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It would have been easier for Mark Smucker if he’d been born earlier. If he’d been only the second, third or fourth generation of his family to run the big and famous J.M. Smucker Co. business in Orrville, he’d have only had one business to run, maybe two. As it is, he’s the fifth of his line to ascend to the company’s CEO post and he comes at a time when the company has become a behemoth. He sits atop three separate lines of business, each with about $2 billion in annual sales. “I’ve got a lot of people helping me,” he said, referring not only to family members like his “cool uncle” Richard — who became executive chairman when Mark became CEO on May 1 — but to the 7,000 people that the company employs. It was not a foregone conclusion that another member of the family would take the helm. One might imagine that Wall Street might look on and say: “Really? Another Smucker? That’s the best choice?” and have a valid question. SEE SMUCKER, PAGE 31

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Typically, when re- (CRHD). choice, high in fat, ceiving a grant of this size, Freedman “We took advantage of this oppor- said there would have been a year of tunity to examine in a much more high in sugar, planning for the actual research, but rigorous way what happens when with Hub 55 already underway, “We the food retail environment changes high in sodium.” had to fly by the seat of our pants.” and the social food environment — Stephanie Pike, CWRU Stephanie Pike, a pre-doctoral changes?” said Darcy Freedman, pre-doctoral graduate fellow graduate fellow who’s working un- PRCHN associate director and asso- working under the foodNEST grant der the foodNEST grant, worked ciate professor of epidemiology and quickly over the past several months bio-statistics. to collect a baseline framework of Hub 55 is well underway. Café 55 around food and the culture of the the neighborhood. opened last year. 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Do you feel like search, she expanded that definition some of the social connections you can make a difference? Are you to look at convenient stores, gas stations and other places to purchase food that aren’t encompassed in the traditional idea of food deserts. “What we found was that it’s not Does your parking lot really a food desert per say, it’s like a food swamp,” she said. “You have look like this? this abundance of food, but it’s all bad choice, high in fat, high in sugar, Then it’s time to make a call to: high in sodium.” Meanwhile, two partners in Columbus — the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State Uni- 800.PAVE.NOW versity and the Parsons Avenue Mer- chants Association — are looking at a comparison neighborhood that is- n’t going through such a transforma- tional change. 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CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z PAGE 7 Startups scoop up Venture for America fellows Entrepreneurial college grads find career, community in Cleveland By CHUCK SODER Several local CEOs have lavished praise on the Venture for America [email protected] program since 2013, when it started @ChuckSoder helping local startups hire recent college graduates who are interest- Boxcast has already hired five ed in entrepreneurship. And some of fresh college graduates through the those CEOs now have multiple VFA Venture for America program. fellows on staff. And CEO Gordon Daily says he Like Boxcast — which makes a de- may very well hire another from this vice used to stream live video via the Venture For America participants include, left to right, Robert Palacios, Julie Block, Alexa Wilcox, Lena year’s graduating class. internet — Genomoncology has Kelly, Michael Tantum and Taher Hassonjee (front). (Contributed photo) He loves the Venture for America hired five VFA fellows so far and may program. Loves it. still hire another one this year. many of them started businesses For instance, Glynias says that company called Sun Tape, which After all, the national fellowship To say that CEO Manuel Glynias while in college. many of the Cleveland company’s made tape designed to measure the program has provided his Cleve- likes the Venture for America pro- The fellows he has worked with so clients speak highly of Michael Tan- sun’s power generating potential in land-based startup company with a gram would be an understatement. far “have all been stars,” he said. tum, an account manager hired any given spot. That experience made steady pipeline of well-rounded, en- The program has given his genet- They’re the types of students to straight out of Wake Forest Univer- it clear that he didn’t have all the skills trepreneurial overachievers from all ic data analysis software company a whom he can continuously feed sity in 2014. he needed to run a business. over the country. People he should- way to hire students who would nor- harder tasks. And despite their youth, “I don’t think many of them un- Tantum plans to continue his n’t be able to afford. mally be scooped up by big manage- they also know how to carry them- derstand that he’s only a year and a entrepreneurial education at “I’ve never met a VFA candidate that ment consulting firms or end up in selves when dealing with clients and half out of college,” Glynias said. Genomoncology, even after his I wasn’t impressed with,” Daily said. law school, Glynias said, noting that people many years their senior. While in school, Tantum started a SEE VFA, PAGE 35

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PAGE 8 z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS River SaaS Capital begins lending to startups Private lender closes its first deal with local software company Banyan Technology BY CHUCK SODER companies that can generate signif- gion and in nearby states. Test case icant recurring revenue, even if they “We’re going to start from here [email protected] don’t yet qualify for a traditional and grow out,” said Kennedy, whose A few local companies have raised @ChuckSoder bank loan. family owns a few local businesses venture debt over the past year. In January, River SaaS Capital through a holding company called They include two Cleveland-based River SaaS Capital wants to lend made its first loan to Banyan Technol- TruWest Co. SaaS software companies, OnShift money to software companies — even ogy, a freight management software River SaaS Capital is part of a and StreamLink Software, and a if they haven’t yet turned a profit. company in Elyria. And it has “about trend: A small-but-growing number medical technology company in The new company, a subsidiary of a half dozen in the pipeline,” said Riv- of private lenders are starting to Oakwood Village, ViewRay. River Capital Finance in Westlake, is er SaaS president Matt Kennedy. The make loans to startups. These so- And then there’s Banyan. The hunting for “software as a service” lender is looking to do deals in this re- called venture debt lenders often freight management software com- look for fast-growing companies pany was in a good position to serve that have either reached profitabili- as River SaaS Capital’s first customer, ty or can see it on the horizon. Many said Banyan CEO Jim Walborn. of the lenders target companies in For one, the two companies have the software as a service category, known each other for years. River SaaS which means that they offer their “We’re going to Capital’s CEO, Mike Kennedy, Matt’s software via the internet on a sub- father, serves on Banyan’s board, and scription basis. start from here and multiple members of the Kennedy That business model makes it family are investors in Banyan. possible for those companies to gen- grow out.” Though Banyan had reached erate reliable, recurring revenue. profitability, it needed more capital And lenders like predictability. — Matt Kennedy, to speed up its expansion efforts, What drove River Capital Finance River SaaS president Walborn said. The money helped to get in on the trend? The company, Banyan hire seven new sales people formerly known as MRK Leasing, of- shares employees and resources with and a marketing director. PUBLIC INVITATION TO INTERESTED FIRMS fers loans and leases to businesses in its parent company in Westlake. Why not raise more cash from in- the process of buying material han- Granted, it is riskier to lend money vestors? Banyan, which has 36 em- dling equipment — think barcode to younger companies that don’t have ployees, wasn’t interested in giving Request for Qualiﬁcations scanners and other inventory track- long track records of profitability or up more shares in the company, Development Teams for Student Housing ing systems — and computer equip- significant physical assets that can Walborn said. ment. Occasionally, companies sell- serve as collateral. To mitigate that “The greatest asset that we have is and Other Campus Facilities – CSU ing those products would send River risk, River SaaS Capital’s interest rates our equity,” he said. Capital Finance a SaaS software com- are somewhat higher than rates But there is one big downside to EADC seeks a development partner to develop pany looking to finance desktop com- charged by banks, Kennedy said. raising debt: You have to pay it back. puters or equipment for a data center. It also takes a close look at the Young companies looking to borrow 750-1000 additional residence hall beds, other Those software companies often borrower’s business. For instance, money must be confident that they campus facilities like arena, and parking. wouldn’t meet River Capital Fi- River SaaS Capital will consider a will be able to make payments. nance’s financial requirements, so it software company’s growth rate, That issue did cross Walborn’s ALL SUBMITTALS DUE: JUNE 20, 2016 formed River SaaS Capital to provide customer retention rate, gross mar- mind. Banyan took a close look at its them with loans that will usually gins and the quality of the manage- track record and projected growth Complete Information and Guidelines for submission: range from $500,000 to $1 million, ment team, he said. He noted that “to convince ourselves that, yes, this Kennedy said. A few of River Capital borrowers will typically have to be is worth the risk.” http://www.csuohio.edu/purchasing/bids-proposals Finance’s employees are dedicated to generating at least $150,000 in recur- “There is some calculated risk to the new subsidiary, which otherwise ring revenue each month. it,” he said.

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VOL. 36, NO. 47 Allyson O’Keefe started her legal career at Porter Wright in 2004 after completingNOVEMBER a sum- 23 - NOVEMBER 29, 2015 mer internship there as a Case Western Reserve University law student. Since then, she has worked on many significant deals across Cleveland, including Flats East Bank, The Metropolitan at the 9, Uptown in University Circle and Steelyard Commons, and has been pro- year or less of experience, so they’re moted to real estateALLYSON partner. O’KEEFE, 37 only does it normally burn with Ultimately, Koch has his eyes on “Young professionals who live downtown are so excited about the city,” said O’Keefe, a Partner; PorterCLEVELAND Wright BUSINESS Columbus native who lived downtown for 10 years before moving to Rocky River. “The ones PROMOTE. who aren’t from here are often more excited about it. When you move here from somewhere else, you don’t take it for granted.” VOL. 36, NO. 47 Allyson O’Keefe started her legal career at Porter Wright in 2004 after completingNOVEMBER a sum- 23 - NOVEMBER 29, 2015 When O’Keefe is not working or spending time with her husband and two children, she can mer internship there as a Case Western Reserve University law student. Since then, she has be found volunteering on the boards of nonprofit organizations and watching college football. worked on many significant deals across Cleveland, including Flats East Bank, The Metropolitan at the 9, Uptown in University Circle and Steelyard Commons, and has been pro- WHAT INSPIRES YOU ABOUT YOUR WORK? moted to real estate partner. Just seeing what Cleveland has gone throughALLYSON in the time O’KEEFE, that I’ve 37been here, there’s obvious- “Young professionals who live downtown are so excited about the city,” said O’Keefe, a ly a lot of excitement around real estate development. I started in 2004 when we were crazy Columbus native whoPartner; lived downtown Porter for Wright10 years before moving to Rocky River. “The ones busy with development. That was sort of the boom from ’04 through ’08. I saw it go through who aren’t from here are often more excited about it. When you move here from somewhere the downturn, then I saw it rise again, even stronger than before locally. else, you don’t take it for granted.” Allyson O’Keefe started her legal career at Porter Wright in 2004 after completing a sum- When O’Keefe is not working or spending time with her husband and two children, she can MANY OF THE PROJECTS YOUmer WORKED internship ON thereARE MIXED-USE as a Case WesternURBAN PROJECTS. Reserve University IS law student. Since then, she has be found volunteering on the boards of nonprofit organizations and watching college football. THAT AN AREA OF EXPERTISE?worked on many significant deals across Cleveland, including Flats East Bank, The Yes, definitely. Real estate isMetropolitan extremely interesting at the 9, Uptown because in everyUniversity deal Circleis differ- and Steelyard Commons, and has been pro- WHAT INSPIRES YOU ABOUT YOUR WORK? ent. You can never get boredmoted because to real there’s estate so partner.much variety there, from tax Just seeing what Cleveland has gone through in the time that I’ve been here, there’s obvious- still measuring their results — but more than just school districts as credits to historic renovations,“Young from professionalsground-up development who live downtown to rehab, arefrom so excited about the city,” said O’Keefe, a more emissions than regular gaso- ly a lot of excitement around real estate development. I started in 2004 when we were crazy mixed-use to residential. Columbus native who lived downtown for 10 years before moving to Rocky River. “The ones busy with development. That was sort of the boom from ’04 through ’08. I saw it go through who aren’t from here are often more excited about it. When you move here from somewhere the downturn, then I saw it rise again, even stronger than before locally. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBEelse, YOUR you don’tLEADERSHIP take it forSTYLE? granted.” I definitely believe in leadingWhen by example. O’Keefe I expectis not working the people or spending with whom time I work, with her husband and two children, she can MANY OF THE PROJECTS YOU WORKED ON ARE MIXED-USE URBAN PROJECTS. IS my associates, to work hard,be found and they volunteering see me working on the veryboards hard. of nonprofitFor me, it’s organizations all and watching college football. THAT AN AREA OF EXPERTISE? about working hard and doing good work. Yes, definitely. Real estate is extremely interesting because every deal is differ- WHAT INSPIRES YOU ABOUT YOUR WORK? ent. You can never get bored because there’s so much variety there, from tax WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:Just WHATseeing WAS what IT Cleveland LIKE TO WORK has gone WITH through O’KEEFE in ON the time that I’ve been here, there’s obvious- credits to historic renovations, from ground-up development to rehab, from THE FLATS EAST BANK PROJECT?ly a lot of excitement around real estate development. I started in 2004 when we were crazy mixed-use to residential. “Allyson is extremely brightbusy and with quick development. witted, but Thatwhat was truly sort distinguishes of the boom her from ’04 through ’08. I saw it go through Why not? from most successful attorneysthe downturn, is her exceptionalthen I saw it people rise again, skills. even She stronger has an than before locally. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE? uncanny ability to encourage the ‘adversaries’ in her negotiations to work in I definitely believe in leading by example. I expect the people with whom I work, concert with her to achieve win/win MsolutionsANY OF THEto difficult PROJECTS problems,” YOU WORKED said ON ARE MIXED-USE URBAN PROJECTS. IS my associates, to work hard, and they see me working very hard. For me, it’s all Scott Wolstein, CEO of Starwood RetailTHAT Partners AN AREA and OF co-developer EXPERTISE? of the about working hard and doing good work. Flats East Bank project. Yes, definitely. Real estate is extremely interesting because every deal is different. You can never get bored— Lee because Chilcote there’s so much variety there, from tax WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO WORK WITH O’KEEFE ON credits to historic renovations, from ground-up development to rehab, from they are pleased with what they’re customers. He hopes the fuel and re- THE FLATS EAST BANK PROJECT? line, it also generally is full of un- mixed-use to residential. “Allyson is extremely bright and quick witted, but what truly distinguishes her from most successful attorneys is her exceptional people skills. She has an Reprinted with permission from the Crain's Cleveland Business. © 2015 Crain CommunicationsHOW Inc. WOULD All Rights YOU reserved. DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE? uncanny ability to encourage the ‘adversaries’ in her negotiations to work in Further duplication without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com.I definitely #CC15040 believe in leading by example. I expect the people with whom I work, concert with her to achieve win/win solutions to difficult problems,” said my associates, to work hard, and they see me working very hard. For me, it’s all Scott Wolstein, CEO of Starwood Retail Partners and co-developer of the about working hard and doing good work. Flats East Bank project. — Lee Chilcote WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO WORK WITH O’KEEFE ON THE FLATS EAST BANK PROJECT? “Allyson is extremely bright and quick witted, but what truly distinguishes her Reprinted with permission from the Crain's Cleveland Business. © 2015from Crain most Communications successful Inc. attorneys All Rights is reserved. her exceptional people skills. She has an Further duplication without permission is prohibited. Visituncanny www.crainscleveland.com. ability to encourage #CC15040 the ‘adversaries’ in her negotiations to work in concert with her to achieve win/win solutions to difficult problems,” said Scott Wolstein, CEO of Starwood Retail Partners and co-developer of the Flats East Bank project. wanted contaminants and ingredi- seeing. refining system will be used by truck — Lee Chilcote Reprinted with permission from the Crain's Cleveland Business. © 2015 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights reserved. 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From the Publisher / Editor In the true Believeland, we’re all in My friend Sue Klein knows heartbreak. Decades of being a Cleveland sports fan will do that. Sue rattled off the lowlights recently over lunch: The Drive. The Shot. The Fumble. The Decision. She got a chance to relive the litany of sorrows so familiar to Browns, Indians and Cavs fans everywhere when she watched the television debut of ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 documentary “Be- lieveland.” She’d already seen the premiere at Playhouse Square in April. Yeah, she’s a Cleveland sports fan, all right. The misery never ends. But as good a job as ESPN did in capturing our heartbreak, in illustrating the loyalty and resilience of Northeast Ohio’s people, the network failed to include voices like Sue’s. It failed to include the perspective of any of Cleveland’s many female fans. I’m tempted to call it The Snub. Elizabeth To remedy that, I’d like to tell you more McIntyre about Sue and to offer her perspective. She bleeds brown and orange, wine and gold, and Editorial red, white and blue. Of all the ignominy she’s suffered through, The Fumble is the one that really stuck with her. The Cleveland Browns were stag- ing an epic comeback in the 1987 AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium, thanks to her hero quarterback Bernie Kosar and running back Earnest Byn- At minimum er. With barely a minute on the clock, as the Browns were driving to tie the game, Byner fumbled the ball on the 1-yard line. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and City Council presi- Francisco, are doing it on a more phased-in schedule, and The Broncos went on to win 38-33. dent Kevin Kelley are right to oppose an effort led by the Ser- they have significantly more dynamic economies than “I was hysterical,” Sue said. “I remember thinking that if they vice Employees International Union to establish a $15-per- Cleveland. didn’t get in that year, they’re never going to get in.” hour minimum wage in the city. Raising the minimum wage definitely helps some low- Since then, Sue has been waiting, and nursing her grudge At present, there is no official minimum wage in the city of income workers and increases their buying power. Oppo- against Byner. “I’m that person that for the last 30 years hated Cleveland, though Ohio’s minimum wage is $8.10 per hour. nents of minimum wage hikes should not lose sight of the him and blamed him for everything.” Establishing a minimum wage of $15 per hour — 85% above fact that at the state’s current minimum wage of $8.10 per But something changed in April when Sue watched “Believe- the Ohio rate — in Cleveland without a corresponding hike hour, a person working 40 hours per week grosses just $324 land” during the Cleveland International Film Festival. Byner statewide would put the city at a huge competitive disadvan- in that week, or less than $17,000 per year. These aren’t just got emotional as he apologized for fumbling that day in Den- tage and likely would drive at least some companies and low- teenagers working summer jobs or at fast-food restaurants ver. “It broke my heart when he cried and broke down. When he looked and said, ‘I let you down,’ ” she said. “Oh my God. er-wage jobs to neighboring communities. Why build or ex- after school. Many minimum wage workers are adults with This man actually carried this … I mean, I wanted him to car- pand your service-oriented business in Cleveland when, say, families. ry it … but then when I actually saw it. It was heartbreaking.” nearby Lakewood or Euclid would enable you to do it at sig- The argument is over whether the higher demand created Sue is a true Cleveland fan. She was born and raised in Buf- nificantly lower cost while drawing from virtually the same by the increased wages offsets losses caused when some falo until work forced the Klein family to move to Parma a week labor pool? businesses, invariably, reduce their numbers of low-wage before Sue’s 13th birthday. That was when she fell in love with Give credit where it’s due — the SEIU and a group it sup- workers, or scale back hiring plans. Brian Sipe and the Kardiac Kids. Little did she know that the In- ports, Raise Up Cleveland, did a bang-up job in a petition dri- A 2015 report, “Minimum Wage Policy and the Resulting Effect on Employment,” from the research institute Integri- dians love affair ran deeper. “It’s in my blood,” she said as she ve that compelled City Council to take up the minimum wage told me about her dad, Ralph, who was a lifelong Indians fan, legislation introduced last Monday, May 16, which would es- ty Florida, is supportive of minimum wage hikes, noting, “Our examination of employment statistics in states found despite living more than half his life in Buffalo. tablish the $15 rate as of Jan. 1, 2017. The Plain Dealer noted no evidence of employment loss in states that have increased Watching the premiere of “Believeland” at the end of March, I that council, under the city’s charter, now has to vote on the the minimum wage and more evidence that suggests em- was struck by what was missing. Where was Sue? Where was my legislation within 90 days. Council can pass the legislation as ployment increases faster when there is an increase in the mother-in-law, who loved Lou Boudreau and hated the inten- is, amend it or reject it. If it goes with either of the latter two minimum wage.” tional walk? Where were the girls in the nosebleed “Loudville” options, the petitioners could call for the original measure to Note the focus in that sentence on “states.” We encourage section blowing the roof off The Q with their screams? be put to Cleveland voters in November. the city and SEIU to work together to come up with a strate- Where was Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer and Cleve- There has been much debate, and many studies, about gy that makes raising the minimum wage a statewide issue, land.com? Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal? Both the impact of raising the minimum wage, and it’s easy to rather than one done just in Cleveland, or any other big Ohio are award-winning sports journalists with years of experience, find research that supports your point of view. It should be city. Any increases, statewide or local, that are implemented perspective and inside knowledge. said, though, that the push in some cities nationwide for also should be phased in over a period of at least three years, The Cleveland Cavaliers are about to rewrite the script for us the $15 wage is fairly new, and there’s much less data avail- to reduce the impact on companies that would struggle with by winning the NBA championship. The team’s motto this year able about the impact of dramatic increases in the wage the higher labor costs. is “All in.” And we are. When ESPN hits Cleveland’s streets to over a short period of time, as the SEIU effort envisions for The goal should be to help all low-wage workers and re- record our celebration, I hope the camera finds Sue. Cleveland. To date, the cities that are experimenting with duce wage inequality. The blunt instrument wielded by the “I can’t imagine what it’s going to feel like,” she said. $15 minimum wages, including New York, Seattle and San SEIU does not do that. In Believeland, none of us can.

