquest 23210 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 211 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 100 Public Square, Suite 210 Cleveland 44113 (216) 592-2263 www.cose.org/wellness
Crossfit Cleveland 17140 Madison Ave. Lakewood 44107 (216) 287-0899 www.crossfitcleveland.com Top executive: Staci D. Russell
Debra Davido, Licensed Massage Therapist 7003 Pearl Road, Suite 103 Middleburg Heights 44130 (440) 845-8998 Top executive: Debra Davido
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 6867 Pearl Road, Suite 108 Middleburg Heights 44130 (440) 886-8657 www.essentialelementsmassage.com Top executive: Natalie Rumbaugh
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center 16497 Snyder Road, P.O. Box 23129
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SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2010
Chagrin Falls 44023 (440) 708-0013 www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com Top executive: Lynnette Stuart
Cleveland 44113 (216) 241-6145 www.oldstonechurch.org Top executive: R. Mark Giuliano
Fitness Together
Parma Hospital’s Health Education Center
6025 Kruse Drive, Suite 152 Solon 44139 (877) 348-6446 http://fitnesstogether.com/ohio Top executive: Brad Newcomb
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
Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts 2450 Fairmount Blvd. Cleveland Heights 44106 (216) 382-0592 www.greentarayoga.com Top executive: Karen Allgire
Healthy Life Screening
7300 State Road Parma 44134 (440) 743-2584 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Pathways To Clarity LLC 320 Kenmore Drive Bay Village 44140 (440) 892-9956 Top executive: Susan Barack
Reflexions Reflexology Center LLC 32945 Detroit Road Avon 44011 (216) 299-1881 www.reflexologycenter.com Top executive: John Heidenreich
Reiki for Your Highest Good 310 Overlook Brook Drive Chagrin Falls 44023 (216) 407-5129 www.reikiforyourhighestgood.com Top executive: Dot Rogel
61 N. Cleveland Massillon Road, Suite E Akron 44333 (330) 670-0200 www.healthylifescreening.com Top executive: Barry Easterling
The Silent Mind
Holistic Wellness Buddy LLC
Spirit of Leadership Services LLC
636 Koontz Road Wadsworth 44281 (216) 577-8324 www.holisticwellnessbuddy.com Top executive: Buddy Ann Ross
9796 Cedar Road Novelty 44072 (440) 338-1752 www.spirit-of-leadership.com Top executive: Jackie Lowe Stevenson
Hudson Center for Healing Touch 118 Clairhaven Drive Hudson 44236 (330) 554-2466 www.healingtouchhudson.com Top executive: Nancy A. Strick
The Lu-Jean Feng Clinic 31200 Pinetree Road Pepper Pike 44124 (216) 831-7007 www.fengclinic.com Top executives: Dr. Lu-Jean Feng, Dr. Gaylee McCracken, Zhongmin Mao
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
9076 Church St. Twinsburg 44087 (330) 425-7204 www.thesilentmind.com Top executive: Timothy R. Loomis
Steven Lawrence Personal Fitness 3628 Walnut Hills Road Cleveland 44122 (216) 595-3488 www.stevenlawrence.com Top executive: Steven Lawrence Paciorek
Summit Acupuncture 3237 State Road Cuyahoga Falls 44223 (330) 929-4334 www.summitacupuncture.com Top executive: Kirsten Ericson
Tai Chi Institute USA
26001 S. Woodland Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 831-0700 www.mandeljcc.org Top executive: Michael G. Hyman
118 W. Streetsboro St., Suite 224 Hudson 44236 (330) 564-7558 www.taichicleveland.com Top executive: Edward Niam
Michelle Star Yoga and Healing Arts LLC
Time For Change
7372 Engle Road Middleburg Heights 44130 (216) 789-3765 www.michellestaryoga.com
Michelle’s Therapeutics 2280 Lee Road Cleveland Heights 44118 (216) 321-4247, ext. 2 www.michellestherapeutics. iwantamassage.com Top executive: Michelle A. Liptak
No Diet Weight Solution 7 Saratoga Court Beachwood 44122 (216) 464-8778 www.nodietweightsolution.com Top executives: Dee Wolk, Diane Davie
Nurture U Center for Holistic Wellness 680 Moore Road Avon Lake 44012 (440) 670-1518 www.nurtureu.com Top executive: Mary Ellen Ott
Old Stone Church 91 Public Square
18914 Fairville Ave. Cleveland 44135-3922 (216) 210-5504 Top executive: Jerome E. Masek
Wellness Council of Northeast Ohio 433 S. State St. Painesville 44077 (440) 354-8057 www.healthyohio.org/wellnesscouncil Top executive: Stephen A. Musgrave
Westside Massage Clinic 4876 Dover Center Road North Olmsted 44070 (440) 777-4547 www.westsidemassageclinic.com
HOME HEALTH CARE Agape Home Health Care Inc. 540 E. 105th St., Suite 305-B Cleveland 44108 (216) 268-2401 www.agapehomehealthcareinc.com Top executive: Rayleen Wheadon
Age Line 4350 Rocky River Drive Cleveland 44135 (216) 941-9990 www.age-line.com
Top executives: June Pearce, Norma Robinette
Amedisys Home Health Care 5830A Heisley Road Mentor 44060 (440) 358-9200 www.amedisys.com Top executive: Lori Szorady
Benjamin Rose Institute 11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300 Cleveland 44120 (216) 791-8000 www.benrose.org Top executive: Richard Browdie
BridgesHome Health Care 110 Highland Drive Medina 44256 (330) 764-1000 www.bridgeshome.org Top executive: Pat Stropko-O’Leary
Buckeye Medical Supply 1495 Warrensville Center Road South Euclid 44121 (216) 381-4830 Top executive: Mary E. Barta
Cambridge Home Health Care 4085 Embassy Parkway Akron 44333 (330) 668-1922 www.cambridgehomehealth.com Top executive: Nancy Diller-Shively
Cleveland Clinic at Home 6801 Brecksville Road, Suite 10 Independence 44131 (216) 444-4663 http://my.clevelandclinic.org/ home_care Top executive: Dr. Steven Landers
Comfort Keepers 7757 Auburn Road, Suite 20 Concord Township 44077 (866) 942-1960 www.comfortkeepers.com Top executive: Bonnie L. Warren
Comfort Keepers of Ashtabula 1544 W. Prospect Ave. Ashtabula 44004 (440) 992-5588 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
Cuyahoga County Dept. of Senior & Adult Services 1701 E. 12th St. Cleveland 44114 (216) 420-6750 www.dsas.cuyahogacounty.us Top executive: Susan Axelrod
Diabetic Care Services 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) 954-7709 www.diabeticexpress.com Top executive: Marc D. Wolf
Easter Seals Northern Ohio 41641 North Ridge Road, Suite D Elyria 44035 (440) 324-6600 http://noh.easterseals.com Top executive: Sheila Dunn
Heritage Home Health Care of Elyria & Rocky River 20800 Center Ridge Road, Suite 113 Rocky River 44116 (440) 333-1925 www.heritagehomehealthcare.net Top executive: Bryan Zurawski continued on NEXT PAGE ➤
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SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2010
Home Helpers — Direct Link 6810 Drexel Drive Seven Hills 44131 (216) 573-2737 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 8592 Mayfield Road Chesterland 44026 (440) 257-5800 www.homeinstead.com Top executive: Therese Glorioso Kovatch
Homewatch CareGivers 23811 Chagrin Blvd., Suite LL64 Beachwood 44122 (216) 593-0120 www.homewatchcaregivers.com Top executive: Eric Malkin
(216) 251-4300 www.priorityhomehealthcare.com Top executive: Gary L. Burgund
Providence Home Health Care 230 Alpha Park Highland Heights 44143 (440) 442-1115 www.providencehhc.com Top executive: Paul O’Connor
Robinson Visiting Nurse & Hospice 6693 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-8899 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Stephen Colecchi
Seasons of Care 16500 Sprague Road, Suite C Middleburg Heights 44130 (440) 274-4000 www.seasonsofcare.com Top executives: Tricia Schaum, Terry Thorpe
Senior Independence 1815 W. Market St., Suite 303 Akron 44313 (330) 873-3468 www.seniorindependence.org Top executive: Sheila Flannery
Spectrum Home Health Care th
3100 E. 45 St., Suite 220 Cleveland 44127 (216) 206-4916 Top executives: Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Michael Belusko, Rena Thompson
St. Augustine Home Health Care 7801 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 634-7511 www.staugustinemanor.org Top executive: Patrick Gareau
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Home Care 195 Wadsworth Road
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS Wadsworth 44281 (330) 334-2785 www.summahealth.org/wadsworth Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
University Hospitals Home Care Services 4901 Galaxy Parkway 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 at the Fairhill Center 12200 Fairhill Road Cleveland 44120 (216) 231-6400
www.visitingangels.com/cleveland Top executive: Constance Hill-Johnson
Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio 2500 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 931-1300 www.vnaohio.org Top executive: Claire M. Zangerle
Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates No. 1 Home Care Place Akron 44320 (800) 362-0031 www.vnsa.com Top executive: Karen L. Talbott
Visiting Nurse Service Personal Care Services 528 Rothrock Road, Suite 126 Copley 44321 (800) 362-0031 www.vnsa.com Top executive: Karen L. Talbott continued on PAGE H-4
Infinity Home Health Services 868 Corporate Way Westlake 44145 (440) 614-0145 www.infinityhs.org Top executives: Norma Alexis Goodman, Matt Volansky
JFSA Care at Home 3659 S. Green Road, Suite 316 Beachwood 44122 (216) 378-8660 www.jfsacareathome.org Top executive: Sheri Sax
Judson Home Care 2181 Ambleside Drive Cleveland 44106 (216) 791-7057 www.judsonsmartliving.org Top executive: Cynthia H. Dunn
Lake Health Home Care Services 7590 Auburn Road Concord 44077 (440) 639-0900 www.lakehealth.org Top executive: William Kahl
Better information leads to better health.
