Fairfield County Business Journal articles from December 2001

Fairfield County Business Journal archives from December 2001

Safe course: Confined-area defense tactics in demand.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... If the events of Sept. 11 left a single mark on the public psyche, it would be that one's personal safety can be threatened anytime anywhere. With that in mind, a Fairfield-based self-defense training group has introduced a course to teach...

Developer sues bridgeport: Alex Conroy accuses mayor of criminal conspiracy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 3, 2001... Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim is once again the center of a legal storm -- this time facing allegations he organized a criminal conspiracy to destroy developer Alex Conroy's plan for the city's waterfront in order to give Steel Point...

Changing: Many e-business firms will follow traditional models in 2002.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... One thing that can be said about new technology companies going into the next year that wasn't said last year is that technology companies will more and more resemble old economy companies. "It had gone too far the other way," said Mark...

Some good news for tough times.
December 3, 2001... The Business Journal will periodically showcase new columns on this Viewpoint page. This week, we introduce Periscope, which looks at what companies are doing to meet business challenges. While talk of a recession abounds, its nice to...

Letters.
December 3, 2001... Article reflects personal prejudices I am revolted over the editorializing that you allow your reporters to exercise. Specifically in the Oct. 29 edition, Dan Strempel in his article on "Spilt Milk" is allowed to express his personal...

Greenwich man sells lifestyle on four wheels.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 3, 2001... When Thomas J. Coughlin looks at a Land Rover, he does not see just a car: To him, the British-made vehicle represents a way of life. "It's a lifestyle. If you look at the store, we not only sell cars, we also sell clothing," says Coughlin,...

Crisis management unchanged only intensified.(includes strategies and techniques)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... Crisis management has been redefined since Sept. 11 and a team of panelists discussed its implications at a recent workshop. "What you don't need is premature layoffs," said James P. O'Toole, principal of Darien-based James P. O'Toole...

Strategies to put out the fire.(crisis management and public relations, strategies and techniques)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... Crisis situations in business come in a variety or forms, and it's not always pretty. Judy Hoffman, principal of the public relations company JCH Enterprises, relayed one company's story at a recent panel discussion on crisis management....

Private schools: Ranked by 2000-2001 enrollment; alphabetically in event of tie. (The List).(Directory)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 3, 2001... Private Schools Ranked by 2000-2001 enrollment; alphabetically in event of tie Rank Name, address, phone Principal/Headmaster number and website Director of admissions Area code: 203...

Corporate travel rebounds: The shock of Sept. 11 and recession seems to be easing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 3, 2001... In September, the family-owned Rudy's Limousine Service in Cos Cob suffered the worst single monthly decline in the company's 45-year history. "We went down 36 percent in September," said Roy Spezzano, chairman of the 94-vehicle limousine...

Looking ahead: County hotels have no crystal ball on return to past business levels.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Polling Data)
December 3, 2001... Talk to anybody in the travel-related business and they'll all say basically the same thing: Business was off a bit during the year as the national economy softened and decision makers trimmed travel budgets, stopped dead in its tracks for a...

Newsmakers.(includes; New York Medical College, Kathryn E. McGoldarick appointment)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... New York Medical College, Valhalla. N.Y., announced the following appointments. Dr. Kathryn E. McGoldarick of Stamford joined the college as professor and chair of the department of anesthesiology. McGoldrick was also named director of the...

Take a break.
December 3, 2001... Week of December 3, 2001 TUESDAY, DEC. 4 Art dinner and lecture series presents Dr. Stefano Carboni, associate curator of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in a lecture on "Ottoman Calligraphy in the Empire of the...

Lizard king's story: Bold moves made SoBe founder a millionaire.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... John Bello doesn't like to lose. Having sharpened his Green Buy Packers "map it out then do it" approach to life during 15 years at NFL Properties Inc., the marketing arm of the National Football League, and as a Navy lieutenant in Vietnam, the...

Electric market in neutral.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Half way through Connecticut's transition to a deregulated electric supply market no meaningful competition has taken hold, but one state lawmaker says the General Assembly will not rush to amend the law. "I don't think anything is going to...

Both vacancy and rental rates up in Q3.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... During the third quarter, Fairfield County's commercial real estate vacancy rate climbed to 12.70 percent from 11.63 percent a year ago, despite two large leases after Sept. 11, a study shows. At the end of the quarter, seven blocks of...

Enron's woes monitored by United Illuminating.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... United Illuminating Co. (UI), the New Haven-based electric utility that supplies power to businesses in Trumbull, Shelton, Fairfield and Bridgeport, said late last month it's taking steps to shield itself from the financial troubles now...

