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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) articles from June 2000
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 June 2000
Union Accuses Albany, N.Y.-Area Grocery of Illegal Tactics, Wants New Election.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 30--The union drubbed last week in the Price Chopper organization drive is asking for another election, saying the supermarket's parent company used illegal tactics in dissuading workers from joining.
A...
Two Albany, N.Y.-Area Firms to Be Added to List of Nation's Top 3000 Companies.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 30--Two local companies -- MapInfo Corp. and Plug Power Inc. -- are poised to be added to the Russell 3000, an index of the country's largest 3,000 companies based on market capitalization.
Two other...
Albany, N.Y.-Based X-Ray Tech Firm Gets $1 Million in Grants from Government.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 30--Focusing X-rays may not seem like such a monumental task, but for scientists who understand how the hard-to-direct beams travel, doing so was nearly impossible -- until about 10 years ago.
That's when...
Availability of Highest-Quality Office Space in Albany, N.Y., Declines.
June 25, 2000... Byline: Jo-Ann Johnston
Jun. 25--The best categories of office space in downtown Albany are in such short supply that tenants are starting to consider older and less attractive space, according to the area's leading authority on...
New York-Based Firm's New Drug-Testing Kit Faces Criticism.
June 23, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 23--American Bio Medica Corp.'s new dust-for-drugs kit is either a weapon in the fight against drug abuse or a big-time privacy violation, depending on whom you talk to.
The company's Drug Detector kit lets...
President of New York State Women's Club Works to Push Group's Initiatives.
June 23, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 23--When Viola McKaig became president of The New York State Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs Inc., she was determined to push initiatives important to her organization as well as make...
IRS Seeks $7.9 Million from Albany, N.Y.-Based Entertainment Company.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 22--While Trans World Entertainment Corp.'s acquisition of Camelot Music Holdings Inc. has led to record sales, the music and video retailer soon might feel a fiscal pinch from the merger.
Trans World...
Albany, N.Y., Business Seminar on Draws Entrepreneurs, Start-Up Hopefuls.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 22--Entrepreneurs with thriving businesses, start-up hopefuls fresh out of college and business men and women somewhere in between gathered at Hudson Valley Community College Wednesday for a seminar on venture...
Albany, N.Y., Telecom Firm Hopes to Raise $172.5 Million in Stock Offering.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 22--Independent Wireless One, a local company that operates the Sprint PCS cellular network in part of the Northeast, wants to raise as much as $172.5 million through a public stock offering. The company...
New York's Saratoga Beverage to Close Deal with Connecticut Investment Firm.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 21--If all goes as planned, Saratoga Beverage Group Inc. and North Castle Partners LLC finally should close their merger deal Wednesday taking the fresh-juice company -- which launched an initial public...
New Jersey's BiznessOnline.com to Acquire Integration Inc. of Batavia, N.Y.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 21--With its credit line at its limit, BiznessOnline.com Inc. turned to stock reserves to seal its latest purchase.
The New Jersey-based voice-and-data services company, which has a data center in downtown...
New York College Students Fill Summer Tech Positions at General Electric.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 21--Nine Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students have summer jobs at the university, but they're hardly doing garden-variety work-study tasks: They'll be writing computer programs for General Electric Co.
...
Consulting Guru Tells Albany, N.Y., Crowd How to Succeed in New Economy.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 20--Distinct or extinct.
That was the message consulting guru Tom Peters tried to get across to a packed crowd of white-collar professionals at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Monday.
"You are only as...
Southwest Airlines to Serve Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y., Airport.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 20--Southwest Airlines, which began flying out of Albany last month, will announce Tuesday that it soon will be serving Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Buffalo will become the 58th airport served by...
World War II Destroyer Lures Military Reunion Groups to Port of Albany, N.Y.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Jo-Ann Johnston
Jun. 20--What once was a vessel of war is now a siren for a singular group of tourists.
The USS Slater , a World War II destroyer escort, has attracted 33 groups sponsoring military reunions this season. While...
North Greenbush, N.Y., Internet Start-Up Restructured Firm to Secure Investor.
June 19, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 19--The process sometimes is described as "brutal" and "ego-shattering," and local businesspeople will admit that the rewards often come with strings attached.
But for a select few, securing millions of...
Experts Warn Venture Capital Firms May Put on Brakes Due to Unstable Markets.
June 19, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 19--While the amount of money being invested by venture capital firms is higher than ever -- reaching into the tens of billions of dollars in the first three months of this year alone -- some experts warn that...
