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By KEVIN KLEPS lations. “As a consumer, you want to believe the franchise or the [email protected] league is going to do the right thing. The perception is they seem to put the game and money ahead of personal safety.” on tight Barbara Paynter has a simple message for organizations that are The NFL — and pro sports, for that matter — has never been an involved in public relations quagmires. all-saints club, but the recent controversies, which reached a boil- “Tell the truth. Tell it all,” said Paynter, a partner at Hennes ing point when TMZ released a video from an Atlantic City eleva- Paynter Communications in Cleveland. “If you have done some- tor of Rice beating up his then-fiancée (and current wife), have re- thing wrong, admit it and figure out how to fix it.” sulted in some of the largest outcries the league has ever deadline Paynter believes the NFL has made plenty of mistakes with its experienced. handling of the domestic violence case involving Baltimore “The shield took a bunch of hits,” said ESPN Cleveland person- By JAY MILLER Ravens running back Ray Rice, and the subsequent controversy ality Jerod Cherry, who played nine seasons in the NFL and was a [email protected] stemming from child abuse charges leveled against Minnesota member of three Super Bowl championship teams in New Eng- Vikings star Adrian Peterson. land. “It was one of the worst weeks I’ve witnessed from a PR Lonnie Coleman is happy the Republican Now, with the National Organization for Women calling for NFL standpoint. It was bad news because you got the impression guys National Committee is bringing its 2016 pres- commissioner Roger Goodell to resign and the league undergoing were not civil.” idential nominating convention to Cleveland. possibly the most tumultuous period in its history, the most pow- erful organization in professional sports has one of the worst types So he was all smiles when he said he will ‘Proof will be in the pudding’ do whatever it takes to meet the of controversies on its hands. tight, convention-related dead- The NFL has “a credibility problem,” Paynter said, and it starts Rice initially was suspended for two games in late July — more lines that he and other subcon- with Goodell, the commissioner who was paid a combined $105 than five months after the assault of Janay Palmer. On Sept. 8, tractors working on the 600-room million from 2008 to 2012, including a $44 million salary in 2012, See NFL, page 6 Hilton Downtown Cleveland hotel the most recent year in which the league’s financials were report- have been given to complete their ed. work on what is expected to be a “I think they have a real trust issue with their fans,” said key center of convention activity. Paynter, whose firm specializes in crisis commu- His firm is Coleman Spohn Corp., a mechan- nications, media training and media re- ical contractor. The convention center hotel, owned by Cuyahoga County, is expected to open June 1, 2016, in time for the Republican convention- eers, who are expected to arrive in mid-July. But, said the smiling Coleman, “I have to be out by March 1, 2016. There’s a very, very big penalty if I miss it.” In conversations in every corner of down- town Cleveland, business people and public officials are talking about the convention — as well as the plans that are being accelerat- ed or the perks that are being extended to make sure everything will run smoothly for the Republicans, whose convention still is 21 months or more away. Of course, this hospitality and generosity on the part of the Cleveland community aren’t expected to go unrewarded. The conven- tion is bringing 40,000 people to town — convention-goers, party officials and media personnel — each of whom is likely to spend anywhere from $200 to $1,000 a day, money that will pump up the regional economy. County public works director Bonnie Teeuwen acknowledged to Crain’s Cleveland Business that the RNC expects that no major downtown construction or renova- tion work will get underway unless it can be completed by June 1, 2016. The RNC has not set the dates in stone yet, though the party appears to be leaning toward a July18-21, 2016, timeframe, rather See RNC, page 8

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2 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 State study concerns airport industry Outdated lighting is By JAY MILLER eral aviation field, and the James M. Airport users and operators be- [email protected] Cox Dayton International Airport. lieve those numbers show the air- costing you a fortune. “I hope that the study provides ports are an important economic Ohio’s secondary airports have a some insight to the state that possi- development tool. significant economic impact on bly there is a greater role for them to “We see Lost Nation as a region- their communities, but the state of play.” al asset,” said Mark Rantala, execu- Ohio is not yet ready to increase Closing an airport can be diffi- tive director of the Lake County state funding for runway mainte- cult. The Federal Aviation Adminis- Port and Economic Development nance, safety or other improve- tration sets safety and runway con- Authority, which is taking over op- Say Farewell To ments at the perennially cash- dition standards for airports and eration of Willoughby Lost Nation Maintenance strapped airports. backs up those standards financial- Airport on Sept. 30. “Someone can After 18 months of study, the Ohio ly, though its airport improvement fly in from a plant in Omaha if they Department of Transportation re- budget has been slashed in recent have a facility in Mentor or cently released a draft of a study of years. Willoughby and land at Lost Na- the state’s 97 airfields used for busi- Nonetheless, if an airport closes, tion. That makes Lake County an ness and general aviation. It’s begun it must repay the FAA for any im- attractive place to do business.” Contact Us To Schedule Your a series of public meetings to gather provements it funded over the pri- Last September ODOT held a more information and expects a final or five years. first series of meetings around the Facility Audit Consultation report in December. In January 2013, ODOT initiated state to hear what airport operators, 757-641-8139440.829.4299 The Northeast Ohio meeting is the “Ohio Airports Focus Study.” general aviation pilots and other [email protected] set for Monday afternoon, Sept. 29, The plan was to examine the roles stakeholders saw as the highest pri- at the Brecksville Community Cen- airports play in their communities orities. Most speakers at a meeting f in ter. and to catalog the improvements in Brecksville spoke in favor of in- Corporate airport users and pri- and their costs. creased airport funding and against Energy Savings Up To 70% vate pilots are watching the state The draft report released earlier any closures. Maintenance Free Benefi ts study carefully. While they hope it this month highlighted the eco- Jeffrey Gorman, president and FirstEnergy Rebates will lead to increased funding, they nomic impact of the airports and CEO of Gorman-Rupp Co. in Mans- Sustainable Solutions are wary that the state might use its documented airfield capital im- field, said his company pilot in 2012 Complete Turnkey Process economic clout to pick winners and provement needs but did not sug- made about 50 trips into Mansfield losers, leading, ultimately, to the gest what, if any, additional state with customers. The firm’s air- closure of some airports. money might be committed to the plane, he said, “is one of the most Terry Slaybaugh, president of the airports. successful sales tools we’ve ever MIDWEST Ohio Aviation Association, an air- “We’re still in the draft stage of gotten.” port operator’s trade group that has the airport study,” said ODOT press Northeast Ohio airports included LIGHTING been pushing for a state aviation secretary Steve Faulkner. “We hope in the study are Ashtabula County GROUP capital program, said he doesn’t be- this report will help guide policy- Airport, Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland’s Premier Lighting Solution lieve the study will directly lead to makers and decisions when priori- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Air- www.midwestlightinggroup.com the closure of any airports. But he tizing airport improvements.” port, Kent State University Airport, said the airports need help if they The draft study estimates that Lorain County Regional Airport, are going to survive. 17,500 jobs and $688 million in pay- Portage County Airport and “One of the things the study is roll and benefits can be tied to these Willoughby Lost Nation Airport. going to illustrate is there are huge airports. Adding in the economic Most of the state’s $3.1 billion capital needs at general aviation value of on-airport business ten- transportation spending budgeted Family Governance & Wealth Planning airports across the state,” said Slay- ants and visitor spending and ap- for 2015 is allocated to roads and Oct. 29 | 7AM - 9:30AM baugh, who is director of aviation plying an economic impact multi- bridges. Airport maintenance is for the city of Dayton, which oper- Presented by: plier, the study estimated the budgeted at $2.8 million. Register at ates the Dayton-Wright Brothers airports generate $1.8 billion in The FAA typically requires a local Airport in Miami Township, a gen- economic activity. See AIRPORT, page 5 CrainsCleveland.com/Breakfast

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34929 CURTIS BLVD. For local businessman Jay Patel, EASTLAKE, OHIO the key to success is simple. “You have to have passion,” said Patel, a native of India. “Once you have that, the rest falls into place.” Since coming to Cleveland in 2000 — about four years after immigrat- ing to America via Pennsylvania — Patel, 32, has opened, managed and sold several businesses, including his own Indian restaurant, a Dunkin’ Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Donuts franchise and a couple state liquor agencies. Currently, Patel, a is pleased to announce that Visit craft brewer himself, runs the Cap & Trust Technologies has leased TerryCoyne.com Corks beer and wine supply store in 21,392 square feet at 34929 Or Call Terry at 216.453.3001 Lakewood. Curtis Blvd. in Eastlake, Ohio. “I just fell in love with this country 1350 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 and the opportunities you get,” he Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Terry Coyne and Kristy Hull said. represented Trust Technologies. Patel’s latest business venture po- sitions him as the leader of a hub of new MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes restaurants across Greater Cleveland as the diner makes its de- but in Ohio early next year. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The MOOYAH restaurant is cur- The Cleveland market could have five to eight MOOYAH restaurants in the next rently under construction in Rocky five years. River at 19815 Center Ridge Road, where the former Rockport Center future restaurants in Greater spirit,” Tachian said. “This is a very has been replaced with a fresh devel- Cleveland. Each location, like the family-centric and focused brand, Missing a few dollars? opment that includes a new apart- first MOOYAH in Rocky River, is and I think it’s a very good match in ment complex. The restaurant, a usually about 2,100 square feet in terms of our concept and the folks (Or maybe more?) roughly $500,000 project, not only size and operates with around 30 in (the Cleveland) area.” will be the first of its kind in Ohio employees. Patel is equally optimistic about when it opens in February, it also “We’ve been gaining a lot of the business’ outlook. As a resident will be the flagship location in a se- recognition lately,” Tachian said. “A for nearly 15 years, he asserts Cleve- Non-Pays? ries of the casual burger joints ex- very popular and growing fast-casu- land is “on the upswing,” which pected to open in the region in the al segment in the restaurant indus- could bode well for the new busi- next several years. try is helping fuel our growth.” nesses. Past Due Accounts? Ardag Tachian, a Midwest devel- MOOYAH is comparable in style Patel, a 2004 grad of Cleveland opment agent for MOOYAH, said the to a Five Guys restaurant, Patel said, State University, lives in Cleveland goal is to open between five to eight but it differs by offering a dedicated with his wife, Amee, and 4-year-old Charged Off Accounts? MOOYAH’s in the Cleveland market kids menu, milkshakes and healthi- daughter, Aarna. He said he has al- “in the next five years or so.” The er cheeseburger alternatives includ- ways yearned to be a businessman company also is considering restau- ing veggie and turkey burger op- and got into the sale of food and Let our team recover your rants in Columbus, Cincinnati, Day- tions and a sandwich that replaces drink by marrying his entrepreneur- ton and Toledo. their baked-daily buns with iceberg ial spirit with his love of regaling funds. We only earn a fee The chain, founded in Dallas in lettuce. company. when we collect money. 2007, currently has about 70 “We view metropolitan Cleveland “I just love to entertain people,” restaurants in 16 states. He said lo- and other areas in the Midwest as he said, “and those are things you cations are being scouted for the being reflective of the all-American need to have a good time.” www.timsullivanlaw.com

Law Offices of Timothy Sullivan 888-364-7072 25651 Detroit Rd, Westlake, OH 44145 Elyria and Cleveland latest affected by PNC closings By JEREMY NOBILE the banking industry and the com- PNC currently has about 2,700 [email protected] pany’s own internal research. branches in 19 states and Washing- The result is consolidated and ton, D.C., with 81 of those in PNC Bank is closing two more streamlined operations structured Greater Cleveland. branches in the Cleveland area as around customers’ preferences for Zwiebel declined to comment on customers increasingly choose mo- electronic banking methods. how many employees work at bile and online banking options “Increasingly, customers are us- PNC’s branches or what happens to and demand for in-person services ing mobile and online channels as them when a branch closes, but fades. well as ATMs for the majority of noted “we do our very best to place PNC’s branch at 341 Broad St. in their basic banking transactions,” employees impacted by the clo- Elyria was scheduled to close last she said. sures.” Friday, Sept. 19. Customers of that The closures mark the second Some of the branches are leased location will be referred to a branch and third for PNC in Cleveland this by PNC, but those owned by the about 1.3 miles away at 126 Second year. A Euclid branch was shut company will be put up for sale. St. in Elyria. down in February. Zwiebel also declined to com- Meanwhile, Cleveland’s PNC Those three closures are among ment on how much money closing JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE branch at 11500 Clifton Blvd. will the 55 total branches PNC intends a branch could save and how many OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND close on Nov. 21. to consolidate this year country- additional closures may come in Those customers will be referred wide. the future. However, she said cus- OUR CAMPUS EXPANSION. to a branch about 1.5 miles away at The Pittsburgh-based bank tomers are notified of any closure 10900 Lorain Ave. closed 200 branches in 2013, 90 days before it happens. ³ Dedication of the NEOMED PNC spokeswoman Marcey Zwiebel said, including five in the “We really don’t speculate about Education and Wellness (NEW) Center Zwiebel said the ongoing closures Cleveland area and a sixth in Nor- future potential closures,” Zwiebel are the result of customer trends in walk. said. Sept. 29, 10:30 a.m.