Employers see changing job market this winter.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Fairfield County's job prospects appear dim, with only 10 percent of local companies indicating they may add workers in the first quarter of 2002, down from 27 percent a year ago, according to a survey. "A continuing slowdown in hiring...

Fighting bioterrorism at home. (View Point).(Brief Article)(Column)
December 10, 2001... For almost all the seven years I've been at the Business Journal, advocates for biotechnology in Connecticut have worried about what could be done to turn their nascent sector into a solid cluster of growing companies. So I'm more than a...

REIT eyes more buys after $48M stock sale.(Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... With $48 million raised through a stock sale, a Greenwich real estate investment trust tat owns seven retail centers in Fairfield County says it is better equipped to continue acquiring retail properties in the county and nearby suburban areas...

Goodrich boosts staff at Danbury Plant.(B.F. Goodrich Co.)(Connecticut)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... The B.F. Goodrich Co. has hired at least a dozen new employees at its manufacturing plant in Danbury during the past three months, some a direct result of the Sept. 11 attacks. Goodrich has also procured new U. S. government contracts, but...

Union wages protest against contractor.(P and B Partitions Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Union carpenters and three state representatives protested, last month, the alleged exploitation of Latino construction workers who are building a Shaw's Supermarket at the former Raymark site in Stratford. An undisclosed number of...

Assisted and Independent Living Centers. (The List).(Directory)
December 10, 2001... Assisted and Independent Living Centers Listed alphabetically Fairfield County Name, address, telephone number and website Area Manager/Administrator(s) code: 203 (unless E-mail address otherwise...

Degrees of success: 'Accounting' for the future CFOs offer career advice to class of 2001. (CPAs 2001 Resource Listing).(chief financial officers)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Finance executives have some words of wisdom for this year's accounting graduates: Consider the "Big Four." No, they aren't referring to the largest accounting firms, but rather what they consider the hottest specialties in the profession. ...

A listing of CPAs in Fairfield County. (CPAs 2001 Resource Listing).(certified public accountants)(Brief Article)(Directory)
December 10, 2001... JOHN A. CULHANE CPA 755 Main St., Building 1, Monroe 06468 Phone: 268-4431 Fax: 268-6146 E-mail: john@culhanecpa.com Number of CPAs: 1 Number of partners: 1 Number of offices: 1 Services: Computer...

PR industry must create its own buzz in new year. (Year-End Wrap UP).(public relations)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... During the last recession 10 years ago, public relations was not yet an established component in the marketing mix for most companies. A small, cottage industry at the time, the PR business was like a little kid without shoulders to ride on at...

Bucking a trend: Office equipment suppliers had a fairly good year. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Many Fairfield County office equipment suppliers are reporting modest growth during the year, bucking a national trend of steep declines in sales and profits because of the recession and Sept. 11. And they're looking forward to substantial...

Public relations agencies suffer through a shakeout. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... This has not been a particularly good year for many public relations firms in Fairfield County. Some consolidated their operations and cut staff, others closed their doors, still others struggled to keep afloat as their client's payments...

Marketing companies hope next year will be better. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... "This has been a challenging year," said Stephanie J. Primm, president of The Atlantic Group in Norwalk. "This is the second recession I've been through, and this seems to feel a little worse to me, a little more severe although some of that...

Build brand without going broke. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Renowned investor Warren Buffet once told his Salomon Brothers managers, "If you lose dollars for the firm by making bad decisions, I will be very understanding. If you lose reputation for the firm, I will be ruthless." Buffet knew back...

Advertising agencies face a bad year. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... "Advertising agencies are kind of like a canary in a coal mine," said Ken Lempit, president of Austin Lawrence Group Inc. in Stamford. "We feel the pressure of a recession earlier than other kinds of companies might." Lempit's canary began...

Credits, Clients and Awards. (On the Record).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Duane E. Hill of Stamford, partner emeritus at TSG Capital Group and a partner at TSG Ventures L.P., Stamford, equity investment firms, received the 2001 Walter H. Wheeler Jr. Leadership Award from the SACIA, the Business Council of...

Newsmakers. (On the Record).(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Stephen A. Nolan of Glen Rock N.J., was appointed chief financial officer at Danzas North America, Darien, a provider of logistics services and a business unit of the Danzas Group. Since May 2000, Nolan was vice president and controller at The...

