Fairfield County Business Journal articles from May 2002

Fairfield County Business Journal archives from May 2002

Integrated security wave of future. (Competitive Edge).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... A self-described hacker, two ex-U.S. Secret Service agents and a couple of public relations gurus want corporate America to ditch the silo approach to security that they say in the wake of Sept. 11 won't do much to protect their assets. ...

Wiggins takes new approach to health insurance.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Steve Wiggins, once a managed-care innovator with Oxford Health Plans Inc., is touting his new firm's self-directed plans as a timely alternative to rigid health maintenance organizations. "Our products are reaching the market at exactly...

State economy will mimic U.S. trend.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... During the current round of expansion, Connecticut will piggyback 'the nation, but the national recovery is not yet "out of the woods," a panel of regional economists said. "What happens nationwide is going to determine what happens in...

Compromise reached on train station development.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Fairfield officials and representatives of Blackrock Realty L.L.C. may have saved a plan to build a $250 million office development around a new commuter train station when both sides returned to the table to negotiate a "memorandum of...

Corporate whistleblowers gain attention. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Whistleblowers have been a hot topic lately. Employees voicing concern about questionable corporate practices have made news in the Enron collapse. There has been heated controversy over the scope of whistleblower protection available to the...

County economy on the mend. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... If residents in Fairfield County are not yet saying, "Happy days are here again," they at least can proclaim, "It could have been much worse." Officials who keep track of such things agree that in the financial, insurance and real estate...

Monroe firm builds tools to fight crime.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Tucked away in the town of Monroe Tin the Housatonic Valley is a computer chip company that has developed a new technology that promises real-time security to aid law enforcement officials in hostage and crisis situations. Oxford Micro...

Make money, but don't break rules, businesses advised.(small business management)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... During a recent small-business conference, WCBS NewsRadio reporter Joe Connolly took an informal poll to gauge the business climate in the post-Enron environment. When he asked how many businesses have been able to raise their price,...

Union workers picket Tiffany & Co. over labor dispute.(Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... A group of seven union members caused a stir in front of Tiffany & Co.'s Greenwich location May 8 when they protested the retailer's alleged refusal to get involved in a labor dispute involving one of its manufacturers. Members from the...

Safety issues vital in today's office furniture. (Feature Section).(developing office furniture with ergonomics in mind)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Adaptability and ergonomics may be key trends for making a great office. The ergonomics of office furniture is "still very much an important consideration" for customers, said Robert Karp, president of Stamford's Business Environments....

On the rebound office furniture sales recovering. (Feature Section).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Office furniture and equipment dealers looking for an economic recovery in Fairfield County are beginning to see signs of an upturn, but are finding a flat business cycle in nearby Westchester County in New York. "The office market seems...

Tourism continues to grow in lower Fairfield County. (Tourism).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... The first week in May has been National Tourism Week since its inception in 1983. In Fairfield County, the tourism industry generates over $1 billion in revenue and that represents a savings of $451 in state taxes for every coastal...

Connecticut Heritage Tours brings visitors to Fairfield County. (Tourism).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Roughly 75 percent of all tourism is done by senior citizens, according to Peter Heyel, president of Connecticut Heritage Tours & Cruises, Fairfield County's largest incoming tour operator. To cater to that audience, he and others from his...

This week's question: has tourism in the area been affected by Sept. 11 and the recession? (What They Say).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... "Initially, tourism was down, but it's rebounded to where we were before Sept. 11. We've been advertising, and working with the (Westport and other) chambers of commerce." Frank Falanga, general manager, The Westport Inn, Westport "I'd...

State Tourism Council awards $70,000 in grants. (Tourism).(Iowa state)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... The Connecticut Tourism Council announced 21 challenge grants totaling $287,000 to assist non-profit organizations across the state in promoting tourism attractions and events, $70,000 of it to lower Fairfield County organizations. ...

Mary Roman: no couch potato. (Profits & Passions).(Senior Olympics winner)
May 20, 2002... Mary roman isn't only a survivor, she's a winner. As a child in Stockbridge, Mass., she survived a bout with polio that left her legs weakened. As an adult, she survived the collapse of one bank she worked for, and a flurry of mergers at...

Readying today's work force for tomorrow.
May 20, 2002... It isn't because of a shortage of staff or a lack of adecquate technology. Nevertheless, an apparent sad fact of life in today's business world is the gap between employees' mastery of technology and what they actually can achieve in such...

