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

• State eyes role in FHA apartment sell-off. (Illinois Housing Development Authority)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Major acquisition will take Wallace beyond biz forms; plunges into commercial printing with $260-mil. Atlanta purchase. (Wallace Computer Services Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• After slide, Bluhm is blooming again. (JMB Realty Pres. Neil G. Bluhm)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• This grocery's gone global. (Five Continents Ltd.)
  by Shen, Ted
• Subsidies fuel appetite for small companies' exports.
  by Merrion, Paul
• Can lumber exec nail state office? (Seigle's Home & Building Centers Inc. Chmn. Harry Seigle)
  by Hinz, Greg
• That's the ticket! Electronic option cuts airline costs. (United Airlines)
  by Crown, Judith
• Flexibility helps small firms avoid labor pains.
  by Sutton, Judy
• Big deal: bidders buzzing Sears Tower.
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Deals, new business send AAR soaring. (AAR Corp.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• An esthetically pleasant solution. (office artwork)(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
  by Moore, Anne
• Limo firms stretch as business boom: but one livery, suing city, cries foul. (Chicago Limousine Services Inc.)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Challenge to contract puts Waste Management in bind: company mulls halting project at Joliet Arsenal.
  by Brown, Bob
• Another hurdle for county's new hospital. (Cook County Hospital)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Redevelopment near for seminary site. (Bethany Theological Seminary; real estate development)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Glove use triggers rash of allergies: hospitals seek ways to reduce latex exposure.
  by Gatland, Laura
• Taking it from the top-pings. (entrepreneur Eric Johnson; owner of Richardson Foods Corp.)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Chicago imaging company works to simplify HUD sales. (JBS Imaging Inc.; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Acting upon the urge to merge. (company mergers)
  by Littman, Magaret
• Cat stalking Deere in new market: Bobcat territory. (Deere and Co.; Caterpillar Inc.)
  by Crown, Judith
• Food firm supplier cooks up alternative fuel. (Columbus Food Co.)
  by Littman, Margaret
• Economic development not a task for 'frustrated entrepreneurs'.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• Lawyer's version of mitt helps junior ballplayers get a grip. (Ulti-Mitt baseball gloves)
  by Moore, Anne
• Upward haul for Waste's new chief. (Waste Management CEO Ronald T. LeMay)
  by Crown, Judith
• CSE's back to basics after sale of global trading software unit. (Chicago Stock Exchange)
  by Fritz, Michael
• AMA turns legal laser on Sunbeam deal. (American Medical Association; Sunbeam Corp.)
  by Jaklevic, Mary Chris
• Giant O'Hare overhaul plan takes flight. (O'Hare International Airport)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Rust Belt stocks up, high-tech lags. (Chicago industrial stocks)
  by Phillips-Fein, Kim
• Postal service targets Chicago in program to recycle old mail.
  by Johnson, Jim
• Small business person of the year. (Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the Year Award)
  by Sharoff, Robert
• ComEd tunes out talk of crafting new dereg bill. (Commonwealth Edison Co.; electric utility deregulation bill)
  by Crown, Judith
• New Peapod software delivers Web-based ads to shoppes. (Peapod Inc.)
  by Riedman, Patricia
• More electronic rivals revving up to target CBT; Amex-backed unit wants cut of huge T-bond biz. (Chicago Board of Trade)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Component companies seek spark for declining profits; set stage for growth through manufacturing upgrades. (SigmaTron International Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Audit time for Andersen. (Andersen Worldwide)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Common sense cheaper than rehab for O'Hare. (O'Hare International Airport)
  by Cappo, Joe
• ADM still growing despite legal action. (Archer Daniels Midland Co.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Brawny Bridgeport builds steam for revival. (Bridgeport, Illinois)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• New leader sparks Richardson rebound. (Richardson Electronics Ltd. new Pres. Bruce Johnson)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Co-CEOs can lead to major problems.
  by Buchholz, Barbara B.
