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Articles in March, 1997 issue of Crain's Chicago Business

• Cleaning up Smithburg's Snapple spill. (William Smithburg's sale of Quaker Oats Co.'s Snapple beverage)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Black America must speak with many voices, not one.
  by Walker, Lee H.
• CBT's offshore gambit to insure steady growth; Bermuda mart could provoke U.S. regulators. (Chicago Board of Trade)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Taxi work drives Burke into latest conflict corner. (Alderman Edward Burke, lawyer representing Yellow Cab Co.)
  by Hinz, Greg
• As the AIDS fight changes, so do hospitals, hospices.
  by Contos, Marianne
• For many firms, AOL exit is not easy. (America Online Inc.)(Special Report: Internet/Electronic Commerce)
  by MacLachlan, Claudia
• Meet (yet another) city planning chief. (Christopher Hill takes over as commissioner for Chicago's Dept. of Planning and Development)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Assessing the Tom Hynes exit, Jim Houlihan entrance. (Cook County, IL, Assessor position)
  by Hinz, Greg
• A railcar maker is running out of track; market switch, stock crash flood local Johnstown. (Johnstown America industries Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Romeoville, Romeoville! where art thou Romeoville? (Chicago suburb)
  by Crown, Judith
• Honk if you like this proposal. (creation of 18 acres of land out of Chicago River)
  by Wangensteen, Betsy
• Plunge in prices, heavy debt burden Gaylord Container.
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• No checkered flags yet for toy car maker. (Racing Champions Corp.)
  by Merrion , Paul
• Let reason, not doctors, regulate HMOs in Illinois. (health maintenance organizations)(Editorial)
• Latte log-on: not just for geeks, these coffeehouse menus are clicking with Internet options.
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• The art of real estate. (sculpture, paintings and other art in buildings)(Commercial Real Estate)
  by Moore, Anne
• Robotics execs bet $560 million on their merger. (U.S. Robotics Inc. executives; proposed merger with 3Com Corp.)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Where's the cyber-money?(Special Report: Internet/Electronic Commerce)
  by Gatland, Laura
• Spinal groups suffer back-breaking suits. (medical groups North American Spine Society, Scoliosis Research Academy, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and American Assn. of Neurological Surgeons)
  by Olorosco, Arsenio, Jr.
• Late edition: laid-back Copley set to bolster area newspapers. (La Jolla, CA-based Copley Press Inc.)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Inland reaches melting point. (Inland Steel Industries Inc.)
  by Andreoli, Tom
• Baxter progeny prescribes growth. (Dade International Inc.)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Why fear led U.S. Robotics to sell now. (merger of U.S. Robotics Inc. with 3Com Corp.)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Fixing schools and taxes: does Edgar have the guts? (Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar)
  by Netsch, Dawn Clark
• An investment play touted by billboard. (billboard operator Universal Outdoor Holdings Inc.)
  by Bergstein, Brian
• Developer with clout vs. factories with jobs. (Mid-City Parking Inc.'s rezoning proposal)
  by Hinz, Greg
• The price of peace at United: new labor pact could up costs when industry slides. (United Airlines)
  by Crown, Judith
• Where exporters find a tax refuge: helter shelter.
  by Balu, Rekha
• It's only natural: gas market pops. (deregulation of gas industry in Chicago, Illinois)
  by Andreoli, Tom
• Small world: open space advocates drive pricey deals to take acreage off development rolls. (Du Page County, Illinois)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Quid pro quo seen futures dereg. (Chicago Board of Trade compromise negotiations with over-the-counter derivatives dealers)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Medicus' new exec team eyes emphasis on hospital software. (Medicus System Corp.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Clinton money man juggles twin crises; Brandt takes on Mercury and fund-raising charges. (Mercury Finance Co. CEO William Brandt)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Such a card, only First NBD isn't laughing. (First Chicago NDB Corp.'s credit card business)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Burke vote raises ethics, legal issues. (alderman Edward M. Burke's vote to create a tax increment financing district)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Time for City Council to finally clean up its act. (Chicago City Council)(Editorial)
  by Snyder, David
• Fannie May maker sees sweet opportunities outside Midwest. (Archibald Candy Corp.)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Lettuce a-loan: why local lenders are meeting their customers in the supermarket aisles. (banks' supermarket branches)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Way to go, McDonald's: consumers like discount news, but they don't think much of your food.
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Better than an MBA: business benefits from classic curriculum.(Special Report: Higher Education)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Promises, promises: tenants want more. (mall developers) (lawsuits)(Commercial Real Estate)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Cobbling together a Florsheim turnaround. (Florsheim Group Inc.)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Making Web safe for commerce. (World Wide Web; use of security software)(Special Report: Internet/Electronic Commerce)
  by Strazewski, Len
• Under fire in Lake County: a politico and his many bats. (Illinois tollway board member Robert Neal)
  by Crown, Judith
• Real estate firms catch merger bug.
  by Wangensteen, Betsy
• When HMOs fight docs, there's blood on Statehouse floor. (health maintenance organizations; Illinois General Assembly)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Printing predictable profits. (R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.)
  by Andreoli, Tom
• A psychic blow for Silicon Prairie. (merger of U.S. Robotics Inc. and 3Com Corp.)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Political ties that bind city and older suburbs. (regional collaboration in metropolitan areas)
  by Nowlan, James D.
• Burnett's ugly lynching. (Leo Burnett Co.; advertising agency)
  by Cahill, Joseph
• Legal row over bank merger comes to boil 3 years later. (class action suit against Old Kent Financial Corp. and EdgeMark Financial Corp. for inside trading)
  by Wangensteen, Betsy
• Among growth-oriented managers, a quiet star. (Lincoln Capital Management Co.)(interview with Exec. VP David Fowler)(Interview)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Edison may bend on dereg; allies push utility to hasten shift to electricity competition. (Commonwealth Edison Co.)
  by Andreoli, Tom
• Spiegel ends Big Book era. (Spiegel Inc.'s decline in sales may end its home and apparel catalog)
  by Balu, Rekha
• A service they never expected to provide. (Chicago, IL's suburbs enter into the real estate development business)(Commercial Real Estate)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Coffee prices roast smaller wholesalers.
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Sales at first site: know your audience. (World Wide Web sites)(Special Report: Internet/Electronic Commerce)
  by Carlstone, Linda Mae
• Helmsley buildings for sale. (real estate mogul Harry Helmsley's office buildings in Chicago, IL, held by Investment Properties Associates)
  by Wangensteen, Betsy
• Lessons from WMX: how not to handle crisis. (WMX Technologies Inc.)
  by Murphy, Sean K.
• How good is your 401(k)?(Special Report: Retirement Funding/401(K)s)
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• An artless move is end of an era. (First Chicago NBD Corp.'s plan to stop adding to its art collection)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Forget McDome: buy the Bears. (domed stadium; football team)
  by Borden, Jeff
• It takes an Elk Grove Village. (rejuvenation of Illinois' industrial park)
  by Crown, Judit h
• In cyberworld, real-world rules apply.(Special Report: Internet/Electronic Commerce)
  by Parr, Jan