Crain's New York Business articles from August 2006

Crain's New York Business archives from August 2006

Cable TV market opening; City moving to allow more franchises; Verizon wants in.(News)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung City officials have taken the first steps toward allowing Verizon and other telephone companies to offer cable TV service in New York. The effort is certain to spark a vigorous battle between Verizon and providers...

FOR MANY, A SERVICE MIRAGE.(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... Even when banks operate branches in immigrant neighborhoods, they often fall short in serving their communities. For example, most large banks have relatively lenient and clear policies on opening accounts, but employees at individual...

SL Green's big deal.(SL Green Realty Corp acquired Reckson Associates Realty Corp)(Big Blue acquired Webify Solutions Inc.)(Time Warner Inc e-mail accounts )
August 7, 2006... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports SL Green Realty Corp. agreed to buy rival real estate investment trust Reckson Associates Realty Corp. for $6 billion, including the assumption of $2 billion of debt. SL Green, which...

NY's immigrants stranded by banks; Branch influx snubs hundreds of thousands.(immigrants banking relationships)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson On a recent Thursday afternoon, 17 people waited in line at the Citibank branch on Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, a heavily Latino neighborhood in Brooklyn that has 110,000 people and only two banks. At banks in...

34th St. next 'It' neighborhood; Moynihan Station drives surge in values, high-end projects; bye-bye, schlocky stores.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow For 20 years, Alex Adjmi has owned four small buildings on West 34th Street across from Madison Square Garden. Just a few months ago, however, the landlord began preparing to oust the discount stores and the Regency Inn...

Cendant spinoff paves way for smoother ride; Slimmed-down car rental operation promises payoff.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Investors in Cendant Corp. are a long-suffering lot, but at last their payday may be near. The company, an unwieldy agglomeration put together by former private equity executive Henry Silverman, never clicked....

Should the city mandate that big-box stores raise wages and provide benefits? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)
August 7, 2006... Only 41% of the 442 respondents to a NewYorkBusiness.com poll think the law should require higher compensation at big-box retailers. A little over a quarter of respondents say the problem should be addressed by hiking the minimum wage. ...

At Deadline.
August 7, 2006... A plan for a hotel on 125th Street in Harlem has been scrapped, and the incoming developers of the three-year-old project are making new plans. Vornado Realty, Integrated Holdings and MacFarlane Partners, which are in the process of purchasing...

Drug entrepreneur finds potent formula; Combining science training and business background helps biotech startup take off.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Shira Boss-bicak Nobel prize-winning neuroscientist Paul Greengard had received many proposals over the years from people eager to use his research to launch companies. Until 2002, the Rockefeller University-based scientist had...

A crowded Sept. 11; Movie, TV series, events seek spotlight; who will come?
August 7, 2006... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar This wednesday, Oliver Stone's much-anticipated $63 million film, World Trade Center, opens across the country. But that's just a curtain raiser. In the coming weeks, at least eight television specials...

GREEN'S STRATEGY Attack Cuomo.(Mark Green)(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... Democratic attorney general candidate Mark Green has arrived at the same campaign strategy used by the Republican nominee, Jeanine Pirro: to persuade voters that front-runner Andrew Cuomo isn't qualified to hold the office. The approach is...

State's delayed contribution tests construction plans; Dept. of Education scrambles to finish dozens of schools, upgrades this year.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Samantha Marshall When the state legislature finally agreed to contribute its $6.5 billion share to the city's $13 billion school construction plan in April, school officials rejoiced, then scrambled. They've been rushing ever...

Bloomberg lowballs city energy need; Task force's bright outlook for capacity uses Con Ed data; oversights identified.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Anne Michaud Just six weeks ago, the Bloomberg administration said the city would be able to generate enough electricity to meet demand for at least the next six years. But since power use hit record highs during last week's heat...

Past & Future.(In the Markets)
August 7, 2006... Not even Derek Jeter could hit a home run for Avon Products. The news last week that the Yankee legend is creating a new Avon fragrance, Driven, was overpowered by the scent of disappointment as Avon announced a 54% drop in quarterly earnings....

