Crain's New York Business articles from March 2004

Crain's New York Business archives from March 2004

Government Alert: Weiner looks to transfer funds for city mayor's race in 2005; But money move could be blocked; housing post debated.(Briefs)
March 1, 2004... Rep. anthony weiner, a potential candidate for mayor, says that he believes he can transfer $1.5 million of $1.8 million in his Congressional fund-raising account into the city system for use in the 2005 mayor's race. Because the rules for...

Spitzer sees end of scandals.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Attorney General Eliot Spitzer believes that the major scandals on Wall Street have been exposed and that "we are on the back of the bell curve in terms of prosecutions.'' Appearing at the Crain's Breakfast Forum last week, Mr. Spitzer...

New brass at Saks seeks recovery from sales slips; Posh chain needs to get back on pedestal; growth lags Neiman's despite recovery.(News)
March 1, 2004... Byline: kirsti mccabe On April 12, Saks Fifth Avenue will get a new president and chief merchant, Andrew Jennings. Terry Schaefer will become senior vice president of marketing on March 24. The two hires-part of a campaign by newly...

Fixing missteps, Harper's Bazaar fashions a return; But can the title sustain its recent gains?(News)(Harper's Bazaar)
March 1, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm After teetering on its Manolo Blahnik stiletto heels for the past three years, Harper's Bazaar is finally finding its footing. The Hearst Magazines fashion title, which has been through three editors in six years,...

Rat race treadmills; More corporate gyms help downsize workforce.(News)(Companies are installing gyms in efforts to keep their employees healthy.)
March 1, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher For three long years, Wall Street firms laid off thousands of employees, slashed a host of department budgets and watched profits plunge. One area that never came under the knife, however, was the corporate...

Revitalizing far West Side; CRAIN'S FORUM, MARCH 16.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Two major projects that could revitalize the far West Side of Manhattan will be explored at a special Crain's breakfast forum on Tuesday, March 16. Jay Cross, president of the New York Jets, will outline the plan for a 75,000-seat New York...

Also-ran Ch. 2 back in the news; New management, fresh talent lead to ratings gains; key weak spots remain.(News)(Channel 2)
March 1, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Last month, more than 250 city officials gave up their emergency lights and sirens, all because one very unlucky deputy mayor was caught using hers to speed up her morning commute. Even more shocking than the...

Reprints of Crain's stories.(Real Estate)
March 1, 2004... Crain's offers reprints of its published articles. Please contact Erica Montgomery at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 142, or e-mail her at emonty@rmsreprints.com. Readers making their own reprints or posting a story on...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
March 1, 2004... Byline: Valerie Block Stern's Sirius considerations Howard Stern's producer, Gary Dell'Abate, paid a visit to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s studios in midtown Manhattan last Wednesday, according to a well-placed source. The timing...

Lighthouse awards.(Profiles)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Lighthouse international is seeking nominations for awards to honor employers that help people who are blind or partially sighted to gain employment and lead independent lives. There are also awards for employees and for the self-employed....

$300 million set for WTC arts centers; 15 finalists may face dark horses.(News)(World Trade Center)
March 1, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. is planning to put as much as $300 million into the new cultural centers to be built at Ground Zero. The money will be raised by the World Trade Center Memorial...

Jury's out on Omnimedia.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Martha Stewart's sale of 3,928 ImClone shares hours before bad news about its anti-cancer drug broke has cost her company dearly. Since Ms. Stewart's indictment in June 2002, shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. have lost a quarter of...

New Morgan charging past Citi's plastic; Bank One merger changes balance of credit power; Citi not likely to sit still.(News)
March 1, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Determined to promote its own brand five years ago, Citigroup Inc. demanded that Visa allow the bank to relegate the charge company's logo to the back side of Citi credit cards. When Visa balked, Citigroup...

Aquavit moves without reservation; Rent dispute sends eatery around the bend; redevelopment for Flushing Airport.(Real Estate)
March 1, 2004... Byline: christine haughney After a bitter rental dispute, a restaurant with one of the city's grandest interiors is leaving behind its cascading waterfall and moving around the corner. By year's end, Scandinavian eatery Aquavit plans...