New York City Venture Capital Firms Invest in Albany, N.Y.-Area Start-Ups.
June 19, 2000... Byline: Keri P. Mattox
Jun. 19--Venture capital firms and New York: The two conjure images of towering skyscrapers and enormous amounts of money managed from the financial world's seat of power, New York City. Not until recently have the...
Albany, N.Y., Clothier to Buy Tailored Menswear Store in Syracuse.
June 16, 2000... Jun. 16--Vince Rua has signed a letter of intent to purchase a tailored men's clothing store in Syracuse from a manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy protection Monday.
Rua, owner of Christopher's Mens Stores Inc. of Albany, wants to...
Major Clothiers Plan Campaign against Casual Office Dress Codes.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 16--A nationwide campaign aimed at reversing the trend of casual dress in the workplace is beginning right here in the Capital Region.
Vince Rua, owner of Christopher's Mens Stores Inc., is...
New York Reports Record Number of Private-Sector Jobs.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 16--A record crop of private-sector jobs was recorded statewide and locally last month, according to statistics released Thursday by the state Department of Labor.
About 7.1 million people worked in the...
Albany, N.Y., Chamber to Honor 100 Women in Business, Education, Religion.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 16--More than 1,000 people are expected tonight at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center where 100 women from the region will be honored for pioneering change in their fields, including business,...
Fed Official Urges Albany, N.Y., Area to Lure Technology, Finance Industries.
June 14, 2000... Byline: Jo-Ann Johnston
Jun. 14--The Capital Region needs to keep marketing the area vigorously to try to attract companies in the new-media, biotechnology, computer and financial services sector, the president of the Federal Reserve...
Andritz-Ahlstrom to Move Northern New York Jobs to Atlanta.
June 14, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 14--GLENS FALLS, N.Y.--Workers at Ahlstrom Machinery Holdings Inc. are waiting to hear how many of their jobs are heading to Georgia.
The company, now called Andritz-Ahlstrom Inc. following a May merger...
Directors to Step Down at Albany, N.Y.-Based United Road Services.
June 14, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 14--To accommodate a private investment company, four directors of United Road Services Inc. -- including company chairman Richard A. Molyneux of Albany -- plan to step down at the annual meeting.
...
New York's Saratoga Beverage Group, North Castle Agree on Merger Details.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 13--Saratoga Beverage Group Inc. and North Castle Partners LLC have reached an agreement on the financial structure of their merged company.
The firms, which have wrestled with the details of the...
Nasdaq SmallCap Market May Drop New York Home-Decor Firm Decora.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 13--FORT EDWARD, N.Y.--Just a month after Decora Industries Inc. was delisted from the Nasdaq National Market, it is in danger of losing its place on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
Last week, the...
Northeast New York Businesses See Payoff in Workplace Fitness Centers.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 13--The hot economy is making for sweaty workers at some Capital Region companies, as workplace fitness centers are popping up with growing regularity.
Not all are as elaborate as the one at General...
Schenectady, N.Y., Hopes General Electric Official Will Build Community Ties.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 13--When John G. Rice arrives in Schenectady next month to become chief operating officer of General Electric Co.'s Power Systems unit, he'll arrive with a roll-up-your-sleeves community dedication that even a...
Consumer Fraud Case against New York Debt-Reduction Lawyer to Go Forward.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 12--ALBANY, N.Y.--The state attorney general's crusade against embattled debt-reduction lawyer Andrew F. Capoccia and his law firm grew stronger this week as two courts refused to hear countersuits filed...
Retailers' Market Studies Pinpoint Possible Northeast New York Store Locations.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro
Jun. 12--As the economy continues to soar, national and regional retailers keep adding stores, attempting to scoop up as much market share as possible.
To ensure that all these new stores don't go under as...
Northeast New York Insurance Executive Convicted of Fraud, Embezzlement.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Jo-Ann Johnston
Jun. 9--SYRACUSE, N.Y.--A federal jury found former multimillionaire insurance executive Albert W. Lawrence guilty of stealing $38 million when it convicted him of 20 counts of fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion...
Army Job Placement Program Had Head Start at General Electric in New York.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Kenneth Aaron
Jun. 6--While the Army took the wraps off a program Monday to put recruits in ready jobs once they leave the service, a plan has been in place in Schenectady to put the "General" in General Electric Co. since 1995....
