Business Notes

Sammy’s Catering began work on its “new, expanded” Waterfront Room. The Waterfront Room, once completed, will permit sit-down dinner functions for up to 200 guests.

Ross Learning Inc., Innovative Employment Solutions, the 28-year-old national private, for-profit company, more than doubled its office and classroom space when it relocated to 3030 Euclid Ave.

Ramada Inn & Conference Center, formerly Harley of Cleveland East, announced its grand opening.

Salvation Army’s Cleveland Ohio City Corps, on West 44th Street, is scheduled for completion in late October 1999.

Great Lakes Lithograph won 32 awards in the Northeastern Ohio Print Contest.

Video Monitoring Services of America L.P. (VMS) is pleased to announce the purchase of VideoFile’s offices in Cleveland and Baltimore.

The architectural firm of Brandstetter Carroll Zofcin was honored with the GEM Award for transforming the Seven Hills fire station to a state-of-the-art facility.

Arnold & Company Communications expanded its client list to include Webber Electronics, Fomo Products Inc., USA and R.J. Lee Instruments Ltd.

PKB Creative, Inc. moved from the Cleveland Warehouse District to Westlake.

Chardon Rubber Company Division achieved QS-9000 registration.

The Milcraft Group signed a merchant agreement with Xerox Supplies Group as a Xerox Associated Merchant for the entire state of Ohio, as well as Indianapolis and Detroit.

Vital Resources moved its corporate offices to 20220 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River.

Saint Luke’s Foundation announced its first round of grant awards in the amount of $197,753 to seven Cleveland-area programs.

United Way Campaign raised $43,234,952 for improving quality of life in Greater Cleveland.

Windsor Behavioral Health Network celebrated its 100th birthday with a score of 98 on JCAHO survey report and obtained the status of “Accreditation with Commendation.”

SMR Business Services adopted a route in the Hillcrest Meals-on Wheels program.

The Estate Planning Team, Inc. announced the opening of its second office in Westlake in the Turning Point Building on the corner of Center Ridge and Clague roads. Its current office is in Middleburg Heights.

Duke Realty Investments received “Developer of the Year” and “Office Park of the Year” awards for Park Center Plaza at the NAIOP Awards of Excellence Ceremony.

Millisor & Nobil received accolades as one of “America’s Greatest Places to Work” in a recently published book, “America’s Greatest Places To Work With A Law Degree.”

Meritech Blue Inc. was awarded “Top Producing Digital Dealer of the Year-Large Market” for North America at Konica’s national dealers’ convention in Orlando, Fla.

A $4,000 donation was presented to the American Heart Association from the Peterson Nut Company from its promotion “Friends of Heart.”

Cinecraft Productions, Inc. was the recipient of six Telly Awards honoring achievement in video production.

High-speed Internet access for Ohio Businesses has been introduced by Verio using digital subscriber line (DSL) service.

Dr. Patrick Hergenroeder announced the opening of his second Ameri-Sports Medicine location at the Medical Arts Building on East 22nd Street.

Mnet Corp. created a training and professional development division in its Solon facility.

Marshfield Group was chosen for marketing planning by Lake County Employment and Training Administration (ETA).

Iotech, Inc. acquired the assets of Strawberry Tree Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., including the company’s primary product lines — Date Shuttle, DynaRes and Date Shuttle Express.

Kelly Scientific Resources, the scientific business unit of Kelly Services, Inc., announced the opening of a new office in Independence on Rockside Road.

The Performance Review Institute issued Hydro-Vac QS-9000 registration. This is the company’s second facility to achieve the distinction.