http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ Businesses Serving the Westlake, Ohio Community en-us Copyright: (C) 2008 The Westlake, Ohio Community Advocate Fri, 09 May 2008 07:09:19 EDT editor@westlake-ohio.com editor@westlake-ohio.com http://www.westlake-ohio.com/graphics/nplogo.gif http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ http://www.westlake-ohio.com/razorsharp/index.html Razor Sharp Lawn Maintenance offers complete landscaping services, including seeding and new lawn installations, mulching, top soil, spring and fall clean-ups, tree and shrubbery trimming, tree removal and stump grinding, and snow plowing and de-icing. We serve residential and commercial clients within a fifty mile radius of Berea, Ohio, and are proud of the way our reputation and company have grown through referrals from satisfied customers. http://www.westlake-ohio.com/razorsharp/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/thelittlestdetails/index.html The Littlest Details is filled with a wide variety of items ranging from every day essentials for mom to gifts, clothing, and boutique items for children. We have baby furniture and gear, bedding and decorative accessories, educational materials and books, toys, baby clothing, shoes, and accessories, in addition to diaper bags and diaper systems, maternity clothing, nursing equipment, skin care products, and every day essentials. We carry clothing for preemie up to size 5, strollers, high chairs, car seats, and gifts. We also offer gift registry services for new mothers and mothers-to-be. http://www.westlake-ohio.com/thelittlestdetails/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/kearneyconstruction/index.html R.J. Kearney Construction Co., Inc. is a full-service remodeling company serving Avon, Ohio and the surrounding communities. We are licensed, bonded, and insured, and proud to be a member of the North Coast Building Industries Association. http://www.westlake-ohio.com/kearneyconstruction/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/aerospaceenterprises/index.html Aerospace Enterprises, LLC is a premier consulting company serving public and private sector clients in aerospace, airspace systems support, aviation administration, and business systems technology management. Our market includes airports with both commercial and general aviation traffic, ranging in size from larger hubs such as Cleveland-Hopkins Airport to large regionals such as Akron-Canton Airport or smaller regionals such as Burke Lakefront and Lorain County Airports. Important to effective and efficient operations is safety control and profitability. Clearly, an important first step toward improving operations is a systematic assessment of ongoing activities, and we have developed an innovative, proprietary approach of meeting those needs. http://www.westlake-ohio.com/aerospaceenterprises/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/yeolderadioshoppe/index.html While a high school student, Noel S. Ilg collaborated with one of his instructors in the design of a successful radio repair course. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy as a radio technician, and soon became one of the Navy's electronics instructors. Upon returning home, Noel opened his own business in September 1946 where he sold and repaired television sets, radios, stereos, and hi-fi's, and grew his company to employ a staff of twenty-three. By the mid-1970s the consumer electronics industry was becoming extremely competitive and Noel sold his shop in 1979 and turned his full-time attention to church music. Throughout the following years, although, he found he missed fixing old radios, so in 1992 Noel founded Ye Olde Radio Shoppe in Avon Lake, Ohio. We visited with Noel recently, and listened as he provided this overview of Ye Olde Radio Shoppe's services and offerings; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/yeolderadioshoppe/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ourhouseinc/index.html Our House has been caring for the Westshore community's older adults since the late 1970s. At that time the only options available to older adults were either living at home or moving into a nursing home. When Mattie Maran founded Our House in November 1978, area seniors gained the opportunity to join a community of their peers where they could stay independent, stay involved, and continue to live their lives to the fullest. Since 2000 Our House has been owned and operated by Mattie's daughter, Marguerite L. Van Derwyst, while Mattie continues to enjoy the good life at Our House as a resident. We met with Marguerite and Office Manager Corey Niebes recently, and listened as they provided this overview of Our House's services and offerings; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ourhouseinc/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ljhauling/index.html In the early 1990s Len Julio used his pickup truck to haul away some scrap aluminum siding for a friend who was doing a siding job. After helping on a few more jobs, Len realized that if he had a larger truck he could handle more jobs and might be able to earn a living hauling trash. He purchased a twenty-five yard truck, had it outfitted with a hoist, and founded L.J. Hauling, Inc. in 1993. Len began to haul construction debris for Pulte homes, in addition to handling a wide variety of residential clean-ups. We visited with Len recently, and listened as he described the services L.J. Hauling offers; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/ljhauling/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/nautilusconsulting/index.html C. William (Bill) Grant has been involved in Information Technology (IT) since his first job out of graduate school. With over twenty years consulting experience, Bill founded Nautilus Consulting Group, Inc. in 1998 to help Northeast Ohio companies use Information Technology to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. We met with