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2024 Business Hall of Fame: Past Inductees

In celebration of the City of Cleveland’s 200th Anniversary, Cleveland Magazine created its Business Hall of Fame, celebrating the achievements of the brave men and women who helped shape our city and society. Each year since, we have honored these unique people, who are blessed with the insight and a pioneering spirit that built the foundations of our economy.

Nov. 3, 2024 | 4:00 AM

2023

Belkin, Jules – Belkin Productions

Belkin, Myron (Mike) – Belkin Productions 

Klonk, Robert – Oswald 

2022

Lee Fisher  Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University 

Matt Kaulig  Kaulig Cos. 

Deborah Read  Thompson Hine LLP

 

2021

Johnson, Dr. Alex  Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)

Marinucci, Joe  Downtown Cleveland Alliance

Schron, Jack  Jergens Inc.


2019

Gilbert, David  Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Destination Cleveland

Lucarelli, Jason “Jay”  MinuteMen Staffing and HR Services

Lucarelli, Samuel (posthumously) – MinuteMen Staffing and HR Services

Moreno, Bernie  Bernie Moreno Cos.


2018

Conway, Dan – Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Conway, Pat  Great Lakes Brewing Co. 

Perry, Pat – ERC 


2017

Berg, Jodi – Vitamix 

Humphries, Thomas  Youngstown/Warren
Regional Chamber 

Kahl, Jack – ShurTech Brands LLC

Maron, Rick – MRN Ltd. 

Richard, Ronn – The Cleveland Foundation 


2016

Byrnes, Marc – Oswald Cos.

Heinen, Tom – Heinen’s Grocery Store 

Heinen, Jeff – Heinen’s Grocery Store

Moore-Hardy, Cynthia – Lake Health

Oatey, Gary – Oatey Co.


2015

Fowler, Chuck – Fairmount Minerals

Mooney, Beth – KeyCorp

Nance, Fred – Squire Patton Boggs

Snyder, Barbara  Case Western Reserve University


2014

Dalton, Ray – PartsSource

Howley, Nicholas  TransDigm Group Inc.

Kohl, Stewart – The Riverside Cos.

Morrison, Richard  Molded Fiber Glass Cos.

Proenza, Luis M.  The University of Akron


2013

Albanese, Virginia – FedEx Custom Critical

Falco, Art – Playhouse Square

Summers Jr., William B.  McDonald Investments

Thornton, Dr. Jerry Sue  Cuyahoga Community College

Bares, Jack (posthumously)  Milbar Corp.


2012

Church, Roy  Lorain County Community College

Clark, Paul – PNC Bank

Linsalata, Frank N.  Linsalata Capital Partners

Nottingham, John – Nottingham Spirk

Smith, C. Robert  Spero-Smith Investments Advisers

Spirk, John – Nottingham Spirk


2011

Briggs, Robert W.  GAR Foundation

Chiricosta, Rick  Medical Mutual of Ohio

Egger, Terrance E. Z. – The Plain Dealer

Hambrick, James L. – The Lubrizol Corp.

Harmon Sr., Lute  Cleveland Magazine

Pianalto, Sandra  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland


2010

Coleman, Lonnie  Coleman Spohn Corp.

Fedeli, Umberto P.  The Fedeli Group

Ratner, Charles – Forest City Enterprises

Strauss, Thomas J.  Summa Health System

Woods, Jacqueline F. – AT&T Ohio


2009

Bishop, Paul – H-P Products Inc.

Considine, William  Akron Children’s Hospital

Conway, Bill – Fairmount Minerals

Siegal, Michael  Olympic Steel

Hyland Sr., Packy (posthumously) – Hyland Software


2008

Keegan, Robert J.  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Shearer, Robert J.  Shearer’s Foods Inc.

Wolstein, Scott A.  Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

Zenty III, Thomas F. – University Hospitals


2007

Clapp, Kent – Medical Mutual of Ohio

Connor, Chris  The Sherwin-Williams Co.

Crawford, Ed – Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

Hall, Brian – Industrial Inventory Solutions


2006

Alexander, Tony – FirstEnergy Corp.

Anderson, Warren  The Anderson-DuBose Co.

