Crain's New York Business articles from August 2007

Crain's New York Business archives from August 2007

Are M.B.A. candidates getting too much help? Columbia Business School officer reviews use of consultants.(Education Report)(Interview)
August 6, 2007... Linda meehan is an assistant dean for M.B.A. admissions at Columbia Business School. She recently spoke with Crain's about the growing trend of candidates using consultants when applying to business programs and gave some tips on how to find a...

$76M judgment against fund founder; Arbitrators require Kaplan to repay defrauded investors; fund eyes art assets.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Matthew Scott In one of the largest arbitration judgments ever against an individual, hedge fund manager Myron Kaplan will have to repay more than $76 million to investors. An arbitration panel found Mr. Kaplan, who co-founded...

Warnings to Empire Zone underperformers; 404 city businesses not meeting targets, get letters; some data appear muddled.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Erik Engquist More than 400 New York City businesses are being targeted in a sweeping investigation of the state's largest economic development program, which awards tax breaks and other benefits to companies in return for their...

Ask.com searching for more share; Web site revamps to gain some edge, but unlikely to ever catch Google.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Amanda Fung Even though Ask.com has ditched the stodgy butler as its advertising calling card and overhauled its appearance, the search engine continues to struggle against the big boys: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc....

CORRECTIONS.
August 6, 2007... Former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer did not lose a trial in a case he brought against former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso; the case has not gone to trial. This was misstated in the July 30 Viewpoint section. Reed Smith's...

Old bakeries survive by switching mix; In 2 neighborhoods, prosperity hinges on new offerings and low space costs.(Small Business)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Diane Hess A gaggle of new shops and restaurants have opened in increasingly upscale Washington Heights in the past few years, crowding out many of the Manhattan neighborhood's old-line stores. But 23-year-old Carrot Top...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(Sherry-Lehmann Corp. has toped in Zagat Survey's number one wine store)(New York Press will not publish sex advertisements )(hotels are installing kiosks )
August 6, 2007... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Ready to rock--in print Rock stars don't fade away; they just write books. In the wake of the recent $7.3 million deal for Keith Richards' autobiography, Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer (right) is...

Consultants head south for space; Monitor Group signs at 140 Broadway; sportswear firm gets bigger showroom.(Real Estate)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Cordova Management consulting firm Monitor Group is leaving midtown for bigger digs downtown. The Boston-based company recently signed a 15-year deal for nearly 50,000 square feet at 140 Broadway, between Cedar and...

Back on the bandwagon; S-Curve chief revives label, strikes marketing, distribution deal with former partner EMI.(Business Lives)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Samantha Marshall When he first heard the fresh-faced English teen with a voice like Gladys Knight's, Steve Greenberg knew exactly what to do with her. Joss Stone wanted to record an album like her idol, Lauryn Hill, but the label...

sea change.(Business Lives)
August 6, 2007... Matthew Flamm, who covers the media beat for Crain's, moved to the upper Upper West Side--the area above 96th Street that's also known as the Bloomingdale Blocks--in 1978, a time when people could walk blocks without finding a bank. Chinese,...

FREE TRIALS OF ONLINE NEWSLETTERS.(News)
August 6, 2007... Crain's offers readers free two-week trial subscriptions to its online newsletters, Crain's Health Pulse and The Crain's Insider. Pulse deals with the business of health care. It gives details on mergers, contracts, executive appointments,...

Will cnbc get outfoxed?(News)
August 6, 2007... A News Corp.-owned Dow Jones & Co. will put pressure on a range of business news properties, from Pearson's Financial Times, which will face a resurgent Wall Street Journal overseas, to Time Inc.'s business news portal CNNMoney.com. But most...

Clash of titans at JFK; American, Delta spar over international passengers.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: hilary Potkewitz American airlines is spending a lot of money to establish its dominance at John F. Kennedy International Airport. In a few weeks, the Dallas-based carrier will unveil a completed $1.4 billion terminal. It is also...

Citigroup to shrug off subprime meltdown; Bank's global reach, vast scale help it absorb losses; sell-off overdone.(In the Markets)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Enough already. Citigroup has deservedly taken its lumps in recent years, from investors who have complained about everything from the bank's thinning profit margins to its poor management. But the recent sell-off...