What to eat waiting to see Mother Courage.(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... Pack something that's easy and holds together well. A pasta casserole, like macaroni and cheese or baked penne with mozzarella and roasted tomatoes, can go from the refrigerator to outdoors. Salads are too bulky, but grilled vegetables like...

Higher ed gets into gaming; Online pursuit becomes hottest new major on campus.(education)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Judith Messina When david schwartz wanted to offer a course in game design at Cornell University in 2001, he got resistance from other members of the faculty. "They thought I was out of my mind,'' says Mr. Schwartz, a computer...

GAME THEORY.(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... The electronic game industry got its start in the 1970s with video products like Pong and Pac Man. But the Internet has turned tens of millions of people into daily gamers. In addition to playing megahits like Doom and Grand Theft Auto, growing...

Business titans compete for top donor honors; Bottom line-oriented philanthropists ante up for city's school system.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Samantha Marshall New york city's public schools got a windfall this spring when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $5 million donation to the National Academy Foundation, a nonprofit founded by former Citigroup Chief...

European cars win status race; Executives gladly shell out $300,000 for a family car.
August 7, 2006... Byline: MIRIAM KREININ SOUCCAR After many years driving a lowly Toyota RAV4, Judith Glaser traded it in for a $50,000 BMW X3. The sport-utility vehicle comes with leather seats, Bluetooth wireless technology and soundless air conditioning....

Steakhouse tries to outrun herd; Craftsteak serves good beef in meat district; sides are uneven, setting noisy.(Business Lives)
August 7, 2006... I write this appraisal of Tom Colicchio's spiffy new downtown steakhouse just hours after the last supper was served at Manhattan Grille. Its closing comes 25 years after Larry Cresci leased the roomy property at East 64th Street and First...

CORRECTIONS.
August 7, 2006... A chart accompanying a July 17 article about LaBranche & Co. should have stated that Reuters Estimates' forecast for 2006 concerned operating profits. Figures for the other years in the chart were for net income. Richman Housing Resources...

Coping with the idea of retirement.(Viewpoint)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Alair Townsend Three years ago, I went to my high school reunion in Elmira Heights, N.Y. I was lured by the promise of receiving an alumni award, and by curiosity about what had become of my classmates an astonishing 45 years...

The case for tax incentives.(Viewpoint)
August 7, 2006... This week, the city's Industrial Development Agency is all but sure to approve big tax breaks for developers who want to construct commercial buildings on the far West Side. The usual critics claim this is just another giveaway to businesses...

The Times underestimates readers.(Viewpoint)(New York Times)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Rance Crain The new york times says it will reduce the width of its flagship newspaper by one and a half inches, resulting in a 5% decrease in its news space. I have an idea for how to get back some of that space: Do away with...

The Insider.(Briefs)(Fund for Modern Courts)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud West Side incentives under fire The city's industrial development agency meets this week to vote on a $650 million tax incentive plan for the far West Side, and a number of critics say the agency...

Shop 'til they drop; Retail drives job growth as small stores, chains push into new territory.(News)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson While everyone seems to be talking about jobs in the high-paying financial industry, it's the modest retail sector that is fueling employment growth. In the first half alone, the city gained 7,500 retail positions,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(FreshDirect's television campaign)(Queens Courier Chain)
August 7, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Stars help put dinner together A major marketing push will be on FreshDirect's menu in September when it launches a television ad campaign featuring Cynthia Nixon (left) and Spike Lee. The online grocer...

Turning up the volume; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation chief will promote artists, bring in more fans.(Business Lives)(spotlight on Joel Peresman)
August 7, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm They say it's only rock 'n' roll, but it's always been more than that for Joel Peresman. He's made the music of teen rebellion his livelihood since he got out of college and started working his way up from the...

