Friday, August 13, 1999
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12 entrepreneurs win statewide award
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft on Thursday recognized 12 Cincinnatians with Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Columbus.
The awards were given out earlier this summer. The winners were Mark Andreae, president of Clarke Detroit Diesel-Allison Inc.; Neil Bortz and Marvin Rosenberg, partners of Towne Properties; William Cunningham of Xavier University; Joan Feldon of The Answer Group Inc.; Robert Glutting, chairman and CEO of Floturn Inc.; John Handelsman, president and CEO of Vaughn Group Ltd.; Charles Kubicki, president of Cincinnati United Contractors Inc.; R. Glen Mayfield of Mayfield & Robinson Inc.; William Motto, chairman and CEO of Meridian Diagnostics Inc; and Thomas and William Rumpke, co-owners of Rumpke Consolidated Cos. Inc.
Visitor center sells tickets to attractions
Visitors to Greater Cincinnati now can get admission tickets to area attractions at the Northern Kentucky Visitors Center, 605 Philadelphia St., in Covington.
“Our goal is to improve the visitor's experience,” said Marie Fuehner, director of convention and visitor services at the Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau.
She said she hopes to include more local attractions in the center's lineup, such as museums and exhibits. Currently, tickets for Oceanic Adventures at Newport Aquarium and for Paramount's Kings Island are available.
China Airlines orders GE aircraft engines
CFM International, the partnership of GE Aircraft Engines and Snecma of France, has won $160 million in engine orders from China Airlines to power seven firm and one optional Airbus Industrie A340-300 aircraft.
The order from the Taiwan-based carrier comes a day after it announced a $400 million order for GE CF6-80C2 engines to power 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters.
China Airlines has also converted to firm orders options it held on five CFM56-powered Boeing 737 jetliners.
Acquisition adds to Hill-Rom product line
Hillenbrand Industries Inc. said its Hill-Rom unit has expanded its position in the surgical operating room products market.
Hill-Rom acquired Amatech Corp., an Acton, Mass., a maker of surgical table accessories and patient positioning devices, for an undisclosed price. Hillenbrand said Amatech will continue to operate near Boston under its current name and management.
Pact with steelworkers lets merger proceed
Steelworkers at the USS/Kobe Steel Co. plant in Lorain, Ohio, overwhelmingly ratified a four-year contract, paving the way for a merger with Republic Technologies International Inc., a union leader said.
David McCall, director of the United Steelworkers District 1 in Ohio, said 81 percent of Lorain steelworkers approved the contract. The ballots, counted Wednesday at the union's headquarters in Pittsburgh, showed 1,525 union members voted for the contract and 358 against.
The contract provides wage increases and improvements in employment security, insurance and pensions. It also includes about $75 million in capital improvements at the Lorain plant, west of Cleveland.
The vote is expected to clear the way for USS/Kobe's bar steel operations to merge with New York-based Blackstone Group, which controls Republic Technologies International Inc.'s operations based in Fairlawn, Ohio.
Duramed pill approved
ATP mixes business, play
Drought, glut squeeze farmers
N.Ky. Chamber leader selected
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BET starting online service for blacks
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