Fairfield County Business Journal articles from June 2005

Fairfield County Business Journal archives from June 2005

Making waves: sisters find suitable venture.(Competitive Edge: Letarte L.L.C.)(Lisa Letarte Cabrinha)(Michele Ross )(Company Profile)
June 6, 2005... Having a seamstress in Hawaii sew together swimsuit designs was the first challenge that sisters Lisa Letarte Cabrinha and Michele Ross faced five years ago. The two had decided to start their own swimsuit business. But they rived hours apart....

Fairfield Metro Center lands Hilton hotel.
June 6, 2005... When the town of Fairfield opens its new train station in 2007, it may be in the shadow of a Hilton hotel which is being planned by developer Blackrock Realty L.L.C. Blackrock, which has been granted a franchise by the Beverly Hills,...

RCI gets help for Steel Point.
June 6, 2005... Months after Bridgeport Mayor John Fabrizi warned that if Steel Point developer RCI Marine did not move the 50-acre waterfront project forward the city would "make it happen with someone else," the company has added a new partner. Robert...

Worth quoting.
June 6, 2005... "(Baby Boomers) will have immense spending power with the potential to change how American does business, since the goods and services sought by older people will be in much higher demand." --Sandra Timmermann, director, MetLife Mature...

Cluster initiatives get boost and look to future.(Department of Economic and Community Development )
June 6, 2005... A consulting company will help boost the states cluster strategy, which assists businesses across nine industries to network and find solutions to their industry's problems. In March, ICF Consulting of San Francisco, began working with the...

Life in the slow lane, 1.3 days per year.(Column)
June 6, 2005... Travel between Stamford and Bridgeport every day? Prepare to forfeit more than a day of your life to being stuck in traffic. A recent report states that traffic congestion in the United States continues to worsen. That isn't news to anyone...

BIC could land in county after consolidation.
June 6, 2005... BIC USA Inc. is seeking to buy or lease commercial space in Milford where it is headquartered, or in the surrounding towns of Trumbull, Shelton or Fairfield, according to a company spokesperson. The commercial space would facilitate the...

Restaurant chain offers a side order of entertainment.
June 6, 2005... A Minneapolis-based chain of restaurants that come with sports bars, big-screen televisions and electronic games, hopes to open several eateries in Fairfield County starting in the next few years. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar has been...

Real estate book for 'dummies' exceeds expectations.(small BUSINESS ZONE)
June 6, 2005... In 2003 there were 14,000 real estate sales agents licensed in the state. This year that number is expected to climb to 18,000, according to the state's Department of Consumer Protection, Real Estate Unit. New Fairfield resident Dr. John A....

How to find the best employee.(Ask Andi?)(Column)
June 6, 2005... The question seems to always come up is what to look for in a resume and how to decide whom to hire. It is tempting to follow Murphy's Law of hiring: hire the last resume you look at, or otherwise stated: look until you find one good candidate...

Business Web directory.(Directory)
June 6, 2005... ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IntelliBridge LLC www.IntelliBridgeLLC.com 203-877-5766 Microsoft Business Solutions--Great Plains Partner Free Software Selection Kit Answers@IntelliBridgeLLC.com ...

Putting the boom in spending: baby boomers power pegged at $2 trillion, research says.
June 6, 2005... A good chunk of the population is getting old, but that doesn't mean they're a bunch of tightwad old geezers stowing their cash in their mattresses. The annual spending power of baby boomers is estimated at more than $2 trillion, according...

Westport company promises DSL speed on dial-up.(TECHCETERA)
June 6, 2005... A Westport-based company is betting Internet surfers will gladly choose advertising banners at the bottom of their computer screen in exchange for faster speed at a reasonable price: free. And that desire by online visitors for more speed...

Online retail sales, profitability continue to climb.(TECHCETERA)
June 6, 2005... Ten years after its inception, online tailing is growing fast. According The State of Retailing Online 8.0, an annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research of 137 retailers, last year online sales rose 23.8 percent to $141.4 billion....

Cell phone sales soar.(TECHCETERA)
June 6, 2005... The mobile phone industry had a record first quarter with worldwide sales totaling 180.6 million units, up 17 percent from the first quarter of 2004, according to Gartner Inc. The previous high for mobile phone sales was 153.7 million units in...

Housing market keeps steady.(FOCUS: Real estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... Fairfield County's housing market has not changed much despite lower mortgage rates, which have chopped eight of the last nine weeks, with the benchmark 30-year fixed rate falling to 5.72 percent, according to Bankrate.com. However, Penn...

