November 3, 20204 yr Sweeping Corp of America (specifically Seven Hills) has been acquired by Warburg Pincus. WP apparently intends to make SCA a platform for future acquisitions. From a regional point of view, that's a good acquisition. Now th hope is WP grows SCA enough that it becomes a viable IPO and not a quick resale. https://www.crainscleveland.com/finance/sweeping-corp-america-sold-private-equity-firm-warburg-pincus Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 5, 20204 yr Diebold Nixdorf may move to Hudson, says Crain's. I'd guess this was at least partly a result of the decline of Akron-Canton as a business airport. https://www.crainscleveland.com/manufacturing/diebold-nixdorf-may-move-headquarters-hudson Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 5, 20204 yr On 11/3/2020 at 4:20 PM, Dougal said: Sweeping Corp of America (specifically Seven Hills) has been acquired by Warburg Pincus. WP apparently intends to make SCA a platform for future acquisitions. From a regional point of view, that's a good acquisition. Now th hope is WP grows SCA enough that it becomes a viable IPO and not a quick resale. https://www.crainscleveland.com/finance/sweeping-corp-america-sold-private-equity-firm-warburg-pincus Warburg Pincus has a reputation that's ummm ... not great for preserving local jobs. I had a mentor who worked there for four years before moving back to Cleveland to do PE. Said the amount of people he put out of work made him want to cry every night. Praying this is an investment and not a chop job.
November 9, 20204 yr Crain's Cleveland this week published a list of privately-owned companies in the area ranked by annual revenue for 2019. There were 19 companies in the $1B plus category. I got curious about comparative rankings so I looked them up. Here's where the largest would rank on the Fortune 1000 if they were public companies. Medical Mutual - $3.471B - 616 Great Lakes Cheese - $3.2B - 693 Dealer Tire - $2.5B - 811 MTD Products - $2.4B - 832 Jo Ann Stores - $2.3B - 843 Directional Aviation - $2.242B - 877 First Brands - $2.2B - 890 Swagelok - $2.0B - 937 Ganley Auto - $1.875B - 977 Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 9, 20204 yr ^ Also worth noting that Lubrizol, part of Berkshire Hathaway nowadays, are way bigger than all of those companies. My hovercraft is full of eels
November 9, 20204 yr 41 minutes ago, Dougal said: Crain's Cleveland this week published a list of privately-owned companies in the area ranked by annual revenue for 2019. There were 19 companies in the $1B plus category. I got curious about comparative rankings so I looked them up. Here's where the largest would rank on the Fortune 1000 if they were public companies. Medical Mutual - $3.471B - 616 Great Lakes Cheese - $3.2B - 693 Dealer Tire - $2.5B - 811 MTD Products - $2.4B - 832 Jo Ann Stores - $2.3B - 843 Directional Aviation - $2.242B - 877 First Brands - $2.2B - 890 Swagelok - $2.0B - 937 Ganley Auto - $1.875B - 977 Is American Greetings on that list by chance? I’d be curious to see where they are now they were made private.
November 9, 20204 yr 17 minutes ago, cle_guy90 said: Is American Greetings on that list by chance? I’d be curious to see where they are now they were made private. AG did not qualify with sales of $1.4B; the company Fortune ranked #1000 had sales of $1.791B Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 9, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, roman totale XVII said: ^ Also worth noting that Lubrizol, part of Berkshire Hathaway nowadays, are way bigger than all of those companies. Lubrizol, according to Berkshire's 10-K, had sales of $6.5B in 2019. If independent, that would make them 412 on the Fortune list. In the same ownership boat, although much smaller, is Scott & Fetzer, headquartered iin Westlake. Berkshire doesn't break out S&F's sales. You have to wonder if these companies will see independence again. Will Berkshire keep the same magic after Buffet is gone? Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 11, 20204 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 11, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: In the article it states that PPT plans on adding 125-175 new jobs to its headquarters over the next few years. Another Cleveland company that is the one doing the acquiring and growing.
November 11, 20204 yr ^and now all they have to do is move Downtown and be able to attract more talent that would not consider working all the way out in Mayfield Hts.
