(Ups) to Lubrizol, which has made four acquisitions in 2002 while strengthening its fluids technology base and driving sales and earnings up. It’s a pleasant change to witness a Northeast Ohio business succeeding on the balance sheet rather than having sales and earnings continue to slump.
(Downs) to negative ad campaigns. Maybe it’s just me, but it seemed as though this year’s crop of political ads were especially negative. As backlash, many voters — me included — voted against the purveyors of negative ads, even when we preferred those candidates rather than their opponents.
(Ups) to Viztec Inc. The Twinsburg-based developer of flexible LCD technology recently received approval for its patent of the Chip Card Rebate System, which covers electronic cash rebates loaded onto smart cards. It will help the fledgling firm continue its movement into a highly lucrative market.