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SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS 5 GE Lighting sees opportunities to shine By CHUCK SODER lighting industry website called the EdisonRe- [email protected] port. People the writer spoke to at the recent Maybe GE Lighting won’t be sold after all. lighting conference said that “reporting to The unit soon will start reporting to the Comstock is a very good thing for Lighting as General Electric team that invests in startups she is considered a rising star at GE.” and tries to push GE in new, high-tech direc- GE Lighting got another nod from its par- tions. ent company last week: Jaime Irick, who leads The move suggests that GE thinks its light- GE’s professional solutions business for the ing unit can come up with bright ideas that United States and Canada, was one of three don’t take the form of light bulbs. And that’s GE executives promoted to vice president po- good news for those who don’t want the com- sitions. At GE, vice presidents “lead large rev- pany to sell GE Lighting, according to Terry enue-generating businesses or are in critical McGowan, director of engineering for the technology or functional roles, helping to dri- American Lighting Association. ve growth,” according to a release announc- “They’re thinking very seriously about ing the promotions. Business customers ac- what this lighting business can do and the count for 70% of GE Lighting’s revenue. growth that’s occurring,” said McGowan, a A large majority of customers will switch to retired GE Lighting employee who lives in LEDs over time: Irick cited a GE report saying Cleveland Heights. that 70% of the lighting industry’s revenue Some stock analysts have predicted that GE will come from LEDs by 2020. That figure will sell the East Cleveland-based unit, which stood at 18% in 2012. It’s probably higher to- commercialized Thomas Edison’s light bulb. day, given that the federal government has After all, GE said on Sept. 8 that it will sell its banned most traditional incandescent bulbs appliances unit — which shares a profit-and- because they are less energy efficient. loss statement with GE Lighting — to Elec- trolux of Sweden for $3.3 billion. The appliances unit is a relatively small, LEDs in the lead low-margin business for GE, as is GE Lighting. GE Lighting aims to GE Lighting has had success competing for Plus, appliances didn’t fit within GE’s “port- use light to send signals customers looking to swap out older bulbs folio of infrastructure businesses,” GE CEO to smart phones. with LEDs or other more efficient products, Jeff Immelt said in a news release. such as GE’s soft white halogen bulbs, accord- The same could be said about GE Lighting ing to Irick and John Strainic, general manag- if it were only focused on creating better light CONTRIBUTED PHOTO er of North American consumer lighting. bulbs. One challenge: Some LEDs last 25 times Now, however, the unit is coming up with longer than incandescent bulbs. So after con- all sorts of ways to use the billions of light sumers make the switch, what will the light- sockets that cover the developed world — how the system works: The ByteLight soft- But eventually the system will let cities do ing unit do once they no longer need to re- which could help GE Lighting become more ware gives light fixtures that use LEDs (light- much more than control when lights turn on place so many burned out bulbs? of a high-tech infrastructure company. emitting diodes) the ability to flicker so fast and off, and how bright they shine. The com- Given that LEDs can do so much, GE Light- Those efforts should remain a high priori- that the human eye doesn’t notice. But the pany could adapt the lights so that they could ing is hoping to bring customers back with ty as GE Lighting starts reporting to the com- light sensors built into today’s smart phones spot empty parking spaces — and help peo- new technological capabilities, Strainic said. pany’s growth and innovation team: The ex- can pick up the flashes and interpret the pat- ple find them. Or maybe it could add sensors “Lighting is not a commodity anymore,” he ecutive in charge of that group is a strong terns as if it were reading high-speed Morse that measure how much pollution is in the said. supporter of the lighting unit’s efforts to code. air. Nick Heymann, a stock analyst for William broaden its focus, according to Jerry Duffy, Retailers are already showing interest in “I never thought I would be in the environ- Blair & Co., said it’s “certainly a possibility” general manager of global product manage- the technology, which could be used to send mental sensing and monitoring business,” that GE could keep its lighting unit, but he ment for GE Lighting. people promotions based on what they typi- Duffy said. thinks it’s more likely that the company will The growth and innovation team is led by cally buy or help them find items in the store, sell it. He cited its relatively low profit margins chief marketing officer Beth Comstock, who Duffy said. — 4.6% in 2013 for the entire appliance and didn’t mince words earlier this month, when The same technology could eventually be It’s not just what they know … lighting division, compared to 15.7% for all of she told news outlets that “GE Lighting is not used in hospitals, he said. GE Lighting also is exploring ways to use GE’s industrial businesses — and the future for sale.” “Nurses spend a heck of a lot of time look- different types of light to improve people’s challenge of getting customers to buy re- “She’s been a huge champion of what ing for different pieces of equipment,” he mood and health, another reason it might be placements. we’re doing and where we’re going,” Duffy said. a good fit for GE’s growth and innovation Although GE Lighting is working to become said. LEDs are essentially computer chips that unit. more of an infrastructure company, Hey- emit light. And those chips make them ex- If you’ve seen any GE ads over the past few mann said it will be hard for the lighting busi- ness to grow in emerging markets — places Seeing the light tremely flexible. years, you might’ve noticed that the compa- GE Lighting already is selling LEDs that can ny is trying to cast itself as a leader in devel- that don’t have Home Depots. GE Lighting — which will still be led by its be controlled and monitored via the Internet. oping products that are a) connected to the “How do you sell lighting in non-developed current CEO, Maryrose Sylvester — is certain- At Home Depot, you can buy GE-brand LEDs Internet, b) environmentally friendly and c) countries?” he said. ly going in some futuristic directions. that can be controlled through a smart phone promote good health. The growth and inno- However, McGowan, of the American Soon, for instance, it aims to use light to app called Wink, which was developed by a vation team is in charge of GE’s “industrial In- Lighting Association, said there’s a lot of op- send signals to smart phones. New York City-based company called Quirky. ternet,” “ecomagination” and “healthymagi- portunity to capitalize on all the light sockets The technology, developed by a Boston- The city of San Diego is doing the same nation” initiatives. that already exist in every room of every based startup called ByteLight, could “funda- thing with its downtown street lights. GE in Being part of that team could signal that GE building in the developed world. mentally change the way people shop” Duffy January announced that the city would be- Lighting is important to the company, espe- “To get the control of those individual said. GE Lighting set up a fake retail store at a come the first in the nation to install the com- cially since it’s led by Beth Comstock, accord- lights is a big deal,” he said. “The company trade show in June to give retailers a sense of pany’s LightGrid system. ing to an article published last week on a that makes that work I think is going to win.”

