LI Business News articles from February 2002

LI Business News archives from February 2002

Local utility watchdog org. fights to keep funding.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik A Lincoln-esque figure with a cell phone, a local Ralph Nader quoting chapter and verse of long overlooked agreements, Gordian Raacke has been the key watchdog for Long Island's main electric utility for almost a...

Nursing group blasts new law that levies taxes.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Rosamaria Mancini FREEPORT - A statewide nursing facility association is calling for legislators to amend a new law they say unfairly targets its industry with a 6 percent tax on its gross revenues. The New York State Health...

Nassau County legislator won't vote for tax hike.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Rosamaria Mancini MINEOLA - While Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi says the county could be headed for deficits totaling more than $400 million over the next four years, Minority Leader Peter J. Schmitt, R-Massapequa, says he...

Briefs: Mother, daughter launch kids' hair salon+.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn A child getting a first haircut isn't always a happy camper. But Karen McNamara says that doesn't have to be the case. That's why she and her mother, Catherine McNamara, opened Syosset-based Curly Q, a children's salon...

Ovulation testing is fertile business.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn Ken Weinstein, president of O2 Unlimited, a Jericho-based high-tech health care distribution company, knows all too well the heartache behind infertility. Although he and his wife did conceive two children through in...

On the forefront of biomed research.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Natalie Canavor Without much fanfare, Long Island hospitals are positioning themselves to become major players in what many people believe will be the 21st century's main scientific thrust: biomedical research. Consider the...

Stony Brook is home to biotech success story.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Natalie Canavor One of the great success stories of biotechnology began at SUNY Stony Brook in the early 1980s. Physician Barry S. Coller, a faculty member and hematology researcher, developed an anti-clotting drug in the Stony...

How medical research projects get started.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Natalie Canavor Many hospitals have staff members engaged in research, though they may not have a research department as such. Projects often originate with practicing physicians. "Usually an idea comes when you see a problem day...

2001 is good year for local industrial development.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi While the nation's economy coped with a recession and the effects of Sept. 11, Long Island's eight industrial development agencies reported a relatively strong year, closing 64 projects valued at more than $529...

Credit, debit card servicer plans relocation.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Cardholder Management Services is set to more than double its space holdings as it moves its headquarters to 101 Crossways Drive. According to real estate sources, leases are out that will have Plainview-based CMS...

VC spending falls 40% in 2001.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Carl Corry MELVILLE - Hit by a recession that has forced a stubborn wariness in the venture capital industry, venture investments in Long Island companies dropped 40 percent in 2001 to $85 million, according to the latest MoneyTree...

Enron scandal expected to increase CPA regulations.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Only days after Enron Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in New York in December, the spotlight turned to its auditor, Arthur Andersen. Soon there were widespread calls for reform of the system for auditing all...

Some small companies balk at SBA disaster relief.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik BELLMORE - The owners of All County Limousine in Bellmore were all set to close on a $50,000 low-interest disaster relief loan from the Small Business Administration to help recoup losses from a huge decline in...

Aid bill targeting individuals, not ailing businesses.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Rosamaria Mancini Paul Portnof was not physically harmed by the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan Sept. 11, but he's suffering financially from them. He's part owner and manager of a Comfort Inn on W. 35th Street, which went...

U.S. Rep. plans homeland defense procurement panel.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Rosamaria Mancini U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and federal procurement officials will gather here next week to explain to Long Island companies how they can take advantage of homeland defense procurement opportunities. The...

Growing the family food business.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn Ever since they were kids, Anthony Pellegrino and his older brother Bart Pellegrino worked in the food industry at their family business, A. Pellegrino and Sons, near the Babylon train station. When their parents owned a...

RN shortage sends hospitals abroad to recruit.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik STONY BROOK - Faced with a nursing shortage and a decline in enrollment in nursing schools, more Long Island hospitals are seeking to recruit nurses from abroad, a lengthy and costly process. Although hospitals...

Adult site founders seek IPO.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik MELVILLE - While most companies have had to put their plans to go public on ice, two Long Island executives have filed for a $1.5 million initial public offering for a start-up adult entertainment company. Jade...

MacArthur Airport traffic off 10% in 2001.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Despite the Sept. 11 tragedy's devastating impact on the airline industry, passenger traffic at Long Island MacArthur Airport dipped a modest 10 percent last year from 2000, the airport's strongest year ever. ...