Andrea Forster. (Credits, Clients and Awards). (Pepsi Bottling Group VP named Financial Executive of the Year 2002).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Andrea Forster of Wilton, vice president and controller at The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Somers, N.Y., a manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages, was named Financial Executive of the Year for 2002 by the Westchester...

Philip B. Christe. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
May 20, 2002... Philip B. Christe of Brookfield, owner of Christe Insurance, Mount Kisco, N.Y., an insurance agency, was named a charter member of the National Society of Agents for Consumer Education, Washington, D.C., an organization of insurance...

Stamford Housing Authority. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
May 20, 2002... The Stamford Housing Authority announced that its Southwood Square HOPE VI program, designed to integrate public housing residents into the broader community, received a National Award of Merit from the National Association of Housing and...

CCS Online L.L.C. (Credits, Clients and Awards). (licenses online Internet research product to Nielsen Media Research).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... CCS Online L.L.C., Fairfield, an interactive business software development company, announced that Nielsen Media Research, a division of A.C. Nielsen, a media and market research company, has licensed its online Internet research product for...

Nash Engineering Co. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
May 20, 2002... The Nash Engineering Co., Trumbull, and elmo vacuum technology GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, merged to form nash_elmo, a provider of vacuum and compressed gas systems with headquarters in Trumbull. Audax Group, Boston and New York City, an...

Millward Brown. (Credits, Clients and Awards). (purchases Greenfield Consulting Group).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Greenfield Consulting Group, Westport, a qualitative marketing research company, was acquired by Millward Brown, Naperville, Ill., a market research organization. Andy Greenfield of Norwalk remains as chief executive officer of Greenfield...

aabalone[red]. (Credits, Clients and Awards).
May 20, 2002... aabalone[red], Darien, a consulting and marketing communications agency, announced that it has created a strategic marketing publication for Zephyr Management L.P., New York City, an equity fund manager.

David L. Smith. (Newsmakers).
May 20, 2002... David L. Smith of Ridgefield was appointed senior vice president, strategy and market development at Stamford Health System, Stamford, a nonprofit provider of health care services. Since 1993, Smith worked at Suburban Health Enterprises of...

Al N. Filippone. (Newsmakers).
May 20, 2002... Al N. Filippone of Darien was promoted to senior vice president of the international division at William Ravies Home-Link, Shelton, a real estate and home services company. The international division markets exceptional properties, antique and...

David F. Weber. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... David F. Weber of Fairfield was appointed vice president, municipal banking and finance at People's Bank, Bridgeport. Since 1999, Weber was litigation manager at W.F. Walsh Structures Corp., Floral Park, N.Y. Prior to that, he was project...

Panos A. Yannopoulos. (Newsmakers).
May 20, 2002... Panos A. Yannopoulos of Westport was appointed vice president, sales at Charkit Chemical Corp., Darien, a specialty chemical source. Since 1989, Yannopoulos worked at Aceto Corp., most recently as group vice president, industrial chemicals,...

Mark McNamara. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Mark McNamara of Stamford was appointed sales executive at RelevantView, Westport, a provider of a software tool for website and web-based application usability testing. Most recently, McNamara was president of Sails.com, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Prior...

Cynthia Keating. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Cynthia Keating of Wilton, was appointed a senior consultant at Cannondale Associates, Wilton, a marketing and sales management consulting firm. Since 1999, Keating was director of global product innovations at Allied Domecq, Westport. Prior to...

K.C. Fuchs. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... K.C. Fuchs of Greenwich was appointed marketing coordinator at Sound Temporaries Inc., Port Chester, N.Y. a personnel agency and a division of Gambrill & Associates Inc. Most recently, Fuchs was office manager and executive assistant at CPS &...

Richard Litowski. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Richard Litowski of Norwalk joined Computer Resolutions Inc., Bridgeport, a supplier of computer hardware products and services, as an engineer. Most recently, Litowski was a network instructor at The Chubb Institute, White Plains, N.Y. Prior...

Christina A. Devald. (Newsmakers).(Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Christina A. Devald of Bridgeport was appointed a counselor at The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Bridgeport, a nonprofit organization that provides services to women and their families in cases relating to sexual...

On the agenda.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Tuesday, May 21 Cummings & Lockwood workplace seminar, on adapting to change, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Trumbull Marriott, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. $100. For reservations, call Kenda Knott at 351-4426. Thursday, May 23 Fairfield chapter...

William Raveis International. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... William Raveis International, Shelton, acquired Carrott and Wood, Greenwich Realty Inc., Greenwich.