Menorah Park Home Health Services 27100 Cedar Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 595-7333 www.menorahpark.org Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Mobile Meals Inc. 1063 S. Broadway St. Akron 44311 (800) 852-6325 www.mobilemealsinc.org Top executive: Kathleen D. Downing
Anthem Care Comparison offers members access to important health care coverage costs for nearly 40 specific medical procedures performed at local area hospitals. Plus provides a comparison on the performance and safety ratings for various facilities. So your employees can make more informed decisions about the care that’s right for them. After all, healthier employees make for a healthier business.
Montefiore Homecare One David Myers Parkway Beachwood 44122 (216) 910-2471 www.montefiorecare.org Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Northcoast Healthcare Management Services Ltd.
To learn more about what Anthem has to offer your business, go to anthem.com/connects2 today.
23230 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 550 Beachwood 44122 (216) 591-2000 www.northcoastgroup.org Top executive: Lee Passell
Parma Hospital Home Health Care 7300 State Road Parma 44134 (440) 743-7300 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Personal Touch Home Care 4500 Rockside Road, Suite 460 Independence 44131 (216) 986-0885 www.pthomecare.com Top executive: Charlene L. Szunyog
Priority Home Health Care Inc. 14119 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 44111
Life and Disability products underwritten by Anthem Life Insurance Company. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of: In Colorado and Nevada: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. In Connecticut: Anthem Health Plans, Inc. In Indiana: Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. In Kentucky: Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. In Maine: Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. In New Hampshire: Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. In Ohio: Community Insurance Company. In Virginia: Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, and its service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. In Wisconsin: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (“BCBSWi”), which underwrites or administers the PPO and indemnity policies; Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (“Compcare”), which underwrites or administers the HMO policies; and Compcare and BCBSWi collectively, which underwrite or administer the POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ® ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. OH_CrainsCleveBiz_092410
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HOSPICE
Top executive: Claire M. Zangerle
Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Cleveland
527 W. Tuscarawas Ave. Barberton 44203 (330) 861-0400 www.barbertonhospice.org Top executive: Pat Stropko-O’Leary
Crossroads Hospice 9775 Rockside Road, Suite 270 Valley View 44125 (216) 654-9300 www.crossroadshospice.com Top executive: Stacie Beck
Harbor Light Hospice 734-C Alpha Drive Highland Heights 44143 (440) 269-1888 www.harborlighthospice.com Top executive: Gina Covelli
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. Talbott
Hospice of Medina County 797 N. Court St. Medina 44256 (330) 722-4771 www.hospiceofmedina.org Top executive: Pat Stropko-O’Leary
Hospice of the Western Reserve 300 E. 185th St. Cleveland 44119 (216) 383-2222 www.hospicewr.org Top executive: David A. Simpson
In House Hospice & Palliative Care 1530 W. Market St. Akron 44313 (888) 260-9835 www.in-househospice.com Top executive: Laura A. Wagner
National Council of Jewish Women — Montefiore Hospice One David Myers Parkway Beachwood 44122 (216) 910-2650 www.montefiorecare.org Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
New Life Hospice 5255 N. Abbe Road Elyria 44035 (440) 934-1458 www.community-health-partners.com Top executive: Edwin Oley
Odyssey Hospice 6140 Parkland Blvd., Suite 105 Mayfield Heights 44124 (440) 995-1740 www.odsyhealth.com Top executive: Vinh Le
Parma Hospital’s Seasons of Life Hospice & Residential Hospice 9511 W. Pleasant Valley Road Parma 44129 (440) 743-7330 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Robinson Visiting Nurse & Hospice 6693 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-8899 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Stephen Colecchi
Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio Hospice 2500 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 931-1300 www.vnaohio.org
HEALTH CARE DIRECTORY www.fairviewhospital.org Top executive: Janice Murphy
Firelands Regional Medical Center
600 E. Granger Road, Suite 100 Cleveland 44131 (888) 854-8482 www.vitas.com
1111 Hayes Ave. Sandusky 44870 (419) 557-7400 www.firelands.com Top executive: Charles A. Stark
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Hillcrest Hospital
Affinity Medical Center 875 Eighth St. N.E. Massillon 44646 (330) 832-8761 www.affinitymedicalcenter.com Top executive: Ron Bierman
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: Kim Strubel
Akron General Health System 400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 (330) 344-6000 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Vincent J. McCorkle
Akron General Medical Center 400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 (330) 344-6000 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Vincent J. McCorkle
Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44195 (216) 444-2200 www.clevelandclinic.org Top executive: Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital 9500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44195 (216) 444-5437 www.clevelandclinicchildrens.org Top executive: Dr. Robert Wyllie
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 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 Cleveland 44106-1716 (216) 844-3937 www.clevelandeyebank.org Top executive: Susan V. Janssen
Euclid Hospital 18901 Lake Shore Blvd. Euclid 44119 (216) 531-9000 www.euclidhospital.org Top executive: Joanne Zeroske
Fairview Hospital 18101 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 44111 (216) 476-7000
6780 Mayfield Road Mayfield Heights 44124 (440) 312-4500 www.hillcresthospital.org Top executive: Jeffrey A. Leimgruber
Huron Hospital 13951 Terrace Road East Cleveland 44112 (216) 761-3300 www.huronhospital.org Top executive: Dr. Gus Kious
Lake Health 7590 Auburn Road Concord Township 44077 (440) 375-8100 www.lakehealth.org Top executive: Cynthia Moore-Hardy
Lakewood Hospital 14519 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107 (216) 521-4200 www.lakewoodhospital.org Top executive: Janice G. Murphy
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 1730 W. 25th St. Cleveland 44113 (216) 696-4300 www.lutheranhospital.org Top executive: Dr. David Perse
Marymount Hospital 12300 McCracken Road Garfield Heights 44125 (216) 581-0500 www.marymount.org Top executive: David J. Kilarski
Medina Hospital 1000 E. Washington St. Medina 44256 (330) 725-1000 www.medinahospital.org Top executive: Robert Stall
Mercy 3700 Kolbe Road Lorain 44053 (440) 960-4000 www.community-health-partners.com Top executive: Edwin Oley
Mercy Medical Center 1320 Mercy Drive N.W. Canton 44708 (330) 489-1000 www.cantonmercy.org Top executive: Thomas E. Cecconi
MetroHealth Medical Center 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland 44109 (216) 778-7800 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Mark J. Moran
MetroHealth System 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland 44109 (216) 778-7800 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Mark J. Moran
Northside Medical Center 500 Gypsy Lane Youngstown 44501
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(330) 884-1000 www.forumhealth.org Top executive: Michael Seelman
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 2351 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: David J. Kilarski
St. John Medical Center 29000 Center Ridge Road Westlake 44145 (440) 835-8000 www.stjohnmedicalcenter.net Top executive: Cliff J. Coker
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center 2351 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 861-6200 www.stvincentcharity.com Top executive: Sr. Judith Ann Karam
Summa Akron City Hospital and Summa St. Thomas Hospital 525 E. Market St. Akron 44309 (330) 375-3000 www.summahealth.org Top executive: Thomas J. Strauss
Summa Barberton Hospital 155 Fifth St. N.E. Barberton 44203 (330) 615-3000 www.barbertonhospital.com Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
Summa Health System
Top executive: James Benedict Jr.
University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center 44 Blaine Ave. Bedford 44146 (440) 735-3900 www.uhbedford.org Top executive: Sean McKibben
University Hospitals Case Medical Center 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 Extended Care Campus 12340 Bass Lake Road Chardon 44024 (440) 285-4040 www.uhextendedcare.org Top executive: Susan Juris
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: Michael Farrell
University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center
525 E. Market St. Akron 44309 (330) 375-3000 www.summahealth.org Top executive: Thomas J. Strauss
27100 Chardon Road Richmond Heights 44143 (440) 585-6500 www.uhrichmond.org Top executive: Laurie Delgado
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Veterans Affairs — Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC
195 Wadsworth Road Wadsworth 44281 (330) 334-1504 www.wrhhs.org Top executive: Thomas DeBord
Summa Western Reserve Hospital 1900 23rd St. Cuyahoga Falls 44223 (330) 971-7000 www.westernreservehospital.org Top executive: Robert A. Kent Jr.
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital 11100 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (866) 844-2273 www.rainbowbabies.org Top executive: Michael Farrell
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
10701 East Blvd. Cleveland 44106 (216) 791-3800 www.cleveland.med.va.gov Top executive: Susan M. Fuehrer
INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS 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 of Ohio 1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1200 Cleveland 44114 (800) 524-7371 www.kp.org Top executive: Patricia D. KennedyScott continued on PAGE H-6
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CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Medical Mutual of Ohio 2060 E. Ninth St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 687-7000 www.medmutual.com Top executive: Richard A. Chiricosta
SummaCare Inc. 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: Bill Mechling
University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Center for Human Genetics Laboratory 10524 Euclid Ave., sixth floor Cleveland 44106 (216) 844-2273 www.uhhospitals.org Top executive: Dr. Fred Rothstein
University Hospitals Dermatopathology Laboratory 11100 Euclid Ave., Bolwell 3100 Cleveland 44106 (216) 844-2273 www.uhcderm.com/diagnostic.html Top executive: Dr. Kevin Cooper
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND IMAGING AdvaCare Systems Inc.