Take A Break: Week of December 10, 2001.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... MONDAY, DEC. 10 Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle Lecture features Hao Sheng, a doctoral candidate of the department of history and architecture at Harvard University in a presentation titled "Sixth Century Celadons: Proliferation of Yue...

Fish farm looks to spawn in Bridgeport.(RiverFree Farms L.L.C., Connecticut)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 17, 2001... There's something fishy going on in Bridgeport and it has nothing to do with the city's embattled mayor. Two local entrepreneurs have a plan to launch an aquaculture business in the Park City, but they face along swim upstream to find...

e-Commerce Solutions files Chapter 11.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 17, 2001... A Stamford-based mm, mat as recently as this summer was recognized as one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the region, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is looking for a buyer. e-Commerce Solutions Holdings...

Marsh Inc. may move to Norwalk: Insurer could sign lease in six weeks.(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Marsh Inc., a Stamford insurance provider and an entity of Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC), is expected lease 125,000 square feet of space at 601 Merritt 7 in Norwalk, according to real estate brokers. The brokers said they expected the deal to...

Businesses voice confidence in government.(Connecticut)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 17, 2001... Connecticut's businesses have record-level confidence that state government will make appropriate decisions to support the state's economy, according to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association's (CBIA) annual survey. But employers also...

CFOs confident of economic recovery in 2002.(chief financial officers)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
December 17, 2001... The chief financial officers of 300 middle-market manufacturers across the country are confident the nation's economy will recover by the third quarter of 2002, according to Fleet Capital Corp.'s annual Middle-Market Survey. An...

Home-Link announces co-op direct mail.(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Home-Link Services Inc. of Shelton has launched a. co-op, direct-mail vehicle targeted at home buyers and sellers identified by its national network of real estate brokers. Home-Link's database provides access to consumers during the two...

Leading during times of crises. (View Point).(Brief Article)(Column)
December 17, 2001... Since I founded my company in 1951, I have been through my share of stock market slumps, recessions and wars, including the horrific tragedy on Sept. 11. If it had not been for my father's wisdom before World War II, our family would have...

Amplifications and Corrections.(Build brand without going broke)(PR industry must create its own buzz in new year)(Correction Notice)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... In the Dec. 10 edition, the end of the final paragraph of whitney Fleming's article, "Build brand without going broke," was omitted. The last paragraph is as follows: Consider outside help -- If you do not have the resources in-house...

Public relations executives get lessons.(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Don't waste Susan Keller's time. Don't send birth announcements or garage sale notices or cryptic press releases to her. At a recent Women in Communications seminar, the editor of the four regional weekly sections of The New York Times --...

Mostly good news in the region. (Periscope).(economic indicators)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 17, 2001... The cash registers are ringing. Despite all the skeptics and naysayers, the economy is on the rise. Every TV news report of holiday sales warns of massive drops, which never materialized as shoppers kept the cash registers ringing from Stamford...

Office Buildings.
December 17, 2001... Office Buildings (Ranked by square footage of largest buildings built in or after 1970; alphabetically in event of tie) Fairfield County Rank Name and address Square footage 1 Corporate Center 1.2...

Hospitals operating smarter. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Hospitals in the county struggled through another year of nursing shortages, a tightening squeeze on reimbursement revenues and higher demand for medical services, all while planning or implementing cutting-edge technological advances in...

Hard times: Employment agencies weathering a cold year. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... This was not a particularly good year for the employment agency industry. Many agencies reduced their staff numbers when their customer employers retrenched, others merged with sister offices in other cities, and still others closed their...

Compensation, benefits causing headaches. (Year-End Wrap Up).(recession creating financial problems in businesses)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... This past year was the worst financially in six-year history of Network Support Co. in Danbury, said its president, Jim Kennedy. Instead of the company's average annual profit on gross sales of 12 percent, "we're more on the order of 1 or 2...

Fairfield University school bonds with local business. (Year-End Wrap Up).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... When you have a strong part-time student body attending both college and graduate classes already employed in the engineering industry, there are great opportunities for both the school and area business to develop a professional synergy. ...

The Rev. Richard L. Schuster. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(2001 Community Leadership Award )(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... The Rev. Richard L. Schuster of Stamford, executive director of St. Luke's LifeWorks, Stamford, a not-for-profit social service agency that provides housing and support services to the needy, received the 2001 Community Leadership Award from...

Fairfield University, Fairfield, announced that it has been awarded a $1,996,000 grant from Lilly Foundation Inc. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Fairfield University, Fairfield, announced that it has been awarded a $1,996,000 grant from Lilly Foundation Inc., Indianapolis, to support the establishment of the lgnatian Residential College, an academic program that will directly serve a...

