Crain's New York Business articles from June 2004

Crain's New York Business archives from June 2004

More jitters, less productivity.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Mental health problems are on the rise in the workplace, and health care consultants and professionals lay much of the blame on the workplace. Ron Goetzel, the director for health and productivity studies at Cornell University, says data...

Firms sour on tainted funds; React to scandals by changing options for employees; switch administrators.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)
June 7, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson After careful deliberation, Information Builders recently took action in response to the mutual fund trading scandals: It blocked its employees from investing in a tainted fund. The Manhattan-based software...

Firms try to defuse massive boomer exit; 75 million near retirement; firms start to make deals to retain talent.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)
June 7, 2004... Byline: louise kramer Anna Rappaport finally has time to paint. She is enjoying her home in Florida and spending more time with her family. At age 63, she can look back on a fulfilling career, including a 25-year tenure as an executive...

Getting personal with personnel; Companies offer more assistance with health care, retirement choices.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)
June 7, 2004... Byline: andrew marks Some employers are beginning to recognize the toll that stress is taking on their workers and are actively looking for ways to lighten the burdens their employees are experiencing. Acknowledging that more choice can be...

Shoe store finds Madison a perfect fit.(Real Estate)
June 7, 2004... NY's first Marmi big step for women with large, small feet; bank consolidates to grow For certain new york fashionistas, jazz great Fats Waller says it best: "Your feet's too big.'' Manhattan is crammed with shoe stores, but women with...

Companies box.(Companies)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Crain's launched its annual rankings of the area's largest women-owned businesses five years ago, when the economy was on a tear and terrorism had yet to strike at the heart of the city. An impressive number of companies on the original...

Stock Watch: Maker of telecom software rings in new era of profits; Comverse puts losses behind with expanded line.(Stocks)
June 7, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez After racking up $72.4 million in losses over the course of seven straight quarters, Comverse Technology Inc. has put together two back-to-back quarters in the black, and investors are taking note. Shares in the...

Local firms line up to tap IPO market; Ten NY offerings so far this year.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein The window for initial public offerings of stock is wide open once again, and 31 New York area companies are queuing up to raise a total of $6.1 billion in the coming days. Just last week, Cendant Corp. announced...

At Deadline.(Late News)
June 7, 2004... Nymex president leaving exchange the new york mercantile exchange said its president, J. Robert "Bo'' Collins, will leave the institution at the end of the month to pursue new career opportunities. Mr. Collins has been Nymex's president...

Fur flies over crackdown on garment center zoning; City backs union bid to protect manufacturing; real estate execs riled.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: christine haughney City plans to once again enforce 17-year-old zoning rules that preserve garment district manufacturing jobs are angering members of the real estate community. They say the area's survival depends on its ability...

Government Alert: Conventional gains of $265 million; RNC host committee tallies economic benefit; city revenue shift questioned.(Briefs)
June 7, 2004... An analysis of the economic benefit of the Republican National Convention by its host committee puts the total at $265 million, in agreement with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's estimate of "more than $260 million,'' and well above the $184 million...

Wall St. firms increasingly tag Linux IT; Original switch to system was to cut costs; now platform favored for reliability.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: anita jain A couple of years ago, economic pressures forced Wall Street firms to look for ways to cut their steep technology costs. Many chose to convert some of their applications to the cheaper Linux operating system, saving...

Clay Felker was open about service being a secret weapon.(Viewpoint)
June 7, 2004... Byline: James Brady Every so often, in the salad days of the early 1980s, Clay Felker would remind all of us then laboring at New York magazine, "Service is our secret weapon.'' I had created for him and was writing an upmarket gossip...

Correction.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
June 7, 2004... Mike McKeon of Mercury Public Affairs has been retained by the New York Jets to provide advice on overall strategy. He will not lobby the governor's office. As a recent employee of the Pataki administration, Mr. McKeon must wait two years...

