Crain's New York Business articles from March 2006

Crain's New York Business archives from March 2006

Hot Jobs.
March 6, 2006... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar WANTED: Executive Director ORGANIZATION Actors' Equity Association JOB DESCRIPTION Run national union of theatrical stage actors and stage managers MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Maintain positive...

Ann Taylor fashions sales gains with style; Strong performance boosts stock price; still room to grow.(In the Markets)(AnnTaylor Stores Corp.)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Ann taylor stores Corp.'s stock price hit lofty levels last week, and that is no accident. Under Chief Executive Kay Krill, who previously headed the clothier's wildly successful Loft division, the company is...

B'klyn area makes BID to clean up; 54th district covers Midwood, Flatbush; cooking up a move.(Brooklyn College)(Water Lilies Food Inc)
March 6, 2006... A new business improvement district--the city's 54th--is expected to result in cleaner streets and less graffiti in Midwood and Flatbush beginning this summer, before several major enhancements to the area. A bill to establish the BID was...

Federated targets elusive middle with Macy's; New marketing chief must create one midtier brand out of many units.(News)(Federated Department Stores Inc.)(Anne MacDonald)
March 6, 2006... Byline: From Advertising Age, a Crain publication. Transforming a well-known regional retail name into a national icon is a bold play, even for risk-taker Anne MacDonald. But Federated Department Stores is wagering that Ms. MacDonald,...

Cold Reception.(News)(Marshall FieldEs stores would be converted to Macy's.)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Marshall Field's survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, but not the Federated Department Stores merger. Last fall, after the close of its purchase of May Co., Federated announced that all Field's stores would be converted to Macy's by...

Corrections.
March 6, 2006... Accounting firm Friedman LLP is based in Manhattan. This fact was misstated in the Feb. 20 Small Business column. The name of Manhattan-based beverage company Fizzy Lizzy was misspelled in a Feb. 13 article.

PLUGGING IN.(Report: Health Care)(New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)(Farzad Mostashari)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is on a mission to get community health clinics and primary care providers in poor neighborhoods to plug into the information age. "We need to be at the table and provide a model for...

Student nurse eager to join ailing profession; Young woman steps in as workforce ages, more jobs open up; high starting salary.(Report: Health Care)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Steve Garmhausen This is the first of two profiles of individuals who are helping alleviate the nursing shortage. At opposite ends of the spectrum, we look at a student and a 51-year veteran. when jennifer francis earns her...

The thrill hasn't gone, even after a life in nursing; 51-year veteran thrives on operating room work, though burnout is common.(Report: Health Care)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Steve Garmhausen Mary speranza loved the idea of nursing from an early age. She snagged the role of a nurse in a fourth-grade play. She adored the nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she had her tonsils out. By the time she was...

Investors are mad about Jim Cramer; Love or hate 'im, his show's hot.(Mad Money)
March 6, 2006... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Every tuesday night at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., Professor Scott Rothbort hosts a party for the students' investment club. There is little drinking and dancing, however. Instead, about...

Con Ed sitting tight; Losing battle for KeySpan shouldn't hurt as dividend satisfies investors.(News)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Losing can be as good as winning--and maybe even better. Consolidated Edison, only a third the size of National Grid, simply isn't large enough to afford the $7.3 billion that the British company agreed last...

NYSE share of trading hits skids; Going public, picking up Archipelago will help exchange, but rivals are closing in.(News)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Up on the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange, all will be sweetness and light on Wednesday morning, when Chief Executive John Thain rings the opening bell and in the process ushers in day one of the 214-year-old...

Westchester's Indian jewel; Bengal Tiger's culinary prowess matched by loyalty of kitchen staff.(Bengal Tiger)(Restaurant Review)
March 6, 2006... People still don't know what curry is all about,'' says Simson Kalathara, trailblazing proprietor of Bengal Tiger in White Plains. He should know, after winning stripes for the Tiger as one of America's finest Indian restaurants. Unlike...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
March 6, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events march 7 New York Society of Security Analysts holds program on postretirement health care benefit underfunding. 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St. Fee: $70 members,...