Byte Interactive L.L.C., South Norwalk, a provider of digital marketing strategies and solutions, received a 2001 Aqua Award from the International Bottled Water Association. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Byte Interactive LLC., South Norwalk, a provider of digital marketing strategies and solutions, received a 2001 Aqua Award from the International Bottled Water Association, Alexandria, Va., for the best website for large water brands. Byte...

Computronix Security Systems Inc. (CSSI), Stamford, announced it is collaborating with the Storage Solutions Division of Sony Corporation of America. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Computronix Security Systems Inc. (CSSI), Stamford, announced it is collaborating with the Storage Solutions Division of Sony Corporation of America, based in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., to provide a business continuity solution for small- to...

Cognitronics Carp., Danbury, a supplier of media server solutions to the telecommunications industry, announced that it has signed a cooperative marketing agreement with BayPackets Inc. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Cognitronics Carp., Danbury, a supplier of media server solutions to the telecommunications industry, announced that it has signed a cooperative marketing agreement with BayPackets Inc., Fremont, Calif., a developer and marketer of systems and...

Newsmakers.(selections, appointments, resignations)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Mac Nadel of Wilton was named a managing director in the Stamford office of Marsh Inc., a provider of risk and insurance services, and an operating unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Nadel was a senior vice president since 1998 and Connecticut...

Connecticut Association of Realtors Inc. (Real estate update).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... Robert Fossum of Greenwich, a Realtor associate at Russell Pruner & Associates Inc., Riverside, was named communications/technology division vice president at Connecticut Association of Realtors Inc., East Hartford, for 2002. Fossum holds a...

Home Builders Association of Connecticut. (Real estate update).(Brief Article)
December 17, 2001... The Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Hartford, presented honors to the following individuals. Ruth LeBlanc-Jones of New Canaan, a sales associate in the New Canaan office of Coldwell Banker, was named the Realtor of the Year for...

Frame shop stands alone.(Frameshop Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Troy Amuso and Denise DiGrigoli have the perfect marriage. In both life and their business, Frameshop Services Inc., these two artisans have mastered the ability to coalesce and have brought all of their creative juices to the forefront. ...

DNA firm Lifecodes acquired.(Lifecodes Corp. acquired by Orchide Biosciences Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Lifecodes Corp., a Stamford-based provider of identity genomics testing for forensics and paternity, has been acquired by Orchid BioSciences Inc. of Princeton, N.J., in a stock deal estimated at $26.5 million. "We believe that the merged...

S.C. firm buys Newtown retail center.(Edens and Avant acquires shopping center from DRA Advisors Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... A southern real estate development firm has purchased its third retail center in Fairfield County and says it wouldn't mind expanding further in the region. Edens & Avant of Columbia, S.C.,. purchased the Sand Hill Plaza shopping center in...

Greenwich to get upscale waterfront hotel.(Delamar Greenwich Harbor)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... A three-story luxury hotel that boasts mahogany window frames in its lobby and hand-embroidered linen shower curtains in its rooms is slated to open in Greenwich in the spring of next year, replacing the Greenwich Harbor Inn. The Delamar...

Sikorsky Federal Credit Union. (First Quarter).(converted to state charter institution)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Sikorsky Federal Credit Union, organized in 1948 by a small group of employees to meet credit needs of Sikorsky division of the United Aircraft, became Connecticut's first credit union to convert from a federal to state charter institution with...

Moore Corporation Ltd. (First Quarter).(new headquarters in Stamford)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Moore Corporation Ltd., a Canadian company offering e-commerce, marketing services and digital solutions, moved its U.S. headquarters from Bannockbum, Ill., to Stamford.

Kiss and make up. (First Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Danbury-based Bristol Technology Inc. reached a settlement of its long-standing antitrust battle with Microsoft Corp. Bristol sued the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant in August of 1998 claiming the company manipulated access to its Windows...

Merger meltdown. (First Quarter).(Northeast Utilities and Consolidated Edison Inc. file lawsuits)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... After their $3.8 billion utility merger came crashing down, Berlin-based Northeast Utilities and Consolidated Edison Inc. of New York filed dueling law suits.

Zoning in on future space. (First Quarter).(Wilton Corporate Park zoning)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Despite widening concern over the sputtering economy, The Davis Cos. convinced town officials in Wilton to change 6.8 acres in Wilton Corporate Park from a residential zone to a commercial zone giving them flexibility to build an additional...