LABORATORIES Cleveland Clinic Laboratories 9500 Euclid Ave., L15 Cleveland 44195 (800) 628-6816 www.clevelandcliniclabs.com Top executive: Dr. Matthew McManus
Cleveland Skin Pathology Laboratory Inc. 3737 Park East Drive, Suite 202 Beachwood 44122 (216) 464-7770 www.cleveskinpath.com Top executive: Dr. Jonathan Bass
Fertility Solutions 11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 330 Cleveland 44120 (216) 491-0030 www.fertilitysolutions.com Top executive: Susan A. Rothmann
LabCarePLUS 133 Fifth St. SE, Suite A Barberton 44203 (330) 615-5200 www.labcareplus.org Top executive: Mr. Richard L. Adams
1789 E. 45th St. Cleveland 44103 (877) 884-5331 www.advacaresystems.com Top executive: Karen Moran
Alpha Imaging Inc. 4455 Glenbrook Road Willoughby 44094 (440) 953-3800 www.alpha-imaging.com Top executive: Michael A. Perrico
Best Solutions Medical Supplies & Equipment 352 Chesapeake Cove Painesville 44077 (440) 744-0177 www.bestsolutionsmedicalsupplies .com Top executive: Greg Smolik
Cellular Technology Ltd. 20521 Chagrin Boulevard Shaker Heights 44122 (216) 791-5084 www.immunospot.com Top executive: Dr. Paul V. Lehmann
Codonics Inc. 17991 Englewood Drive Middleburg Heights 44130
HEALTH CARE DIRECTORY (440) 243-1198 www.codonics.com Top executive: Tim Jakubisin
Disk-O-Tape Inc.
SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2010
Cleveland 44128 (216) 332-1550 www.integratedmedicalinc.com Top executive: Jeffrey Gamad
Bedford 44146 (440) 786-1688 www.legsling.com Top executive: Wayne M. Urban
23775 Mercantile Road Cleveland 44122 (216) 765-8273 www.disk-o-tape.com Top executive: Eric Whitman
Lake Health Diagnostics 7590 Auburn Road Concord Township 44077 (440) 375-8100 www.lakehealth.org
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Family Home Care
Leimkuehler Inc.
6133 Rockside Road, Suite 207 Independence 44131 (216) 520-5969 www.affiliatesbh.org Top executive: Nicholas Palumbo
8001 Sweet Valley Drive Valley View 44125 (216) 520-3700 Top executives: Bryan S. Wollschleger, Bryan Hille
4625 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 651-7788 www.leimkuehlerinc.com Top executive: Robert V. Leimkuehler
G.R.E. Orthotics and Prosthetics
Affiliates In Behavioral Health LLC
Lupica Medical Systems
Akron General Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
13376 Ravenna Road Chardon 44024 (440) 285-5785 www.greop.com Top executive: Jonathan Naft
12955 York Delta Drive, Suite M North Royalton 44133 (440) 582-7600 www.lupicamedical.com Top executive: Sam Lupica
400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 (330) 344-6000 www.akrongeneral.org
Applewood Centers Inc.
Gill Podiatry Supply & Equipment Co.
Miller’s Rental & Sales Inc.
2525 E. 22nd St. Cleveland 44115 (216) 696-5800 www.applewoodcenters.org Top executive: Melanie K. Falls
22400 Ascoa Court Strongsville 44149 (800) 321-1348 www.gillpodiatry.com Top executive: Ric Boggs
Health Aid of Ohio 5230 Hauserman Road Cleveland 44130 (216) 252-3900 www.healthaidofohio.com Top executive: Carol Gilligan
Health and Fitness Equipment Centers 35665 Curtis Blvd Eastlake 44095 (440) 461-0946 www.healthandfitnessohio.com Top executives: Steve Sova, David Roche, Chuck Herman
IBA Molecular 7650 First Place Oakwood Village 44146 (440) 439-5356 www.iba-worldwide.com Top executive: Lynn Chwojdak
Integrated Medical Inc. 15627 NEO Parkway
2023 Romig Road Akron 44320 (330) 753-9600 www.millers.com Top executive: John P. Miller
NeoMed Technologies Inc.
Ascentia: Pathway to Community Living
3043 Superior Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 781-3535 www.neomedtechnologies.com Top executive: George Coleman
24075 Commerce Park Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 292-3999 www.ascentia.org Top executive: Debbie Chickering
P. Antonelli Distributors Inc.
Beachwood Counseling Center
4483 Whitehall Drive South Euclid 44121 (216) 291-3480 Top executive: Patricia Antonelli
Polar Products Inc. 540 S. Main St., Suite 951 Akron 44311 (800) 763-8423 www.polarproducts.com Top executive: William Graessle
Ramic Medical Imaging 3365 Richmond Road, Suite 100 Beachwood 44122 (216) 292-9000 www.ramicimaging.com Top executive: Rhonda Contofalsky
Robinson Imaging Center 401 Devon Place Kent 44240 (330) 677-3434 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Mike Walker
Simbionix USA Corp. 7100 Euclid Ave., Suite 180 Cleveland 44103 (216) 229-2040 www.simbionix.com Top executive: Gary Zamler
Smith & Schaefer Inc. 12815 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107 (216) 226-6700 www.smith-schaefer.com Top executive: Fred C. Leube
Steris Corp. 5960 Heisley Road Mentor 44060 (440) 354-2600 www.steris.com Top executive: Walter M. Rosebrough Jr.
TLC Home Medical Supplies 8250 Tyler Blvd., Suite E Mentor 44060 (866) 688-8462 www.tlchomemedicalsupplies.com Top executive: Tina Austin
Visiting Nurse Service Equipment & Supplies 160 Opportunity Parkway, Suite 101 Akron 44307 (800) 314-7000 www.vnsa.com Top executive: Karen L. Talbott
Webb’s Leg Sling-LS Products LLC 142 Logan St.
23875 Commerce Park, Suite 130 Beachwood 44072 (216) 556-5045 Top executives: Dr. Katherine Jackson, Marianne Jeswald, Rose Marie Fantelli
Bellefaire JCB 22001 Fairmount Blvd. Shaker Heights 44118 (216) 932-2800 www.bellefairejcb.org Top executive: Adam G. Jacobs
Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse 11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 220 Shaker Heights 44120 (216) 229-2420 www.bellflowercenter.org Top executive: William P. Eyman
Bridgeway Inc. 2202 Prame Ave. Cleveland 44109 (216) 688-7202 www.bridgewayinc.org Top executive: David J. Lundeen
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. 35 River St. Chagrin Falls 44022 (440) 247-6622 www.catherinescanlonphd.com Top executive: Dr. Catherine Scanlon
Catholic Charities Health and Human Services 7911 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 334-2900 www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org Top executive: J. Thomas Mullen
Center for Families and Children 4500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44103 (216) 432-7200 www.c4fc.org Top executive: Sharon Sobol Jordan
Charak Clinical Research 12395 McCracken Road, Suite E Garfield Heights 44125 (216) 662-8696 www.charakresearch.com Top executive: Dr. Rakesh Ranjan continued on NEXT PAGE
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Child Guidance & Family Solutions 312 Locust St. Akron 44302-1878 (330) 762-0591 www.cgfs.org Top executive: Elaine M. Harlin
Cleveland Center for Conscious Living 6611 Rockside Road, Suite 215 Independence 44131 (216) 462-0538 www.dougjmoore.com Top executive: Douglas J. Moore
Coleman Professional Services 5982 Rhodes Road Kent 44240 (330) 673-1347 www.coleman-professional.com Top executive: Nelson W. Burns
Avon 44011 (440) 934-6007 www.thewayside.org Top executive: Terry Davis
(216) 831-6611 www.psychbc.com Top executives: Howard M. Bonem, Donald K. Sykes
Parma Hospital’s Behavioral Center for Older Adults
Recovery Resources
7007 Powers Blvd. Parma 44129 (440) 743-4335 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Psychological & Behavioral Consultants Inc. 24800 Highpoint Road Beachwood 44122
3950 Chester Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 431-4131 www.recres.org Top executive: Debora A. Rodriguez
Rose-Mary Center 19350 Euclid Ave. Euclid 44117 (216) 481-4823 www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org /rose-mary
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS Top Executive: Patricia A. Colombo
Season’s Practice 7055 Engle Road, Suite 401 Middleburg Heights 44130 (440) 243-6370 www.seasonspractice.com Top executive: Kathi Jankura
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
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Coleman Wellness Solutions 5982 Rhodes Road Kent 44240 (800) 603-4327 www.coleman-wellness.com Top executive: Dr. Karen Fleming continued on PAGE H-8
Crossroads 8445 Munson Road Mentor 44060 (440) 255-1700 www.crossroads-lake.org Top executive: Dr. Wayne W. Lindstrom
EASE@Work 4500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44113 (216) 241-3273 www.easeatwork.com Top executive: Janet Schiavoni
Eldercare Services Institute of Benjamin Rose 11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300 Cleveland 44120 (216) 791-8000 www.benrose.org Top executive: Richard Browdie
Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center 19201 Villaview Road Cleveland 44119-3064 (216) 486-6838 www.hospicewr.org Top executive: Diane Snyder-Cowan
Firelands Counseling & Recovery Services of Lorain County 315 N. Leavitt Road Amherst 44001 (440) 984-3882 www.firelands.com
Hopewell P.O. Box 193 Mesopotamia 44439 (440) 693-4074 www.hopewell.cc Top executive: Richard R. Karges
Impact Solutions 23240 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 500 Beachwood 44122 (216) 292-6007 www.myimpactsolution.com Top executive: Dr. Joel R. Gecht
It’s exciting to be recognized.