Ranchgood Realty Group. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Ranchgood Realty Group, New York City, purchased a 11,500-square-foot office building at 641 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, from Stonehouse Commons Investment Group L.L.C. for $1,411,667. Century 21 Scalzo Commercial Realty represented the buyer....

CRT Capital Group. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... CRT Capital Capital Group subleased 29,646 square feet of space at 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, from Ventiv Health Communications. CRT Capital will relocate to the site during the summer from Greenwich. Insignia/ESG, Stamford, represented...

Fortunoff. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Fortunoff signed a lease to occupy an 11,000-square-foot building at 499-501 Post Road East, Westport. S.C.A. Commercial Real Estate was the sole broker.

Manchester Inc. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... Manchester Inc., a human resources consulting firm, renewed its lease for 5,742 square feet of office space at MerrittView, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk. W&M Properties, Stamford, is the marketing and managing agent for the building.

Dispelling the myths. (Off the Record).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... (Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series on pros and cons of how companies award contracts to small business.) For almost two decades, I have heard "myths" spun by elected officials, corporate representatives and financial...

Renting? Make sure it's the lease you can do. (Viewpoint).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2002... "They drive me crazy!" exclaimed an old friend of mine, describing the office tenant next door. "They're loud, they smoke outside our door and they leave their garbage all over the place," he said in frustration about the telemarketing...

It's all in the numbers. (Looking Inside).(Statistical Data Included)
May 20, 2002... In this weeks column we have lots of statistics, some of which we like and others (losses) we'd rather not know of, but that's what business is all about -- profits and losses. Nielsen Ratings, based in Stamford, has released its first...

Showing off: Bridgeport trade-show display company steps up business. (Competitive Edge).(Corporate Display Specialties Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 27, 2002... In 1983, Bill Steeves left the moving company industry as a salesman to venture into something he saw had major potential: trade-show displays. "I knew I could sell this kind of stuff," he said from the Bridgeport showroom and office of...

Rowland steps into Bridgeport: business prospects focus of new advisory board.(Governor John G. Rowland, Bridgeport, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... With Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim immersed in his defense of federal corruption charges and a prevailing feeling that the city's revitalization has stalled, Gov. John G. Rowland turned to the private sector to help shepherd economic...

Self-storage facilities evolve in 'third generation'.(Katonah Self Storage Center)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Self-storage has come a long way since its inception in England when British banking institutions were asked to safeguard valuables for their clients who were embarking on extended voyages. The overcrowding of the vaults quickly forced the...

Subway founder dishes out small-business advice.(Subway Sandwiches co-founder Fred DeLuca)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... Picture it. Aug. 28, 1965. A 17-year-old Fred DeLuca is confident he has thought through every facet of running his new sandwich shop. But as he picks up a knife to cut the first wedge, he realizes he has never made a submarine sandwich before....

County job market seems to be recovering. (Issues@Work).(Fairfield County, Connecticut)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... Fairfield County's job market appears to be getting brighter, with 17 percent of local employers saying they plan to add staff during the third quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by Manpower Inc. The latest figure, based on...

Heading off workplace violence. (Issues@Work).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... No employer wants to think that there is potential for violence in its workplace, but workplace violence is a disturbing fact of life. According to the U.S. Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey, almost 2 million...

Bottlers find recycling bill hard to swallow.(Senator James Jeffords tries to pass legislation)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Local beverage firms say the legislative effort by U.S. Sen. James Jeffords (Ind.-Vt.) to hold companies responsible for increasing bottle and can recycling rates nationwide will do little to reduce the country's solid-waste problem. Under...

On-the-job driving among top workplace safety concerns.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... The relative risk that on-the-job driving poses is increasing for employees and small-business owners, according to the newest National Small Business Poll conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation. The...

Legislative update: new labor and employment laws.(employee dismissal laws)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... SB-456, An Act Concerning Employment Protection for Crime Victims. This act prohibits employers from discharging employees who have been the victims of a crime or whose family members have been the victims of a crime for the attendance at...

E-commerce package keeps software firm buoyant.(Nexternal Solutions)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... A technology company that opened recently in New Canaan said its proprietary shopping cart in its e-commerce software has kept it going through the tech bust when many startup companies began to fold. And, it said, the shopping cart promises...

Real estate market facing major demographic shift.(economic forecasts)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Predictions about the national economy, real estate industry and demographics were offered by analysts at a recent real estate trends conference sponsored by ULI Washington, the Washington, D.C., district council of the Urban Land Institute....

John Klein: never forgot his roots. (Profits & Passions).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... After graduating from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, in 1967, John Klein spent a year at Columbia University, then transferred to the University of Connecticut, from which he graduated in 1971. Klein, now chairman, president and chief...

