Fairfield County Business Journal articles from August 2002

Fairfield County Business Journal archives from August 2002

Family business exceeds $100 million: keeps edge on home depot with customer service and new products. (Competitive Edge).(Ring's End Inc. celebrates 100th year)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... David Campbell, president of Ring's End Inc., a building materials and lumber company, may be celebrating the, company's 100th year in business and $100 million-plus mark, but on a hot July day he is sitting behind his desk in a suit while the...

Mixed picture for county's economy.
August 5, 2002... Wall Street is on a wild ride, the nation is outraged over accounting fraud, and Washington is fired up with the biggest corporate reform since the Depression. And, with corporate accounting irregularities shaking public confidence in big...

Is your firm reaching its full potential?(Staunton McLane provides support for expanding businesses)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Staunton McLane (SM) works with company executives to provide strategic, financial, operational support and implementation for emerging or expanding businesses. Our focus is on increasing growth, performance and shareholder value by...

Two entrepreneurs publish manual on flexible working options.(Flexible Resources Inc. publish book on flexible scheduling options)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Two local professionals-turned-mommy entrepreneurs who started a business based on flexible scheduling options for time-sensitive professionals and their employers, have captured their knowledge in a book that's hitting the shelves this week....

Financial planning gets sticky.(managing stock portfolios)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Going. Going. Gone. So go the portfolios of many a stockholder in the weeks following an even larger bankruptcy announcement than Enron. As WorldCom's stock has plummeted. to less than $5 a share and AOLTime Warner is being investigated,...

Balancing work and day care. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... The "Father Knows Best" days of the husband going off to the office while the wife stays home wit h the children may have all but vanished. So who's taking care of the kids? Most working parents of preschoolers have to cope with a daily...

How to avoid workplace harassment claims. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Although laws prohibiting harassment in the workplace have been around for many years; the concept did not really enter the consciousness of the business world until the 1990s when the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings in 1991 ushered in a...

Danbury settles last ice rink liens.(city of Danbury, Connecticut settles with contractor)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... Although Danbury's downtown ice skating rink opened to rave reviews last September, some contractors who worked on the project are still fighting for payment three years after its now bankrupt developer broke ground. Waterbury-based...

GE Capital splits into four units.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... General Electric chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Immelt is starting to put his stamp on the conglomerate he took over last year, most recently by splitting the company's diversified financial services unit into four separate...

Business Web directory. (A-W).(Fairfield County, Connecticut area)(Directory)
August 5, 2002... * Accountancy KForce.com www.kforce.com * Accounting & Business Management Software Intellibridge LLC www.IntelliBridgeLLC.com 203-877-5766 Answers@IntelliBridgeLLC.com Microsoft Great Plains Business ...

Poor economy hurts Fairfield Country office market.(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... Leasing velocity in Fairfield County fell 20 percent between the first and second quarters of this year to 713,950 square feet, though strength in the first quarter mitigated the midyear-to-midyear comparison to a decrease of just 6. percent to...

Limousine Companies. (The List).(rankings)(Directory)(Illustration)
August 5, 2002... THE LIST Limousine Companies Ranked Alphabetically Fairfield County Owner(s) Name, address, phone number and E-mail address website Area code: 203 (unless ...

Demographic changes creating diverse, aging workforce. (Human Resources).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... Fairfield County's workforce, like that in the rest of the country, is aging, more ethnically diverse, and one in which women are entering more traditionally maledominated jobs. And, human resource managers are helping companies respond to...

The problems with perks. (Human Resources).
August 5, 2002... Due to the importance of employee retention, a number of programs were created to help out in that capacity. Unfortunately, time has shown that many have been ineffective and ultimately were detrimental to the employer who offered them. While...

Study indicates workers lack investment education. (Human Resources).(Brief Article)(Panel Discussion)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... Most employees are ill-equipped to manage investment risk, according to the most recent TP Track survey from Towers Perrin. The survey findings further fuel growing concerns about retirement income security, since investment risk in 401(k)...

Norwalk College to train security specialists. (Tech Cetera).(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Last spring, Barbara Belon, director of the Center for Information Technology at Norwalk Community College, saw several articles in Information Technology publications about the shortage of trained computer security specialists in the corporate...

Web women of the 21st century. (Bulletin Board).(good job opportunites for women in Web-related services)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... Some of the hottest jobs opportunities for women right now--and in the future--are in the high-tech sector, particularly in the area of website content design and development, according to John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of...

Does your website make a good first impression? (Tech Cetera).(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Since the Internet has evolved into the ultimate research tool, people are increasingly turning to the web as their source for information about your company. They are your potential customers, and are coming to your site before they decide to...

