Learning experience
A valuation report can be a business-changing tool.
Sticker shock
Jim Peters recently became partner in Smithville-based Ameriseal of Ohio Inc. after studying the company for two years. “I didn’t buy it until I knew it would work,” he says of his company, which provides long-term pavement surfaces. “I’m not a risk-taker.” Peters says people buy a company based on what they think they can […]
From owner to host
It’s that time of year again, when CEOs and corporate event managers begin planning for the annual corporate holiday party. For those who find organizing this shindig more of a chore than a pleasure, Brendan Ring, owner of Nighttown, a jazz club that often caters to private parties, offers some cost- and sanity-saving suggestions. The […]
One size doesn't fit all
The Rockwell Automation Tailored Training program allows its customers to create classes that work best for them.
Golden rules
AppleAmerican uses family ideals to attract employees.
Tailor-made
Providing a Tailored Training program to customers can equal big benefits for a manufacturing company’s reputation in the industry, says Kevin Ives, Rockwell Automation’s business manager for Training Services. Understanding mid-level customers’ limited budgets. “In some cases, customers aren’t willing to invest in (sending employees to a four- or five-day training class) because it costs […]
Best new cars of 2005
While 2005 wasn’t a big year for big splashes in the luxury car market, there were a number of notable new models and revamps that should be on every car buyers short list. Mercedes Benz CLS 500 | $67,000 base Described by its maker as a “four-door coupe,” the Mercedes-Benz CLS500 is the most visually […]
Gas misers
Lexus RX400h When it debuted in 1999, the Lexus RX300 led the vanguard of “crossover” vehicles: part car, part van and part SUV. So it only stands to reason that the highly acclaimed RX would serve as the launching pad for the first hybrid in its class as well, and essentially the only luxury hybrid […]
A kinder (not gentler) Hummer
The new H3 proves that less can be more.
Perpetual motion
How Don Washkewicz took Parker Hannifin to the next level