Crain's New York Business articles from July 2004

Crain's New York Business archives from July 2004

West Side Watch: Union group mulls West Side policy; Calls for dropping neighborhood subsidies.(West Side Watch)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The fiscal policy institute, a labor-backed group, is still mulling its position on the proposed West Side stadium, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion and Hudson Yards neighborhood rezoning, according to James Parrott, its deputy...

Growth puts the bloom on Grey.(News)
July 5, 2004... Byline: from advertising age When Grey Advertising went public back in 1965, the stock was valued at $9.75. Last Friday, amid speculation that it would soon be acquired, Grey Global Group closed at $990.00. Grey was started in an art...

Timing's right as JetBlue revs up in NY; Expands service as majors flounder.(News)(New York)
July 5, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez As the major airlines falter, JetBlue Airways Corp. is stepping up its invasion of New York airspace. The Queens-based low-fare carrier will increase its daily flights out of the city by at least a third in...

On the sunny side of the Street; Financial firms' real estate execs cross over.(Real Estate)
July 5, 2004... Byline: christine haughney In the harsh and hierarchical world of investment banking, David Arena worked his way up to a position at Morgan Stanley that produced respectful smiles from his Greenwich, Conn., neighbors and made every...

CoStar seeks information; largest office deals.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Costar group inc. is compiling information for its list of the largest office leasing deals in Manhattan in the first half of 2004, to be published in Crain's New York Business on Aug. 2. Brokers and others with information on transactions...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(Bonni Benrubi Gallery )
July 5, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Double occupancy on selling block The hotel market is buzzing these days-but not just with tourists. Hoteliers are busy hanging "For Sale'' signs on their doors. The Sheraton Russell Hotel and the...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
July 5, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events July 7. J2J Network holds business referrals meeting. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Smith Barney, 666 Third Ave., third-floor conference room. Fee: free for members, $10 nonmembers. (212)...

NY stocks shine as consumer shares jump.(News)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... New York area stocks outperformed broader market indexes in the first half of the year, with signs of a strengthening economy lifting shares in consumer-oriented firms such as restaurant operators Cosi and Ark, as well as Avon and Coach....

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Directory)
July 5, 2004... Following are restaurants that received from three to four stars so far this year: Chanterelle * * * * 2 Harrison St. (at Hudson Street), Manhattan. (212) 966-6960. Winner of the 2004 James Beard Foundation Award for the outstanding...

Government Alert: State acts to coordinate construction; Gives city powers over $4.5 billion in downtown work; Clark salutes Rangel.(Briefs)(Wesley Clark, Charles Rangel)
July 5, 2004... A last-minute lobbying push in the state Legislature by the Bloomberg administration won approval of the Coordinated Construction Act to govern $4.5 billion in federally funded construction work in lower Manhattan. The new law allows city...

Childhood trauma stuns researchers; Studies on effects of 9/11 indicate extent of problems; more data needed.(News)
July 5, 2004... Byline: samantha marshall Early on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, an 11-year-old boy lied to his father about brushing his teeth. That lie, the boy later became convinced, caused the World Trade Center towers to collapse and kill his...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
July 5, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli advertising & communications Rapp Collins Worldwide: Caroline Chilvers, 29, was promoted to executive vice president for the marketing services agency. She was formerly a team leader and senior vice...

Investment bank takes stock in Park; Friedman Billings Ramsey trades off Madison address; school passes exam.(Real Estate)(biref)
July 5, 2004... After rising to become the country's third-ranked underwriter of U.S. initial public offerings in 2003, Virginia-based investment firm Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc. wanted a prestigious address to match its budding reputation. FBR...

It takes 28% to tango; migrating to work.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Hispanics made up more than 28% of the city's population in 2002. The proportion of individuals of Puerto Rican descent held steady at around 39%, while the percentage from Mexico rose to nearly 10%. The fastest-growing category includes...

Investors endorse blank-check firms; Companies with no earnings and no business plans are scoring on IPOs.(News)(Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp., Arpeggio Acquisition Corp., Information Systems Acquisition Corp.)
July 5, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein Six weeks ago, Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. raised $33 million in a stunningly successful initial public offering. The question now is what to do with all that money. Manhattan-based Tremisis could get into...