Office vacancy rates fall slightly.(FOCUS: Real estate and Construction)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Class A office vacancy rates in Fairfield County during the first quarter of this year have remained virtually at the same level where they were a year ago, according to a study by Albert B. Ashford Inc., a Stamford-based corporate real estate...

Stamford apartments sell for $10.4m.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Stamford's Windemere Apartments, a 71-unit apartment complex at 300 Broad St., was sold by SSR Realty Advisors to Luzero Associates of New York City for $10.4 million, brokers said. The property; built as an once building in 1970, was...

Nonprofit sells Brookfield HQ.(Real estate sales in brief)(Berkshire Industrial Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Ability Beyond Disability is leaving its 62,000-square-foot headquarters at the Brookfield section of Berkshire Corporate Park for a 40,000-square-foot facility in the Bethel section of the complex. The nonprofit, which trains people with...

Former F.D. Rich HQ sold.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... An entity known as 500 Partners L.L.C. has purchased 500 Summer St., a 30,500-square-foot office building in Stamford, for $3.45 million, brokers said. Robert C. Miller, pamper, and Robert D. Lewis, senior vice president, of Prudential...

Mortgage applications up again.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... The Mortgage Bankers Association said the Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 729.6 for the week ended May 20, up 4.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from 699.2 one week earlier. On an...

Three Newtown lots sold.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Three lots in Newtown's Curtis Corporate Park were sold recently; according to brokers. Hal Kurfehs and George Vermilyea of the Bethel office of Coldwell Banker Commercial--Scalzo Group handled the sales to the following buyers: * E&R...

Westport complex sold for $10m.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The Carriage Hill retail and professional complex in West-port has been sold to an entity controlled by Peter and Catherine Van Witt for $10 million, according to deed filings. Brokers in the transaction said the buyers plan to renovate...

Bigelow tea shifts to Bridgeport.(Real estate sales in brief)(R.C. Bigelow Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... R.C. Bigelow Inc. is relocating part of its manufacturing operations from Norwalk to Bridgeport where it has bought a 13,350-square-foot building at 215 Mountain Grove St. from Aurora Properties L.L.C. for $975,000. Christopher K. O'Hara,...

Three companies buy eastern county properties.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Service Management Group Security Services has purchased a 27,100-square-foot office building at 25 Controls Drive in Shelton for $2.2 million, brokers said. The company; which provides integrated security and investigative services, will...

Warehouse to affordable housing.(Real estate sales in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The Human Services Council, a 60-year-old human-services planning agency, has purchased a 2.3-acre warehouse at 80 Fair St. in Norwalk from MBI. Human-services will build a 56-unit affordable housing complex at the site to be called the...

Young home buyers are setting trends.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... Households headed by Generation X-ers and members of the so-called "echo boom" purchased 55 percent of new homes sold in 2003 and are becoming the trendsetters in U.S. housing markets, according an analysis of U.S. Census data by the National...

Realtors seek more efficient real estate transaction.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... A group of transaction management vendors convened by the National Association of Realtors has agreed to work together to develop improvements in electronic real estate processing that would save consumers money in a real estate transaction....

Working families hit.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Working families that pay more than half their incomes for housing spend two-thirds of their household budgets on housing and transportation combined, according to a new study. The study; conducted by the Center for Housing Policy; notes...

Metro Center makes room for financial firm.(Commercial leases in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Susquehanna International Group, a financial services firm in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has signed a five-year lease for more than 6,800 square feet at the Metro Center in Stamford, according to landlord W&M Properties. Allianz Global Investors of...

Consultants lease in Shelton.(Commercial leases in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Leggette, Brashears & Graham Inc., a consulting firm specializing in ground water and environmental engineering services, recently signed a 10-year lease for 18,315 square feet and plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to 1 Research...

Brewer company leases in Norwalk.(Commercial leases in brief)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Bards Beer Tale Co. and Moonshine Marketing have leased 1,900 square feet at 25 Van Zant St. in Norwalk. Bards Tale Beer Co. is the first U. S. producer of glutten-free beer and Moonshine Marketing promotes luxury spirits. Scott Zakos,...

Median housing values continue to rise: percentage of million--dollar homes nearly doubles since 2000.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... As median home values nationwide continue to rise, so has the proportion of homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a new analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data. The national median home value in 2003...

Fundamentals positive for commercial properties.(FOCUS: Real Estate and Construction)
June 6, 2005... The four major sectors of the commercial real estate market--office, retail, industrial and multifamily--can expect improvement over the next two years, according to a forecast presented at a forum of the National Association of Realtors ...