Executive Moves.(appointments)
March 6, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Accounting & consulting AlixPartners: Alan D. Holtz, 43, joined as managing director. He had been a managing director at Giuliani Capital Advisors. ERE: Stacey A. Cook, 41, was promoted to partner. She...

Lead law shellacks rental renovations; Landlords say costly, tricky rules make rehabs impossible; housing at risk.(News)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist Since a strict lead-paint law took effect 19 months ago, rehabilitation of occupied apartments in New York's older buildings has all but ceased--leaving dilapidated units untouched in some of the city's most dismal...

Golf comes to the fore; City to pitch its spiffed-up fairways to locals, tourists.(News)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher A decade ago, joseph voyticky was playing golf at the Pelham/Split Rock course with a buddy who hit a ball into the nearby woods. The pair suddenly heard an anguished scream as a homeless man emerged clutching his...

New York, New York.(Walt disney pictures)(Jivamukti Yoga Center)(ResumeDoctor.com)
March 6, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Disney rediscovers wonder of New York Walt disney pictures can't resist a bargain. Thanks to New York's production tax incentives, the family film purveyor is shooting its first feature in the city in...

Is it ever ok to use a tanning salon?(UVA light increases cancer )(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... No, never. Tanning-salon marketing people say UVA light is safe, but in fact it increases cancer risk and signs of aging. Patients with skin conditions that benefit from light exposure should also stay away. The booth is probably worse than...

Past & Future.(Citigroup shares )(OSI Pharmaceuticals shares)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Call it a tale of two Citis. Citigroup shares rose less than 1% last year, but in the corner office upstairs, chief executive Charles Prince saw his payout soar 23%, to $23 million. Chairman Sandy Weill got $21.5 million in total compensation,...

WHICH FILM SHOULD WIN THE OSCAR? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Brokeback Mountain win the Oscar for best picture)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Brokeback Mountain was the favorite to win the Oscar for best picture, according to a Crain's online poll. Here is how 159 visitors to NewYorkBusiness.com answered: "Crash is the most powerful, riveting, engaging, well-produced film I've...

Plan for new MSG moves forward; Arena on Ninth Ave. would make way for towers, transform area.(Madison Square Garden)(Penn Station)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Anne Michaud Cablevision systems corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new Madison Square Garden one block to the west, on Ninth Avenue, as part of the James A. Farley Post Office renovation, according to...

Foreclosures in the boroughs.(News)
March 6, 2006... More homes are in foreclosure in Brooklyn than in any other borough, though Queens is a close second, according to data from RealtyTrac Inc., which began tracking the statistics last year. Manhattan has the lowest foreclosure rate, a fact that...

Patient care goes digital; City hospitals lag in IT advances, mainly because of cost and incompatibility.(matthew berger's clinic)
March 6, 2006... Byline: samantha marshall Patients at dr. matthew berger's clinic barely notice, but there's something different about visits to his office. From the check-in desk to the nurse's station to the lab, an integrated database means medical...

TECH HOLDOUTS SEEING THE LIGHT.(hospitals was going digital)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Dr. Mark Newman wasn't thrilled to find out that his office was going digital. A year ago, his affiliated hospital, New York University Medical Center, helped pay for software that would link his large private practice to NYU's new EMR system....

Green guy.(appointment of Douglas Blonsky)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Byline: amanda fung Douglas Blonsky, 46, joined the Central Park Conservancy in 1985 and has been its president since 2004. He manages more than $250 million in capital projects, and oversees 200 staffers and more than 3,000 volunteers....

NY HOSPITALS SEE UPTICK IN OPERATING EXPENSES.(New york's hospitals)(Bronx-Lebanon Hospital)(operating expenses)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... New york's hospitals are having a difficult time, as operating expenses continue to rise while Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements are cut. Some institutions have filed for bankruptcy. But several are still making money. Operating...

NY getting new tunes; HD audience small as stations launch second formats; data services next.(HD Digital Radio Alliance)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm Most radio listeners don't know it, but New York City once again has an oldies station, playing the songs that went off the air when WCBS-FM switched to Jack-FM last June. New York also has a country music station...

It's time to judge the judges.(judges nominated)(election method)
March 6, 2006... A federal judge's ruling that the state's system for selecting Supreme Court judges is unconstitutional has reinvigorated the movement to reform the process. While any overhaul would be hindered by significant hurdles--some of the proposed...