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Another communications team. “First, they WilmerHale partner, David FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: seventy-fifth 75 anniversary Money matters acknowledged they made a mis- Donovan, returned to the law Christopher J. Hondlik, SIOR take.” When the publicly owned Green 216-861-7200 firm in 2011 after spending six www.ostendorf-morris.com Barkett pointed to the league on Bay Packers disclosed their 2013 years as general counsel and global commercial real estate services Sept. 15 appointing four women to revenue figures in July, they showed chief operating officer for the help shape the NFL’s domestic vio- a 4.3% increase in national revenue. Washington Redskins. lence policies. Each of the NFL’s 32 teams received WilmerHale also has two In the letter Goodell sent to $187.7 million from the league’s $6 notable ties to the Cleveland teams and staff members announc- billion pie. Browns: ing the move, he said the league NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” knows it “will be judged by our ac- broadcast on Sept. 16 — a game tions and their effectiveness.” that included 49ers defensive tack- „ ALEC SCHEINER “You want to acknowledge a mis- le Ray McDonald, who was arrested take, then put a framework in place following a domestic dispute Aug. to address it seriously,” Barkett 31 but has yet to be charged — drew said. 22.2 million viewers and was the “In the end, the proof will be in most-watched prime-time game the pudding as far as whether ever on the West Coast. The next they’re able to facilitate real day, as the Vikings were being criti- change.” cized for their handling of the Pe- terson case, ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast drew 14.9 mil- Cleveland ties lion viewers — a year-over-year An NFL source said the individ- jump of 1%. The Browns’ president worked All of which is why Paynter be- WHO IS LOOKING OVER YOUR DEAL? ual teams’ strategies vary when it for the law firm from 1997-2004. comes to managing controversies. lieves the league will recover from He advised WilmerHale (formerly Are you working with a lender that will Some clubs have communications the series of scandals. consultants, and some do not. “I suspect because America loves Wilmer Cutler & Pickering) on actually close on the original terms? The Browns, Cavaliers and Indi- football, fans will move on,” she sports transactions and was a lead adviser on the purchase of AGGRESSIVE FINANCING UP TO $10M! ans have all worked with Lisa said. UP TO 10 YEAR TERMS JonathanJ Mokri Levine, who owns ZONE, a sports “In the U.S., it happens over and the Ravens by Steve Bisciotti. LOW FIXED RATES 440.526.8700 media consulting and coaching over again with various issues. Peo- During Scheiner’s tenure at 20-25 YEAR AMORTIZATION [email protected] firm in Cleveland. ple come back and watch the WilmerHale, he worked for Levine, then Lisa Bercu, spent games because they love football. Dick Cass, who later became the seven years as a sports reporter for It’s the most financially successful www.cbscuso.com Ravens’ president. Scheiner also WEWS, the ABC affiliate in Cleve- of any sport. It’s making billions of did outside legal work for the land, before launching her compa- dollars.” Dallas Cowboys, who hired him ny in 2000. One of her clients is the Dix & Eaton’s Barkett doesn’t SM in 2004 as general counsel. He Providing Commercial Loan Financing in Partnership with Area Credit Unions Minnesota Vikings, who came un- “see any long-term fan dropoff,” der fire on Monday, Sept. 15, for but he said the league needs to spent eight years with the Cow- saying Peterson, who is facing “hold players accountable” to its in- boys, the last five as senior vice felony charges in Texas, would re- creased standards when future sit- president and general counsel. turn for the team’s Sept. 21 game. uations occur. During Scheiner’s time with the The team reversed course two days Cherry, a second-round draft Cowboys, the organization hired later, barring the six-time Pro pick by the New Orleans Saints in WilmerHale to represent it in a Bowler from all team activities un- 1996, believes football “could be in salary-cap dispute with the NFL. til the case is resolved. trouble.” If he spends the entire season on He cited declining youth num- the league’s exempt/commission- bers and added that, “If you have a „ SASHI BROWN er’s permission list, Peterson will mom who is on the fence about her collect all of his $11.75 million son playing football or soccer, last AIR CHARTER SERVICE salary. week might have been the differ- AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT Levine told Crain’s she couldn’t ence.” comment because of her work with Dustin Fox, co-host of WKRK- the Vikings. FM, 92.3’s “Bull and Fox” drive- time program, was a third-round Another Cleveland connection selection by the Vikings in 2005. By the time Peterson was drafted in The NFL received more criticism 2007, Fox was a member of the Buf- after an independent investigation falo Bills. into the Rice case was launched He thinks the recent events won’t Sept. 10. disrupt the viewing and constant The Browns’ executive VP and The inquiry will be led by former consumption of all things NFL, but general counsel worked as an FBI director Robert S. Mueller III, will have a long-term effect on the attorney for Wilmer Cutler & who is a partner at a Washington, league. Pickering prior to joining the Cleveland’s Premier Air Charter Service D.C.-based law firm, WilmerHale, “I think this will change the Jacksonville Jaguars as general Serving the area with 8 Jets, that helped the league negotiate a NFL,” Fox said. “We’ve seen the counsel in 2005. 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Nowacki Asset Management LLC RNC continued from page 1 vention if the sale price compensat- than a late June option. “This very well might be ed the county for the cost of space it On Aug. 26, on the syndicated the first time in national would end up leasing for the con- Hugh Hewitt radio show, commit- convention history that vention planners. tee chairman Reince Priebus may NBA free agency is helping have tipped his hand when Hewitt Around the Square asked if the return of LeBron James us figure out what date we to the Cavaliers and the greater ought to choose (for the In an important development to prospect that the basketball team aid the remaking of Public Square will be using Quicken Loans Arena RNC convention).” before the GOP comes to town, the late into June meant a July conven- – Reince Priebus Jackson administration last week tion in Cleveland in 2016. Committee chairman won Cleveland City Council ap- “Well, we have, we’ve got some proval to buy out a loan backed by time to make the date considera- In legislation passed by Cuya- tax increment financing made in tion, but clearly, I mean, this might, hoga County Council earlier this 2002 that has about $500,000 out- I’ll give you this,” he said, couching month, the county agreed that it standing. his words. “This very well might be also will clear the Cleveland Con- Tracey Nichols, the city’s econom- the first time in national convention vention Center and the Global Cen- ic development director, said that Nowacki Asset Growth of $1 S&P 500 Total Growth of $1 history that NBA free agency is ter for Health Innovation for up to with the buyout, the stream of prop- Period Management (NET) Million Return Million helping us figure out what date we six weeks for convention prepara- erty tax money paying off that loan May 2011 - Year End -7.46% $925,400 -6.37% $936,300 ought to choose.” tions and turn over the rotunda in can be turned into a bond of be- the old county courthouse for a sin- tween $6 million and $10 million to 2012 29.99% $1,202,927 16.00% $1,086,108 gle social event. put toward the $30 million renova- Exploring space 2013 51.76% $1,825,563 32.39% $1,437,898 The county also will provide a tion of Public Square. With the TIF bond proceeds, $8 million from the 8/31/2014 21.27% $2,213,931 9.88% $1,519,283 Whatever the exact timeframe, suite of offices that will grow in size. Cuyahoga County is blocking out a The space will increase as conven- Cleveland Foundation and $5 mil- tion time nears to the point where, lion from the Gund Foundation, Note: Returns are shown in U.S. dollars after fees. Date of inception for Nowacki Asset substantial amount of free space in for the last six months before the Management is May 2nd, 2011. county-owned buildings for the Nichols said the Public Square pro- Cleveland 2016 RNC Host Commit- convention, the host committee ject can move ahead and be done Nowacki Asset Management (NAM) is a registered investment advisory firm tee, the local convention organizing and out-of-town convention plan- before the Republicans’ arrival. specializing in value-oriented investment management. All client assets are included in group that will be hosting the Re- ners will have 40,000 square feet of That move could make borrowing one composite and invested using a value-oriented strategy. NAM claims compliance publicans. space. That’s only slightly less than for future renovation of the Higbee with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). Results as of 7/31/2014 That space for grunt work and two floors in the new Ernst & Young Building a bit more expensive, but are still subject to final verification by an independent third-party. NAM only uses maybe some after-business-hours tower in the Flats. that’s OK with the building’s owner, short-term margin or leverage to buy securities after a client commits to deposit relaxation by locals, party workers Teeuwen said the space either a partnership that includes Cleve- funds and the funds are in the process of being transferred, but the money has not yet and telecommunications techni- will be in the Whitlatch Building, a land Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s completed the transfer process. To receive a list of composite descriptions of NAM cians includes blocking out the 1960s-era building on Carnegie Av- Rock Ventures empire. and/or a presentation that complies with the GIPS standards, contact Michael T. grand ballroom, junior ballroom and enue the county recently vacated “If it makes sense, and we ab- Nowacki at (440) 488-6936 or write Nowacki Asset Management, 29525 Chagrin Blvd. 12 meeting rooms in the under-con- and has up for sale, or — if that solutely believe it does, to divert that Suite 301, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, or [email protected]. struction convention center hotel for building is sold — in similar space money to Public Square, we’re sup- www.nowackiassetmgmt.com the three weeks before the conven- elsewhere downtown. Teeuwen portive of that,” said Jennifer Kulczy- tion begins. Some workers, though, said the county would only sell the cki, vice president of communica- are expected months earlier. 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PUBLISHER: John Campanelli ([email protected]) EDITOR: Elizabeth McIntyre ([email protected]) MANAGING EDITOR: Scott Suttell ([email protected]) OPINION Retention is key Northeast Ohio universities are doing a good job of attracting foreign students to their classrooms. Now the region must do a better job of keeping those skilled and educated workers here after they gradu- ate. A recent report by the Brookings Institution found that the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area attracted an average of 5,477 foreign students between 2008 and 2012, ranking 42nd among 118 metro areas for the FROM THE PUBLISHER number of foreign-born students. The Akron area came in at 50th, with 4,753 students. The majority of these students come to Northeast Ohio to pursue ad- vance degrees and to study business, business ser- Racial divide not as deep as they say vices or engineering. Marcus Gould’s resume is as deep as Gould grew up in Central Florida and single section in the upper deck. These numbers are part of a nationwide trend of his baritone voice. remembers his uncle taking him to Indi- “Over the course of the game, people more international students coming here to study at He’s a minister and chief of strategic ans spring training games in Winter start moving and arranging themselves our colleges and universities. Brookings found the partnerships at Mt. Zion Church in Oak- Haven. He loves that baseball is a fami- organically,” Gould said. “With the number of students using F-1 visas grew from wood Village. He leads politi- ly-based game. More than any young kids, it was ‘Can you take this pic- cal and community engage- other sport, baseball’s memo- ture of me?’ ‘Wow, I like your hair.’ ... For 110,000 in 2001 to 524,000 in 2012. The visa allows ment for Integrated ries are about who’s in the seat the ‘tweeners, it was selfies and ‘Can you international students to study in the United States Consulting & Management, a next to you, not just what hap- follow me?’ ‘Can you post this pic?’ ‘Can and potentially stay to work for a set period of time. local think tank focused on ur- pens on the field. you tag me so I can see your friends too?’ You only need to look at Ohio State University — ban economic development. So he reached out to the In- “The YPs traded business cards like which in recent years has seen a 222% increase in the He’s an adviser to members of dians with a pitch, so to speak. young people used to trade baseball the Ohio Constitution Mod- “I told them, ‘Give me some cards, except now they text copies of number of foreign students enrolling on its campus ernization Committee. He tickets. I’ll bring a few people their business cards to each other. They — to see the impact of those numbers. heads political engagement together. Let us demonstrate talked about new albums, concerts at The payoff of this trend is significant, not only for for the United Pastors in Mis- JOHN to you that this divide is not The Q and summer’s coming to an end. universities but for regional economies. The Brook- sion. He’s an advocate for ed- all-consuming. It’s not really “Guess what I never heard anyone ings report shows that foreign students paid $207.7 ucation, civic and community CAMPANELLI there.’ ” say? No one mentioned Ed FitzGerald. million in tuition and $108.7 million in living expens- engagement. He’s hosted fugi- The Indians gave him 400 No one mentioned John Kasich. If you tive safe surrender events where thou- tickets. would have tried to raise politics, they es from 2008 to 2012 in the Cleveland and Akron ar- sands of offenders turned themselves in Gould gave 200 tickets to the Bedford would have said, ‘Come on, we’re trying eas combined. Nationwide, foreign students con- peacefully. And he helps produce the Sprint Masters track team. He gave 100 to to have fun.’ tributed $21.8 billion in tuition and $12.8 billion in Greater Cleveland Praisefest event at the police chief of Malinta, Ohio, to dis- “They’re not like us. They know when other spending. Quicken Loans Arena. tribute in his rural Northwest Ohio com- to shut up.” This influx of foreign students — who usually pay A few weeks ago, he added “social en- munity, which is less than 0.5% African- Gould called the outing a social exper- gineer” to the resume. American. Another 100 tickets went to a iment to gauge the region’s “true accep- full freight and receive no student aid — is vital to Gould has a theory: We are not nearly diverse group of local young profession- tance index.” With all the new friend- colleges confronted with a shrinking domestic pool as racially divided as a nation and as a re- als. ships, connections and experiences, we of high school graduates. gion as “the political chattering class” The game was Sept. 7, a sunny Sunday apparently exceeded expectations, at Adding an international flavor to campus — at- would have us believe. afternoon. Gould watched closely to see least for one Sunday afternoon. tracting students from China, India, South Korea, He thought Progressive Field might how 400 people — young and old, black But as ministers often ask, what are we Brazil and beyond — obviously is good for colleges. make the perfect Petri dish to prove it. and white, urban and rural — shared a doing the rest of the week? It’s good for domestic students, too, who get expo- sure to cultures other than their own, beginning their immersion into a global economy. It’s good for the economy, as noted by the money foreign students TALK ON THE WEB spend here, and it’s good for businesses in need of Re: Lottery for Cavs tickets Re: Food fight! Now everyone in the state can benefit from Cuyahoga County residents paying these skilled new graduates, whether they stay here I would like to be able to buy a ticket “Vincent is the most talented pastry SIN TAX. Once again, we get screwed. or go home, providing needed links to global mar- to a game whenever I want and as often chef Cleveland has seen in a long time,” — Screwed Again kets. as I want. How can (the Cavaliers) put says Jonathon Sawyer, of Greenhouse Colleges are working hard to expand international limits on my ability to spend my money Tavern and Trentina, in your Sept. 15 profile of pastry chefs Vincent Griffith enrollment. The University of Akron actually shows to watch my favorite team play? Re: ‘Two-midnight’ rule Or, if I just decide to buy a gift a few and Anistar Meffert. affecting hospitals up at the airport to greet students with cookies. And days before a game, I can’t. If I just pick (This comment is) so rude and incon- organizations such as Global Cleveland are working up and want to go to a game, I have to siderate to every pastry chef working in Who ends up paying? The patient. In to connect these students to domestic jobs. plan a month in advance. Nope, not feel- Cleveland. my case, taking out my gall bladder cost But there are too few work visas — known as H-1B ing this at all. — Cynthia — Charlie me over $1,000 because my heart flut- tered and they kept me for observation. visas — for these new graduates, especially those in What’s your solution then? Have a Re: Cavs’ all-Ohio approach Don’t tell me the hospital did not make high-demand areas such as science and technology. money observing me. Neither Medical free-for-all, which means the brokers The 76% that are outside the Cleve- Immigration reform needs to happen and it needs to Mutual — although I’m over age 65, I am and independent scumbags gobble land district are obviously the avid fans. mandated to be on my spouse’s health include expansion of visas so U.S. businesses — and them all up and sell them for triple (or Cavs should think about playing a cou- more specific to us, Northeast Ohio businesses — more) of their face value? A lottery is a ple regular season “home” games in insurance — nor Medicare would pay. The doctor said, “Not my problem,” and can benefit from the great work Northeast Ohio’s good solution. Sorry if it causes you a Columbus and Cincinnati in future sea- the hospital said, “You have to pay or we universities are doing. slight inconvenience. sons to attract those on the fence. — killdeer5 — 190935 ding your credit rating.” — Bob Griffiths 20140922-NEWS--11-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 9/18/2014 1:52 PM Page 1

