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December 2009
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Life Lessons: Amy Hammond
Amy Hammond has found the fabric of success in exactly that — fabrics. In 1997, she launched MMI Textiles in Rocky River, working independently as a manufacturer’s representative. Five years later her husband, Joe, joined the company to oversee business operations. Then in 2007, after a decade in the business, MMI Textiles purchased NDW textiles, a company owned by her father and stepmother. Today, the company has nine employees and has grown every year. One of the great influe... Life Lessons: Bill Jones
An entrepreneur at heart, Bill Jones left TRW’s electronics division in the early 1960s and bought a tiny outfit called Cleveland Machine Controls. When he sold the company 32 years later, it was worth $75 million. In the meantime, Jones became well-known in Cleveland’s small-business community as the founding chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises. COSE got its start in 1972 as a branch of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Previously, the Growth Association had mostly catere... Service Plans
Perceptis aids universities by promptly solving IT problems. The 2009 Weatherhead 100
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH ’04-’08 # OF EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE GROWTH ’04-’08 1 SageQuest LLC Solon sage-quest.com 2003 1,474% 50 - 249 253% SageQuest provides GPS vehicle-tracking solutions to improve the efficiency and productivity of mobile work forces. 2 Turning Technologies LLC Youngstown turningtechnologies.com 2002 983% 50 - 249 742% Turning Technologies develops interactive response systems for the K-12, higher education and professional markets. 3 E-merg... The 2009 Weatherhead 100 Centurions
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 1 Dealer Tire Cleveland dealertire.com 2001 229% 250 - 999 161% Dealer Tire designs, implements and manages tire programs exclusively for automobile OEMs and their dealers. 2 Safeguard Properties Valley View safeguardproperties.com 1990 211% 250 - 999 123% Provider of field services, valuations, title, REO services, hazard claims and repairs, property inspections and preservation services for the mortgage industry. 3 The Federal Meta... The 2009 Weatherhead 100 Upstarts
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 1 MMI Textiles Inc. Rocky River mmitextiles.com 1997 1,372% 1 - 15 167% A supplier to the industrial textile sewing industry distributing fabric, hardware, hook and loop, etc. 2 Hannah Electric LLC Perry N/A 2004 733% 1 - 15 150% Full-service licensed electrical contractor. 3 Lakeside Produce Distribution Inc. Rocky River lakesideproduce.net 2002 608% 1 - 15 200% Lakeside produce is a national distributor of fresh produce to salad ma... Wall Studs
Kyle Kazak knows that in the construction business there are contractors who are willing to make wild, unrealistic promises to get their crew on a job. That’s a game Kazak, president of Expert Construction in Cleveland, is not willing to play. If he gives in and starts saying anything to get work, his company’s streak of growing revenues each year is likely to come to an end. “We will not promise something if we can’t do it,” Kazak says. “We’ve lost jobs ... |
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Lounge Facts
You wouldn’t expect the plain exterior of Akron’s Greystone Hall to house an elegant space such as the Barrister’s Lounge, but step through the French double doors and you’ll be amazed at what you find. A pristine 20-foot wooden bar, brick fireplace and plush armchairs decorate the cherry-colored parlor, which hasn’t been used much for the past 10 years. In June, the 82-year-old building’s lounge was put in the hands of the Akron Summit Conventions & Visitors Bureau, ... |
Go Fish
You may be surprised to learn Cleveland once had an aquarium. It was small, certainly, but from 1954 to 1986 an expanded former bathhouse in Gordon Park was home to otters, alligators and sea turtles. When the aquarium was shuttered due to a lack of funding, it didn’t cause any uproar — not with SeaWorld just a short drive away in Aurora. But now that Shamu has long since moved, it’s clear to many Clevelanders that a city on a lake needs a major attraction exploring life under the sea.... Green Light