Elections don't stoke stocks.(Viewpoint)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Byline: Mike Clowes Given that this is an election year, the odds are strongly in favor of stock gains, but watch out in 2005 and 2006 no matter who is elected. A number of stock market analysts have noted that the market is usually...

Small Business: Ex-prosecutor adjusts to profit motive; Sets up investigation firm, learns business ropes on fly; courts those he used to nail.(Small Business)
March 1, 2004... Byline: louise kramer As the special narcotics prosecutor for New York City, Robert Silbering was at the top of his game. He had a staff of 200, a $15 million budget and the street smarts to take down drug lords and trace their assets...

Artistry of Japanese minimalism; Stylish presentations of tapas fare grace Sumile's small plates; most come in at $14.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
March 1, 2004... Byline: bob lape Sumile is the japanese word for "little violet,'' but the new Greenwich Village restaurant does not shrink from its mission to lead the small-plates revolution. Owned by Japanese pop music notables Masa Nakamura and Miwa...

Correction.(Corrections)
March 1, 2004... Popular Mechanics is owned by Hearst Magazines. The magazine's ownership was misstated in the Feb. 16 stock column on Time Warner.

Smooth runs on the slopes after a once-bumpy ride.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2004... Byline: James Brady This was school-break WEEK, and up in Vermont there was plenty of snow, and on the day Gov. Dean dropped out of the race we went skiing. Some New Yorkers charter a boat, check into Club Med or fly south. Brady goes...

Bloomberg, the great vacillator.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2004... There goes Mayor Michael Bloomberg again, belittling the impact of the 18.5% property tax increase he pushed through last year. If anyone wants to know why the mayor's poll ratings are so low, simply examine his endless flip-flops on the key...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
March 1, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Advocate Consulting Group Inc.: Bruce Cohan, 50, was promoted to principal for the construction project management consulting firm. He was formerly managing director. Eric...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events March 2. SCORE holds seminar on how to establish and/or grow your own company. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 26 Federal Plaza, 33rd floor, room 3305. Fee: $45 in advance, $55 at door. (212)...

Host businesses sought; exploring careers.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The greater new york councils exploring program is seeking businesses to host educational sessions offering high school students the opportunity to explore various industries and make better decisions about possible career choices. The...

U2 drums up book proposal; Band accepting publisher bids.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm U2, the signature band of the 1980s, has been shopping a proposal for a coffee-table compendium. U2 by U2 would be put together by all four members. It will include photographs, memorabilia and individual accounts...

Stock Watch: Tiffany buyers grow wary as shares go platinum; Profits prove a pleasant surprise, but pricey stock has little upside.(Stocks)
March 1, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein Tiffany & co. might be a jewel of a retailer, but when it comes to buying stock, investors should consider shopping elsewhere. Thanks to a 25% rise in bonuses on Wall Street last year and the weakening dollar, the...

Budget-minded nonprofits find rental bargains; Grab space before market picks up.(Real Estate)
March 1, 2004... Byline: christine haughney The financial services Volunteer Corp. is in an enviable place among nonprofits. In recent months, the group's budget nearly doubled as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department hired...

New Executive: Fast food vet's plum role; Making Jamba Juice a smoothie operator in city will test ex-BK exec's fiber.(Profiles)
March 1, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Next to roy blauer's former employer, $1.1 billion Burger King, smoothie drink company Jamba Juice is among the small fry. But the 46-year-old executive has joined Jamba as vice president of new market...

At Deadline.(Late News)
March 1, 2004... Democrats planning for Kerry fund-raiser sen. john kerry is expected to hold a major fund-raising gala at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers on April 14. The details of the event have not been worked out yet, says a spokesman for the...

Stock sell-offs raise a red flag; Insiders unload shares, outsiders wonder what's up; only innocent profit-taking?(News)
March 1, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein With the economy seemingly rebounding and the Nasdaq Composite Index soaring more than 50% over the past year, many ordinary investors are understandably feeling bullish about the stock market again. But insiders...

Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Davidburke & Donatella)(Rock Center Cafe)(Brief Article)(Restaurant Review)
March 8, 2004... Sumile (2 1/2) 154 W. 13th St. (between Sixth and Seventh avenues), Manhattan. (212) 989-7699. Chef Josh DeChellis helps lead the small-plates revolution with stylish, light and original takes of Japanese inspiration. Most dishes are...

Researcher seeks director to lead it to its discovery; Unknown institute needs more funding; art school dropout.(Workplace)
March 8, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar The national development and Research Institutes Inc. is a leading behavioral and public health research organization. It has conducted hundreds of studies on mental health problems, substance abuse and...

Seasoned spot hits prime; newcomer beefs up W. Side; Maloney & Porcelli sticks with American; Uncle Jack's brings in steakhouse recipe.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
March 8, 2004... Byline: bob lape Meat is much on the minds of many Manhattan tastemakers. BLT Steak, a new bistro by Jimmy Haber and Laurent Tourondel, chef of the former Cello, opens this week at 106 E. 57th St. The Jean-Georges Vongerichten steakhouse...

At Deadline.(Late News)
March 8, 2004... Morrell Wine & Co. moves its offices midtown merchant morrell Wine & Co. is moving its offices closer to its Rockefeller Center retail headquarters by signing a 10-year lease for 10,800 square feet at 729 Seventh Ave., at West 49th Street....

Downtown Firms Face Payback Time; With revenues shaky, many can't pay the tab as grace periods for Sept. 11 disaster loans run out; defaults, closures loom despite lenders' efforts.(Special Report: Small Business, Golden Island Jewelry )
March 8, 2004... Byline: Judith Messina To stay in business after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, Abe Chaim did the only thing he could. He borrowed money to tide over his store, Golden Island Jewelry on Chambers Street, until his customers returned. ...

2 firms, different paths.(Special Report: Small Business)(Worthy Eyes)(World Financial Center)
March 8, 2004... Byline: judith messina In the two and a half years that have passed since the destruction of the World Trade Center, small businesses downtown have struggled to regain their commercial footing. Scores of small firms have already gone...

Stock Watch: Housecleaning whets appetite for Cosi stock; Sandwich chain hires new execs, pays debt; losses still on the menu.(Stocks)
March 8, 2004... Byline: anita jain Investors are cozying up to Cosi Inc.'s stock. The sandwich-and-coffee chain's share price has risen 40% since the beginning of the year and 30% last week alone, to close on Friday at $3.90. Cosi has completed a...

Government Alert: A break for NY smokers is in the air; Bill would excuse some bars from ban; supporters stick with Sharpton.(Briefs)
March 8, 2004... A bill introduced in the state Senate last week would exempt bars with air filtration systems from the state's tough smoking ban. The proposal by Sen. Raymond Meier, R-Utica, would allow smoking in bars that install air filtration systems...

Sheraton is party central; Hotel checks in as politicians' fund-raising site of choice.(Campaign 2004)
March 8, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Nearly a year ago, President George W. Bush raised a then record $4 million for his re-election war chest in a single night at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. Last month, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger breezed...

VCs devoting themselves to the little things; Nanotech nears marketplace, draws funding.(News, venture capital)
March 8, 2004... Byline: anita jain In the eyes of investors, less has become more, and no one is happier about that than executives at Harris & Harris. Shares of the Manhattan-based venture capitalist, which invests solely in nanotechnology firms, have...

Sympathy for the domestic diva.(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: samantha marshall Despite martha stewart's recent conviction and flinty public persona, her beating in the media and at the hands of government prosecutors may win her a groundswell of support in the court of public opinion. ...

Verdict ad-verse for guilty Martha; She vows to appeal, but advertisers won't wait around; what about her audience?(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: jon fine She can appeal the verdict, but by the time she does, Martha Stewart's company may have suffered an irreparable loss of advertising revenues and subscribers. Advertising at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has...

