Crain's New York Business articles from September 2006

Crain's New York Business archives from September 2006

Flying High Again.(News)
September 4, 2006... The Sept. 11 attacks left the New York air travel business reeling, and the area's three major airports had dramatic declines in passenger traffic. Today, it's a different story: Passenger volume at all three exceeds pre-Sept. 11 levels.

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
September 4, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events September 6 Crain's New York Business holds breakfast and program with Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff on downtown's progress post-Sept. 11. The event kicks off Pace University's...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(Pamela J. Craig gets promoted at Accenture)(Edward Hackert gets promoted at Marcum and Kliegman)(Helayne Spivak joins CCA Advertising)
September 4, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Accenture: Pamela J. Craig, 49, was promoted to chief financial officer, effective Oct. 31, from senior vice president, finance. Marcum & Kliegman: Edward Hackert, 45, was...

State's untenable pension promises.(Viewpoint)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Alair Townsend New york's actuary says there could be a $49 billion shortfall in the city's pension plans for its workers. Other experts dispute the figure, but most agree that there's a problem--a very large problem. A recent...

FLIPPERS FALL.(Real Estate Report)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The increasingly hostile market for developers is already that times two for the market's pure speculators: the property flippers. As recently as last year, they could still hope to double their money--without ever having built or even...

Nascar gears up to move offices to bigger space; Racing company signs for sublease on E. 55th; tea seller brews expansion.(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing )(about.com acquired New York Times Co.)
September 4, 2006... The national Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is leaving its longtime Manhattan home on the 12th floor of the Seagram Building for larger digs. Nascar has signed a lease for 19,500 square feet at 65 E. 55th St., between Park and Madison...

Choices for Sept. 12 primary.
September 4, 2006... When the statewide election campaigns began in earnest just about a year ago, there was reason to believe that the serious issues confronting New York would be the subject of a spirited debate. Regrettably, that did not occur. Consider the...

OFFICE SHIFT.(Real Estate Report)(office lease)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... With office vacancy rates in midtown Manhattan averaging less than 5%, some players in the property market are quietly turning planned residential condos into office buildings. That's the case at Manhattan-based Broad Street Development,...

Trying to rebuild a business, one hot slice at a time; Demographic shift and area disruption a double whammy.(Majestic pizza)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: lisa fickenscher Majestic pizza used to make dozens of pies a day and slip them into cardboard boxes destined for office workers in the neighborhood. Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, which shuttered the tiny spot for nine...

Real Estate on Newyorkbusiness.com.(Real Estate Report)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Breaking news E-mail alerts keep you up-to-date on commercial and residential real estate. Company alerts Visitors to the site can sign up for e-mail alerts that provide news about a particular real estate brokerage or firm. ...

BIG BUCKS FOR BIG BOXES.(News)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Big-box retailers such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Target and The Container Store are targeting freshmen during this back-to-school season by handing out coupons and featuring college shopping on their Web sites. The effort is paying off. The...

CORRECTIONS.(Correction notice)
September 4, 2006... Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. is negotiating to lease space in the Verizon Building at 1095 Sixth Ave. The building's name was misstated in "The Insider'' in the Aug. 28 issue. Dr. Lee Goldman, dean of health sciences at Columbia...

Brooklyn sees big surge in tourists; Visitors hit Coney Island and cruise into new pier; laying the groundwork.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist The new cruise ship terminal in Red Hook and a cleaned-up Coney Island are helping to bring record numbers of tourists to Brooklyn. The borough's top 27 attractions drew 12.5 million visitors last year, 850,000 more...

How to score NFL tickets.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... It helps to know one of the players, since there is a nearly 15-year waiting list to get season tickets for both the Jets and the Giants. But for the rest of us, try a reputable ticket brokerage such as Inside Sports & Entertainment Group. Or...

Team player.(New York Giants' Jennifer Conley)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: amanda fung Jennifer Conley, 23, is the community relations coordinator for the New York Giants. In February, the Boston College graduate scored when her internship became a full-time job. DUTIES Every month, she sends tons of...