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Keep your assets safe by taking the time to ensure that problems at the top of your building are not damaging your bottom line. Carey Roofing Corp. has eliminated asset damage due to a leaking roof with practical solutions since 1946. CAREY 216 • 881 • 1999 MEMBER: National Roofing Roofing Corp. www.careyroofing.com founded in 1946 Contractors Association InsightFuel would like the use of compressed natural gas to increase among truck fleets. (Dan Shingler) InsightFuel hopes to build upon We look beyond the key performance indicators to SSP’s work in natural gas space really understand your business. By DAN SHINGLER the fuel will continue to grow, if not we need, at other stainless compa- among passenger cars then at least nies I never get to talk to engineer- [email protected] among the nation’s truck fleet. ing. With InsightFuel I can call up an @DanShingler The company has done well so applications engineer and have a so- far, he said. It has annual revenues lution in 24 hours,” Piacentino said. While many folks have been of more than $5 million, even But, no matter how pleased its lamenting the downturn affecting though the adoption of CNG as a customers are, the challenge for In- Ohio’s natural gas industry, not fuel has slowed a bit over the last sightFuel going forward remains everyone is giving up on the fuel, or its two years. More importantly, King pricing — not the pricing of its prod- future in the transportation industry. said, it has strong market share. The ucts, but the relative prices of com- Take Jeff King, for example. The former CNG Plus unit supplied parts pressed natural gas and diesel fuel. former CEO of Twinsburg-based SSP for half of the approximately 150 One major trucking company op- Products, which makes stainless steel CNG fueling stations built across the erator in Ohio that has adopted CNG tubing, valves, connectors, hoses and United States in 2015, King said. said he’s seen his savings shrink as the Brett W. Neate, CPA, M.Tax tools for a variety of industries, in- Truck operators like CNG because price of diesel has dropped. He said Manufacturing • Distribution • Real Estate cluding chemical processing and it is cheaper to burn than diesel. A he was re-evaluating whether to in- Trusted Advisor to Cleveland Area Manufacturers shale drilling. He quit his cushy job few years ago, it was less than half vest more in CNG in the current envi- running that established company to the cost of diesel fuel. Those dis- ronment, but asked not to be named. start a new company, also in Twins- counts have gotten smaller as the That operator said there is some Zinner & Co. has been the burg, called InsightFuel. price of diesel fuel has come down, extra maintenance associated with trusted advisor to manufacturing but CNG still represents a savings of running CNG-powered trucks, not to and distribution clients for The new company has 20 employ- over 78 years. ees and makes parts and compo- up to 40 cents per gallon, according mention that the trucks cost tens of nents that are the guts of com- to station operators. thousands of dollars more than their pressed natural gas (CNG) fueling Still, it’s gotten more difficult to regular diesel-burning counterparts. www.zinnerco.com systems. Its bent-tube assemblies persuade companies to invest in But the industry still appears to be and other parts and components are CNG trucks and the fueling systems embracing CNG in general. The big used to build the fueling stations, needed to run them, at least tem- engine maker, Cummins Inc., con- and also on vehicles themselves to porarily. King said he’s not too upset tinues to unveil new CNG-powered deliver fuel from storage tanks to an by that, though, because he believes engines and fuel sellers say they see engine’s combustion chambers. the industry will come back strong demand continuing to increase. InsightFuel is actually the combi- and, in the meantime, he’s gaining That includes Columbus-based nation of two companies formed market share. IGS CNG Services, a customer of within SSP: AFV Natural Gas Fuel Sys- “The sales figure might be fairly both King and Piacentino that oper- tems, which made parts for vehicles, flat this year over last year, but ates 11 stations and is about to open and CNG Plus, which made the pieces where we’ve made strides over the its 12th near Dayton. used to build fueling stations. After last two years is in increasing our “We are seeing growth at all of our forming AFV in 2013 and CNG Plus in customer base — we’ve picked up existing stations,” said CNG Services 2014, King and his brother David de- market share. … If you look at the program director Dave Mrowzinski. cided to finally and formally split customers who buy from us, there He said his company and others them off from SSP this year — and are twice as many as there were two will support InsightFuel by doing ex- King said he was more than willing to years ago,” King said. actly what King hopes they will do — This isn’t going to end well. let his brother take over the larger and One way he’s done that, he said, is build more stations. more established company, while he by partnering with the designers and “Overall station build up, both at You wouldn’t have a dog operate a forklift in your factory. So runs the riskier and more entrepre- builders of CNG stations across the our company and in the whole in- why would you roll out a new manufacturing system without neurial new venture. country. dustry, has slowed — but it’s still proper IT review and support? “We call it ‘intrepreneurship,’” One of them is Marion, Ohio- growing,” Mrowzinski said. System downtimes due to IT failures occur an average of 7 King said, “And the opportunity to based R. Antony Enterprises, owned That’s no surprise to King, who times a year, costing manufacturing operations nearly $17,000 get into these clean transportation and operated by Rocco Piacentino. said he was well aware of the indus- per failure. Partner with Ashton Technology Solutions today to businesses, was for me very com- The company has so far built 25 try’s cyclical nature when he formed make sure your manufacturing technology is properly managed pelling. Both of them were incubat- CNG stations, Piacentino said, and InsightFuel. He’s both waiting and and enhanced to avoid major downtimes and errors. With our ed and launched within SSP.” has agreements to build 11 more hedging his bet. co-managed and outsourcing IT management options, Ashton Both privately held companies are this year. “There are a lot of macro trends will ensure your manufacturing systems can lead you to success. owned primarily by the King family, Contractors like R. Anthony like we can’t control, one of them is how but now Jeff King is the sole owner of working with InsightFuel because long CNG will remain a viable fuel — InsightFuel. He said he now has a they don’t just buy stainless steel so we’re not limiting ourselves to Call Ashton at 216.397.4080 or visit ashtonsolutions.com clearly defined mission: to maintain parts, they also get engineering help, just CNG,” said King, who added for more information. and grow InsightFuel’s already Piacentino said. that his new company is also prepar- strong position in the CNG market. “If we have something we’ve not ing itself to work with systems for He remains convinced that use of seen before or some new part that new and future fuels, like hydrogen. 20160523-NEWS--15-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 5/19/2016 3:17 PM Page 1

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Youngstown State University wants to create more opportunities and resources in manufacturing in the Mahoning Valley, helping existing companies, companies that expand into the region and companies created by its graduates. That’s the driving force behind its planned Mahoning Valley Innovation and Commercialization Center. “Our objective is jobs, ultimately,” said provost and vice president for academic affairs Martin Abraham. The center would include research and manufacturing equipment and teaching labs, as well as space for offices, other instruction and general brainstorming, Abra- ham said. The aim is to create a Architectural rendering of the proposed Innovation and Commercialization Center at Youngstown State. (MS Consultants Inc.) space to pull the region’s manufacturing resources, faculty and stu- related projects, said chief operating to share those costs, as well. be completed in pieces. He estimat- but Youngstown State wants its pro- dents under one roof to allow for officer Barb Ewing, so this project is a That collaborative vision comes ed that the university would need gram to include more heavy manu- more collaboration and innovation. “logical next step.” When the center is with challenges, though. about $6 million to $8 million to facturing equipment. Abraham said It’s years away from becoming a re- complete, it will offer local schools Abraham said the parties will move forward on the first piece, the space will include everything ality, but plans to create a cohesive, and businesses a full, seamless array have to work through agreements to which would be the manufacturing from additive manufacturing and ro- shared space for manufacturing inno- of services, she said. Abraham said he figure out how to operate the facili- center where most of the equip- botics to CNC machines and welding vation and learning on Youngstown expects there will be something in ty. The maintenance costs will be ment and teaching laboratories equipment. State’s campus are underway. The place to allow local businesses and in- one consideration, he said, as will li- would be housed. Future additions So far, the university has received university will collaborate with a vari- dividuals to take advantage of the ability coverage, as students from would include space for people to $3 million in the state capital bud- ety of educational partners on the space in addition to the schools in the other schools would be working on collaborate and plan for innova- get, Abraham said. It’s looking into center, including Eastern Gateway partnership. Youngstown State’s campus. And tions, as well as space for offices, other state and federal funding, in Community College and local K-12 And by working together, the in- figuring out how to handle intellec- conference rooms and instruction addition to private donations. He schools, as well as groups like the stitutions will be able to share re- tual property in a collaborative facil- areas. expects the group could raise Youngstown Business Incubator. The sources — and costs, Abraham said. ity will be a concern. Abraham said the group has looked enough to get started in the next six cities of Youngstown and Warren also Manufacturing equipment can be “We know that’s going to be a into similar facilities, but didn’t find months to a year. Construction will be involved, according to a news expensive to purchase and main- challenge,” Abraham said. anything exactly like what they want could begin in the summer of 2017, release. tain, especially if a school isn’t using The other big challenge is fund- to do, so they’re “picking and choos- but Abraham said he thinks the The Youngstown Business Incuba- it 24/7. But sharing the equipment ing. Abraham said he envisions the ing” from different models. One sim- summer of 2018 is more likely. tor already works with Youngstown would allow the university, the com- project costing about $30 million ilar program locally is the think[box] “I’m optimistic, but there’s a lot of State on a number of manufacturing- munity college and the K-12 schools total, but the facility will be able to at Case Western Reserve University, unknowns still,” he said.

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Patrick Hoffman began working for Cleveland-based Dan T. Moore Co. right out of college, after studying es reside and operate, leaving them environmental sustainability and international business at Baldwin Wallace University. He started out subject to claims resulting from pre- existing pollutants having nothing to doing market research on green infrastructure for the manufacturer and showed the CEO that such products do with their current operations. could be immediately made in-house. Today, he’s the president of Rooftop Green LLC and does production In many cases, this lack of environ- management for Fiberworx, one of Rooftop Green’s sister companies under the Dan T. Moore Co. mental liability protection is realized at the wrong times, such as when sell- umbrella. Hoffman touts the benefits of green roofs beyond just supporting the environment: they ing a business or refinancing a proper- protect roofing surfaces, serve as insulation, diminish noise from the outside and help with stormwater ty. Either one of these acts can trigger retention. Hoffman thinks Cleveland’s pride in its natural resources like the Metroparks and Lake Erie the need for an environmental audit or make the region a good place for Rooftop Green, as the actions of its many companies and individuals Phase I site assessment. Even though these assessments are relatively non- impact those green spaces.— Rachel Abbey McCafferty invasive, more often than not a Phase 1 study triggers a Phase 2 study, which What drew you to your interest really is this stigma of price infrastructure. … There’s a lot of and also the success in the future will likely include actual testing of soil, in sustainability to begin with? associated with it. But when cities and places out there right of something like this is so great water and air for contamination. I have to say that I have to you’re able to offer them now — Washington, Chicago, that I’m really happy that it did If contamination is discovered on attribute a lot of that to my something that is really feasible New York City — a lot of things work out that way. or off-site, the property may require parents. I do come from a farming and actually within their budget, that are kind of incentivized by remedial activity. Meanwhile, busi- community and grew up on a farm then they’re willing to sit down the policies, incentivized by the What would you say to other ness activity is disrupted, revenues out in the middle of Wooster, Ohio. and talk to you. money that’s being passed down young people who want to get jeopardized and the ability to secure … My family’s always had a deep and legislation and things like into this space? needed capital diminished greatly. In passion for kind of arborist work What do you hope to see going that. I’d really like to see I think it’s definitely, definitely addition, the knowledge of a condi- and trees and things of that forward in the company? Cleveland kind of jump on that about who you know and what tion does not eliminate the potential nature. There’s always been a I hope to see a decent amount of wagon, too, and not be at the you know. You have to prove to for a third party claim. garden somewhere close to me or growth. I want to bring more end of the curve, if you will. the people that make up your The broad definition that anything in the house, depending on where Clevelanders in on it. We’re network that you’re not only able can potentially be deemed a pollu- we were living at the time. My obviously already Cleveland Now, when you were in school to work hard but that you can tant, coupled with the fact that for mother’s always been able to kind proud. … I know industry has studying environmental apply a lot of what you learned more than 40 years most Commercial of cook things that she grew and been something that’s been kind studies and business, did you and how you learn to a lot of General Liability policies have con- made in her own farm and things of rough patch for Cleveland think you’d end up in the different things. I got the position tained pollution exclusions, ultimate- of that effect. And I’ve always going off and on for a long period manufacturing sector? here not necessarily because I ly leaves most manufacturers without worked a little bit on the farm. So, of time, but if it’s something I can No, I did not, actually. I knew I knew anything about adequate protections against third- I’ve always been really close to see grow in terms of both always wanted to be a hippie and manufacturing or managing party claims. nature, I think. production and sales here in the make money, but I didn’t think people in the manufacturing Owners and operators of manufac- Cleveland area, that would be that I would end up doing setting, but because I think I was turing operations can take comfort in What has the reaction awesome. Not only do I want to production work, management able to prove that learning is kind knowing that there are experienced (to Rooftop Green) been like see us make more here in work at a heavy industrial, you of part of the repertoire that insurance professionals that offer so far? Cleveland, but I want to see us know, complex, working on a people need to know. They need pollution legal liability coverages to It’s been good. 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CycleWerks’ HQ is on Cleveland’s West Side. (McKinley Wiley photos)