Jane Pernotto Ehrman, M.Ed., CHES Cleveland Clinic Lyndhurst campus, 1950 Richmond Rd. Lyndhurst 44124 (440) 213-1872 www.imagesofwellness.com
Kathy Whan-Marko, Ph.D., Counseling Psychologist 3951 Erie St., Suite 208 Willoughby 44094 (440) 918-1540 Top executive: Kathy Whan-Marko
MetroHealth Psychiatry 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland 44109 (216) 778-4428 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. Ewald Horwath
NAMI Greater Cleveland 2012 W. 25th St., Suite 600 Cleveland 44113 (216) 875-7776 www.namigreatercleveland.org Top executive: Michael Baskin
Our Lady of the Wayside 38135 Colorado Ave.
SummaCare is the only PPO Plan Rated “Excellent” in Ohio Why should you care whether or not your health plan is NCQA accredited and holds the organization’s highest accreditation status? Recognition from a third party, such as NCQA, is like a recommendation from a trusted advisor who knows what is important when looking for a health insurance company. Bearers of the NCQA seal have passed a rigorous, comprehensive review and must annually report on their performance – all to ensure you receive the highest quality of service. To learn more about SummaCare, call your agent today or visit www.summacare.com.
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Lake Health Occupational Health Services 7590 Auburn Road Concord 44077 (440) 354-1990 www.lakehealth.org Top executive: Rick Kondas
Majka Physical Therapy Associates 18660 Bagley Road Middleburg Heights 44130 (440) 234-8300 Top executive: Douglas E. Majka
MedExam Inc.
(216) 292-9998 www.advantagediagnostics.net Top executive: Doreene Zelch
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland 3210 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 (216) 621-0766 www.aidstaskforce.org Top executive: Tracy Jones
Akron General Medical Center Outpatient Services
24461 Detroit Road, Suite 350 Westlake 44145 (440) 871-1600 Top executive: Bryan E. Schmidt
400 Wabash Ave. Akron 44307 (330) 344-6000 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Dr. Tim Stover
MEDSource One
Care Alliance Health Center
8555 Sweet Valley Drive Valley View 44125 (216) 328-2240 www.medsource-one.com Top executive: Dr. Scott E. Singer
1530 St. Clair Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 781-6724 www.carealliance.org Top executive: Francis Afram-Gyening
Menorah Park Occupational Therapy
Cleveland Clinic Division of Regional Medical Practice
27100 Cedar Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 450-5566 www.menorahpark.org Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Parma Hospital’s Employers’ HealthSource 6115 Powers Blvd., Suite 200 Parma 44129 (440) 743-7373 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Rockynol Rehabilitation Center 1150 W. Market St. Akron 44313 (330) 867-2150 www.rockynol.oprs.org Top executive: Leslie Belfance
Solon Occupational Medical Center
9500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44195 (216) 444-2200 http://my.clevelandclinic.org/ family_health_centers/default.aspx Top executive: Dr. Cynthia Deyling
HEALTH CARE DIRECTORY www.lgrc.us Top executive: Melanie Blasko
Lakewood Hospital Diabetes and Endocrine Center 14601 Detroit Ave., Suite 540 Lakewood 44107 (216) 529-5300 www.lakewoodhospital.org/diabetes Top executives: Janice G. Murphy, Jack Gustin
Lakewood Hospital Teen Health Center 15644 Madison Ave., Suite 108 Lakewood 44107 (216) 391-8336 www.lakewoodhospital.org/ teenhealthcenter Top executive: Janice G. Murphy
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Northern Ohio Chapter 23297 Commerce Park Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 910-1200 www.lls.org/noh Top executive: Amy Pausche
The Littlest Heroes P.O. Box 1406 Solon 44139 (440) 498-9200 www.thelittlestheroes.org Top executive: Blazine Monaco
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
MetroHealth Center for Community Health
11635 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 231-8787 www.clevelandhearingandspeech.org Top executive: Dr. Bernard P. Henri
6835 Broadway Ave. Cleveland 44105 (216) 957-1700 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. E. Harry Walker
Drs. Hill & Thomas Co.
MetroHealth Outpatient Surgery Center
25001 Emery Road Cleveland 44128 (216) 831-9786 www.hillandthomas.com Top executive: John Gilliland
4330 W. 150th St. Cleveland 44135 (216) 251-6990 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. Brendon Patterson
30455 Solon Road Solon 44139 (440) 914-0442 www.occucentersolon.com Top executive: Dr. Christopher G. Sintic
Far West Center
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Occupational Health
The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
2322 E. 22nd St., Suite 101 Cleveland 44115 (216) 363-2691 www.stvincentcharity.com Top executive: Sr. Judith Ann Karam
12201 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 721-4010 www.thefreeclinic.org Top executive: Danny R. Williams
3569 Ridge Road Cleveland 44102 (216) 281-0872 www.nfpmedcenter.org Top executive: Jean Therrien
The Gathering Place
OpenSided MRI of Cleveland
Summa Health System Center for Corporate Health 195 Wadsworth Road Wadsworth 44281 (330) 331-1510 www.summahealth.org/wadsworth Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland 10011 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 791-8363 www.ucpcleveland.org Top executive: Patricia S. Otter
Working Partners — Robinson Health Affiliates 6847 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-2876 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Barb Miller
OUTPATIENT SERVICES Achievement Centers for Children 4255 Northfield Road Highland Hills 44128 (216) 292-9700 www.achievementcenters.org Top executive: Patricia Nobili
Advantage Diagnostics 3733 Park East Drive, Suite 100 Beachwood 44122
29133 Health Campus Drive Westlake 44145 (440) 835-6212 www.farwestcenter.com Top executive: Helen M. Dylag
Montefiore Outpatient Center One David Myers Parkway Beachwood 44122 (216) 360-9080 www.montefiorecare.org Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Neighborhood Family Practice
23300 Commerce Park Beachwood 44122 (216) 595-9546 www.touchedbycancer.org Top executive: Eileen Saffran
30400 Detroit Road Westlake 44145 (440) 808-6736 www.osmri.com
Hattie Larlham
2460 Fairmount Blvd., Suite 219 Cleveland Heights 44106 (216) 707-9137 www.optionsnaturopathic.com Top executive: Erin Holston Singh
7996 Darrow Road, Suite 10 Twinsburg 44087 (800) 233-8611 www.hattielarlham.org Top executive: Dennis Allen
Highland Speech Services Inc. 415 Lowell Drive Highland Heights 44143 (440) 539-1152 Top executive: Cindy Satterfield
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: Rick Kondas
Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers Inc. 9083 Mentor Ave. Mentor 44060 (440) 951-3511
Options Naturopathic Clinic
Parma Hospital’s WellPointe Pavilion 303 E. Royalton Road Broadview Heights 44147 (440) 743-4455 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center 27300 Cedar Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 595-7345 www.lewisaquaticcenter.org Top executive: Steven Raichilson
Providence House 2037 W. 32nd St. Cleveland 44113 (216) 651-5982 www.provhouse.org Top executive: Natalie Leek-Nelson
St. John Medical Center Westlake Family Medicine Center
SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2010
26908 Detroit Road Westlake 44145 (440) 871-6060 www.stjohnmedicalcenter.net Top executive: Cliff J. Coker
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Clinical Specialties 195 Wadsworth Road Wadsworth 44281 (330) 331-1520 www.summahealth.org/wadsworth Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
University Hospitals Case Medical Center — Audiology Services 11100 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106-6045 (216) 844-7191 www.uhhospitals.org Top executive: Dr. Gail S. Murray
University Hospitals Outpatient Health Centers 11100 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 844-2273 www.uhhospitals.org Top executive: Richard A. Hanson
University Hospitals Zeeba Surgery Center 29017 Cedar Road Lyndhurst 44124 (866) 844-2273) www.uhhospitals.org Top executive: Richard A. Hanson
University Suburban Health Center 1611 S. Green Road South Euclid 44121 (216) 382-9492 www.universitysuburban.com Top executive: Dr. William L. Annable
West Region Sleep Center 15808 Puritas Ave. Cleveland 44135 (216) 267-5933 www.wrsleepcenter.com Top executive: Dr. Paul C. Venizelos
Western Reserve Surgery Center 1930 state Route 59 Kent 44240 (330) 677-3292 www.wrscenter.com Top executive: Laurie Simon
PHARMACY SERVICES Advanced Infusion Services 160 Opportunity Parkway, Suite 102 Akron 44307 (888) 646-3873 www.vnsa.com Top executive: Karen L. Talbott
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
NorthCoast Infusion Network 23230 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 550 Beachwood 44122 (216) 591-2000 www.ncinnetwork.com Top executive: Lee Passell
PHYSICAL THERAPY AGM Physical Therapy 9930 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Suite 6-B Concord 44060 (440) 357-6677
www.agmphysicaltherapy.com Top executive: Greg Morris
Akron General Sports & Physical Therapy 4125 Medina Road Akron 44333 (330) 665-8200 www.akrongeneral.org Top executive: Kim Strubel
Alternative HealthCare Solutions 36200 Euclid Ave., Suite 5 Willoughby 44094 (440) 918-0836 www.tomocklerpt.com Top executive: Thomas K. Ockler
Lake Health Rehabilitation and Wellness 9170 Mentor Ave. Mentor 44060 (440) 352-1200 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: Janice G. Murphy
Layton Physical Therapy 50 Normandy Drive Painesville 44077 (440) 639-8800 www.laytonpt.com Top executive: Loretta Layton
Menorah Park’s Marcus Rehabilitation Center 27100 Cedar Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 839-6633 www.menorahpark.org Top executive: Steven Raichilson
MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland 44109 (216) 778-7750 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. Gary S. Clark
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
Parma Hospital’s Therapy Services 12744 State Road North Royalton 44133 (440) 877-9120 www.parmahospital.org Top executive: Terrence G. Deis
PT Center for Sports Medicine and Family Physical Therapy 2660 W. Market St., Suite 300 Akron 44333 (330) 869-2635 ptcenterakron.com Top executive: Kevin L. Outwater
PT Plus LLC 34351 Chardon Road, Unit E Willoughby Hills 44094 (440) 833-0557 Top executive: Jeffrey L. Guerin
Robinson Rehab Center and Sport Clinic 6847 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-2770 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Joe Blasiole continued on NEXT PAGE ➤
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Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Therapy Services 195 Wadsworth Road Wadsworth 44281 (330) 331-1680 www.summahealth.org/wadsworth Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
DiaMed USA LLC 3670 Progress St. NE Canton 44705 (330) 588-8966 www.diamedinc.com Top executive: Scott B. Wakser
Total Joint Rehab
Fairview Park Chiropractic Center Inc.