Broadcasting co. consolidates local radio stations.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi Barnstable Broadcasting is consolidating its four Long Island radio stations into a 13,000 square feet of space at the 800,000-square-foot Airport Plaza shopping center. The stations are currently housed at two...

Planning commission rejects senior housing idea.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Nick Anastasi The Suffolk County Planning Commission has given the thumbs down to a proposed senior citizen complex in Wyandanch. The commission's negative recommendation for the change of zone sought by Jopal Enterprises was...

Local firm to provide security for economic forum.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik On its last job, Ambassador Protection Services Inc. had to help break up a brawl between heavyweight boxers Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. Dennis Kelly, president of the Rockville Centre security firm, hopes its...

Managing not-for-profits' finances is no easy job.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Claude Solnik Shirley Harrison-Brown, who runs the Huntington Village Theater Co., hears it so often that she laughs when it comes up. People suggest that, because the decade-old theater group she founded is a non-profit...

Briefs: Former McDonald's exec becomes consultant+.
February 1, 2002... Byline: Adina Genn During the 11 years that Paul Facella served as a vice president for McDonald's Corp. in the metropolitan-New York region, his expertise in restaurant retailing and strategic management planning helped make that...

MacArthur traffic off 10% in 2001: but Islip-owned airport rebounding from Sept. 11 attacks.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... RONKONKOMA -- Despite the Sept. 11 tragedy's devastating impact on the airline industry, passenger traffic at Long Island MacArthur Airport dipped a modest 10 percent last year from 2000, the airport's strongest year ever. Nearly 2.05...

Island's IDAs: 2001 stronger than expected.(industrial development agencies )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... HAUPPAUGE -- While the nation's economy coped with a recession and the effects of Sept. 11, Long Island's eight industrial development agencies reported a relatively strong year, closing 64 projects valued at more than $529 million. "The...

After Tyson's brawl, firm moves on to WEF.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ROCKVILLE CENTRE -- On its last job, Ambassador Protection Services Inc. had to help break up a brawl between heavyweight boxers Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. Dennis Kelly, president of the Rockville Centre security firm, hopes its next job...

The Enron effect.(Long Island accounting firms feeling effect)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Only days after Enron Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in New York in December, the spotlight turned to its auditor, Arthur Andersen. Soon there were widespread calls for reform of the system for auditing all public companies. But now...

Some small companies balk at SBA disaster relief.(low-interest loan requires house as collateral)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... BELLMORE -- The owners of All County Limousine in Bellmore were all set to close on a $50,000 low-interest disaster relief loan from the Small Business Administration to help recoup losses from a huge decline in airport business in the...

LIFT teams up with LI Planning Board.(Long Island Forum for Technology )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... FARMINGDALE -- The Long Island Forum for Technology is tapping the Long Island Regional Planning Board to aid in the group's efforts to help local technology companies develop new products. LIFT Executive Director Pat Howley said the...

Aid bill targeting individuals, not ailing businesses.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... OLD WESTBURY -- Paul Portnof was not physically harmed by the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan Sept. 11, but he's suffering financially from them. He's part owner and manager of a Comfort Inn on W. 35th Street, which went from being...

Barnstable finds new corral for LI stations.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... FARMINGDALE -- Barnstable Broadcasting is consolidating its four Long Island radio stations into a 13,000 square feet of space at the 800,000-square-foot Airport Plaza shopping center. The stations are currently housed at two operations in...

Leading lady.(Nancy Li, iCanSP)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Nancy Li sees 2002 as a potential breakout year for iCanSP, her two-year-old software company that helps information technology managers meter their services. "Service management is something that is growing hotter every day," said Li, CEO...

CMS plans relocation to Tilles facility. (Cardholder Management Services).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... WOODBURY -- Cardholder Management Services is set to more than double its space holdings as it moves its headquarters to 101 Crossways Drive. According to real estate sources, leases are out that will have Plainview-based CMS taking 60,000...

Shedding staff. (LI Confidential).(Ryan and Ryan Public Relations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Many firms are trimming staff in these trying economic times, and Ryan & Ryan Public Relations of Farmingdale is certainly no exception. No, they're not laying people off. Their trimming comes from a company-wide weight loss campaign. The...

Giddyup. (LI Confidential).
February 1, 2002... State Sen. Kenneth LaValle, R-Port Jefferson, is concerned about the type of development that winds up next to an environmental business incubator planned for 50 acres at Enterprise Park in Calverton. He was never too keen on seeing an...