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PERSONAL VIEW Call Joe Thomas, Work With Joe Thomas! Court must be a ‘moral compass’ • ONE CALL • ONE SOURCE • MANY RESOURCES • By ROBERT M. WOLFF trey, a Clinton appointee, will vote Robert M. Wolff, shareholder in to affirm the lower courts’ decisions Littler Mendelson’s Cleveland PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS The current battle over same-sex supporting gay marriage and that • office, represents many of marriage harkens back to earlier, Deborah L. Cook, a Bush ap- • PRINT SERVICES Northeast Ohio’s largest shameful periods of our nation’s pointee, will vote for upholding the eCOMMERCE SOLUTIONS employers, both public and • history, where segregated schools right of a state to prohibit gay mar- private, in employment litigation • AWARDS and laws criminalizing interracial riage. The swing vote appears to be CORPORATE APPAREL marriage were the norm. Then, as and counseling. 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The remaining states Posner, who found the proffered on the federal appellate bench has that outlaw gay unions are now de- justifications for prohibiting gay reflected an independent, nonparti- Independently Owned. fending cases challenging the pro- marriage irrational, and therefore san view of the law, and has includ- A Trusted Name Independently Operated. hibitions. unconstitutional, even if the dis- ed decisions upholding the Afford- The march toward the inevitable crimination is not subjected to the able Care Act and expanding Title Grassroots Personalized Customer Service showdown in the U.S. Supreme heightened scrutiny reserved for al- VII to include a protection against A Franchisee of the Proforma Worldwide Network Court on the constitutionality of legations involving discrimination discrimination against transgender Contact info: Proforma - JOE THOMAS GROUP state laws banning same-sex mar- against traditional protected class- individuals. 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All three ap- voters may be in the best position to rulings that struck down voter ref- pellate judges shared their skepti- decide issues of same-sex marriage, erendums outlawing same-sex cism of the rationales for the bans Sutton is not predictably in either marriage. Ohio and Tennessee offered by counsel for the states. corner of this legal dispute. asked the 6th Circuit to overrule de- Reading the “tea leaves” follow- One thing is clear: Regardless of cisions mandating recognition of ing oral arguments in Cincinnati, how the 6th Circuit rules, the legali- same-sex marriages lawfully per- scholars and commentators have ty of state laws prohibiting same- formed in other states. predicted that the 6th Circuit may sex marriage will, at the end of the The road to almost certain become the first federal appellate day, be decided by the Supreme Supreme Court review already court to sustain the legality of state Court. And, as it did when it out- wound its way through three other prohibitions on same-sex marriage. lawed segregated schools in Brown federal courts of appeal. All three of If the 6th Circuit rules against gay v. Board of Education and criminal these federal appeals courts ruled marriage, it would create a direct prosecution of interracial couples in favor of gay marriage. The recent, conflict among federal appellate in Loving v. Virginia, this court will unanimous decision of the 7th Cir- courts and create even greater pres- again have the opportunity to be cuit, striking down Indiana’s and sure on the U.S. Supreme Court to our national moral compass, and Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage settle the issue in its 2015 session. interpret the Constitution in light of bans, is the most powerful opinion Based on the questions asked at our evolving notions of “right and to date on this issue. It was au- oral argument, it appears quite like- wrong.” Let us hope the court is up thored by Reagan appointee and ly that Judge Martha Craig Daugh- to the challenge.

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12 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 TAX LIENS The Internal Revenue Service filed tax Amount: $84,726 Amount: $42,167 7115 Woodland Ave., Cleveland Date filed: June 4, 2013 liens against the following ID: 45-4976611 Date released: July 18, 2014 businesses in the Cuyahoga County R & R Mechanical Inc. SPECTRUM HOME Date filed: Aug. 14, 2014 Type: Failure to file complete return Recorder’s Office. The IRS files a tax 3519 E. 75 St., Cleveland HEALTH CARE LLC Type: Employer’s withholding Amount: $29,434 lien to protect the interests of the ID: 34-1501058 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 200, Amount: $29,957 federal government. The lien is a Date filed: Aug. 14, 2014 Beachwood AMROC CONSTRUCTION INC. public notice to creditors that the Type: Employer’s withholding ID: 20-8667298 POST PAINTING INC. 1900 Grove Court, government has a claim against a Amount: $74,304 Date filed: Aug. 14, 2014 24816 Aurora Road, Bedford Apt. 120, Cleveland company’s property. Liens reported Type: Employer’s withholding Heights ID: 68-0650859 STAFFING SOLUTIONS Date filed: May 7, 2014 here are $5,000 and higher. Dates Amount: $41,245 ID: 34-1700614 ENTERPRISES INC. Date released: July 18, 2014 listed are the dates the documents Date filed: Aug. 14, 2014 5915 Landerbrook Drive, PAUL F SMITH JR. DDS INC. Type: Employer’s withholding, were filed in the Recorder’s Office. Type: Employer’s withholding Suite 100, Mayfield Heights 20119 Farnsleigh Road, Amount: $26,742 unemployment ID: 34-1208973 Shaker Heights Amount: $14,121 LIENS FILED Date filed: July 18, 2014 ID: 34-1337892 MCKNIGHT & ASSOCIATES LTD. 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CHUCK SODER PHOTOS; SUBMITTED ART

A theater (ABOVE) at the Ariel International Center on East 40th Street in Cleveland is used to show off Musion’s technology, which can be used to project performers, business executives and even famous cartoon dads (BELOW). Lo- cal company EventWorks4D in July 2013 licensed the right to market the technology, which is based on “Pepper’s Ghost,” SEEING IS a magic trick from the 1800s. BELIEVING Virtual imaging technology giving events firm new life

By CHUCK SODER [email protected]

Ever see that YouTube video where Tupac comes back to life at a concert and starts rapping? That same technology is helping Joel Solloway resurrect what had been a struggling event production business. This summer, Solloway’s company, EventWorks4D, finished build- ing a 2,000-square-foot theater on East 40th Street in Cleveland. The theater isn’t designed for live actors, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that there are real people standing on stage. Shortly after Solloway turns on his projector, the image of a danc- ing ballerina appears above the stage, but it looks like she is standing on it. Same goes for Mariah Carey, Homer Simpson and several other celebrities and CEOs who speak to an invisible crowd during the demonstration. And in between, cell phones, cars and company logos float through the air. You can see through them if you look closely, but otherwise you might find yourself believing that BMWs can levitate. Images like those — made possible by a British company that up- dated an old theater trick — form the core of Solloway’s new business strategy. Though EventWorks4D still provides other event production ser- vices, today it focuses mainly on helping companies and other orga- nizations create their own presentations using the technology. Solloway needed to make a change. His previous company, a now-dormant entity called EventWorks See TECHNOLOGY, page 17

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By SHARON SCHNALL The sound comes via a narrow, attending an indoor event where the [email protected] portable speaker, mounted on a poor sound system rendered inaudi- bracket just above a door to All-Tron- ble the speaker’s message. The solu- Along Broadway Avenue, in Cleve- ics Medical Systems Inc.’s headquar- tion, he says, came to him in a dream. land’s Slavic Village, James Taylor’s ters of which All-Tronics Technical Althar’s neighborhood sound Carolina twang can be clearly heard. Systems, or ATS, is a division. demonstration includes a stroll to the Not the real James Taylor, but a The aptly named Lucid speaker parking area behind the All-Tronics downloaded James Taylor, played was invented in 2012 by All-Tronics headquarters, a turn-of-the-century through an All-Tronics Technical Sys- owner Dennis Althar. It weighs 25 building owned by Althar. The build- tems speaker. pounds and is 40 inches tall by 6 inch- ing, a former furniture store, serves as Past several buildings and around es wide and 5 inches deep — a down- a production site where eight employ- the corner onto Barkwill Avenue, the sizing from the six-speaker stacked ees, to date, have assembled approxi- music is still audible. In the opposite configuration often used to produce mately 200 sold speakers; another 40 direction, now toward East 55th, Tay- this sound. A single speaker retails for or so are on 30-day back order. lor’s singing continues, not drowned $1,675. In the parking lot, what is notable is out by a passing bus or other noise. Althar invented the speaker after that the volume has not been in- creased to accommodate the listening distance from the speaker out front. “It’s not loud,” Althar says. “Every- SHARON SCHNALL body is going louder and louder. They Dennis Althar demonstrates the speaker’s capabilities inside the Slavic Village equate loud to quality. It’s not loud. It headquarters of ATS Sounds. fills it (the space) totally. It’s a different kind of sound.” He grew up in Slavic Village. His The Lucid cabinet contains a verti- childhood electronics education was “Everybody is going louder Located minutes from cal array of transducers — energy con- self-taught, from reading every avail- verting devices — that adjust the phas- and louder. They equate downtown Cleveland, the able book on the subject at the ing, or timing, of how sound emerges neighborhood Broadway Free Li- loud to quality.” Conference Center at and travels. With horizontal sound dis- brary, then applying that knowledge, – Dennis Althar tribution, the system keeps the sound Benjamin Rose features repairing radios and televisions. inventor, from traveling toward the sky and Later, he says, his abilities were Lucid speakers more than 6,000 square ground while increasing the side-to- “validated” as an electronics and side distribution. feet of flexible, inviting, fully communications specialist, serving “There’s a lot of physics behind this; in the U.S. Air Force during the Viet- Cash isn’t what drives investor se- equipped space to suit your it’s our ‘secret sauce,’” he says. nam War. lection, he adds, because this isn’t a Later, Althar’s demonstration meeting and event needs. His lives on the top floor of his com- startup company. He has the re- moves to the Boys & Girls Clubs of pany’s headquarters, across the street sources and connections thanks to the Cleveland, where two Lucid speakers Call 216.791.8000 from the now-defunct Broadway Free parent company All-Tronics Medical are mounted on each side of the ad- today to Library building — another parcel of Systems, a manufacturer of high-reso- ministrative center’s gymnasium. schedule a tour! real estate he previously owned, but lution video recorders for the X-ray in- Neil Diamond is singing, but absent sold months ago to provide cash influx dustry, which he founded in 1978. Exclusive caterer is the echo expected with sending into the fledgling ATS division. What Althar wants are actively in- sound across an unfilled cavernous Benjamin Rose is a nationally recognized nonprofit Additionally, Althar says he owns volved investors with needed exper- space. Nor does the expected screech leader addressing the important issues of aging roughly 13 Slavic Village properties, tise, including those who can take occur when Althar talks into a micro- through service, research and advocacy including parking lots, properties that the company from small- to large- phone just inches from the speaker. he is willing to sell, as needed, to keep scale production and operations. Althar is as interesting as the 216.791.8000 www.benrose.org/venue cash flowing into this new venture. For the last two summers, Crocker speakers he has invented. Another building, at 5363 Broad- Park has used two Lucid speakers to way Ave., owned by Althar and with provide sound for outdoor movie a 14,000-square-foot space, is ex- nights. Tim Wiles, director of opera- pected to be ready in two months to tions at Crocker Park of Westlake, first