Cosgrove, Delos “Toby” – Cleveland Clinic


2005

Covelli, Sam – Covelli Enterprises

Gund, Gordon – Gund Investment Corp.

Heisler, Yank – Key Bank

Wolstein, Bert  Developers Diversified Realty Corp.


2004

Burg, H. Peter – FirstEnergy Corp.

Cutler, Sandy  Eaton Corp.

Schwebel, Joe – Schwebel Baking Co.

Smucker, Richard – J.M. Smucker Co.

Smucker, Tim – J.M. Smucker Co.


2003

Ahuja, Monte – Transtar Inds. Inc.

Brennan, David – White Hat Management

Lerner, Alfred – Cleveland Browns

Smith, Clarence – Compco Inds.


2002

Loop, Fred – Cleveland Clinic

Madison, Bob – Robert P. Madison International Inc.

Mahoney, Bob – Diebold Inc.

Meyer, Henry – KeyCorp 

Tod, David – Civic leader


2001

Davey, John  The Davey Institute of Tree Surgery

Lennon, Fred – Swagelok 

Machaskee, Alex – The Plain Dealer

Nord, Eric – Nordson Corp.

Ong, John – The B.F. Goodrich Co.

Timken, Tim – The Timken Co.

Wean, Raymond John  Wean Engineering Co.


2000

Beeghly, Leon – Standard Slag Co.

Debartolo Sr., Edward J. – DeBartolo Realty

Embry, Wayne – Cavaliers/Gund Arena Co.

Firestone, Harvey  Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.

Flood, Howard – FirstMerit Corp.

Gault, Stan  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Hoover, William Henry – Hoover Co.

Patient, Bill – Cleveland State University

Payiavlas, John – AVI Foodsystems Inc.

Tullis, Dick  Harris Corp./University Circle Inc.

Walters, Farrah – University Hospitals


1999

Daberko, Dave – National City Corp.

Davis, James C.  Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Reavis, Jack – Jones Day

Schey, Ralph  Scott Fetzer Co.

Sullivan, Tom – RPM Inc.


1998

Baker, Richard T. – Ernst & Ernst

Gorman, Joe – TRW Inc.

Hoag, Dave – LTV Corp.

McDonald, C. Bert – McDonald & Co. Investments

Ratner Miller, Ruth  Forest City Enterprises

Walker, Skip – M.A. Hanna Co.


1997

Austin, Samuel – The Austin Co.

Bruening, Joseph M. – Bearings Inc.

Gillespie, Bob – KeyCorp 

Harrison, H. Stuart  Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

McCartan, Pat – Jones Day

Ratner, Albert – Forest City Enterprises


1996

Bell, Jess – Bonne Bell Inc.

Biggar, Jim – Glencairn 

Bonda, Alva “Ted”  Cleveland Indians, APCOA

Brandon, Edward B. – National City Corp.

Breen, John G. “Jack” – The Sherwin-Williams Co.

de Windt, E. Mandel – Eaton Corp.

Eaton, Henry F. – Dix & Eaton Inc.

Jacobs, David H. – Richard E. Jacobs Group

Jacobs, Richard E. – Richard E. Jacobs Group

Lewis, Peter – Progressive Corp. 

Malley, Adele – Malley’s Chocolates

Malley, Bill  Malley’s Chocolates

Maltz, Milton – Malrite Co.

Mandel, Jack C. – Premier Industrial Corp.

Mandel, Joseph C. – Premier Industrial Corp.

Mandel, Morton L. – Premier Industrial Corp.

McCormack, Mark – IMG 

Mixon, A. Malachi – Invacare Corp.

Miller, Samuel H.  Forest City Enterprises Inc.

Pogue, Richard W. – Jones Day

Robinson, Larry – J.B. Robinson Jewelers

Stone, Irving I. – American Greetings Corp.

Strawbridge, Herbert – The Higbee Co. 

Wain, Norman – WIXY 1260


Historical

Andrews, Samuel – Standard Oil Co.

Baker, Newton D. – Baker & Hostetler

Beaumont, Louis D. – May Co.

Boiardi, Hector – Chef Boyardee

Bradley, Alva  Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.