Israel to sponsor homeland defense procurement panel.
February 1, 2002... DEER PARK -- U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and federal procurement officials will gather here next week to explain to Long Island companies how they can take advantage of homeland defense procurement opportunities. The conference, scheduled for...

SCPC shoots down senior housing idea. (Suffolk County Planning Commission on Jopal Enterprises' plan to develop senior citizen complex in Wyandanch, NY).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... HAUPPAUGE -- The Suffolk County Planning Commission has given the thumbs down to a proposed senior citizen complex in Wyandanch. The commission's negative recommendation for the change of zone sought by Jopal Enterprises was forwarded to...

Mutual fund investors found January to be a big letdown.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NEW YORK -- Many mutual fund investors are perfectly happy to see fourth-quarter earnings season end. Although the results weren't as terrible as some had feared, the failure of companies to say business is improving gave fund managers and...

Ducks to host Atlantic All-Stars.
February 1, 2002... The Long Island Ducks announced that the team will host the 2002 Atlantic League All-Star game on July 10 at Citibank Park in Central Islip. The League's All-Star game includes the "best of the best" professional players from New Jersey,...

Wolkoff closes on Pilgrim property. (Week in Review).(Gerald Wolkoff)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Developer Gerald Wolkoff has closed on a deal for 462 acres at the Pilgrim State Psychiatric site in Brentwood for $21 million. The property will be linked to Wolkoff's Heartland Business Park, which abuts the site to the west. ...

KeySpan announces management changes. (Week in Review).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... After less than a year in his current post, KeySpan Corp. Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Craig Matthews will retire in March, the company said in a Jan. 24 statement. The 58-year-old Matthews took over his current position after...

Cablevision's subscription expectations down. (Week in Review). (Cablevision Systems Corp., 2002).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Cablevision Systems Corp. on Jan. 28 said that it expects to sell fewer basic and digital cable subscriptions than Wall Street had predicted for 2002. The company, which finished 2001 with 17, 200 digital cable subscribers, expects to...

OSI sells $200M of convertible notes. (Week in Review). (OSI Pharmaceuticals).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... OSI Pharmaceuticals is planning to privately sell off $200 million worth of seven-year convertible subordinated notes. The offering, of notes paying 4 percent interest per year, is expected to close on Feb. 1. OSI said the money would be...

Arbor closes $36M conduit loan. (Week in Review). (Arbor Commercial Mortgage's financing of Carriage Hill Apartments, Randallstown, MD).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Uniondale-based Arbor Commercial Mortgage has provided a $36 million loan under its to refinance the 806-unit complex known as the Carriage Hill Apartments in Randallstown, MD. The property is owned by Sawyer Realty Holdings. Arbor Senior...

PSC staff backs ANP power plant. (Week in Review). (New York Public Service Commission, American National Power plant).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... In a move that could pave the way for a new power plant on Long Island, the New York Public Service Commission staff said it supports the construction of the 580-megawatt American National Power plant, proposed for Yaphank. The...

Yorio relocates placard to Corporate National. (Week in Review).(Bill Yorio joins Corporate National Realty)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Veteran commercial real estate broker Bill Yorio has left Cushman & Wakefield of Long Island after 22 years to join the ranks of Corporate National Realty. Yorio has joined the firm as a partner and vice president. Though he had his best...

Global Crossing grounded. (Week in Review).(files Chapter 11)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Joining a long list of telecom companies riddled with red ink, Global Crossings founded by Roslyn-born Gary Winnick, on Jan.28 filed for Chapter 11 protection. The Bermuda-based fiber-optic communications company, which employs 10,000...

Stanford U. uses TransMedEx for tests. (Week in Review).(cardiac monitor)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Reserachers at Stanford University have begun tests to monitor heart rates and obtain other cardiac information using technology provided by TransMedEx. The Melville-based company, which designs cardiac monitors, provided the devices used...

Intelli-Check gets orders for 75 ID systems from Sunoco. (High Tech).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Woodbury-based Intelli-Check said it received an order for 75 age verification units from Sunoco Inc. for the oil company's retail outlets in Ohio. Frank Mandelbaum, chairman and CEO of Intelli-Check, said the age-verification units...

Former Lucent VP jumps to Globecomm Systems. (High Tech).(G. Patrick Flemming)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Satellite communications firm Globecomm Systems Inc. announced that G. Patrick Flemming, a former vice president at Lucent Technologies, has joined the Hauppauge-based company as corporate vice president of sales and marketing. As Lucent's...