November 11, 20204 yr On 11/9/2020 at 2:35 PM, Dougal said: Crain's Cleveland this week published a list of privately-owned companies in the area ranked by annual revenue for 2019. There were 19 companies in the $1B plus category. I got curious about comparative rankings so I looked them up. Here's where the largest would rank on the Fortune 1000 if they were public companies. Medical Mutual - $3.471B - 616 Great Lakes Cheese - $3.2B - 693 Dealer Tire - $2.5B - 811 MTD Products - $2.4B - 832 Jo Ann Stores - $2.3B - 843 Directional Aviation - $2.242B - 877 First Brands - $2.2B - 890 Swagelok - $2.0B - 937 Ganley Auto - $1.875B - 977 Wow....Ganley has gotten quite huge, hasn't it? I remember when they were just a regular car dealership, no different than any other. All these acquisitions and consolidations of car dealerships really hurt consumers by driving down competition--both in price and service quality.
November 11, 20204 yr The front page of Crain's right now mentions: Three Cleveland companies making out of state acquisitions Two Cleveland companies raising significant capital investment One Cleveland company moving downtown One Cleveland company eyeing an acquisition Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is apparently now the 15th richest person in the U.S. It's nice to feel optimistic some days.
November 11, 20204 yr 43 minutes ago, LlamaLawyer said: The front page of Crain's right now mentions: Three Cleveland companies making out of state acquisitions Two Cleveland companies raising significant capital investment One Cleveland company moving downtown One Cleveland company eyeing an acquisition Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is apparently now the 15th richest person in the U.S. It's nice to feel optimistic some days. I'm optimistic most days, but even that's an impressive list of articles about the prowess of Cleveland business activities. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 12, 20204 yr Sotera Health of Broadview Heights is going public and are expecting to raise more than $1 billion dollars. Always good to hear! https://www.crainscleveland.com/health-care/northeast-ohio-about-get-another-public-company-sotera-health
November 17, 20204 yr Zanite Acquisition Corp. (with a $200 million IPO) sounds promising new Cleveland company - a shell that wants to go after aerospace acquisitions. They have some pretty successful backers. TransDigm started this way. https://www.crainscleveland.com/finance/new-cleveland-company-zanite-announces-pricing-200-million-ipo Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 20, 20204 yr https://www.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2020/11/gojo-the-akron-based-maker-of-purell-will-lease-space-at-coronavirus-shuttered-i-x-center-in-cleveland.html
November 20, 20204 yr Why is it that the bls manages to screw up Cleveland's numbers so much? So some good news, even though they didn't revise it the numbers that we thought were way off last month were indeed so. Our labor force according to the data that we know is off went up about 90k month to month and even more drastically our employment went up 120k month to month leaving our unemployment rate at a very respectable 5.8%. Honestly, it's frustrating how unreliable the BLS has been with Cleveland over the years. https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/oh_cleveland_msa.htm
November 20, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, cle_guy90 said: Why is it that the bls manages to screw up Cleveland's numbers so much? So some good news, even though they didn't revise it the numbers that we thought were way off last month were indeed so. Our labor force according to the data that we know is off went up about 90k month to month and even more drastically our employment went up 120k month to month leaving our unemployment rate at a very respectable 5.8%. Honestly, it's frustrating how unreliable the BLS has been with Cleveland over the years. https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/oh_cleveland_msa.htm Came here to point out these numbers. These ... can't possibly be right. Our civilian labor force did not grow by 90,000 people from September to October. It says we gained 10,000 in employment from September to October which sounds reasonable and is good news. But the unemployment, labor force and employment numbers are...implausible. So let's run with the numbers! In really good news for the region, extrapolating September and October's data, we should have the largest economy in the midwest by 2025!!! See: https://xkcd.com/605/ EDIT: By the way, if you look at Detroit, they have the same whack trends in numbers for August, September, and October. https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/mi_detroit_msa.htm Clearly Edited November 20, 20204 yr by LlamaLawyer
November 20, 20204 yr As a general observation, If the numbers are not seasonally adjusted, they will jump around a lot more from month to month. I used to track these numbers monthly, but haven't for quite awhile. They also tend to get revised after a couple of months.