AVERAGE AGE 29; MORE MEN ENROLLED.(Education Report)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Age In 2006, the average age of students enrolled at New York's top M.B.A. programs was 29. Gender Fifteen percent of the business schools enroll more women than men, 75% have more men than women and 10% are evenly split. Cost Students...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
August 6, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli THIS WEEK'S EVENTS august 7 ActionCoach New York holds workshop on results for your business. 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., 989 Sixth Ave., fourth floor. Free. (646) 862-1710 or dfares@actionny.com. ...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
August 6, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Deloitte & Touche USA: Gregory T. Durant, 48, was promoted to regional managing partner, Northeast, from global lead client service partner. Grassi & Co.: Brian S. Aryai, 44,...

NYC training more doctors; Forecast shortage spurs medical school expansion; a funding game.(Education Report)
August 6, 2007... Byline: GALE SCOTT New york city, which has seven medical schools turning out about 1,000 doctors a year, has long been a center for physician training-and it's about to become an even bigger one. Health policy experts predict a...

Floor shudders beneath Hovnanian in brutal home-building-market quake.(In the Markets)
August 6, 2007... Not since the dot-com implosion of 2000 has an industry fallen so hard, so fast. Shares of Hovnanian briefly hit a five-year low of $11.00 last week--86% off their high of $73.40 in 2005, the peak of the housing market. The stock has fallen 62%...

Undoing of Trump Mortgage; Weak market, grand ambitions, exec's troubles doom firm.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Donald trump has pulled the plug on Trump Mortgage less than two years after its launch. Plagued by bad timing and the disclosure that the firm's chief executive had inflated his credentials in his official...

Picking up the pieces; 100-plus businesses still disrupted by steam-pipe blast; not enough aid.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Amanda Fung Nearly three weeks after a steam-pipe explosion forced the evacuation of several midtown blocks, more than 100 shuttered or displaced businesses are still feeling the pain. One of those companies is Sophie's Cuban...

There goes the neighborhood; Area above W. 96th St. gains high-rise, loses character.(Business Lives)
August 6, 2007... Byline: MATTHEW FLAMM Residents of my neighborhood have watched in alarm over the last year as two giant luxury towers have risen above Broadway near West 100th Street. They're concerned that these Extell Development Corp. buildings, with...

Part-time M.B.A. programs have earned credentials; Students weigh career, financial considerations; schools offer options.(Education Report)(master of business administration degree)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Gwen Moran There was only one option for Jilliann Teets. The 29-year-old wanted to get a master's degree in business, but she did not relish the idea of giving up two years in the fast-moving public relations industry or of...

Journal purchase nails media coffin.(Viewpoint)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Valerie Block So, the bancroft family finally approved the sale of Dow Jones and its storied Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., leaving little doubt in my mind that great newspapers are a dying breed, done in by...

The Insider.(Briefs)(president George W. Bush nominated Charles Millard to be director of United States. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.)(David Yassky's campaign)(Raymond Kelly in mayoral race)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Behind defeat of Wicks overhaul What killed wicks reform? Albany leaders appeared to have a deal, but it fell apart at the end of the legislative session when upstate interests complained to...

Fare increases now, not later.(New York. Metropolitan Transportation Authority)(Elliot sander)(Viewpoint essay)
August 6, 2007... Elliot sander, chief of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, wants to increase the revenue that the agency collects from fares and tolls by 6.5%. New Yorkers don't need another hike in the cost of living. But this increase makes sense....

Rupert targets Times; Remade Journal will fight NY rival with lower ad rates, prices; slugfest expected.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Matthew Flamm Dow jones & co., which Rupert Murdoch wrested from the Bancroft family last week, will give the News Corp. chairman what he has always wanted in the United States: a world-class news organization whose content can be...

Glaring spotlight turned on subprime mortgage insurers; Stocks of local firms MBIA, Ambac fall; on hook for billions in loan guarantees.(News)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Aaron Elstein A couple of large but little-known players on the normally placid fringes of the credit market are being sucked into the center of Wall Street's subprime mortgage storm. MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc.,...

coming of age Contributions.(Briefs)
August 6, 2007... One sign that hedge funds have matured as an industry is that Congress wants to tax them, along with their cousins in private equity. In response, the funds are stepping up their political donations to 2008 presidential candidates and to major...

