San Francisco Business Times articles from September 2001

San Francisco Business Times archives from September 2001

Attacks' impact tears through Bay Area.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Businesses mourn victims, assess economic toll Shock waves from Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., rumbled through the Bay Area this week, with business leaders struggling to come to grips with how the devastating...

Local execs dead, others missing.(Jeremy Glick hero)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Most Bay Area companies with offices in New York's World Trade Center say employees were able to evacuate before the twin structures collapsed. But at press time, many workers for local companies were still unaccounted for, and at least...

Costs skyrocket for grounded airlines.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The cost of shutting down airports and diverting aircraft in the wake of terrorist attacks Tuesday morning will run into the billions of dollars, but the cost to long-term confidence in America's air travel network may be incalculable. The...

49ers set to line up stadium architect.(New stadium possible by 2005)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The San Francisco 49ers by the end of the month could choose from an all-star roster of architectural firms to design a new stadium next to 3Com Park. HNTB, HOK and Ellerbe Becket have presented 49ers officials with plans for a new...

Retail to be EA's new game.(Electronic Arts defers launch of)(Majestic)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Hyped "Majestic" stalls online; will it play better in stores? Late to launch and unable to ratchet high subscriber numbers, Electronic Arts is deferring once-regal dreams for Majestic. The Redwood City-based game-maker thrust its...

Telecom firm picks up call from Japan.(UTStarcom has order from BB Technologies Corp)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... UTStarcom, the Alameda-based telecommunications equipment-maker, has won a $100 million contract to provide broadband access equipment in Japan, the largest contract in the 10-year history of the company. "This is a major competitive win...

Phone foes at it again: Pac Bell spars with rivals over privacy.(new bill beforre the legislature could restrict its competitors but give local phone compny easy access to offer long-distance service)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Privacy legislation to curtail unwanted telemarketing calls would give Pacific Bell a big market advantage once it is allowed to enter the long-distance market, competitors warn. The legislation, SB 771, authored by state Sen. Liz Figueroa,...

Bay Area cities see new incentive to lure growth.(New emphasis on retail development)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Bay Area cities that couldn't open the door wide enough to hordes of new developers in recent years now must prop open the door with business incentives to attract new commercial growth. Regional cities that fed off the economic boon are...

EHealthContracts scores $3.6M, brings on new CEO.(financing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... EHealthContracts may have just signed up for the future. The Hayward-based developer of health contract management software scored $3.6 million in financing and announced a new CEO. The $3.6 million brings the total startup funding for...

Land shuffle puts Transbay Terminal back in game.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing has put plans for a new $1.2 billion Transbay Terminal back on the open road. The state Senate transportation committee voted to approve the transfer of properties near the terminal at Mission and...

Emory violated pact, say unionized pilots.(emory Worldwide Airlines)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Unionized Emery Worldwide Airlines pilots say the freight carrier is violating a year-old collective bargaining agreement by using subcontractors to move cargo after federal aviation officials grounded the airline for safety reasons. The...

Advisory panel rejects Matrix's anti-cancer gel.(United States Food and Drug Administration's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; IntraDose)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... A key panel advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has turned down a drug application from Fremont-based Matrix Pharmaceuticals. The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted that IntraDose, an anticancer drug developed by Matrix,...

Oakland nonprofit clings to Atrium despite $3M debt.(Women-owned organization in default to the City of Oakland)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... An Oakland-based, women-owned nonprofit in default of nearly $3 million in city loans said city officials have hurt its ability to repay the money by publicly badmouthing the agency. But city officials, including the city council president,...

Executive Profile: TONY PAAP.(hospital CEO)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... RESUME Name: Tony Paap Title: President and CEO Company: Children's Hospital of Oakland, the Oakland-based pediatric care center, which received $187 million in net operating revenue in 2000, up from $175 million in 1999. In the...

Revenue-starved brokerages trim fat budgets.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Last year, the San Francisco office of. brokerage firm Colliers International hosted a golf tournament for about 120 clients at a swanky Peninsula country club. This year, the only company-sponsored golf taking place will be puffing...

Beleaguered Fillmore Center finds potential buyer in REIT.(Apartment Investment and Management Co. )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Giant apartment real estate investment trust Apartment Investment and Management Co. has placed under contract San Francisco's third-largest apartment complex for around $215 million, according to a real estate source close to the deal. ...

Chevron move has Tishman Speyer running on empty.(Company seeks tenants for 575 Market St. in San Francisco)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Barring any new leases signed this year, Chevron Corp.'s move out of San Francisco means a nearly empty building for Tishman Speyer Properties at 575 Market St. Chevron announced last week that it is moving its headquarters next year to...