Institutional R&D spending rises in 2000. (High Tech).(New York university and college research and development)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... New York's colleges and universities spent a record $2.29 on research and development in 2000, up 11 percent from $2.06 billion in 1999, according to new figures from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research. ...

LISTnet sees more interest from SIGs. (High Tech).(Long Island Software and Technology Network, special interest groups)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Peter Goldsmith, president of the Long Island Software and Technology Network, said LISTnet's host of special interest groups have caught fire in recent months. Where an average of five to 10 people would show up for the seminars in years...

St. Francis Hospital rolls out ad campaign on LIRR. (Marketing).(Long Island Rail Road)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... St. Francis Hospital -- The Heart Center, in Roslyn, plans roll out new "car cards" on Long Island Rail Road trains next month to attract business by suggesting the hospital is a smart choice for patients with heart problems. The ads,...

Joy Products ties patriotism into marketing. (Marketing).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Though business is down from the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, patriotic-themed promotional products are still a main line of business for Port Washington-based Joy Products Inc. The company, which around this time of year is usually...

Kizmet nets Reef. (Marketing).(Kizmet Interactive designs Web site for ReefEdge Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... East Meadow-based Kizmet Interactive, a Web design and online marketing company, has designed a new Web site and is crafting an online marketing campaign for New Jersey-based wireless infrastructure company ReefEdge Inc. Kizmet redesigned...

Long Island home prices jump 12 percent in 2001. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... The average price of a home on Long Island jumped about 12 percent to $271,720 in 2001, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island of West Babylon. Nassau showed a 12.7 percent increase in the average sales price for the...

Sutton & Edwards closes two deals. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Officials at Sutton & Edwards structured the expansion of Healthplex Inc., an existing tenant at 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in Mitchel Field. Healthplex's new long-term lease arrangement at involves a total of 25,578 square feet of space,...

Insignia/ESG brokers industrial deal in Amityville, adds staff. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ATM Realty has acquired a 15,000-square-foot industrial site at 15 Ranick Drive in Amityville as an investment. The building is currently leased by Alcoa-Fujikora, which has seven years remaining on its lease. It sold for $990,000. ...

Technology Flavors & Frangrances acquires Amityville facility. (Real Estate).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Technology Flavors & Fragrances said it has purchased its corporate headquarters, research and development and manufacturing facility in Amityville. The acquisition was funded by a $2.2 million municipal bond financing through the Town of...

Meyer, Suozzi's Levin voted president-elect of state bar. (Law).(A. Thomas Levin, New York State Bar Association)
February 1, 2002... The New York State Bar Association elected A. Thomas Levin, a partner in the Mineola law firm of Meyer, suozzi, English & Klein, as president-elect. "This is very exciting, and there's a lot of anticipation of what's to come," said Levin,...

Pataki picks Jaspan as campaign treasurer. (Law).(New York Governor George Pataki, Arthur W. Jaspan)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Gov. George E. Pataki has selected Arthur W. Jaspan, a senior partner in the Garden City law firm of Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman, as treasurer of the Friends of Pataki campaign committee for re-election. "I'm very honored that they asked me,...

Judge refuses plea change for Saltzman. (Law).(former US Ambassador Arnold Saltzman)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A federal judge has refused a request by former U.S. Ambassador Arnold Saltzman to change his 1993 guilty plea on a felony insurance fraud charge to a guilty plea on a misdemeanor. Saltzman, 85, who was convicted of claiming an additional...

Brookhaven's ward system: too soon to judge net result. (Government).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Only about a dozen of the 932 towns in the State of New York elect councilman through the ward system, and the Town of Brookhaven is newest member of that small group. Since a plan to establish voting districts narrowly passed in a special...

Tonna gains support in fight against hunger. (Government).(Paul J. Tonna, Suffolk County, New York)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Responding to the challenge set by Paul J. Tonna, presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, representatives from 11 Suffolk legislative districts have come together in a countywide drive to fight hunger in the county. The...

Stocks Report.(includes brief articles)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... ADVANCERS Shares of Bohemia-based NBTY Inc. (Nasdaq: NBTY), a maker and distributor of vitamins and supplements, soared 36 percent to $14.75 after the company posted a profit of $11 million for the period ended Dec. 31, up from $639,999...

Proposed limits on 401(K) investments prompt outcry. (Finance).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Proposals in congress to limit the amount employees can invest in their employer's stock through 401(k) plans are encountering a firestorm of opposition, as critics argue that the limits could prevent employees from reaping benefits of strong...