Terminal brasserie a go; Port Authority spot surprises: attractive setting, consistently good dishes, takeout.(Business Lives)(Metro Marche)(Restaurant review)
August 6, 2007... Byline: bob lape In my years of traipsing through the Port Authority bus terminal, I thought of it as only something to traverse as quickly as possible. Imagine my amazement at learning that sensible, experienced food professionals planned...

At Deadline.(News)
August 6, 2007... The film and television production industry added nearly 2,000 jobs during the first six months of the year, an increase of 5.1% from 2006, according to economist Barbara Byrne Denham. The rise stems largely from the record 11 television pilots...

Advisers coach M.B.A. hopefuls; More candidates shell out for guidance in choosing a school, writing an inspiring essay.(Education Report)
August 6, 2007... Byline: Karen J. Bannan When john singh began applying to graduate business schools, he realized he needed assistance answering some of the tougher essay questions. Mr. Singh hired a New York consulting firm to help him tell his most...

Star stringer.(Business Lives)(Roman Prokes of RPNY Tennis)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Roman Prokes, 46, strings racquets for tennis pros, including Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova, as well as anyone who visits his shop, RPNY Tennis, on East 51st Street. He charges $30 to $68 to string a racquet...

tips for your pup at outdoor cafes.(Business Lives)
August 6, 2007... call first to make sure the restaurant allows pets, and bring a carrier with you. If the restaurant is especially dog-friendly, like Shake Shack [in Madison Square Park], they might have dog dishes on the menu. But I still suggest feeding your...

SHOULD THIS YEAR'S SEPT. 11 MEMORIAL SERVICE BE HELD AT GROUND ZERO? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
August 6, 2007... Nearly three-quarters of the 583 respondents oppose plans to move the service to Zuccotti Park, saying that the commemoration should remain at Ground Zero to honor those who died at the World Trade Center. Fewer than 30% don't want...

LEARNING FROM `LITTLES'.(Business Lives)
August 13, 2007... Being a big brother or big sister doesn't just benefit the kids being mentored. Executives get ideas from their young charges. Craig Schinn, an Internet marketing consultant at Avenue A/Razorfish, learned a few things about how to sell...

Park designer grows by creating city oases; Pulls together officials, communities to create award-winning urban parks.(Small Business Report)(Thomas Balsley Associates )
August 13, 2007... Byline: Lisa Goff Forty years ago, landscape designers were fleeing the city in droves, hoping to find rich pickings while rearranging suburban greenswards. Not Thomas Balsley. He opened his practice in 1970 in green-starved...

Indian spice triumph: old recipes + new flair; Importer touts organic blends using tireless promotion, on-site attention.(Small Business Report)(Dhiraj Arora's Arora Creations Inc.)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Cara S. Trager Entrepreneurs must do more than believe in themselves and their mission. They have to get others to sign on as well. Just ask Dhiraj Arora, whose passion is healthful eating and whose product is a line of unique...

High-tech glassmaker shatters speed records; Computerized equipment provides fast turnaround, high quality.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Cara S. Trager Taking over running a century-old, labor-intensive manufacturing firm located in the heart of the nation's most congested city--not to mention the most expensive one--is not for the faint of heart. Siblings Ellen...

College for the fun of it.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... Most adult education providers specialize in classes that help midcareer students get ahead. But Steven Schragis found another audience: people 50 and over who are more interested in opening their minds than they are in advancing their careers....

Readable voice mail hits the write note; Quick access to text transcriptions lures customers pressed for time.(Small Business Report)(james siminoff's SimulScribe Inc.)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Lisa Goff If james siminoff hadn't been so hungry one night four years ago, he might never have hit on the idea to launch SimulScribe Inc. A friend had put their dinner plans on hold to go through a day's worth of phone...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
August 13, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli This week's events august 14 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce holds networking reception. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Roger Smith Hotel, 501 Lexington Ave. Fee: $15 members, $25 nonmembers. (212) 473-8074....