No booty haul for Time Inc. humor site; Office Pirates closed after short run; upside for company is online experience.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Nat Ives Time inc.'s decision to shutter Office Pirates late last month--and abandon its first online-only startup after just six months--comes down to a cold, hard truth: The humor Web site couldn't get big enough fast enough to...

Towers go begging in outer boroughs; Soaring midtown prices fail to drive tenants across river; downtown's edge.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow A state-of-the-art office tower that is a 12-minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan and will feature rents of only $50 a square foot would seem easy to fill. Eighteen months into trying to do just that, however,...

The Insider.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Housing tug-of-war is shaping up A panel appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg is certain to suggest sweeping changes in the city's major tax-subsidy program for new apartments, and the proposal...

Investors warm up to PepsiCo's picture of sparkling profits and robust prospects.(In the Markets)
September 4, 2006... Shares of PepsiCo hit a 52-week high last week as the company prepared to announce another double-digit rise in profits late this month--its seventh in a row--capping six straight years of earnings gains. Pepsi is increasingly relying on...

CRAIN'S HONORS WINNERS OF SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS; Sept. 12 breakfast.(News)
September 4, 2006... The winners of Crain's 11th annual Small Business Awards will tell their stories at a breakfast on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The event will be held at the Sheraton New York, at 811 Seventh Ave. A networking breakfast at 8 a.m. will be followed by a...

CRAIN'S SEEKS CITY'S RISING STARS; ONLINE NOMINATIONS.(News)
September 4, 2006... To make it easier for readers to nominate candidates for the annual "40 Under 40'' feature, Crain's New York Business has moved its nominating process to the Web. Readers can click on http://www.newyorkbusiness-risingstars.com/nominate/ to...

Liquor unit shuts door; SLA heeds city's community boards, rejects many new applications.(New York State Liquor Authority)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher Community activist Susan Stetzer has a new fondness for the New York State Liquor Authority--and that does not bode well for bars and restaurants in her neighborhood. "The SLA is extremely responsive in many...

Workplace awards don't sell with fewer offices around; Service vendor's clients replaced by condo dwellers.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)(New Dimension Inc.)
September 4, 2006... Byline: matthew flamm For a company that produces employee nameplates and corporate recognition awards, Nassau Street was once the place to be. "Secretaries would walk by at lunchtime and pick up one of the catalogs displayed outside...

At Deadline.(Seventh on Sixth's)(RCN Corp.)(Time Inc.)
September 4, 2006... Seventh on Sixth's fashion week will include a record 80 shows during its eight-day run, which starts Friday with designer John Bartlett's spring presentation. Fashion Week usually involves 65 to 70 shows. Organizers made room for more...

Stern's Sirius move a vanishing act; Wider audience, buzz don't follow Howard to satellite.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm Ever since his move to Sirius Satellite Radio, Howard Stern has been free to discuss bodily functions of all kinds, as well as his guests' (very) personal grooming habits, without worrying about being fined by federal...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
September 4, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block No. 2 newscast plays new game Wnbc's decision to hook up with the Daily News to promote the tabloid's latest Scratch n' Match game has tongues wagging at competing stations all over town. The deal...

REPRINTS FROM CRAIN'S.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)
September 4, 2006... Crain's new york business offers reprints of the articles it publishes, including accompanying photographs. For an estimate, please contact Lori Noffz at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 104, or lnoffz@reprintbuyer.com. ...

Wikis offer quick way to collaborate; Software acts like intranet, letting widely scattered staffers pool knowledge.(Small Business)(Rubenstein Technology Group)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Jeremy Quittner The president of Manhattan-based Rubenstein Technology Group, Jaron Rubenstein, regularly collaborates with his team of four programmers. The firm, which has annual revenues of about $1 million, produces Web site...

Wary condo lenders tighten purse strings; Pull back from market to reduce risks; developers turning to other funders.(Real Estate Report)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Dean Starkman Last year, Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp. gleefully plowed cash into New York condominiums. Among the loans extended by the U.S. arm of Germany's Hypo Real Estate Holdings were $180 million for The Related...

