Dix & Eaton

The PR firm Dix & Eaton "is serving as 'media coordinator' for International Coal Group, the owner of the Sago Mine in West Virginia in which a dozen miners lost their lives," reports O'Dwyer's.

History
The company was formed in 1952 by John Dix and Henry Eaton. 

Managing a Mine Disaster
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration had cited Sago Mine for 276 safety violations in 2004 and 2005, "including 120 that were considered 'significant and substantial.'" ICG, which bought the mine in November 2005, "has established a $2 million fund for the families of the lost miners." ICG owner, New York billionaire Wilbur Ross, said he understands the families' trauma since "I lost my own father when I was a teen-ager." Dix & Eaton has worked for Diebold, the International Steel Group and Adelphia.

Personnel

 * Scott Chaikin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 * Kevin Donahue Managing Director
 * Lisa Hagerty
 * Debbie Mitchell Senior Managing Director
 * Tom Nobbe
 * Gary Wells
 * Jeff Linton

Clients
On their website Dix and Eaton list their historical list of clients including when they worked for them as including:

Stock Exchange listed companies

 * Aleris International Inc (2004)
 * American Greetings Corp. (1999)
 * Avery Dennison Corp. (1999)
 * BJ's Wholesale Club Inc (2004)
 * Diebold, Incorporated (1990)
 * DSW Inc. (2005)
 * Ferro Corporation (1987)
 * Forest City Enterprises, Inc.(2001)
 * Grief, Inc. (2001)
 * Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (2004)
 * International Coal Group, Inc. (2005)
 * Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (1994)
 * KeyCorp (1996)
 * Lamson & Sessions Co. (1973)
 * Limited Brands, Inc. (2004)
 * The Lubrizol Corporation (1986)
 * Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (1997)
 * NACCO Industries, Inc. (1981)
 * OM Group, Inc. (2002)
 * OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (2002)
 * Parker-Hannifin Corporation (2005)
 * PolyOne Corporation (1980)
 * The Progressive Corporation (2000)
 * RPM International Inc. (2002)
 * STERIS Corporation (2000)
 * Stoneridge, Inc. (1996)
 * The Timken Company (2004)
 * U-Store-It Trust (2005)
 * A. Schulman Inc. (1982)
 * Agilysys, Inc. (1996)
 * CBIZ, Inc.(2001)
 * Ceres Group, Inc. (2002)
 * Kelly Services Inc (2004)
 * Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (1994)
 * Nordson Corporation (2000)
 * Northwest Airlines Corp. (2001)
 * ON Semiconductor Corporation (2004)
 * PECO II, Inc. (2000)
 * Yellow Roadway Corporation (1996)
 * OTCBB Adelphia Communications Corp.(2004)
 * Penton Media, Inc. (1997)

Contact information
Dix & Eaton 200 Public Square Suite 1400 Cleveland, OH 44114-2316 Phone: 216.241.0405 Web: http://www.dix-eaton.com