Sustainable & Affordable Wind Power Solutions for Your Home or Business - Serving Parma, Ohio: As Doug Bloom was online conducting research on renewable energy, he met an engineer from China who holds nine international patents on his vertical axis turbine. Doug began selling his turbines in the United States and before long suggested to his parents, Robert and Nancy Bloom, that they form a wind power energy company so he could focus on running the sales department. On April 15, 2008, Robert and Nancy founded Four Seasons Windpower, LLC and distribute for this manufacturer as well as others. We met with Nancy recently and listened as she provided this overview of Four Seasons Windpower's revolutionary products and vision for the future. - read more...

Dedicated to Your Practice's Financial Well-Being - Serving Parma, Ohio: Wendy D. Carson enjoyed a fifteen year career in the retail industry where she rose to the position of Vice-President of Merchandising. In spite of the success she enjoyed, the 50 and 60 hour work weeks left little time for family. Wendy decided to leave the retail business behind, and in 1995 applied her accumulated business and administrative experience to found CompuMed Medical Billing Specialists, LLC. We visited with Wendy recently, and listened as she provided this overview of CompuMed Medical Billing Specialists' services; - read more...

Top Quality Appliance Repairs Since 1986 - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: As a small child, Tony DiMassa could frequently be found taking things apart, seeing how they worked, and then putting them back together again. He attended the Cuyahoga County Vocational School during his junior and senior years in high school where he quickly learned the ins and outs of appliance repair. In 1986 Tony founded Total Appliance Service in a small space behind his father's barber shop and his father was often the source of his earliest customers. His father would come back to where Tony had a little desk and one telephone, and say, "I have a customer that needs his washing machine fixed." Tony then got the customer's address, went to his house, and fixed the washer. From these humble beginnings, Total Appliance Service has since grown into being one of the top appliance service companies in the entire northeast Ohio community. We met with Tony recently, and listened as he provided this overview of Total Appliance Service's services and offerings; - read more...

Your Healthcare Ambassadors - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Diplomat Healthcare has been in North Royalton since 1979. In February 2008, the facility was purchased by Saber Healthcare Group which has since embarked on an ambitious renovation project of the physical facility and the services they offer. We met recently with Administrator Victoria Dumbra, LNHA, and listened as she provided this overview of Diplomat Healthcare's services and offerings; - read more...

Your First Choice in Flowers - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Alan Saniuk has been involved in the floral business his entire life. Both his parents, Irene and Leo Saniuk, were raised on a farm and later purchased the property at 11450 Ridge Road. Irene took classes in floral design and was soon busy making arrangements for family and friends. As the business grew, Leo, a tool and die maker by trade, eventually left the tool and die industry and joined his wife in running Beaconhill Florist & Greenhouse. As Alan was growing up he was surrounded by the activity of his parents' blossoming floral shop, and when he was 20 years old he entered the family business to help carry on what has become a 55 year tradition of floral excellence. We met with Alan recently, and listened as he provided this overview of Beaconhill Florist & Greenhouse's offerings; - read more...

Quality Workmanship That Is Guaranteed! - Sal and Tom Manera, owners of Sal's Landscaping Co., grew up working along side their father where they learned the landscaping and concrete trades. Using the knowledge handed down from father to sons, Sal and Tom Manera have spent nearly three decades introducing Northeast Ohio residents to outdoor living at its finest. We met with Tom and Sal recently, and listened as they provided this overview of the services Sal's Landscaping Co. has to offer; - read more...

Maintaining Your Child's Healthy, Happy Smile - Serving Parma, Ohio: Arlene J. Coloma, D.D.S., M.S. was always interested not only in finding a career that would enable her to be involved in the health care industry, but one that would also enable her to work with children. Soon after her dentist encouraged her to consider the dental profession, Arlene quickly realized that pediatric dentistry would allow her to combine both of these interests. - read more...

Comprehensive Care of All Types of Foot Disorders - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Dr. Jeffrey A. Halpert grew up in a Cleveland east side suburb, attended Indiana University in Bloomington and Ohio State University, and received his medical degree from The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 1988. After completing his podiatric surgical residency at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Flint, Michigan and Wheelock Memorial Hospital in Goodrich, Michigan, Dr. Halpert returned to Ohio and started the Foot Care Center in Parma, Ohio in 1990. He opened a second office in North Royalton in 1992, and in 1996 moved his newly opened office to the Marymount South Medical Building in Broadview Heights. - read more...

Caring is the Key in Life - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Harborside Healthcare was originally built in 1983 in response to Cuyahoga County's increased need for nursing home beds. In 1996 the former owners sold the facility to Harborside Healthcare, one of the nation's leading providers of high-quality long-term care and rehabilitation services, and in April of 2007 became an affiliate of Sunbridge Healthcare. We met recently with Administrator Karen B. Williams, MPA, LNHA, and listened as she provided this overview of Harborside Healthcare's services; - read more...

Your Local Heating & Air Conditioning Experts - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Starting from a very young age, Frank Staron helped his father in the heating and air conditioning business. Wanting to start their own company, Frank and his wife Cheryl coupled the first four letters of her maiden name with the first four letters of their last name and in 1986 founded Kamm Star Contractors Inc. We met with Frank and Cheryl recently, and listened as they offered this overview of the products and services Kamm Star Contractors provides; - read more...

Family Roofers for Over 50 Years - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: John McNamara, a fireman by trade, was a part-time contractor who painted houses and handled roofing projects. As he began to build a reputation in the roofing industry, he was approached by a Cleveland roofing contractor who suggested he use his Irish gift of gab to sell roofing jobs for them rather than doing the work himself. John accepted their proposal, and was soon one of the company's leading salesmen. Before long, the company decided to place him in charge of their newly opened Akron office. - read more...