Connecticut has new e-commerce law. (Tech Cetera).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 5, 2002... A bill recently passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Rowland will promote the use of technology in traditional industries and boost the growth of technology companies by increasing their ability to conduct business...

Profits & passions.(profile of Carol Gill, founder of Carol Gill Associates)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... CAROL GILL STUDENT COLLEGE MATCHMAKER When Carol Gill was an associate director of admissions at Barnard College nearly two decades ago, she noticed the type of guidance the applicants were getting from their high school counselors. "I...

Resource directory. (A-W).(business education, advertising agencies, employment services and more in Westchester County)(Directory)
August 5, 2002... Academic - Business Education * Iona College-Hagan School of Business 1-800-231-IONA * AACSB Accredited * BBA, BS, MBA, PMC Degrees * Day and Evening classes www.iona.edu/hagan Adult Day Care/Eldercare *...

Professional directory. (A-I).(advertising agencies, accounting and other services in Westchester County)(Directory)
August 5, 2002... Services Legal Services Accountancy * Accountemps - Temporary Financial Staffing Stamford 203-324-3399 Fax: 203-351-9831 White Plains 914-682-8842 Fax: 914-287-0084 * Ben Nightingale & Co., Inc. ...

New England Cable Television Association. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
August 5, 2002... News 12 Connecticut, Norwalk, a regional news service airing on the Cablevision cable system, won first place for best local news and best overall programming in the 2002 Public Service Awards competition of the New England Cable Television...

Blansfield Builders. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
August 5, 2002... Blansfield Builders, Danbury, a construction/remodeling company, won a top prize in the 2002 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence competition. Blansfield Builders was named the winner in the category of "Best Detached Outbuilding Under...

Oxford Health Plans. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(receives "excellent accreditation' from the National Committee for Quality Assurance)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Oxford Health Plans, Trumbull, announced that it has received "excellent accreditation' from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization that measures the quality of America's health care, for its...

The Leverage MarCom Group. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(is retained by Fairfield Processing to launch campaign)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... The Leverage MarCom Group, Newtown, a marketing communications firm, was retained by Fairfield Processing Corp., Danbury, a manufacturer of polyester filler and filtration products, to launch a campaign for a new product in the toy market.

Peter Reed. (Newsmakers).(promoted to client partner at Korn/Ferry International)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Peter Reed of Fairfield was promoted to a client partner with the insurance practice in the Stamford office of Korn/Ferry International, an executive search firm. Reed joined the company in 1997 as a senior associate. Prior to that, he was a...

Stephen B. Francis. (Newsmakers).(appointed senior vice president of commercial lending at The Wilton Bank)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Stephen B. Francis of Woodbridge was appointed senior vice president of commercial lending at The Wilton Bank, Wilton. Since 1996, Francis was vice president and senior credit products manager in the Stamford office of First Union National...

David F. DeRose. (Newsmakers).(appointed vice president of sales at InsightExpress)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... David F. DeRose of lrvington, N.Y., was appointed vice president of sales at InsightExpress, Stamford, an online market research firm. Since 1997, DeRose worked at Jupiter Communications, New York City, most recently as senior vice president,...

Jackie Delise. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Jackie Delise of Norwalk was appointed director of business development at Liljeqvist & Wargo Brand Design, Westport, a brand design and consulting company specializing in the home improvement do-it-yourself mass market sector. From 1998 to...

Bridgeport Hospital. (Newsmakers).(announces multiple appointments)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, announced the appointment of the following physicians as clinical section chiefs. Dr. Robert Dawe of Fairfield was named chief of orthopedic surgery. Dawe has been in practice since 1980. He is also a...

The Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center. (Newsmakers).(announces promotions)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... The Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, Trumbull, announced the following promotions. Lee Ann Dangelo of Milford was promoted to executive director. Dangelo joined the center in 1998 as practice administrator. She holds a bachelor of...

Dr. Adam W. Pearl. (Newsmakers).(hired by Connecticut Ear Nose Throat Medical and Surgical Specialists)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Dr. Adam W. Pearl, a physician specializing in otolaryngology, joined the medical staff of Connecticut Ear*Nose*Throat Medical and Surgical Specialists, Trumbull. Since 1996, Pearl worked at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City. He...

Heather Storms. (Newsmakers).(hired by Connecticut Family Orthopedics)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Heather Storms of Poughkeepsie, NY, joined the medical staff of Connecticut Family Orthopedics, Danbury, as an orthopedic physician assistant. Most recently, Storms worked as an orthopedic physician assistant in New York state. She holds a...