Face-lift and other revisions at Park and 42nd; Tenants change spaces, lobby redone; New Martier to get personal services.(News)
August 7, 2006... Changes are afoot at 125 Park Ave. The building, at the corner of East 42nd Street, is getting a makeover, and several tenants are playing musical chairs. Consumer electronics company Canon Inc. has relocated to the ninth and 10th floors...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar)
August 7, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events august 8 Action International of NYC holds workshop on building a business. 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 989 Sixth Ave., fourth floor. Fee: $30. (646) 862-1710 or...

Executive Moves.(Mercer Oliver Wyman appoints Scott Robinson)(theFirm Creative Group appoints John Grossman)(Evercore Partners appoints Gil Ha)
August 7, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Mercer Oliver Wyman: Scott Robinson, 45, joined as director, corporate and institutional banking. He was formerly head of corporate development at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange....

Christmas in August.(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... Byline: amanda fung Kent fritzel, 35, is the head designer at American Christmas Inc. The 38-year-old Bronx company designs, produces and installs holiday decorations in buildings, stores and hotels for more than 300 clients nationwide,...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
August 7, 2006... Byline: amanda fung WANTED: Executive Director of 311 AGENCY City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications JOB DESCRIPTION Manage and oversee daily operations of the city's 24-hour, nonemergency 311 hotline ...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)(restaurants)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Bob Lape Here's a few reviews of other spicy Latin spots, as well as of tapas bars for summer nibbling. Cucharamama (3 stars) 233 Clinton St. (at Third Street), Hoboken, N.J. (201) 420-1700. Artisanal South American...

Verizon's tough road to cable TV; Established players will put up a fight; building its first city network a challenge.
August 14, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung Verizon Communications inc. says it's ready to build a cable TV system in New York City and end the 20-year monopolies held by Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems Corp. But the job won't be easy. The telecom...

The Weeks Ahead.(calendar)(Calendar)
August 14, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events august 15 Meeting Planners International holds networking reception. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Lotus, 409 W. 14th St. Fee: $65 members, $75 nonmembers. (914) 762-1456 or...

Executive Moves.(appointments)(Soup Kitchen International Inc)
August 14, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Huron Consulting Group: Randall S. DeGeer, 40, joined as a managing director in the Galt & Co. division. He had been a managing partner at Marakon Associates. consumer products...

Having hit rock bottom, Comverse set to bounce; Stock's a buy despite indictment of execs, lack of hard numbers.(In the Markets)(Comverse Technology Inc.)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Wall street left a message for Comverse Technology Inc. last week: "Don't worry about it.'' Even though the feds last week slapped criminal indictments on three of the company's former top executives--including...

9 steps to create blogging boom; Sites help businesses do everything from create buzz to handle FAQs.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Tina Traster When celia cheng, who has a background in technology, began a new career as a food writer, she had difficulty getting anyone to take her seriously. But since launching her Web log, Findyourcraving.com, last year, Ms....

Bronx group mints day care pros; Program offers support network in addition to classes.(Small Business Report)(Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp. helps start of day care group in New York)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Yasmin Ghahremani Less than a year after quitting her job as a home health aid to start a licensed day care center in her South Bronx apartment, Laverne Jackson recognized that she needed help to turn her dream of entrepreneurship...

Electrician makes good on the union circuit; Organized shop gets jump-start with access to huge transit contracts.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Tina Traster Many business owners would rather open their doors to the devil himself than to the average labor union. Not Jeffrey Smalls. In 2001, he put his growing four-year-old electrical contracting firm on the line by...

Geek becomes guru of high-tech trades; Electronic system boosts efficiency; company is toast of Nymex.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Steve Garmhausen Not that long ago, David Wender was the butt of jokes down at the New York Mercantile Exchange. "He was the geek walking around holding one computer at his side and balancing another one on his shoulder,''...

Beef patty prowess turns into a cash cow; Industry expertise, elbow grease win entree into institutional markets.(Small Business Report)(Marco Minuto )(Red Castle Bakeries Inc.)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Cara S. Trager Like many other successful entrepreneurs, Marco Minuto got his start on the unemployment line. In 1996, after nearly a quarter-century happily heading up sales and marketing for a maker of Jamaican beef patties,...