A stern warning for CBS Radio.
March 6, 2006... Byline: Valerie Block So, cbs radio is suing Howard Stern for a litany of offenses, from breaching his contract to hijacking the broadcaster's airwaves to promote Sirius Satellite Radio, thereby boosting its stock for his own gain. Memo to...

The Insider.(Briefs)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Mayor, Jets owner double-team Bruno More trouble looms for Joseph Bruno, who faces a challenge from yet another billionaire: New York Jets owner Woody Johnson (left) is joining Mayor Michael...

SPITZER'S MODE Silence is golden.(Attorney General Eliot Spitzer)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... The presumption is so strong that Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (below) will be the next governor of New York that interest groups are clamoring to learn his views on a number of reform issues. With a few exceptions, the candidate has been...

Merchants enlist partner for Rx; Group aims to improve Brooklyn shopping stretch.(Small Business)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Cara S. Trager Every day, thousands of highly paid, highly skilled doctors, nurses, administrators and technicians come and go in the vast Kings County Medical Center complex. But very few ever buy so much as a hot dog or Easter...

Banker starting fresh; J.P. Morgan veteran returns after a break to lead an asset- based lending unit.(Business Lives)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson A year ago, Patricia Caffrey quit J.P. Morgan Chase Inc. to seek a respite from the punishing 18-hour days that had dominated her life as an investment banker. After a 27-year career that included 12 years in...

Publishers filling Hudson Square; Another house signs in West Side area; nonprofits cluster at 8th Ave. address.(Real Estate)
March 6, 2006... The hudson square neighborhood in Manhattan is all booked up. The area has attracted a slew of publishers, including Penguin Books, Simmons-Boardman and Nature Publishing. The newest addition is Workman Publishing. It has signed a 10-year...

40 UNDER 40 COMPILATION ONLINE; free access to info on crain's honorees.(NewYorkBusiness.com offers free access to profiles of stars from 1999 through 2006)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Crain's is providing free access to a compilation of its "40 Under 40'' profiles of rising stars from 1999 through 2006 at NewYorkBusiness.com. See photographs and profiles of each year's honorees--320 in all. This compilation is a rich...

MONEYMAN FINDS HIS MILIEU.(Business Lives)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Despite the millions he made with his hedge fund and his success with books and radio, Jim Cramer says that only now has he found his true calling. "This part of me that used to be a pain in the butt to anyone who was around me on my...

STUDENTS SEEK HOST BUSINESSES; exploring careers.(News)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... The greater new york councils Exploring program is seeking businesses to host sessions offering high school students the chance to explore various industries and make better decisions about career choices. Exploring puts together groups of...

Film tax breaks hit limit; $50 million program runs out of money; industry vows fight.(News)
March 6, 2006... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar New york city has run out of money to fund tax breaks that have lured scores of film and television productions to the five boroughs. The city allocated $50 million for an incentive program that was...

At Deadline.(Late News)
March 6, 2006... While the downtown office market languishes, midtown continues to tighten. Last week, Bank of America said it will lease 522,000 square feet at 1 Bryant Park, where it had already taken 1.1 million square feet for a headquarters. Only three...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Chakra)(Peacock Alley)(Ribot)(Tre Dici)(Brief Article)(Restaurant Review)
March 6, 2006... Following are recently reviewed restaurants that received two and a half stars. Chakra (2.5 stars) 144 W. Route 4 East (just past Loehmann's), Paramus, N.J. (201) 556-1530. Exotically romantic trappings for a hot new...

Everyone in the pool; Workers bet on NCAA madness; employers fret.(National Collegiate Athletics Association)
March 13, 2006... Byline: ERIK ENGQUIST This week, a bevy of Brooklyn lawyers will gather in a Court Street conference room, ready to bid $10,000 or more on a college basketball team with a good shot to win the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, at a large midtown...

6 ways to hammer costs without losing business; Outsourcing, consolidating save $ but don't hurt quality.(Small Business Report)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Tina Traster Andy kozinn, president of Saint Laurie Merchant Tailors, hoped that opening a sleek store on Park Avenue and East 51st Street would give his revenues a big kick. But after the post-Sept. 11 slowdown turned the shop...