Angela Olazabal. (Newsmakers).(hired by MSCO)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Angela Olazabal of Stamford was appointed an account executive at MSCO, Purchase, N.Y., a strategic marketing consulting firm. Since October 1999, Olazabal worked at PAN Communications Inc., Andover, Mass., most recently as a public relations...

On the agenda. (On the Record).
August 5, 2002... Thursday, Aug. 8 Fairfield chapter of Business Network International meeting, with Bill Llewellyn on saving money of postage, 7 a.m., First Church Congregational, Beach and Old Post Road. Fairfield. Call Martin Armstrong at 330-9485. ...

Cash is king. (Off the Record).(financial management, small business)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... When we take banks to task for not giving small businesses consideration, we also need to recognize that financial institutions have become increasingly wary of cash businesses. At one time or another, hasn't a gardener, roofer, plumber,...

The Women's Business Development Center.
August 5, 2002... The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) provides assistance to aspiring, emerging and established entrepreneurs who want to start or expand a business through a variety of high quality, low cost small business education and training...

An exemplary move. (Looking Inside).(Drew Industries certifies financial reports)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... As the gyrations of the stock market continue to confuse investors, it is encouraging to review the activities of area public companies whose stocks have remained fairly stable. The lack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...

How companies can offset the postal rate increase. (Viewpoint).(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Companies and consumers alike suffered a major setback in June when efforts to reform legislation failed in Congress. A bill was defeated largely because of procedural differences. The critical need to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service to...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
August 5, 2002... A story on Computronix L.L.C. in the July 29 edition of the Fairfield County - Business Journal that began on the front page listed the incorrect web address on page 8. The company's web address is www.computronixusa.com.

AT&T Corp. (Real Estate Update).(rents facility from W and M Properties)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... AT&T Corp., a voice and data communications company, signed a lease for 9,813 square feet of office space for its corporate sales group at MerittView, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk. The group will relocate from Merritt 7 in Norwalk. Cushman &...

Fairfield County Community Foundation. (Faces & Places).
August 5, 2002... Karen Brown of the Fairfield County Community Foundation presents a $5,000 check to Claudette A. Tallon, president of the Voluntary Services for the Blind of Fairfield County. Based in Wilton, the community foundation supports a variety of...

NewMil Bank. (Faces & Places).(donates house to Habitat for Humanity)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... NewMil Bank donated a multifamily house on 16 Patch St., in Danbury to the Housatonic Habitat for Humanity. Pictured at a fund-raising breakfast at the Ethan Allen Inn are: Gary Hage, NewMil Bank; Francis J. Wiatr, bank president, chief...

FleetBoston Financial. (Faces & Places).
August 5, 2002... Pictured at the Fleet Night at Harbor Yard, featuring a Bridgeport Bluefish game, sponsored by FleetBoston Financial are: Bill Tommins, Fleet commercial lending group; Duffy Dyer, Bluefish manager; Cesar Devarez, Bluefish catcher; and Mickey...

Connecticut Grand Opera & Orchestra. (Faces & Places).(Maestro Laurence Gilgore receives donation)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2002... Maestro Laurence Gilgore, general director of the Connecticut Grand Opera & Orchestra, is pictured receiving a $7,500 donation from the FleetBoston Financial Foundation, represented by Richard M. Bochicchio, senior vice president.

Professional Women in Construction (PWC). (Faces & Places).
August 5, 2002... Women from the region, members of Professional Women in Construction (PWC), are pictured at a recent all-day golf outing with Paul Moretti, vice president of Testwell Laboratories in Ossining, N.Y. They are: Evelyn Mertens, of Evelyn Mertens...

Stamford firm helps speed trades.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... In the quick and complex world of commodities trading, Vincent P. Annunziata had a million-dollar idea. After graduating from Pace University with a bachelor's degree in finance, the Long Island native landed a commodities trader's job at...

Few to follow GE: companies will expense options, only if mandated.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Several Fairfield County-based public companies say they don't intend to follow General Electric Co.'s lead in voluntarily treating employee stock options as an expense in financial reports, but will do so if new regulations dictate. ...

Financial services firms pop up in Greenwich.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Firms whose stock in trade is money seem to be settling down in the town that has plenty of it. JP Morgan Private Bank and PNC Advisors both opened new offices in Greenwich, while Andor Capital Management sublet 146,353 square feet in 1...

Office vacancy rates climb higher.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... The vacancy rate for class A office buildings in Fairfield County increased from 14.6 percent in the first quarter to 15.7 percent in the second quarter, according to Albert B. Ashforth Company Inc. in Stamford. At the end of the second...