Reviving far West Side; CRAIN'S FORUM, MARCH 16.(Stocks)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Two major projects that could revitalize the far west Side of Manhattan-a new stadium and an expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center-will be explored at a special Crain's New York Business breakfast forum on Tuesday, March 16. ...

An ill with no known cure.(Viewpoint, health care)
March 8, 2004... Byline: Greg David Virtually every politician and everyone who is anyone in health care in New York knows there is one overriding health care problem in the state: the nearly 3 million people without insurance. New York is expected to...

New Executive: Preparing for the worst; CEO concentrates on the Red Cross core of readying public for disaster.(Profiles)
March 8, 2004... Byline: mary sisson The last few weeks have been a whirl of activity for Theresa Bischoff. She's learned how to perform CPR, how to use a defibrillator and how to set up a shelter for disaster victims. She helped respond to a fire that...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
March 8, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Lazar Levine & Felix: David Zweighaft, 44, was promoted to principal for the accounting and business consulting firm. He was formerly a director. Legaspi & Carlson Associates:...

Downtown firms listed; www.crainsny.com.(Special Report: Small Business)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... Crain's lists small businesses located below canal Street on its Web site. Go to www.crainsny.com and click on "Rebuilding New York'' to view a list of more than 300 firms that need your patronage. Businesses that would like to be included can...

New banks, same old story; Upstarts are as conservative as the others; acquisitions degrade service.(Special Report: Small Business)
March 8, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak Banking in New York City has become a growth business. Almost every week another branch is opened somewhere in the city-sometimes by institutions that had no presence here as recently as two years ago. Even better,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
March 8, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Serving up a legal battle Restaurateur Steve Hanson has declared war on two former employees who left his B.R. Guest Inc. restaurant empire to start their own business. In turn, they're dishing dirt...

Keys to securing manufacturing.(Viewpoint)
March 8, 2004... The state Labor Department put out its final figures for 2003 last week, and the news for New York City's beleaguered manufacturing base couldn't be bleaker. The sector lost 13,000 jobs, or 10%, making it the hardest-hit area of the economy....

Corrections.
March 8, 2004... The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation will raise money for cultural facilities to be built at Ground Zero, but the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. declines to say how much it will contribute. Sources with knowledge of the plans estimate...

Leftist small press enjoys its bash; Indie book publishers reap anti-Bush gains.(Campaign 2004)
March 8, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm In a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal, a conservative columnist writing about a much-disputed history called Arming America had some words to say about its publisher. Soft Skull Press, wrote Kimberley A....

Solid plan, track record make best case for loan; Next step is knowing where and how to apply; agencies facilitate process.(Special Report: Small Business)
March 8, 2004... Byline: tina traster Failure was not an option, says Lee Gerstein, who needed $25,000 to start up his digital printing business. So, after five banks turned him down flat, the Brooklyn-based entrepreneur countered by hiring a consultant....

Landlords divide and conquer.(Real Estate)
March 8, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Landlords have hit upon a quick way of renting out large commercial spaces: Slice them up into smaller units. Colliers ABR Inc. was able to fill the entire 17,000-square-foot fifth floor at 477 Madison Ave....

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
March 8, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events March 9. The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York Metro and New York University hold program on entrepreneurship opportunities. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Kimmel...

Job drop led by factories.(News)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... New York City lost 55,000 jobs in 2003, according to final figures issued last week by the state Department of Labor. Data on average employment for each year show that the city has lost 194,600 jobs since the economy peaked in 2000. That...

Big firms divorce from big money; Get cold feet when it comes to lucrative marital practice, but boutiques say `I do'.(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez The future of the law business is in the hands of big firms that offer every specialty under one roof-except, in New York, divorce law. Robert Cohen knows exactly why. Mr. Cohen, who helped Christie Brinkley and...

New pressures squeeze company blood drives; Eligibility rules, downturn hold back donations in city; efforts redoubled.(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: gale scott AXA Financial vice president Paul Boucher was the 193rd employee to roll up a sleeve and give blood in a seventh-floor training room at a company blood drive in February. As the three-day event wound down, company health...