Ergonomics shelved. (First Quarter).(George W. Bush signs resolution on ergonomics standards)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... President George W. Bush signed a resolution quashing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 609-page ergonomics standard. The rules -- which would, have. effected 1.9 million employers -- addressed so-called musculoskeletal...

Traffic board in gear. (Second Quarter).(Transportation Strategy Board)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... A bill to form a permanent Transportation Strategy Board and juice the state's traffic mitigation plan with $50 million for short-term projects is passed by the General Assembly.

Car-Tech settlement. (Second Quarter).(Carpenter Technology Corp.'s agreement with Bridgeport)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Carpenter Technology Corp. of Wyomissing, Pa, reached an agreement with Bridgeport officials for $9.25 million for the city's taking of its former steel mill property on Bridgeport Harbor. Bridgeport seized the property in 1999 and proposed...

Peddling greater Danbury. (Second Quarter).
December 24, 2001... Top North American cyclists participated in the first ever Housatonic Valley Classic ProAm bike race. The Housatonic Valley Tourism District invested $50,000 in the event hoping it will showcase the region as a tourist destination.

Fair deal for Fairfield Hills. (Second Quarter).(Fairfield Hills mental hospital purchase)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Sensing the consequences of opportunity lost and facing a deadline for voter approval, Newtown officials came to terms with the state on a deal to purchase the former Fairfield Hills mental hospital for $3.9 million. The agreement allows...

Xerox Corp. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Xerox Corp., the financially troubled copier maker, put its Stamford headquarters on sale as part of its plan to overcome a liquidity crunch, but found no buyer so far.

Danbury ice rink sold. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Former Kmart chief Floyd Hall gets a blue-light special on Danbury's troubled ice-rink project, taking it off the city's hands for $4.7 million. Danbury sold the 1.7-acre parcel to ARC IceSports Danbury Inc. in 1997 for $1 under the...

Bigger is better in Bridgeport. (Third Quarter).(RCI Marine Inc.'s Bridgeport's Steel Point peninsula plan)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... At least in the, eyes of city officials who endorsed RCI Marine Inc.'s $800 million proposal as the preferred plan for Bridgeport's Steel Point peninsula. RCI, with its headquarters in Miami Beach, Fla, beat out a similar, but...

Blackrock plans inked. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Fairfield and state Department of Transportation officials signed agreements that solidify plans to build a third railroad station in town as part of a massive $250 million office development. However, market conditions forced developer...

Priceline turns corner, maybe? (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... After a three turbulent years which saw Priceline.com go from the top of the dot-corn heap to exhibit A in the industry's free fall, the name-your-own-price gang posted its first quarterly profit. The Norwalk company offers Internet users the...

The day of infamy. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Although the events of Sept. 11 were centered in New York City, Washington, D.C, and a field outside of Pittsburgh, no review of the year 2001 would be complete without some mention of it. The impact on the travel, insurance and real estate...

Dairy farmers lose price floor. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Congressional consent of the Northeast Dairy Compact expires leaving small New England dairy farmers to deal with the ups and downs in milk prices. The issue--which has widespread implications for consumers, the economy and the...

Free at last. (Third Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Dictaphone Corp.--Stratford's venerable manufacturer of communication recording systems--filed a plan to emerge from bankruptcy independent from its troubled European parent, Lemout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. Formed in 1920, Dictaphone...

American Express Co. (Fourth Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... American Express Co. moved part of its operations to 400 Atlantic Ave. in Stamford following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, where the company had its offices. Citigroup Asset Management, the investment division of...

Arena makes a splash. (Fourth Quarter).
December 24, 2001... Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard made its debut with the' American Hockey League's Sound Tigers hosting their first home game. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus also made its triumphant return to the city.

New Norwalk mayor. (Fourth Quarter).(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Alex Knopp, a Democratic state lawmaker; swept into Norwalk mayor's office, defeating Republican incumbent Frank Esposito, who ran City Hall for 14 years.

Ganim indicted. (Fourth Quarter).(Joseph P. Ganin)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... A federal investigation into alleged municipal corruption in Bridgeport, which has netted 10 guilty pleas, put a name to the mysterious "Elected Official" at the center of the web: Mayor Joseph P. Ganim. The indictment accuses Ganim, 42, of...

Group meets on sustainable development.(SoundWaters Community Center for Environmental Education)(Brief Article)
December 24, 2001... Sustainable development has been a hot topic at SoundWaters Community Center for Environmental Education in Stamford for some time. At its recent monthly lunchtime environmental program for the business community it brought together a...