Housing starts positive despite dull economy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... The number of housing permits issued statewide in June fell by 1.4 percent from a year ago to 782, marking the second consecutive monthly decline this year. In May, Connecticut authorized 957 housing units--single family and condominiums...

Limo business in prime time.(Prime Time Limousine Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Whispers that businesses linked to corporate travel are in dire straits due to the recession and travel fears are grossly over exaggerated, according to one local limousine operator. Prime Time Limousine Inc. of Stamford says business this...

Summer workers facing pink slips. (Issues@Work).(managing layoffs of seasonal employees)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Midsummer for most companies means scheduling vacations, handling seasonal slumps in business, and paying higher electric bills because of air conditioning. But for many human resource directors and employees, it's also a time to plan for...

How managers can increase employee job satisfaction. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)(Column)
August 12, 2002... The most important factor affecting employee satisfaction with their job is their immediate supervisor. That's right. The boss is the most important factor determining whether, an employee likes his job. Perhaps not surprising, about 65 percent...

DPUC rejects CL&P's request to bail out electric suppliers.(Department of Public Utility Control, Connecticut Light and Power Co.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... As the debate rages about whether Fairfield County's power supply sits on shaky ground, the state Department of Public Utility Control rejected The Connecticut Light and Power Co.'s request to divert $220 million in public money to struggling...

U.S. Senate to consider transit funding for county.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... U.S. Senators Christopher Dodd and Joseph Lieberman have brought Fairfield County's traffic congestion problems to the senate floor, but it will be up to both houses of Congress to decide whether $69.8 million in transit funds will be set aside...

Brookfield's Four Corners receives facelift.(Goodfellows Properties I L.L.C. renovates Christopher's restaurant)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Christopher's, the Brookfield restaurant that once satisfied the palettes of Connecticut's restaurant-goers, is being renovated. It's current owner, Goodfellow Properties I L.L.C. of Danbury, obtained the property in November and began...

Oxford settles SEC probe into 1997 books.(Oxford Health Plans Inc. reaches settlement with Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... Oxford Health Plans Inc. in Trumbull reached a $250,000 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve an investigation into the company's financial reporting that began in December 1997. The regulatory agency began...

Reaching higher: Katherine Gibbs goes mainstream, seeks full college accreditation. (Focus: Education).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... The mere mention of Katherine Gibbs conjures up the image of secretaries in white gloves filing, typing and answering the phone. No more. The once-dominant secretarial training school founded in 1911 in Providence, R.I., has been steadily...

Colleges take another look at business ethics. (Focus: Education).(business ethics classes at Connecticut colleges)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Business ethics is thriving--at least, in local college and university curriculums. Changes in curriculums due to the recent Enron and WorldCom fiascos might happen in the near future at Waterbury's Teikyo Post University. "I can guarantee...

Connecticut Innovations to fund UConn projects. (Focus: Education).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state's leading investor in high-technology, recently announced that it will award approximately $500,000 for applied research projects to be conducted jointly by Connecticut companies and the University of...

State produces many graduates, but few in sciences and nursing. (Focus: Education).(Connecticut, U.S.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... Connecticut colleges and universities produced 29,687 graduates last spring, continuing a steady climb since the mid-1990s, with more degrees going to minorities, women and postgraduate students than ever. But the numbers of graduates in...

Teachers' direct buying power approaches $2 billion. (Focus: Education).(teachers' out-of-pocket and school-budgeted expenditures, U.S.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... With a combination of school budget funds and their own dollars, educators in the domestic K-to-12 public school market are purchasing nearly $2 billion worth of instructional materials and school supplies for their classrooms per year. In...

Quinnipiac ranks among best schools. (Focus: Education).(Quinnipiac University, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Quinnipiac University has been named among the best universities providing a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs in the U.S. News and World Report's "2002 America's Best Colleges" issue, the definitive guide for...

Bernard Rosenshein shopping center developer 'King of the Rock'. (Profits & Passions).(how developer Bernard Rosenshein saved the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club, New York)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... ernand Rosenshein is president of Rosenshein Associates in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a successful real estate development company that specializes in shopping center construction and management. The company has been dubbed the "King of the Rock'...

Marquardt & Roche and Partners, Stamford, a marketing communications agency. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Marquardt & Roche and Partners, Stamford, a marketing communications agency, received an award in the 2002 International Print & Radio Advertising Awards competition of The New York Festivals, New York City. Marquardt & Roche was honored for...

The Family Centers, Greenwich, a human service organization. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... The Family Centers, Greenwich, a human service organization, announced that it has received a grant of approximately $110,000 from The Thomson Corp., Stamford, a provider of integrated information solutions, for its bereavement support program...