Economic picture brightens somewhat.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... 2003 was a year of recovery for the city's economy. Wages and real gross city product both showed a bit of growth-a positive sign in light of the previous two years. The improving economy helped fatten the city's coffers, with revenues from the...

More spending, more dropouts.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... In the past school year, the New York City Department of Education spent some $12.5 billion to educate more than 1 million students. Of those, about 13% were deemed English learners; nearly the same number were special education students. While...

Still on the unemployment line.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The city's economic recovery doesn't show up in last year's statistics. Unemployment in the city outpaced that in the rest of the country, with Bronx residents suffering the highest levels of joblessness. Data on the decline in jobs since Sept....

City coffers fill up; fewer on payroll.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The city's finances made a remarkable recovery in the fiscal year ended June 30. According to the most recent estimates, tax revenues reached a high of $27.4 billion, well above the previous record of $23.3 billion the year before. Much of the...

Clean bill of health for jobs, inflation.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Health care employment continued its steady rise through the first quarter of 2004. The decline in the number of residents in nursing homes may explain the insatiable demand for home care aides, the job category in this sector that is expected...

Landlords seeing concrete results.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The real estate scene began to improve at the end of last year and into first-quarter 2004, led by a large number of law firm leases. Midtown and downtown office rents are still below their 2000 peaks, but vacancy rates have begun falling from...

More loans for less; many go it alone.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... 2003 was a good year for many local small businesses. Bankruptcies fell by nearly 6%, to 2,432, and the number of SBA-guaranteed loans rose by 60%. However, the average size of the loans decreased to $120,500, down from $187,600 in 2002. HSBC...

WPP, Publicis home in on Grey as field of bidders narrows; Conflicts of interest, finances deter some from pursuing last large indie ad agency.(News)(advertising agency for sale)
July 5, 2004... Byline: lisa sanders and normandy madden The race to acquire Manhattan-based advertising agency Grey Global Group has narrowed to two contenders: British WPP Group and French giant Publicis Groupe. When news broke last month that Grey,...

Tech finds bearings with VC, stock gains.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The technology environment improved last year, but it is still far less robust than in the heady days of the tech boom. Total venture capital funding in the New York area rose 3% to $1.44 billion, compared with $1.40 billion in 2002. The metro...

More tourists spend freely on Avenue Q.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A record number of visitors came to town last year, nudging up hotel occupancy rates all around the city. However, guests paid slightly less for their rooms on average. More of those rooms were filled with U.S. tourists, as fewer foreigners...

Joblessness gives NY them traveling blues.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The city's rising unemployment showed up in transportation figures for 2003. PATH ridership continued to fall-dropping to just 48 million passengers-and ridership declined on the subways, buses and commuter trains. The number of vehicles using...

Tighter belts- but room for dessert.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Although profits rebounded in 2003, total Wall Street wages shrank for the second straight year as securities-related employment dropped for the third year. Cautiousness wasn't as evident at bonus time, when payouts grew considerably,...

New Yorkers' suits require deep pockets.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... It can be very lucrative to be a plaintiff in New York. The state had the nation's highest percentage of personal injury awards of $1 million and up last year, and the courts in Manhattan topped those in other large cities with median final...

China gives NY area tons of support.(2004 Market Facts)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The amount of cargo handled by the ports of New York and New Jersey rebounded strongly last year, reaching 78.4 million metric tons, but the ports' share of North Atlantic traffic fell more than a percentage point, to 58.5%. China continues to...

At Deadline.(News)
July 5, 2004... Malpractice insurance hike no more than 7% medical malpractice insurance rates for New York's physicians and midwives will rise no more than 7% this year, says Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio. Late last week, Mr. Serio rejected...

Della Femina's secrets; crain's expo, oct. 20.(News)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Adman, restaurateur and author Jerry Della Femina will give the keynote address at the 13th annual Crain's New York Business New York Expo, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Hilton New York at Sixth Avenue and West 53rd Street. Mr....