SM support production expansion. Sales heard the speakers when a nonprofit, were contained during a two-year using Crocker Park as an outdoor field testing and refinement phase. venue, featured the Lucid speakers. Right now, six representatives sell “It was a chance happening,” he the product in the U.S. and Canada. says. “I heard those speakers. I was far Churches and schools are the prima- away, from where the speakers were, ry sales targets. Another six people when I showed up ... I couldn’t tell make up the investment team. To where all that sound was coming from. date, they collectively have invested As far away as I was, I thought, ‘Man, A New Hotel $23,000 in the company, Althar says. that can’t be those little speakers.’ ” Landscape

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Here’s how Musion’s EyeLiner technology has been used for purposes that don’t involve resurrecting a dead rapper:

„ The Cleveland Clinic used the system throughout the launch event for its “The Pow- er of Every One” fundraising campaign in June. And toward the end it used the technol- ogy to emphasize why it chose that name: One by one, life-size images of doctors, nurs- es, volunteers, donors and others who touch patients’ lives appeared on stage.

„ Steris, of Mentor, also has used the sys- tem to promote its medical equipment at trade shows, and to spice up presentations at its annual North American sales meeting.

Both of those companies worked with Event- Works4D. So did Jim Beam, which had Event- Works4D create a ghostly bartender to greet drinkers at a party the company threw to pro- mote its Jacob’s Ghost whiskey.

„ The Musion technology is popular with per- formers. EventWorks4D wasn’t involved, but the EyeLiner system made it possible for HOW IT WORKS Madonna to perform alongside Gorillaz, an animated band, during the 2006 Grammy The technology EventWorks4D licensed is based on a mag- Awards. ic trick from the 1800s. If you’ve ever been to a carnival where a woman transforms „ Plus, in 2011, Mariah Carey used the tech- into a gorilla, you’ve probably seen the “Pepper’s Ghost” trick nology to give a Christmas concert in five in action. eastern European cities at once as part of a Musion, the British company that licensed the EyeLiner promotion for T-Mobile. technology to EventWorks4D, merely improved upon the original idea. „ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Here’s how the EyeLiner system works: A projector shoots it for bigger purposes: He gave virtual cam- a high-definition image onto a hidden screen in front of the paign speeches in thousands of locations stage. That screen reflects the image up onto a polymer film across the country while running for the posi- that juts out and up from the bottom lip of the stage at a 45 tion earlier this year, often speaking to degree angle. crowds in dozens of locations at once. He The image appears upright to the audience, giving the illu- tested the technology two years earlier, while sion that the person or thing being portrayed is actually on running for a fourth term as chief minister of stage. the Gujarat state. All the while, he was able to The polymer is transparent, it’s extremely thin and it’s see footage from the different cities, so he pulled tight, so you may not see it at all unless you get close. could interact with the crowds. But it does catch the image much better than the glass that magicians used in the olden days.

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continued from page 13 new $2 billion fundraising cam- greeters and donors. pany’s proprietary polymer foil, he “You’re only limited by your Inc., provided all sorts of event pro- paign, according to Kathleen Tra- Some attendees actually thought has to pay a fee that varies depend- imagination,” he said. duction services. Planning. Decora- vers Niess, executive director of de- the images were real people stand- ing on the size of the foil he uses for Radhika Reddy sees similar po- tions. Music composition. You name velopment services at the Clinic. ing onstage, being lit one by one, that show. tential. She and her longtime busi- it. But the recession decimated that The technology spiced up pre- Niess said, citing conversations she ness partners — Lynn Selzer and business. When times got tough, sentations throughout the event, overheard at the event. Irene Zawadiwsky — bought a ma- and it allowed the Clinic to make a The Clinic will probably use the ‘Only limited by jority stake in EventWorks4D last companies started producing their your imagination’ own events, Solloway said. splash when it unveiled the name EyeLiner system again, the next year after seeing the EyeLiner tech- “That fell apart. Nobody was do- of its campaign — “The Power of time it wants to wow a crowd at a Now, Solloway is thinking broad- nology in action. ing that anymore,” he said. Every One.” big event, Niess said. “How many er. For instance, he’d like to use Reddy said she’s hoping that And toward the end of the event PowerPoint presentations have Musion EyeLiner to create perma- events at the Ariel International — which attracted 600 people, in- these people seen?” she said. nent exhibits at museums. He also Center can take advantage of what Always on the lookout cluding many donors — the Clinic EventWorks4D often will charge might use it to create virtual con- she described as an “awesome” Over the years, however, Solloway used the system to emphasize the $100,000 or more to create an Eye- certs in cruise ships, casinos and technology. But like Solloway, she’s tried to keep his eye on new tech- importance of everyone who Liner presentation for a client, Sol- night clubs. thinking broader. nologies his company might be able touches the lives of patients: It loway said, though it can vary Or he could bring Abraham Lin- “Imagine going to a museum and to use. And in 2007 he found one that briefly flashed images of all sorts of based on project size. coln back to life for the Republican having someone like Martin Luther blew his mind. people tied to the Clinic, including Some of the money goes to Mu- National Convention that’s coming King speak to you. There are so That’s when he flew to London to doctors, nurses, volunteers, sion: Every time he uses the com- to Cleveland in 2016. many applications,” she said. visit a company called Musion. Since then, that company has oc- casionally made headlines for its ability to project images that look real. The most famous of those images was designed to look like Tupac Shakur. In 2012, Musion’s EyeLiner technology was used to project the late rapper’s image on stage at the Coachella music festival in Califor- nia. There, the resurrected Tupac per- formed alongside a living rapper: Snoop Dogg. That video racked up more than 32 million views on YouTube. INTERCONTINENTAL After visiting Musion, Solloway worked with another company to market the EyeLiner technology in CLEVELAND. the United States but left the part- nership a few months later, saying only that it “didn’t work out.” WORLD-CLASS In 2012, however, Musion reached out to him to see if he was interested MEETINGS. in giving the technology another shot. EventWorks4D in July 2013 li- censed the right to market the Eye- Liner system, but there was a catch: He had to build a theater capable of demonstrating the technology. He had some help, though. Last year he received an investment from the owners of the Ariel International A premier conference and meeting facility, the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland Center, an internationally focused events center and business incuba- boasts exceptional amenities that has made our hospitality legendary. Featuring tor. EventWorks4D and its theater some of the most technologically advanced conference facilities in the Midwest, we are now housed inside the incuba- tor. add grace and style to international conferencing, creating an optimal environment From the audience, the theater looks pretty typical. Stand next to it, for meetings and seminars. The Conference Center’s 35,000 square feet, comprises however, and you can see what it a 500-seat state-of-the-art Amphitheater, with audio-visual and telecommunications consists of. An overhead projector beams a facilities. Our Grand Ballroom can seat up to 700 guests and our eight meeting high-definition image down, onto a screen on the floor. The image re- rooms will elegantly accommodate all your needs. flects off of the screen and hits a transparent polymer film that hangs In addition, our newly refurbished guest rooms are designed with the business in front of the stage at a 45-degree angle. traveler in mind. All are equipped with a PC hook up, dual-line phone with dataport The system is based on “Pepper’s for a computer, and wireless high speed internet access. Ghost,” a magic trick from the 1800s. But back then magicians used glass above the stage. Replacing the glass with the ultra-thin polymer makes the images look more realistic, Sol- loway said. 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR “It’s a Victorian trick in a 21st cen- tury model,” he said. “Best of MidAmerica - Meetings Focus” For more details, please call 216.707.4100 Beyond the PowerPoints or visit hotelsclevelandclinic.com So far, EventWorks4D is doing “re- ally well,” according to Solloway. The company, which has five em- ployees, has created presentations for some big organizations, includ- ing several in the health care indus- try, such as the Cleveland Clinic and Steris Corp., a medical equipment company in Mentor. 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18 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 Chagrin’s film fest true to life By SHARON SCHNALL munity fundraising support. [email protected] During 2008 and 2009, the com- pleted film, “The Lost Sparrows of The Chagrin Documentary Film Roodepoort,” was submitted and Festival was established as a cine- accepted at film festivals in the United States and overseas, with Is it the fresh paint and matic and tourist destination for carpets? Or maybe the documentary filmgoers, but for the Mary Ann Ponce and others repre- army of food trucks parked event’s founder, the festival’s senting the film. outside? It might be the launching and growth reflect a per- The experience gave Ponce first- freshly cut grass on the sonal journey. hand exposure to festival opera- roof. (Yes. The roof.) So “This festival was founded to cel- tions but also interactions with pas- take a deep breath. There’s ebrate the spirit of the filmmaker. I sionate filmmakers; the latter a new Cleveland in the air. stand in awe of what these filmmak- created a lasting impression and clevelandconventions.com ers do,” said Mary Ann Ponce, festi- served as an inspiration for the Cha- val founder and executive director. grin Documentary Film Festival. IT’S GOT THAT Another festival catalyst was a #ThisisCLE From Oct. 8 through Oct. 12, the festival, now entering its fifth season, trip to Clomnel in County Tipper- will showcase 70 films from 20 differ- ary, Ireland, where Ponce repre- NEW CONVENTION sented her son’s film at the 2008 Ire- ent countries to a growing audience; this year’s festival is expected to fill a land International Film Festival. record-breaking 7,000 seats at five Clomnel, she said, was quaint and CENTER SMELL. main venues. Last year’s Northeast reminiscent of Chagrin Falls. Ohio audience represented 60 ZIP “I don’t remember the exact codes plus moviegoers from 10 oth- words, but I said, ‘We could do er states and four other countries, something like this in Chagrin Ponce said. Falls,’” she recalls. The festival will open with the In 2010, the Chagrin Documen- Midwest premiere of “The Curse tary Film Festival was launched and and the Symphony,” about a former showed 90 films, all suggested by punk musician’s efforts to break another festival organizer; 1,900 Managed by into the world of classical music and seats were filled. First-year revenue, have his classical composition per- consisting of ticket sales and dona- formed with full orchestration. tions, were about $50,000. This The film is part of a diverse roster year, that combined figure is pro- of true and original stories being jected at $180,000. Oct. 16 | 7am-9:30am brought, once again, to Northeast In 2013 and 2014, the Chagrin Ohio. Documentary Film Festival was list- REGISTER @ Ponce did not plan to establish ed among the “Top 50 Festivals CrainsCleveland.com/Breakfast and grow a nonprofit documentary Worth the Entry Fee,” by MovieMak- Cybersecurity Presented by film festival. Her professional exper- er magazine, a Santa Monica, Calif., Protecting Against Liability Risk tise was acquired in the business publication devoted to the art and In Any Business Environment sector. From 1981 to 1992, she business of making movies. The Top worked for British Petroleum, with 50 list included festivals of any genre, the then downtown Cleveland- not just documentary. based U.S. operations, as an ac- Chagrin’s festival made the cut, countant in financial reporting and in part, because the organization, later in strategic planning and ac- quite simply, treats directors well, quisitions. Elsewhere, from 1995 to said Kelly Leow, MovieMaker’s ANATURALSETTINGFORSUCCESS 2006, she served as a financial vice deputy editor. president and controller for smaller All attending filmmakers are of- Chagrin Valley companies. fered a home-stay program or a “I would never have imagined stipend for lodging; local trans- that I’d be running a documentary portation is provided. Other rea- film festival; so this is an extremely sons for being worthy include an in- unexpected and, in some ways, ‘un- house public relations function that wanted’ journey,’” she said. gets the word out about each direc- Ponce’s experience started not tor’s film; significant cash awards with the festival’s founding in Cha- and networking opportunities; and grin Falls, where she is a resident, “the feeling of the whole town being but with her son David’s personal involved,” Leow said. and artistic talents and ambitions. This year, the 70-film lineup was 22,000SqFtofMeetingSpace.OneExceptionalLocation. “My son was a filmmaker. He was selected from 400 submissions. Since really, really looking forward to — the second year, the festival has ac- year after year — excited about going cepted direct submissions. Each film  Training,meetings&specialevents to South Africa, to this AIDS orphan- is viewed three times during a year- age in South Africa,” Ponce said. long process that draws on the time  271-roomWilsonLodgefeaturing59premiumrooms&The In March 2006, his sophomore and talents of 25 to 30 volunteers. WestSpa year at Chapman University in Or- Increasing in-kind donations, ange, Calif., David Ponce traveled to sponsorships, community support  Creativecuisineservedinbanquetroomsorcatered Roodepoort, Johannesburg, with a and volunteerism remain critical el- throughouttheresort local church group. He shot footage ements of the festival. In turn, the of the nonprofit Sparrow Village for festival also makes a contribution.  Versatilemeetingspacetoaccommodateupto400 an intended documentary film Last year, Ponce estimates about the children of the village’s $430,000 was infused into the  Legendarycustomerserviceandpersonalattention orphanage, children infected with Northeast Ohio economy based on AIDS/HIV or impacted by the diag- an economic calculating model,  1,700acresofyear-roundrecreation Resort & Conference Center nosis through the death of one or survey data and analyses of the spending patterns of festival pa- Wheeling, West Virginia both parents. “A couple months later he trons, visiting filmmakers and festi- Call 800-972-1991 or email (David) was diagnosed with val organizers. [email protected] leukemia. We lost him three months “You get thousands of visitors later. His real drive was that this film into the village. The restaurants are must get finished,” she said. full. They go to our retail. It’s very www.oglebay-resort.com The film was completed with positive,” said Thomas Brick, may- support of David’s colleagues from or of Chagrin Falls. “It also makes the Dodge College of Film and Me- people aware of Chagrin Falls. Our An easy 3 hour drive from Cleveland! dia Arts from Chapman University retail and restaurant people like to and, back home, through local com- portray Chagrin as a destination.” 20140922-NEWS--19-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 9/18/2014 3:10 PM Page 1