Making seamless shift to world of fashion; Web designer-turned-clothier aims to expand her trendy offerings.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Cara S. Trager This year, the owner of Alice + Olivia expects to ring up sales of $25 million by selling $440 men's cashmere hoodies, $398 sequin-strip tank dresses and much more. Next year, she hopes the Manhattan-based outfit...

Small Was Beautiful.(Small Business Report)(Cemusa North America)(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Before making a formal bid to the city in 2005, Cemusa spent months working with New York Industrial Retention Network, a private nonprofit, to identify local shops that could build and install bus shelters and benches. Bidders pledging that at...

Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
August 13, 2007... Here are other recently reviewed area spots specializing in Latin food. Besito (21/2 stars) 402 New York Ave., Huntington, L.I. (631) 549-0100. Restaurateur John Tunney's colorful and trailblazing upscale Mexican restaurant brims with...

Firms hit wall on tech hiring; Set up outposts in other cities, raise referral fees to lure top talent.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Amanda Fung High-tech employees are virtually so hard to find in New York City that some firms are giving up and expanding elsewhere, threatening one of the city's fastest-growing industries. Bart Feder, chief executive of The...

Scramble over worker IDs; Lawyers helping firms comply with federal rules over immigrant workers.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Hilary Potkewitz Lawyers are scurrying to help companies comply with tough federal rules announced Friday that crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants. The Bush administration implemented a number of regulations...

Garment district rezoning plan stalls; Landlords balk at new rules meant to save manufacturing.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Cordova Six months after the city's Department of Planning announced its intent to overhaul the garment district's zoning regulations, the effort has stalled and the city's few remaining manufacturers are feeling...

1st Data LBO puts Wall St. firms in vise; Banks could lose big by doing deal or by walking away as credit crisis grows.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Aaron Elstein Four new york banks are among a group of seven that may get stuck with the tab for this year's biggest leveraged buyout. When the $29 billion deal for credit card processor First Data Corp. was announced in April,...

Week In Review.(Briefs)(New York University and Polytechnic University to merge)(Barney's Inc. has been acquired by Istithmar)(Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s Kenneth Selterman has been sentenced)
August 13, 2007... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg reports Storm blows in; commuters reel A violent storm crippled the city's mass transit system for the third time in seven months. A torrential downpour prior to Wednesday morning's rush hour...

Transit center a downtown magnet; Hub is drawing retailers, residents; Ralph Lauren cancer center expanding.(Real Estate)
August 13, 2007... While the promise of lower rents is luring office tenants to lower Manhattan, retailers and residents are moving there because of the potential of the Fulton Street Transit Center. Slated for completion by 2010, the $888 million hub will...

'Freestyle' jumps on LES; Newcomer Rayuela puts delicious spin on Spanish, Latin; novel wine approach.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
August 13, 2007... The exciting new restaurant on the Lower East Side, Rayuela, is a layer cake of Latin delights. Painstakingly planned and impeccably executed, the Allen Street attraction bubbles with stylish decor, engaging service and extraordinary food. ...

Maury Povich's journalistic drama.(Viewpoint)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Alair Townsend This episode is "I'm Pimping Out My Niece.'' The niece lives in a trailer; the uncle is missing a front tooth. The two confront her boyfriend, who does not know she's a hooker. Sobbing, niece Tracy says she uses...

POLITICAL POWER The rewards.(Briefs)
August 13, 2007... Say this about political power's effect on elected officials' ability to raise money: It doesn't hurt. In their first six months as majority members of the House of Representatives, New York's Democratic incumbents raised 53% more money than in...

Live-wire electrician generates business; Union worker's studious approach gives him power to run his own show.(Small Business Report)(D and S Electrical Corp.'s Darryl Stovall Sr.)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Lisa Goff The trouble with many ambitious people is that they don't know when to stop. Just look at Darryl Stovall Sr. After nearly 20 years of struggle, the electrician reached the top of his union's pay scale. But a secure...

Venture Investors Tap NY Tech.(News)
August 13, 2007... New york city companies are proving to be attractive targets for venture capital investors. In the second quarter of the year, 32 firms based in the city raised $200 million in VC money. By comparison, 26 firms brought in $244 million during...