Longtime jeweler busy polishing remote-sales skills; Clients dispersed, he's doing business online, by phone.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)(Fourteen Wall Street Jewelers)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: lisa fickenscher Marvin rafeld has owned Fourteen Wall Street Jewelers for 26 years, but the adversity of the past five have taught him more about the business than he could have imagined. He has lost nearly half of his...

Property swap surge fires up prices; Owners must act fast to recycle winnings, avoid big gains taxes.(Real Estate Report)
September 4, 2006... Byline: J. Alex Tarquinio When a small midtown office building hit the market earlier this year, the property drew a number of interested bidders. But the contest proved short-lived. The winning bidder--a wealthy family that paid $26.5...

Weight Watchers' flabby results hit shares heavily; Stock stalls under strain of attendance declines and high debt burden.(In the Markets)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Every day, Weight Watchers International Inc. helps 34 million people around the world shed their extra pounds. If only the company did as well by its shareholders. Instead of reporting stock price gains, Weight...

Building Bronx culture: Art executive returns to Bronx Museum in time for grand new expansion and show.(Business Lives)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar When Holly Block last worked at the Bronx Museum of the Arts--as a curator in the mid-1980s--the institution subsisted on a paltry $1 million budget, parks in the neighborhood had deteriorated and awnings on...

Get iPod, buy clothes: Department stores try to reclaim back-to-school sales with gadgets, hot fashion.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Macy's is using new bait to lure back-to-school shoppers into its stores: the iPod. The retailer partnered with Manhattan mainstay J&R Music & Computer World on a new concept, J&R Express, which opened last month...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Reviews of other West Side restaurants in the 50s. Quality Meats (3.5) 57 W. 58th St. (between Fifth and Sixth avenues), Manhattan. (212) 371-7777. Rustic New American food, plus great service and wines in a playful setting that...

High tech's seraphim; 3 local angels stand out as advocates of entrepreneurs.(News)(Esther Dyson)(David Rose)(Scott Kurnit)(Biography)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Amanda Fung Angel investor Esther Dyson is in the business of placing risky bets on obscure companies. In 1999, she invested several hundred thousand dollars in a quirky startup called Google--a move that would later bring an...

FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)(Biography)
September 4, 2006... Esther Dyson, 55 Resume Author of ZDNet's Release 0.9 blog and editor at large, CNET Networks; author of newsletter Release 1.0 and conference organizer for PC Forum, CNET Networks; chairwoman of EDventure Holdings; computer and software...

TOP REITS ACQUIRE MORE LOCAL PROPERTY.(Real estate investment trusts)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... new york remains a desirable place for real estate investors. The top 25 real estate investment trusts own 167 million square feet of property in the New York area--marking a 3.3% increase over the previous period. The list, which ranks...

60% support big Brooklyn arena plan; Prospect of housing and employment sways New Yorkers, Crain's poll finds.(News)(Crain's New York Business)(Majority of New Yorkers favour development of Atlantic Yards)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist The colossal and controversial Atlantic Yards development is favored by a solid 60% of city residents and disliked by only 25%, according to a Crain's New York Business poll. New Yorkers cite the jobs and affordable...

Developers face new rules as funding grows scarcer; As giddy times end, builders scale back plans, take on more risk themselves.(Real Estate Report)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Andrew Marks Courtesy of his 25 years of converting old industrial buildings into snappy new residential condominiums, Stephen Raphael has developed a sixth sense about what kind of terms lenders will offer him. When he began...

BEYOND THE BAND-AID.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Here are some recommendations from executive recruiters and workplace etiquette consultants on covering up visible tattoos: Use scar makeup, like Dermablend. Wear suits, long sleeves and tops with high-neck collars (such as turtlenecks...