E-firms alive, kicking; Reports of demise prove premature for 15 Silicon Alley veterans; many thrive.(electronic firms)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung Last week, NBC Universal paid a princely $600 million for iVillage Inc. Not bad for a dot-com that many people considered near extinction as recently as a year ago. What is even more surprising is that iVillage has...

Trio stages Italian classic; Bastianiches, Batali pull out all stops at Del Posto; landlord dispute simmers.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
March 13, 2006... Harking back to Italian palaces of 50 years ago, Del Posto--the brand-new restaurant of Mario Batali and the mother-son duetto of Lidia and Joe Bastianich--is a retro sensation. The trio has $12 million on the line in an old Nabisco...

$2.2 million fee at issue in St. Vincent case; Decision to slash law firm's request would boost hospital.(McDermott, Will and Emery)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Gale Scott The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is asking a judge to slash a $2.2 million fee request by the hospital system's former lawyers. In a hearing today before U.S. Bankruptcy...

Tax break that promotes stardom.(Viewpoint)
March 13, 2006... When steiner equities group announced in the late 1990s that it would build a Hollywood-style studio at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, many people wondered about the project's viability. Did New York City, which already had two established studios,...

The Insider.(Lobbyists push on food safety)(City bets on bad news at Off-Track Betting Corp)(Telling Larry's side of the story)
March 13, 2006... Byline: erik engquist and anne michaud Rollins hoping for `Bloomberg 2008' Even though he denies that he's interested in the job, Mayor Michael Bloomberg can't shake persistent speculation that he wants to be president. The latest...

SUOZZI: Hello, my name is Tom ...(Democratic candidates information )(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... With his name recognition at just 18% statewide, Thomas Suozzi (below), a Democratic candidate for governor, used a Crain's breakfast forum last week to introduce himself to New York City business leaders. The Nassau County executive pledged to...

HOW A PUBLIC WI-FI HOT SPOT WORKS.(News)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... * A hot spot's Web connection begins with a broadband landline that is connected to a cable modem or router. * The router delivers a wireless signal to the first in a series of small antenna boxes, known as nodes, installed on park grounds...

At Deadline.(Verizon Communications slashes broadband prices, Richard Bobrow appointed to Chadbourne and Parke L.L.P., Gray Kunz opens restaurant)
March 13, 2006... A tentative deal was being negotiated late last week between developer Larry Silverstein, who holds the lease to the World Trade Center, and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which owns the site. Mr. Silverstein would retain the...

Parks await Wi-Fi; Tricky economics hindering city plan to promote hot spots; new RFP is pending.(services of Bryant park)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung Bryant park offers the traditional amenities of an outdoor urban oasis: restaurants, open space, well-kept gardens. Since 2002, it has also served as a Wi-Fi hot spot, allowing park-goers to surf the Internet and check...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
March 13, 2006... Byline: gale scott WANTED: ceo and Dean COMPANY NYU Medical Center JOB DESCRIPTION Overseeing care at 704-bed Tisch Hospital and 174-bed Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine; supervising education and research at NYU School...

Mets toss first pitch on new ballpark; Short-term parking headaches expected; downtown Brooklyn mall gets a bum rap.(Mets fans buildings and facilities)
March 13, 2006... By opening day in 2009, Mets fans will be treated to a brand-new stadium--a 44,100-seat vision of brick, limestone and steel with two glass-enclosed restaurants and high-tech amenities. Fans will have to suffer through some cramped parking...

REIT's premium pricing goes through ceiling; SL Green's stock runs ahead of office demand; extra risks.(SL Green Realty Corp.)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Economists said last week that New York City added 25,000 jobs in January alone--great news for major office building owners like SL Green Realty Corp. But given that the firm's stock has soared 60% in the past...

Past & Future.(fund management)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... Pieces of the rock are getting pricey. The news last week that Prudential Financial will acquire Allstate's annuities business for $560 million sent the Newark-based insurer's shares to $76.04, up more than a third in the last year. And with...

New York, New York.(Biographer turns pen on McCain)(Supper club swanks up )(Fake coupons jolt Starbucks)
March 13, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Biographer turns pen on McCain Edward klein, the controversial biographer who penned a poisonous portrait of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, has a new target. His latest proposal making the rounds with...