FREE TRIALS OF HEALTH PULSE NEWSLETTER.(News)
August 13, 2007... Crain's offers readers a free two-week trial subscription to Crain's Health Pulse online newsletter. Pulse deals with the business of health care. It supplies information on mergers and affiliations, contracts, executive appointments,...

All the governor's men; Spitzer seen needing key adviser who can mend fences, build alliances in Albany.(News)(Eliot Spitzer)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Anne Michaud A growing group of Democrats say the scandal over the use of state troopers to spy on Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is symptomatic of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's reliance on a small group of advisers caught up in a...

Shopping the barneys warehouse sale.(Business Lives)
August 13, 2007... The sale starts Aug. 16, but you don't have to line up at 4 a.m. as if it were a rock concert. If you go three days in, you'll still find plenty of merchandise--and more markdowns. Try going around 7 p.m., right before closing time; all the...

Executive Moves.(News)(Michael I. Braverman joined Huron Consulting Group)(Ryan DeVoe's promotion at News America Marketing)(Rick Leonard joined Stanton Communications)
August 13, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Accounting & consulting BDO Seidman: Jonathan Forman, 33, was promoted to partner from senior manager. Christopher Galuppo, 40, was promoted to partner from senior manager. Maureen McGetrick, 35,...

Preppy may be hot, but the forecast turns chilly for Polo Ralph Lauren.(In the Markets)
August 13, 2007... Polo Ralph Lauren is one of the great, enduring success stories of modern retailing--and investing. Stoked by growing profits, its shares have quadrupled in the past four years. The company did it again last week, posting a healthy 9% pop in...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(conde nast traveler is celebrating its anniversary )(David Mendez's new company Monterrey Pictures )(Sol Moscot is changing its name)
August 13, 2007... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Hip-hop Web marketplace on right track Pmp worldwide, the new Web site stocked with original beats and tracks that record labels can buy for their artists, is on a roll. Just three months after...

Shelter contractbuoys NY firms; Big Spanish outfit turns to locals to build and set up bus stops.(Small Business Report)(Cemusa )(A and L Sheet Metal Fabrications Co.)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Wendy Davis Six years after a recession and terrorists struck, putting A&L Sheet Metal Fabrications Co. into a multiyear tailspin, business is booming again--thanks to just one contract. Late last year, the Queens outfit was...

New York's Top Entrepreneurs.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... The half a dozen winners of Crain's 12th annual small business awards come from across the city, from Far Rockaway in Queens to Canal Street in lower Manhattan. Each exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the city's economy,...

CORRECTIONs.
August 13, 2007... The sale of 1290 Sixth Ave., which was part of a portfolio sale, should not have been included in CoStar's July 30 list of the largest NYC sales of single properties in first-half 2007. The $112 million purchase of 130 Prince St. should have...

Fashion Week's new face; IMG operations chief to expand brand, launch more events; learned from Trump.(Business Lives)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Cordova When most people start a new job, it takes them a week just to figure out how to work the coffee machine and memorize co-workers names. Not so for Maureen Reidy. By her third day as chief operating...

6 steps to snare federal contracts; Getting through to the government is hard work, but rewards can be huge.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Tina Traster Voters aren't the only ones who have a tough time getting anyone in Washington to pay attention to them. The same goes for small business owners looking to make a pitch. Manhattan-based technology consultant...

Hot Jobs.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: amanda fung WANTED: executive director organization Computers for Youth JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee the nonprofit's new New York office, recruit staff and board MOST IMPORTANT TASK Raising $1 million annually ...

Subway concierge.(Business Lives)
August 13, 2007... Byline: kathleen morgenier Curtis johnson, 48, is one of the people prowling subway stations. The 18-year New York City Transit employee, now a station agent and customer service assistant, is assigned to the Court Square stop in Long...

Piggyback to success.(Small Business Report)(Core 180)(Brief article)
August 13, 2007... Companies can avoid a lot of hassles by subcontracting. But, while the prime contractor does most of the work to land the job, subcontractors face plenty of scrutiny and paperwork. Opportunities can be found at...