Beacon evolves to burn brightly; 7-year-old restaurant a model of open-fire American cooking; losers hard to find.(Business Lives)(Beacon)(Restaurant review)
September 4, 2006... Beacon, New York's exemplar of open-fire cooking, seems the perfect subject for a reappraisal on a Labor Day weekend. Waldy Malouf's hymn to the smoky side of all-American food is seven years old, and the roomy duplex near Fifth Avenue is...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
September 4, 2006... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar WANTED: Chief Information Officer school Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York JOB DESCRIPTION Head up all academic and administrative computing at the college MOST...

AG RACE Running hard.(Briefs)(attorney general )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Mark Green's endorsement by The New York Times late last month is breathing life into his primary campaign for attorney general. The candidate, who has been running a distant second to Andrew Cuomo in the polls (Crain's, Aug. 28), will...

5 YEARS LATER, DOWNTOWN SUFFERING; Loss of 50,000 jobs hurts stores, service businesses; progress too slow.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)
September 4, 2006... Byline: LISA FICKENSCHER AND MATTHEW FLAMM Five years after the destruction of the World Trade Center blackened the skies over lower Manhattan, downtown boosters are calling the neighborhood the next SoHo. Hermes and Tiffany are moving in....

When ink meets Inc. Tattoos taboo for some white-collar workers.(Business Lives)
September 4, 2006... Byline: SAMANTHA MARSHALL Peek underneath gray flannel suits these days may reveal lots of colored skin, as more and more New Yorkers sport tattoos. Workers ranging from salespeople to executives have an array of designs, sometimes in...

Midtown refugees go south; Void left by big financial firms being filled by tenants searching for manageable rents.(Sept. 11: Assessing the Recovery)
September 4, 2006... Byline: lisa fickenscher and matthew flamm Push creative inc., crammed into 900 square feet on West 54th Street, needed a bigger home. The independent advertising agency found it downtown, an area that the company hadn't even considered....

DOES THE DROP IN BUILDING PERMITS MEAN THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET IS HEADED FOR A DOWNTURN? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... A bare majority - 53%-of 443 respondents to a NewYorkBusiness.com says a decline in permits in the first seven months of the year indicates a market slide. A sizable minority of 47% concludes otherwise: 36% say the drop in permits is a sign...

OFFICE SHIFT.(Real Estate Report)(Broad Street Development)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... ***** Correction: The president of Broad Street Development is Raymond Chalme. His name was misspelled in a Sept. 4 article in the Real Estate Report. ***** With office vacancy rates in midtown Manhattan averaging less than 5%,...

Sexy ad campaign lures dollars abroad.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Samantha Marshall Draped seductively in Germany's black, red and gold flag, supermodel Claudia Schiffer beckoned to commuters rushing through Grand Central Terminal, "Come on over to my place.'' No, the life-sized posters...

Cognizant's long giddy run appears likely to end; Lofty share price, rising competition point to problems; India grows pricier.(Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson As a pioneer in the field of outsourcing information technology work to India, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has done famously--and so have its shareholders. A $10,000 investment made in the stock in early...

Fitting into Durst family; Exec moves up to run all operations for real estate developer; close relationship key.(Business Lives)(Durst Organization, Louis Esposito)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow Louis esposito spent four years after college stuck in Connecticut, toiling for Turner Construction and pining for New York City. Desperate to join his future wife, who was attending New York University, and to jump...

Spiffed-up tower draws tenants.(Real Estate)(briefs)(Fig & Olive)
September 11, 2006... Network Appliance, Fox Rothschild sign for 100 Park; new eatery in meat district Tenants are flocking to 100 Park Ave., which has just begun a $70 million face-lift. Data-storage firm Network Appliance has leased 36,000 square feet, or the...

Corrections.
September 11, 2006... The telephone number for the West Side restaurant Beacon is (212) 332-0500. The number was misstated in "Table Talk'' in the Sept. 4 issue. The president of Broad Street Development is Raymond Chalme. His name was misspelled in a Sept. 4...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(new appointments)
September 11, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Maguire Consulting: Brian Mich, 45, joined as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He had been senior counsel for the Independent Inquiry Committee for the United...