34143 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville 44039 (440) 327-0299 www.totaljointrehab.com Top executive: Jason Kucharski
21881 Lorain Road Fairview Park 44126 (440) 331-9033 www.fairviewparkchiropractic.com Top executive: Dr. Todd W. Smith
Total Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
Healthsource Northcoast
232 Concord Lane Hinckley 44233 (440) 877-1100 www.totalrehabilitationspecialists.com Top executive: Ray Bilecky
University Hospitals Rehabilitation Services 11100 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 844-2273 www.rehab.uhhs.com Top executive: Paul M. Smith
PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIANS GROUPS Associates in Dermatology Inc. 26908 Detroit Road, Suite 103 Westlake 44145 (216) 228-3900 www.healthyskinmd.com Top executives: Dr. Paul Hazen, Dr. Conley Engstrom, Dr. Karen L. Turgeon, Dr. Michael Reep, Dr. Artthapol (Paul Tan) Tanphaichitr, Dr. Shaza Daoud
33560 Detroit Road Avon 44011 (440) 937-4222 www.healthsourcechiro.com Top executives: Dr. Richard Kearns, Kristy Cain, Abelardo Dorantes
Jeffrey H. Stockfish, M.D. Inc.
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 7590 Auburn Road Concord 44077 (440) 354-1995 www.lakehealth.org Top executive: Rick Cicero
Levinson Family Chiropractic Inc. 646 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls 44221 (330) 928-3420 Top executives: Dr. Pam Levinson, Dr. John Connery
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Lifetime Eye Care 6060 Rockside Woods Blvd. North Independence 44131 (216) 581-8484 www.myeyedoc.com Top executive: Dr. Jeffrey E. Schultz
Ohio Clinic for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery 2237 Crocker Road, Suite 140 Westlake 44145 (440) 808-9315 www.ohioclinic.com Top executive: Dr. Michael H. Wojtanowski
Ohio Specialty Network LLC 4450 St. Clair Ave. Cleveland 44103 (216) 426-2555 ohiospecialtynetwork.com Top executive: Linda D. Derringer
3690 Orange Place, Suite 100 Beachwood 44122 (216) 831-7337 www.pediatricplace.net Top executive: Dr. Jan Kriwinsky
Physicians First Inc. 1438 SOM Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124 (440) 461-4848 www.physiciansfirstinc.com Top executive: Cynthia S. Gallucci
Podiatry Inc. 6701 Rockside Road, Suite 340 Independence 44131 (216) 245-1290 www.podiatryinc.com Top executives: E.J. Nemet, Joseph Favazzo
Premier Health Clinic 6900 Granger Road, Suite 203 Independence 44131
Pediatric Place Inc.
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Community Regional Medical Center, Lorain
Caring experts sharing one new name.
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Atrium Dermatology 6801 Mayfield Road, Suite 244 Mayfield Heights 44124 (440) 646-1600 www.atriumdermatology.com Top executive: Dr. Esti Gumpertz
Cardiovascular Consultants 36100 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 Willoughby 44094 (440) 942-5400 www.cardiocleveland.com
Chiropractic Associates of Westlake 2750 Dover Center Road Westlake 44145 (440) 808-9840 www.adjustedliving.com Top executive: Dr. Thomas Coletto
Cleveland Nasal Sinus & Sleep Center
For more than a century, two hospitals have
29001 Cedar Road, Suite 203 Cleveland 44124 (440) 684-9980 www.clevelandnasalsinus.com Top executive: Dr. Howard Levine
been dedicated to serving Lorain County: Community Regional Medical Center, founded as St. Joseph in 1892, and Allen Community
Community Eye Care Associates
Hospital, founded in 1907.
6060 Rockside Woods Blvd. North, Suite 110 Independence 44131 (216) 581-8484
Put them together and they share more than a faith-based mission to treat every life with
Corrective Eye Center 23600 Euclid Ave., Suite 312 Euclid 44132 (216) 574-8900 www.correctiveeye.com Top executives: Dr. Samuel M. Salamon, Dr. Gregory J. Louis
the best possible care. Now they share the same name. Mercy.
CustomCare, M.D., LLC 1611 S. Green Road, Suite 213 South Euclid 44121 (216) 382-8000 www.customcaremd.com Top executive: Dr. Richard Tomm
Learn more at MercyOnline.org
David R. Mandel, M.D., Inc. 6551 Wilson Mills Road, Suite 106 Mayfield Village 44143 (440) 449-8277 www.dmandelmd.com Top executive: David M. Rothhaas
Allen Community Hospital, Oberlin
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(216) 520-1220 www.premieragemanagement.com Top executive: Dr. John Kocka
Radisphere National Radiology Group 23625 Commerce Park, Suite 204 Beachwood 44122 (216) 255-5700 www.radisphere.net 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
Robinson Health Affiliates Inc. 6847 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-0811 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Jack Monda
Senders Pediatrics 2054 S. Green Road South Euclid 44121 (216) 291-9210 http://senderspediatrics.com Top executive: Dr. Shelly David Senders
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
SENIOR AND LONGTERM CARE SERVICES Abbewood Senior Living Community 1210 S. Abbe Road Elyria 44035 (440) 366-8980 www.centurypa.com Top executive: Jeff Nieberding
Aberdeen Crossings 399 Bishop Road Highland Heights 44143 (440) 460-0686 www.lifeservicesnetwork.com Top executive: Rich Cusick
Acacia Place 10603 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 226-6090 www.acaciaplace.org Top executive: Meenakshi W. Nair
www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Greg Ryan
Altercare of Mayfield Village 290 N. Commons Blvd. Mayfield Village 44143 (440) 473-9411 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Keith Alberts
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: Mark Grippi
Altercare Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center Inc. 1463 Tallmadge Road Kent 44240 (330) 677-4550 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Paige Powell
Alzheimer Family Care Management — Alzheimer Mediation for Dementia Conflict 211 E. Summit St. Kent 44240 www.alzheimerfamilycare management.com Top executive: Karen L. Rice
Anchor Lodge 3756 W. Erie Ave. Lorain 44053 (440) 244-2019 www.sprengerretirement.com Top executive: Staci Lehmkuhl
Anna Maria of Aurora
3250 W. Market St., Suite 101 Akron 44333 (800) 548-7226 Top executive: Jeff Wilson
889 N. Aurora Road Aurora 44202 (330) 562-6171 www.annamariaofaurora.com Top executives: Aaron Baker, Chris Norton
Altercare of Alliance
Athenian Assisted Living
Advanced Radiology Corp.