Brilliant minds, little funding for stem cell research; NY lags NJ, other states; no unified effort.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: gale scott Dr. Shahin Rafii takes a shimmering red liquid and puts it under an electron microscope. An image appears on a screen above it. There they are, he says. Stem cells. The little white discs may not look like much, but...

Reprints of Crain stories.(News)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Crain's new york business offers reprints of the articles it publishes. To obtain an estimate of the price and the turnaround time for a reprint, contact Lori Noffz at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 104, or...

Free Health Pulse trials.(News)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Crain's offers free two-week trial subscriptions to its daily Crain's Health Pulse fax. The fax covers the business of health care, supplying information on mergers, contracts, executive appointments and legislative developments. The Pulse...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
June 7, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Reelin' in the years Deposed New York Times executive editor Howell Raines has been keeping busy since the Jayson Blair scandal ended his newspaper career last year. His highly anticipated proposal for a...

Viacom could see better radio days; Infinity Broadcasting expected to benefit from Karmazin exit; sale unlikely.(News)(Viacom Inc.)(Infinity Broadcasting Corp.)
June 7, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm In some ways, the big news last week about Mel Karmazin's exit from Viacom Inc. was that there was no news. The stock price of the media giant dropped just 1% on the announcement that its president and chief...

On the trail of bank missteps; Watchdog attorney hounds lenders, forces some to change their practices.(News)(one-man campaign against predatory lenders)
June 7, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson A pigeon is the only sign of life on a Thursday afternoon along a small, funky commercial strip in the Bronx. Over a steel roller door, a hand-painted sign identifies the storefront's occupant: "Office of Inner City...

New Executive: A healthy body of work; 29-year YMCA vet brought to NY to build up the system, public's perception.(Profiles)
June 7, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar In the last 29 years, jack Lund has had nearly every job at the YMCA. He started as a youth director in Bethlehem, Pa., moved to San Francisco to lead wilderness trips for teenagers, and ended up raising all...

Rising interest charges threaten building prices; Higher rates could shift power to long- term investors from big-time borrowers.(Real Estate)
June 7, 2004... Byline: judy temes Real estate broker Jeffrey Dunne hadn't seen buyers reduce their offering bids on a commercial property in years-until now. A sudden jump in long-term interest rates in recent weeks, and the prospect of worse to...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
June 7, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events June 9. Bronx Small Business Development Center holds workshop on how to start a successful small business. 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Old Gym...

Real estate news online and via e-mail; www.crainsny.com.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Crainsny.com, the web site for Crain's, offers free e-mail alerts with breaking news on residential and commercial real estate, helping you stay on top of the latest happenings in the industry. To register, go to www.crainsny.com. ...

New York professionals say `In God We Trust'; Spiritual faith gains greater currency in offices; openness growing.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)
June 7, 2004... Byline: anita jain While posted in China as a manager at a global investment bank a few years ago, Jose Zeilstra vetoed a decision to sweeten a bid for a contract with a large shipment of tea to the client. When making the decision, she...

Fancy frills and pills; Red-carpet chemists are hooking the luxury crowd.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: louise kramer The Zitomer pharmacy that's opening on West 57th Street this fall won't be a typical drugstore, though it will sell pills, diapers and Listerine. Next to such mundane products, a sea of haute items will be...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
June 7, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Deloitte & Touche: James Reichbach, 48, was named national industry leader, banking and finance. He was formerly global lead client service partner for Deutsche Bank at Deloitte...

Keeping it simple, and American; Laurent Tourondel applies French skills to steakhouse genre; checks are impressive.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Le Zinc)(BLT Steak)(Restaurant Review)
June 7, 2004... Byline: bob lape Blt steak demonstrates that it is possible to eat many things in a steakhouse without feeling as if you swallowed a Humvee. The new Jimmy Haber-Laurent Tourondel collaboration, in Mr. Haber's former Pazo space, revs up...