To Celebrate Your Occasion - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Darrell L. Waite began his career in the floral industry when he was only fifteen years old. His first job was working for Morgan's Greenhouse in Medina. As soon as he was old enough to drive, he began handling the deliveries of flowers for Morgan's Flower Shop which was owned by Bob and Irene Johnson. In addition to driving Morgan's pink delivery van, Darrell also began to learn the art of preparing floral arrangements. - read more...

Dedicated to Our Clients' Health and Wellbeing - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: When Kathleen Goggin Krug's twin boys were little, one had colic and the other wanted held constantly. Searching for a solution, Kathleen went to the library where she found a video tape about infant massage. She took the tape home, plugged it in, and began to give her babies a massage which calmed them down immediately. Even better, it had a calming effect on Kathleen as well. When her boys were nine years old, Kathleen enrolled in massage school, became a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), and founded Massage Connection in January 2002. We visited with Kathleen recently, and listened as she provided this overview of Massage Connection's products and services; - read more...

Setting a New Benchmark for Customer Service - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Broadview Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. traces its origin to the 1940s, and was purchased by Carl and Arlene Olecki in 1960. In 1973 Carl asked their thirteen year old son Tom if he wanted to help with a project. Tom agreed, and became the second generation to become involved in the growing company. In 1976 Carl and Arlene's son Tim also joined his parents and brother in the family business. We met with Tom recently, and listened as he described the products and services Broadview Heating & Air Conditioning provides; - read more...

Value, Consistency, and Excellent Service - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Red Roof Inn, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, was founded by James R. Trueman with the first location opening in Grove City, Ohio in 1973. Over the past thirty-four years, the company has grown to include more than 325 locations located throughout the country's mid-western, eastern, and southern states. Employing over 6,500 people, Red Roof Inn serves millions of guests each year and is widely recognized as a leader in the hospitality industry. We stopped by the Red Roof Inn in Independence, Ohio recently, and listened as General Manager Kendra Hanson provided this overview of Red Roof Inn's accommodations; - read more...

Complete Accounting and Financial Services - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Levy, Black, & Sneiderman was founded in Independence, Ohio in 1991 as a result of a merger between Dale Black & Co. of Lakewood, Ohio and Levy & Sneiderman of Euclid, Ohio. When Richard Tomola, CPA merged his company with Levy, Black, & Sneiderman in 2000, the company name was changed once more to Sneiderman, Tomola & Co. We met recently with Richard Tomola, a 1983 graduate of Bowling Green State University, and listened as he provided this overview of Sneiderman, Tomola & Co.'s offerings; - read more...

A Plumber You Can Count On - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Grendzinski Plumbing was founded by Robert Grendzinski in 1975. His son, Ron, began working for his father shortly after he graduated from high school. In 1985 Ron took over the family business, and has been building an envious reputation for quality workmanship and dependable service ever since. We visited with Ron recently, and listened as he described Grendzinski Plumbing's services; - read more...

Insuring Your Future Since 1935 - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: In 1954 Michael Herzak, Jr. founded The Herzak Agency to represent the Motorists Insurance Group of Columbus, Ohio. The agency was renamed Insurance Systems Agency, Inc. in the 1980s, and acquired The Beardsley Agency of Warren, Ohio in 1991. The Beardsley Agency had been founded in 1935 and over the years grew to be one of the largest agencies within Grange Insurance Companies. - read more...

Beautiful Smiles for a Lifetime - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: W. Charles McLuckie, D.D.S., M.S. graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland Dental School in 1988. After completing his Graduate Residency in Orthodontics and receiving his Master of Science in Oral Biology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1993, Dr. McLuckie returned to Maryland where he had a very successful orthodontic practice for thirteen years. - read more...

Making You Feel at Home in Our Home - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Joseph L. and Virginia Fortuna founded Fortuna Funeral Home on Fleet Avenue in the heart of Cleveland's Slavic Village in April 1958. They quickly established a personal relationship with the community as they sought to provide others with compassion, comfort, and understanding in their time of need. In 1977 Mary Ann Fortuna-Trzaska and her husband James joined the family business with Mary Ann becoming a licensed funeral director and James becoming a licensed funeral director and embalmer. Joseph and Virginia's son John became a licensed funeral director in 1979, and joined his parents, sister, and brother-in-law in the day to day operation of Fortuna Funeral Home. After nearly fifty years of serving the Northeast Ohio community from their original Fleet Avenue location, Fortuna Funeral Home opened their second location conveniently located at 7076 Brecksville Road in Independence, Ohio. We met recently with Mary Ann, James, and John, and listened as they provided this overview of the services Fortuna Funeral Home offers; - read more...

A Commercial Printer You Can Count On - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: Brothers Dave and Bill Kasper combined their talents in January 1995 to found Panther Press Inc. on Brecksville Road. Bill has a degree in graphics art from Kent State University and is in charge of the company's graphics, sales, and customer service departments, while Dave employs his background in engineering and his business degree from Ashland University to oversee the daily operation of the firm. We met with Dave recently, and listened as he provide this overview of Panther Press' offerings; - read more...

Professional Video Services for Everyone! - Serving Parma and Parma Heights, Ohio: While working as an IT consultant, Tony Miklos was on the road constantly. He began to search for a new career that would enable him to utilize his computer background and at the same time be home every night. In November 2003, Tony founded A. Miklos Video Services, and in September 2006 became a franchisee of the Home Video Studio. We met with Tony recently, and listened as he provide this overview of Home Video Studio's extensive offerings; - read more...