11750 Klinger Ave. Alliance 44601 (330) 823-8263 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Cynthia Dutton
Altercare of Cuyahoga Falls Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care 2728 Bailey Road Cuyahoga Falls 44221 (330) 929-4231 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Ed Husbands
Altercare of Hartville Center 1420 Smith Kramer Road Hartville 44632 (330) 877-2666 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Shilo DeWald
Altercare of Louisville Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care 7187 St. Francis St. N.E. Louisville 44641 (330) 875-4224
12799 Doula Lane North Royalton 44133 (440) 877-1900 www.athenianvillage.com Top executive: Aurea Galler
The Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging 11900 Fairhill Road, Suite 300 Cleveland 44120 (216) 791-8000 www.benrose.org Top executive: Richard Browdie
Bradley Bay Health Center 605 Bradley Road Bay Village 44140 (440) 871-3474 www.bbhc.net Top executive: John T. O’Neill
Brentwood Health Care Center 907 W. Aurora Road Sagamore Hills 44067 (330) 468-2273 www.brentwoodhealthcarecenter.com
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Top executive: Jeff Risner
Brighton Gardens of Westlake
Gateway Retirement Community-Family House
27819 Center Ridge Road Westlake 44145 (440) 808-0074 www.sunriseseniorliving.com Top executive: M.J. Giovanetti
Cardinal Retirement Village 171 Graham Road Cuyahoga Falls 44223 (330) 928-7888 www.cardinalretirementvillage.cc Top executive: Sandra Reith
Center Ridge Health Campus 38600 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville 44039 (440) 327-1295 www.crnh.net Top executive: John T. O’Neill
ClevelandSeniors.com 3150 Payne Ave. Cleveland 44114 (216) 781-4131 www.clevelandseniors.com Top executive: Dan Hanson
Coleman Adult Day Services 6695 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (877) 345-1180 www.coleman-adultday.com Top executives: Sandy Myers, Michele Kairis
Country Lawn Center 10608 Navarre Road S.W. Navarre 44662 (330) 767-3455 www.altercareonline.com Top executive: Crystal Torrence
Devon Oaks 2345 Crocker Road Westlake 44145 (440) 250-2300 www.devonoaks.org Top executive: Sandy Skerda
Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Center for Skilled Nursing Care at MetroHealth 3525 Scranton Road S.W. Cleveland 44109 (216) 957-8100 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. James Campbell
Eliza Jennings 10603 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 226-0282 www.elizajennings.org Top executive: Danielle Maur
Elmcroft of Medina 1046 N. Jefferson St. Medina 44256 (330) 721-2000 www.elmcroftal.com Top executive: Chrissy Kacirek
Elmcroft of Sagamore Hills 997 W. Aurora Road Sagamore Hills 44067 (330) 908-1166 www.elmcroftal.com Top executive: Jackie Mitchell
Embassy Healthcare 24579 Broadway Ave. Solon 44146 (440) 439-7976 www.embassyhealthcare.net Top executive: Aaron Handler
Fairview Hospital Adult Day Care 3035 Wooster Road Rocky River 44116 (440) 356-6303 www.fairviewhospital.org Top executive: Mary Buttner
1 Gateway Drive Euclid 44119 (216) 531-5400 www.gatewaypathways.com Top executive: Nancy Sugarman
Grande Village 2610 E. Aurora Road Twinsburg 44087 (330) 963-3600 www.sprengerrhealthcare.com Top executive: Kimberly Stefanini
Hanson Services In-Home Assisted Living Providers 14600 Detroit Ave., Suite 420 Cleveland 44107 (216) 226-5425 www.hansonservices.com Top executive: Mary Ann Hanson
Harbor Court & Annie’s Place Memory Care 22900 Center Ridge Road Rocky River 44116 (440) 356-2282 www.theharborcourt.com Top executive: Donna Zapis
The Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center 2801 E. Royalton Road Broadview Heights 44147 (440) 526-4770 www.sunbridgehealthcare.com Top executive: Karen B. Williams
HELP Foundation Inc. 3622 Prospect Ave. E. Cleveland 44115 (216) 432-4810 www.helpfoundationinc.org Top executive: Daniel J. Rice
Jennings Center for Older Adults 10204 Granger Road Garfield Heights 44125 (216) 581-2900 www.jenningscenter.org Top executive: Martha M. Kutik
Judson Services Inc. 2181 Ambleside Drive Cleveland 44106 (216) 791-2004 www.judsonsmartliving.org Top executive: Cynthia H. Dunn
Kemper House 25880 Elm St. Olmsted Falls 44138 (440) 235-5500 www.kemperhouse.com Top executive: Tracey Murphy
Kendal at Home 27519 Detroit Road Westlake 44145 (440) 835-8681 www.kahome.kendal.org Top executive: Lynne Giacobbe
Kendal at Oberlin 600 Kendal Drive Oberlin 44074 (440) 775-0094 www.kao.kendal.org Top executive: Barbara W. Thomas
KentRidge at Golden Pond 5241 Sunnybrook Road Kent 44240 (330) 677-4040 www.kentridgeatgoldenpond.com Top executive: Sandy Warner
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Gardens of Western Reserve
6161 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 400 Independence 44131 (216) 588-8777 www.koinoniahomes.org Top executive: Diane Beastrom
9975 Greentree Parkway Streetsboro 44241 (330) 342-9100
Lakewood Hospital SeniorCare Services
1450 Belle Ave. Lakewood 44107 (216) 227-2273 www.lakewoodhospital.org/ seniorcare Top executive: Janice G. Murphy
Lamplight Communities 5500 Northfield Road Maple Heights 44137 (216) 510-4336 www.lamplightcommunities.com Top executive: Severine Petras
Laurel Lake Retirement Community 200 Laurel Lake Drive Hudson 44236 (866) 650-2100 www.laurellake.org Top executive: David A. Oster
Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve 2116 Dover Center Road Westlake 44145 (440) 871-0090 www.concordreserve.org Top executive: Charles H. Rinne
ManorCare Willoughby 37603 Euclid Ave. Willoughby 44094 (440) 951-5551 www.hcr-manorcare.com Top executive: Anna Moorehead
Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio 11607 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44106 (216) 231-7221 www.mahohio.org Top executive: Stephen P. Hansler
Menorah Park Center for Senior Living 27100 Cedar Road Beachwood 44122 (216) 831-6500 www.menorahpark.org Top executive: Steven Raichilson
MetroHealth Skilled Nursing Services at The Senior Health & Wellness Center 4229 Pearl Road Cleveland 44109 (216) 957-8100 www.metrohealth.org Top executive: Dr. James Campbell
Montefiore One David Myers Parkway Beachwood 44122 (216) 360-9080 www.montefiorecare.org Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
Mulberry Gardens 395 S. Main St. Munroe Falls 44262 (330) 634-9919 www.seniorlivinginstyle.com Top executive: Maryann Ervin
New Avenues to Independence Inc. 17608 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44112 (216) 481-1907 www.newavenues.net Top executive: Thomas M. Lewins
Our House 27633 Bassett Road Westlake 44145 (440) 835-2110 www.ourhouseinc.com Top executive: Marguerite Van Derwyst
Park East Care and Rehabilitation 3800 Park East Drive Beachwood 44122 (216) 831-4303 www.sunbridgehealthcare.com Top executive: Bernard Centa continued on NEXT PAGE ➤
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Pinnacle Ultrasound Corp. 3250 W. Market St., Suite 101 Akron 44333 (800) 548-7226 Top executive: Jeff Wilson
Pleasant Lake Villa 7260 Ridge Road Parma 44129 (440) 842-2273 www.lhshealth.com Top executive: James J. Taylor
Regina Health Center 5232 Broadview Road Richfield 44286 (330) 659-4161 www.reginahealthcenter.org Top executive: Brian J. Flannery
The Renaissance 26376 John Road Olmsted Township 44138 (440) 235-7100 www.therenaissance.org Top executive: Greg Lonsway
Rockport Retirement Community 20375 Center Ridge Road Rocky River 44116 (440) 356-5444 www.rockportretirement.com Top executive: Donna ZapisThomas
Rockynol Retirement Community 1150 W. Market St. Akron 44313 (330) 867-2150 www.rockynol.oprs.org Top executive: Leslie Belfance
S.A.R.A.H. Adult Day Services Cleveland 10901 Prospect Road Strongsville 44149 (440) 846-1751 www.sarahcarecleveland.com Top executives: R. M. Phillips, Diane Straub
Salida Woods Assisted Living 7685 Lakeshore Blvd. Mentor 44060 (440) 257-3866 www.lifeservicesnetwork.com Top executives: Karen Harrell, Linda Uhas
SALT, Specialized Adult Living P.O. Box 16351 Rocky River 44116 (216) 409-1534 Top executive: Lee Ann O’Brien
SarahCare Adult Day Care Centers and Home Care 800 Market Ave. N., Suite 1230 Canton 44702 (330) 454-3200 www.sarahcare.com Top executive: Dr. Merle D. Griff
Shepherd of the Valley-Boardman 7148 West Blvd. Boardman 44512 (330) 726-9061 www.shepherdofthevalley.com Top executive: Mr. Rich Limongi
Niles 44446 (330) 544-0771 www.shepherdofthevalley.com Top executive: Frederick Mattix
Garfield Heights 44125 (216) 332-1100 www.villageatmarymount.org Top executive: Jeffry A. Myers
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The Village at St. Edward
301 W. Western Reserve Road Poland 44514 (330) 726-7110 www.shepherdofthevalley.com Top executive: Kelly Stansloski
3131 Smith Road Fairlawn 44333 (330) 666-1183 www.vased.org Top executive: John J. Hennelly
Shurmer Place at Altenheim
The Weils
18821 Shurmer Road Strongsville 44136 (440) 238-9001 www.altenheim.com Top executive: Deborah Carr
16695 Chillicothe Road Chagrin Falls 44023 (440) 543-4221 www.theweils.org Top executive: Lauren B. Rock
SouthWest Commons
Wellington Place
18090 Pearl Road Strongsville 44136 (440) 238-3777 www.lifeservicesnetwork.com Top executive: Diann Rudolph
4800 Clague Road North Olmsted 44070 (440) 734-9933 www.wellingtonplace.net Top executive: Rick M. Meserini Patricia Disch
St. Augustine Health Campus 7801 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 634-7400 www.staugustinemanor.org Top executive: Patrick Gareau
St. Augustine Health CampusTowers Assisted Living
5400 Meadow Lane Court Sheffield Village 44035 (440) 934-9400 www.villageliving.com Top executive: Michael Rogan
Wesleyan Senior Living
7821 Lake Ave. Cleveland 44102 (216) 634-7444 www.staugustinemanor.org Top executive: K. Patrick Gareau
807 West Ave. Elyria 44035 (440) 284-9000 www.villageliving.com Top executive: Michael Rogan
Stow-Glen Retirement Village
Wesleyan Village
4285 Kent Road Stow 44224 (330) 686-7277 www.stowglen.com Top executive: Beverly ShayBoschen
807 West Ave. Elyria 44035 (440) 284-9371 www.villageliving.com Top executive: Michael Rogan
Stratford Commons, a Kindred Healthcare Company
27601 Westchester Parkway Westlake 44145 (440) 871-5900 www.sunbridgehealthcare.com Top executive: Toni Colon
7000 Cochran Road Glenwillow 44139 (440) 914-0900 www.stratfordcommons.com Top executive: Janet M. Harst
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Vintage Years Club 195 Wadsworth Road Wadsworth 44281 (330) 331-1000 www.summahealth.org/wadsworth Top executive: Thomas A. DeBord
Sumner on Ridgewood 970 Sumner Parkway Copley 44321 (330) 664-1000 www.sumneronridgewood.com Top executive: Thomas R. Miller
Sunrise Assisted Living of Rocky River
West Bay Care and Rehabilitation
Western Reserve Masonic Community 4931 Nettleton Road Medina 44256 (330) 721-3000 www.wrmcohio.org Top Executive: Jay Dettorre
Westlake Healthcare Center 4000 Crocker Road Westlake 44145 (440) 892-2100 www.boulevardhealthcare.com
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Westlake Village Retirement Community 28550 Westlake Village Drive Westlake 44145 (440) 892-4200 www.brookdaleliving.com Top executive: Patrick Payne
Wickliffe Country Place 1919 Bishop Road Wickliffe 44092 (440) 944-9400 www.lhshealth.com
Lakewood Midwifery Services 1450 Belle Ave., Suite 310 Lakewood 44107 (216) 227-2500 www.lakewoodhospital.org/ midwifery Top executive: Janice G. Murphy
March of Dimes, Northeast Ohio
WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES Ann Driscoll, Licensed Acupuncturist 14701 Detroit Ave., Suite 370 Lakewood 44107 (216) 221-2632 www.driscollacupuncture.com Top executive: Ann Driscoll
The Birth Center at Robinson 6847 N. Chestnut St. Ravenna 44266 (330) 297-8400 www.robinsonmemorial.org Top executive: Valerie Hennesy
Cleveland Clinic OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute 9500 Euclid Ave., Suite A10 Cleveland 44195 (216) 444-1758 http://my.clevelandclinic.org/ ob_gyn/default.aspx Top executive: Dr. Tommaso Falcone
The Doula Experience Perinatal Services 19006 Stony Point Drive Strongsville 44136 (440) 572-2574 www.doulaexperience.com Top executive: Sunday Tortelli
Family Planning Services of Lorain County 602 Leona St. Elyria 44035 (440) 322-7526 www.familyplanningservices.org Top executive: Patricia L. Berger
ICAN of Greater Cleveland 10000 Waterford Trail Chagrin Falls 44023 (440) 543-5353 www.icanofgreatercleveland.org Top executive: Pam Kolanz
It’s About Birth Choices (ABC)
Hospice Care
Sunrise of Poland
4100 N. River Road Warren 44484 (330) 856-9232 www.shepherdofthevalley.com Top executive: Tamara Salvino
335 W. McKinley Way Poland 44514 (330) 707-1313 www.sunriseseniorliving.com Top executive: Kerry Collins-Smith
Shepherd of the Valley-Niles
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As the long real estate slump wears on, more ready-to-build vacant home sites owned by homebuilders and developers are joining houses of distressed homeowners and builders at sheriff’s foreclosure sales throughout the region. Unlike Mr. Lacey’s case, the lenders generally wind up with the properties. The more land-rich and hotter the new-home market was, the more such instances are cropping up, particularly in outlying counties such as Lorain, Medina and Portage, though Cuyahoga and Summit also have their share. However, tony Geauga County looks to be dodging this bullet.
