Alliance Industrial Solutions is pleased to continue our presenting sponsorship of the Evolution of Manufacturing Awards this year, celebrating local industry leaders for their innovation, creativity ...

Attracting, developing and retaining young talent is a key to business success. And in the often-hypercompetitive M&A space, it’s critical. So, in this issue, we debut our Smart Business Dealmakers ...

In the hypercompetitive world of M&A, talent is the ultimate key to success today and well into the future. The Smart Business Dealmakers Rising Stars program recognizes the industry’s most promising ...

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to invest in and/or purchase several businesses. Some were great successes, while others underperformed or even failed. Reflecting on these experiences ...

Stephen Klumb, Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, National Bank & Trust Determining how much credit your business can obtain or should have can seem like a complicated endeavor for ...

When Victor DiGeronimo Jr.’s grandfather, father and uncles started Independence Excavating Inc. in 1956, they didn’t realize they were building a foundation deeper than the basements they were ...

What if I told you that you have the power to predict the future? OK, not exactly. Nobody can say what is going to happen tomorrow, next week or next year. But you do have the power to anticipate the ...

Six years ago, former ambassador to Ireland Edward F. Crawford approached Brian E. Powers with a challenge. Sales at Hickock Inc. — a Cleveland-based electrical instrument manufacturer founded in 1910 ...

Nowadays, it is hard to miss the daily barrage of reports advocating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) related to practically everything that makes us human. The pace with which new technology ...

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) is pleased to return as Presenting Sponsor of the 2020 Smart Women Breakfast & Awards. As this event becomes virtual this year and we learn how to network ...

Inspired by the famous tale about Aladdin’s genie who emerged from a magic lamp to grant wishes, Fady Chamoun built Aladdin’s with the same goal: “to make people’s wishes come true.” Whether it’s a ...

Bronze cemetery markers, electric car batteries and inkjet printers don’t seem to have much in common, but all of these innovations (and more) stem from the same expertise at Matthews International ...