Interpublic at last shows signs of life as losses narrow and shares perk up.(In the Markets)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Signs are emerging that the worst may be over for shareholders of beleaguered ad industry titan Interpublic Group. A rally that began in late July has carried the firm's shares from a 52-week low of $7.79 to a closing price on Friday of $9.49,...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
September 11, 2006... Byline: amanda fung WANTED: chief executive COMPANY Interactive Advertising Bureau JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee the trade association, which represents and lobbies for online advertising and interactive media MOST IMPORTANT TASKS...

Bank lending binge targets entrepreneurs; New entrants fan frenzy; adding products and services.(Small Business Report)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Before he had even officially launched his graphic design and marketing firm last month, Ramon Gil had developed a considerable following among a group once regarded as a tough sell--the city's banks. "They...

Wall Street's stampede slowing down; Bond and mortgage underwriting hit, but drop won't affect year-end bonuses.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Aaron Elstein Wall Street's three-year bull run is losing momentum. After a terrific first half, during which the securities industry churned out $14.6 billion in pretax profits, earnings are expected to fall 40% in the second...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(purchase of Morningside Heights restaurant)
September 11, 2006... Byline: edited by Valerie Block If the walls could talk The west end, a favorite watering hole for Beat Generation writers such as Jack Kerouac, could soon get its own place in literary history. Restaurateur Jeremy Merrin (left), of...

Downturn hitting affordable housing units; Program designed to coax developers to build cheaper homes endangered.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow The slowdown in the city's housing market is threatening to deal a significant blow to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ambitious plan to create 165,000 units of affordable housing over the next seven years. Many of those...

At Deadline.(Late News)(briefs)(City Council to vote for bill on television service in New York)
September 11, 2006... The City Council will vote by the end of the month on a bill that would allow Verizon Communications and other companies to offer television service in New York, says City Councilman Tony Avella, chair of the zoning and franchises subcommittee....

2 firms pioneer legal outsourcing; Work costs in India are half those in U.S.; strategies differ.(Small Business Report)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Steve Garmhausen For telecom software maker Roamware, one of its smartest moves required a leap of faith. Last year, the company turned over a critical job--loading thousands of pages of client contract information into a new...

Duplication effort; Mimeo.com mints commercial printing success.(financial report)(Financial report)
September 11, 2006... Byline: AMANDA FUNG Six years ago, a Manhattan startup revolutionized the commercial printing business by letting people place orders online rather than making a trip to the local copy shop. Mimeo.com became the first company to move one...

Where to do Two- Stepping in New York.(Business Lives)
September 11, 2006... Though two-stepping has even been cut from the Midsummer Night Swing roster at Lincoln Center, it's not impossible to find. Www.purecountrynyc.com posts information about the Western-style partner dances, including a regular Tuesday-evening...

Eateries miss their MoMA; In Long Island City, suffering 2 years after museum's exit.(interesting restaurants offering a variety of cuisines)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Roberta Bernstein During the museum of Modern Art's two-year run in Long Island City, local restaurants recorded an average 50% surge in revenues. Italian eatery Dazies started offering a 10% discount and free glass of wine to MoMA...

HOUSE CALLS.(Small Business Report)(Victory State Bank)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... In the battle against the big banks and their state-of-the-art technologies, new products, and growing armies of small business specialists, the city's dwindling number of small banks are increasingly hard-pressed. They face not just the...

Quick hits.(Business Lives)(calendar)
September 11, 2006... I-Chin, 247 E. 50th St., opens today. Greater Chinese with Burmese, Thai and Indian influences. Rosanjin, 141 Duane St. Kyoto-style kaiseki, or small dishes, served in a restaurant with just seven tables. October. 15 East, 15 E. 15th...

Highlights Reel.(In the Markets)
September 11, 2006... -0.4% The Bloomberg/Crain's New York Index fell 0.4% over the last five trading days, to end the week at 323. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.4%, closing at 1299.