Willa Bowen, a secretary in the Medina County Sheriff’s Office who runs sales there, said the number of builder-owned lots steadily has increased over the last three years. The new wrinkle is bulk sales of empty lots. “We’re bombarded with foreclosures and get calls about homes undergoing sale, but few calls about lots,” Ms. Bowen said. Cliff West, a Cleveland-based specialist in land brokerage, sees the rising offerings of builder- or developer-owned fully improved lots at sheriff’s sales as a natural development in a market oversaturated with available homes. “More are going to sheriff’s auction
because more are going into foreclosure,” Mr. West said. “It’s not how deep the downturn is. It’s how long it is. The longer it is, the more players go down. “Sheriff’s sales are the litigation process getting from point A to point B,” Mr. West said. “And then it’s, ‘Who is the buyer?’ It’s not the builder or developer. Chances are they are in deep doo-doo themselves. It’s the bank — they can eventually start writing off the land.” The only other prospective bidders are buyers who can purchase the properties for cash, as loans for land and speculative development are nonexistent.
Property values sag Some recent sheriff’s sales bring to mind the Great Depression. At Medina County’s Aug. 19 sale, 11 sites for detached cluster homes with addresses between 3713 and 3834 Falcon Ridge Drive in the city of Medina were sold as a group to the developer’s lender, FirstMerit Bank of Akron. The bank bid $403,334 for the properties — its loan served as the credit for the purchase — that had an appraised value of $605,000. The lots bought by FirstMerit, which had foreclosed on the sites last year, were part of a development by Timothy Pelton, who for
years was a significant builder in Medina through Pelton Design & Construction Inc. The lots are scattered among cute condos that sold for upwards of $260,000 as recently as last year. Not only builder-owned land but also some unfinished houses are going under the gavel. At the same Medina County sheriff’s sale, Third Federal became the owner of an unfinished house at 4724 Primrose Path in Medina, thanks to a $90,000 bid. The sale price was far less than the $228,000 that Pelton Design owed for the building in the Pelton Lakes subdivision, two miles south of Medina Public Square on state Route 57. Other creditors went away emptyhanded; among them was Graves Lumber Co. in Copley, which had a lien for $120,285 on the parcel. Graves declined comment. The phone at Pelton Design’s offices went unanswered during multiple calls the last two weeks, and three messages left on the answering machine at Mr. Pelton’s home were not returned. However, Mr. Pelton has filed for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. His attorney, Thomas Palecek, declined comment. Another astonishing example of the woes of home building played out at the Aug. 16 Portage County sheriff’s sale. FirstMerit recouped 28 lots in the New Milford Estates in Rootstown with a bid of $583,334. Eric Silver, the court-appointed receiver in the case, said he had sold about five lots in the subdivision before the sheriff’s sale to people who planned to build their own homes. They paid about $25,000 a piece, a discount from the $45,000 the same lots would have cost a few years ago. FirstMerit got the lots for less than $21,000 each, on average. “Early on, when we first became the receiver in 2008, we marketed it heavily to homebuilders,” Mr. Silver said. “As time went by, the prospects became people who found the price attractive for a home. My conclusion is that the builders will come out and buy when the market hits a bottom. They’re not ready yet.”
Trouble building Banks usually are reluctant to discuss such cases because the builders were previously their customers. In the case of 4724 Primrose Path, Monica Martinez, a Third Federal spokeswoman, said the company plans to sell the house to recoup some of its loan. The lender has not listed it for sale — yet. Rob Townsend, a FirstMerit spokesman, took questions about how FirstMerit saw the Falcon Ridge case, but did not provide information by Crain’s deadline. Victor Cohn, a longtime residential land and office building developer based in Beachwood, blames the non-appearance of builders during sheriff’s sales on lending practices plaguing the real estate business. “As an individual, you can get a loan to buy a house,” Mr. Cohn said, “The builders can’t finance a speculative house. You probably have to put up $500,000 to get a loan for $250,000.” Mr. Cohn said he is not surprised the sites are not buying opportunities for realty pros. “If you wanted to give me residential land now, I would not take it,” he said. “You have to pay taxes and maintain the land. “I’ve never seen it like this,” Mr. Cohn said, “No one has. But I don’t think the world is coming to an end. If you’re going to live, you’re going to need a house.” ■
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their investment plans and could pass along to students as much as $57 million in added interest costs if the sale of bonds to finance the upgrade effort is delayed. Mr. Fingerhut counters that such statements are “not helpful” for the negotiations aimed at gaining the regents’ approval for the school’s envisioned $210 million bond issue. The contention between the university and the chancellor is over how much and for how long tuition should be slashed at Kent State’s regional campuses, according to university trustee Dennis Eckart, a Cleveland-area attorney and former U.S. congressman. Kent State maintains it needs swift approval to sell the bonds at a favorable rate through the Build America Bonds program, a federal stimulus initiative that expires at year-end. “A rejection by the chancellor could have the adverse effect of driving costs up. If it does not happen now and these low-interest bonds expire, we’ll have to re-evaluate it,” Mr. Eckart said. Mr. Fingerhut told Crain’s in an interview last Friday, Sept. 17, it is “absolutely essential that Kent State has a significant commitment to the low-cost (tuition) strategy” that has been a hallmark of his strategic plan to overhaul the state’s higher education system in order to bolster economic development in Ohio. At a meeting last Wednesday, Kent State trustees froze the price of entrylevel courses at the university’s regional campuses and will offer advanced courses at 65% of the cost of those offered at the main campus in Kent. The university also vowed to expand the number of bachelor’s degree options at its regional campuses. However, those tuition prices, according to the trustees’ resolution,
hinge on the amount of state higher education dollars the university receives, and that allocation has been increasingly uncertain because of the state’s budget woes. For Kent State’s current fiscal year, which ends June 30, about 25% of the university’s $544.2 million operating budget is from state appropriations. “If funding for regional campuses is cut, we can’t keep the freeze in place,” Mr. Eckart said.