cent outreach efforts. Colosimo was in the country in April to oversee a new CYCLE distribution warehouse in Jakarta. The CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 entrepreneur’s intentional journey, which also took him to China and the production runs of 100 to 150 pieces.” Philippines, revealed once more how While the business still builds a passionate foreign investors are for his high percentage of its finished mo- bikes, a reaction markedly different torcycles overseas, it does some final from the lukewarm reception he’s of- assembly work through Cleveland ten received stateside. Motorcycles, a separate enterprise “I don’t feel like the U.S. is that also owned by Colosimo. Additional hungry for manufacturing from a bike construction takes place with a political or investment standpoint,” partner company in New Jersey. Colosimo said. “There’s a kinship Over the last two years, mean- when I go to different countries. Peo- while, Colosimo has connected with ple there are so hungry to make it. If 20 Northeast Ohio manufacturers on I can capture 1% of the Indonesian aftermarket product creation. market and get a driven guy with Among them is Cleveland’s HMF En- capital and a team, the potential is gineering, which makes handlebars insane.” and other gear for recreational off-road and on- road vehicles. “We wanted to do more work Facebook.com/CrainsCleveland here,” Colosimo AT HOME. IN THE OFFICE. said. “The (after- Twitter.com/CrainsCleveland market produc- AT THE GYM. ON THE GO. Instagram.com/CrainsCleveland tion) was just a concerted effort to do some of the STAY CONNECTED. smaller-run stuff in Cleveland.” CycleWerks’ West Side headquarters serves as Ready for the next step its distribution, “We’ve We’ve helped these Northern engineering, de- Asia’s 21st century motorcycle sign, prototype proven manufacturing explosion has coin- and manufactur- cided nicely with the small, simple Ohio businesses succeed. ing space. Colosi- we’re machines CycleWerks designs, said mo is talking to Colosimo. The company uses stock U.S. investors in- ready for parts to cut costs, chopping them to terested in the scale fit where needed. Bikes are also built seven-employee around smaller engines, further re- operation, which up.” ducing production price. its founder be- “In the U.S., affordable custom lieves has room bikes are at the lower end of the — Scott Working Capital, Term Working Capital and for an additional Colosimo, spectrum,” Colosimo said. “But in and Real Estate Real Estate Improvements and Equipment 500% growth na- CycleWerks Asian countries it’s an upmarket tionally. product.” “We’ve reached a (U.S.) audience Though CycleWerks doesn’t have in terms of riders, but in terms of the the large dealer network or market- business community, we haven’t ing department of a Harley-David- Peoples Bank has worked with these local businesses, and many more, to build success. We’re committed reached them yet,” Colosimo said. son, the company has expertly filled to delivering trusted advice and exceptional products, providing ﬁrst-class customer service, and supporting “Now we’re finally talking to Ameri- a void in the market, said Brett cans who see value in what we’re do- Moorer, whose New Jersey compa- growth in the communities we serve. For over 110 years, we have separated ourselves from the crowd with ing.” ny, PIT Motors LTD, acts as Cyclew- Gaining traction with local or na- erks’ exclusive U.S. distributor. partnerships like these. tional financiers and manufacturers “People were looking for a bike has never been easy for the motorcy- that appeals to their individuality; cle startup. For example, most man- that’s where Scott hit the nail on the Call us today. We can help your business succeed, too. ufacturing companies weren’t inter- head,” Moorer said. “As a result he’s ested in building small-scale parts brought quality, affordable motorcy- Cindy Crotty, EVP & Regional President | 216.910.0552 orders, a circumstance that led Cy- cles to the masses.” Paul Carlin, SVP Commercial Banking Team Leader | 216.910.0555 cleWerks beyond the country’s bor- Colosimo is far from done when it Kristi Beeman, VP Commercial Banking | 216.910.0561 ders, said Colosimo. comes to spreading his clean, simple China was the company’s first in- design approach across the globe. Ryan Gorczyca, VP Commercial Banking | 216.910.0565 ternational landing spot, with Cy- Growing CycleWerks into a $100 mil- Keith Cropper, VP Commercial Banking | 216.910.0579 cleWerks expanding some portion of lion business is a larger goal — one its manufacturing and distribution the company owner believes is well to India, Thailand, Korea, the Philip- within reach. pines and Indonesia. “The last six years was to show in- Indonesia, the world’s third-largest vestors that our business model motorcycle market, has been a partic- works,” Colosimo said. “We’ve ular spark for CycleWerks’ more re- proven we’re ready for scale up.” 20160523-NEWS--20-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 2:46 PM Page 1

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High school diploma 5.4 678 ACHIEVE The decision to pursue a graduate degree may seem like a no-brainer, but Less than a high school diploma 8.0 493 individuals who are considering a mas- All workers 4.3 860 ter’s, doctorate or other professional Programs of distinction degree should outline their time frame, Note: Age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers. career goals, work-life obligations and focused on your success: SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the bigger financial picture before ini- tiating the application process. “The decision to pursue a graduate — into a full-time role. typically fall into three categories — Master of Business Administration degree differs from person to person,” “This has been a very rewarding undergraduate students, early to mid- Part-time and online programs said Robert Trebar, dean of the School experience for me,” Glinn said. “My career professionals or individuals of Business at Lake Erie College. focus is on the sales side, and I believe who are more advanced in their “When it comes to timing, in a perfect the MBA will definitely help lead toward careers, said Louise Ditchey, graduate Master of Arts in Education world, students should get some leadership opportunities, whether as a programs director in the College of professional experience under their managing director or field director.” Business Administration at Kent State Part-time and online programs belt before pursuing a graduate degree. Master’s education programs are the University. The experience adds context, so the fastest-growing and largest segment of “The younger candidates typically course material and discussions are graduate education overall, representing already have developed a longer vision Teacher Licensure more meaningful.” 81% of graduate degrees awarded in about what they want to do, and are In contrast, others are better armed 2012-13, according to the Council of targeting some type of leadership path for post-college job placement if Graduate Schools, a graduate education or want to start their own business,” Leadership in Higher Education they have both the undergraduate and advocacy and research organization. she said. “The mid-career professional master’s degree under their belt, he The number of master’s degrees typically wants more formalized pointed out. awarded in the U.S. increased by 62% education to help advance their career. School Social Work “An undergraduate degree in between 2000 and 2013. Candidates who are further along in psychology coupled with an MBA could In the same vein, the number of their career understand the value an lead a young person right into a career in doctorates awarded in the U.S. during advanced degree has in helping them Physician Assistant human resources,” Trebar said. the same time period increased by 47%, reach the highest ranks of decision- Ryan Glinn falls into the latter primarily because of growth in the making within their company or category. Glinn graduated in number of women earning doctorates, organization.” Speech-Language Pathology December 2013 with a degree in according to the organization. Ditchey encourages prospective strategic communications from Ohio Employment in occupations that graduate students to explore the State University, and enrolled as a full- typically require a master’s degree backgrounds of the positions they Accelerated Bachelor of time graduate student at Kent State will increase by 14% between 2014 aspire toward, and determine what Science in Nursing University the following summer. and 2024, while the number of jobs training or degrees are required. 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Louise Ditchey, graduate programs programs (less than 1% each). The right program. And, of course, the director at Kent State University’s In 2014-15, full-time graduate cost of the graduate degree. College of Business Administration. students received an average of $26,950 “Students should plan a year in “Individuals who are working full time in financial aid, including $8,840 in advance of attending graduate school,” should look into what type of employer grants, $16,570 in federal loans, $1,490 said Venus Puliafico, director of assistance may be available,” she said. in education tax credits and deductions, financial aid at Case Western Reserve Scholarships, meanwhile, run the and $50 in federal work-study programs. University. “They need to know what gamut. A direct unsubsidized federal the program offers, what their long- “There are a couple large databases loan gives borrowers up to $20,500 term goal is, what the long-term payoff that list different scholarships,” Ditchey annually, or $138,500 in total, is, and the level of borrowing in terms said, ranging from assistance for those according to Federal Student Aid, a of what they’re pursuing.” involved with the military to rewards provider of student aid and part of There are many vehicles for for those with high GMAT scores. the U.S. Department of Education. financial assistance. The first step, “The candidate fills out a profile, Graduate PLUS loans will cover the Puliafico suggests, is to contact the and the database searches scholarships cost of attendance minus all other aid. admissions office and the specific that meet their age, race and other Students should also apply for department of the institution at which background factors,” she said. federal aid early, Ditchey said. the student is interested in attending. Other avenues for scholarship Students also may be considered for Inquire about what type of institutional searches include an institution’s a federal Perkins loan if the institution support is available. financial aid office, a library’s reference — which is the lender — participates in “Even if you haven’t been accepted, department, U.S. Department of that program. Graduate or professional it’s worth it to call the institution and Labor and organizations related to a students may be eligible to receive up find out what it means financially to candidate’s field of interest. to $8,000 a year, or $60,000 in total. pursue that degree,” Puliafico said. The bulk of graduate student “There are a lot of possibilities for For students who are planning borrowing stems from federal loan assistance,” Ditchey said. Think Taking the classroom online Brighter. Programs evolve to serve a variety of needs, students he higher education online space syllabus, exams and online supplements highest quality education, no matter is growing increasingly sophisti- through videoconferencing or voice to the delivery.” Tcated. Formats vary, from project- voice, Simmons said. Online learning and blended learning based learning and gamification to live “We can link up with lecturers in courses undergo a comprehensive review courses and self-paced instruction. Web- other parts of the country,” he said. from Quality Matters, an international cam proctoring services, browser controls “Students can access our online classes faculty-centered organization that and databases that can verify in real time from anywhere in the world.” certifies the quality of those formats. the originality of essay-based tests are just According to the National Center for The quality of those online and some of the safeguards that facilitate the Education Statistics, the percentage of blended learning programs has shaped Plant what comes virtual learning environment. graduate students enrolled in online/dis- enrollment and is guiding future online “Online learning has taken on a life tance learning more than doubled, from program development. next in the world of its own in the past couple years,” 16.5% in 2003-04 to 36% in 2011-12, Online learning and blended courses . said Walter Simmons, an associate which is the most current data available. account for more than 14% of total dean at John Carroll University’s The transition has been more student credit hours and 14% of Boler School of Business. gradual at some universities, which enrollment at Cleveland State University. Find purpose and direction for Technology advancements enable rov- place a premium on the value of face- The university is experiencing an ing students near and far to fulfill certain to-face engagement. increased interest from students who your career. Discover what can coursework when it’s convenient for “We’re moving in the direction are looking to take a single online blossom from partnering with them. The latest and greatest software and of introducing more hybrid course course to advance their skills in a tools empower professors to customize options, but I’d say about 95% of our particular area, which could lead to an other creative minds to change courses in ways that simulate the class- business graduate classes are still fully eventual commitment to an advanced room experience, drive interaction and based in the classroom,” Simmons said. degree, Lanzo said. business for the better. attract device-dependent students. To that extent, Lanzo said higher “We’re seeing an interest in younger “Our MBA program was developed education institutions such as Cleveland workers who want quick-skill upgrades to be totally mobile,” said Caryn Lanzo, State University are making sure their but not necessarily the graduate degree director at the Center for eLearning at online programs uphold the same all at once. This is a part of a national Cleveland State University. “Students standards as their campus counterparts. trend,” she said. “Here at Cleveland have the ability to post to a discussion “Institutions are developing State, we’re making a more strategic board or send a quick email to their guidelines for quality, which are driven effort to develop more flexible programs, professor, whether they are on a by states and accreditation boards,” sort of like stackable credentials, that computer, tablet or smartphone.” Lanzo said. “We have a lot of measures meet the student’s needs now but could Faculty members can incorporate and safeguards in place to help protect be spread out and counted toward a internal and external materials, from the students so that they’re receiving the graduate degree down the road.” SPONSORED CONTENT May 23, 2016 S5 GRADUATE EDUCATION DIRECTORY of psychology. E.J. Thomas Hall at of Education, Criminal Justice the University of Akron is the Neos and Human Services; College of PUBLIC Dance Theatre company’s head- Engineering and Applied Science; quarters. The MBA concentration in College of Medicine; College of health care and master of science in Nursing; College of Pharmacy; accountancy are rated in the Top 25 College-Conservatory of Music; Best Value programs in the U.S. The and McMicken College of Arts and College of Business Administration Sciences. has been on The Princeton Review’s list of Best Business Schools every HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: U.S. Big Data, year since 2005. The College of News & World Report honors many THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Education has a 100% pass rate on University of Cincinnati programs Akron the Ohio Assessment for Educa- as among the best of their kind. 330-972-7663 tors test for Computer/Technol- The School of Criminal Justice in ogy Facilitation Endorsement. The the College of Education, Criminal Big Money [email protected] Instructional Technology program is Justice and Human Services is GRADUATE PROGRAMS: The ranked among the nation’s best by ranked as the third-best program Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences thebestschools.org. The Schools in the nation. The College-Conser- offers 37 master’s degree programs, of Audiology and Speech Language vatory of Music oversees top 10 including family and consumer Pathology are ranked among the programs in opera/voice, musical sciences – clothing, textiles and nation’s best programs. The College conducting, music and music com- Improve your interiors; engineering/applied math; of Polymer Science and Polymer position. Additionally, the univer- J.D./master of applied politics; and Engineering has a 100% placement sity’s online graduate programs earnings potential executive master of public adminis- rate within one year of graduation. in taxation and nursing also place tration. Doctoral degree programs The College of Education has expe- within the top 10 nationwide. include integrated biosciences and rienced a 400% growth in research in just one year adult development and aging. The expenditures over the last eight CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus College of Business Administration years. Akron Law’s 2011-15 average offers nine MBA concentrations, pass rate in Ohio is 86.3% for first- ONLINE OPTIONS: Distance learning with our new including business analytics, inter- time takers. In June 2015, Akron is available for certain programs. national business and supply chain Law made Above the Law’s list of graduate degree! management, as well as manage- Top 50 law schools. ment, accountancy, taxation and J.D. degrees. The LeBron James Family CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus, Foundation College of Education Medina, Orrville, Lakewood, Bruns- offers education-focused master’s wick, Holmes County degree programs that include elementary education - literacy option ONLINE OPTIONS: Online master’s and higher education administration. degrees are available in taxation, MIAMI UNIVERSITY Master of Science in Oxford The College of Engineering offers six public health, speech and lan- types of master’s degree programs, guage pathology and educational 513-529-3734 Business Analytics (MSBA) including focuses on biomedical, civil foundations. Certificates in educa- [email protected] and mechanical. Doctoral degree tional foundations, literacy special- Graduate programs also are available. The ist and e-learning are offered. GRADUATE PROGRAMS: College of Health Professions has degrees are offered by the follow- master’s degree programs in a vari- ing schools within Miami Univer- ety of disciplines that include nursing, sity: College of Arts and Sciences; clinical mental health counseling and College of Education, Health and public health. Doctoral programs are Society; College of Engineering and available in some of those special- Computing; Farmer School of Busi- ties, including nursing and audiology. ness; and Professional Studies The College of Polymer Science and and Applied Sciences. Learn more: Polymer Engineering has master’s UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI and doctoral programs in polymer Cincinnati HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: Miami business.kent.edu/degrees/msba engineering and polymer science. The 513-556-4335 University has several highly School of Law offers J.D., two-year [email protected] ranked graduate programs, includ- J.D. for foreign attorneys, and master ing the MBA; speech pathology of laws in intellectual property. GRADUATE PROGRAMS: The col- and audiology; chemistry; bio- leges within the University of Cin- logical sciences; earth sciences; HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: The Bu- cinnati offering graduate programs and English. The Department of chtel College of Arts and Sciences are Carl H. Lindner College of Educational Leadership has been features the archives of the History Business; College of Allied Health recognized for its innovative pro- of American Psychology, which is the Sciences; College of Design, Archi- grams. Miami University provides a world’s largest repository for history tecture, Art, and Planning; College high level of assistance in the form S6 May 23, 2016 SPONSORED CONTENT