November 21, 20204 yr I thought we had an I-X Center thread but can't seem to find it... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 21, 20204 yr 5 hours ago, bjk said: As a general observation, If the numbers are not seasonally adjusted, they will jump around a lot more from month to month. I used to track these numbers monthly, but haven't for quite awhile. They also tend to get revised after a couple of months. I agree but Cleveland for some reason tends to be so much more out of wack than the many (if not all) of the other major metros. There have been several instances I can point to. Also, this time definitely doesn’t have to do with seasonal adjustment because 120k in employment and 90k in labor force just shows that the numbers are just out of wack. You might be wise though in just not paying attention to the numbers but I love data and love economic growth and this is really the only widespread way to track it.
November 21, 20204 yr On 11/17/2020 at 4:33 PM, Dougal said: Zanite Acquisition Corp. (with a $200 million IPO) sounds promising new Cleveland company - a shell that wants to go after aerospace acquisitions. They have some pretty successful backers. TransDigm started this way. https://www.crainscleveland.com/finance/new-cleveland-company-zanite-announces-pricing-200-million-ipo Correction: the IPO proceeds to the company, including the sale of warrants and oversubscription units, netted out at about $230 million, for about 80% of the company - subject to 40% dilution upon exercise of the warrants. The founders' share is about 20% (subject to the same dilution), which isn't all that greedy, as these things go. (The founders will probably grant themselves some options, however.) Yeah, I bought a few. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 23, 20204 yr Fund That Flip, which is *almost* a Cleveland company, was named 297th on Deloitte's Fast 500 list. https://learn.fundthatflip.com/real-estate-investing-blog/fast-500-2020?utm_campaign=FTF Blog&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=100698592&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--UQOTwxMrh4-hoX1dW1zQFlfHcMDX1H6kDEEY9bk-f-eXxqI4kPwYLeZEyvaUfZpiRixgy3frklFo6B7Y04N8ZaTYvYg&utm_content=100698592&utm_source=hs_email Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 24, 20204 yr The report is by Rust Belt Analytica LLC and the Urban Theory and Analytics Program at Cleveland State University. I hope it published soon and, even more so, that local leaders heed it.... Arts, entertainment, hospitality could fuel Cleveland’s post-pandemic rebound if they get more help now, report says CLEVELAND, Ohio — If elected officials truly care about the city’s economic future, they should do even more than they already have to shore up restaurants, music clubs and cultural institutions hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report suggests. ...If properly nurtured, the city’s creative, culinary, entertainment and hospitality sectors could drive a powerful recovery because, as the report argues, the pandemic has hastened a nationwide transition to telecommuting for work in many fields. The shift, which the report calls the “death of distance,’' means that high-tech and knowledge-based workers will be freer to move to cities that offer the best combination of low cost of living and high quality of life, the report said. Prior to the pandemic, high-cost cities such as New York, San Francisco and Austin were already losing their gloss, creating an opening for affordable, mid-continent cities such as Cleveland. The rise of telecommuting has enhanced that opportunity. “There’s a draw of place that can really lift Cleveland up in this environment, where you can leave San Francisco and New York and come here and get the same menu of amenities but a higher quality of life,” Piiparinen said. Already, the report states, there’s evidence that footloose younger workers are flocking to Cleveland. They’re fueling a boom in apartment construction that has remained strong during the pandemic, despite evidence of falling occupancy rates in areas including downtown. Geography of work is changing The number of 25 to 34-year-olds with a college degree or higher in the city has reached a historical high of 29.5 percent, even while Cleveland’s overall population has declined. But that’s only half of the current percentage in Pittsburgh, Piiparinen said, indicating there’s room for growth here in the number of young, highly educated newcomers. MORE https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/11/arts-entertainment-hospitality-could-fuel-post-pandemic-rebound-if-they-get-help-more-now-report-says.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20204 yr Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airlines, has been elected a director of KeyCorp. Isn't that interesting? 😉 No mention in the local press that I know of. Edit: Airlines like to have bankers on their boards. I don't know that the opposite is true. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 27, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airlines, has been elected a director of KeyCorp. Isn't that interesting? 😉 No mention in the local press that I know of. Edit: Airlines like to have bankers on their boards. I don't know that the opposite is true. The winky face makes me thinks there is something important to this but I honestly don’t know what this means. Any insight?