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What about the documentary genre This year’s Chagrin association or any U.S. documentary itself? Documentary Film Festival association exists to track that “There has been the perception that runs from Oct. 8 through Oct. information, Haj said. documentaries are not going to be 12. It will feature 70 films from “Film festivals are still relatively interesting,” said Mary Ann Ponce, 20 countries. young, certainly in the United States,” festival founder and executive added Haj, who is a documentary film director. “We have films every year Venues include: producer. that make us laugh, that make us cry. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre And, they’re more than just about That’s what we’re looking for.” United Methodist Church watching a film. The Chagrin Docu- A breadth of topics are sought, in of Chagrin Falls mentary Film Festival pairs up events particular ones addressing current South Franklin Circle with movies. This year, “Straight Up: concerns including the Middle East, Federated Church Tennessee Whiskey” will, you got it, gay issues and the environment, and Valley Art Center be paired up with a whiskey tasting because of what inspires the festival, Chagrin Falls Town Hall event. The closing night Ohio premiere films of the human spirit. of “Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserv- For information and a complete Since 2012, screener Mary Lerner schedule, go to chagrinfilmfest.org. ing the Gift of Black Sacred Music,” has watched more than 1,000 hours will include a performance by Cleve- of submitted documentary films. land’s Antioch Baptist Church choir. Lerner also is president of the Chagrin festival director of the Full Frame Doc- Beyond that, a film may be paired Documentary Film Festival board of umentary Film Festival, a program of up with a talk by the visiting director, directors and a longtime volunteer. the Center for Documentary Studies at an area expert or a panel. “The Lost Quality is the No. 1 consideration. Duke University in Raleigh, N.C. In par- Sparrows of Roodepoort,” which Additionally, Lerner said, the film has ticular, Haj said, younger generations inspired the festival, will have an Oct. to present more than one side of the have grown up readily and easily using 12 encore screening, and will be aptly same issue. Sometimes this is accom- that technology and are creating paired with a to-be-announced “David plished within the film; other times it is sophisticated documentary films. Ponce Best of The Festival” accomplished by presenting two films, “There are many — 4,000 to 6,000 award-winning documentary film. with differing views on a related topic, — film festivals worldwide. Each year, “Like most people, I have my point at the same festival venue. some festivals spring up and each year of view on a topic, but after watching Getting those differing views some festivals die out,” MovieMaker a documentary, it has caused me to becomes easier as the documentary magazine’s Kelly Leow said. stop and think, ‘Do I have the right continues to be a rising genre. What small percentage of festivals view?’ That’s the joy of the documen- Digital technology and lower costs is devoted exclusively to documentary tary,” Lerner said. “True stories are are driving more entrants and more films is not known. No one actually more interesting than fiction.” diverse viewpoints, said Deirdre Haj, international documentary film festival — Sharon Schnall

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS TOP: Mary Ann Ponce, left, founded the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. Mary Lerner, right, is a screener and board president. ABOVE: David Ponce is seen filming “The Lost Sparrows of Roodepoort.” BELOW: “The Curse and the Symphony,” about former punk musician Nathan Felix’s effort to break into clas- sical music, will be shown Wednesday, Oct. 8. 20140922-NEWS--20-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 9/18/2014 2:21 PM Page 1

20 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 NO KEYNOTES. NO PANELS. NO PROBLEM. NorTech hopes unique ‘unconference’ format will inspire, capitalize on regional expertise

By JUDY STRINGER ence.’” and join a different discussion at Council’s Innovation Unconference [email protected] Allport said unconferences have any point. The latter is known as last November. been around for a number of years, the “law of two feet.” Kauffman will help ensure there When attendees of the NorTech but are more popular on the coasts. are a variety of topics, Allport said, Innovation UnConference take The framework is pretty straightfor- A common goal and those topics are developed their seats at the Cleveland Con- ward. enough to support a meaningful vention Center later this week, they During an opening convocation, Allport believes the unconfer- conversation. won’t be listening to the thoughtful participants line up at a micro- ence format will be a good fit for a While NorTech’s program is fo- musings of a keynote speaker or phone and pitch a topic they think regional technology conference, cused around innovation, Kauffman taking in a panel discussion on the will be valuable to explore in a given the depth of expertise locally has facilitated unconferences on latest emerging technology sectors. smaller group setting. across a range of disciplines, from other topics touching on the law, fi- Nor will they be asked to choose A facilitator sorts through those materials science and advanced nance and politics. He said success- seminars or presentations from a ideas in real time and boils them manufacturing to biotechnology ful unconferences can arise from any THE ‘UN-AGENDA’ and energy innovation. predetermined menu of issues or down into something that is subject matter. Most important is NorTech’s inaugurual Innovation She anticipates the conference themes. “catchy and memorable,” Allport how participants are aligned toward UnConference will be Wednesday, will draw entrepreneurs, as well as Rather, attendees will determine said, and can be posted as a discus- common goals. Sept. 24, at the Cleveland Conven- C-level executives, private and pub- the agenda by pitching and facili- sion subject. Conference attendees “Strong unconferences have fo- tion Center. San Francisco-based lic funders, attorneys, manufactur- tating breakout sessions. then choose which discussion in- cused themes, like NorTech’s choice adviser Joshua Kauffman will facili- ers and other individuals whose This is no ordinary conference. terests them most. to discuss innovation,” he said. tate the event. This is an “unconference.” There are no keynotes, presenta- profession or interest is somewhere “And yet this unconference will “Innovation is the core of every- tions or agendas. There are, howev- along the supply chain for technol- succeed because there’s unity thing we do,” said NorTech vice er, two notable rules. ogy-based products and services. amongst participants who are „ 8 to 8:45 a.m. president of strategic outreach First, those who pitch an idea Roughly 250 to 300 people are ex- broadly motivated by a shared sense Registration and networking Karen Allport. “We did not want to must be committed to taking a pected to attend — or rather, par- of growth and vitality in Northeast do a traditional kind of conference, leadership role should that topic ticipate. Ohio.” „ 8:15 to 9 a.m. so I challenged my team to look at transpire into a breakout session. NorTech invited San Francisco- While still unique, NorTech’s un- Mentor selection some research and come back with Second, participants who find based adviser Joshua Kauffman to conference won’t be the first in the (Mentors are leaders from within some different ideas. The bright themselves in a session that is not facilitate its inaugural unconfer- area. LaunchHouse used the format NE Ohio’s business community professionals that they are, they their cup of tea or not going in the ence after seeing him in action at to allow would-be entrepreneurs to with whom participants can elect came back with this ‘unconfer- direction they anticipated can leave the Mass Technology Leadership pitch investors at its Tech Unconfer- to have on-on-one meetings.) ence in summer 2012. „ 9 to 10 a.m. CEO and partner Todd Goldstein UnAgenda creation said the event was more popular than anticipated, drawing 30 star- „ 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tups from across the country, who Breakout sessions pitched their ideas to more than 100 „ 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. mentors and investors. First mentoring round The unconference was successful in emphasizing “participation, feed- „ 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. back and connections” among par- Lunch and networking ticipants, Goldstein said, although it subsequently has morphed into „ 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. LaunchHouse’s two-day 2DAYDis- Second mentoring round covery startup workshop. „ 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Allport expects NorTech’s Breakout sessions Wednesday, Sept. 24, event to cover roughly 30 topics during four break- „ 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. out times. The nature of the uncon- Networking reception ference makes it impossible to pre- dict the exact number of subjects For more information, as well and the topics that will emerge, or if as a list of mentors, see this is something NorTech will bring www.nortechuncon.com back again.