Drought: tough year to raise venture capital. (Focus: Banking and Finance).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... Despite signs of an economic recovery, venture capital is not flowing into Fairfield County, and no improvement in growth financing is expected until the stock market and the technology sector bounce back. During the first three months of...

How banks see, address customer needs. (Focus: Banking and Finance).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Banks that are "very satisfied" with their understanding of customer needs do a great deal of market research, have an active marketing committee, and have a senior management team that; has significant customer contact, according an American...

E-business transforming financial call centers. (Focus: Banking and Finance).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 27, 2002... Preliminary results of new American Bankers Association (ABA) report show more focus on customer relationship management. Customer demand drives 88 percent of call centers toward e-business as customer needs become top priority, according...

This week's question: What is the best nest for your savings egg? (What They Say).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... "Certainly a 401(k) is the best way. It's 'forced savings,' you never see it (the deductions), and you can't touch it." Stephen Summerton, President, Regency Limousine Inc., Wilton "I fund IRAs and the 457(p), the government's version...

Local firms hit venture cap pay dirt. (Focus: Banking and Finance).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Several Fairfield County-based companies received more than $26.7 million in venture capital investments in the first quarter of 2002, according to the Pricewater-houseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree...

The List: Shopping centers.(Directory)
May 27, 2002... THE LIST Shopping centers Fairfield County Ranked by gross leasable area: alphabetically in the event of a tie FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY Rank Name, Intersection and address Center owner, ...

Leanne Spletzer of New Canaan, a sales associate in the New Canaan/Darien. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(recognized by the National Association of Realtors for her support of the Realtor Housing Relief Fund)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Leanne Spletzer of New Canaan, a sales associate in the New Canaan/Darien regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, was recognized by the National Association of Realtors for her efforts in support of the Realtor Housing Relief...

Richard J. Harrington of Westport, president and chief executive officer of The Thomson Corp. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(gets honorary degree)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Richard J. Harrington of Westport, president and chief executive officer of The Thomson Corp., Stamford, a provider of integrated information solutions, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston,...

Goodfellow Cos., Danbury -- comprising Goodfellow Ashmore Real Estate. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(develops Goodfellow Homes L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Goodfellow Cos., Danbury -- comprising Goodfellow Ashmore Real Estate, a commercial real estate brokerage firm, REI Property and Asset Management Inc. and APEX Development Corp., a commercial and residential construction firm -- announced the...

Environics Communications Inc., Stamford, a public relations firm, announced that it has been selected as the agency of record by Med Gen Inc. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Environics Communications Inc., Stamford, a public relations firm, announced that it has been selected as the agency of record by Med Gen Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., a manufacturer and marketer of health care products, and by VilaPharmica, Portola...

Webmaster Outsourcing, Trumbull, a website outsourcing and design firm. (Credits, Clients and Awards).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Webmaster Outsourcing, Trumbull, a website outsourcing and design firm, announced the addition of three new clients: Staff Providers L.L.C., Wilton; The Batling Cage, Bridgeport, and Golf Center of Connecticut, Shelton.

Daniel A. Mambrino of White Plains, N.Y., was appointed a senior vice president in the Stamford office of CB Richard Ellis. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Daniel A. Mambrino of White Plains, N.Y., was appointed a senior vice president in the Stamford office of CB Richard Ellis, a commercial real estates services firm. Since 1988, Mambrino was a senior director in the Connecticut office of Cushmam...

Nicole Panuska of Danbury was appointed recruiting manager at Mackey & Guasco Staffing Associates L.L.C. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Nicole Panuska of Danbury was appointed recruiting manager at Mackey & Guasco Staffing Associates L.L.C., Darien, a staffing firm. Most recently, Pansuka was manager, temporary staffing at Impact Personnel Inc., Norwalk. She holds a bachelor of...

John T. Uhrynowksi Jr. of Stratford was appointed a senior accountant at Grill & Partners L.L.C. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... John T. Uhrynowksi Jr. of Stratford was appointed a senior accountant at Grill & Partners L.L.C., Fairfield, a public accounting firm. Most recently, Uhrynowski was an accounting manager at ISO Healthcare Consulting. Prior to that, he was a...

Diana Dylan of Terryville was appointed commercial marketing coordinator at Beardsley, Brown & Bassett. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Diana Dylan of Terryville was appointed commercial marketing coordinator at Beardsley, Brown & Bassett, Bridgeport, an insurance agency and a division of RC Knox & Co. Since 1999, Dylan was a commercial underwriter at Target Capital Partners,...