November 27, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Edit: Airlines like to have bankers on their boards. I don't know that the opposite is true. Is Key on any airline's board?
November 27, 20204 yr 27 minutes ago, cle_guy90 said: The winky face makes me thinks there is something important to this but I honestly don’t know what this means. Any insight? Pure speculation on my part: Cash-hungry airlines like having bankers on their boards; but I'm not sure the opposite is true. So why would Key want Hayes? I suspect the Cleveland 'old boy net' is working on JetBlue for more service, perhaps a small 50-flights-a-day operation such as American and US Air once had in the 80s. Why would JetBlue want to do it? Their Boston operation is probably too big with lots of competition, especially from Delta - a fierce competitor when they want to be. That wouldn't be the case in Cleveland Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 27, 20204 yr 7 minutes ago, Pugu said: Is Key on any airline's board? Dunno. CO and UA used to have somebody from Cleveland on their boards. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 27, 20204 yr I hope your thoughts are right that having Key on their board means or will mean new CLE service from B6. The routes I'd like to see and that make sense for them are CLE-JFK, SJU, Long Beach, at a minimum. Edited November 27, 20204 yr by Pugu
November 28, 20204 yr 22 hours ago, Pugu said: I hope your thoughts are right that having Key on their board means or will mean new CLE service from B6. The routes I'd like to see and that make sense for them are CLE-JFK, SJU, Long Beach, at a minimum. Of course, the board seat might simnply be a llittle payback for a big account; still Hayes may get an idea or two just from being in town (once the virus is over). If Key has any input to JetBlue route planning, a CLE-ALB route would come first. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 28, 20204 yr 23 hours ago, Dougal said: Dunno. CO and UA used to have somebody from Cleveland on their boards. Henry Meyer, when he was CEO of Key, was on the board, and then later non-executive chairman, of United, when UA closed the CLE hub. So while it certainly can’t hurt and is always nice having a seat at the table, having someone form the hometown is no guarantee for anything regarding service at the airport.
November 28, 20204 yr ^ Except, in this case, the out-of-town airline is on the Cleveland bank's board. Still, it might just be thanks for giving us your payroll account or something similar. I'm always willing to grasp at straws. 🙂 Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 28, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Of course, the board seat might simnply be a llittle payback for a big account; still Hayes may get an idea or two just from being in town (once the virus is over). If Key has any input to JetBlue route planning, a CLE-ALB route would come first. Does Key still have a lot of operations in Albany? My understanding was that they have dropped significantly over the past 20 years.
November 28, 20204 yr 44 minutes ago, Pugu said: Does Key still have a lot of operations in Albany? My understanding was that they have dropped significantly over the past 20 years. I guess times have changed. Today there are 60 job openings in Cleveland, 6 in Albany, according to their careers page. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
November 29, 20204 yr Some interesting mentions in this good news story: Despite COVID-related disruptions, Team NEO says region poised for strong economic development https://www.crainscleveland.com/government/despite-covid-related-disruptions-team-neo-says-region-poised-strong-economic Quote The organization has 146 projects in the pipeline, which is "larger than normal, and (with) a larger number of jobs associated with those projects." Koehler said some of the pipeline projects include out-of-state companies expanding in or moving to Northeast Ohio. The Carvana project is one of three facilitated by Team NEO this year, representing a total of 1 million square feet of new and renovated space, that employed the state's Ohio Site Inventory program. The site program was launched by JobsOhio this year and offers resources that include grants and low-interest loans for site and building development. (Two other projects using that program are expected to be announced before the end of the year.)
December 1, 20204 yr On 11/5/2020 at 2:31 AM, Dougal said: Diebold Nixdorf may move to Hudson, says Crain's. I'd guess this was at least partly a result of the decline of Akron-Canton as a business airport. https://www.crainscleveland.com/manufacturing/diebold-nixdorf-may-move-headquarters-hudson Hudson backs 50 percent income tax credit for Diebold Nixdorf's expected relocation Company plans to move to city in 2021; will bring 314 jobs, 31.4 million in payroll https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2020/11/19/hudson-backs-income-tax-credit-diebold-nixdorf-relocation/3769500001/
December 3, 20204 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 3, 20204 yr 6 hours ago, KJP said: I haven't seen the update since then, but last month their data was showing a total of 17% of ALL households in Cuyahoga County had received assistance from them so far this year. It's bad out there...
