See your employees as an investment, not an expense
Hopson Communications and Coaching’s Edward Hopson takes a closer look at why employers should emphasize retention and how that can be done.
Why working with a mutual bank can help transform your business
First Federal Lakewood’s Kurt Kappa explains why mutual banks are an attractive contender when it comes to business banking.
How companies are maintaining productivity in the hybrid model
Blue Technologies’ Dale Bielek looks at how companies can enable employees to stay productive as they move seamlessly between home and work offices.
Developer Sam Petros finds success — for himself and others — by selling his vision

How Sam Petros founded and grew Petros Development Co. and Petros Homes Inc., which combined have brought more than 3,000 new homes to Northeast Ohio and completed over 100 commercial projects.
Retaining female talent in the workplace
In order for leaders to retain their female talent, there needs to be greater acknowledgment of the unique challenges women face.
Does everyone need or want to know how the sausage is made?
Remember, once something is disclosed, it’s impossible for people to unsee or unhear something that proved to be irrelevant or disturbing.
Selling a business to an ESOP offers more than just financial benefits
Huntington Bank’s Jim Altman explores the process and benefits and reasons to sell a company to an ESOP.
Pittsburgh market facing challenges, opportunities
Babst Calland’s Mary Binker on how landlords and tenants can adjust to an evolving commercial real estate market.
Microbac Laboratories and Trevor Boyce take marketing lessons to heart

Microbac’s revamped image has created both a financial and emotional return that chairman and CEO Trevor Boyce knows his competitors are looking to copy.
2021’s M&A boom continues, but headwinds could slow the pace

The deal professionals we spoke with see the 2022 deal year with optimism. However, headwinds could create resistance.