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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From oil and gas to manufacturing, mining, chemical processing and more, numerous industries around the world rely on water for their operations — generating large volumes of wastewater in the process ...

The increasing power of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has been the hottest topic in tech in the past year, with a host of AI products exploding in popularity and seizing the public’s attention.

Some aviators may argue that Flexjet’s ultra-modern fleet of nearly 300 luxury aircraft is key to the company’s exponential growth. Others credit its team, including more than 1,100 experienced pilots ...

Over the past 35 years running JWF Industries, President and CEO Bill Polacek has faced several obstacles that required him to step back and rethink his approach. “I hit either a ceiling or we were at ...

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 ...