December 6, 20204 yr Is Avon cheating the City of Cleveland out of money? And why isn't Cleveland demanding payment? "NOACA developed its new policy in part as a response to a bitter debate in 2007 over whether the agency would approve the I-90 Nagel Road interchange in Avon in eastern Lorain County, a project funded by the city, developers and local businesses. Avon overcame opposition on the NOACA board by agreeing to share income taxes from new businesses with Cleveland, which expected to lose tax base as a result of the project.....Yet William Logan, Avon’s current finance director, said in an email Friday that the city never made any payments related to the agreement over the interchange. “To date there have been no income tax sharing payments with Cleveland or any other community that signed the agreement,’' he wrote." https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/12/if-approved-new-noaca-policy-on-highway-interchanges-will-face-quick-test-in-2021-over-sprawl-versus-regional-equity.html Was there an agreement made? If so, why hasn't Avon paid and why hasn't Cleveland city officials pursued what its owed?
December 7, 20204 yr Another company from the burbs heading to the central city: Digital marketing agency Fathom finds a new home in an old building in the Flats "A growing digital marketing agency plans to shed its suburban address next year, trading leased offices in Valley View for a newly renovated home on the west bank of the Flats. That company, Fathom, employs just over 80 people and aims to double in size over the next five years. And its executives are confident there's still unmatched value in bringing clients and employees together, face-to-face, despite a pandemic that has kept them apart since March...." https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/digital-marketing-agency-fathom-finds-new-home-old-building-flats
December 7, 20204 yr 45 minutes ago, Pugu said: Another company from the burbs heading to the central city: Digital marketing agency Fathom finds a new home in an old building in the Flats "A growing digital marketing agency plans to shed its suburban address next year, trading leased offices in Valley View for a newly renovated home on the west bank of the Flats. That company, Fathom, employs just over 80 people and aims to double in size over the next five years. And its executives are confident there's still unmatched value in bringing clients and employees together, face-to-face, despite a pandemic that has kept them apart since March...." https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/digital-marketing-agency-fathom-finds-new-home-old-building-flats @Pugu Yeah, yeah. I reported that in August. Twice. https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/08/seeds-sprouts-ix-early-intel-on-real.html https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/08/biz-moving-from-suburbs-to-downtown.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 7, 20204 yr Cleveland's Athersys to put 400 jobs in Stow. See Akron Development thread for more. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 7, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: @Pugu Yeah, yeah. I reported that in August. Twice. https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/08/seeds-sprouts-ix-early-intel-on-real.html https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/08/biz-moving-from-suburbs-to-downtown.html @KJP---that was so long ago that I had forgotten---that said, its pretty impressive that you beat Crains by FOUR months!
December 7, 20204 yr Few other stories I've reported on that no one else has yet (I forgot to include St. Michaels in this https://neo-trans.blogspot.com/2020/07/west-side-gem-may-sparkle-again-as-arch.html ).... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 8, 20204 yr Great news for north east Ohio with the tax credits - 3000 nearly new jobs. Only sad part is none of the jobs are for Cleveland and only a little more than 200 in Cuyahoga. Also, does anyone know why Athersys is expanding in Stow instead of Cleveland? Lordstown Motors - Lordstown - 1570 full time jobs - 91 million payroll Athersys - Stowe - 400 jobs - 34.8 mil Tractor Supply - Navarre - 375 - 14 mil Stakes - Eastlake - 400 - 12.5 mil Issquared - Solon - 109 - 8.8 mil Digital Room - Solon - 60 - 2.8 mil Luminance Brands - Cuyahoga Falls - 42 - 2.7 mil Airgas USA - Independence - 42 - 1.8 mil Edited December 8, 20204 yr by cle_guy90 Previous said 4200 jobs but that was the total for all of Ohio.
December 8, 20204 yr Is there a full list of applicants somewhere? If there were applicants within the city and CLE got zero, that's really sh&tty.
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