Achieving dreams of drug-testing glory; Clinician expands sleep disorders lab into leader in serving pharma firms.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Cara S. Trager Being a visionary often means having the conviction to ignore the most formidable obstacles. Just ask Gary Zammit. Shortly after buying St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center's Sleep Disorders Institute five years...

Terminal agitation; Stranded fliers find local airports business-unfriendly.(Business Lives)
August 14, 2006... Byline: hilary potkewitz Airport starbucks latte: $5. Airport shoeshine: $4. Airport Internet access for one day: $8. Accomplishing something when your flight is delayed: priceless. There are some things money can't buy,...

Jimmy's back with Sofrito; Puerto Rican home cooking is the star at midtown eatery with Mets sightings.(Business Lives)
August 14, 2006... Byline: bob lape People tell me I'm crazy,'' says flamboyant restaurateur Jimmy Rodriguez, referring to prices at his new Puerto Rican spot, Sofrito. It wouldn't take many bottles of Grgich Hills' 2004 Chardonnay at $30 a piece--that...

Comic relief.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... Byline: aaron elstein Jessica Kirson, 33, a comedian, books new acts at the Gotham Comedy Club, who do seven minutes with only a performance video as payment. Regular stand-up gigs pay just $85 a set (when they pay at all), with three sets...

Print media's dilettantes; Publication buyers' inexperience leaves them shy on title insurance.(News)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm The wheels may be coming off the old media wagon, but new players are still climbing over each other to get into the driver's seat. Nobody in the latest group of deep-pocketed newcomers has media experience. One...

CORRECTIONS.(Correction notice)
August 14, 2006... CoStar's July 31 list of top Manhattan office leases should not have included deal No. 44 at 1230 Sixth Ave., with CBRE as the tenant representative, which took place in 2005. BlackRock Inc.'s sublet of 61,124 square feet from McKinsey & Co. at...

The Insider.(Briefs)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Gay group's coffers overflow after ruling The decision by the state Court of Appeals prohibiting same-sex marriages may have been a setback for the cause of gay rights. But it has meant a windfall...

Past & Future.(In the Markets)
August 14, 2006... Investors slammed the door on Hovnanian last week, sending the home builder's shares to a 52-week low of $24.79, off 60% from a year earlier. The rout came as one of the nation's largest residential developers said its sales had been cut in...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Daily News launches weekly supplement)(Evercore Partners's securities)(international visitors will be less)
August 14, 2006... New York's newspaper war has become a battle for the boroughs: The Daily News is launching the Bronx Boro News, a weekly supplement that will appear in the Bronx edition of the paper starting tomorrow. Like its siblings Queens News and Brooklyn...

Rattling playgoers as Mideast burns.(Viewpoint)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Valerie Block Wrapped in the embrace of a balmy August night, with the brutal heat wave just a fading memory, the audience watched Mother Courage and Her Children unfold on the Delacorte stage in Central Park last Tuesday. The...

Beseiged Monster thinks local; Facing fresh threats, job site girds for war; overseas markets provide fast growth.(News)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung After years of battling local newspapers for job listings, Monster Worldwide is taking a radically different approach. It's joining them. Today, Monster is launching a site for Philadelphia job seekers in...

Seeking Reckson redo; Investors grumble over low price of deal, but it's a coup for SL Green.(News)(SL Green Realty Corp wants to buy Reckson Associates Realty Corp.)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow SL green realty corp.'s agreement earlier this month to purchase Reckson Associates Realty Corp. for $6.1 billion was a coup for the real estate investment trust, bringing its New York City holdings to 24.5 million...

LOOKING FOR HELP King eyes debate.(Briefs)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... Attorney general hopeful Charlie King (left), stuck at 3% in the polls, says his only chance to become a force in the Sept. 12 primary is to win a debate among the four Democratic candidates scheduled for Thursday. Mr. King had been hoping...

