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In Ohio: 1 Year - $64, 2 Year - $110 20101018-NEWS--1-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 10/15/2010 4:44 PM Page 1 Vol. 31, No. 41 $1.50/OCTOBER 18 - 24, 2010 Execs who choose politics find it’s not a day at the office Candidates with business backgrounds tout abilities to lead a company, but transition to government not always seamless By JAY MILLER Corrigan, chief operating officer of [email protected] Prestolite Electric Inc., who is chal- lenging longtime incumbent Dennis ast performance suggests Kucinich in the 10th Congressional few successful business people District, and Pete Draganic, a have managed to continue Republican and construction con- their winning ways by moving tractor who wants to represent the Pinto politics — think presidential Fourth District on the new Cuya- hopefuls Steve Forbes and Ross hoga County Council. Perot from years past. These candidates and others However, that isn’t stopping local make essentially the same argument: executives and business owners I’ve been a success in business, and from trying to emulate Michael I can be successful in government. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg However, unless some of them LP who has been mayor of New can pull out victories next month, York City since his election in 2001. the number of business people who On Nov. 2, Northeast Ohio voters voters have given the chance to JESSE KRAMER will find a handful of business leaders show what they can do in govern- Thomas Perciak says the similarities are few between the nearly 40 years he spent on the ballot running for key offices. ment is small. in the banking business and his job since 2004 as mayor of Strongsville. Among them are Republican Peter See POLITICS Page 7 MATT PETE TOM KEN LANCI JACK BRAKEY DRAGANIC GANLEY Current job: SCHRON Consolitated Current job: Current job: Current job: Current job: Graphics Group energy construction auto dealer Jergens Inc. Inc. owner contractor CEO consultant Candidate: Candidate: Candidate: Candidate: 13th district Candidate: Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga congressman Cuyahoga County executive County council County council County Council Business loans make up larger INSIDE Danaher’s winning bid for Hospitals’ charitable share of credit union portfolios donations rebound Keithley could cost local jobs By MICHELLE PARK business loans. As a result, an area The recession undercut the [email protected] of business that was a specialty line fundraising efforts of hospital By CHUCK SODER ment firm in Beachwood. for credit unions has become more systems nationwide, but some local [email protected] Edward Hemmelgarn and Ray- Credit unions, long a bastion of mainstream, said John Kutchey, health care institutions are reporting mond Rund of Shaker Investments consumer lending, have become a deputy director of the examination rising levels of charitable giving. Employees of Keithley Instru- LLC said they expect Danaher to cut haven for Joe Business Owner, too. and insurance office of the National Those hospitals say they are ments Inc. might not like one of the at least some sales and administra- Amid tighter bank lending stan- Credit Union Administration, the focusing on bolstering relationships reasons Danaher Corp. was willing tive positions once it completes the dards in the wake of the subprime industry’s federal supervisor. with individual donors. Read Tim to pay a 74% premium for the Solon deal to acquire the maker of electrical mortgage fiasco, credit unions are Examples of growth abound. Magaw’s story on Page 3. company, according to two execu- testing and measurement equipment, accelerating their issuance of small See CREDIT Page 35 tives from an investment manage- See KEITHLEY Page 8 SPECIAL SECTION 41 6 Crain’s for the fourth time honors Northeast Ohio’s top financial officers for their fiscal leadership NEWSPAPER 71486 01032 and asset management ■ Pages 17-33 0 20101018-NEWS--2-NAT-CCI-CL_-- 10/15/2010 11:31 AM Page 1 2 CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS WWW.CRAINSCLEVELAND.COM OCTOBER 18-24, 2010 COMING NEXT WEEK HAVING LESS, SPENDING LESS It took a mammoth recession to do it, but average U.S. household spending fell in 2009 from 2008 — An event’s buildup the first year-to-year drop since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking such data in 1984. Spending on housing and transportation — the largest components of consumers’ budgets — fell Plenty of planning and work 1.3% and 11% respectively, contributing to an overall drop in spending in 2009. Health care 700 W. 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Ms. Taylor said Summa’s By TIMOTHY MAGAW on the mend. development at the Summa Founda- The Summa Foundation, the fundraising typically has been driven [email protected] Charitable giving for U.S. health tion, said although the environment fundraising arm for the Akron-based by special events such as its annual care institutions plunged 11% in for giving is peering up, it’s by no Summa Health System, saw dona- Sapphire Ball, which raises money The crippling recession impaired 2009, totaling about $7.64 billion, means perfect. tions decline almost 19% to $4.4 for women’s health. At this year’s the fundraising efforts of hospital according to a report issued last “We still see some hesitation,” Ms. million in 2009 from $5.4 million in ball, for example, Summa received systems nationwide, but as the month by the Association for Taylor said.
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