Microsoft falls flat in battle of e-books; Intuit's accounting software maintains huge, lasting lead; small fry in play.(Small Business Report)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Rachael King Late last summer, Mark Gilbert was one of the first to try out the Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting program. The owner of Mark's Bookkeeping Services, a 15-employee firm based in Chelsea, was eager to see how...

Growth Tales; Key strategies used by young firms.(Small Business Report)
March 13, 2006... Byline: lisa goff Personal touch brings in singles Christie kelleher has two words of advice for people who assume that old-style dating services have been driven into extinction by the proliferation of Internet dating sites: Think...

Tumult in the trenches; Former corporate executives discover that running a startup is hard work; so many tasks to complete, so few hands to do it all.(Small Business Report)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... Every year, a handful of corporate executives do something that strikes most people as irrational. They give up their cushy corner offices, perks, princely salaries and phalanxes of underlings to start up their own businesses. Some have...

IS THE MOVE BY DUBAI PORTS WORLD ENOUGH? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... THE DUBAI-OWNED COMPANY that was set to take over operations at ports here and in other cities has decided to shed its U.S. holdings. Other port management deals should be re-examined, according to the results of a Crain's online poll. Here is...

GAINS DON'T CLOSE GAP.(By the Numbers)(employment )(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... Mayor Michael Bloomberg hailed the release of employment numbers last week that showed a record number of New Yorkers at work. Revisions showed that the city added 49,100 jobs last year, more than previously estimated. However, the city has...

Brooklyn studio films a big hit; Steiner's success boosts scores of firms; end to incentives may cripple business.(Steiner Studios)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar Before steiner studios unveiled its $128 million complex in the Brooklyn Navy Yard a little over a year ago, Ernie Rodriguez operated a tiny two-man locksmith shop in Park Slope. Now, Mr. Rodriguez is at...

Politics, arithmetic and the NY way.(Viewpoint)(New York )
March 13, 2006... Byline: Greg David Eliot spitzer is saying some interesting things as he begins to lay out what he plans to do if he is elected governor. He won't raise taxes, he says, because they are already too high. He will immediately comply with a...

Corporate psychology; Shrinks seek bigger payday via executive coaching.(evaluation of clinical psychologist)(Helping them get in touch)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Samantha Marshall When new york university psychology student Elizabeth Hutton graduated from Baylor University two years ago, she considered two options: spend the next seven years studying to be a clinical psychologist, or do a...

Penguin's gamble sign of book biz woes; Greenspan gets big bucks; publishers cut costs elsewhere.(publishing industry )
March 13, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm Last week, certain quarters of the publishing industry watched with awe and disbelief as bidding for a book by Alan Greenspan rose above $8.5 million--a staggering sum at a time when books are one of the...

Anti-Oxley activist.(Business Lives)
March 13, 2006... Byline: aaron elstein Mallory Factor, 55, chair of the Free Enterprise Fund, a conservative lobbying group that sued last month to overturn the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The group has hired former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr. ...

In honor of St. Paddy's Day, where can I learn to play the bagpipes?(Business Lives)(Irish Arts Center's music classes)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... For a nominal fee, you can take lessons at the Irish Arts Center. A lot of bands will teach people for free, but there are strings attached: They want you to join their marching bands, and there go your nights and weekends. They'll practically...

Empire State falls short as midtown gains; Vacancies high, rents low due to managerial rifts, upkeep issues; no Chrysler Building.(iconic Empire State Building information)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow Tourists can't get enough of the iconic Empire State Building. Nearly 4 million gawkers filed up to the 86th floor last year for a glimpse of the New York skyline from its famous observatory. Prospective tenants,...

ADMINISTRATORS IN THE ZONE.(Business Lives)(Matt Kornguth launches Runyourpool.com)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... FOR SOME, BRACKET POOLS have become a business opportunity. Four years ago, Matt Kornguth, a Web developer for a publishing house, launched Runyourpool.com, a site for tournament pool administration based in Guilford, Conn. Mr. Kornguth...