Fingerhut stands firm The chancellor, however, said the Board of Regents wasn’t “going to change our goals one iota regardless of what a future state budget holds
for us.” Mr. Fingerhut also said Kent State’s proposal to implement a series of student fees to repay the borrowed money is “completely irregular.” As proposed, the bond sale would be financed by a new student new fee, which would start in two years and steadily increase over seven years. The fee would peak at $24 per credit hour. Mr. Fingerhut said it was unusual for students to be paying for buildings that won’t be constructed until after they’re gone. Mr. Fingerhut made note of Miami University’s plans announced last week to impose a student fee to finance a new student center, which wouldn’t
go into effect until the facility opens. Kent State president Lester Lefton said unlike many student fees imposed at universities, these new dollars would go toward the construction of academic buildings rather than, for example, sports facilities. Many of the new construction and renovation projects will be for science, engineering, technology and mathematics facilities on Kent State’s main campus. The work would include a facility for the university’s new College of Public Health as well as several laboratories. Mr. Eckart said Mr. Fingerhut and Kent State officials have agreed on most of the issues related to the
school’s planned investments and that the discussions were a “very healthy dialogue.” If an agreement is reached, he said, it would be a big step toward meeting the chancellor’s goals for higher education in the state. Dr. Lefton has set a strict Nov. 8 deadline for the chancellor’s approval, which would give Kent State enough time to get the bonds on the market and sold before the low-interest deal expires at the end of the year. However, Mr. Fingerhut said he was unaware of such a deadline. “The whole project is unusual,” Mr. Fingerhut said. “Nevertheless, I’m eager to work with them on it.” ■
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THEWEEK SEPTEMBER 13 - 19 The big story: Cuyahoga County commissioner Jimmy Dimora pleaded not guilty to 26 counts of bribery, mail fraud and conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation. Among those named as Mr. Dimora’s co-defendants in the indictment were Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Bridget McCafferty and businessman William Neiheiser, the former president and CEO of Reliance Mechanical Group. Mr. Dimora was released after posting a $50,000 unsecured bond. Meanwhile, former county auditor Frank Russo pleaded guilty Thursday to 21 corruption-related offenses as part of a deal accepted by U.S. District Judge Kate O’Malley. He will be sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison. See editorial, Page 10. Big transaction: A Highland Heights company that processes financial transactions received a $50 million growth investment from a private equity firm backed by some of the country’s largest financial institutions. FTV Capital now owns a majority stake in Financial Transaction Services LLC, which will use the investment to increase sales efforts targeting small and midsize businesses and to pursue acquisitions in what it considers a fragmented market. Flight plan: Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and Continental and United airlines, which are merging, reached an agreement to maintain the hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for at least five years. They also agreed to maintain at least 90% of their combined flights at Hopkins for two years after the airlines merge. Beyond that, maintenance of the flights will depend on passenger levels and other performance benchmarks.
Retooled:
One of Northeast Ohio’s most prominent startups in recent years, Clevelandbased ToolingU, is changing hands as the Michigan-based Society of Manufacturing Engineers will pay an undisclosed sum for the provider of online training for manufacturing workers. The organization will remain in Cleveland, the two parties said, and ToolingU is looking for new office space into which it can expand. ToolingU, started in 2001, has grown to employ 30 people and offers 400 courses in English, Chinese and Spanish.
Off the waterfront: The effort to build a small wind farm in Lake Erie now will be led by a joint venture formed by three companies, two of which will help finance the $100 million project. Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. chose Great Lakes Ohio Wind LLC to design, finance and erect five wind turbines in the lake. Great Lakes Ohio Wind consists of project management firm Bechtel Development Co. of San Francisco; Cavallo Great Lakes Ohio Wind LLC, part of Houston-based energy development and asset management company Cavallo Energy; and Great Lakes Wind Energy LLC, a partnership of individual project developers formed to participate in the effort. Getting technical: Developer John Ferchill unveiled plans for a $98.6 million tech center on a University Circle site currently occupied by the 3rd District police station and a Cleveland Public Library branch. To make the project work, the Ferchill Group is negotiating with the city of Cleveland to build a new 3rd District station at 4501 Chester Ave., the site of the former Ward Baking Co. The new construction, which is described as an “innovation center campus,” effectively would replace the MidTown Technology Center that Mr. Ferchill planned at East 61st Street and Euclid Avenue.
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Freighters find business is greater on Great Lakes ■ They say a rising tide lifts all boats, but a rising economic tide is causing them to run heavier and lower on the Great Lakes, at least. U.S.-flagged Great Lakes freighters, also known as “lakers,” carried 10 million tons of cargo in August, up 39.3% from August 2009, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association in Rocky River. With steel mills, auto plants and other manufacturers busier than they were a year ago, the amount of iron ore hauled in August was double what it was a year ago, while coal and limestone showed smaller percentage gains of 8.6% and 10.5%, respectively. Overall, U.S. cargo on the lakes for the first eight months of 2010 was up 50% from a year ago, with 53.4 million tons of stuff hauled by the lakers through August. — Dan Shingler
Forest City digs deep for a traffic flow solution ■ Call it downtown Cleveland’s first case of Canal Road casino traffic congestion. That is the case at the Canal-Old River Road intersection in the Flats during morning and evening rush hours. These traffic jams occur because Tower City Center in January closed the busy ramp that runs from West Huron Road to the main parking area behind the big, mixed-use complex. However, Tower City owner Forest City Enterprises Inc. is working on a subterranean fix. Underneath Tower City’s MK Ferguson
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Plaza building, workers are excavating concrete. Huge steel beams recently went into the former train terminal. Their work will yield a new ramp to provide access to the first and second levels of a 2,700-car parking lot from what currently is the valet parking garage at Tower City. Its entrance is at West Sixth Street between MK Ferguson and the State Office Building. Brian Cappelli, Forest City vice president of operations, said the new ramp will open in late October. He declined to disclose the project’s cost. “We knew we had to provide an additional access to the main parking lot,” he said. Mr. Cappelli said Forest City shut the ramp because it regularly needed repairs. The crooked ramp juts down to ground level below West Huron to an area that the developer recently agreed to sell to Rock Gaming LLC for its planned Cleveland casino. — Stan Bullard
Don’t leave interpretation of family leave act to chance ■ A recent interpretation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act is attracting attention as something that has broadened work leave protection to gays and lesbians. Called an Administrator’s Interpretation, it has raised awareness that leave under the act is an entitlement of non-traditional families, including grandparents who’ve taken in grandchildren and same-sex partners raising children. The act provides for 12 work weeks of leave for birth and bonding and caring for an ill child.
Recovery can’t come fast enough, but pace about right
Union Process, a manufacturer of particlesize reduction and dispersing equipment and a provider of related services for a broad range of research and industrial uses, has developed a new 110cc (cubic centimeter) mini tank for its laboratory Attritors. An Attritor is a high-energy, stirred-ball mill used for mechanically alloying metal powder particles. The redesigned mini tank allows customers to process batches as small as 20cc to 30cc of material, Union Process says. The tank is now compatible with the Union Process model 01-HD/HDDM Attritor, a high-speed laboratory Attritor that combines benefits of the company’s standard heavyduty wet grinding mill with the advantages of using disks (rather than arms) as small as 0.1 millimeter. This is the first time Union Process has offered a combination of high-speed milling and small media for processing very small batches, the company says. Attritor is a registered trademark of Union Process. For information, visit www.UnionProcess.com. Send information about new products to managing editor Scott Suttell at suttell@crain.com.
White House makes the community college scene ■ Northeast Ohio’s community colleges have been feeling the love from President Barack Obama’s White House this year. Mr. Obama has made stops at both Lorain County Community College and Cuyahoga Community College, where the president earlier this month took on Republicans in Congress over economic policy. Last week, his administration featured LCCC in a video announcing the first White House summit on community colleges, which will be held Oct. 5 and will be convened by the vice president’s wife, Jill Biden. The video, which featured several community college success stories, showed LCCC student Anthony Whitmore, 48, of Elyria, who’s enrolled in the college’s alternative energy technology training program. — Timothy Magaw
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The U.S. Department of Labor issued the interpretation because people requested guidance about the applicability of the law when no legal or biological relationship exists. According to the interpretation, Congress intends for employees who have assumed day-to-day responsibility for a child to be entitled to leave. The interpretation is not a change, but is a clarification human resources professionals should note, local labor lawyers agreed. Employers “really need to make sure that their HR people are up to speed,” said William Hanna, a labor and employment attorney with Walter & Haverfield LLP. — Michelle Park
■ The U.S. economic recovery seems pretty sluggish, but an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says it’s pretty much in line with past recoveries. Reuters reported that the Cleveland Fed’s Kenneth Beauchemin applied “a scaleddown version of the widely used vector auto-regression (VAR) model to real GDP growth, unemployment, inflation and the fed funds rate” and found that the recovery pace today isn’t all that unusual. “I have looked at the recovery from 30,000 feet,” Mr. Beauchemin wrote in an article on the Cleveland Fed web site. “From that height, with some inevitable slippage and nuance, the recovery looks consistent with past recoveries — at least so far.” Closer to the ground, he wrote, “recoveries will all look very different, with harder-hit sectors taking longer to recover or becoming permanently smaller. Credit will be tighter for longer in some sectors than in others. The list goes on and on. The idiosyncrasies should not be ignored, but neither should the long view.”
Akron energy company pumps up hope in Haiti ■ An Akron company is making an impact in providing clean water in Haiti. Desalination.biz, a web site that covers issues related to desalination and water reuse, reported that a handpump-operated, reverse-osmosis water treatment system is being tested in Haiti by One Life Missions
Foundation to provide clean water for about 4,000 people a day in a refugee camp. The handpump is the Feltenberger Pendulum pump, a gravity-assisted power machine developed by Gravitational Energy Corp. of Akron. “The reciprocating pump is moved by a large pendulum attachment which can swing through 360 degrees, if required, using a patented device to convert rotary movement into horizontal motion,” according to Desalination.biz. The weight of the pendulum, once started up, “means that keeping the machine swinging or rotating is extremely easy and can even be done by a child. The pendulum pump has four settings that adjust the volume and/or pressure of the water being pumped.”
Timing is everything, and Diebold’s wasn’t so good ■ Diebold Inc. landed on a list it probably wishes it were not on: Investopedia.com’s overview of “four companies that should have sold out” to accept deals that would have been good in the long run for shareholders. Green-based Diebold made the list for rejecting a 2008 bid from United Technologies of Hartford, Conn., which trades under the symbol UTX. “Diebold had been languishing for some time and UTX’s all-cash bid of $40 per share offered a pretty appealing premium at the time,” according to Investopedia.com. “Apparently it was not appealing enough to Diebold management, though, and the deal never happened. These shares now trade at about $28, and the stock has lagged the S&P 500 for virtually the entire time since the company rejected UTX’s bid.”
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