Building permits.(ON THE RECORD)
June 6, 2005... Commercial Business Invisions, Rocky Hill, contractor for David Square L.L.C., perform office fit-up for Emmanuel Church for two offices with first-floor common space at 3671 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed April 6....

Fairfield University, Fairfield, announced that its Media Center won two Awards of Excellence and an Award of Distinction.(Credits, Clients and Awards)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Fairfield University, Fairfield, announced that its Media Center won two Awards of Excellence and an Award of Distinction in the 2005 Videographer Awards competition and an Award of Distinction in the 2005 print competition of the Communicator...

Stamford Hospital, Stamford, announced that its information technology program has received a $1 million donation from the Ziegler family of Darien.(Credits, Clients and Awards)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Stamford Hospital, Stamford, announced that its information technology program has received a $1 million donation from the Ziegler family of Darien. The hospital plans to spend $25 million over the next four years on capital and quality...

PrimeGenesis.(Newsmakers)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... PrimeGenesis, Stamford, an executive on-boarding and transition acceleration firm, announced the following appointments. Maureen O'Connell of Greenwich joined the firm as a partner. Since 2003, O'Connell was president and chief operating...

Rucci, Burnham, Carta, Carello & Reilly L.L.P.(Newsmakers)(William M. Carello Redding, George A. Reilly promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Rucci, Burnham, Carta, Carello & Reilly L.L.P. (formerly Rucci, Burnham, Carta & Edelberg L.L.P.), Darien, a law firm, announced the following promotions. William M. Carello Redding was promoted a name partner. Since 1996, Carello was a...

Health Net of the Northeast Inc.(Newsmakers)(David Norton promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... David Norton of Wall, N.J., was promoted to vice president of sales at Health Net of the Northeast Inc., Shelton, a health plan. Norton joined Health Net in 2003 as director of special accounts. Prior to that, he was regional vice president and...

BasWare Inc.(Newsmakers)(Michael Cichy appointed)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Michael Cichy was appointed North American channel director at BasWare Inc., Stamford, a provider of software solutions that automate the purchase-to-pay process. Most recently, Cichy was president and owner of New England Accents L.L.C.,...

Robert J. Reby & Company Inc.(Newsmakers)(Julie Brazier promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Julie Brazier of Danbury was promoted to an associate financial planner at Robert J. Reby & Company Inc., Danbury, an investment management and financial planning firm. Brazier joined the firm in 2003 as a revenue analyst. She holds a Bachelor...

Silvermine Guild Arts Center.(Newsmakers)(Nina Bentley appointed to board)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Nina Bentley of Westport, an artist, was appointed to the board of trustees of the Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan. Bentley holds a bachelor's degree in fine art from the University of Wisconsin.

On the agenda.(ON THE RECORD)(Calendar)
June 6, 2005... Thursday, June 9 FPA CT--Fairfield County Chapter dinner symposium, with Charles Lemonides of ValueWorks, 5 to 8:15 p.m., The Riverview Cafe, 301 Merritt 7, Norwalk. $30 members; $40 nonmembers. For reservations, call (877) 777-0600. ...

Court cases.(ON THE RECORD)
June 6, 2005... Stamford Superior Court Corporate Building Exteriors Inc., Hartford, et al. Filed by Peerless Insurance Co., Rocky Hill, et al. Plaintiff's attorney: Celia, Flanagan and Weber P.C., North Haven. Action: plaintiff claims that due to a...

Deeds.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
June 6, 2005... Commercial Bargas, J. & C. Construction L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: Elizabeth Ehrsam, Trumbull. Property: 5536 Main St., Trumbull. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed April 29. Beachside Estates L.L.C., Fairfield. Seller: Richard and Robert...

Liens.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
June 6, 2005... Federal Tax Liens-filed American Fabric Co. Inc., 1069 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. $449,237.50, federal unemployment tax. Filed May 18. Mandeville, Matthew T., 82 Old Battery Road, Bridgeport. $388,073.40, responsible corporate...

Public notices.(ON THE RECORD)(Calendar)
June 6, 2005... Friday, June 10 Stamford Museum & Nature Center wine-tasting benefit, 7 to 10 p.m., Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. $75 members; $95 nonmembers. For reservations, call 322-1646, ext. 555. Saturday,...

Lis pendens.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
June 6, 2005... The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Asija, Teresa D. and Satya P Asija. Filed by David A. Chuckta, Shelton, by Christine A. Curtiss, Dery....