of graduate assistantships to both master’s and doctoral students SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT and provides support during the We are proud to be the only College of Urban summer. Faculty work side by side Affairs in Ohio. Levin is nationally recognized with graduate students in labs and GRADUATE PROGRAMS: Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban as one of the premier colleges of Urban Affairs. in the dozens of research centers Affairs is one of the top colleges for urban affairs in the nation with We are ranked highly in the specializations of on campus. Numerous opportuni- master’s degree programs in urban planning, public administration, urban studies, nonprofit administration and environmental studies, as City Management & Urban Policy and Nonprofit ties exist for graduate students seeking to develop as both schol- well as a doctorate in urban studies and public affairs. It also offers Management by U.S. News and World Report. ars and teachers. 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The doctor of business programs prepare students for a variety of careers and helps them develop with the administration includes finance, in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. graduate student enhancement global business, information sys- teaching program, a certificate in tems, management, marketing Our graduates are engaged in city planning, college teaching and doctoral and CLEVELAND STATE and operations management ar- program development, community organizing and undergraduate research opportu- UNIVERSITY eas of study. Cleveland Marshall Cleveland development, public safety and homeland security, nity scholarships. College of Law includes full-time 216-687-5047 and part-time J.D. programs, nonprofit organizations, environmental and CLASS LOCATIONS: Oxford; Voices [email protected] master of laws and master of sustainability policy development and analysis, of America in West Chester; the legal studies. The College of public finance, and economic development. 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CLASS LOCATIONS: Kent, Independence, Canton and Regional GRADUATE PROGRAMS: The Academic Center (Twinsburg) institution offers three master’s programs: a master of education, ONLINE OPTIONS: Online options are available in art education; intervention specialist (mild/mod- business administration; criminology; evaluation and management; erate K-12); a master of science instructional technology; journalism and mass communications; in mathematics; and a master of liberal studies; library and information science; podiatric medicine; occupational therapy. and public health. HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: The master of education prepares educators in business administration and of Health Sciences and Professions: to be learner-centered and to think sports administration, and a master masters in food and nutrition sci- critically, act ethically, communicate of science in athletic administration; ence, exercise physiology clinical, effectively and work collaboratively Scripps College of Communication, athletic training, nursing, audiology, to meet the diverse needs of all master of arts, master of science, doctor of physical therapy, speech students. The master of science in doctorate, master of communica- and language pathology, doctorate, mathematics provides professionals -- particularly high school teachers tion technology and policy, master of community health services, public -- with an accessible degree pro- information and telecommunication health, family studies, child and gram that allows them to complete systems; Patton College of Educa- family studies, social work, physician a graduate degree in mathemat- tion, master of education, doctorate, assistant practice; and Center for ics while maintaining their current masters in educational administra- International Studies, master of arts. employment. The program also tion, human and consumer science, provides high school teachers with recreation science; Russ College of HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: Ohio prior master’s degrees in a content Engineering and Technology, master University offers an array of gradu- area other than mathematical sci- of science, doctorate, masters in ate programs in disciplines ranging ences to become qualified to teach biomedical engineering, computer from communication and fine arts dual-credit courses by completing 18 science, engineering management; to engineering and business. These credit hours in their content area. College of Fine Arts, masters in arts, represent both onsite programs The master of occupational therapy fine arts, music, doctorate; Graduate located on the Athens campus and is a six-semester, full-time, hands-on College, master of arts, master of several regional campuses, as well entry-level program. A graduate de- science, doctorate; George Voinovich as a variety of online options. Of gree in occupational therapy includes School of Leadership and Public particular interest to business coursework focusing on theoretical Affairs, masters in public administra- professionals, the online MBA offers constructs and their application to tion, environmental studies; College four areas of concentration. The clinical practice, research competen- S8 May 23, 2016 SPONSORED CONTENT JCU OFFERS cies and professional leadership BusinessWeek’s Top Part-Time MBA are available in master of arts in MORE THAN skills. Graduates are able to sit for Program. U.S. News & World Report financial economics; MBA; master of the national certification examination ranked Wright State University’s health and human services; master for the occupational therapist, ad- online master of nursing degree as of respiratory care; master of science ministered by the National Board for among the best online graduate in criminal justice; criminal justice Certification in Occupational Therapy education programs in the nation in management and program planning; Inc. The bachelor’s to master’s 3+2 2013. In its Best Graduate Schools master of science in engineering; is designed for incoming freshmen 2014 edition, U.S. News ranked master of science in teacher educa- who want to fast-track their master Wright State’s College of Nursing tion; and early childhood education. of occupational therapy degree. and Health program at 38th. This specialty 3+2 degree offers a bachelor’s in health and occupation CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus and, pending completion, students are admitted into the master of ONLINE OPTIONS: Wright State of- PRIVATE occupational therapy program. The fers online classes in 14 programs, GRADUATE 3+2 degree is a selective program. including a fully online MBA. Acceptance is not guaranteed. PROGRAMS CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus ONLINE OPTIONS: Education is offered in a blended format, with students attending campus two CLEVELAND INSTITUTE to three times per semester, as OF MUSIC needed. Math is 80% to 90% YOUNGSTOWN STATE Cleveland COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES online, with students attending UNIVERSITY 216-795-3107 campus two times per semester. Youngstown [email protected] Biology Mathematics 330-941-3091 [email protected] GRADUATE PROGRAMS: Master of music in performance; doctor Clinical Mental Health Nonprofit GRADUATE PROGRAMS: The follow- of musical arts in performance; Counseling Administration ing colleges offer graduate studies: professional studies diploma; art- Beeghly College of Education; Bitonte ist diploma. Communication Pre-Medical College of Health and Human Ser- Management Post-Baccalaureate vices; College of Creative Arts and HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: The WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY Communication; College of Liberal Cleveland Institute of Music is Dayton Education School Counseling Arts and Social Sciences; College of one of seven independent music 937-775-2976 Science, Technology, Engineering and conservatories in the country and [email protected] Educational School Mathematics; Williamson College of is known for superior orchestral, Business Administration. chamber, composition, voice and Psychology Psychology GRADUATE PROGRAMS: Wright opera music programs at both the State offers the following graduate undergraduate and graduate levels. HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: English Spiritual Wellness studies within the following schools: Youngstown State University offers a CIM cultivates new generations of Boonshoft School of Medicine; and Counseling broad variety of advanced degrees, young musicians through an im- Humanities School of Professional Psychology; including 44 master’s degrees, mersive and creative educational Theology and College of Liberal Arts; College of process. CIM’s world-renowned Initial Teacher three doctoral degrees and 15 Education and Human Services; faculty, which includes principals Religious Studies certificate programs. In addition to Licensure College of Nursing; College of Sci- of the Cleveland Orchestra, is dedi- the on-campus programs, which offer ence and Mathematics; College of cated to mentoring students toward students hands-on laboratory and Engineering and Computer Science; successful performing and profes- research access, there are seven and Raj Soin College of Business. sional careers in the musical arts. BOLER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS programs offered 100% online to meet the needs of students with HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: Wright CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus State University’s graduate school personal/professional commitments Part-time Boler MBA Master of Science or who are in geographic locations offers more than 80 master’s pro- ONLINE OPTIONS: None best served by this more flexible in Accountancy grams with cutting-edge research, outstanding faculty, educational educational format. The university’s 5th Year Boler MBA Master of Science in opportunities and connections to 1,300 graduate students have the Laboratory Administration the world. The Boonshoft School opportunity to build relationships with of Medicine was honored with graduate faculty and contribute to the a Top Ten Award from the American research conducted at the school. Academy of Family Physicians for This provides students with the being among the top medical professional and personal interaction schools in the nation with the needed to develop their potential in HIRAM COLLEGE highest percentage of graduates addition to increasing career mobility. Hiram who chose to enter family medicine Among other accolades, Youngstown 330-569-5161 after graduation. According to the State master’s programs in finan- [email protected] TOP Association of American Medical cial economics, counseling, early Colleges’ Benchmark Performance childhood education and engineering GRADUATE PROGRAMS: A master Measures, the School of Medicine have been recently recognized and of arts in interdisciplinary studies. ranks in the 99th percentile for the nationally ranked by industry publica- U.S. News & World number of graduates who practice tions. Youngstown State’s College HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: The Hi- Report ranks JCU among in primary care. U.S. News & World of Graduate Studies continues to ram College master of arts degree Report has ranked Wright State’s expand to meet the growing demand in interdisciplinary studies allows the top 10 universities online master of education degree in for advanced-degree professionals in students to explore areas of study in the midwest offering curriculum and instruction as No. 31 the global workforce. without the boundaries of typical in the nation among online gradu- discipline-based graduate programs, master’s degrees. ate education programs. Wright CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus which helps to prepare them for a State’s part-time MBA program has job market that demands a broad been recognized in the Bloomberg ONLINE OPTIONS: Online options set of skills. As part of the Hiram Learn more at go.jcu.edu/graduate SPONSORED CONTENT May 23, 2016 S9

spring and summer, allow a student SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT to take between six and 12 courses SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT in an academic year depending on the individual’s personal goals and GRADUATE PROGRAMS: BW offers the following graduate programs: commitment. The institution offers a GRADUATE PROGRAMS: College of Arts and Sciences offerings master of business administration, master of arts in education, lead- post-graduate program in education include a master of arts, master of arts/doctor of laws, master of ership in higher education, school social work, physician assistant and certificate programs. science, master of fine arts, master’s in integrated graduate studies and speech-language pathology. and a doctorate. Case School of Engineering includes 15 master of CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus science degree programs, including a master’s in engineering and HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: BW’s MBA allows working professionals management and a doctor of philosophy. The Weatherhead School of to complete a graduate degree in two years on a part-time schedule. ONLINE OPTIONS: Master of educa- Management includes an EMBA; MBA; master of engineering and man- Students can enroll for evening classes, the Saturday-only program or tion programs are hybrid or online; agement; master of science in positive organization development and the online, hybrid MBA. The general all courses in both the master of change; MSM in finance; health systems MBA features specialized arts in national security and intel- care; operations or research; tracks in management, data analyt- ligence studies and master of nurs- and supply chain management; a ics, entrepreneurship, human re- ing education programs are online. doctorate in management, organi- sources, international business and zational behavior and operations sustainability. In addition, students research. Degrees through the can opt for an MBA in accounting or Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel BALDWIN WALLACE health care, or choose the execu- CASE WESTERN School of Applied Social Sciences UNIVERSITY tive MBA for experienced managers. RESERVE UNIVERSITY include a master of nonprofit management, master of science Berea The master of arts in education Cleveland in social administration and a 440-826-8002 also is a part-time program. Teach- 216-368-4390 ers can earn an additional license doctorate. Several degrees and [email protected] OBERLIN COLLEGE [email protected] or endorsement in as little as 14 specialties are offered through Oberlin months or complete the entire master’s degree in two years. All master of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, including master of sci- 440-775-8413 education programs—literacy, mild/moderate educational needs, school ence in nursing, neonatal nurse practitioner, women’s health nurse conservatory.admissions@ leadership and technology integration — are offered in both an online practitioner and doctor of nursing practice. At the School of Dental oberlin.edu and traditional-seated format. BW’s online graduate programs in business Medicine, degrees include the master of clinical research, DMD/ and education are ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & master’s in public health and doctor of dental medicine. At the School GRADUATE PROGRAMS: The Oberlin World Report. BW’s newest graduate programs are aimed at Northeast of Law, degrees include executive master of arts in financial integrity, Conservatory of Music offers a mas- Ohio’s expanding health care sector. The physician assistant and speech master of patent practice and doctor of juridical science in health law. ter of contemporary chamber music; language pathology programs are full-time, two-year programs leading to a The School of Medicine degrees include master of arts, master of master of music in performance on master’s degree and professional licensure. In addition, BW offers a one- public health, master of pathology, master of nutrition and doctorates. historical instruments; master of mu- year accelerated bachelor of science in nursing for students who already sic in teaching; artist diploma; and have a bachelor’s degree in another field. HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: Case Western Reserve placed three master of music in choral conducting degree programs in the nation’s Top 10 in the 2016 U.S. News & or instrumental conducting. CLASS LOCATIONS: All programs are offered on the Berea cam- World Report’s annual ranking of graduate programs. The Frances pus. Some MBA programs are offered at Corporate College East, Payne Bolton School of Nursing master’s degree program ranks HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOLADES: Oberlin Cuyahoga Community College eighth, and its doctor of nursing practice is fifth. The Jack, Joseph Conservatory’s graduate programs and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences ranks ninth are intended for highly advanced ONLINE OPTIONS: Master of arts in education in literacy, school in social work master’s degree programs. The School of Law is ninth students of exceptional artistic leadership, special education and technology integration; and a hybrid in health law and 11th in international law. The School of Medicine and creative potential. Students in MBA, which requires seven weekends on campus in a two-year pro- ranks in the Top 25 for research-oriented medical schools. these programs have access to full gram, but the majority of the work is online. scholarships. The masters of music CLASS LOCATIONS: Main campus teaching program is a 14-month degree program, beginning each June, master of arts in interdisciplinary ONLINE OPTIONS: Master of science in social administration, leading to initial teaching licensure in studies program, students will go be- master’s degrees and certificates in engineering pre-K-12 music education. Field ex- yond the exploration of a single field periences focus on public school and of study. Instead, they’ll integrate community music school teaching. multiple. Semesters are divided into ministration and teaching English as cess by providing self-assessment, two, eight-week terms during which a second language. The master of career exploration and career prepa- CLASS LOCATIONS: Oberlin students take blended courses humanities program offers concen- NOTRE DAME COLLEGE ration resources. 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quarters, in Pittsburgh, while maintaining the other in San Francisco, SMUCKER Mark said. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Smucker’s realized about $35 million in annual savings from the inte- “They did say that!” noted the 46- worked on Proctor and Gamble ac- gration of Big Heart in its fiscal year year-old Mark Smucker. counts for Leo Burnett. At his fa- that ended April 30, Mark said. It will But the company’s board, as it has ther’s urging, he joined the compa- work this year to cut another $90 mil- always done, valued the company’s ny full-time in 1998. He remained in lion from Big Heart’s cost structure, values and culture above all else, South America for a couple of years, and then try to get at least another $75 and sees it as key to the company’s working for Smucker’s, before re- million out the following year. All of success, said Richard. turning home, buying a home in that savings will go straight to the “You certainly can’t do it without West Akron and working in Orrville. company’s bottom line, he said. the skills, which he has. Then the Now, with almost 20 years under “Anything above $200 million will question is how important is culture his belt as a company executive, be reinvested in the business,” he on top of that — and it’s very impor- Mark has what could be one of the said. tant,” Richard said. “Actually, our greatest challenges in business: tak- board considered external and inter- ing over a successful company, Still hungry? nal candidates — and the impact of maintaining its success and growing One way that Smucker’s invests its each on the company.” it at the same time. money is in acquisitions. Mark di- Investors seem to approve. The full spread vides them into three categories: Smucker’s stock has risen from $127 “transformative” acquisitions that per share to about $130 in the two For those who have not been change the company the way the Big weeks after Mark was named CEO. watching in recent decades, Smuck- Heart deal did, “enabling” acquisi- Orrville didn’t mind, either, and er’s is a lot more than a jelly and jam tions that bring the company product Mayor Dave Handwerk said he’s company. It consists of more than 80 lines related to its existing brands, and very happy to see another Smucker brands, including American icons like “bolt-on” acquisitions that can be take the company’s top job, because Jif Peanut Butter, Folgers Coffee, Pils- added to existing business lines. the company’s culture is important bury and, as of late, Milk-Bone, Meow The transformative deals come to the town where it employs about Mix and Kibbles ’n Bits dog food. infrequently and the company will 1,700 people. “We’re the center of the store,” react to them as opportunities “I am very proud, no matter Mark said, explaining that the com- come up, but it can do smaller where I travel, to say that Orrville is pany does not deal with the perish- bolt-on and enabling deals almost the home of the J.M. Smucker Co. I able or refrigerated foods that occu- anytime, Mark said. can think of no better example of a py the perimeters of most grocery Such deals are also where Mark community-minded business,” stores and, instead, focuses on the might put his own stamp on the Handwerk said. “Mark is younger, canned, boxed and bagged items company. Younger and perhaps but going to be a great leader.” that tend to be in the middle of the more worldly than his predecessors, Not that Mark didn’t have a bit of market. Mark is a bit of a new breed of an advantage over most outsiders — The empire is almost evenly di- The Smucker’s General Store in Orrville. (Dan Shingler) Smucker. or insiders, for that matter — in vided in terms of sales among its For example, one of the first terms of knowing the business. Like three major business lines: coffee, Richard said of the company’s diver- That company brought Smucker’s things he did as CEO was to allow most members of his family, he consumer foods and pet foods. For sification. into the pet food and treats market employees — even executives — to started working at the company’s the quarter ended Jan. 31, the com- Mark’s job is to sustain and grow in a big way and added about $2 bil- wear jeans to work whenever they main Orrville plant when he was 16. pany reported revenues of $1.97 bil- all three. lion a year to the company’s current like. That was a no-no under Richard He also had to, per the family’s self- lion. Coffee accounted for 29.2% of Job one will likely be for the com- sales. The sales gains came quickly and those who came before, and the imposed rules, try something else sales, consumer food was 28.9% and pany to stick to its knitting — keep- and, to some degree, almost auto- amount of rigid, unwashed new first, and get a master’s degree. pet foods contributed 28% of sales. ing its values of “the golden rule and matically. Now Mark must ensure denim walking around the compa- Check, and check. Mark got his The company’s international and common sense” in place and con- that Smucker’s integrates the com- ny’s executive suites might be bachelor’s degree in geology and an food service business, which sells tinuing to integrate its most recent pany to realize $200 million in annu- telling, with regard to how big a MBA. He taught high school in Al- products from the other segments, big acquisition, the purchase of Big al cost savings. change that is for company execu- abama and then went into advertis- made up 13% of sales. Heart Pet Brands a little more than a Toward that end, Smucker’s will tives. ing in South America, where he “It’s a third, a third and a third,” year ago for $6 billion. close one of Big Heart’s two head- CONTINUES ON PAGE 32