Walgreen to take on New York City; Deep-pocketed chain pursues big sites; enough room for everyone?(News)
July 5, 2004... Byline: louise kramer The competition is about to heat up in New York's already crowded drugstore business. Walgreen Co., the nation's largest and best-performing drugstore chain, is targeting New York, one of the few large U.S....

Met seeks exec with an eye for figures; President faces budget challenge; Lifetime needs a ratings booster.(Workplace)
July 12, 2004... New york city's cultural industry is buzzing over whom the Metropolitan Museum of Art will choose as its next president. David McKinney is retiring in January after six years. The job comes with less power than it used to-Mr. McKinney...

In Randall's words, actors who went beyond acting.(Viewpoint)
July 12, 2004... Byline: James Brady As Marlon Brando died and a potentially disastrous Broadway strike loomed, I received a note about acting and the theater, courtesy of Bill O'Shaughnessy of Whitney Radio in New Rochelle. He had been picking through...

At Deadline.(Late News)(kaufman astoria studios)(Lifetime Studios)
July 12, 2004... Group acquires Park Avenue Bank real estate investor david Lichtenstein, whose Ocean County, N.J.-based Lightstone Group is one of the country's largest residential and commercial property owners, heads an investment group that has...

Pataki signs renewal of city incentives; Bill revises REAP to offer benefits to move downtown.(News)(Relocation and Employment Assistance Program)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Gov. George Pataki signed the Relocation and Employment Assistance Program bill last week, renewing a program of business tax credits that expired almost exactly one year ago. The incentives are the city's key weapon to prevent companies from...

Tugging purse strings; Juilliard targets broader, national donor base.(News)(Juilliard School of Music plans for expansion and increase its funds )
July 12, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Tomorrow night, Elton John will perform for the first time ever at Radio City Music Hall. While seats can be had for as little as $69.50, 700 of the best ones are going for $1,000. The lucky ticket...

Garmentos could be left hanging.(News)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... The Fashion Center Business Improvement District, worried that many in the garment area don't understand the impact of the coming Republican National Convention, will begin a series of weekly mailings to tenants in the neighborhood this week....

Restaurants dealt a rude awakening; Forced to make concessions or take stands in the face of diners' lapses in etiquette.(News)
July 12, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Sebastiano Cappitta doesn't want to complain. So what if his customers come to his restaurants with grocery bags under their arms and ask him to store them in his walk-in refrigerator? He even smiles when he puts...

It's Showtime! Network scores with edgy hits; Pay-TV leader HBO still miles ahead.(News)(Home Box Office subscribers statistics and revenue)
July 12, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm For years, there was no faster way to draw a sigh from a Showtime executive than to ask why the Viacom-owned premium channel couldn't get within striking distance of HBO. These days, Showtime Networks isn't...

Development spurt bridges the gaps on Bruckner Blvd. Cheap, accessible area becomes chic.(In the Boroughs)
July 12, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez When stockbroker Sherman McCoy was waylaid along Bruckner Boulevard in the novel The Bonfire of the Vanities, all he encountered was a wasteland filled with thugs. If the Tom Wolfe character were to stop on the...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
July 12, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Softee screams for ice cream With the tinkling sound of ice cream truck jingles on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's noise pollution hit list, one vendor is taking action. Mister Softee has hired lobbyist...

Small Business: U.S. exporters finding joy in the misery of the dollar; Weak currency bolsters global sales and helps create many new accounts.(Small Business)
July 12, 2004... Byline: erika rasmusson janes Things are looking up for that rarest of all breeds of small businesses in New York City, the exporter. A 40% decline in the value of the dollar versus the euro and many other currencies over the last two...

Government Alert: Special session called without agenda; State Senate returns July 20, but no date for Assembly session; pols win on Edwards.(Briefs)
July 12, 2004... The state senate is planning to return for a special session on July 20, but Majority Leader Joseph Bruno claims that he doesn't have an agenda yet. During a Capitol news conference last week, Mr. Bruno announced the date and listed a...