Mortgages.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
June 6, 2005... 158 Main Street Norwalk L.L.C., Norwalk, by Erik Johansson. Lender: Robert W. Horgan Living Trust, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Property: 158 Main St., Norwalk. Amount: $175,000. Filed May 19. 5520 Park Avenue L.L.C., Fairfield, by Phillip...

New business names.(ON THE RECORD)(Directory)
June 6, 2005... The Business Journal is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings. 20,000 Leagues, P.O. Box 1000, Stratford, 06615, c/o Eric J. Barone. Filed May 4. About Time Home Improvements, 75 Bunnell Ave.,...

Patents.(ON THE RECORD)
June 6, 2005... The following patents were issued by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. (Meth)acrylate compositions having a self-indicator of cure and methods of detecting cure. 6,890,399 B2 issued to Stan Wojciak, New Britain,...

William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services.(Real Estate Update)(Wanda McPhaden promoted)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Wanda McPhaden of Ridgefield promoted to a senior vice president in the Ridgefield office of William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services. McPhaden was one of the top 100 producers in the company for 2004. She holds the Certified Residential...

Country Living Associates.(Real Estate Update)(Beth Cooper appointed)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Beth Cooper of Stamford joined the Stamford office of Country Living Associates as a sales associate. Cooper was previously a corporate human resources manager for 11 years.

Prudential Connecticut Realty.(Real Estate Update)(Pamela Toner appointed)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Pamela Toner of Fairfield joined the Fairfield office of Prudential Connecticut Realty as a sales associate: Toner has 24 years of sales and marketing experience at a number of computer software companies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree...

HK Group.(Real Estate Update)(Prescott Group acquires office building)(CP Acosta L.L.C. acquires industrial building)
June 6, 2005... HK Group, Westport, announced the following transactions. Prescott Group, a New York City, acquired Westport Corporate Office Center, an 80,000-square-foot two-building office property at 8-10 Wright St, Westport, for $24 million. Westport...

Resource directory.(Directory)
June 6, 2005... Advertising Agencies * Wrightway Creative Group 203-354-3650 A full-service advertising agency providing award winning creative and marketing services. Advertising/Graphic...

Turn inventory to cash today.(COMMON-SENSE BUSINESS)
June 6, 2005... You and Pfizer have something big in common and, no, I don't mean Viagra. I'm talking about the oversized drain on cash due to your swollen investment in nonperforming inventories. According to file Wall Street Journal, Pfizer has between...

Lawsuits don't increase health-care costs.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
June 6, 2005... In recent years, many doctors and politicians jumped up and down blaming medical-mal-practice lawsuits for the double-digit growth in healthcare premiums. Physicians nationwide, including many in this region, pressed state lawmakers to...

OMI announces dividend.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
June 6, 2005... OMI Corp. of Stamford has declared a dividend on its common stock of 8 cents per share, payable July 13 to holders of record on June 23. The company also announced it has repurchased 3,278,800 shares under the authority to repurchase 4,250,000...

Citibank and NYU to continue partnership.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(New York University)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Citibank, through its subsidiary Student Loan Corp. in Stamford, announced a five-year continuation of its partnership with New York University to offer loans to students. The deal covers private loans for the university's undergraduate,...

GE Commercial completes acquisition.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
June 6, 2005... GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of General Electric Co., has completed its $2.3 billion acquisition of a Bombardier Capital unit. The unit, which was part of the financing division of Bombardier Inc.,...

Terex reports first-quarter results.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
June 6, 2005... Terex Corp. reported net income for the first quarter of 2005 of $30.3 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with $17 million, or 34 cents per share, for the first quarter of last year. Excluding the impact of special items for the first...

Citizens to repurchase shares.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Citizens Communications Co. plans to repurchase up to $250 million worth of shares over the next 12 months in the open market or in negotiated transactions. This authorization amounts to about 5.6 percent of the shares. The company also plans...

Silgan to refinance credit facility.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Silgan Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of consumer-goods packaging products, has signed a commitment letter for a proposed new credit facility to refinance its existing senior secured credit facility. Under the deal, Deutsche Bank Securities...

How to negotiate business deals in China.(language influence)
June 6, 2005... The Chinese often answer with a very quick "yes" whenever you ask a question. This happens even when we know they haven't thought about the question long enough to even answer. Why do they say yes when they can't possibly mean it and what do...

Ron Corti: the life aquatic.(PROFITS & PASSIONS)
June 6, 2005... When Ron Cord buys a fish for one of his tanks, the last consideration is whether or not the addition will match the curtains. He believes in recreating the species' natural environment instead of integrating it into the living room decor. The...

