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cleveland-based SS&G adds 22 to 400-plus staff
The accounting firm SS&G expanded its presence in the Midwest late last year by merging with Chicago-based Ahlbeck & Company. In doing so, Cleveland-headquartered SS&G added 22 members to its 400-plus staff and helped the firm to concentrate more intently on its growing base of Chicago clients. SS&G also has offices in Cincinnati, Columbus and Erlanger, Kentucky.

SS&G, which provides tax, assurance, employee benefit, payroll and consulting services, wa... Read more >
tennessean says cleveland 'scores first' in med-mart battle
Writing for the Tennessean, business health care reporter Getahn Ward claims that "Cleveland scores first in medical mart race with Nashville."

Following a momentous ground breaking where a laundry list of prospective tenants, conferences, conventions and trade shows planned for the $465 million mart and convention center were announced, Ward writes that Cleveland "scored major points" in the med-mart public relations battle battle.

Jorge Lagueruela, president of... Read more >
film fest celebrates 35th year by leasing all tower city theaters
This year, Cleveland film buffs will have an even better excuse to take the week off to watch movies at the 2011 Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF).

For the first time in its 35 year history, CIFF is leasing all 11 theaters at Tower City Cinemas in Tower City Center. The expansion will accommodate the growing number of ticket-holders during the 11-day event, which will be held this year from March 24th through April 3rd.

Have you been looking forward ... Read more >
idea engine 'scores' with latest sports-themed app
The team at Idea Engine could feel the wheels turning when they met with local innovator Dave Petno, who approached Idea Engine with a web application he was interested in having developed: a custom tool that allows high school sports scores and statistics to be submitted to the media as well as to family and friends of the sports program.

The business communication solutions company saw the potential in this idea, and ScoreFeeder was born. The way ScoreFeeder works is th... Read more >
draft mag puts three cle-area bars in 'best' list
Draft Magazine, the premier source for all things hoppy and inebriating, published its annual list of "America's 100 Best Beer Bars: 2011." Cleveland area bars snagged a whopping 3% of the entire list! Okay, so three spots out of 100 may not be shocking -- but it is great news.

"Beer bars are cropping up around the country at a frenetic pace," the article states at the outset, "so paring our annual list down to 100 was no small feat. That said, we're confident that if you... Read more >
wind turbines on lake erie likely to stir up significant job growth
Recent news of a lease option for offshore submerged land in Lake Erie created waves of excitement for longtime proponents of wind turbines along our Great Lake. We'll likely be seeing the blades of five giant wind turbines twirling high above the shore by mid-2012, bringing with them about 600 new jobs.

A study commissioned by NorTech last August revealed that those 600 jobs are just the beginning. Moving beyond the five-turbine pilot project and into a proposed 5,000 me... Read more >
the social network: savvy entrepreneurs tweet their way to a better bottom line
Social media provides entrepreneurs with a great vehicle for communicating with current and potential clients. And like the companies they seek to promote, social media feeds often mimic the personality of their owners. But marketing experts warn that one size definitely does not fit all. What works for one type of business may come across as inappropriate for another.
q & a: steve arless brings stellar biomed reputation to cleveland
Steve Arless has nearly four decades of experience in the medical-device industry. As president and CEO of CryoCath, he grew the company to more than 300 employees before arranging its sale for $380 million. Now, he brings his expertise to Cleveland in hopes of doing the same for CardioInsight, which is developing a cardiac arrhythmia ablation therapy.
oakwood development highlights need for better land use planning
 The controversy over the proposed Oakwood Commons development reinforces the need for Cleveland Heights to plan for future development, says a local nonprofit leader.

"We're being forced to react to the developer's plan because the city of Cleveland Heights does not have a plan," says Deanna Bremer Fisher, Executive Director of FutureHeights, a nonprofit that promotes community engagement in Cleveland Heights.

"I understand the need for additional tax reve... Read more >
new shaker square restaurant serves soul food with a spin
What soul food restaurants lack in ambiance, they often make up for in good, down-home cuisine -- the modest digs are part of the charm and lend authenticity to the tried-and-true menus of chicken and biscuits, greens, and mac and cheese.