CRAIN'S HONORS AWARD WINNERS, SEPT. 12.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... The winners of Crain's 11th annual Small Business Awards will tell their stories at a breakfast on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The event will be held at the Sheraton New York, at 811 Seventh Ave. A networking breakfast at 8 a.m. will be followed by a...

Bagel makers bake up plan for fast growth; Take knack for old-style production, blend in sales savvy, create a stir.(Small Business Report)(Just Bagels Manufacturing Inc)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Tina Traster As everybody knows, making bagels right requires boiling them in water before piling them into the oven. As everybody also knows, all too many bakers don't do it that way. "It's not that easy to find a water-boiled...

New York's Top Entrepreneurs.(Small Business Report)(awards)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... The winners of Crain's 11th annual small business awards reflect the diversity that has contributed so richly to the city's robust health. They come from four different boroughs and make their money in five different industries, ranging from...

Growth Tales; Key strategies used by young firms.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Lisa Goff A greener shade of car service Green city transportation offers vivid proof that a good gimmick can put a startup on the map even in the most crowded market. Given soaring gasoline prices and heightened concerns...

ENOUGH ALREADY.(Small Business Report)(small businesses using web services)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... Less than 10% of small businesses are using new Web-based services to find sales leads, and experts say the practice will become less useful as it catches on. When the contact information for Mega Corp.'s purchasing director--and even that...

REPRINTS ONLINE; crain's articles.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Crain's offers reprints of published articles. For an estimate, contact Lori Noffz at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900 ext. 104, or lnoffz@reprintbuyer.com. Readers who want to make their own reprints or post a story on a Web...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Wenner buys out Us partner.(Briefs)(Wenner Media acquires Us Weekly)(TheStreet.com acquires Weiss Group Inc)(MTV Networks Inc. acquires Atom Entertainment Inc.)
August 14, 2006... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports Wenner Media, headed by President Jann Wenner (above), agreed to pay $300 million to buy back the 50% stake in Us Weekly that it sold to The Walt Disney Co. five years ago. The deal...

For Avon, rocky start to critical makeover; Dropping profits, fleeing sales force bode ill for plan.(News)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Andrea Jung, the embattled chief executive of Avon Products Inc., wasn't kidding last November when she predicted that 2006 would be a "transition year.'' The problem is that many shareholders aren't sure whether...

Related goes out of house; Firm's buildings are fully occupied; Nina Footwear moving.(Real Estate)(Related Companies Inc., Tarragon Corp and Nina Footwear Inc.)
August 14, 2006... Byline: elisabeth butler The related companies, one of the city's biggest property owners, is renting space from a competitor because its own buildings are at full occupancy. The firm has signed a long-term lease for 50,000 square feet on...

Hot game in town: betting on defaults; But will credit derivatives meet test if market tanks?(News)(Creditex Inc. wants to buy CreditTrade and its further management)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Just seven years after its birth, Creditex Inc. is showing all the signs of adulthood. It has left its hip but cramped headquarters in the Flatiron district for bigger space in midtown, where co-founder and Chief...

Tracking software helps companies make contact; Services monitor executive moves; tedious, pricey task made easy, cheap.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Jeremy Quittner As head of an executive recruiting and staffing firm, Richard Smith depends on his wide network of contacts at Fortune 1,000 companies. Keeping those contacts current was always hard, however, and hugely...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
August 14, 2006... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar WANTED: Executive Director ORGANIZATION Theatre Communications Group JOB DESCRIPTION Running the largest national trade organization for nonprofit professional theaters, which has a $7 million budget...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
August 14, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Stuff the speculation Could stuff be the next title to go Web-only, as a competitor claims? "Absolutely not,'' says Executive Editor Dan Bova. No way, insists Steve Colvin, president of parent...

Fashioning success store by store in B'klyn; Designers merchandise own brand, trading doing it all for focus on sales.(Small Business Report)
August 14, 2006... Byline: Steve Garmhausen When sales of Brooklyn Industries' trendy bags, T-shirts and hoodies went from OK to awful during the 2001 economic slump, husband-and-wife team Vahap Avsar and Lexy Funk decided the time had come for a radical...

the right gift when you're a weekend guest.(Business Lives)
August 14, 2006... Bring something that people can use and is not going to clutter their house, something they wouldn't buy themselves, like a picnic service for four with a wine carrier and an insulated storage compartment. If they enjoy clambakes, bring a...

