Spores spur changes in company mail routines ; Meanwhile, others offering variety of protection services.(anthrax threat affects on Ohio companies)(Brief Article)

Crain's Cleveland Business, October, 2001 by Mortland, Shannon

The recent anthrax cases in New York, Washington, D.C., and Florida have prompted some Northeast Ohio companies to change their protocol for sending and receiving mail, while others are seizing the opportunity to market their protection services. Though some companies believe the threat is nonexistent here, they're still taking precautions, said Bill Penrod, vice president and director of the Cleveland office of Klink & Co., a Pittsburgh-based corporate security company.

``They are changing their protocol,'' Mr. Penrod said. ``Not that they're afraid; it's just risk management.'' For example, Mr. Penrod said some of his clients ``are setting up an isolation room where they're placing suspicious parcels and mail'' until they can be checked for...

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