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Mum’s the word, but signs that there are the Although hunt for dollars is on. they’re securities restricted law divulge public in what they by raising efforts ly about their can fundprivate equity , a number of local firms appea to embar r poised k they’ll need on raising the cash they haven for future invest ing, if ’t begun already. the proces s “This is logical ly going fundraising year becau to be a big needs to se everyo put more ne gas in the said John tank,” Mueller, CapitalWork a partne r with firm in Clevels LLC, a private equity and. While he steered clear of reveali ng See PROWL Page
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Northeast Ohio’s health are invest system ing muscle up millions of dollars s emergency their already-boom to rooms amid ing of thousa the prospe nds patients enterin of newly insurect of the federa g their doors becaus d l health care e Coordinating overhaul. preventative avoid costly care to an ancho emergency room visits is r of legislation. the health care reform However, shortage an escala of prima ting ry care physic could lead to an even ians of patien greater influx ts in the ER, accord various health ing to care profes sionals. See ER Page
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Print Subscribers TITLE OR POSITION
2%
Other
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
BUSINESS CATEGORIES
10.4%
Professional/ technical
20.7%
12.5%
25%
Industrial services
10,000 or more
Business services
(manufacturing, construction, transportation)
(IT, communications, hospitality)
12.1%
55.4%
1,000 – 9,999
99 or fewer
10.2% Other
87.6%
Top or mid-level management (president, CEO, owner, manager, administrator, etc.)
• 35.3% serve on a board of directors • Average 1.6 directorships each HOUSEHOLD INCOME
8.9%
$500,000 or more
20%
100 – 999
44.1%
Professional services
Average:
(medical, legal, financial)
GROSS REVENUE OF COMPANIES
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH (approx.)
18.8%
Less than $100,000
24.9%
41.3%
17.9%
$500,000 – $999,999
$1 million or more
2,252 employees
$1 billion or more
22.2%
Less than $1 million
9.4%
$100 – 999.9 million
72.3%
$100,000 – $499,999
Average:
$285,000
6.3%
27.5%
Less than $100,000
Average:
$100,000 – $499,999
$1.9 million
22.2%
28.3%
$10 – 99.9 million
Average:
$1 – 9.9 million
$677 million
Demographics Social Age> 25-34: 7.2% 35-54: 44.1% 55 or older: 48.7% Average: 52.6 years Gender> Male: 70% / Female: 30% Education> 4-year degree or better: 80%
Property 95.6% own a primary residence Average Value: $490,000 29.2% own a second residence Average Value: $545,000
Use of Publication
PURCHASING INFLUENCE
7 years average subscription time
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Digital Audience TITLE OR POSITION
9.9%
15.9%
Other
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
BUSINESS CATEGORIES
Professional/ technical
11.2%
19.2%
Business services
(manufacturing, construction, transportation)
(IT, communications, hospitality)
18.9%
49%
Professional services
5.7%
60.8%
$100,000 – $499,999
Average:
Average:
(medical, legal, financial)
$248,000
$500,000 – $999,999
$100,000 – $499,999
$1 billion or more
25%
Less than $1 million
12.4%
$100 – 999.9 million
13.8%
25.9%
Less than $100,000
Average:
15.5%
24.6%
35.7%
2,079 employees
GROSS REVENUE OF COMPANIES
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH (approx.)
33.5%
99 or fewer
100 – 999
• 23.2% serve on a board of directors • Average 1.7 directorships each
Less than $100,000
56.5%
1,000 – 9,999
Other
(president, CEO, owner, manager, administrator, etc.)
$500,000 or more
13.4%
15.8%
74.2%
Top or mid-level management
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
10,000 or more
16%
Industrial services
$1 million or more
$1.2 million
19.2%
27.9%
$10 – 99.9 million
Average:
$1 – 9.9 million
$588 million
Demographics Social
Age> 34 or younger: 16.7% 35-54: 57.3% 55 or older: 26% Average: 46.7 years Gender> Male: 58.6% / Female: 41.4% Education> 4-year degree or better: 76%
Property 93% own a primary residence Average Value: $353,000 14.5% own a secondary residence Average Value: $370,000
Use of Crain’s Digital Media
PURCHASING INFLUENCE
5.2 minutes spent per site visit
Crain’s digital users who are involved in their company’s purchasing process influence an average of $65,000 each in annual expenditures. That’s $718 million in expenditures you should have a part of!
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RUGGERO FATICA
Jack Diamond, a partner at Akron law firm Brennan, Manna & Diamond, is leading the development of a luxurious medical institute at the historic Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
A MEDICAL INSTITUTE’S SPECIAL TREATMENT
Michael Fischer is somewhat concerned about where the economy is headed, but you wouldn’t guess it, given that he just hired five people. The percentage of area information technology companies that are hiring hit “a high watermark” in the second quarter, according to a survey conducted by the Northeast Ohio Software Association. Just 18% of the 85 respondents said they are “not hiring” — by far the lowest percentage recorded since NEOSA began regularly conducting the survey four years ago. Among the companies undergoing
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both partners at the corporate law firm Brennan, Manna & Diamond in Akron, are leading the development of a “medical institute” at the historic, 6,750-acre Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., with the first phase of the project set to cost $250 million. Other projects Messrs. Diamond and Krohn have helped develop include a multimillion dollar medical center near
Even as unemployment remains a stubborn drag on the economy as a whole, the technology sector’s hiring environment remains relatively strong, according to NEOSA’s second-quarter survey. Only 18% of the survey’s respondents plan on not boosting staff, compared with 37% during the like quarter a year ago.
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