List of top office leases; DEADLINE: JULY 16.(Real Estate)
July 12, 2004... Costar group inc. is compiling information for its list of the largest office leasing deals in Manhattan in the first half of 2004, to be published in Crain's New York Business on Aug. 2. Brokers and others with information on transactions...

City's RNC losers deserve boost.(New York, Republican National Convention, steps to mitigate denizens losses)
July 12, 2004... Only Mayor Michael Bloomberg could put it so flippantly. Facing a barrage of criticism that the Republican National Convention will make getting around the city virtually impossible, he recently assured New Yorkers, "If you don't live or work...

Hotels help employees punch out of time clocks; Training programs make opportunities, foster homegrown management talent.(women and minorities in management)
July 12, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Marie lamoethe had it pretty good for 15 years as the front-desk clerk at the Sheraton Russell, a 147-room hotel on Park Avenue. She worked 40 hours a week and had weekends and holidays off. It was a secure union...

Hedge fund party attracts a crowd; Banks rush to serve; SEC chaperone?(Securities and Exchange Commission)
July 12, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein Peter Sanchez hopes he hasn't arrived too late for the hottest party on Wall Street. The global head of hedge fund services at Royal Bank of Canada set up shop to troll for New York customers in May, but he rues...

DA gets tough on reckless contractors; Joins comptroller, union chiefs to probe unsafe builders after wave of accidents.(Manhattan District Attorney, Robert Morgenthau, Comptroller William Thompson )
July 12, 2004... Byline: anne michaud Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is cracking down on unscrupulous contractors who operate dangerous work sites and employ primarily nonunion and immigrant laborers. He has teamed up with city...

Sam's on the wagon in NY; Wine store stays in Chicago as sites are spirited away; awaiting right deal.(Sam's Wines & Spirits Inc., shelves plans for a warehouse in New York)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Byline: From Crain's Chicago Business Sam's Wines & Spirits Inc., one of the nation's most successful wine retailers, has pulled back from plans to build a big store in New York, opting to expand closer to home instead. Sam's, which...

Max Capital caught in power play; Hochfelder,Westreich battle to gain control of real estate firm.(Max Capital Management Corp., Adam Hochfelder, Anthony Westreich)
July 12, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Adam Hochfelder, the charismatic chairman of Max Capital Management Corp., is embroiled in a battle for control of the real estate firm that he co-founded. The nasty fight between Mr. Hochfelder and his...

Stock Watch: Drooping 1-800-Flowers might signal a bargain; Slide in price follows weak sales; company is a survivor.(share price movements, 1-800-FlOWERS.COM.Inc.)
July 12, 2004... Byline: anita jain Everything hasn't been coming up roses for floral and gift e-tailer 1-800-Flowers.com. The stock has wilted 31% so far this year, with a sharp sell-off in the last two weeks alone. But investors may catch the whiff...

NY lawyers aid Guant namo detainees; High-profile cases attract major firms; less concern now about terrorist ties.(New York lawyers)
July 12, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez A growing number of major New York law firms are charging into the battle over the legal rights of the 600 Muslim detainees at Guant namo Bay. At least seven prestigious firms are leading the way, including...

RNC transportation bucks steered to a lucky few; Local bus and limousine companies are picking up a portion of the largesse.(Republican National Convention)
July 12, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher The Republican National Convention is a windfall for a small group of local transportation companies that are among the primary beneficiaries of the $250 million that the RNC is expected to pump into the economy....

Bond firm banks on downtown familiarity; Roosevelt & Cross stays on Exchange Pl.; Citibank renews in namesake building.(Real Estate)
July 12, 2004... Municipal bond firm Roosevelt & Cross, co-founded by President Theodore Roosevelt's son Archibald in 1946, will leave its longtime downtown offices this summer to make way for bedrooms and baths as the building gets converted into luxury...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
July 12, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events July 13. Jewish Union of MBAs holds seminar on bankruptcies, workouts and turnarounds. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Smith Barney, 250 Park Ave., 11th floor. Fee: free for members, $10...

Grey capitalizes on service.(Viewpoint)(Grey worldwide)
July 12, 2004... Byline: Randall Rothenberg Not long ago, I was walking with a senior executive at a longtime client of Grey Worldwide. He was describing for me the value that the company's chief executive placed in Grey CEO Edward Meyer. Mr. Meyer was...

