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August 30, 2010

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LEAD STORIES

Witness this, local giant in mining says
Cliffs Natural Resources today is beginning its 'Witness' advertising campaign, which pokes fun at the departure of LeBron James and is running in local business publications, at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, on area billboards and in...
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Urban farmers, advocates cite challenges in cultivating business
Farming is a tough business.
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Accrediting body head chastises Chancellor president
Chancellor University president Robert Daugherty has gotten a rap on the knuckles from the president of the Higher Learning Commission, the agency that accredits the for-profit university, for his response to a story about Chancellor in the Aug.

Huntington ex-exec leads Fifth Third regional plans
A 22-year banking veteran who for five years presided over the Greater Cleveland region for Huntington National Bank now will direct strategic planning in five regions for Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank.
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Local flavor lies in acquisition of Nutek
A Chagrin Falls company that sells soy-based cleaning products through several major retailers has been bought by the Hoover unit of TTI Floor Care North America in Glenwillow.
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Fedeli has attention of another community bank, Lorain National
A month after he made recommendations for the future of Lorain National Bank in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, investor and shareholder Umberto P. Fedeli says he, company executives and board members have agreed to talk bank.
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INSIDE NEWS

Magnet confident in loan program
Cuyahoga County has loaned nearly $500,000 this year to 12 area businesses in the hope that they'll be able to launch new products that will provide manufacturing jobs.
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Port's planned rail loop could improve shipping capabilities
Making good on his commitment to expand shipping business through the Port of Cleveland, the new CEO of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority is pursuing a plan for a $3.
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Pulte Homes moving on Pepper Pike project
National homebuilder Pulte Homes Inc. plans to start constructing its first townhouses next month in the posh Sterling Heights subdivision in Pepper Pike as the suburb and land developer Forest City Enterprises Inc.
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Local ShoreBank continues mission
The same people are working, access to money hasn't changed and depositors' funds remain insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Though Chicago-based ShoreBank failed and was acquired Aug.
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Tax Liens: Aug. 30, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against the following businesses in the Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office.
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Going Places: Aug. 30, 2010
Find out who's climbing the corporate ladder.

EDITORIAL & OPINION

Crain's editorial: Race is on
In the competition among states for a share of more than $4.3 billion in federal grants under President Barack Obama's Race to the Top program, Ohio finished in 10th place on the list of 10 winners.
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Let people make name for themselves
It wouldn't hurt Cleveland to embrace a 21st-century immigrant class that instead of speaking Hungarian, Serbian or Italian like newcomers a century ago speaks Russian, Spanish or Hindi.
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The Big Issue: Aug. 30, 2010
Are you in a throw-the-bums-out mood for elections this fall, or are you open to voting for incumbents and evaluating each race on its merits?
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THIS WEEK'S SECTION: PHILANTHROPY

With donors hard to find, a focus on current ones
Nonprofits all across Northeast Ohio have changed the way they raise money over the past few years, largely because of two major forces: the recession and the growing popularity of social media and electronic marketing.
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Many issues intensify amid brutal recession
Nonprofits are changing, in part because of financial pressures, but also because their worlds are changing.
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Nonprofit execs: Passion remains despite challenges
These are the times that test the worth of warm, fuzzy feelings. Folks in the nonprofit sector are working harder than ever just to maintain funding from a shrinking pool of resources, while the river of need for their services seems only to swell.
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Changing methods: St. Luke's Foundation
Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of Saint Luke's Foundation, believes nonprofits need help telling their stories.
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Changing methods: United Way of Summit County
The volunteers and staff for the United Way of Summit County have had to be more aggressive and entrepreneurial in soliciting donations and new accounts.
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Changing needs: Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
The number of hotline calls to the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center increased by 19% between January and June 2010 compared with the like period in 2009.
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Changing needs: Hospice of the Western Reserve
Hospice of Western Reserve staff members have found that personally handing to veterans a small pin of Ohio and thanking them for their service to the country has made a big difference.
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THE INSIDER PAGE

The Week: Aug. 23-29, 2010
A look back at the Northeast Ohio business week that was.
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What's New for Aug. 30, 2010: Vytex Low-Protein Natural Rubber Latex
A look at new products made by Northeast Ohio companies.

Reporters' Notebook: Aug. 30, 2010
Behind the news with Crain's reporters.
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