How to take advantage of the rebound.(Special Report: Small Business)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2004... This story is the second in a series of monthly articles designed to help small business owners seize the opportunities created by the economic rebound. The articles appear in Crain's small business reports. Future pieces will look at how to...

Chastened executives ease back to e-addresses; Surviving Internet firms offer room to maneuver, solid growth potential.(Workplace)
March 8, 2004... Byline: anita jain Four years ago, lance Podell left a solid job at a venerable marketing firm to become the chief marketing officer of a fledgling shopping Web site. A year later, when his dot-com job dissolved, he fled back to the...

Growing hedge fund groups invest in more office space; Starview Capital, Highbridge plan to expand; bank takes smaller quarters.(Real Estate, Affinity Health Plan)
March 8, 2004... Byline: anita jain Hedge fund groups are taking up new space as they expand operations. Starview Capital Management, a firm that invests in a range of hedge funds, doubled its office space after merging its support and back-end operations...

Awaiting Martha Stewart to hold court at Nick & Toni's.(Viewpoint)
March 8, 2004... Byline: James Brady By the time you read this, the trials of Martha Stewart ought to be over, one way or the other, unless there's a hung jury. And then what do we gossip about? On the Friday that Judge Cedarbaum threw out the most...

Small NY firms not ready for disaster, Red Cross says; Poll shows gaps that could prove fatal.(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Six months after the blackout, and two and a half years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a majority of New York City's small businesses and residents aren't prepared for potential catastrophes, a poll by the...

Telling Tales.(Special Report: Small Business)
March 8, 2004... Cooking classes turn up the heat When jennifer clair started offering in-home cooking classes two years ago, she had the local market pretty much to herself. For $195, clients got a 21/2-hour class. Satisfied customers mentioned her to...

High tax fuels black market in cigarettes; Agencies crack down on smugglers.(News)
March 8, 2004... Byline: anne michaud Like the prohibition on alcohol in 1920s America, the high tax on cigarettes in New York City is giving rise to a vast network of illegal sales, complete with gangland-style violence. Cigarettes are not banned...

Builders drop from weak bonding; Insurance sector shakeout tightens jobs for contractors; trying to pool together.(Special Report: Small Business)(bonding market)
March 8, 2004... Byline: jean ende A number of small contractors in New York City are facing a growing crisis. They are having difficulty getting the surety bonds they need to bid on many construction contracts. "Contractors live or die depending on...

Hilfiger redresses erosion with shift to preppie crowd; Losing urban war, designer tries to restore cool, end 5-year skid.(News)(Company Profile)
March 8, 2004... Byline: thomas j. ryan Tommy Hilfiger Corp., once renowned for outfitting urban kids for the club scene, is heading back to casual Fridays. Gone are the billboards featuring hip-hop artists folding over their pants to reveal the Tommy...

Principals for a day.(News)
March 22, 2004... Pencil is seeking new york businesspeople to serve as principals in city schools as the organization holds its 10th annual "Principal for a Day'' event on Wednesday, March 31. Participants spend part of the day at a school designed to give...

Long-vacant bank building is going back to school; Claremont Prep to occupy Broad Street property; $25 million renovation project.(Real Estate)(Walwilhall Associates)(Metropolitan Preschools Inc.)
March 22, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez News of the first private school opening in lower Manhattan may have thrilled parents who've longed for education options in the neighborhood, but more important, the real estate deal was a coup for landlord...

Taxes will sap NY recovery.(Viewpoint)(New York)
March 22, 2004... Byline: greg david Journalism is an inexact science, even at Crain's. But rarely has it been as misleading as the coverage of the sudden improvement in the financial condition of both New York City and New York state. Most stories assume...

New Executive: Taking a page from history; Little Brown's editor in chief concentrates on reviving glory of serious nonfiction.(Profiles)
March 22, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Like many children growing up in the 1970s, Geoff Shandler loved reading The Adventures of Tintin. But unlike most children, he was already destined to be an editor: The young Mr. Shandler was also fascinated with the...