Yet Zanzibar Soul Fusion, a new restaurant now open at Shaker Square, is no ordinary soul food joint. The new hotspot offers soul food with a twist, dishing out traditional southern comforts in the atmosphere of an upscale lounge.
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amp 150 selected as 'best new place to eat' by midwest living
In a feature titled, "Best New Midwest Places to Play, Eat and Stay," Midwest Living encourages its readers to plan their next vacation around the mag's most recent picks of the Midwest's best new attractions, restaurants and hotels.

Under the section Best New Restaurants, AMP 150 earns kudos for its creative -- and surprising -- seasonal cuisine.

"Talk about a surprise. It's in a newly renovated Airport Marriott. It has a garden out back where the chef grow... Read more >
oakwood foes ask, 'do we really need another mall?'
When it comes to retail, how much is too much? That's the question being raised by residents who live near the former Oakwood Country Club, a 154-acre parcel where First Interstate Properties proposes to build a shopping mall that would rival nearby Legacy Village in size.

"There are moribund, vacant retail areas all over the Heights, so why do we need another mall?" asks Fran Mentch, president of the Severance Neighborhood Organization (SNO), a Cleveland Heights-based ne... Read more >
finding their voice: a new community newspaper becomes the voice of the unheard
The Neighborhood Voice is a new hyper-local community newspaper that covers University Circle and the seven neighborhoods that surround it: Hough, Fairfax, Glenville, East Cleveland, Little Italy, Buckeye-Shaker and Central. Created by the Cleveland Foundation as a part of its Greater University Circle Initiative, the newspaper is largely written by volunteers and high school and college student interns.
major sawyer spread in food & wine
Being named a Food & Wine "Best New Chef" has its privileges, not the least of which is regular ink in the pages of the good-old glossy. That's precisely what Jonathon Sawyer got this week when the February issue of the monthly hit newsstands, revealing a healthy four-page spread of copy, art and recipes.

In the section titled "What to Cook Next," the Greenhouse Tavern chef-owner says that his goal as a cook is to "please vegans, carnivores, and everybody in between."... Read more >
cleveland clinic joins forces with medstar to bring inventions to market
Billed as "the first of its kind between two large U.S. health systems," a recently announced collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic and MedStar Health (Georgetown University Hospital, among others) will help speed medical inventions to market, as a recent Washington Post article states.

Titled "Cleveland Clinic, MedStar join forces to move medical technologies to market," the article goes on to say that moving medical technologies to market is a relatively new endea... Read more >
med mart groundbreaking finally arrives this week
Some said it would never happen, but the day is finally arriving: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center takes place this Friday, January 14. Construction has already gotten underway near Lakeside Avenue, though, signifying that the much-anticipated, often-controversial $465 million project will become a reality. Completion of the project is expected to be sometime in 2013.

For many, the building's external progress will be almost a... Read more >
riverside celebrates new year with new acquisition
Making good on a 2010 goal to build and strengthen its interests in the healthcare industry, The Riverside Company this month announced the acquisition of Physicians Pharmacy Alliance (PPA). The North Carolina-based company specializes in drug dispensing to at-home chronically ill patients. PPA was founded in 2002 and has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the region by the Triangle Business Journal.

Riverside, a private equity firm with offic... Read more >
social media studio teaches ins and outs of new-economy tools
Just when you thought you knew everything about social media, or were afraid to ask anymore questions, a new resource arrives on the scene. Social Media Studio (SMS), a partnership between Rapid Fire Media and Virginia Marti College, launched on January 1 of this year, and is off to a speedy start with the announcement of six upcoming events and the release of its daily e-zine.

"The intent of forming SMS was to create a forum for the best social media practitioners and e... Read more >
survival kit, a new gallery, debuts in detroit shoreway
Alex Tapie has always wanted to open an art gallery, the kind of space that provides young, emerging artists with an opportunity to show their work to an audience.

"I wanted to create a space that was interactive and that would demystify the art experience," says Tapie, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art. "A collective gallery, studio and venue space."

She mentioned the idea to fellow artists Brian Straw, Dan Price and Suzanne Cofer. "We all click... Read more >
neighborhood initiative gives south euclid bungalows a green makeover
If South Euclid's Green Neighborhoods Initiative were a reality TV show, it would be called "Extreme Bungalow Makeover." The suburb has now completed renovations on two previously bank-owned bungalows. In December, the city hosted an open house to showcase the dwellings to buyers looking for a low-maintenance lifestyle.

"The city realized it has aging housing stock that doesn't make sense in today's marketplace, and wanted to do something," says Joe Del Re, New Business ... Read more >