January/February 2012
FEATURES
Power 100
By upending the patronage system and helping to restore confidence in county government, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald tops our list of the region's most powerful players after just a year in office. And we profile Frank Jackson (No. 4), Barbara Snyder (No. 13), Tim Timken (No. 18), Paul Clark (No. 22), Dan Walsh and Monte Ahuja. Plus a conversation with Albert Ratner (No. 11), four leaders talk about minorities and power, and the Top 10 women, minorities and leaders under 40.
Business Hall of Fame
City Missionary
With little more than a passion for his city and the desire to tell its story, Lute H. Harmon created Cleveland Magazine and built a company that extends throughout the Great Lakes.
DEPARTMENTS
ENTREPRENEUR'S TOOLKIT
Live Wires
Kent-based aerospace engineers are finally taking off in an attempt to revamp the in-flight entertainment and Internet market.
NEO NOW
Welcome Centered
As president of Global Cleveland, Larry Miller has accepted the challenge of attracting 100,000 newcomers to Northeast Ohio over the next 10 years. Here’s how he’s going to do it.
Uncommon Scents
Candleman’s imaginative fragrances attract buyers looking for something unique.
Three Questions ...
... with Nathan Wills, co-founder, Engage! Cleveland
Mind Games
Shrink to the pros, Jack J. Lesyk can help business leaders shake off slumps and setbacks in 2012.
Cleveland's Healthy Foods partners with Dole for a top-banana cross-promotion plan.
Home Works
The $5.5 million makeover of Tremco’s headquarters produced a showplace of sustainability.
Second Chance
The Greater Cleveland Integrated Re-Entry Project looks to entrepreneurship as a way to help ex-offenders make a fresh start.
CALENDAR
Team NEO Economic Development Plus Awards, NEOSA Forum: The Future of Mobile Technology, YBI’s Pop Up Park, and Leadership Lorain County’s Annual Golf Outing
ONE TO WATCH
José C. Feliciano Jr. | 33
President of Young Latino Network; account manager at Bank of America
COLUMNISTS
ABSOLUTELY
A Lake for the People
Any plan for lakefront development must start with beaches, parks, nature preserves and public use.
E-INDUSTRY
Get Moving
If your company isn’t thinking about mobile offerings, then prepare to be passed by.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Kid Stuff
Encouraging a childlike sense of wonder to blossom among your staff isn’t childish at all.
BEST PRACTICES
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Star Attractions
They may not be the big-budget blockbusters of the past, but corporate meetings and events are taking center stage again. We put the spotlight on the trends for 2012 that will have your guests feeling like a celebrity.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Major Decisions
While more Northeast Ohio students are choosing career paths that combine our strengths in science, engineering and health care, a new crop of programs is developing entrepreneurs and pioneers in sustainability.
NEOCONOMIST
Three keys to developing the lakefront.