Specialty spinoffs; To draw patients and boost revenue, hospitals build centers for oncology, cardiac care and orthopedics; can't neglect other areas.(Special Report: Health Care)
March 22, 2004... Byline: Judy Temes Two years ago, harlem's north general hospital was on the financial brink, losing more than $20 million that year. Today, the 200-bed institution is a survivor; revenues are up and losses will drop to a projected $2.5...

Indies dis discount drug cards; Small pharmacies brace for revenue hit under Medicare program for seniors.(Special Report: Health Care)
March 22, 2004... Byline: barbara benson As if competition from chain drugstores and mail-order prescription services weren't enough, New York's independent pharmacists are getting another bitter pill to swallow. In May, 1 million elderly New Yorkers...

Trying to play their cards right.(Special Report: Health Care)
March 22, 2004... The Medicare discount card program is voluntary, and pharmacists can simply decline card sponsor contracts that have unfavorable terms. But if they accept too few cards, they risk losing patrons. "It will be challenging for pharmacists to...

Growing faith in alternative care; Centers sprout around city, integrated with traditional care; little insurance.(Special Report: Health Care)(Fem Surge)
March 22, 2004... Byline: elizabeth macbride When Laura Fernandez developed monthly migraines, she turned to a new health center in Brooklyn Heights called Fem Surge. Owned by a nurse practitioner, Stacey Brosnan, Fem Surge offers consumers everything...

Online content reaches bottom line; TheStreet, Nerve and Slate make subscriber fees and ad sales work.(New York Web)
March 22, 2004... Byline: anita jain Consumers are finally comfortable purchasing almost anything over the Internet. They'll buy jeans from Bluefly, download music from iTunes and spend countless hours bidding for someone else's barely used barbecue on...

Government Alert: Push for transport funds for NY gathers steam.(Briefs)
March 22, 2004... Legislators aim to restore money; stepping up work on Brooklyn park The new york delegation to Washington is lobbying intensively to restore money for the state in the reauthorization of the six-year federal transportation bill, says John...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
March 22, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events March 23. Japan Society holds lunch on the evolution of Japan's foreign investment law. 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., 333 E. 47th St. Fee: $45 members for lunch and lecture, $10 for lecture...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Brief Article)(Restaurant Review)
March 22, 2004... Asiate (2) Mandarin Oriental hotel, 35th floor, Time Warner Center, 80 Columbus Circle (entrance on West 60th Street), Manhattan. (212) 805-8881. All of Central Park and its environs are at your feet in this highest of the showplace...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
March 22, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Life magazine set for revival The revival of Life magazine as a weekend newspaper supplement appears to be gathering steam. Sources say the Daily News is close to making a deal with Time Inc. to carry...

Developers jockey for retail at trade center; Related, Brookfield lead the pack.(News)
March 22, 2004... Byline: christine haughney The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has yet to decide how much retail space to build on the World Trade Center site and where to build it, but developers already are lobbying the agency about managing the...

Stock Watch: Aeropostale flies past competitors; Retailer's style sense draws teens and investors; stock nearly triples.(Stocks)
March 22, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Teen fashion retailer Aeropostale Inc. is drawing crowds these days, not just in shopping malls, but on Wall Street as well. Shares in the Manhattan-based apparel chain closed Friday at $35.13, nearly triple the...

Reprints from Crain's.(News)
March 22, 2004... Crain's new york business offers reprints of the articles it publishes. For an estimate, please contact Lori Noffz at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 104, or lnoffz@reprintbuyer.com. Readers wishing to make their own...

Quest for clinical trials leads to a group effort; BRANY consortium cuts paperwork, markets hospitals to pharmaceuticals.(Special Report: Health Care)
March 22, 2004... Byline: fran hawthorne By the time the powerful new AIDS drug Fuzeon became publicly available last March, about 10 patients at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx had already been taking it for almost a year. That's because the Jacobi...

Pediatric institutions next in line.(Special Report: Health Care)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... New federal laws require the testing of certain drugs on children and also provide incentives for such trials, leading to a growing need to recruit young patients. As a result, there could be a jump in the number of clinical trials at...