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Connecticut, announced that Citibank has donated $10,000 to its traveling teacher program. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(U.S.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Norwalk, announced that Citibank has donated $10,000 to its traveling teacher program. The contribution will be used to deliver the outreach program to elementary schools in Norwalk.

Dictaphone Corp., Stratford, a provider of medical dictation and report management solutions. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(to provide services to Broadlane customers, U.S.)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Dictaphone Corp., Stratford, a provider of medical dictation and report management solutions, and Broadlane Inc., San Francisco, a provider of cost management services to the health care industry, announced an agreement under which Broadlane...

HEH Associates Inc., Wilton, a marketing communications firm. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... HEH Associates Inc., Wilton, a marketing communications firm, was named agency of record for The Wooden Boat Workshop, Norwalk, a provider of courses and programs on the classic techniques of wooden boat building.

Berni Marketing & Design, Greenwich, a branding, identity and design firm. (Credits, Clients and Awards). (contract with Stonebridge Partners).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Berni Marketing & Design , Greenwich, a branding, identity and design firm, was selected by Stonebridge Partners, White Plains, N.Y., an investment firm, to redesign the firm's website.

Priceline.com, Norwalk, an online company that offers travel, personal finance, automotive and telecommunications services. (Newsmakers). (announces executive promotions).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Priceline.com, Norwalk, an online company that offers travel, personal finance, automotive and telecommunications services, announced the following promotions. Jeffery H. Boyd was promoted to president and co-chief executive officer. Boyd...

Euro RSCG Meridian, Westport, a management consulting firm. (Newsmakers). (announces executive appointments).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Euro RSCG Meridian, Westport, a management consulting firm, announced the following appointments. Stuart Armstrong of New York City joined the firm as vice president, new business development. Most recently, Armstrong was vice president of...

Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, announced the following appointments. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, announced the following appointments. Dr. Ellen Durnin of Bethel was promoted to dean of graduate and external programs, a newly created position. Durnin continues as dean of the university's...

Jane Fox of New Canaan was appointed director of marketing at The Osborn. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Jane Fox of New Canaan was appointed director of marketing at The Osborn, Rye, N.Y., a retirement community. Since 1995, Fox was a strategy development consultant at Lubin Lawrence, New York City. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley...

Stratford VNA, Stratford, a nonprofit home care agency. (Newsmakers). (announces executive appointments).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Stratford VNA, Stratford, a nonprofit home care agency, announced the following appointments. Bonnie Dzurenda of Stratford was promoted to director of clinical services. Dzurenda was formerly supervisor of clinical services. She joined the...

Michael J. Critelli of Darien, chairman and chief executive officer of Pitney Bowes Inc. (Newsmakers). (appointed chairman of board of trustees, National Urban League, New York City).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Michael J. Critelli of Darien, chairman and chief executive officer of Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, a provider of integrated mail and document management solutions, was named chairman of the board of trustees of the National Urban League (NUL),...

Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County. (Newsmakers). (appoints Linda Scharf to board of directors, New York).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Linda Scharf of Stamford, president and founder of Judlind Employment Services Inc., Stamford, was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County, Stamford. Scharf holds a...

Apples and oranges. (Off the Record).(targeting small business in advertising)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Why is it that financial institutions and insurance agencies overlook the differences between business customers, lumping "apples and oranges" together? By that I mean treating all business the same, regardless of size or function. Forget one...

Public notices. (On the Record).
August 12, 2002... Thursday, Aug. 15 Fund-raiser to benefit the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center, featuring an exhibit of art by plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal, 6 to 9 p.m., Thomas J. Walsh Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center, Fairfield University,...

Joan Crofton of New Canaan joined the New Canaan office of Country Living Associates. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Joan Crofton of New Canaan joined the New Canaan office of Country Living Associates as a sales associate. Previously, Crofton worked in advertising and marketing. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and political science from...

Accused executives wary of 'perp walk'. (Looking Inside).(John Rigas' arrest)(quarterly financial results of various Connecticut-based companies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 12, 2002... Anyone who doubted the seriousness of the government's intention to prosecute dishonest corporate executives got a rude awakening last month with the parade along the "perp walk," usually reserved for hardened criminals (perpetrators). ...

End the rush to judgment. (Viewpoint).(corporate accounting techniques)(Brief Article)(Column)
August 12, 2002... Recently, I read an article on the lack of confidence in America's financial statements and the integrity of chief executive officers of America's corporations. This uneasiness began with the Enron scandal and the demise of one of America's...