Door open for affordable housing; Financing supports low-income efforts; program has catches.(In the Boroughs)
June 7, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Building low-income apartment complexes in the Bronx used to be a nightmare. The problems weren't limited to dangerous areas or derelict lots that often had steam rising through holes in the ground. Financing was...

JFK link will build downtown.(Viewpoint)(John F Kennedy International Airport)
June 7, 2004... The signs that downtown is being rebuilt after the terrorist attack of Sept. 11 are many and uplifting. The first new office tower, 7 World Trade Center, is rising swiftly and will be followed by a second, the Freedom Tower. Plans for a...

Reforming budget reform.(Viewpoint)
June 7, 2004... Byline: Alair Townsend In three weeks, the new fiscal year will begin for New York City and most local governments in New York state. They will have passed budgets and school spending measures. They are meeting their responsibilities...

Commission probes ad agency minority hiring; Firms note long-term outreach efforts, but stats don't look good.(News)
June 7, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Independent ad agency Reynardus & Moya has 27 minority employees who account for nearly three-quarters of its business and creative staff. This makes the firm a rarity in the advertising industry, where five out of...

Beleaguered Workers; Reduced benefits, more responsibility boosting anxiety among employees.(Special Report: The New York Workplace)
June 7, 2004... Byline: Andrew Marks Nina beattie, an attorney specializing in defending white-collar criminals, says business is good at Brune & Richard, the Manhattan law firm where she is an associate. She's grateful that her field isn't among the many...

Small Business: Giving Harlem businesses a hand; Initiative offers expert advice, helps firms modernize.(Small Business)
June 7, 2004... Byline: jon kalish ***** Correction: The Ta Yoga House at 71 W. 128th St. in Manhattan remains open for business. That fact was misstated in an article about Harlem small businesses in the June 7 issue. ***** Things are...

Citigroup boosts its presence.(News)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Citigroup's acquisition of Principal Financial's residential mortgage business is more than just a timely expansion of its mortgage-servicing business to take advantage of rising interest rates. The deal also signifies to some observers that...

Banks build up mortgage service as rates increase; More mergers while business focus shifts.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Higher interest rates are slamming the mortgage business of Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Fewer consumers are refinancing their mortgages these days, as the housing boom begins to slow down. But unlike most banks...

Tax shelter crackdown hits law firms; Illegal schemes attract suits, IRS.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez The illegal tax shelter scandal, which has already roiled the accounting industry with two criminal probes and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in liabilities, is spreading to New York law firms. In...

Available on databases.(News)
June 14, 2004... Crain's is available on several electronic data-bases for readers wishing to locate published stories. Full text can be found on Nexis and Dialog. Dow Jones also carries full text on Dow Jones Interactive, Newsbank CD-ROM products and Profound....

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
June 14, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting PricewaterhouseCoopers: R. Wayne Jackson, 47, was promoted to global leader of the entertainment and media practice. He was formerly a senior partner. advertising &...

The faithful and the playful gather for Hamptons summer.(Viewpoint)
June 14, 2004... Byline: James Brady As they tee off in the U.S. Open Thursday morning at Shinnecock, here's the news, spiritual and otherwise, from the Hamptons. The cicadas haven't yet appeared, not that I can see or hear. But outdoors columnist...

City's hope rides on RNC.(Viewpoint)(Republican National Convention)
June 14, 2004... Byline: Greg David It isn't an exaggeration to say the city's economic future was at stake when the Democratic National Convention came to New York in 1992. Similarly, it's fair to say that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's political prospects and...

Architects draft downtown plans; Want to be close to rebuilding activity; greeting card retailer seals deal for store.(Real Estate)(Party Basket Enterprises)
June 14, 2004... The constant jangle of jackhammers isn't stopping one type of tenant from moving downtown. In recent months, five architecture firms relocated, signed deals or made plans to move to 11 Park Place to be closer to the action of rebuilding lower...