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 As CEO, Mark is now in a position paigns for the new pet food lines and About 20% of Smucker’s brands to pick future, small acquisitions continued support for the U.S. account for about 80% of the compa- that he thinks will position the com- Olympic team. ny’s sales, Mark said. It’s critical to pany for future growth. That last effort might be Mark’s fa- keep those big brands healthy, and “Those smaller brands allow us to vorite, since it means being involved doing that enables the company to go after trends that are happening, with the Olympics in Brazil, a place pay for smaller acquisitions. Often, with more of a modest investment, Mark knows well and still loves. Will that means buying companies mak- while we see if they turn out to be big he go personally to support both the ing modern, trendy foods, like when ideas,” Mark said. team and his company’s efforts even Smucker’s purchased Seattle-based The company will be on the look- in light of the Zika virus that has Sahale Snacks Inc., a maker of what out for such deals, he said, and can broken out in South America? You Mark terms “salted nuts and snacks do them without having to bring in bet. for foodies.” investment bankers or tinker much “I’m taking my family, actually. Smucker’s did not disclose what it with its balance sheet. We’re going to the beach for a week paid for Sahale, but with annual Bigger deals, if they present them- first,” Mark said. sales of about $50 million it was selves, will still get done — they’ll Is he worried about Zika? surely an easy buy for the Orrville gi- just require a bit more financial “Yes, it is on my mind. I’ve talked ant. Nonetheless, it’s an obvious fa- work, Richard said. to friends there — they say ‘bring a vorite of Mark. It’s the first small ac- “You never know when someone Of Smucker’s 7,000 employees, 1,700 are in Orrville. (Dan Shingler) lot of bug spray.’ ” quisition he mentions, the first new is going to be willing to sell a brand But he’s not too worried, he said. snack food he mentions and the or a business, but when they are you, keep up its usual regimen of heavy campaigns for products, like Smuck- He’s already braved things like product he brings out to give to a re- we have to be ready. And we are,” marketing, which only grows in er’s “Uncrustables” sandwiches, Dengue Fever, after all. porter asking about important new Richard said. scope as the company’s line of prod- continued support for stalwart prod- And he’s got a lot more to think brands. In the meantime, Smucker’s will ucts expands. That means big ad ucts like Jif Peanut Butter, cam- about these days as well.

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Volunteers from PNC Bank, lower right, lean back as they help lead roughly 400 Head Start children in the “Hokey Pokey” during Toddler Rock at the Rock Hall. (Tim Harrison photos) Toddlers discover that learning rocks BY JAY MILLER shouting out the letter names as Metz with a doctorate in ethnomusicolo- Messina said. “The guitar strums, the The business world has gotten points to each letter. gy from the University of Texas at songs begin, the learning begins. For more involved in early childhood ed- Mark Messina stands at the back of Messina is there because he leads Austin.) an hour, we capture an environment ucation in recent years, as a growing a crowd gathered below the Klipsch one of several teams of PNC employ- PNC employees can get 40 hours of new letters, new songs, colors, fol- body of studies concluded that it will Stage on the main floor of the Rock ees who come down to the lakefront annually of paid volunteer time as lowing directions — wherever the be difficult for the United States to and Rock Hall of Fame and Museum museum on Tuesdays and Thurs- part of the bank’s longstanding “Grow music therapist leads, we follow. Chil- maintain a world-class workforce as Kathryn Metz belts out a song. days to help out with Toddler Rock. Up Great Program,” a philanthropic dren and education are special to me, without a serious commitment on the “Aaahh … aaahhh … aaahhh … They are among a large cadre of PNC commitment to early education. and the music is icing on the cake. The part of government and the business aaahh,” she sings, her voice rising employees and executives who do- Messina puts more than his 40 three together are incredible.” world to high-quality early education. and falling just like The Beatles’ ver- nate their time to groups that help hours into Toddler Rock. The Rock Hall created Toddler In 2009, the Business Roundtable, sion of “Twist and Shout,” a rock toddlers get ready for school. “Our group is dedicated,” he said. Rock in 1999. It’s part of a broader a national organization of corporate standard. “Yeah, shake it up tod- (And Metz, the singer, by the way, “The slot is always on our calendar.” commitment to education that chief executives, reviewed educa- dlers, twist and shout …” is not exactly a rock and roller, at After the concert, the PNC volun- reaches everyone from toddlers to tional, scientific and economic stud- Shake it up toddlers? least not this day. While she’s been teers will shepherd the kids into students in grades K-12 and beyond ies and issued a report titled, “Why Yes. It’s a brief concert for pre- in bands, she’s also manager of edu- rooms with a music therapist. and teachers. America Needs High-Quality Early schoolers, and Messina, a sourcing cation outreach at the Rock Hall, “Then the excitement begins,” For PNC Financial Services Group Care and Education.” The report ar- specialist at PNC Bank’s operations Inc., the bank’s parent company, Tod- gued that business, which tradition- center on Cleveland’s West Side, is a dler Rock is part of a $350 million ally has focused philanthropic re- volunteer, making sure none of the commitment the company made in sources on K-through-12 education, 100 toddlers dancing and singing be- 2004 to help prepare children from should turn its attention to birth- low the stage wander too far off. birth to age 5 for success in school and through-age-5 education as well. The kids, from Head Start pro- life. In Northeast Ohio since 2009, PNC was an early adopter of this grams around Cleveland, are at the Grow Up Great has provided $6.8 mil- pre-K education, but others have Rock Hall for “Toddler Rock,” a mu- lion in grants to support learning joined the bandwagon. For example, sic therapy program that uses rock readiness programs like Toddler Rock in addition to PNC, DDR, Eaton music to prepare pre-kindergartners and paid its employees for nearly Corp. and RPM Inc. have helped for school through singing, instru- 45,000 hours of volunteering. fund Invest in Children, a public-pri- ment playing, movement, story- In addition, PNC volunteers who vate partnership operated by Cuya- telling and pre-reading. hit 40 hours in a year can earn a do- hoga County that advocates for the When “Twist and Shout” wraps up, nation of $1,000 — or $3,000 for a well-being of young children and Metz calls four PNC volunteers to the volunteer team — to their preschool works to increase financial support stage and hands out sheets of paper program. for early childhood programs. with the letters D, I, M and G on them As for Messina, while he is looking and closes the “concert” singing a Mark Messina, a sourcing specialist ahead to retirement some years less-recognizable song whose key at PNC Bank, helps with Toddler down the road, he expects that he’ll lyrics are just the letters D, I, M and G. Rock, a music therapy program for continue to work with Toddler Rock. Still, the kids are up and dancing and preschool-age kids, at the Rock Hall. “It’s a passion,” he said. 20160523-NEWS--34-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 5/20/2016 8:52 AM Page 1

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Throughout Nicole Mullet’s career, love of community has been a driving force.

Mullet is executive director of ArtsNow, a nonprofit aimed at advancing arts and culture in Summit County. Along the way were stops as a language arts teacher and a director of tech prep at the University of Akron. But the common threads were always the arts and community connection. The connection part is ev- ident to those who know Mullet. Involved in professional organizations and passionate about her city, she seems connected to just about everyone in Akron. ArtsNow looks to facilitate a more cohesive arts community — one that can bring all sorts of benefits to Summit County. That’s important work to Mullet. “I am incredibly Nicole Mullet blessed that my love of arts, community and service have found such a perfect space in ArtsNow.” ARTS ADVOCACY — Sue Walton

ArtsNow’s first priority was to quality of life that attracts and and leaders — not because it is the set up SummitLive365.com, an retains talented individuals. In easy option, but because we know FOUR THINGS: interactive website that lists Summit County, we are lucky to that in times of discomfort we are all of the arts and culture have some business partners who provided the opportunity to become GUILTY PLEASURE happenings in Summit County. understand this reality and work stronger versions of ourselves. I Watching endless hours Now that it is complete, what’s to actively engage and celebrate would love for every person to next for ArtsNow? our creative community. I believe have the opportunity to get of “Murder, She Wrote.” Websites, especially one with the that learning to communicate uncomfortable, grow, develop and “I love it because you daunting task laid out for Sum- with one another and seeing each meaningfully connect to their city. know everything will be mitLive365, are never complete. It other as resources and advocates OK in the end,” she said. truly is an evolving and growing is the baseline for increasing Is Northeast Ohio doing a good resource that is constantly being collaboration and partnership. job of utilizing and engaging its FAVORITE examined and improved with an young professionals? LUNCH SPOT eye toward connecting the com- You’re president of the young This is a big question with a THINGS TO DO Mustard Seed Café munity to arts and culture — and professionals group complicated answer for a one- Reading plenty of fiction, 867 W. Market Street, connecting artists to one another. Torchbearers. Why should paragraph response! I will say this: because fiction opens Akron ArtsNow is also in the midst of people participate in these types When community members move the mind to possibilities strategic planning, which will help of organizations? beyond identifying one another by and allows people to feel The meal crystallize how we enhance com- The emerging leaders of Akron do age and generation, we allow the empathy, she said. A bowl of Thai coconut munication efforts and deepen re- a tremendous job of collaborating space for some truly powerful col- vegetable soup with a lationships among the arts sector with one another. These groups laborations to occur. When emerg- Journaling. side of brown rice and and other sectors. We also expect truly set the bar for authentic part- ing leaders authentically seek soda water; chicken to embark on arts advocacy, nership in the city. Representatives insight from colleagues who have FAVORITE READS quesadilla and reverse storytelling and data collection. from the Young Black Professionals more experience in a particular Mysteries (see above osmosis water. Coalition, ArtCetera, the Young area, there is an opportunity for guilty pleasure) How do arts and culture help Professionals Network and the both individuals to grow. When define a region? Young Professionals of Akron all organizations stop thinking that Fantasy novels The vibe The arts have the power to inspire meet quarterly along with Torch- including a millennial on a commit- “And, like everyone, I Open and bright, the creativity, fuel innovation, generate bearers to partner on a variety of tee or board is the same as went through a Jane café has a casual vibe. economic vitality and create a initiatives to increase opportunities engaging that individual and fully Austen phase.” Patrons place their space that is uniquely our own. for people to connect to and utilizing their unique skill sets and orders at a counter and When communities authentically engage with their city. For me, vantage point, I believe there is a WHY AKRON runners bring out the engage with the arts and culture Torchbearers provided an opportu- better chance of accomplishing food to sleek, modern sector, we have the ability to nity to meet passionate, smart, mutually beneficial goals. It is a Mullet is from Berlin, tables. Locals call the expand our capacity to understand committed leaders who are powerful room to be in when a Ohio, in the heart of café “Akron’s living the lives of our neighbors, committed to giving back to the group, regardless of age and Amish country. Akron room” because people colleagues and friends. That is an area. I was provided the space to background, seeks first to under- offers a ton of things to love to just hang out, incredibly powerful opportunity. grow, develop new skills and stand, and then to be understood. do and a metropolitan and the space has increase my capacity to give back. If we continue to allow the space vibe without being sofas and a fireplace. It How can the business and the Torchbearers, as an organization, for individuals with passion, a col- overwhelming to even has a stage for arts communities better work has committed to being uncom- laborative spirit and the foresight live music. together? fortable in 2016. 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For one, Venture for America vets all of its employers to ensure they are VFA actually interested in providing an CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 entrepreneurial experience for its fellows. And if one of those employ- fellowship ends this summer. Many ers goes out of business, as startups of his peers who joined the program often do, the organization will help at the same time plan to stick around any fellows who work there find new as well, he said. positions, said Courtney Kishbaugh, “Everyone here has that love of a fellow at BioMotiv, a drug develop- Cleveland and wants to see it grow ment company in Shaker Heights. and succeed,” he said. She’s one of two fellows with local Four of the seven fellows who ties; she attended Magnificat High came to Cleveland in 2013 stayed in School in Rocky River. Sam Roberts, the area after their fellowship ended, a Case Western Reserve University said Deborah Hoover, CEO of the graduate from Boston, worked for Burton D. Morgan Foundation, one Paragon Robotics and helped start of several nonprofits that has helped Bookwork, which created a career finance the program in Cleveland. services platform for universities. Several current fellows plan to stick Not every fellow is interested in around as well, she said, citing a con- starting a company. For instance, versation she had with five fellows in Kishbaugh wants to support entre- April, while attending an event that preneurs through a career in eco- featured a speech by Venture for nomic development. However, at America founder Andrew Yang. least three Cleveland fellows have “A number of them at my dinner Courtney Kishbaugh at Biomotiv, where she works as a business analyst. (Philip Campbell via Man With A Cam) served as founders or cofounders of table said, ‘We love it here. … Cleve- new companies. One of those com- land is my new town,’ ” she said. with each other. They even watch in unless you can mentor them with of challenges ahead of me — and still panies is based in another state and Multiple fellows told Crain’s that “Game of Thrones” together. someone really good,” he said. do,” he said. another, Bookwork, is on hiatus. The they’ve formed a strong bond with the Why would they not want to hang Back in 2013, Boxcast was based in Eighteen local employers are cur- third, a natural hair care products region — partly because they’ve out with a bunch of like-minded the basement of a convent in Cleve- rently recruiting VFA fellows, said Joe business called NaturAll Club, has formed a strong bond with each other. people? land’s West Park neighborhood. So Guy, senior community partnerships been accepted into the VFA Acceler- Venture for America encourages “We joke that we’re a little cult,” how did it manage to recruit its first manager for the Midwest region. Sev- ator in Philadelphia. Roberts, who fellows in the same city to get to said Kelly, a Los Angeles native who fellow, Peter Spaulding, from Yale en 2016 graduates have already ac- plans to remain in Northeast Ohio, know each other and get involved in is planning to stay in Cleveland. University? cepted positions in the Cleveland will soon begin serving as that com- the local community. And that effort She joined Boxcast’s marketing Spaulding said that Daily prom- area, and that number will probably pany’s chief operating officer. has worked well in Cleveland. So team because the company seemed ised to show him “the ins and outs, grow to at least 10, Guy said. Over time, however, more fellows well that it’s kind of weird, Boxcast invested in her growth. Daily, the the ups and downs” of running a Companies that recruit them need who do stay will start their own com- fellow Lena Kelly said with a laugh. company’s CEO, said companies startup. That sounded great to to pay at least $38,000 a year. They panies, according to Baiju Shah, There are 15-or-so VFA fellows that recruit Venture for America fel- Spaulding, who said his “goal was to also are required to pay Venture for CEO of BioMotiv, which has hired and alumni who still live in the area, lows should go out of their way to learn as much as possible.” America a one-time, $5,000 fee for four VFA fellows to date. and almost all of them live within a find mentors who can help them And he’s still learning, which is each fellow they hire. “I imagine we will be training a few blocks of each other, near Play- grow — even if the mentor doesn’t why he stayed in Cleveland after his So what do you need to know if cadre of future bioscience entrepre- houseSquare. They get together for work at the company. fellowship ended last summer. you’re a student — or a parent of a stu- neurs for the Cleveland area,” he dinner and coffee. They play sports “Don’t you dare bring a candidate “I’m still growing. I saw a bunch dent — interested in the program? said.