2 promising newcomers brush up their Italian skills; Bar.Vetro on E. 58th, Evviva! on Ave. A take mod approach; high-volume settings.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Bar.Vetro)(Evviva)(Restaurant Review)
July 12, 2004... Byline: bob lape Talented young restaurateurs are firing up scores of exciting new venues around town. Here are two promising ones in the mod Italian division. Both Bar.Vetro and Evviva! rate one and a half stars as they leave the starting...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
July 12, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Archstone Consulting: David Kantor, 55, joined as principal in the New York office of the Stamford, Conn.-based firm. He was formerly a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. ...

Seminars highlight expo; crain's annual EVENT, oct. 20.(News)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Seminars on how growing businesses can use the Web, tips from a panel of successful entrepreneurs and survival tactics for sole practitioners will highlight the 13th annual Crain's New York Business New York Expo, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct....

New Executive: Focusing a broad mind; Baruch's versatile president works to keep tuition low while raising visibility.(Profiles)
July 12, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein It isn't often that an expert in Latin American history can offer informed comments on the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange or the conflicted state of equity research on Wall Street. But Kathleen Waldron has...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Gotham Bar & Grill)(Restaurant Review)
July 12, 2004... Gotham Bar & Grill 3 1/2 12 E. 12th St. (between Fifth Avenue and University Place), Manhattan. (212) 620-4020. Ever full and lively, chef Alfred Portale's contemporary American restaurant resonates with great visual and taste style. ...

Who's Who in Health Care: Business Services.(Special Report: Health Care)(Directory)
July 19, 2004... Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch 757 Third Ave. New York, NY 10017 (212) 593-6700 www.arfdlaw.com Law firm concentrating on medical malpractice defense and health care law, including regulatory counsel and...

About this directory.(Special Report: Health Care)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... This directory includes health care companies and service providers located in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and the four northern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union. Each organization is...

Who's Who in Health Care: home health agencies.(Special Report: Health Care)(Directory)
July 19, 2004... Access Nursing Services 20 E. 46th St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 286-9200 www.accessnursing.net Full-service, licensed home care, private duty and hospital nurse staffing agency. Provides RNs, LPNs, CNAs, certified home...

Who's Who in Health Care: hospitals.(Special Report: Health Care)(Brunswick Hospital Center)
July 19, 2004... Bellevue Hospital Center 462 First Ave. New York, NY 10016 (212) 562-4141 www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/bellevue.html Member of the Health and Hospitals Corp. Has 912 certified beds, high-volume emergency department, Level I...

Who's Who in Health Care: insurers.(Special Report: Health Care)(Directory)
July 19, 2004... ABC Health Plan Inc. 19 W. 21st St. New York, NY 10010 (212) 633-0815 www.abchealthplan.org A not-for-profit corporation providing health care services in the Bronx and Manhattan. Sponsored by Beth Israel Medical Center...

Who's Who in Health Care: long-term care.(Special Report: Health Care)(Amsterdam Nursing Home Corp.)(Cabrini Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation)(Care Associates Network)
July 19, 2004... A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility 875 Jerusalem Ave. Uniondale, NY 11553 (516) 572-1400 www.numc.edu An 889-bed skilled nursing facility, JCAHO-accredited. Facility is owned and operated by Nassau Health Care...

Who's Who in Health Care: Outpatient facilities.(Special Report: Health Care)(Adult Day Health Center of Metropolitan Jewish Health System)(Barrier Free Living Inc.)(Bronx Behavioral Network IPA Inc.)
July 19, 2004... Addiction Recovery Institute 145 Huguenot St. New Rochelle, NY 10801 (212) 223-3600 www.detox24.com Provides personalized outpatient detoxification services from all substances of abuse, as well as a rapid detoxification...

Who's Who in Health Care: Physician Groups.(Special Report: Health Care)(Bay Park Medical)(Concorde Medical Group)
July 19, 2004... Affiliated Physicians 18 E. 48th St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 935-8725 www.affiliatedphysicians.net Walk-in medical care. Executive physicals, preplacement exams, drug screening, special program for Japanese clients....