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO DIP.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Housing permits issued for the San Francisco and Oakland areas keep sliding, according to the August California Construction Review. According to the latest report, Oakland single-family permits for the first seven months of this year are...

EAST BAY SOCKED.(Tri-Valley consisting of Dublin, Pleasanton and)(Livermore 121% increase in available sublease space)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... It looks like the Tri-Valley area's commercial real estate scene could finally match Oakland's and San Francisco's occupancy and rental rates, albeit on the wrong column of the ledger. The Tri-Valley, made up of Dublin, Pleasanton and...

Wal-Mart Stores cuts up its Visa debit cards.(Retailer rejects Visa's new rate schedule for debit cards)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... A showdown over rising debit card fees charged to the nation's storekeepers is brewing between Visa International and the nation's leading retailer. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will stop accepting debit cards that use Visa's Interlink...

Local venture capital firm ups ante with larger investments.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Venture capital firm TA Associates is boosting the size of the deals it pursues to take advantage of the larger amounts of money the firm has to put to work. The firm, with offices in Boston and Menlo Park, will now focus on deals in the...

Inside Traders.(A look at selling of shares by Bay Area executives)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Inside Traders A look at selling of shares by Bay Area executives Shares sold 200,000 Were shares sold options? Yes Options exercised price $0.58 Shares sold price $17.89 Shares sold...

Bankers to play key role in restoring confidence.(in wake of World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Most Americans think of fees and convenience when, it comes to banking, but this week's attack was a reminder of just how vital the industry is to the strength of a nation. It isn't just a coincidence that President Bush's first address to...

WELLS TAKES STAKE IN SOFTWARE FIRM.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Wells Fargo invested an undisclosed amount in e-Cognita Technologies and selected the company's software to automate its commercial mortgage operations. "It will be a powerful tool in our ongoing efforts to accelerate loan origination...

SMALL BANK TEAMS WITH WELLS.(Community First Mortgage)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Wells and Community First Bankshares created a joint venture mortgage company called Community First Mortgage. The new company will provide mortgage origination, documentation, processing and support for all of the residential mortgage...

Patient complaints still rising over HMO care.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... If HMOs want a report card from their patients, they may not want to bring it home. A recent study performed by Menlo Park-based The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that more than six in 10 privately...

CMA, DMHC TUSSLE OVER FISCAL DATA.(Physicians do not want their financial data revealed)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The California Medical Association has asked a judge to halt plans by the state Department of Managed Health Care to make public the financial condition of doctor groups. Legislation passed in 1999 requires medical groups to provide the...

PACIFICARE ROLLS OUT PPO, DENTAL PLAN.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Financially embattled PacifiCare is pushing out a new PPO and an expanded dental plan for fall sign-ups. It's part of a move by the Bay Area's fourth-largest HMO, which is in the middle of a multi-year financial turnaround plan, to broaden...

24 Hour Fitness works Magic in new centers.(Magic Johnson)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Earvin "Magic" Johnson has a knack for changing others' game plans. Just when 24 Hour Fitness had lined up space in Richmond's Hilltop Mall for a new fit ness center, the former Los Angeles Lakers star came off the bench to create a fresh...

A BICYCLE BUILT FOR 2012?(San Francisco hopes for Olympics)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Ron Leuty The San Francisco Grand Prix was billed as the Lance Armstrong race, but Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee chief Anne Cribbs saw it as a perfect way to showcase San Francisco for the group's bid to host the 2012 Summer...

Gap hopes outlet stores can cover company's bottom line.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Heads are rolling at Gap Inc. where CEO Mickey Drexler appears to be losing patience with the ailing apparel company's performance. A little more than a week ago, the company abruptly replaced Ed Stair, who had headed the $1 billion outlet...

MERGER TALKS OVER THE HILL.(Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopolos )(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Boston ad agency Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopolos is reportedly calling off their bid to buy ad shop SF Interactive. SF Interactive CEO Bruce Carlisle hinted at talks between his digital marketing firm and the Boston ad agency way back...

LOCAL FUN CZAR RACKS UP BIG DEAL.(John Bowes)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... San Francisco entrepreneur John Bowes is not a household name, but some of the brands he has owned are. Bowes owned Kransco, a company that sold playthings under the Wham-O name, among other products. Bowes sold Kransco in 1994 to Mattel. ...

New tech crop gets fertilized.(venture capital)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Struggling tech firms dig deep, change plans to garner additional rounds of dollars Fledgling tech companies are extending their roots to dig in for a stormy season. The newest crop of startups is increasingly tapping investors'...

