How to protect margins from cyclical commodity price changes
Huntington Bank’s Sean O’Connor working with commodities, the importance of understanding exposures and how companies can protect themselves, and their customers, from risk.
How special situations financing can help businesses facing liquidity issues
Riveron’s Robert Berdanier on capital options for businesses facing liquidity issues.
Pittsburgh Deal Activity: Leveraging earnouts and seller notes

In the dynamic landscape of M&A transactions, the strategic use of earnouts and seller notes has become increasingly prevalent.
2024 Pillar Award for Community Service – Greater Cincinnati

The Greater Cincinnati 2024 Pillar Award for Community Service honorees have been chosen. See who we’re recognizing this year!
Recognize the symptoms of CEO disease before it’s too late
Much like you’d be quick to correct an employee’s detrimental habits, so should you want to quickly address any adverse behaviors you have in the workplace.
Managing through tightening liquidity
CM Wealth Advisors’ Neal B. Colby on alternative lending opportunities and how business owners can access them.
How to avoid tax on the sale of your real estate
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs’ Steven Dimengo on like-kind exchanges and how to unlock their benefit.
The value a quality of earnings report offers ahead of a company sale
Corrigan Krause’s Spencer Helwig on quality of earnings reports — what they accomplish and why they’re important to those considering the sale of their business.
Tight industrial market makes being connected critical for buyers, tenants
Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate’s Eliot Kijewski on the state of the industrial real estate market in Northeast Ohio and what buyers and tenants can do to find what they need.
Hyper-converged infrastructure offers data-center simplicity
Blue Technologies’ Mark Dunkley on hyper-converged infrastructure, what it is and how it’s benefiting businesses.