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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) articles from February 2001
The Times Union is a Monday to Sunday newspaper published by Hearst Corporation. First published in 1856 as The Morning Times,The Times Union is located in the greater Albany, N.Y. area.The Times Union has one of the largest circulations in the United States and has a diverse readership, with the majority of readers between the ages of 25 and 60. Most readers have a college degree or some college background and an income above the national median. The newspaper covers the greater Albany area.With award-winning editor Rex Smith, a two-time Pulitzer juror, at its helm, The Times Union is known for its excellence in investigative reporting as well as commentary. In addition to being a leading news contributor during former Governor Eliot Spitzer's expose regarding his involvement as a client of a high-priced call girl operation in 2008, which led to Spitzer's resignation, the paper has also investigated an underground weapons operation that involved area police officers. And it also helped expose a state practice of granting parole to violent offenders in order to keep prison populations to a minimum. In addition it has detailed high profile domestic violence disputes and broke the story of how federal agents subpoenaed labor unions that invested pension funds with a Connecticutt company that employed high powered Republican Joseph Bruno as a consultant.Active in the community, The Times Union pledged to pay $3.5 million over a 10-year period for the Albany-based Pepsi Arena naming rights. On January 1, 2007, the arena received the name of the Times Union Center. George R. Hearst, III, is the publisher; Rex Smith is editor; Harry Rosenfeld is editor-at-large and Joann Cruppi is editorial pages editor.
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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) archives from February 2001
Albany, N.Y.-Based Brokerage Firm Wants Suit Dismissed.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Feb. 26--Lawyers for First Albany Cos. Inc. and a group of its investors argued Friday that a federal lawsuit brought against them by the estate of Lawrence Group Inc. should be dismissed because it poses a...
CEO of Albany, N.Y.-Based HMO Resigns.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Feb. 26--Diane Bergman has resigned her post as president and chief executive officer of Capital District Physicians' Health Plan Inc.
Assuming the title of acting chief operating officer is Stephen Sloan,...
Cyberspace Links Russian Workers with Colonie, N.Y., Internet Service Provider.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Jean DerGurahian
Feb. 26--COLONIE, N.Y.--Logical Net Corp. may have found a better way to use foreign workers: Keep them overseas.
The company, a Colonie-based Internet service provider, has been working with a Russian...
Study Finds Antiques Dealers Bring New Money to Hudson, N.Y., Community.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Feb. 23--There are 65 antiques shops on Warren Street, and the people who own them seem to think they're more visible to tourists than to locals.
So the owners commissioned a study to try opening the eyes of...
Gated Luxury Apartment Complex Planned for Rensselaer, N.Y.
February 26, 2001... Feb. 23--A new development company may bring a Sun Belt feature to Capital Region construction.
Albany Partners LLC, which formed two years ago, is planning a luxury apartment development in the city of Rensselaer that could be one of...
President of Albany County, N.Y.-Based Capital Bank Resigns.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Feb. 23--The president and chief executive officer of Capital Bank & Trust Co. since its inception in 1995 has resigned.
William M. Hazlett was replaced on an interim basis by John J. Brunner, also a founding...
Colonie, N.Y., Church Plans New Plaza of Worship.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Kevin Harlin
Feb. 20--An evangelical church has its eye on a former supermarket and adjacent strip mall off Route 2 as the congregation's new home.
Grace Fellowship, an 8-year-old nondenominational evangelical church that...
Greene County, N.Y., Power Plant Foes Make Case in Court.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Feb. 23--Opponents of a proposed 1,080-megawatt power plant in Athens, Greene County, nearing the end of their legal rope, took their case to the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Citizens...
North Greenbush, N.Y., Software Firm Plans New Building in Tech Park.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Jean DerGurahian
Feb. 23--MapInfo Corp. has entered into a $2.1 million, 49-year ground lease on property in Rensselaer Technology Park.
The mapping software developer plans to construct a four-story, 150,000-square-foot...
Founder Regains Control of Colonie, N.Y., Software Company.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Jean DerGurahian
Feb. 23--Larry Davis is resuming control of Aptis Inc., the ailing billing software firm he sold three years ago to an out-of-state telecommunications company.
The plan is to get the company back on track in...