Andrew Watterson was first asked to create a more energy-efficient City Hall. Now, four years after joining Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration, the 32-year-old has been charged with finding ways to make Greater Cleveland’s entire economy greener. This August, Watterson organized Jackson’s Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit, a secular revival meeting for businesspeople and civic activists looking to develop thriving commerce around environmental principles. About 700 people gathered in... Lounge Facts
You wouldn’t expect the plain exterior of Akron’s Greystone Hall to house an elegant space such as the Barrister’s Lounge, but step through the French double doors and you’ll be amazed at what you find. A pristine 20-foot wooden bar, brick fireplace and plush armchairs decorate the cherry-colored parlor, which hasn’t been used much for the past 10 years. In June, the 82-year-old building’s lounge was put in the hands of the Akron Summit Conventions & Visitors Bureau, ... |
Pet Project
George needed serious medical care attention. Luckily, a $24-a-month insurance policy taken out on him helped defray the $1,701 in medical bills tied to the amputation of his injured tail. See, George is a 4-year-old chocolate Lab, and he is among the half percent of dogs and cats in the United States whose owners, like Kirsten Fitos, of North Olmsted, are buying insurance policies for them. Currently, there are about 10 such companies in the United States competing for that half percent. You may look a... |
Life Lessons: Amy Hammond
Amy Hammond has found the fabric of success in exactly that — fabrics. In 1997, she launched MMI Textiles in Rocky River, working independently as a manufacturer’s representative. Five years later her husband, Joe, joined the company to oversee business operations. Then in 2007, after a decade in the business, MMI Textiles purchased NDW textiles, a company owned by her father and stepmother. Today, the company has nine employees and has grown every year. One of the great influe... Life Lessons: Bill Jones
An entrepreneur at heart, Bill Jones left TRW’s electronics division in the early 1960s and bought a tiny outfit called Cleveland Machine Controls. When he sold the company 32 years later, it was worth $75 million. In the meantime, Jones became well-known in Cleveland’s small-business community as the founding chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises. COSE got its start in 1972 as a branch of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Previously, the Growth Association had mostly catere... Service Plans
Perceptis aids universities by promptly solving IT problems. The 2009 Weatherhead 100
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH ’04-’08 # OF EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE GROWTH ’04-’08 1 SageQuest LLC Solon sage-quest.com 2003 1,474% 50 - 249 253% SageQuest provides GPS vehicle-tracking solutions to improve the efficiency and productivity of mobile work forces. 2 Turning Technologies LLC Youngstown turningtechnologies.com 2002 983% 50 - 249 742% Turning Technologies develops interactive response systems for the K-12, higher education and professional markets. 3 E-merg... The 2009 Weatherhead 100 Centurions
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 1 Dealer Tire Cleveland dealertire.com 2001 229% 250 - 999 161% Dealer Tire designs, implements and manages tire programs exclusively for automobile OEMs and their dealers. 2 Safeguard Properties Valley View safeguardproperties.com 1990 211% 250 - 999 123% Provider of field services, valuations, title, REO services, hazard claims and repairs, property inspections and preservation services for the mortgage industry. 3 The Federal Meta... The 2009 Weatherhead 100 Upstarts
COMPANY CITY WEB SITE FOUNDED SALES GROWTH EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 1 MMI Textiles Inc. Rocky River mmitextiles.com 1997 1,372% 1 - 15 167% A supplier to the industrial textile sewing industry distributing fabric, hardware, hook and loop, etc. 2 Hannah Electric LLC Perry N/A 2004 733% 1 - 15 150% Full-service licensed electrical contractor. 3 Lakeside Produce Distribution Inc. Rocky River lakesideproduce.net 2002 608% 1 - 15 200% Lakeside produce is a national distributor of fresh produce to salad ma... Wall Studs
Kyle Kazak knows that in the construction business there are contractors who are willing to make wild, unrealistic promises to get their crew on a job. That’s a game Kazak, president of Expert Construction in Cleveland, is not willing to play. If he gives in and starts saying anything to get work, his company’s streak of growing revenues each year is likely to come to an end. “We will not promise something if we can’t do it,” Kazak says. “We’ve lost jobs ... |
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