Cleveland-based 1-888-OHIOCOMP named to national
Inner City 100 index
Monday April 5, 2004

CLEVELAND —1-888-OHIOCOMP, a state-certified managed care organization (MCO), is one of three Cleveland-area companies included in the Sixth Annual ICIC-Inc. Magazine Inner City 100 – a listing of the nation’s 100 fastest-growing businesses that are creating jobs, income, and wealth for inner-city residents. The announcement was made at the April 2004 Inner City 100 Summit/CEO Forum in Boston

Inner City 100 is a joint venture of Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Inc. Magazine. ICIC is a national, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter, following several years of pioneering research on inner-city business and economic development. By identifying the competitive potential of inner cities; strategic location, local market demand, growth opportunities via integration with the regional economy and availability of labor, ICIC aims to build the business case for doing business in America’s inner cities.

1-888-OHIOCOMP joins the ranks of its parent company, Minute Men Human Resource System, a two-time Inner City 100 winner. “The Inner City 100 distinction is proof of 1-888-OHIOCOMP’s continued growth and success as a managed care organization,” said CEO Jay Lucarelli. “It’s a testament to the value the company adds to the economy and well being of Cleveland’s inner city.”

1-888-OHIOCOMP, part of the Minute Men Human Resource System, is a state-certified MCO serving all 88 Ohio counties. 1-888-OHIOCOMP provides workers’ compensation medical-management services for more than 8,000 Ohio employers and their employees.

MEDIA CONTACT: Dan Neubert, Executive Director of 1-888-OHIOCOMP, at (888) 644-6266 or Jay Lucarelli, CEO, Minute Men Inc. at (800) 541-8154.

Editor’s note: The Inner City 100 winners are based in 55 cities. Inner City 100 companies were selected from a pool of 7,000 companies nominated from 155 cities.