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 ...

These companies represent some of Northeast Ohio’s successful family-owned businesses that are growing for the next generation. Brennan Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of hydraulics, has a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

In this column’s headline, an enigmatic yet whimsical old Polish proverb proclaims that if something negative occurred within your organization and you didn’t cause it, it’s not your problem. Savvy ...

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 ...

Hospital readmission rates are declining and there are several contributing factors. One of the main factors is that reducing patient admissions within 30 days after being discharged from an earlier ...

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