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Unlike national lawncare firms like TruGreen™, Correy Petz’s EverGreen Turf Solutions specializes exclusively in Northeast Ohio lawns
One of the things they teach in business school is the concept of “price elasticity.” It’s a measure of how much a change in price affects demand. So MBA’s leading major national companies may determine that a 15% increase in price will result in a loss of 5% of customers, resulting in 10% revenue growth. Companies do this all the...
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The Each Child Reads Grant helps elevate literacy skills for students at Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools
Early literacy skills have become a hot topic in the realm of education, and luckily for students in Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools, tapping into grants and national support programs is raising the bar. “The Each Child Reads Grant is a two-year competitive grant that we applied for through the Ohio Department of Education,” says Gina...
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Discover a bustling world beneath winter’s blanket at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, where life on the farm proves to be a hotbed of activity even during hibernation season
Though we may be in prime hibernation season, it turns out life on a farm in winter is actually a hotbed of goings-on. Mimi caught up with Steve Ohmes, assistant administrator of Lake Metroparks Farmpark for a fascinating glimpse. “To the non-farming population, it may look like not much happens on a farm from winter to spring, but nothing...
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Reclaim your garage
Every family cycles through phases—and so do their garages. The Big Wheels change over to bikes and helmets, then extra furniture for when the kiddos are between college dorms and apartments. At each point along the journey, the experts at Encore Garage Ohio can help. Over the past 20 years, Encore Garage owner Mike Padden has offered...
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By manufacturing its own cabinetry line called “NEFD@Home,” Northeast Factory Direct is keeping prices low by bypassing the middleman
After more than 20 years offering high-quality, low-price furniture, hot tubs, mattresses, kitchen cabinets, flooring, and more from his no-frills, warehouse-style stores, Northeast Factory Direct’s Alex Nemet is still committed to keeping prices low. So much so that over the years he has been given many nicknames—from “the Duke of...
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