Tech executive uses extensive contacts to connect people.(Sandy Herz of Software Development Forum)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 14, 2001... With an overflowing Rolodex and a knack for geek speak, Sandy Herz is known for helping connect technology professionals throughout Silicon Valley. As the executive director for San Jose-based Software Development Forum, Herz is light with...

Seybold SF conference to feature wall of resumes.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... When the giant electronic publishing conference, Seybold SF, kicks off at Moscone Center Sept 24, the typewriting will be on the wall. Forget about lavish, after-hours parties. Forget about geek celebrities. Forget about obscenely expensive...

REAL ESTATE KARMA.(CEO of Public Mind In. plans to move back to Palo Alto)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Hany Max founder and CEO of Public Mind Inc., hopes to soon bring his company back to Palo Alto where he began it. Public Mind offers software that provides online companies with dynamic FAQs that allow them to provide rapid answers to...

SILICON VALKYRIE.(Law firm seeks to bring German investments to Silicon valley)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... I think the German-word to describe the recent fortunes of high-tech firms is "kerplunken." (I learned what little German I know from Sid Caesar). But San Francisco-based law firm Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP believes Silicon Valley's...

Caught in a bear trap.(J.P. Morgan H and Q)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... JP Morgan H&Q struggles with personal, business issues in tough economy JP Morgan H&Q is grappling with problems that might be more familiar to its young technology clients: merger integration, leadership, economic turbulence and rapid...

Bank branches take a page from retail's book.(Banks try to attract average customers)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The garish aisles of a local Wal-Mart or Gap store may appear to have little in common with the sober interior of a nearby bank branch, but the differences are gradually eroding as more banks look to bedrock retail concepts to win the baffle...

S.F. money manager coaches athletes.(CSI Capital Management)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Ever-younger crops of kids raking in big-dollar pro sports contracts doesn't alarm Leland Faust, Steven Kravitz and their team at CSI Capital Management. The younger, the better. So, even though the San Francisco-based money manager's...

More banks offer mortgages leveraged by stock.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Despite a bear market slashing the value of many investors' portfolios; more banks and brokerages are offering mortgage loans that allow stocks and other investments to be used as down payments. Such mortgages represent just a tiny sliver...

Largest Residential Mortgage Lenders.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Despite the nostalgia wrapped around 1999, the party kept full-flit for the mortgage lending industry well into 2000. Bargain rates fanned the borrowing spree for new home purchases and refinancing in the Bay Area as seen on this week's...

Largest Bay Area Residential Mortgage Lenders.(Statistical Data Included)
September 14, 2001... Largest Bay Area Residential Mortgage Lenders Company name Dollar volume Address of home loans Phone in the Bay...

Veteran marketer takes lead role at S.F. in-store network.(Charlie Nooney CEO of Premier Retail Networks)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The first broadcasters were the town criers. Then came newspapers, radio, television, and, of course, the Internet. San Francisco-based Premier Retail Networks has added a new twist to out-of-home media: In-store broadcasting networks that...

BayArea People.
September 14, 2001... BANKING/FINANCE San Francisco-based Providian Financial Corp. named Jim Redmond head of all domestic credit card operations. Redmond, who joined the firm in 1998, had been managing credit card and risk operations. Michael Dierberg...

Chamber: Minimum wage hike during downturn a bad move.(Chamber of Commerce of the United States)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... No lime is a good lime to raise the minimum wage, business lobbyists argue, but now is a particularly bad lime for an $1.50-an-hour increase, they say. The last lime the minimum wage was increased, in 1997, the unemployment rate for...

Rising profile.(San Francisco businessman and baker Pascal Rigo)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Businessman and baker Pascal Rigo is rolling out restaurants across the city You may not have heard of Pascal Rigo's company, Panissimo Group LLC, but most likely you've dined upon -- or at least heard rave reviews of -- the sweet and...

EntrepreneurProfile: CHRIS FINN.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... RESUME Name: Chris Finn. Title: President. Company: One Hour Delivery; a courier service in Walnut Creek. 2000 revenue: $1.3 million. Number of employees: 48. Year founded: 1997. Source of startup capital:...

Like anything valuable, liberty carries a great price.(Reflections on the terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Words fail this week. Millions have been written since Tuesday's terrorist watershed; millions more will no doubt come. And none can really come close to conveying the depth of our collective horror, loss and anger in the wake of a nearly...

Freedoms include right to work -- or not.(capitalism during terrorism)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... What can you say or do? A friend of mine stayed home from work on Tuesday, Sept. 11, the day of the terrorist attacks. Here's why: "I didn't think it was right to go to work," he said. "That's the problem. with capitalism -- people...