Real estate middleman connects on a shoestring; Paul Purcell.(Small Business Report)
March 13, 2006... Byline: ROSAMARIA MANCINI Previous Life: President, Douglas Elliman, a residential real estate brokerage that at the time had 1,200 employees, more than $120 million in revenues and a $10 million annual marketing budget. New Life:...

Television producer tunes in to multitasking; John Ovrutsky.(Small Business Report)(City On Demand founded)
March 13, 2006... Byline: ROSAMARIA MANCINI Previous Life: Senior vice president at HBO, the cable television arm of Time Warner, with 1,700 employees and revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars. New Life: In June 2005 co-founded City On Demand, a...

Tech firm discovers talent does not come cheaply; Tesh Durvasula.(Small Business Report)(NYC Connect)
March 13, 2006... Byline: ROSAMARIA MANCINI Previous Life: Vice president of the Internet services division of AboveNet, a fiber-optic telecommunications provider that in its heyday had 1,000 employees. New Life: Chief operating officer of NYC Connect,...

Dress e-tailer finds the devil's in the numbers; Joanne Stoner.(Small Business Report)(eDressMe)
March 13, 2006... Byline: ROSAMARIA MANCINI Previous Life: Director of e-commerce at Lucent Technologies, where she went after four years as a buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue and three years as a sales manager at Liz Claiborne New Life: Founder and chief...

Starwood's hero hits NY; Hotel exec earns big promotion after holding down fort in New Orleans.(Business Lives)
March 13, 2006... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher Dan king sat in the airport in New Orleans on Aug. 27, 2005, waiting for a flight that would whisk him away to Costa Rica for a much-needed vacation. But as he watched news reports showing Hurricane Katrina bearing...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
March 13, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events march 14 Queens Economic Development Corp. holds workshop on business planning that gets funding. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Queensborough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., fourth-floor...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
March 13, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Accounting & consulting Booz Allen Hamilton: David G. Knott, 42, was named senior vice president of the health services practice. He had been vice president and continues as managing partner of the New York...

Sixth Ave. expansion is on the money; Investment firm doubles its space; Pilates guru finds East Side home.(Real Estate)
March 13, 2006... An investment firm that manages assets totaling $6.3 billion has expanded its office space at 1330 Sixth Ave. Silvercrest Asset Management Group, which grew its portfolio by nearly $1 billion last year, has negotiated a 10-year lease for...

small business resources on the web; newyorkbusiness.com.(Small Business Report)(Brief article)
March 13, 2006... NewYorkBusiness.com, the Web site for Crain's, features free resources to help entrepreneurs start or grow businesses. Click on "Small Business" to view a list of local events for businesspeople, links to membership groups and more. Also...

TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Part-time actors are often torn about whether or not to join a union. The industry has three major unions: Actors' Equity for theater, the Screen Actors Guild, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. On the plus side,...

MTA - displaced get loans; Seedco provides $3 million in help to firms relocating for new transit hub.(News)(Metropolitan Transit Authority)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Seedco, a community development nonprofit, is allocating $3 million to help businesses being displaced by construction of the planned transit hub in lower Manhattan. In April, the Metropolitan Transit Authority...

Bank takeover candidates.(By The Numbers)(Capital One Financial Corp. acquires North Fork Bancorporation Inc.)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The announcement last week that credit card giant Capital One Financial Corp. is buying North Fork Bancorp Inc. for $14.6 billion turns the spotlight on a trio of other local banks. All three are now viewed as possible targets for larger...

Carlyle Hotel legend lives on; Pricey, posh spot gets update, new chef; some dishes don't merit a star billing.(Business Lives)(The Carlyle Hotel)(Restaurant review)
March 20, 2006... Byline: bob lape Bobby short is gone, but his stardust remains at The Carlyle Hotel, where 23 suites have pianos. The Rosewood-managed property has a rich legacy of catering to celebrities in the art and business worlds. The Madison...

CBS gets distance from Viacom; Some staff moving out of headquarters; audit board counts 3 times the space.(Real Estate)(contracts between CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.)(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)(Filene's Basement Corp.)
March 20, 2006... Cbs corp., after splitting off from Viacom late last year, is moving some employees out of Viacom's headquarters. It has signed a 12-year lease for an additional 65,000 square feet at 555 W. 57th St., at the corner of 11th Avenue. The...