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Partner companies thing, I wanted to make sure it was service because it’s a relatively inex- ple to sleep by 3 p.m.” kick in $3 to $6 of the cost of each so special that if it was gone they’d pensive, high-value benefit for em- A few years ago, Scott Himmel To create a healthier, more conve- lunch, which keeps it affordable for truly miss it, and they did,” he said. ployees. It also improves worker pro- had a memorable conversation with nient option for employees, he employees. A couple times a week, ductivity and enhances team a friend who runs a software compa- launched LunchOwl, a “fun and in- the company delivers a healthy, de- At your service bonding. Many companies underesti- ny about how much time his em- novative workplace lunch service … licious lunch to employees who opt When a partner company signs mate how important this is to attract- ployees waste ordering lunch. on a mission to help office workers into the service. Employers buy into up, LunchOwl brings lunch to the ing and keeping top talent, he said. it as a wellness initiative that keeps office so everyone can try it. Once LunchOwl also strives to be green workers healthy and productive. employees sign up, it delivers lunch- by minimizing waste. Dishes come In its first year and a half, Lun- es in a custom-built tote and places in microwaveable reusable clam chOwl has garnered 27 partner com- them in a branded fridge in the of- shells that are picked up with the panies. Currently, it is serving about fice. Himmel also is in the process of next delivery. 800 lunches per week. Retention has finalizing a prototype delivery vehi- been 100% so far, Himmel said, and cle and rack system. 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Himmel “Our philosophy is to meet you what type of food they prefer (the said it will be up to 30 partner com- WEALTH ADVANTAGE where you are and offer lunch that’s choices are “Kale, who?”, “Middle of panies soon. one small step to better health,” said the road,” “Pretty healthy” and “Ad- In May, Himmel is bringing on a Himmel, a native Clevelander who venturous”). Then the algorithm new executive chef, Matt Creighton, Imprise Financial develops customized captive insurance programs created and sold a startup called generates a recommendation before the former executive chef at Eaton VCKNQTGF VQ [QWT DWUKPGUUoU URGEKƂE TKUM RTQƂNG 1WT URGEKCNK\GF Campusmenus.com before starting their delivery day. Workers can also Corp. with Guckenheimer Corpo- programs provide coverage for losses that traditional insurance LunchOwl. 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General Motors Co. 6,000 8,850 General Motors Co. Lordstown Complex, Chevrolet Cruze and vehicle parts Rick Demuynck, plant manager, Lordstown 1 P.O. Box 33170, Detroit 48232-5170 Detroit Parma Metal Center Complex; Lamar Rucker, plant manager, (313) 556-5000/www.gm.com Parma Metal Center

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Sherwin-Williams Co. 3,126 5,044 Sherwin-Williams Co. Bedford Heights Paint Christopher M. Connor 3 101 W. Prospect Ave., Cleveland 44115 Cleveland executive chairman (216) 566-2000/www.sherwin.com

Ford Motor Co. 3,076 NA Ford Motor Co. Avon Lake, Brook Park E-Series Strip Chasses, F-650/750 Medium NA 4 One American Road, Dearborn 48126 Detroit Duty Trucks, 3.5L EcoBoost and 3.7 L Duratech (800) 392-3673/www.ford.com engine

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 3,000 NA Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron Race tires Richard J. Kramer 5 200 Innovation Way, Akron 44316 Co. chairman, CEO, president (330) 796-2121/www.goodyear.com Akron

Lincoln Electric 2,670 2,700 Lincoln Electric Holdings Euclid, Mentor Welding and cutting systems Christopher L. Mapes 6 22801 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland 44117 Inc. chairman, president, CEO (216) 481-8100/www.lincolnelectric.com Euclid

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Parker Hannifin Corp. 1,933 3,029 Parker Hannifin Corp. Akron, Avon, Elyria, Motion and control technologies Thomas L. Williams 12 6035 Parkland Blvd., Cleveland 44124 Cleveland Fairlawn, Kent, Mentor, chairman, CEO (216) 896-3000/www.parker.com Ravenna

Avery Dennison 1,849 2,423 Avery Dennison Corp. Painesville, Mentor, Pressure-sensitive adhesive label, packaging Darrell Hughes 13 8080 Norton Parkway, Mentor 44060 Pasadena, Calif. Concord, Painesville and graphics materials; pressure-sensitive vice president, general manager, (440) 534-6000/www.averydennison.com Township tapes; reflective sheeting Materials Group North America

Rockwell Automation Inc. 1,806 1,912 Rockwell Automation Inc. Twinsburg Automation products Frank Kulaszewicz 14 1 Allen-Bradley Drive, Mayfield Heights 44124 Milwaukee senior vice president, architecture and (440) 646-5000/www.rockwellautomation.com software

Eaton 1,771 2,676 Eaton Corp. Brooklyn, Parma, Aerospace, electrical, hydraulics Alexander M. Cutler 15 1000 Eaton Blvd., Cleveland 44122 Dublin, Ireland Aurora, Euclid, Berea chairman, CEO, president (440) 523-5000/www.eaton.com

The J.M. Smucker Co. 1,700 2,200 The J.M. Smucker Co. Orrville Fruit spreads, ice cream toppings, syrups and Mark T. Smucker 16 One Strawberry Lane, Orrville 44667 Orrville foodservice items president, CEO (330) 682-3000/jmsmucker.com

Bridgestone Americas Inc. 1,436 2,196 Bridgestone Americas Akron Racing tires Steve Charles 17 10 E. Firestone Blvd., Akron 44317 Inc. vice president, product development, (330) 379-7000/www.bridgestoneamericas.com Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Scott Fetzer Co. 1,358 1,609 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Avon Lake, Bedford Diversified manufacturer of products for the Bob McBride 28800 Clemens Road, Westlake 44145 Omaha, Neb. Heights, Chagrin Falls, home, family and industry. president, CEO 18 (440) 892-3000/www.scottfetzer.com Cleveland, Westlake, Wooster

Shearer's Foods LLC 1,225 1,225 Ontario Teachers' Brewster, Massillon Snack foods (potato chips, tortillas, extruded CJ Fraleigh 19 100 Lincoln Way, Massillon 44646 Pension Plan products i.e. cheese curls) CEO (330) 834-4030/www.shearers.com Ontario

Philips 1,000 NA Philips Highland Heights Medical imaging devices Chad Collins 20 595 Miner Road, Highland Heights 44143 Andover, Mass. head of site operations (440) 483-3000/www.philips.com/healthcare

RPM International Inc. 976 1,158 RPM International Inc. Cleveland, Medina, Roofing materials, sealants, adhesives, Frank C. Sullivan 21 2628 Pearl Road, Medina 44258 Medina Euclid, Twinsburg concrete admixtures and coatings, chairman, CEO (330) 273-5090/www.rpminc.com fluorescent colorants

BWX Technologies Inc. 950 950 BWX Technologies Inc. Barberton, Euclid Pressure vessels, steam generators, electro- Doug Paulson, general manager, BWXT 24703 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44117-1714 Lynchburg, Va. mechanical components Nuclear Operations Group Euclid; Jim Bittner, 22 (216) 912-3000/www.bwxt.com general manager, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Barberton

PPG Industries Inc. 854 854 PPG Industries Inc. Cleveland, Strongsville Automotive OEM coatings Keith Schneider 23 One PPG Place, Pittsburgh 15272 Pittsburgh plant manager (412) 434-3131/www.ppg.com

RESEARCHED BY DEBORAH W. HILLYER

Information is supplied by the companies unless footnoted. Crain's Cleveland Business does not independently verify the information and there is no guarantee these listings are complete or accurate. We welcome all responses to our lists and will include omitted information or clarifications in coming issues. Steris Corp. does not report local employee numbers. The Timken Co. did not respond to the survey. (1) Employee numbers as of March 31, 2016. 20160523-NEWS--40-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 5/20/2016 8:55 AM Page 1 20160523-NEWS--9-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/20/2016 2:28 PM Page 1

VOL. 37, NO. 21 MAY 23 - 29, 2016 THE AKRON EDITION Source Lunch Twinsburg fares ArtsNow executive well after Chrysler director Nicole Mullet Page A1 Striving to form a more cohesive arts community in Summit County Page 34 CLEVELAND BUSINESS

MANUFACTURING Still all in the family Mark Smucker is fifth generation to head the family-run food giant

By DAN SHINGLER

[email protected] @DanShingler

ILLUSTRATION BY GIULIA BERNARDELLI

DEVELOPMENT CycleWerks revs up for expansion Riddell could call audible,

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Going lean Tobin Buckner Welty puts its focus on Shaping entrepreneurial lean principles P. A2 scene in Akron. P. A3

Still playing Main Course Despite turmoil, E.J. Ohio Brewing opens in Thomas stays busy. A6 Highland Square. P. A8

Six years after Chrysler, Cornerstone puts Twinsburg on solid footing Developers, city officials happy that the 167-acre business park has attracted tenants quickly

BY DAN SHINGLER

[email protected] @DanShingler

Some towns dry up and wither when they lose a dominant employer like a Big Three automotive stamping or assembly plant. Not Twinsburg. You might think that the loss of its Chrysler stamping plant in 2010 would have given the town a crip- pling blow – like the way the loss of the steel or rubber industries knocked Youngstown and Akron for long loops in the 1970s and ’80s. After all, the plant is pretty much the reason that Twinsburg became a city. When the plant was construct- ed in 1956, it resulted in homes, util- ity lines, roads and businesses being built like never before. It employed $17.9 million $19.7 million more than 5,000 people at its peak in the 1960s and was still one of Twinsburg municipal income Twinsburg municipal income Chrysler’s most productive plants in taxes collected in 2008, with the taxes collected in 2015, without the ’90s, after hundreds of millions Chrylser plant still operational the Chrylser plant of dollars of reinvestment by the company. Construction is ongoing at Twinsburg’s Cornerstone Business Park site, where a Chrysler stamping plant once stood. (Shane Wynn photos) When the Great Recession finally killed it and Chrysler announced in 2011. Since then, Scannell has in- “We are ecstatic that we were able 2009 it would close, there were still vested about $14 million cleaning to turn that property around,” he more than 1,000 employees working up the site and another $75 million said. in its more than 2 million square feet constructing three massive build- The city, to the surprise of many, of space. In a town of fewer than ings that are already largely leased has not even lost income tax rev- 20,000, that’s usually a seismic event out. The state of Ohio provided enue in the process. In 2008, when with long-lasting consequences. about $5 million to clean up and the plant was still going, the city col- Yet six years after the last worker prepare the site for development. lected $17.9 million in municipal in- closed the gate, Twinsburg has re- It has gone as good, or better, come taxes. In 2015, without the placed the plant and even the in- than Scannell expected. plant, it collected $19.7 million, according to figures provided by come tax revenue it generated. The Buildings still going up city also just announced a new Twinsburg finance director Karen 250,000-square-foot construction “We got our first deal done within Howe. project for a site that will house one a year of them tearing down the But to be fair, the gains in income or more new businesses. plant,” said Scannell managing di- tax aren’t primarily from the new The 167-acre Cornerstone Busi- rector Tim Elam. business park tenants – though ness Park now sits where the That was after Scannell built a The Cornerstone Business Park has three buildings up and one more they’ve helped. They’re mostly from Chrysler plant was once a fixture, 137,000-square-foot building on building on the way. other businesses that have moved or and developers, business advocates spec. It was quickly leased when the expanded in Twinsburg. Companies and city officials have all been sur- vending-machine service company year, 50% property tax abatement park and helped Scannell buy the like Dublin-based Cardinal Health, prised and pleased with how quick- Vistar took the space and began op- on a fourth building – this one, a property, for about $10 million. which has expanded in Twinsburg ly it’s gone up and attracted new erations there in 2013. 250,000-square-foot building for He said the site’s proximity to the with high-paying jobs, have proba- tenants. So Scannell built another build- which a tenant has yet to be named. interstates has helped it attract ten- bly done more to buoy tax receipts “What the city has been able to ing, this time a 300,000-square-foot That’s expected to be another $14 ants, especially in the distribution than the business park, Finch said. do, from the time that Chrysler has structure for FedEx that was an- million investment. sector. But the main attraction has That’s largely because all of the closed to what it has redeveloped nounced in 2014. “Demand is good,” Elam said, been that the park offers some of business park tenants so far are dis- into now, is pretty amazing,” said With that filled, Scannell moved noting that his company will proba- the only opportunities for big, new tribution centers. They require a lot Abby Fechter, executive director of on and is construdting another, this bly build a half-million square feet buildings in the region. of space, but they don’t have that the Twinsburg Chamber of Com- time a 200,000-square-foot building of new buildings in Greater Cleve- “We are a very old, mature region, many jobs per square foot – less merce and a lifelong city resident. that has since filled up with multiple land this year – with Twinsburg rep- where new buildings fetch a premi- than the Chrysler plant did and cer- “We’re really proud of that.” tenants, including Bridgestone and resenting its largest project so far um,” Coyne said. “And people just tainly less than an office building The site’s redevelopment largely Dunkin’ Donuts this year. here in 2016. want new, modern buildings.” would, Finch said. has been led by Scannell Properties, Scannell will keep building, too, Terry Coyne, vice chairman of It’s all been a very good turn of That presents the city and Scan- an Indianapolis-based developer because of the demand, Elam said. It Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s events for the city, said Larry Finch, nell with their next challenge – at- that purchased the plant with Inde- received approval May 10 from Cleveland office, is the realtor Twinsburg director of planning and tracting businesses to the park that pendence’s DiGeronimo Cos. in Twinsburg City Council for a seven- charged with finding tenants for the community development. SEE CORNERSTONE, PAGE A3 20160523-NEWS--2-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 2:41 PM Page 1

--PAGE A-2 z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS AKRON For Welty, lean is the next building block