MAKING THE MOST OF OTHER BLOGS.(Small Business Report)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... A widely read blog--even someone else's--can pack the same sort of publicity punch that a popular magazine does. Ambrose M. Regan, director of business development for QuietAgent, an online recruitment system, had no idea that chatting with...

SHOULD CONNECTICUT SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN REMAIN IN THE RACE? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... A slim majority of 722 respondents to a NewYorkBusiness.com poll believe the Democratic senator should withdraw from the state's Senate race so he can preserve party unity or because he has been wrong on Iraq. Nearly as many, however, believe...

A power crisis being ignored.(Viewpoint)
August 14, 2006... New york's energy crisis--and, yes, there is a crisis--is actually two separate problems. The city needs to update the infrastructure that carries power to electricity customers, and it must build plants to generate more power. The Bloomberg...

Financial firms get cool greeting.(News)
August 21, 2006... Evercore, the most recent NY-based financial firm to go public, is doing great. It's shares are up 43%. The other firms that did IPOs this year are in the red-painting an uncertain picture for firms waiting in the wings.

MetLife quitting Queens? Insurer in talks to move from LIC to Sixth Avenue.(Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow After five years in Long Island City, Queens, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. is considering a return to Manhattan and its pricey rents. The insurance behemoth, which occupies 686,000 square feet in a one-time car...

Artful lawyer.(Business Lives; Donald Millinger of Guggenheim Foundation)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar DONALD MILLINGER, 51, is special counsel to the Guggenheim Foundation. In his five years with the museum, the former corporate attorney has handled all legal issues involved in its global expansion. RISKS...

Sellers' reality check; Manhattan real estate moves to buyers' market.(Business Lives)
August 21, 2006... Byline: TOM FREDRICKSON At first, Michelle Maldonado resisted her broker's suggestion that she drop the asking price on her Upper West Side apartment. Once she and her husband found their dream house in New Jersey, however, she needed...

MACHINES TO THE RESCUE; A handful of New York City area companies are at the forefront of developing technology to help the elderly age safely at home.(Health Care Report)(Directory)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... Advanced Monitored Caregiving, Brooklyn Founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Nesim Bildirici, who had worked on telecom ventures with Ronald Lauder, the company is owned by Mr. Bildirici and a group of investors. Working directly with...

The Weeks Ahead.(Business Lives)(Calendar)
August 21, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events august 22 Camba Small Business Services holds workshop on marketing on a budget. 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 884 Flatbush Ave., second floor, Brooklyn. Free. (718) 282-2500, ext. 242, or...

Warnaco's popularity just a flash in the pan; Surge on sale rumors doesn't dispel basic woes; Chaps chafes.(Warnaco Group Inc.)
August 21, 2006... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Despite reporting lousy second-quarter profits last week, Warnaco Group Inc. is still stubbornly in fashion with investors. The company's shares closed Friday at $18.47, up 6% for the week. Buyers were...

NAMING NAMES.(services of Richard Grasso)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... Richard Grasso's name has seldom been mentioned in the specialists' trials; defense lawyers believe that jurors would be unsympathetic to specialists who blame their conduct on the former New York Stock Exchange chairman, say lawyers involved...

Undisputed champion; Former kickboxing pro forsakes real estate to return to the ring---this time his own.(Undisputed)
August 21, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Charlie cassis liked making big money in real estate. He once earned $155,000 from a single transaction, flipping an empty lot he had bought in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a couple of years earlier. But profitable as...

Radio star has the blues; Westwood One faces new media, content rivals and shrinking ad sales.(News)
August 21, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm Westwood one, the nation's largest radio network, just marked its 30th birthday, but it is not entering its middle age gracefully. The company, which provides stations across the country with traffic information,...