New York, New York.(Briefs)
July 19, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Generation X and Y chromosomes With Generation X parents already pushing strollers, and millions more Generation Y couples planning to, Fairchild Publications is preparing to launch its first title aimed...

Media votes for city's political obsession; Books, cable shows, radio networks cater to right, left, those in between.(Campaign 2004)
July 19, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm With political passions hitting a peak in New York and around the nation, the local media industry has shifted into high gear in an effort to feed a populace hungry for every tidbit of information. In the four...

Local brewers roll out the barrels; Tap into borough's heritage; appeal to rising ranks of beer aficionados.(In the Boroughs)(Greenpoint Beer Works)
July 19, 2004... Byline: anita jain Greenpoint beer works set up shop in Brooklyn barely more than a year ago, but it's already making ales and lagers for Heartland Brewery and Rheingold Brewing Co., and is in talks with two other groups to create...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
July 19, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli advertising & communications Holsted Marketing Inc.: Scott W. Bernstein, 44, was promoted to president for the marketing services firm. He was formerly executive vice president. apparel & retail ...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
July 19, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events July 20. BizBuilding Inc. holds networking breakfast. 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., HQ Global Workplaces, 445 Park Ave., ninth floor. Fee: free for members, $35 nonmembers. (917) 678-8937. ...

Citi switches to slow lane; Shuns acquisitions, gets outscored on branches; investors jump ship.(Changing Banks)
July 19, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein It seems odd that top officers at an institution with $105 billion of capital and $1.3 trillion of assets would complain about the price of anything. But that's just what the new management team at Citigroup Inc. is...

New volunteers join party for hot presidential race; Crucial election elicits involvement; less interest in RNC.(Campaign 2004)
July 19, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Jeanne Korn has always been a conscientious voter and has donated money to political candidates she supports. For this presidential election, she felt moved to do much more. She helped with a fund-raiser for...

Seminars, speeches on growing a firm; crain's new york expo, oct. 20.(News)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2004... Seminars on how growing businesses can use the web, tips from a panel of successful entrepreneurs and survival tactics for sole practitioners will highlight the 13th annual Crain's New York Business New York Expo, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct....

Bank positions check out of NY; Waves of branch openings don't offset decline; lower pay, too.(Changing Banks)
July 19, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson What one bank giveth, another taketh away. Over the past few years, regional and national banks such as Commerce Bank, North Fork and Washington Mutual have opened up scores of new branches throughout the city,...

At Deadline.(Late News)
July 19, 2004... Workers' comp rate hike rejected the state insurance department late last week flatly rejected a proposed 29.3% increase in workers' compensation insurance rates, keeping them frozen for the coming year. Insurance Superintendent Gregory...

Opening an e-line for state contracts; On Web site, 180 jobs are put up for bid each week; users can customize news.(Small Business)
July 19, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Sing sing correctional facility in Ossining, N.Y., is accepting bids to provide the prison with 50 sinks and toilets. University Hospital at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse is accepting...

New Executive: Trying to set new records; COO leaves high- profile spot to aid in turnaround of Virgin label.(Profiles)
July 19, 2004... Byline: anita jain Hip-hop artist Usher's Confessions had the biggest debut of any album so far this year, selling 1.1 million copies in the first week after its March release. The man behind it, Larry Mestel, the general manager of Arista...

Two chummy magazines joining the men's club; Giant, Sync focus on lifestyle with news nuggets, brash humor; will they hit target?(News)
July 19, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Long ago, men's magazines, like the clothes men wore, were relatively simple to figure out. GQ and Esquire, buttoned-down books for the sophisticated male, set the tone. Then along came Maxim and the other laddie...

Government Alert: Business groups divided over proposed wage hike; Partnership's support sparks criticism; a Javits compromise.(Briefs)
July 19, 2004... The city's leading business group announced its support for a higher minimum wage in a move that provoked a sharp split with other business organizations. The Partnership for New York City, composed primarily of large firms, urged the...