Guidelines for setting up an e-tailing operation; Selling online is complicated; basic rules of merchandising apply.(Special Report: Small Business)
June 14, 2004... Byline: tina traster It took liz lange a while to get around to it, but six years after she gave birth to her company, she is now is taking orders online. Good thing, too. In just six months, e-sales have become 5% of the total, and...

Online features for small businesses; www.crainsny.com.(Special Report: Small Business)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Crainsny.com, the web site for Crain's New York Business, features an array of resources designed to help entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses. Sign up for free "Small Business'' alerts and be the first to know about the latest...

Agency proves no borough is an island; New human rights office quickly meets needs of S.I.'s rapidly diversifying populace.(In the Boroughs)(Staten island)
June 14, 2004... Byline: anita jain Staten island's field of-fice for the New York Commission on Human Rights has been in existence less than a year. But it's already making an impact on the city's least-populated borough by addressing violence against...

Building owners see the light on cutting energy costs; Efficient bulbs and sensors are cheaper alternatives to costly wind power.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: joan oleck On a cold morning in January, tenants arriving at the Conde Nast Building in Times Square were confronted with an odd spectacle. The building's developer, The Durst Organization, had hauled two 10-foot working...

Correction.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
June 14, 2004... The Ta Yoga House at 71 W. 128th St. in Manhattan remains open for business. That fact was misstated in an article about Harlem small businesses in the June 7 issue.

Brewery's operation is a breeze.(News)(Brooklyn Brewery Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Sometimes embracing alternative energy sources pays off in ways that are hard to measure. Several years ago, the Brooklyn Brewery Corp. proudly proclaimed itself to be New York's first 100% wind-powered business. The Williamsburg company buys...

Free Health Pulse trials.(News)
June 14, 2004... Crain's new york business offers free two-week trial subscriptions to its daily Crain's Health Pulse fax. The Pulse fax covers the business of health care, supplying information on mergers, contracts, executive appointments, regulatory...

Ecko slips into plus-size office; Clothing designer combines outposts in biggest midtown south lease this year.(News)(Ecko Unlimited)
June 14, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Urban apparel designer Ecko Unlimited-whose trademark rhino frequently appears on the T-shirts and knapsacks of the city's fashion-savvy youth-is consolidating its six garment district locations and original New...

Government Alert: Real estate group moves to block property tax rebate; Legal basis exists; Kerry gets state director.(Government Alert)
June 14, 2004... Real estate interests led by the Rent Stabilization Association are laying the groundwork for a legal challenge to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to provide homeowners with a $400 property tax rebate. The RSA has received legal advice...

Chanterelle's longevity reaches age of perfection; Hasn't lost a step as it nears 25 years; one of NY's great dining experiences.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
June 14, 2004... Byline: bob lape Major milestones are made for restaurant reviewers. They prompt us to return to great dining destinations, where brilliant performers are doing better than ever. Chanterelle is a perfect case in point. It turns 25 in...

Harlem becomes hotelier haven; W likely to follow Marriott; building on area's goal, tourism's promise.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher After four decades without a major hotel, Harlem is likely to get two in short order. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is working hard to get approval to build a swanky W hotel at 233 W. 125th St., say...

Theater festivals get wider play; More emerging works will hit stages this summer, but few will go commercial.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar When an intern suggested that Victoria Lang check out the New York International Fringe Festival to look for new material three years ago, the theater and film producer had never even heard of it. But she...

Winning recipes; Companies turn to cooking classes to boost morale.(News)
June 14, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher With few culinary talents to speak of, Adam Robertson volunteered to chop onions, garlic and chili peppers during a recent company outing at Dish, a Lower East Side restaurant that hosts corporate cooking classes....

New Executive: Hitting the books in NY; Top librarian will return to city as branches chief; fund raising a priority.(Profiles)(New York Public Library)
June 14, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Susan kent started her career in New York City. Now she is topping it off here after 36 years of being away and building an extraordinary resume as the top librarian in several major cities. In September, she...