BY JUDY STRINGER tors, that is. But different entities are at different stages of their adoption.” [email protected] Turner, like Welty, learned many of the lean strategies and tools while Welty Building Co. president and working with a hospital system, CEO Don Taylor was delighted when which, in Turner’s case, was Cleve- Akron Children’s Hospital ap- land Clinic. The same is true for an- proached him in 2012 about the other early adopter, The Ruhlin Co., construction of a $240 million med- based in Sharon Center, although ical tower at its downtown Akron project manager Jim Pianalto de- campus. clined to identify the health care The excitement was tempered as client. hospital officials explained they Pianalto said many medical orga- wanted to use a new process called nizations are immersed in lean and, integrated project delivery, which as such, are willing to engage con- draws on many of the “lean” princi- tractors and partners during the de- ples and practices of the manufac- sign stage, when the practice has the turing sector. greatest potential impact. “My heart sank,” Taylor said. But not all companies are. The 70-year-old company had “That design-assist and bringing worked with Akron Children’s be- new partners on board is a new con- fore and, Taylor believed, had a cept to them, and they don’t really good shot at winning the work if it want to do that yet, not thinking or were conventional construction understanding how they are going management. to get the best bang for their buck,” “So, I’m thinking we’re going to Pianalto said. lose this project.” Other projects, such as those in- Welty didn’t. The 368,735-square- volving public entities, Pianalto foot Kay Jewelers Pavilion opened added, may not be structured in a last May, two months earlier than way that allows the client to enter planned and at $178 million, 26% into IPD contracts. Still, Ruhlin inte- under budget. In addition, the sev- grates lean construction practices en-story facility is 34,000 square feet when and where it can. smaller than it would have been had “Even if they don’t insist on that, they followed a traditional building we would bring the toolbox that we design practice, and operating mar- When planning the Kay Jewelers Pavilion at Akron Children’s Hospital, full-size cardboard mock-ups of floors know would make the project bet- gins are tracking at about 33% high- were used to better understand how each space would be utilized. This led to the downsizing of some areas ter,” he said. er than similar facilities, Taylor said. to make them more efficient for the hospital staff. (Contributed photo) “Not only did we bring it in under Power play budget, we made the hospital more What it means To what extent lean techniques efficient in the way they delivered can improve the construction of service,” he said. to build lean power substations and transmission Today, Welty, with offices in Fair- Traditional construction: Project lines is the question Welty and lawn and Cleveland, is making a big is planned from beginning to end. FirstEnergy hope to begin to answer push to bring lean into most of its Lean construction: Project is this summer. The Akron-based en- construction projects. According to planned from end to beginning. ergy company is in the midst of a na- Taylor, the company has completed Outcomes: Fewer delays, easier tionwide, $4.2 billion transmission eight smaller projects along with to revisit/revise, wider team system investment. The partners Akron Children’s — all following the engagement. will pilot the use of lean on the up- same practices and “getting the same grade of two substations – one in results.” In addition, four of its cur- Traditional: Supervisors assign Barberton and one in Avon Lake – rent projects involve integrated pro- tasks and timing. and a 69,000-volt line rebuild project ject delivery (IPD) contracts, which Lean: Front-line employees and in Cranberry Township, Pa. incentivize Welty and its trade part- contractors aid in the workflow The initial cost projections for the ners to do more with less. Those in- planning. three lean projects is a combined clude a $5 million project with an un- Outcomes: Improved workflow, $25 million, according to FirstEner- named food manufacturer. productivity and individual gy spokesman Mark Durbin. “We wanted to demonstrate that accountability. “We are helping educate Welty on this could be done on a $5 million the details around building trans- Dr. Brett Luxmore, an emergency room physician at Akron Children’s, project, and it did not have to be a Traditional: Equipment and mission infrastructure, and they are (left) and Harry Ostapowicz, manager of security, look at plans for the mega quarter-million-dollar pro- materials are delivered at the helping work with us on the details ject,” Taylor said. pavilion. (Contributed photo) beginning of the project. of lean construction techniques and And this summer the company Lean: Equipment and materials are tools,” said Mark Mroczynski, will partner with FirstEnergy Corp. notably health care. get of only touching materials once delivered when needed. FirstEnergy’s executive director for to pioneer the application of lean in “Notice how it is pushing down to for final installation. Outcomes: Reduced damages, transmission programs. electric transmission infrastructure. their suppliers,” Kaplan said. Other waste-cutting changes are a accidents and rework caused from He expects practices such as just- “Their CEO was aware of the suc- Construction is ripe for lean’s bit more complicated. Traditionally, moving materials. in-time delivery and prefabrication cess that we had had at Children’s waste-reduction tactics. According project managers and foremen begin to be part of the ultimate solution. Hospital,” Taylor said. “We are to Taylor, only 41% of a construction their work when blueprints arrive at Traditional: Fabrication and Although in the transmission realm, working with them to see if we can worker’s day adds value that a client the site. Specialized subcontactors assembly are done on-site. less time will be spent on studying duplicate that kind of savings on the would be willing to pay for. The rest clock in when their trade skills are Lean: Fabrication and assembly the actual design and more time will transmission and distribution work of the day is some type of waste, needed. The lean approach brings are done off-site be devoted to exploring the best ma- that they are doing.” such as time spent getting to the everyone together during the project Outcome: Enhanced efficiency terials and processes to use, worksite or waiting for equipment or planning, not only to coordinate lo- and safety. Mroczynski said. Early adopters materials, or work that has to be re- gistics for things like just-in-time de- “What kind of foundation we are The term “lean” was coined in the done either because it was done livery, but also to test assumptions Traditional: The project is built going to use, whether we use tradi- late 1980s to describe Toyota Motor wrong the first time or instructions and spot potential problems. directly from drawn plans. tional ground construction or heli- Corp.’s approach to reducing waste, were miscommunicated. Despite the potential upside, in- Lean: Models and flow charts help copter construction – those types of such as downtime, rework or lost in- “You can’t get rid of 100% of the dustry players said the lean con- plan the project. things,” he said. “If you decide that ventory. Lean now refers more waste,” Taylor said. “But certainly struction movement is still in its in- Outcome: Reduced rework and up front, the design you use through broadly to a set of tools designed to we can do better than 59%.” fancy. downtime. your engineering and procurement help companies identify “pain Some fixes are fairly straightfor- “People are wedded to traditional phase will be effective.” points that cause disruption, waste ward. Construction materials, for in- practices, just as they are in any in- Heinemeier expects similar lean or inefficiency,” according to stance, are typically dumped on-site dustry,” explained Dan Heinemeier, have in the past. Cultural change is construction pilots are taking place Samantha Kaplan, director of quali- at the beginning of a project. As a re- executive director of the Lean Con- very difficult and painful.” all over the country. ty and continuous improvement at sult, inventory is moved around sev- struction Institute, a trade group Jason Jones, vice president and Though he said, “We are really Cuyahoga Community College Cor- eral times, which is inefficient and based in Arlington, Va. “What we are general manager for Turner Con- just scratching the surface. The total porate College. While manufactur- can create a safety hazard and in- advocating as a whole is really cul- struction Co.’s Cleveland office, said: industry really is not as engaged in ers were the first to embrace it, lean crease the chances of damaged ma- tural change, asking people to do “Everybody talks about doing (lean), lean practices as we want to see has been filtering into other areas, terials. Lean projects maintain a tar- projects very differently than they all the commercial general contrac- them.” 20160523-NEWS--3-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 2:40 PM Page 1

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state Route 82 and Chamberlin Road. That would give an office the most at- CORNERSTONE tractive location in the park, and an of- CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 if they are for another distribution fice building to dress up the park itself. center. As for a manufacturing tenant, are not going to use it for warehous- “We’re kind of holding out for an Coyne said his firm is hoping that ing and distribution. Some profes- office or higher-density user for that the old Chrysler plant’s rail access – sional service firms or some modern site,” Finch said. which he contends is among the manufacturers are what Finch and Elam, however, said he might be best and largest in the state – will others would like to see move in able to meet that requirement more help attract a company that might next. quickly than most expect. need it for raw materials and/or to “On the south end of the site, ship finished goods. Looking for more workers we’ve been trying to attract more “We’ve got room to build proba- The park has almost 80 acres of manufacturing companies. We’ve bly a 500,000-square-foot building” uncommitted land left, and Elam got one company fairly interested so for a manufacturer, Coyne said. said he’s on the same page as city of- far, but we’ll see. They haven’t If that’s an announcement that’s ficials – whom he said have been signed anything,” Elam said. made anytime soon, Finch and others very helpful in developing the site so Coyne, like Elam, said he’s also in will be overjoyed — but most folks al- far – with regards to getting tenants agreement with the city that future ready think the project is a success. with more wage density. tenants need to be more along the “I think they’ve done an excellent www.felberpr.com | 330.963.3664 “We’ve really kind of held that lines of professional service firms, job with the timing,” Fechter said. northwest corner of the site for of- which need office space, or finished- “From the business community, I’ve fice or higher-end, finished-product goods manufacturers. never heard, ‘Oh, I wish they would use,” Elam said. Toward that end, Coyne said he’s have moved faster.’ I think from where Call us … or just wait a few more months Finch said future tax abatements working to find office tenants for the they started to where we are now, it’s for sales to improve. for the site might be hard to come by front part of the park, at the corner of been an excellent transition.” 20160523-NEWS--4-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 1:24 PM Page 1

PAGE A-4 z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS AKRON Honeymoon is over, but ‘Mr. Akron’ still finds Knight Foundation role exciting Kyle Kutuchief thinks the time is ripe for new solutions to the city’s old problems

BY JUDY STRINGER younger crowd, Knight and Leader- ship Akron are in the third year of [email protected] the Intern Edge program. Each year, the six-week program introduces 60 Earlier this month, Kyle Kutuchief college interns to Akron leaders and boarded a plane for a honeymoon the city’s civic and cultural institu- trip to Europe. That adventure be- tions during the interns’ summer gan just as Kutuchief wrapped up stints at local companies. Knight another sort of honeymoon: his first funded the design and first year of year as the Akron program director the program, which is currently self- for the John S. and James L. Knight sustaining. Foundation. “Surprisingly in the first two ses- Kutuchief – who many jokingly re- sions over the last two summers, fer to as “Mr. Akron” – admits the about half of the group has not been past 12 months have not gone with- from the Akron area. They are com- out challenges, mostly involving ing in from Pittsburgh, Toledo, time management. Still, the bloom Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland to is clearly not off the rose for the Bath have internships at GOJO, Goodyear, native. Smuckers – these prestigious compa- “I feel lucky to be in my position, nies that we forget are in our own especially at this particular point in backyard,” Kutuchief said. “We have Akron’s history,” he said, explaining a very short window of time to make that mayor Dan Horrigan’s new ad- the case to those interns that Akron is ministration and its willingness to amazing. collaborate is a key indicator that “You have to make that case in- the time is ripe for “finding new so- tentionally. They are not going to lutions to some of the old problems find it on their own.” in Akron.” Kutuchief’s job is to manage Community-building fronts Knight’s grants in the Akron market Kutuchief is also deeply engaged with an emphasis on community- in Akron’s Reimagining the Civic building initiatives. Prior to working Commons initiative, which is ex- for the foundation, he was director ploring ways to increase the use of of development at the Austen BioIn- common spaces along the Ohio & novation Institute and president of Erie Canal Towpath Trail, particu- Torchbearers, a young profession- larly the nondescript, three-mile als’ organization that works to at- stretch that goes through down- tract talent to Akron and nurture fu- town. ture community leaders. “He is helping Akron to under- It was through Torchbearers that stand and own its public spaces in a Kutuchief met Josh McManus, his new way,” said Christine Amer May- mentor and Knight Foundation pre- er, president of GAR Foundation. “It decessor. When McManus left will be a game-changer for Akron’s Akron for an opportunity in Detroit, sense of place.” the $2.4 billion Miami-based foun- Meanwhile, Kutuchief has been dation handed Kutuchief the keys to quietly working behind the scenes its Akron office. on a number of other community- “I wish I could say I had a plan to building fronts, not the least of get to this job, but I had no plan. I which is bringing two more Better made my own luck, I guess,” Ku- Block projects to Greater Akron fol- tuchief said. lowing a pilot in the city’s ethnical- Craig Horbus, an Akron attorney ly rich North Hill community last who succeeded Kutuchief as Torch- May. This summer, organizers will bearers president, would argue that target Cuyahoga Falls’ Front Street Knight is the lucky one. Torchbear- and Akron’s Middlebury neighbor- ers grew into “a collaborative hood, which sits at the intersection thought leader in Akron” under Ku- of East Market and East Exchange tuchief’s direction, according to streets. Horbus, who was vice president at Kutuchief also stays mindful of the time. how Knight can help beyond grants, “Kyle was always the big picture whether that means championing guy – he saw the forest,” he said. “I “cross-pollination” among Akron- usually counted the trees.” area organization, such as the Young Black Professionals Coalition and Making Akron stick the Women’s Network of Northeast The big picture for Kutuchief Ohio, or sponsoring a 25-person bus these days is helping to transform trip to Detroit’s Eastern Market, a Akron into the kind of city where tal- Kyle Kutuchief has been the Akron program director for the Knight Foundation for a year. (Shane Wynn) massive farmers market that accepts ented people – especially college- more food stamps than any other educated millennials – want to lay also backs new concepts designed to site in the U.S. The latter, Kutuchief down roots. Unlike previous gener- increase the city’s economic vitality, “When people serve their hopes, will serve as a model of how ations that typically chose home- such as DAP’s “pop-up retail” leases Akron might address its own food towns based on job locations, to- through which promising entrepre- community, they fall in love with it. deserts. day’s young professionals tend to neurs can fill vacant storefronts at “He is really wonderful at just pick the place first, he said, then find reduced rents. And they want to stay.” kind of toiling in the background a job. His aim is to make Akron that Just as important, Kutuchief said, and making stuff happen, and you — Kyle Kutuchief place. are new and ongoing initiatives to would not necessarily know that As such, Kutuchief is at the table boost Akron’s “stickiness” factor. Kyle Kutuchief had his fingers all as Horrigan and the nonprofit Knight recently awarded Leadership group of midcareer professionals tions to address the issue. over it,” said Jason Segedy, director Downtown Akron Partnership Akron a $100,000 grant to plan and will spend a year studying a pressing “When people serve their com- of planning and urban development (DAP) begin the arduous planning implement the Civic Solutions Lab, social challenge, such as early child- munity, they fall in love with it,” Ku- for the city of Akron. “To him, it’s process to make downtown Akron a which was modeled after a hood education, and deliver policy tuchief said. “And they want to stay.” not about credit. It’s about the mis- more livable city. The foundation Louisville, Ky., program. A small recommendations or potential solu- Hoping to win the hearts of a sion to make Akron a better place.” 20160523-NEWS--5-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 1:52 PM Page 1

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LeBron James Family Foundation finds good partner with Bridgestone Invitational

BY DAN SHINGLER ren to participate in WKYC Channel ly be exposed to the game. Campbell 3’s “anchor for a day” program. Oth- said the LJFF would love to intro- [email protected] er events might be a performance by duce more kids to the sport. @DanShingler the Akron Symphony Orchestra or a “This partnership is a perfect fit visit to Little Tikes Co. in Hudson to for our kids because it is exposing LeBron James scores again. learn about engineering and to them to the game of golf, which is What else is new, right? Except make a toy that students design. something many of them have nev- that this time James has scored a “The proceeds from Bridgestone er experienced,” she said. “They will victory for Akron-area children and will support our monthly experience be able to attend the tournament young adults by winning support for outings that give each of our classes this summer and get to go behind his LeBron James Family Founda- of students educational experiences the scenes of the event, and even hit tion from the World Golf Champi- in different fields ... Other upcoming some shots at the Bridgestone Green onships-Bridgestone Invitational, opportunities include being doctors Monster Challenge, so it will expose Akron’s premier sporting event and for a day at the Cleveland Clinic and them to golf in a really unique way a big annual tournament for the going behind the scenes at The Q and give them a pretty cool perspec- PGA’s best players. with the Cleveland Cavaliers. These tive on the game.” The Bridgestone Invitational has are all part of our mission to expose And if you’re wondering whether chosen the LJFF as its philanthropic these kids to the world of possibilities your own game can keep up with partner, which means the founda- that are out there when it comes to those of the new kids, you’ll have a tion will get $50,000 from the tour- their future careers,” Campbell said. chance to find out. The mini Green nament this year – money it’s al- As a philanthropic partner of the Bridgetone Invitational, the LeBron That’s all perfectly aligned with Monster that the kids will play on – ready received. James Family Foundation will receive funds to support its programs for Bridgestone Invitational’s intent as a 40-yard replica of the 667-yard “The World Golf Championships- Akron-area students. (Getty Images) well. 16th hole that helped to make the Bridgestone Invitational is honored “We pick out charities we think are tournament’s Firestone Country to support the LeBron James Family More importantly for the LJFF is our kids opportunities outside of the great causes and that help to tell our Club course famous – will be avail- Foundation,” said Don Padgett, ex- that the gift probably won’t be a classroom that broaden their hori- story,” Padgett said. “We feel like able during the tournament for fans ecutive director of the Bridgestone one-time thing. Padgett said the zons and expose them to experi- they’re doing great work with stu- to test their skill. Invitational. “Bridgestone is com- partnership is likely to continue in ences they may never otherwise dents right in our backyard. And Le- As for James, there’s no word yet mitted to helping make the commu- the years ahead. have access to,” said Michele Camp- Bron and the Bridgestone Invitation- on whether he’ll attend the tourna- nities where they work better places “We went into it with them saying bell, LJFF executive director, in an al have internationally known ment, which runs June 30 through to live. We’re proud to align the that we’d like to have a partner for a email with Crain’s. “We want to help identities, so we just thought it would July 3. By then, Padgett, Campbell Bridgestone Invitational with an or- period of time and not just have it to these kids find their passions in life make sense to partner with them.” and just about everyone else in ganization with the same values to be a one-off, and they agreed,” Pad- so they are thinking beyond grade Northeast Ohio hope that James is make a lasting impact in Northeast gett said. “Things are going well, and school. We want them thinking An introduction to golf celebrating an NBA championship Ohio.” I’d say they’re a good partner we about college degrees and about And the Bridgestone Invitational, with the Cavaliers. Each year, the tournament raises hope to have in future years.” their future careers, so experiences and golf in general, might get some For now, James is focused on bas- more than a million dollars for char- like this help them explore all of the new fans – or even future players for ketball and helping area kids, ity, Padgett said, amounting to more Experience outings opportunities that are out there.” the Akron tournament. though – which is just par for the than $25 million for regional chari- The LJFF seems to agree. To do that, the LJFF will use its Golf needs new, young players, course for the man many think is ties since the tournament began in “What this partnership with newfound funding to help pay for especially from inner-city commu- basketball’s greatest player and its current form in 1999. Bridgestone allows us to do is offer things like taking area schoolchild- nities where kids might not normal- maybe its best ambassador. 20160523-NEWS--6-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 1:53 PM Page 1