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By JEREMY NOBILE ing to maintain in a world of declin- [email protected] ing resources?” Zenty asked. Kessler even compared a hospi- Health care providers expect to tal’s transition to new pay and treat- see fewer patients in the future as ment delivery systems to a person care, technology and access to trying to keep his balance with both treatment improve. feet in different canoes that are That means less revenue for hos- drifting apart. pitals — collectively, the country’s Cosgrove said that at the Cleve- largest employers — which find land Clinic, he wants to slash the themselves operating in a dramati- budget by $1.5 billion over five years cally changing industry. — roughly $300 million annually — “The United States is going by examining both direct and indi- through the biggest change in its so- rect costs. ciety, probably since the New Deal, “And that includes everything affecting the biggest industry in the down to how often you cut the grass United States and affecting 100% of and wash the windows,” he said. the population,” said Dr. Delos M. “But the main savings is going to be “Toby” Cosgrove, president and in how you deliver care.” CEO of the Cleveland Clinic. “And The reasons costs are so high to as we do that, we recognize that we patients, and vary so greatly be- have to change the delivery system tween hospitals, range from the dif- to go to value, increasing in quality ficulty of assigning a value to ser- and making care affordable. And vices, Stover said, to a hospital’s that is driving change in a very, very costs for research and staff educa- big industry.” tion. Meanwhile, Zenty pointed out, Cosgrove was one of five North- the antiquated way costs are report- east Ohio hospital leaders who on ed to Medicare “really distorts” the Thursday, Sept. 18, discussed a va- true cost of care. riety of topics surrounding the cur- rent and future states of the health care industry. Collaboration: A key to viability The 90-minute conversation, In the past, each community had moderated by Crain’s Cleveland its own hospital and resources. But Business reporter Timothy Magaw, times have changed. And so has the capped off Crain’s Health Care Fo- way hospitals feel about joining rum, which was held this year at the forces to improve care and bolster Cleveland Convention Center with their bottom lines. more than 500 in attendance. Physicians are consolidating into Other high-profile panelists were groups to share an “explosion” in Dr. Akram Boutros, president and knowledge and benefit from one CEO, MetroHealth System; Ter- another’s niche expertise, Cosgrove rence Kessler, president and CEO, said. Hospitals join partnerships to Sisters of Charity Health System; Dr. share services, medical records and Thomas Stover, president and CEO, control malpractice issues. The goal Akron General Health System; and is to improve efficiency, which Thomas Zenty III, CEO, University could enhance the quality of care Hospitals. while decreasing costs. Cosgrove noted that total hospi- tal beds across the country have What worries hospital leaders dropped from 1 million to 800,000. MEETINGS Boutros said the health care in- But the nation’s average hospital dustry is undergoing a metamor- occupancy hovers around 65%. phosis as hospitals transition from Ohio shares that same average. sick care to a more holistic ap- And as hospitals see fewer pa- proach based in preventive care, tients, Zenty said, the result is a “de- which is creating as many uncer- crease in demand and an increase in tainties as potential opportunities supply.” That spells bad news for CONSIDERCONSIDER THISTHIS THET END OF in the delivery of care. hospitals that receive a large portion REDEFINED “I think in modern times, for us, of their revenue from the federal BORINGBORING BUSINEBUSINESSS MEETINGS. government in the form of Medicare this is the biggest opportunity and EquipEquip your next meetimeetingn for success. The tools has the highest risk,” he said. and Medicaid, which is expected to How hospitals will get paid is a be cut next year, Zenty said. youyou need. The ambieambiencen you want. The service concern across the board. Partnerships, therefore, are be- youyou deserve. The award-winningawa cuisine. “This whole change from a sick- coming increasingly common as IIt’st’s all available at Red,Red the Steakhouse. care model to a well-care model — hospitals seek viability and efficien- as you know, Akron General has cy while maintaining a high level of CoContactntact [email protected]@re been talking about this for over 20 care. forfor customized meetingsme that work. years — we spent $110 million on Just this past June, the Cleveland that concept. As a doc, I really don’t Clinic announced it would pur- understand how people are going to chase a minority stake in Akron judge our individual practitioners in General. The partnership makes a value-based world,” Stover said. Akron General the Clinic’s exclusive “That sort of calculus of how it’s all health system partner in Summit going to work out is something I County. think we’re all struggling with.” “I think you’ll see more and more Maintaining quality during these of that happening across the health changing times is also a concern. care industry,” Boutros said, refer- redthesteakhouse.com “How do we make sure that our encing collaborations in general. BEACHWOOD 3355 Richmond Rd l 216.831.2252 commitment and our promise to “(But) if you want to see collabora- CLEVELAND 417 Prospect Ave l 216.664.0941 the community to provide the high- tion happen, take the CEOs out of MIAMI BEACH 119 Washington Ave l 305.534.3688 est quality care with easiest access the room and let the providers fig- is going to be something we’re go- ure out how to collaborate.”

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It’s been a busy year for hotel building in the Cleveland area, which is an especially good thing given the Re- publicans’ announcement in July that they will host their convention here in 2016. Here, we check in — no pun intended — to get an update on two of the newest hotels that opened this year. HOTEL HAPPENINGS Go to www.CrainsCleveland.com for photo galleries of Hotel Indigo and Metropolitan at The 9. JANET CENTURY

Hotel Indigo Since opening in what Eckrich describes as the peak of the hotel season, occupancy has been “fabulous.” She said the Beachwood, opened in July outlook is equally promising. Hotel Indigo is just beginning to bud in Northeast Ohio, but The Hotel Indigo brand is a fast-growing upscale boutique its Cleveland roots run deep. concept of the InterContinental Hotels Group. The Beach- From murals of the flora and fauna that are the namesake wood facility is owned by CBHV LLC and is managed by At- of the Cleveland Metroparks’ network of trails known as the lantic Hospitality Group. “Emerald Necklace” to staff uniforms and meeting rooms Besides amenities like spa-inspired bathrooms, plush that pay homage to the Hunter Jumper Classic competition beds, an outdoor courtyard with fire pit, 7,500 square feet at the Metroparks polo field, the new Hotel Indigo empha- of meeting space and a 24-hour gym, hotel officials hope ARIEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER sizes the region’s history and culture. the facility’s personality not only draws guests, but encour- “The minute you walk in the front doors, you’re hit with our ages them to explore the splendors of Beachwood. SKYLINE LAKE ROOM neighborhood story,” said general manager Cynthia Eckrich. “We like to think of this neighborhood’s green spaces as “We’re fun, we’re funky, and we really reflect the Chagrin Riv- ‘naturally priceless,’” said Mary Winslow, director of Americ- Amazing views of Cleveland Skyline and Lake Erie. Recently renovated er Valley.” as Brand Management, Hotel Indigo. “The extensive collec- 100 year old historic rustic red brick building with large windows, elegant The hotel even offers a touchscreen neighborhood guide tion of parks, trails and waterways beg to be explored and chandeliers, and high wood ceiling for a memorable wedding, corporate that connects guests with each other and local hot spots, discovered, and we look forward to connecting our guests event or cultural function. Seats up to 350 people. many of which are recommended by staff. to this vibrant and unique neighborhood.” Location: 1163 E 40th Street, Cleveland 44114 visit www.arielinternationalcenter.com “We love our neighborhood and look forward to introduc- Contact: Radhika Reddy at (216) 344-9441, [email protected] ing guests to some of our favorite places,” said Eckrich. Looking ahead to 2016: “Whether it’s taking in a sky-high view from a hot air balloon Almost immediately after Cleveland was announced as the during the Blossom Time Festival or keeping your feet on home of the 2016 Republican National Convention, Eckrich the ground on a local nature trail, we can connect our said the hotel was inundated with inquiries. Many of those guests to the neighborhood like no one else.” came from television media, she said, some of whom are The four-story, 100-room, pet-friendly Hotel Indigo Cleve- planning stays of up to a couple weeks. Eckrich said the ho- land-Beachwood at 26300 Chagrin Blvd. opened on July 24 tel is already about 75% booked for the event. She has no following an $8.5 million renovation of a pre-existing late- doubt they’ll hit capacity when the convention is in town. 1960s hotel. Those renovations included the restoration of “We’re really excited about it. We’re almost sold out. This an original brick wall in the hotel lobby that was unveiled dur- is just going to be a huge event for Cleveland.” ing the rehabilitation. — Jeremy Nobile

Also this year: „ The new Value Place at 20829 „ The 484-room Westin Cleveland Emerald Parkway in Cleveland near the Downtown opened in May, replacing Cleveland Hopkins International Airport the former Crowne Plaza Cleveland is expected to open early October. City Center, 777 St. Clair Ave. The extended-stay hotel will have 124 rooms, said Heather Leuci, director of „ A new Cambria Suites is expected communications for Value Place. to open Dec. 8, said general manager Scott Polenda. The four-floor hotel at Innovation 35600 Detroit Road in Avon will have „ And, according to the Ohio Hotel 113 guest rooms, all suites. The hotel and Lodging Association, there are Center will have 3,300 square feet of meeting more than five other hotel projects space, a restaurant and bar. planned in the region beyond this year.

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Metropolitan at The 9 Cleveland, opened in September Upcoming Editorial Feature Just a couple years ago, the corner of East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue was an eyesore. But thanks to a $250 million project that helped transform the corner and the blighted Ameritrust Tower into a luxury ho- tel dubbed the Metropolitan at The 9 — a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel — one of downtown Cleveland’s main arteries could be confused with streetscapes more common in New York or Las Vegas. The 29 floors in the Marcel Breuer Tower that the hotel now calls home also includes high-end apartments, 156 luxury ho- tel rooms and suites and a bevy of amenities including a 60- seat movie theater (where Cleveland Browns games are regu- larly shown), an indoor dog park, ballroom and a dedicated Mediterranean restaurant. There also are a variety of bars, in- RNC: cluding a rooftop lounge and a basement where historic bank vaults dating to the early 1900s have been converted into a nightclub and VIP rooms. The historic Cleveland Trust Compa- OPPORTUNITY ny rotunda on the same property will have a Heinen’s Fine Foods grocery store opening next spring. General manager Kenny Didier said the building, designed by KNOCKS Geis Cos. of Streetsboro, already has begun to “redefine” the city landscape. The building itself was completely gutted and restored, largely utilizing materials recycled from inside, includ- ing more than 10,000 individual pieces of hand-set crystal. “You just can’t believe the transformation,” he said. “People used to come this way and there were these buildings that just sat empty for a decade. Now this is something that peo- ple can catch a hold of and really see coming into the down- town, the heart of Cleveland.” Didier last Wednesday, Sept. 17, said the hotel had been at capacity three out of seven days in the past week. “We’re pushing high weekend occupancy, and we have a ISSUE DATE: AD CLOSE: MATERIALS DUE: tremendous amount of group-business interest right now,” he Oct. 27 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 said. — Jeremy Nobile

Looking ahead to 2016: The Republican National Convention is expected to bring its A guide on how your business own boom to the hotel. And interest in the facility already has can take advantage of the RNC been very high, Didier said. “Our demand from the RNC would be to fill our hotel 100%,” convention coming to Cleveland. he said, adding that “senior leadership” for the RNC is consid- ering staying there themselves. He said a certain amount of rooms are expected to be re- served just for attendees of the convention. How much, Book your ad today in Crain’s first feature on the RNC. though, has yet to be determined. “We will block the hotel with a specific amount of rooms Contact Nicole Mastrangelo at 216-771-5158 dedicated just for the event,” Didier said, “probably or [email protected]. somewhere between … well, let’ s just say a very high