Gift-box distributor turns producer.(Competitive Edge: Hudson Paper Co.)
June 13, 2005... As early as the 1950s, anyone who shopped in the county s famous department stores, such as Howlands or C.O. Miller Co., could get gift boxes with the store names imprinted on them. The roots of the company that printed the boxes date to...

On the hunt for successful startup no. 5.
June 13, 2005... After building up his fourth startup, Greenwich-based United Rental Inc., into a $3.2 billion company, Brad Jacobs resigned as chief executive officer in January 2003 and started looking for another business opportunity. Whatever Jacobs'...

Death and taxes: business, estates bear budget brunt.
June 13, 2005... Connecticut has a new two-year $31.2 billion budget that will cost more money to do business in the state. It will also cost more to die in the state. And, if you're already 6 feet under, the tax man will still be coming after you in spirit....

Worth quoting.
June 13, 2005... "I said, "Yeah! that's exactly what I want to do--I want obscene profits. I want to go into the oil business.'"

Bond to help sub base.
June 13, 2005... In an effort to keep the Pentagon from shutting down the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Groton and stem an economic domino effect that could double the state's unemployment rate, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill that will provide $10 million...

Cook has recipe for more clients, better Web sites.(Charlie Cook)
June 13, 2005... The Internet opened a world of communications that could not be imagined as recently as the early 1990s, but one local marketing expert who has found success on the Web says most sites leave potential sales at the front door. "Ninety-five...

NikeWomen's Northeast push.(Hi neighbor: News from Westchester County)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The presence of a large number of wealthy and fitness-conscious women in the county has prompted Nike Inc. to open its first women's footwear and apparel store in the Northeast at The Westchester mall in White Plains. "It's more a question...

October start for condo project.(Hi neighbor: News from Westchester County )(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The parade of luxury apartment projects in downtown White Plains shows no signs of letting up, as officials last week approved plans for a $65 million building with 86 units for a long-vacant site. ASB Capital Management Inc. and Spaulding...

Collapse in real estate prices?(Hi neighbor: News from Westchester County)(single family housing trends)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Not so soon, say veteran agents The growth in housing prices appeared to slow this year in Westchester County, but some veteran real estate agents say houses are still being snapped quickly by buyers, and they see no signs of a price drop...

Poll: firms are unhappy with business climate.
June 13, 2005... An overwhelming number of small firms in the state find the business climate to be inhospitable, according to a new survey. The Connecticut state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) points to Hartford for the...

Let them eat escrow.(Baltia Capital Investment)
June 13, 2005... Looking for a part-time job in finance? Don't have a background in finance? No problem. Do you have a bank account? Then step right up, rube, and enter Baltia Capital Investment. State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is warning anyone...

Wineries prepare to explore out-of-state market.(small BUSINESS ZONE)
June 13, 2005... Barbara Digrazia, vice president of Digrazia Vineyards L.L.C. in Brookfield, believes that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling permitting wineries to sell their beverages to other states will help expand the business. "The wineries are very...

How men and women approach growth strategies.(Ask Andi)
June 13, 2005... This week's question comes from Sandy Rawlings, president, owner and designer of Nantucket Chicks Inc. in South Salem, N.Y., which offers fashionable summer and resort handbags and bags. Sandy's question is this: I know that being an...

Business Web directory.(Directory)
June 13, 2005... ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IntelliBridge LLC www.IntelliBridgeLLC.com 203-877-5766 Microsoft Business Solutions--Great Plains Partner Free Software Selection Kit Answers@IntelliBridgeLLC.com ...

Every heart needs a second chance; Bethel resident undergoes open-heart surgery.(FOCUS: Health Care)
June 13, 2005... "When they wheeled me in from the ambulance, that's when it hit me. I couldn't breathe. I figured it was all over," recalled John Dee, a soft-spoken man not given to showing his emotions. Yet, his voice wavers as he recounts the events that...

Purdue Pharma to use electronic net to secure drugs.(FOCUS: Health Care)
June 13, 2005... To ensure that the prescription drug it ships from its factory is the same one that consumers will pick up at their pharmacies, Purdue Pharma L.P. is taking part in a pilot program that will use airwaves to track the product. The...

Health coverage should mimic car industry.(FOCUS: Health Care)
June 13, 2005... Rising health-care costs will only be reined in when innovation and market choice are unleashed in the health-care system, agreed two industry experts at a recent forum on consumer-driven health plans in Albany, N.Y. The forum, sponsored...