Bill recently, and listened as he provided this overview of Nautilus Consulting Group's services and offerings; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/nautilusconsulting/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/liptakinc/index.html Kaspar Scale, Inc. was founded in Cleveland,Ohio in 1950 by Francis J. Kaspar. His son, James C. Kaspar, purchased the company in 1960 and ran the business successfully for nearly fifty years. In July 2007, the head technician for eleven years, Thomas (Tom) Liptak, became the new owner, and continues operations as Liptak Scale, Inc. dba Kaspar Scale Co. We met with Tom recently, and listened as he described the products and services Liptak Scale provides; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/liptakinc/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/berrymartens/index.html With brothers who were Funeral Directors, Donald Martens realized the profession offered a wonderful opportunity to serve the local community during their time of loss. As a result, he opened his first funeral home in Cleveland in 1959. His sons, Donald Martens, Jr. and Dean Martens, followed in their father's footsteps, became licensed Funeral Directors themselves, and joined their father in tending to the funeral needs of several generations of Northeast Ohio residents. http://www.westlake-ohio.com/berrymartens/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/parkteq/index.html Steven Zalany has built an envious reputation throughout Northeast Ohio as an agronomist, certified garden designer, garden consultant, and lawn expert. As a child he enjoyed the outdoors and working with plants, and received his early guidance from his father who was a horticulturist. Steven received his Masters Degree in Ornamental Botany and in 1987 founded ParkTeq, a landscaping and lawn service company. Over the past ten years, Steven has been the recipient of the Ohio Landscapers Association Award for Residential Installation and Design and the Ohio Landscapers Association Award for Unique Design. We met with Steven recently, and listened as he provided this overview of ParkTeq's services; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/parkteq/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/devonoaks/index.html Devon Oaks assisted living is proud to be part of Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network, a non-profit organization caring for older adults in the Cleveland area for 120 years. Devon Oaks opened its doors in 2000 in the heart of Westlake on Crocker Road, across from (what is now known as) Crocker Park. We met recently with Executive Director Danielle Maur, Director of Marketing Carrie Cuadrado, and Administrator of Clinical Services Melissa Foldi, and listened as they provided this overview of Devon Oaks: http://www.westlake-ohio.com/devonoaks/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/disilvestroroofing/index.html Paul DiSilvestro, after working in the construction industry in his younger years, and then the roofing industry for a number of years, founded DiSilvestro Roofing Co. in 1998. We visited recently with Paul and General Manager Linda Sullivan, and learned about their company and the many services offered by DiSilvestro Roofing; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/disilvestroroofing/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/dermagraphic/index.html A Registered Nurse by training, Maria L. Roman became intrigued by the esthetic possibilities offered by permanent cosmetics. After becoming a Certified Medical Esthetic Specialist (CMES), Maria founded Dermagraphic Clinique in Westlake, Ohio in early 2000. We visited with Maria recently, and listened as she described the services Dermagraphic Clinique provides; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/dermagraphic/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/accucarehomemedical/index.html Clifford and Gary Durk have been involved in the home medical equipment industry since the early 1980s. With several decades of experience behind them, Cliff and Gary decided it was time to start their own company and in May 1998 founded AccuCare Home Medical Equipment. We met with Cliff and Gary recently, and listened as they described the products and services AccuCare Home Medical Equipment offers; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/accucarehomemedical/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/3scompany/index.html In the early 1990s Mary Jo Miller and Debbie Pickryl were both stylists at a beauty salon at Great Northern Mall. They decided to open their own establishment and founded 3's Company Hair Studio in 1994 in Westlake, Ohio. We met with Mary Jo and Debbie recently, and listened as they provided this overview of 3's Company Hair Studio's offerings; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/3scompany/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/centuryplumbing/index.html Master Plumber Ken Midgley is a proud member of Cleveland Plumbers Union Local 55. After completing his apprenticeship and beginning to practice his trade, Ken and his wife Darla opened their own business by founding Century Plumbing, Inc. in 1978. We met with Ken recently, and listened as he provided this overview of Century Plumbing's services and offerings; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/centuryplumbing/index.html http://www.westlake-ohio.com/aroundtheclock/index.html Michael Cangemi began working in the construction industry shortly after graduating from high school. His experience encompasses all facets of the industry from excavating to building houses. In February 2000, Michael purchased an existing construction business and renamed his new company Around the Clock Trenching/Concrete, Inc. We visited with Michael recently, and listened as he provided this overview of the services Around the Clock Trenching/Concrete provides; http://www.westlake-ohio.com/aroundtheclock/index.html