PAGE A-6 z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS AKRON Shows still go on at E.J. Thomas, thanks to partnerships

BY MARTHA NEFF E.J. Thomas,

[email protected] by the numbers Built: 1973 Despite reports of its untimely Cost: $13.7 million death at the age of 43 late last sum- Capacity: 3,000 mer, Edwin J. Thomas Performing Square footage: 121,000 Arts Hall in Akron is alive and, for Annual attendance: 400,000 the most part, well. Annual operating cost: $3.4 Ten months after a major reshuf- million, with about $2.1 million fling of staff and a firestorm of coming from the university; about protest that the University of Akron $200,000 from donations, would shutter its gleaming concert including an endowment hall as part of large budget cuts, E.J. distribution; and about $1.1 million Thomas remains open and hosts from box office and rental income Broadway shows, symphony concerts and even YouTube darlings management (tickets, etc.) and a Dan and Phil. house manager (who had been con- “The perception is that it totally cessions manager), plus part-time shut down, but the reality is 85% to students to help during shows. 90% of the events that were sched- But the public relations damage uled to happen there did happen and had been done; many in the media we have even added shows,” said and the public thought that the ven- Howard Parr, executive director at the erable E.J. Thomas was closing. Akron Civic Theatre. The Civic is con- For 2016, “Our goal was to stabi- tracted with the university to manage lize E.J. Thomas and overcome the E.J.’s box office and coordinate mar- perception that it was closed,” a per- keting efforts, among other duties. ception fed by the media, according But many on the UA campus see is- to Nathan Mortimer, UA’s chief fi- sues at E.J. Thomas Hall — confusion nancial officer and vice president for about buying tickets, long lines before finance and administration. shows and the resulting late starts, Mortimer said E.J. gets $3.4 mil- messy aisles and seats — as a small lion a year in funding from three part of larger leadership problems and sources: the university, inside and faculty discontent at the university. outside sales, and donations. The “I’ve seen what’s happened to university’s contribution has dwin- [E.J.], and it’s tragic,” said Guy Bor- dled, however, because of other do, a UA professor of music and the funding needs, he said. conductor of the university’s symphony orchestra, whose members Reaching out for help practice and perform at the facility. After the “painful decision” to lay “I love my students, and it’s been a off the E.J. staff, Mortimer said, the tough year.” university decided it needed a different model to stabilize the venue. But ‘Front door to the university’ that decision put the 2015-16 Broad- There’s no denying E.J.’s place in way series in limbo when the Theater the heart of Greater Akron arts sup- League, which produced the series, porters. But it is no stranger to atten- pulled out. dance decline and struggles. The university then struck a one- “E.J. is unique. It’s very important year deal with the Civic, which the to the community. ... Not a lot of uni- university is now evaluating to see versities support that kind of theater,” how to proceed, and a two-year said Ann Usher, the outgoing head of agreement with Playhouse Square to the university’s music department. present Broadway shows at E.J. The Usher is staying at the university 2016-2017 season was announced The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall saw much of its staff cut last year. (Shane Wynn) but will only teach. on May 11 and includes “Cinderel- “I think it’s limping by at this mo- la,” “Once,” “Rent” and “Chicago.” as normal at E.J. for the Akron Sym- Square exceeded the administra- With help from the state, the univer- ment,” she said. “It should be able to The collaborations have worked phony Orchestra and Tuesday Mu- tion’s hopes. sity is repairing its roof and the roof of be sustained. That is the front door to with two major exceptions: There sical Association, whose leaders said “We really flipped E.J. Thomas in the parking deck. Other areas need the university, and it’s important.” have been kinks in ticketing, and the E.J. staff is doing a great job the last 10 months for the better,” he updates that aren’t likely to happen. The facility’s landmark status in those involved are still working to keeping things running smoothly, said. But Bordo and others are con- downtown Akron has never been in overcome the perception that E.J. despite the circumstances. Parr expressed similar thoughts. cerned about E.J. in the short-term, doubt; its future, though, has been closed. “Production and facility-wise, our “I think the collaboration between and the university in the long-term. fuzzy since last summer, when UA “The reality is we need more peo- experience has been on par with pre- the Civic and E.J. has been good for “We are seeing less students com- made budget cutbacks to deal with a ple. [The shows] should be full,” said vious seasons,” said Paul Jarrett, exec- the community,” he said. “It’s not ing, and we’re concerned, very con- $60 million deficit. Among the many Playhouse Square executive produc- utive director of the Akron Symphony. about these two buildings; it’s about cerned,” said Bordo, who has been a targeted cuts were the university’s er Gina Vernaci. Only about 1,200 The downside, though, is that get- making the community stronger.” vocal critic of Scarborough, the baseball team and 215 nonfaculty po- people are attending the shows; Ver- ting tickets to the concerts on a walk- school’s administration and its board sitions, including 15 at E.J. Thomas. naci said 2,000 is the goal. up basis is confusing; the E.J. box of- Same problems, different era of trustees. “They don’t know how to In a series of badly communicat- “From a business model, we fice is closed when there isn’t a Even when the hall opened in 1973, run a university, and they don’t know ed moves, university officials laid off wanted to see the shows go on,” said performance, so patrons must get some predicted that maintaining how to run a concert hall.” all E.J. staffers, including executive Vernaci. “Our challenge was how to tickets across the street from the Civic such a large structure on a college But that’s not what everyone director Dan Dahl. It also cut all keep the current season going and on the first floor of the Ohio Building. campus would be costly. A New York thinks about E.J. nonacademic programming at E.J., plan for the next season. … It’s a This makes the subscriber base for Times critic predicted that the “spec- Mortimer said the university is except for rentals. work in progress. Next season, the both groups — and for the Broadway tacularly beautiful” hall would “be no working to program the facility more The university later rehired four of shows have a wider appeal and are series — extremely important. stranger to the economic problems and “demonstrate that there’s a vi- those employees : in the areas of stage absolutely more expensive.” Mortimer said the partnership that haunt the performing arts.” able market in the Greater Akron management and front-of-the-house Shows for 2015-16 have gone on with both the Civic and Playhouse And as E.J. ages, it needs repairs. community.” 20160523-NEWS--7-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 1:53 PM Page 1

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Countryside Initiative helps small farms flourish in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

BY JENNIFER CONN federal fund is in place to maintain the properties’ structural needs, such [email protected] as roofing, cladding and foundations, as part of the preservation plan. A summer morning at one of Spice Farms, one of the initiative Countryside Conservancy’s farmers farms, raises laying hens and pigs, markets can make you glad to be an and farms a variety of unique and Ohioan. Strolling through rows of heirloom vegetables. It operates the vendors in the open air, you can par- farm and the Spice Kitchen + Bar ticipate in cooking programs and restaurant in Cleveland’s Gordon enjoy food competitions while buy- Square Arts District. It also devel- ing every item in your family’s meal oped the Spice Acres Field Kitchen, plan knowing it came from local an educational program for schools growers. that offers tours and workshops fo- “The farmers markets are all cusing on connecting soil health to about the local food system,” said personal wellness. Brian Reitz, Countryside Conservan- Although the farm is run as a busi- cy development director. “You’re ness, Spice Acres’ Ben Bebenroth supporting that community-based views the mission as much more. agriculture system.” “By deepening the connections to So far, so good. The first Country- our food system and soil, the Spice side farmers market launched in companies are not just setting out to 2004. Countryside now has three make a few dollars off of the land in active markets, and revenues for the CVNP,” he said. “We’re changing the past two years from them col- the way people think about food, lectively have exceeded $1 million. family and the environment that The Howe Meadow and Highland creates our community.” Square markets run May through But Spice Acres’ start was chal- October, and Old Trail School’s in- lenging. door market runs November “Our first year of operation was through April. All offer fresh, sus- very scattered and lacked account- tainably produced fruits, vegeta- ability and measurable deliver- bles, jams, bread, honey, cheeses ables,” Bebenroth said. “We decided and other foods that give farm-to- to rebuild the team from the ground table food enthusiasts a reason to up and invest even further into the feast. operating budget and labor allot- Although farmers markets are ment, making the farm manager po- popping up around the country as sition year-round.” the farm-to-table movement gains It was a targeted approach that sup- ground, Countryside Conservan- ported a solid schedule for planting cy’s markets are truly the fruit of a and harvesting. To date, Spice Acres unique backstory. They represent has earned more than $100,000 to the sweat equity of several tiny lo- fund coordination of the farm with the cal farms working to be profitable restaurant and a catering company. Nine farms are currently part of the Countryside Initiative in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. in conjunction with the National “This has required great analysis of They raise everything from pumpkins and berries, to goats and pigs. (Contributed photo) Park Service and the Cuyahoga Val- our purchasing, and timing of seed- ley National Park’s efforts to pre- stone when their combined revenue Currently, nine initiative farms ing and deliveries, to guarantee the serve the valley’s historic home- exceeded $1 million. “It’s just like any are in full swing, with two new leas- freshest and best quality products steads. The Countryside Most farms sell their goods on- business. It’s about es soon to be announced. Each farm getting into the hands of our chefs at Conservancy is the nonprofit estab- site, as well as at the farmers mar- takes on a 60-year lease and pays the optimum times,” he said. lished in 1999 to oversee this kets. But make no mistake: These management, leasing fees based on fair-market unique partnership, which doesn’t are working farms that enjoy good value of the property, minus a per- Tools to succeed exist in any other national park in years and bad, and they must face planning, record- centage for living in a national park “It’s just like any business,” said the U.S. destructive insects, invasive weeds and complying with the many regu- Emrick, who teaches several classes and unpredictable weather. keeping and lations that come along with it. through Countryside’s educational Real small businesses “One of the purposes of the pro- Initiative farms also pay business arm, Countryside U. “It’s about Countryside Initiative program’s gram is that they are commercial business marketing. fees based on a percentage of their management, planning, record- farms are, in essence, small busi- farms; they’re not hobby farmers,” It’s typical business gross revenue. The fees graduate from keeping and business marketing. It’s nesses and are required by the park Emrick said. “If they’re financially 1% to 10% over 10 years to allow for typical business 101.” service to use sustainable practices, viable, then they’ll be able to main- 101.” startup costs and time to produce Countryside U’s educational pro- whether they farm berries, goats, tain that property and that’s the pur- marketable goods. All the fees go to grams are for anyone interested in pumpkins or chickens. Farming is pose of the program — to protect — Tracy Emrick, Countryside’s the National Park Service for mainte- farming as a business. Partnering no easy trade, and like any other that resource for the park service.” core partnership manager nance of the properties. A separate, with entities such as the Summit small business, many of them fail. County and Ohio State University “The nice thing about this pro- farm bureaus, and Kent State Univer- gram is it’s a safety net,” said Tracy sity’s Geauga viticulture program for Emrick, Countryside’s core partner- winemakers, Countryside U classes ship manager. cover everything from “exploring the Among her duties, Emrick pro- small farm dream” to “starting with vides agricultural guidance and re- sheep.” sources to help the farmers and the Countryside Conservancy also park. hosts local pop-up markets, working “They’re not penalized if they with individuals or nonprofits to don’t have a good year,” she said. launch neighborhood markets that “They have amazing access to direct can in time become self-sustaining. market, and they get free marketing With the help of such local entities from Countryside and the park ser- as Let’s Grow Akron, Countryside’s vice.” goal is to have small markets up and Even so, the park service owns the running every year. properties, but the farmers own “We provide support and training their businesses and, with support for three years, and help recruit the from Countryside, it’s firmly on their farm vendors,” Reitz said. “It’s too shoulders to make them successful. early to tell whether the programs It seems to be working. Like the will work, but it’s an attempt to work farmers markets, the program’s toward growing the local food-ac- farms in 2015 also reached a mile- The Countryside Conservancy runs three farmers markets where initiative farms, among others, sell goods. cess system.” 20160523-NEWS--8-RG1-CCI-CL_-- 5/18/2016 1:54 PM Page 1

PAGE A-8 z MAY 23 - 29, 2016 z CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS AKRON THE MAIN COURSE: Jennifer Conn Ohio Brewing Co. finds spot that fits in Highland Square Akron craft beer enthusiasts can thank Ohio Brewing Co. owner Chris Verich not only for opening the new brewpub in Highland Square, but also for the amendment that raised the allowable alcohol volume in Ohio beer from 6% to 8% in 2002. A former Ohio state representa- tive turned brewer and restaurant owner, Verich — along with partners Michael Verich, his brother, and Dave Miller — opened the Ohio Brewing brewpub at 804 W. Market St. in stages since March. The new patio is set to open this week, adding 15 outdoor seats to the existing 90- seat capacity. Verich and partners chose High- land Square for more than its visibil- ity — Ohio Brewing straddles two sites, with its bar side in the former counter area of Dodie’s Highland Café, a square mainstay for decades, and its dining room where Two Ami- gos used to be. Ohio Brewing’s partners wanted to bring a classy but accessible pub and restaurant to the square, and envisioned a warm interior where people could relax. “The community needs something like this,” said Chris Verich, who has lived in the square for eight years. “Highland Square is very artistic, and very diverse and funky. It’s just a fun neighborhood to live in.” Although Ohio Brewing crafts more than two dozen beers, Verich wanted to offer the full craft-beer ex- Ohio Brewing Co. offers up its own brews but also “guest beers,” especially those from around Ohio. (Shane Wynn photos) perience to the neighborhood, so he rotates in “guest beers,” especially Ohio Brewing Co. Ohio beers. at a glance “I’m not the only one who makes beer, and I can’t make every style,” Where: 804 W. Market St., Akron. he sai Hours: 11:30 a.m.-midnight But Ohio Brewing can make a lot. Monday through Wednesday; Master brewer Matt Coffey operates 11:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Thursday a seven-barrel system with fermenta- through Saturday; 1 p.m.-midnight tion capacity for 44 barrels. The Sunday. Live music on Thursday brewery can finish 750 barrels a year, nights. with each barrel equaling about two The vibe: An intimate but kegs. It bottles its beer on-site. accessible brewpub with a warm Many of the beers have won na- interior. Seating for 90, with a 15- tional and international medals, in- seat outdoor patio looking onto cluding Kolsch-style Verich Gold, Highland Square. the Irish red Cardinal Ale, O-Hoppy Specialty: More than two dozen Ale IPA and Steel Valley Stout, a nod Ohio Brewing beers, with “guest to Ohio Brewing’s first brewery in beers” from around Ohio. Niles. Menu: A wide variety of scratch- In Highland Square, Ohio Brew- made dishes that reflect on the ing’s space features the sky-high, tin Ohio Brewing’s bar area occupies the former space of Dodie’s Highland Cafe. area’s diverse population. Lots of ceilings of many historic Akron struc- vegetarian offerings, too. tures, wide windows that open (liter- ally) onto the street and wide-screen tinuing to brew and distribute beer. TVs. The full-service bar offers pa- Now with the Highland Square trons a glimpse of the brewing equip- brewpub open, Ohio Brewing offers ment, while pendant accent lights a menu developed by the partners made from beer bottles hang in the and head chef, Brendan Gilpatric, windows and over the bar. Several with the square’s diverse population framed beer coasters hang on the in mind. walls, collected during Verich’s trav- Almost everything is made from els to breweries around the world. scratch. Dishes include Cajun grilled salmon, a Cardinal Ale-infused A career change bratwurst sandwich and smoked With a master’s degree in political pork chops. Also on offer are vege- science and international relations tarian dishes, such as handmade from Kent State University, Verich veggie burgers and a quinoa hum- had his eye on a very different career mus wrap. path. He didn’t know anything One interesting twist is the pizza, about beer until he took a trip to Eu- which is made using the spent grain rope as a college student. There, he Flights of beer, as well as flights from the brew process. first tasted German beer and found of whiskey, are available. “It’s a crunchy crust with a richly he loved it. The brewpub fills up two storefronts on Highland Square. textured flavor from the grains,” “It was a mystical experience,” he timed 2008 opening of Ohio Brewing Verich said. said. breweries. He bought a home-brew- New York. It snowballed from there. in partnership with Damon’s Grille For those who prefer liquor, Ohio Throughout the late 1980s and ing kit, created his own recipes and The first Ohio Brewing opened in on Main Street, which struggled in Brewing has a full bar and will soon early 1990s, Verich studied various brewed beers that won awards. He Niles in 1997. That site eventually the recession. Since then, Ohio Brew- offer single-malt scotches, whiskeys styles of beer and visited micro- worked at breweries in Florida and closed and was followed by the ill- ing has scouted new sites while con- and bourbons in flights.