Americans meet tragedy with tremendous heroism.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Courage, confidence help us overcome t is unimaginable to contemplate the horror caused on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, when the anger and hatred of as-yet-unknown assailants struck at the heart of America. The tragedy we witnessed in New...

Americans meet tragedy with tremendous heroism.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Cycle of business, impact of tragedy The quote heard most often since our loss, "our lives have been changed forever," is the most accurate statement I have heard. In the time since the devastation, my associates and others with whom I...

In the final moments of peace.(those victimized in World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... In a quiet moment before, in one or another building that towered high above a great city, a daughter put the finishing touches on an email home. A young man wondered just where he'd find the courage to propose. A new mother was...

LOCAL BUSINESS RESPONDS TO ATTACKS.(San Francisco and Oakland)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The terrorist attacks in Washington, D.C.; and New York City sent waves of fear through the Bay Area, which saw San Francisco virtually shut down and business grind to an abrupt halt Regional airports, the Pacific Stock Exchange, the...

FTC APPROVES CHEVRON-TEXACO MERGER.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Chevron Corp.'s $44 billion merger with Texaco Inc. was approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, allowing the two companies to complete the deal they announced 11 months ago. Shareholders of both companies are expected to approve the...

ATHOME LOSES CFO.(Mark McEachen)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Redwood City-based ExciteAtHome said that Mark McEachen, executive vice president and chief financial officer, resigned to pursue other opportunities, effective Sept. 9. The company said it is "actively" seeking a replacement. The news is the...

CATELLUS, AEW TO DEVELOP MISSION BAY.(Catellus Development Corp. and AEW Capital Management)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... San Francisco-based Catellus Development Corp. formed a joint venture with AEW Capital Management to develop a $295 million mixed-use project at Mission Bay. Plans for the project include about 595 residential units; 83,000 square feet of...

AIRPRIME RAISES $40M.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Santa Clara-based wireless company AirPrime Inc. raised $40 million in its third financing round, which was led by RBC Capital Partners Telecom Fund. Other investors included Qualcomm Inc., GE Equity, LibertyView Equity Partners, NB Capital...

ASK JEEVES ACQUIRES TEOMA.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Emeryville-based online search company Ask Jeeves acquired privately held Teoma Technologies Inc., a Piscataway, N.J.-based developer of search technology. Financial details were not disclosed. The company -- which is led by CEO and Director...

LIQUID AUDIO SHAREHOLDER: SELL, SELL.(Steel Partners II LLP)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Liquid Audio Inc.'s largest stockholder, Steel Partners II LLP, sent the company's board a strongly worded letter suggesting that the company put itself up for sale and cut its burn rate, calling cash its "primary asset" The letter highlights...

San Francisco retail grinds to a halt.(reaction to World Trade Center attacks)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... San Francisco's normally dynamic retail industry ground to a halt on Tuesday, as stores shuttered their operations in response to the East Coast terrorist attacks. San Francisco-based Gap Inc., for example, said it was closing all domestic...

S.F. Taxis feeling pinch from terrorist attacks.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Alexander Smook has driven a taxi for three years but he never saw a day as slow as Sept 11, 2001. At around 2 p.m., Smook was waiting in a cue at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero. "I've only had two fares since 10 a.m.," said Smook, a...

LOCATION, FLEXIBILITY AND VALUE.(Bishop Ranch Business Park )
September 14, 2001... With more than 525,000 square feet of leases already signed in 2001, Bishop Ranch is on pace for another spectacular year of growth. In 1999, Bishop Ranch Business Park saw 950,000 square feet of leasing. This was followed by more than 1...

SFO expansion plans up in the air.(A result of the terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Debt load, low passenger volume shock airport into action Terrorism and already low-flying passenger numbers may ground San Francisco International Airport's plans for expansion and renovation. A new on-airport hotel, the renovation of...

Reserves line up for duty.(Reserves and National Guard will be called up, San Francisco Bay area employers and employees prepare)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Leaving job, family with 48-hour notice Bay Area companies are dusting off policies on military leave in the wake of President Bush's decision to call up 50,000 reserves and National to call up 50,000 reserves and National Gyard troops-the...

Security check: Highrises boost their protection.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... The attack on the World Trade Center showed the dark side of owning or working in a trophy building: Such landmarks are considered trophies by terrorists as well. That realization has both owners of San Francisco's best-known buildings and...

