Abstract
Barb Emery, Vice President of Human Resources at Applied Industrial Technologies, discusses the history and role of the company in Cleveland's Midtown Corridor. Originally known as Ohio Ball Bearing Company, Applied Industrial Technologies became one the largest industrial distributors in North America. Starting her career with the company in the late 1970s, Ms. Emery explains the atmosphere around East 34th Street and Euclid Avenue (restaurants, companies, and the Carlin House). She also discusses the company's transition of leadership, the growth of the company, new facilities, and the company's name change. She discusses the company's role in the Midtown area and its contribution to the Cleveland area. The interview concludes with a discussion about the continued presence of Applied Industrial Technologies in the Midtown area.
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Interviewee
Emery, Barb (interviewee)
Interviewer
Souther, Mark (interviewer)
Project
Midtown Cleveland
Date
7-24-2007
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
34 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Barb Emery Interview, 24 July 2007" (2007). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 910003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/267
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