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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Beachwood Company Named to Case's Weatherhead 100

One Wish LLC, the parent company of four e-commerce sites, ranks No. 26 on the list of Northeast Ohio's Fastest Growing Companies

In the '90s, One Wish began as a Cleveland-area jazz band. Now, it's also the name of one of Northeast Ohio's fastest growing companies. Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead 100 ranked the Beachwood firm No. 26 on its annual list of emerging companies in the region. One Wish is the parent company of four e-commerce websites — Audimute Acoustic Panels, Audimute Soundproofing, Medic Batteries and Retrofit LED Lights. President Mitch Zlotnik's team of 25 employees operates One Wish's websites, produces its products and ships them from the company's offices at 23495 Mercantile Road, Suite H. The orders of acoustic sound panels, batteries and soundproofing kept the employees busy — and profitable — in 2012. According to the Weatherhead…

Friday, June 3, 2011

National Hiring Slowdown Means Bad News for Northeast Ohio

Regional analysts say local job market will likely follow national employment numbers

Job growth slowed in May across the country, stoking fears that the economic recovery is sputtering out. While state and local employment numbers lag behind national figures, Friday's bleak employment report likely means bad news for Northeast Ohio, said George Zeller, a Cleveland-area economic research analyst. "This is a bad sign," Zeller said. "Definitely the national economic trends affect us." The country added 54,000 jobs in May, drastically lower than analysts expected. Zeller said that the latest report also revised down the April numbers by 17,000 and the March numbers by 20,000, meaning job growth has not been as robust during the last few months as many analysts initially thought. Beyond the numbers, people either unable to find…

Ameri65

1:32 pm on Monday, June 6, 2011

I don't believe people have given up on finding a job..I think employers don't care about quality workers;just workers that will take min wage and no benefits. And people are losing their homes because the banks think when you lose a $66000 a year job and take a $27000 a year job that dropping your house payment $40 a month is helping. People are frustrated and no employer or bank is willing to …   more ›

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