Brush, Charles F. – Inventor 

Carter, Lorenzo – First Cleveland settler 

Case Sr., Leonard  Commercial Bank of Lake Erie

Chisholm, Henry – Cleveland Rolling Mill

Cleaveland, Moses – Founder of Cleveland

Cox, Sr., John D. –Cleveland Twist Drill

Crawford, Frederick C.   Thompson Products Inc.

Doan, Nathaniel  Cleveland’s first industrialist

Eaton, Cyrus S. – Republic Steel Co.

Eaton, Jr., Joseph O. – Eaton Corp.

Ernst, Alwin C. – Ernst & Ernst

Fawick, Thomas L. – Fawick Clutch Co.

Flagler, Henry M. – Standard Oil Co.

Foster, Claud H. – Gabriel Co. 

Girdler, Tom M. – Republic Steel Co.

Goff, Frederick H.  The Cleveland Foundation

Grasselli, Caesar A.  Grasselli Chemical Co.

Grdina, Anton  Slovenian Building and Loan Association

Gund II, George – Cleveland Trust Bank 

Halle, Samuel H. – Halle Bros.

Halle, Salmon P. – Halle Bros.

Handy, Truman P. – Merchant National Bank

Hanna, Marcus A.  M.A. Hanna Co./U.S. Senate

Harshaw, Wiliam A.  Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co.

Holden, Liberty E. – The Plain Dealer

Holmes, Allen C. – Jones Day

Humphrey, George M.  U.S. Dept. of Treasury/National Steel Corp.

Jack, William S. – Jack & Heintz Inc.

Johnson, Tom L. – Civic leader

Kelley, Alfred – Civic leader

Lincoln, James – Lincoln Electric

Lincoln, John – Lincoln Electric

Lindseth, Elmer  Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

Mather, Samuel  Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

Mather, William G.  Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co./Republic Steel Corp.

Metzenbaum, Howard  Sun Newspapers/APCOA/U.S. Senate

Morgan, Garrett – Inventor

Myers, George – The Hollenden Barbershop

Otis Jr., Charles A. – Otis & Co.

Parker, Arthur L. – Parker Appliance Co.

Pile, Lionel A. – Hough Bakery

Ratner, Leonard – Forest City Materials Co. 

Ratner, Max  Forest City Materials Co.

Richman, Charles L. – Richman Bros.

Richman, Henry C. – Richman Bros.

Richman, Nathan G. – Richman Bros.

Robinson, J. French – East Ohio Gas Co.

Rockefeller, John D.  Standard Oil Co.

Saltzman, Maurice  Bobbie Brooks Inc.

Sapirstein, Jacob  American Greetings Corp.

Sherwin, Henry A.  Sherwin-Williams & Co.

Shulman, Bernie  Revco/Bernie Shulman’s

Smith, A. Kelvin  The Lubrizol Corp.

Smith, Harry C.  The Cleveland Gazette/civic leader

Smith, Kent H.  The Lubrizol Corp.

Smith, Vincent K.  The Lubrizol Corp.

Squire, Andrew – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Stone, Amasa – Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad

Stouffer, Vernon – Stouffer’s

Strong Taylor, Sophie – William Taylor & Son Co.

Swasey, Ambrose  Warner & Swasey Co.

Tankersley, Jack – Consolidated Natural Gas

Taplin, Frank E.  North American Coal Corp.

Taylor, William O.  Taylor Chair Co.

Thompson, Charles E. – Cleveland Cap Screw Co.

Van Sweringen, Mantis – Real estate and railroad tycoon

Van Sweringen, Orris  Real estate and railroad tycoon

Wade, Jeptha H.  Western Union Telegraph Co.

Warner, Worcester R.  Warner & Swasey Co.

Wellman, Samuel T.  Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.

Westropp, Clara  Women’s Federal Savings Bank

Westropp, Lillian  Women’s Federal Savings Bank

White, Rollin H. – Cleveland Tractor Co.

White, Thomas H.  White Sewing Machine Co.

Wills, Sr., J. Walter – House of Wills

Winton, Alexander  Winton Motor Carriage Co.

Worthington, George   Cleveland Iron & Nail Works

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