Leases lag, vote nears; Pact on Ground Zero development hinges on securing deals.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Julie Satow When public officials and developer Larry Silverstein struck a broad agreement five months ago to accelerate the redevelopment of Ground Zero, the state and city pledged to help fill more than 2 million square feet of...

Brooklyn Brewery taps into big time; Uses underdog strategy, guerrilla tactics to grow; licensing deal.(Small Business Report)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Victoria Rivkin Within days of announcing his support of plans for the sprawling Atlantic Yards residential and sports complex last winter, Brooklyn Brewery's president, Steve Hindy, got the bad news. Opponents of the project...

for more help.(Small Business Report)
September 11, 2006... Economic development centers, Score and the Small Business Administration help firms build good credit profiles. Additional information is available from public resources, including The Science and Business Library, at 188 Madison Ave. in...

20 Fall Dining Adventures; The season produces a bumper restaurant crop.(Business Lives)(Restaurant industry)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Bob Lape Global culinary giants slugging it out in Manhattan! The steak rush accelerates! Steve Hanson strikes again! Frites at the Port Authority! Good food at a comedy club! Paul Newman is director of what? Build a hotel and they...

COOL QUOTIENT.(high-maintenance restaurateur or upscale hotel)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Few things buoy a neighborhood's hip factor more than a celebrity sighting or the arrival of a high-end boutique, high-maintenance restaurateur or upscale hotel. Faith Hope Consolo, chairman of retail leasing and sales at Prudential...

Harlem offers mondo condo bargains; Space at lower prices boosts area's allure; services must follow.(Business Lives)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Margaret Jaworski After a yearlong search throughout Manhattan and 50 apartment viewings, Jennifer and Jesse Parker recently signed a contract for a four-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot condo in the Normandie, a new development at 100...

Museums show what they've got; More exhibit from their collections as cost of importing, insuring art soars.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar After years of pricey, high-profile traveling blockbusters, the city's major museums are playing up their permanent collections. Shows like the mammoth Russian retrospective the Guggenheim Museum offered...

Queens rezoning boosts prospects; Rules allow higher density and create affordable units.(Neighborhood Journal)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Kira Bindrim Officials are hoping for a surge in building applications following the City Council's approval of massive rezoning in Maspeth and Woodside, Queens. The new rules will let property owners in the 130 affected blocks...

Asian activist.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: samantha marshall WELLINGTON CHEN, 53, director of the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corp., is leading efforts to help the area, which has struggled since Sept. 11. SUCCESSES Mr. Chen, the Taiwan-born son of a ship...

Growth Tales; Key strategies used by young firms.(Small Business Report)(briefs)(Worldwide Biggies Inc.)(Hugz)(The Laundry Spa)
September 11, 2006... Character-building digital decisions Choosing the wrong distribution channel can lead to setbacks for a young company, or even kill it. When the firm is in an evolving field, such as digital media, making the decision is even tougher: Who...

Sept.11 and the economy.(Viewpoint)
September 11, 2006... Five years after the terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center, the New York economy is about to achieve a milestone. Within months, the number of jobs in the city should reach the record levels of 2000. It's an appropriate time to...

The Insider.(Briefs)(Department of Buildings)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud NYS Business Council eyes Brooklynite Kenneth adams (left), president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, is expected to be named chief executive of the Business Council of New York State next...

DOWNTOWN Doctoroff's view.(Briefs)(Daniel Doctoroff)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff says New York is halfway to creating a vibrant new downtown, but he acknowledges that retailers and other small businesses are getting squeezed in the meantime. Speaking at a Crain's New York Business breakfast...

Art appreciation; Former Conde Nast exec turns to culture titles; courts upscale readers, advertisers.(News)(executive)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Matthew Flamm The publishing executive who introduced shopping magazines to American readers with the runaway hit Lucky, and who was perhaps best known at his last job for overseeing the design of the company's chic cafeteria, has...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
September 11, 2006... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events september 12 Crain's New York Business holds networking breakfast and program with the winners of its 11th annual Small Business Awards. 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sheraton New York,...