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CCLB 05-14-07 a 1 CCLB.Qxd CCLB 05-14-07 A 1 CCLB 5/11/2007 3:08 PM Page 1 www.crainscleveland.com Vol. 28, No. 19/$1.50 MAY 14 - 20, 2007 LATENEWS DOCS DRAW LINE ■ MANY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL BILLING FIRM HAVE DECIDED TO STOP BOOKS ADVANSTAR MOVE THE DISTRIBUTION ■ A real estate holding company associated with Quadax Inc. has OF DRUG paid $3.8 million for the Advanstar SAMPLES. Communications Building in Middle- PAGE 5 burg Heights, Cuyahoga County land records show. Middleburg Heights Mayor Gary Starr said he is looking forward to 273 Quadax employees setting up shop there. John Leskiw, one of two Quadax CEOs, said the company plans to move its employees from Fairview Park and Westlake to Middleburg Ford castoffs Heights, but its Beachwood office will be unchanged. Advanstar’s asking price was $5.9 million for the 86,000-square-foot builiding, which the county valued likely to meet at $7.7 million for tax purposes. Mr. Leskiw noted that Quadax plans to invest heavily in updating the building. — Stan Bullard cool reception EX-HOSPITAL PRESIDENT NAMED MONTEFIORE CEO Carmaker’s ills expose disconnection between ■ Lauren Rock has been named president and CEO of the Monte- job skills in demand and those of its workers fiore senior care center based in Beachwood. Ms. Rock most By SHAWN A. TURNER “There are some recently was president of Euclid [email protected] important skill sets in Hospital for seven years. “The wealth of experience Rock brings Steve Peplin could stand to hire the foundry business. in health care, hospital and nursing another 30 to 35 workers at his Putting that knowledge home management will enhance stamping plant in Cleveland. His to work in a different Montefiore’s vision for excellence company is “growing like a weed,” within the highly competitive senior he said, and needs press operators way will be not so easy.” health care market in which we and tool room employees, among – Jack Kleinhenz, regional econ- operate,” said Donald Scherzer, others. omist, Kleinhenz & Associates chairman of Montefiore’s board Still, when Mr. Peplin, CEO of he said. “We’re a metal stamper.” and a partner at the Roetzel & Talan Products Inc., looks at the Local labor experts say Mr. Peplin’s Andress law firm in Cleveland. 1,800 workers at Ford Motor Co.’s ruminations illustrate the disconnec- — Shannon Mortland casting and engine plants in Brook Park whose futures are up in the tion that exists between the skills SEELEY SAVIDGE ADDS TO DISABILITY air due to the automaker’s plant that many employers in the manufac- turing sector seek and the skills ATTORNEY ROSTER, NAME closing plans, he doesn’t see much potential for help. possessed by those workers who ■ The law firm Seeley, Savidge & The skills of the Ford employees might rejoin the labor pool in light of Ebert has plucked two partners LEGAL DANCE wouldn’t necessarily be a good fit the scheduled closing in 2009 of from the Cleveland office of for Talan, Mr. Peplin said. Thinking Ford’s casting plant and the pending Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP Lawsuits alleging noncompliance with the aloud, he says maybe he could take shutdown for at least the next 12 and changed its name to Seeley, on a forklift operator from Ford. months of its Engine Plant No. 1. Savidge, Ebert & Gourash. The Americans with Disabilities Act are popping “We’re not a foundry, you know,” See FORD Page 29 additions of Daniel Gourash and Robert D. Anderle have allowed up all over, including in Cleveland. Questions, Seeley Savidge to set up a new complex litigation department, though, have arisen as to attorneys’ motivations. said Glenn Seeley, a founder of the firm. It now employs 15 attorneys, By JAY MILLER Great Lakes taps into county Mr. Seeley said. [email protected] — Shawn A. Turner ocal hotels and shopping centers as well as the bond for brewery expansion TALKS ON MERCHANDISE city of Shaker Heights and the Greater Cleveland MART TO INCLUDE PETRO Regional Transit Authority have been hit with By JAY MILLER would add 30 jobs over the next five lawsuits by what has been described by one local [email protected] years to the current Great Lakes ■ The Cuyahoga County commis- Lattorney as “professional plaintiffs” alleging violations of Brewing work force of 45. sioners have hired former Ohio the Americans with Disabilities Act. Great Lakes Brewing Co., which Plans call for the expansion to be attorney general Jim Petro, himself More than 50 lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District operates a nationally known brew- financed by an $11.5 million indus- a former county commissioner, to Court in Cleveland since late 2005 by Disabled Patriots of ery and a restaurant in Cleveland’s trial revenue bond approved May 3 help in the effort to bring to America of Lake Worth, Fla., which charges the businesses Ohio City, is gearing up for an ex- by Cuyahoga County. The bond Cleveland a medical merchandise and public entities with failing to make their facilities pansion. would cover the expansion and the mart that would be operated by accessible to the disabled. Among the defendants are West- The company is in the process of refinancing of an earlier bond. Chicago-based Merchandise Mart lake’s Crocker Park, the Galleria at Erieview, Shaker Square raising $6.8 million for a five-year A first phase would begin imme- Properties. The commissioners and the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites on Euclid growth plan that would expand diately and last for about two years. authorized paying Mr. Petro, now Avenue in Cleveland. its brewing capacity. The expansion It would include additional fermen- an attorney with the Columbus The suits are similar to those filed by what one federal would include more brewing equip- tation and bottle filling and labeling office of Waite, Schneider, Bayless judge described as a “cottage industry” of lawyers and ment, expanded loading docks and, capacity and more dock space. The & Chesley Co. LPA, $195 an hour, litigants that is operating across the country. eventually, the purchase of more real estate purchase would come in up to $125,000 for his efforts. The San Diego-based Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse real estate to grow its operation. the second phase. — Jay Miller See ADA Page 32 According to Cuyahoga County The brewery currently connects officials, the planned expansion See BREW Page 29 19 SPECIAL SECTION 6 SMALL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER In the name of finding quality employees, firms 71486 01032 ■ are getting creative in offering perks Page 17 Entire contents © 2007 0 PLUS: GRAND OPENINGS ■ INTENSE TRAINING ■ TAX TIPS ■ & MORE by Crain Communications Inc. CCLB 05-14-07 A 2 CCLB 5/10/2007 4:12 PM Page 1 2 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM MAY 14-20, 2007 COMING CORRECTION BY THE NUMBERS NEXT WEEK The site of the planned Stein Mart store in Beachwood was incorrectly identified in a May 7 Late News Money management item. Stein Mart will occupy the former Bed Bath & Beyond space in 700 W. 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