• New chapter in riverboat saga. (investigation of riverboat gaming license)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Two Northwestern Healthcare hospitals launch ad campaign.
  by Japsen, Bruce
• Cyberspace snags lessors in Web.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
  by Levin, Jay.
• Survey: trendy united ads fly high; but if service lags, campaign's message could irk travelers. (United Air Lines Inc.)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Gaffe sends trade group down under. (Australian New Zealand American Chamber of Commerce)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• IRI's Chambers aims to turn data into marketing music. (Information Resources Inc.)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• No-load fund firms seek share of adviser-controlled assets. (Stein Roe and Farnham Inc.)
  by Daniels, Steve
• Deal to ditch HQ lets Burnett dump debt. (Leo Burnett Co.)
  by Strahler, Steven
• Quite a haul: waste firm buys niche here. (Liberty Waste Services Ltd.; Chicago, Illinois)
  by Brown, Bob
• Lab's big test: hiking profits. (K.K. Bio-Science Inc.)
  by Buchholz, Barbara
• Borg-Warner Security clicks off alarm, but keeps guard up. (Borg-Warner Security Corp.)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Allstate goes home to inner-city areas. (Allstate Corp.)
  by Roush, Matt
• A real action picture: bowling at the show. (entertainment centers)(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Help wanted: mid managers hot again; at last, job offers replace pink slips.
  by Crown, Judith
• MegsINet snares Cleveland firm. (MegsINet Inc.)
  by Beauprez, Jennifer
• Does he get it? Assessing Daley's crisis. (Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Local study paints art classes as critical to students' skills. (Chicago-based arts education group, Whirlwind)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Landfill to appeal after Joliet says no. (Joliet City Council)
  by Brown, Bob
• Race is on to grab new insurance exchange license. (Chicago Board of Trade; Illinois Insurance Exchange)
  by Fritz, Michael
• More than a pretty face: firm gives reports substance, too. (Boller Coates & Neu)
  by Gatland, Laura
• Flood victims warn: after rain, SBA loans don't readily pour. (Small Business Administration)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Looking at Sun Belt in rearview mirror. (business relocation to Chicago, Illlinois)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Study: tax caps not so bad, after all. (Cook County, Illinois property tax caps)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Schaumburg airport set for flight.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Sears' small-town backlash: for some, dream of a 'dealer store' has been anything but. (Sears, Roebuck and Co.)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Glenview drops anchor naval gazing: huge military base redo promises riches, risk. (Glenview Naval Air Station redevelopment project)(Real Estate)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• What new CEO must do to craft Quaker's revival. (Quaker Oats CEO Robert Morrison)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• South Side hospital lobbies for special immigration law. (St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Rivals eye ailing Columbia/HCA hospitals. (Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Surprise! CTA's cards fare well with riders. (Chicago Transit Authority)
  by Hinz, Greg
• FCB likely winner in 3Com ad moves. (Foote Cone & Belding; 3Com Corp.)
  by Johnson, Bradley
• Amid push to lower travel costs, small agencies' niche is service.
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• Rosty redux: D.C. is still his kind of town. (Former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Anticipating FDA's approval, N'field Labs gears up for sales. (Northfield Laboratories Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Ill. health care delay endangers kids' coverage; technicality may let firms drop working poor.
  by Oloroso, Arsenio Jr.
• Debt traders capitalize on vendor uncertainty; buying, selling Ward's stakes could affect proceedings. (Montgomery Ward Holding Corp.)
  by Balu, Rekha
• On the road again: firms woo buyout fund investors. (Chicago-area venture capital funds)
  by Fritz, Michael
• New brand's ads heat up coffee war here. (Chicago, Illinois)
  by Neff, Jack
• McD's: franchisees have to pull weight. (McDonald's Corp.)
  by Kramer, Louise
• Beacons of the black bar find new-unlikely-home. (lawyers Demetrius Carney and Frederick Bates; Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon law firm)
  by Balu, Rekha

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