TV Guide seeks top editor to strengthen its signal; New technologies broaden job; printer presses for new exec.(Workplace)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Tv guide is looking for an editor in chief who can bring the flailing title back to its former status as a weekly must-read. The publication's owner, Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc., took its first...

Javits bill gripes are unfounded.(Viewpoint)(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center)
June 14, 2004... The decades-long effort to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is one step away from success. A bill sent to the Legislature earlier this month by Gov. George Pataki allows the center to proceed with a $1.4 billion project that would...

Telling Tales.(Special Report: Small Business)
June 14, 2004... Byline: lisa goff Reborn classes are growing fast Last september,the legendary Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center at St. Vincent's Hospital closed its doors because of soaring insurance premiums associated with its child delivery...

Education firms find new course; Federal program pays for host of services; system hard to navigate.(Special Report: Small Business)
June 14, 2004... Byline: daniel gross Platform Learning, a Manhattan-based tutoring company, is on a tear. In the past year, it has seen the number of students it serves soar to 10,000. It expects that number to double by the end of the year. "The...

Buying Online Yields Net Value; Firms are saving money with Web deals for everything from equipment parts to supplies to services; shipping costs can eat into gains.(Special Report: Small Business)
June 14, 2004... Byline: judith messina When Robert Stor bought $30 worth of supplies on eBay three years ago, he did it out of curiosity. He wanted to see what all the hype was about and whether he could buy the same items online that he bought from...

Canarsie's Avenue L letters in revivalism; B'klyn merchants engineer turnaround.(Special Report: Small Business)
June 14, 2004... Byline: cara s. trager Last January, Martin Niedelman did something he had never done before. Encouraged by the changes taking place on Brooklyn's Avenue L in Canarsie, Mr. Niedelman, the owner of 30-year-old Marty's Pharmacy, prescribed...

Lobbying builds for construction act.(Government Alert)(Coordinated Construction Act)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... The Bloomberg administration and a long list of allies are intensifying a lobbying effort to win approval of a law to speed construction in lower Manhattan. The Coordinated Construction Act would apply to $4.5 billion in federally funded...

Stock Watch: Investors eye beleaguered Marsh; Strong financials amid bad news.(Stocks)(Putnam)
June 14, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein For the past nine months, Marsh & McLennan Cos. has repeatedly found its way into headlines. Just last week, MMC announced that it would pay $78 million to Lawrence Lasser, who was ousted as chief executive of its...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(My Life, Algonquin Hotel, Metropolitan Hotel)
June 14, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Guarding the president's Life Bill Clinton's My Life may be the publishing event of the year. But its release is also a logistical tour de force for the printers, book wholesalers and trucking companies...

Verizon goes to the Net to score against rivals; Willing to compete with itself to combat erosion in market share.(News)(Verizon Communications Inc.)
June 14, 2004... Byline: anita jain Verizon Communications Inc. will spend tens of millions of dollars this summer to launch a product that, frankly, it hopes will be only modestly successful. The product is the company's cut-rate Internet-based phone...

Reprints of Crain stories; published articles and photos.(News)
June 14, 2004... Crain's new york business offers reprints of the articles it publishes. The reprints can include photographs that accompany the story. To obtain an estimate of the price and the turnaround time for a reprint, please contact Lori Noffz at...

At Deadline.(Late News)
June 14, 2004... Goldman and Morgan staked to IPO goldmine a big payday is looming for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley when Ping An Insurance Co., China's second-largest insurer, goes public later this month. Each firm invested $34 million in...

IDA bats for Modell's; Retailer and three textile companies snag incentives.(Workplace)(Industrial Development Agency)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... The New York City Industrial Development Agency approved a package of real estate and sales tax incentives to help Manhattan-based sporting goods retailer Modell's buy a distribution center in the Bronx. The 115-year-old, $500 million...