Real infrastructure solutions.(Consolidated Edison Inc.)(Viewpoint essay)
August 13, 2007... An intense rainstorm just before rush hour paralyzes the subway system. The collapse of an interstate-highway bridge in Minneapolis raises fears about the condition of the many bridges in the New York area. A Consolidated Edison steam pipe...

The Insider.(Briefs)(Daniel Doctoroff to leave Michael Bloomberg administration)(Manhattan community board 9 is to reject Columbia University's application for a zoning change)(Adolfo Carrion in mayoral elections)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Deputy Mayor Dan: Will he stay, or will he go? Speculation is growing that Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff (left) will leave the Bloomberg administration at the end of the year. Rumors of his...

Helping in 'big' way; More executives mentor "littles'' at the office.(Business Lives)
August 13, 2007... Byline: SAMANTHA MARSHALL Even the spotless restrooms at Deloitte & Touche's World Financial Center headquarters were cause for excitement when Jia Yi Chen first set foot in her "big sister'' Antonia Chong's workplace. The 13-year-old, a...

Big bets on new markets pay for Scientific Games; Gambling system firm stock looks like a winner; enters Chinese market.(In the Markets)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Aaron Elstein Investors seeking shelter from the stock market's squalls should remember this simple fact: No matter how bad things get, people never lose their love of gambling. That means now is a good time for investors to...

Safer investments lift firms above crisis; Money market specialist's assets rise, thrifts see jump in loan applications.(News)
August 13, 2007... Byline: Kira Bindrim As investors and borrowers seek safe havens in the credit crisis, the leading money market firm in New York is seeing its assets soar. Meanwhile, thrifts that specialize in conservative mortgage lending are reporting a...

At Deadline.(Late News)
August 13, 2007... Galleries are flocking to the Lower East Side to be near the New Museum of Contemporary Art's building at 235 Bowery, opening in December, creating an arts neighborhood that insiders have already dubbed "the new Chelsea.'' Last week, Chelsea's...

A bit of the fab life in a bottle.(Small Business Report)
August 13, 2007... It was a hot afternoon in the Hamptons, and real estate broker Salvatore Piazzolla brought out a basket of expensive European sun care lotions for friends lounging by his pool. "Nothing really impressed them,'' he says. "I thought to...

Circle Line's new arc; Firm looks to other businesses after losing Lady Liberty.(News)(Company overview)
August 13, 2007... Byline: LISA FICKENSCHER Now that circle line downtown is losing the biggest part of its business--ferrying passengers to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island--how will the company stay afloat? The contract to serve those historic...

WHO SHOULD BE BLAMED FOR THE SUBWAY DISRUPTIONS FOLLOWING THE VIOLENT RAINSTORMS? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
August 13, 2007... Of 481 respondents, a plurality say that no one is responsible, because the torrential downpour was an overpowering act of nature. Almost a third fault the MTA for not running the system correctly. The remainder blame elected officials...

Corrections.
August 20, 2007... An item in the Aug. 13 Real Estate Deals column about the Fulton Street Transit Center was mistakenly accompanied by an artist's rendering of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.

WILL YOU LISTEN TO BOOMER ESIASON ON WFAN, OR TO DON IMUS, IF HE RETURNS TO THE AIRWAVES? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
August 20, 2007... A majority of the 777 respondents say they would tune into Imus. Only 13% say they would be inclined to turn the dial to WFAN, where Boomer Esiason has been designated as the permanent replacement for Imus' spot. A third of respondents say that...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
August 20, 2007... Byline: kira bindrim WANTED: director organization Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee exhibitions, fundraising and a 200-person staff MOST IMPORTANT TASK Maintaining the Manhattan museum's stature despite...

Manhattanites find 2nd homes on other islands; More buying in luxury Caribbean resorts; rental income may or may not be a factor.(Business Lives)
August 20, 2007... Byline: Margaret Jaworski Last november, the Pinto family spent their first week in their newly finished vacation home: a 2,700-square-foot cottage at The Somerset on Grace Bay, a resort development on Providenciales in Turks and Caicos....

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
August 20, 2007... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli and sarah studley accounting & consulting Accenture: Roxanne Taylor, 51, was promoted to chief marketing and communications officer from managing director. BDO Seidman: Marlene Rabinowitz, 39, was...