Data Treasury inks pact with Israel's Bank Hapoalim. (Finance).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... DataTreasury Corp. has signed a deal in which Israel-based Bank Hapoalim B.M. will use the company's new electronic payment processing and check imaging system at its New York-based Signature Bank. The Melville-based company said...

LI banks see deposits surge, as investors flee Wall street. (Finance).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... A bevy of local banks reported that deposits surged as investors took money out the stock market for safekeeping. The banks also reported a reduced number of loans -- a sign of the slow economy. Riverhead-based Suffolk Bancorp, parent of...

Not-for-profits by the numbers. (Professional Services).(Huntington Village Theater Co.)
February 1, 2002... Shirley Harrison-Brown, who runs the Huntington Village Theater Co., hears it so often that she laughs when it comes up. People suggest that, because the decade-old theater group she founded is a non-profit organization, finances shouldn't be...

Commercial Insurance Brokers.(Directory)
February 1, 2002... COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BROKERS RANKED BY PERCENT OF COMMERCIAL LINES Company Name Contact, Phone & Fax Address Web address & E-mail 1. Hamond Safety Management Richard...

Asset-based lending thrives during hard times.(CDS Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... LYNBROOK -- Growing a company during a strong economy is difficult enough. But during the current weak economy, many companies doing brisk business are facing a tough question: Where can they borrow cash to grow in a cash-strapped world? ...

40 Rising stars under 40.(Long Island business winners)
February 1, 2002... Foreword Welcome to the 40/40 Class of 2002, yet another group of hard-charging, talented and dedicated young professionals who are already making a significant mark in business and in their communities. Launched four years ago in the...

Growing the family food business. (Growth Strategies).(A. Pellegrino and Sons)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Ever since they were kids, Anthony Pellegrino and his older brother Bart Pellegrino worked in the food industry at their family business, A. Pellegrino and Sons, near the Babylon train station. When their parents owned a butcher shop, the...

My worst business scenario. (Growth Strategies).(Brief Article)(Column)
February 1, 2002... Steve Rozansky We began sending out bi-monthly mailings in 1996, approximately two years after we opened our business. With my wife's background in direct mail, we were able to keep our customers alerted to all our specials. At first the...

Accounting. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Israeloff, Trattner & Co. in Valley Stream admitted certified public accountant Carla DeFrancisco as an officer in the firm. DeFrancisco, of Smithtown, has a bachelor's degree in science from C.W Post's School of Professional Accountancy....

Consulting. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Chernoff Diamond & Co., an Albertson-based benefit consulting firm, appointed Ralph A. Sepe to vice president of its group health and welfare division. Sepe joined the firm in 1997 as a benefit consultant. Prior to joining Chernoff, Sepe...

Education. (People on the Move).(professorial appointment, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Touro College Law Center in Huntington named Edward V. Esteve as an adjunct professor. Esteve, a partner in the Patchogue law firm Roe Wallace Esteve Taroff and Taitz, will lead a class in trial advocacy and litigation. He served as...

Health care. (People on the Move).(executive appointments, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside named Stephen Peter Zieniewicz as vice president of support services. Zieniewicz, of Garden City, will be responsible for the operations of several hospital departments including dietary,...

Hospitality. (People on the Move).(manager appointment, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Holiday Organization named Lucy Lawlor corporate sales manager for Holiday's the Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack, the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf and Country Club in Hauppauge and the Hamlet on Olde Oyster Bay in Plainview. Prior to...

Law. (People on the Move).(executive appointment, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Jane Myers, a partner at L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, of Garden City, was re-elected to the board of the Long Island Home Builders Care, a 503 affiliate of the Long Island Builders Institute. Myers also holds the positions of vice...

Manufacturing. (People on the Move).(executive appointments, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Edward J. Fred was promoted to president of Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures, a precision machining and sub-assembly manufacturer for the commercial and military sector of the aircraft industry. Fred also holds the position of chief...

Publishing. (People on the Move).(executive appointment, U.S.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Ellen Sibley was promoted to president and publisher of Barron's Educational Series in Hauppauge. Sibley began her career with Barron's 25 years ago in its accounting department. Prior to her promotion, she was executive vice president of...

Politicians and not-for-profits find clever uses for the Web. (E-ndeavors).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... With a nod toward Sports Illustrated's "This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us," this week's column is about signs that the potential of the Internet is finally being tapped by the folks who can use it most: government and...