Columbia seeks a degree of respect from Harlem; University learns it must coexist with neighbors; local hiring a first step.(Workplace)
June 14, 2004... Byline: anne michaud Columbia university's new grade school for its faculty's children struck a famous compromise with its neighbors two years ago and admitted half of its students from surrounding Harlem. But the university's...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
June 14, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events June 15. SalemGlobal Internet holds seminar on Web site and Internet strategies for your business. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 1501 Broadway, fifth floor, suite 501. Free. (212) 736-9636. ...

Opera too big for WTC site; Insiders deny effort to protect Lincoln Center.(News)(World Trade Center)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Byline: Umiriam kreinin souccar The team that chose the arts organizations for the Ground Zero cultural center decided against the New York City Opera because of concern about how the institution would find programming for a 2,200-seat...

Jerry Della Femina's tips; crain's expo, oct. 20.(News)(Brief Article)
June 21, 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....

Hotels fortify for RNC; Managers, police add technology and personnel to keep conventioneers, public safe; pricey preparations.(News)
June 21, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher With the city bracing for as many as 1 million protestors and worrying about a terrorist attack during the Republican National Convention, the 25 hotels slated to host 4,853 delegates are being transformed into...

Law firm taps into worldwide market; Rich benefits flow to Wall St.-focused Cleary Gottlieb.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak The six men who founded law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in 1946 knew a rich vein when they saw one. Veterans of postwar government service, they used their experience to establish their firm as a leader...

NY takes bigger load as S.I. port grows; More ships, new rail line destined for Howland Hook.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak Staten Island's Howland Hook Marine Terminal is deep in expansion mode. The 24-hour operation that loads and unloads ships has purchased four new $6 million cranes and is updating and expanding its warehouses....

Small business stays alive by outsourcing; Netologic relies on programmers in Belarus; success abroad leading to growth at home.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak Netologic Inc., a small company that sells ratings of stock analysts, would be operating in the red-or not at all-if it hadn't stumbled on a key to profitability. The company's four-person management team works out...

Key Democrats go centrist, support trade; Some in Congress break with party, unions; use swing votes to win on other issues.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... A decade after New York City's Democratic Congressional delegation voted nearly en bloc against the North American Free Trade Agreement, a substantial minority has turned centrist, sometimes breaking with the liberal wing of the Democratic...

Trade backlash endangers city's global lifeline; International ties bring jobs, money, energy.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... Byline: elizabeth macbride In Washington, foreign outsourcing has become a hot economic issue, with politicians and thinkers railing about the theft of American jobs and considering measures to stop it. In New York, Bruce Sinder thinks...

Wall Streeters lose as outsourcing hits; Finance jobs moving overseas; productivity gains mitigate pain.(New York Economy)
June 21, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein It was painful enough when Tim Abraham learned that he would lose his job designing computer systems for an insurance company last month. It was a whole lot worse when the people who would replace him in India...

Government Alert: State Legislature renews REAP benefits; Governor likely to sign rewritten bill; power company redesigns plant.(News)(Relocation and Employment Assistance Program)
June 21, 2004... The state legislature last week finally approved legislation to renew the Relocation and Employment Assistance Program, or REAP, which provides incentives for companies relocating from Manhattan. The bill, which has been rewritten a number...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
June 21, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events June 22. Makor Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street Y holds workshop on self-promotion. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., 35 W. 67th St. Fee: $30. (212) 601-1000. June 22. Grip N Grin holds...

Raising the concept of ethics.(Viewpoint)
June 21, 2004... Byline: Mike Clowes Many leading business schools have either instituted or revamped ethics courses for master of business administration candidates in response to the corporate scandals that have come to light in the past five years. No...

Rechristened Citarella adds ballast; Changes name to Josephs and puts meat, pasta on the menu; seafood still a fine catch.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Citarella The Restaurant)(Restaurant Review)
June 21, 2004... Byline: bob lape There are several stories about why Citarella the Restaurant is now named Josephs. One is that the swanky Sixth Avenue seafood salon was being confused with Citarella's busy retail stores and takeout shop. Another is that...