Engage! Cleveland helps young professionals find their way in The Land
Ashley Basile Oeken faced a tough challenge when she arrived in Cleveland in March 2009 as a young professional ready to embark on a marketing management career. There wasn’t a place she could go that was geared to help aspiring leaders make connections, get involved in the community and take advantage of new growth opportunities, […]
A look at what’s real and what’s not on ‘Shark Tank’
This summer, ABC announced a ninth season for its Emmy-winning reality TV show, “Shark Tank.” The show, which features entrepreneurs pitching a panel of celebrity investors, including Mark Cuban, has brought venture capitalism into homes across the nation and established the “Shark Tank” pitch as part of pop culture. On the plus side, the show […]
Natural gas in our backyard will benefit from international expansion
Ohio will get to be part of the international natural gas expansion, thanks to the Marcellus/Utica Shale gas and oil formations. Natural gas is being produced and exported all along Ohio’s eastern border. While Texas still produces more natural gas than any other state, the core Marcellus/Utica region produces almost as much as Texas and […]
How to make safety monitoring a part of your routine
Hospitals assess patient safety through many different metrics that include compliance with both regulatory and national patient safety goals. However, to achieve these goals, it is important that hospitals complete rounds that support performance.
A look into the best practices of the highest performing private companies
Mario O. Vicari has the opportunity to work with hundreds of private companies and he gets to see it all — from the very best performers to those that seem to constantly struggle and lots in between. Here are his thoughts on what it takes to be in that top tier of businesses.
Tim Mueller’s Transaction Analysis: New IT M&A Deals September 13
Managed service provider Rackspace Hosting announced its agreement to acquire its competitor, Datapipe.
Civic leaders are hard at work plotting Cleveland’s future
Cleveland had a magnificent year in 2016, but David Gilbert, Jennifer Kramer and the rest of the team at Destination Cleveland are committed to making the years ahead even better. “People want to see our city thrive,” says Kramer, senior communications manager for Destination Cleveland. “With each person who gets on board and identifies their […]
Three lessons government can take from the business sector
When public and private sectors are strong and business and government leaders work together, society as a whole benefits. What happens in the business sector directly impacts the economy and individual access to wealth and success. At the same time, government actions influence the private sector’s ability to create jobs, provide benefits and compete in […]
Strengthen your mental muscles, improve your outlook
If you want to lose weight and take control of your physical state, you exercise and control your diet. But what do you do if you want to take control of your mental state? Let’s face it: We live in a society that’s full of negativity and stress, and it’s easy to fall into a […]
Don’t stick your head in the sand. Transfer your risk
Business leaders tend to view risk transfer as an administrative burden. What they don’t realize is it reduces their overall cost of risk, says Zito Insurance’s Chris Zito.