Law firm makes case for lower rents.(Sna Francisco firm may renew its lease at a lower rate)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Farella Braun & Martel is close to signing the third biggest lease deal this year in San Francisco. The law firm is likely going to stay at Shorenstein Co.'s Russ Building: at 235 Montgomery St. and sign a lease for 100,000 square feet....

Changing the course of his enterprise.(Warren Kirk, CEO of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... New hospital CEO has plans to divide, and conquer deficit Kirk has been administrative officer with the Berkeley-based Alta Bates hospital, then served as chief operating officer after a merger with Oakland-based Summit Hospital. They're...

E-learning firms put heads together.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... SmartForce is expanding its foothold in the e-learning market by acquiring a Canadian skills assessment firm, warming up an already hot battle for the growing sector. The Redwood City company, which did $168 million in revenue last year,...

Gap is looking for a few good men: The kind who shop.(Gap Inc. increses space at San Francisco's Embarcadero Center)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Ailing apparel retailer Gap Inc. is doubling its space and adding a separate men's department in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center in an apparent effort to grab a bigger portion of an elusive menswear market-and shore up declining sales...

Sad S.F. office workers take refuge in old ship.(Gold Rush-era ship uncovered)(at construction site)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... In a week where jetliners and tragedy were all consuming, a 150-yearold ship has provided a welcome diversion. Contractors working in downtown San Francisco on the future site of a hotel at Battery and Clay streets had uncovered the remains...

BUILDING MANAGERS' TRAGIC RESULTS.(Tthe Building Owners and Managers Association reflects on evacuation procedures in light of the terrorsit attack on the World Trade Center)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Less than 48 hours' after the New York and Washington attacks, the twin tragedies took over a previously scheduled meeting of the local chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association. There was plenty of the shock, anger and sadness...

RAISING THE FLAG.(Selling flags and T-shirsts in San Francisco)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Enterprise remains alive and well. When America went back to work Monday, two men stationed themselves outside the Montgomery BART station during the afternoon rush hour. Selling American flags and T-shirts emblazoned with "FIGHT AGAINST...

LAW FIRM STEELS ITS WHEELS FOR MOVE.(Global operations center will be set up in Wheeling, West Virginia)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe may not be dealing much in the down economy, but it certainly is Wheeling -- as in West Virginia. Eager to pare costs, the San Francisco-based law firm has given its back-office technology and finance workers...

S.F. energy lawyers merge with Portland firm.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Washburn, Briscoe & McCarthy P.C., a boutique San Francisco law firm focusing on energy and environmental transactions, will merge Oct. 1 with a larger Portland-based firm. Terms of the deal, negotiated over the past year, were not...

Kaiser extends small business arm of its $2 billion online plan.(Kaiser Permanente)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... For small businesses, tracking their Kaiser Permanente health plans just became easier. Kaiser's patients can now apply for insurance online, and a select group of small business owners and group purchasers can now do most of their work...

SFO working to muffle neighbors' complaints.(San Francisco International Airport)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 21, 2001... A long-running fight to protect homes around San Francisco International Airport from the roar of jet engines is nearing an end some $156 million later. But the victory may be short-lived. Insulation of the final 1,000 homes in an 18-year...

SBA chief finds new ways to trim agency fat.(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 21, 2001... Although the Small Business Administration's programs reach only a fraction of the nation's 25 million small businesses, administrator Hector Barreto is eager to change his agency's ways. Like other federal agencies, the SBA is losing...

Tougher FAA regs put airport retailers on edge.(San Francisco International Airport restaurateurs and retailers)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... San Francisco International Airport restaurateurs and retailers, already feeling the pinch from high rents and slumping air travel, are looking to the city for a lifeline as they grapple with what is certain to be deep and sustained cuts in the...

Stranded execs travel by train, car, Winnebago.(Respones to the terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... The unprecedented shutdown of the nation's airports for three days following Sept. 11's terrorist attacks left numerous businesspeople stranded up to a continent away from where they needed to be. Executives tell how they got from one coast to...

Companies ground high-flying executives.(Corporate response to terrorist attacks)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Bay Area airports have reopened, but fear of flying has practically grounded some corporations. Leading the list of companies socked financially by flight cancellations and travel moratoriums: airlines, travel agencies and the airports....

Convention and meeting centers prepare for cancellations.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Fear is expected to cost the local convention and meeting industry millions of dollars. "Even before this tragedy happened, hotels were seeing a big decline in corporate business travel, but now, the industry can kiss the business traveler...

Huge insurance claims may force rate hikes.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Bay Area businesses will likely see higher insurance rates and closer scrutiny of policies following this month's tragedies, and weaker insurers could topple, into bankruptcy, industry observers say. Insurers are expected to satisfy...