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SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014 WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS 27 REPORTERS’ NOTEBOOK THE WEEK BEHIND THE NEWS WITH CRAIN’S WRITERS Colliers homes in on growth Filmmakers hope they’re SEPTEMBER 15 - 21 in the multifamily market on the money with this doc Colliers International in Cleveland is It’s fitting that a Bitcoin documentary The big story: Oscar bulking up its multifamily practice — an would hold a red carpet event on a street Villarreal, an investment fund area Brian A. Hurtuk, managing director of nicknamed “Bitcoin Boulevard US.” Colliers here, says is “fast becoming my fa- manager who enticed dozens The Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland vorite line of business.” of Clevelanders to invest with Heights will host a party to celebrate the Ben Baker has joined Colliers as senior him and is apparently hiding opening of “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin” on vice president and principal, and he will co- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO in Mexico, was indicted by a head the firm’s multifamily practice in Gina DeSantis Ceramics in Lakewood is a Oct. 3. The theater will show the movie federal grand jury for operat- Northeast Ohio. Baker will work with Gary finalist in the “wildcard” category of a Martha through Oct. 9. ing a $9.6 million Ponzi-like Cooper, also a senior vice president and Stewart competition. Why Cleveland? Well, a long list of mer- investment scheme. Between Villarreal chants near the theater on Lee Road accept in 2006 principal at Colliers, to expand multifamily 2008 and 2013, Villarreal sold services throughout northern Ohio and the family unit in its Columbus office and is payment in the form of Bitcoin — a form of what were believed to be lim- entire state. looking to add one in Cincinnati. digital money that isn’t controlled by a cen- ited partnership interests for more than $10 mil- It’s a reunion of sorts for Baker and Coop- — Scott Suttell tral government. They’ll be offering Bitcoin- lion to about 46 investors in Ohio, Florida, New er. Baker joins Colliers from Marcus & Mil- related deals throughout the week. Jersey and New York. The U.S. Attorney for the lichap, where he was vice president of in- Award nom shows Lakewood Plus, the distributor, Gravitas Ventures, Northern District of Ohio says Villarreal used vestments and director of the National opened a downtown Cleveland office about much of the proceeds to fund speculative trades Multi-Housing Group. Cooper previously ceramics artist is kiln it a year ago. The company — best known for for his own personal trading account that lost mil- worked at Marcus & Millichap before he Gina DeSantis Ceramics in Lakewood is a distributing “Sound City,” a music docu- lions of dollars; to pay business expenses; and to joined investment banking firm Brown Gib- finalist in the 2014 Martha Stewart American mentary produced by rock star Dave Grohl fund a lavish lifestyle that included a Steinway bons Lang and then, in January, Colliers. Made Awards in the “wildcard” category. — employs 15 people, including four here. piano and a Lamborghini sports car. Baker said he had a “great career” at Mar- The awards program honors makers, Gravitas normally only shows its movies in cus & Millichap but was drawn to the Col- small business owners and creative entre- a few big city theaters, since it mainly distrib- Their ship has come in: The Cleveland- liers opportunity because of the firm’s “en- preneurs in the fields of crafts, design, food utes movies digitally, through video-on-de- Cuyahoga County Port Authority and its Dutch trepreneurial spirit” and a chance to and style. DeSantis says she began clay work mand services. But president Michael Mur- shipping partner will expand international cargo re-team with Cooper, with whom he has “a 14 years ago as an undergraduate. She phy figured a local premier was in order, given service in 2015. Port authority executives out- strong relationship” at Marcus. earned a graphic design degree but eventu- that he lives in a suburb where so many busi- ally abandoned that in favor of becoming a lined a plan for Spliethoff Transport BV of Ams- Since 2003, Colliers estimates, Baker and nesses embrace Bitcoin. Local Bitcoin consul- Cooper have closed on more than 25,000 full-time potter. DeSantis graduated in 2006 terdam to add a second monthly sailing of the tant Nikhil Chand, who encouraged the busi- apartment units valued at more than $1 bil- from Kent State University with an MFA in Cleveland-Europe Express between Antwerp, nesses to do so, is promoting the event. lion with local and national clients. ceramics and later established a studio in Belgium, and Cleveland. The ship that Spliethoff “We can’t imagine a more appropriate Multifamily has been a hot category for a the Screw Factory in Lakewood. committed to the month-long roundtrip sailing, place on Earth for the launch of this com- the Fortunagracht, first arrived in Cleveland on few years in Cleveland and nationally, and Her work has been sold in places includ- Cooper said “demographics just favor” con- ing Cleveland Flea, The Banyan Tree and the pelling film to take place,” Chand said. April 18, loaded with containers of consumer and Gravitas embraces Bitcoin, too: The com- industrial goods, wind energy parts, machinery tinued investment in the sector. He said Urban Orchid. downtown Cleveland projects such as The 9 Online voting for the awards takes place pany paid 500 BTC, an amount worth more and other industrial equipment. It since has than $200,000 as of Friday, Sept. 19, to buy made monthly calls on Cleveland. and Residences at 1717 underscore the mo- through Oct 11. The nominees are at mentum. www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/n the distribution rights for the movie. And Baker is the 30th hire at Colliers since Hur- ominees. You can vote for Gina DeSantis you can pre-order it using Bitcoin — or reg- Building block: University Hospitals an- tuk re-established the firm’s office here in Ceramics at tinyurl.com/k7bta49. ular money — at BitcoinDoc.com. nounced it will buy One Harvard Crossing — a 2012. Hurtuk said Colliers also has a multi- — Scott Suttell — Chuck Soder 130,000-square-foot office site on 31 acres in Highland Hills — for $12 million. UH said the fa- cility, on the corner of Harvard and Northfield roads, will house about 600 of the health system’s non-clinical, administrative employees current- MILESTONE BEST OF THE BLOGS ly scattered across several of its other facilities COMPANY: Moskal Excerpts from recent blog entries feet per second. Coming in at No. 6 were the throughout the region. The health system plans Gross Orchosky on CrainsCleveland.com. Indians, whose mascots clocked in at 15.1 to start moving employees in January, with the feet per second. bulk of the relocations scheduled for completion Inc., Beachwood Powering development “What Cleveland’s hot-dog derby lacks in by March. cleverly conceived mascots (Ketchup, Mus- OCCASION: Its Ohio is home to two of the top 10 utility tard and Onion) it makes up for with aerody- New digs: Kent State University expects to 75th anniversary economic development teams in the United namic costumes,” according to the story. break ground by the end of this month on a $20 States, according to the latest annual ranking “The buns may not look thin, but compared million headquarters for its alumni and fundrais- The firm, which is Gross from Site Selection magazine. with what other mascots have to run in, ing units. University trustees voted to proceed known as MGO, got its Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. and they’re like the controversial full-body suits with the construction of a building for the Divi- start in 1939 as Eugene M. Klein & Co. Columbus-based American Electric Power worn by Olympic swimmers in 2008.” sion of Institutional Advancement, which over- MGO claims Klein was “one of the first both made the list, which is presented alpha- sees Kent State’s fundraising activities, and the companies in the country” to offer retire- betically. Chief among the criteria for selec- Better call Saul Office of Alumni Relations. The 34,400-square- ment plans. tion: analysis of corporate end-user project foot building will serve as the home for those In 1990, the Klein firm joined forces with activity in 2013 in those utilities’ territories, A Cleveland gynecologist has made some progress in his legal fight against Apple Inc. units and their 104 employees, as well as for the Jack Moskal’s company, Capital Planning based on data from Site Selection’s New Plant Database and from utility and commu- on behalf of “Breaking Bad” fans. Kent State University Foundation, which man- Corp., a designer and manager of invest- nity reports. NationalLawJournal.com reported that ages and administers private gifts to the univer- ment portfolios for both retirement plans Site Selection said FirstEnergy and its 10 U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in Califor- sity. It also will house a 28-station call center; and individual and corporate investors. conference rooms; and internal and external utility operating companies “helped corpo- nia ruled that plaintiff Noam Lazebnik “had The two companies rebranded as sufficient standing to proceed with a event space. rate end users invest nearly $3 billion and Moskal Klein. The firm later became create a planned 7,792 jobs across its service trimmed-down version of his suit alleging Moskal Gross Orchosky Inc. in 2003 to re- territory of 6 million customers amid a pop- Apple engaged in false advertising in its offer Well, well, well: Cleveland Clinic will launch a flect the current owners: CEO Ronald S. ulation of 13.4 million across six states. Pro- for viewing the Emmy-winning show’s Sea- center that focuses on how lifestyle factors con- Gross, vice president Michael B. Moskal jects came from such investors as Amazon son 5, its final one, on iTunes.” tribute to chronic disease. The Center for Func- and vice president Paul J. Orchosky. To- and Bayer in New Jersey; Volvo in Maryland; But in his order, the judge “also threw out tional Medicine, which the Clinic said is the first gether they lead a team of Certified Public BASF, Sherwin-Williams and H.J. Heinz in two of Lazebnik’s claims, ruling that Lazeb- of its kind at an academic medical center, will Accountants, retirement plan professionals Ohio; and Albemarle and Procter & Gamble nik failed to back up allegations that the open Tuesday, Sept. 23 and will be led by Dr. Mark and investment advisors with decades of in Pennsylvania.” company breached a contract or violated Hyman, a wellness expert and founder of The Ul- combined experience in retirement plan- California’s Consumers’ Legal Remedies traWellness Center in Lenox, Mass. Functional ning and wealth building. Adding some sizzle Act,” according to the story. medicine is based on the evidence that lifestyle “At MGO, we strive to improve our The website said Lazebnik “contends Ap- factors, such as nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress, clients’ lives by building wealth in their re- Progressive Field has some of the best on- ple pulled a fast one on consumers in 2012 relationships and genetics, contribute to disease. tirement plans and personal investments,” field action in baseball — at least when it by changing the definition of ‘full season’ af- Gross said in a statement. He said the firm comes to mascot races. The Wall Street Jour- ter he and others purchased, for $21.99, a This and that: Progressive Insurance said it operates from a philosophy that “the defi- nal went to the videotape to try to determine ‘Season Pass’ for the final season of the show, plans to fill “nearly 1,000 jobs” nationwide, in- nition of wealth is different for every per- which Major League Baseball teams boast which was produced and marketed by AMC cluding 324 in Greater Cleveland, by the end of son. Much of our success can be attrib- the fastest mascots. The paper said it “exam- Networks Inc., and sold through Apple’s 2014. The jobs are available in locations stretch- uted to our focus on the individual.” ined a random sample of video of nearly iTunes platform.” every team’s mascot race and clocked the ing from Arizona, California, Florida and Texas The firm services both individuals and Instead of getting what he understood winning time in each. Then, using Google to its Mayfield Village headquarters. … Cedar companies. would be the full 16 episodes of Season 5, Point announced it will re-work its Mantis roller Earth software and satellite images of every Lazebnik said, he got only eight. When he “We provide one place where business ballpark, we measured the approximate coaster by next spring into a new ride called owners can go to take care of all their complained, the Cleveland gynecologist length of every race, using time and distance said, “Apple informed him that Season 5 in- Rougarou. The Mantis will transition from a wealth management needs, both personal- to calculate the winning pace in each race.” cluded only the first eight, while the last eight stand-up coaster into a more conventional, sit- ly and for their company,” Gross says. down coaster with over-the-shoulder harnesses. Topping the list: The Milwaukee Brewers, episodes were a separate, “Final Season,” to For information, visit www.mgo-inc.com. whose iconic sausage mascots travel at 20.3 be aired in 2013.” 20140922-NEWS--28-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 9/18/2014 10:56 AM Page 1

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