Nichols Bochicchio Jr. of New Canaan, director of administrative services at Ferguson Library. (Newsmakers).(elected chairman of New Neighborhoods Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Nichols Bochicchio Jr. of New Canaan, director of administrative services at Ferguson Library, Stamford, was elected chairman of the board of directors of New Neighborhoods Inc., Stamford, a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable housing...

On the Agenda. (On the Record).
May 27, 2002... Thursday, May 30 Fairfield chapter of Business Network International meeting, with Dave Bachmann of the National Association of Self-Employed, 7 a.m., First Church Congregational, Beach and Old Post Road, Fairfield. Call Martin Armstrong...

Faces & Places.
May 27, 2002... 1. "All About the House," a new magazine for Fairfield County homeowners, published by PCI Group Inc. of Stamford, made its debut on May 2, at the Greenwich Polo Club. Pictured are: Mary Ferrara, magazine publisher; John Gedney, Wagner Pools;...

Gail Lumbruno of Stamford was appointed manager of the Wilton office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. (Real Estate Update).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Gail Lumbruno of Stamford was appointed manager of the Wilton office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Since 1999, Lumbruno was manager of the company's Stamford office. Prior to that, she was manager of the company's Larchmont, N.Y.,...

Country Living Associates. (Real Estate Update).(names 'producer of the year')(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Country Living Associates, Norwalk, with six offices in Fairfield County, named Patti Fieber of New Canaan as its "Producer of the Year" for 2001, based on gross commission. Fieber is a sales associate in the company's New Canaan office.

Curves for Women. (Real Estate Update).(leases space in Westport, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Curves for Women, an exercise center, leased 1,750 square feet of space at 1460 Post Road East, Westport. Real Estate Referral Alliance, Trumbull, represented the tenant and Chase Commercial, Stamford, represented the landlord.

Gatehouse Gifts and Premiums L.L.C. (Real Estate Update).(leases office space)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... Gatehouse Gifts and Premiums L.L.C., a supplier of corporate gifts and promotional items, leased 1,620 square feet of office space at 100 Technology Drive, Trumbull. HK Group, Westport, was the sole broker.

Dispelling the myths. (Off the Record).(small business efforts to win public contracts)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... (Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series on pros and cons of how companies award contracts to small businesses.) At a recent supplier diversity conference, a U.S. Small Business Administration official, listening to...

Don't paint all CPAs with the Enron brush. (Viewpoint).(accountants)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... It's been a tough I couple of months for Connecticut's 8,000 certified public accountants and their nearly 400,000 colleagues around the country. When media attention focuses on one segment of any group, it seems as though the same broad brush...

Upswing in retail sales a good sign. (Looking Inside).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... If you've been waiting to see a positive sign that the economy is really getting back to normal, we have some good news for you. This week we're pleased to report that most companies' profits are up, and several are in the process of expanding...

Nursing: An adventure for a lifetime. (Quality Health Care 2002: Advertising and Resource Guide).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... As an experienced nurse, you may think you've discovered all that the field of nursing has to offer, but nursing offers so much more -- more advanced practice roles as an educator, as a manager, as a clinical nurse specialist in holistic...

Planning for your retirement is incomplete without exploring your future need for long term care. (Quality Health Care 2002: Advertising and Resource Guide).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... MOST financial planners will advise you to buy long term care insurance. But ultimately you will have to make your own decision. One of the steps you can take is to talk about it with friends. A recent discussion I had with a client...

Joslin, a leader in diabetes management, available close to home. (Quality Health Care 2002: Advertising and Resource Guide).(Joslin Diabetes Center)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... OUR MISSION is to help maintain health and avoid complications associated with diabetes. One out of twelve New Yorkers has diabetes with half not even aware they have it. Recent research studies have found that with individualized diabetes...

The Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss Program at Sound Shore Medical Center. (Quality Health Care 2002: Advertising and Resource Guide).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... OBESITY does not have to be a life sentence. The revolutionary minimally invasive surgical procedure that helped singer Carnie Wilson transform her life, laparoscopic gastric bypass, is now available to people throughout southern Westchester....

Norwalk Hospital: A resource for the community. (Quality Health Care 2002: Advertising and Resource Guide).(Brief Article)
May 27, 2002... NORWALK HOSPITAL, founded more than 100 years ago, has maintained a tradition of dedicated service to the community. The mission of the hospital is to provide outstanding, high-quality service and to meet the medical needs of our community...