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Articles in March, 2006 issue of Crain's Chicago Business

• VERY FRIENDLY SKIES; CEOs' personal use of the corporate jet is coming under new scrutiny.(News)(Brief article)
  by Jones, Sandra
• Bally soars on takeover talk.(Briefs)(Bally Total Fitness )(Virgin Group)(Brief article)
• Data devotee.(The Business of Life)(Professor of Economics, Austan Goolsbee)(Brief article)
  by Le Beau, Christina
• For The Record.(Boeing management and appointment)(McDonald's restaurant close)(Chemical plant security)
• South Side center to get 2 big-box stores; Home Depot, Target slated for Morgan Park retail development.(Primestor Development Inc)
  by Gallun, Alby
• Phoenix area a focal point for Alter Group projects; Chicago no longer a top priority for Skokie firm.
  by Murphy, Lee H.
• Growth leaves General Employment behind; Too much cost-cutting focus, not enough new business, CEO says.(Annual Meeting)
• Ad brokers hail cabs; New city rules spur hot market, aggressive tactics; owners, drivers share cash.(News)
  by Tita, Bob
• Aon fights talent drain; Lawsuit answers efforts by upstart rival to tap Chicago firm's exec pool.(News)(David J. Finnis and Gary Marchitello of Integro Ltd.)
• Patrick retiring sparks sale talk; CEO has been open about need for merger.(Annual Meeting)(Thomas Patrick )(chief executive officer)
  by Daniels, Steve
• 'Daddy, what do you do?'.(LaSalle Network employment service)
  by Beau, Christina Le
• Direct(ion) competition; Two firms that supply digital mapping info are poised to battle.(Tele Atlas N.V.)(Navteq Corporation)
  by Singh, Shruti Date
• Firms should support majority votes for boards.
• Bourbon, Straight.(News)
  by Kentucky Distillers' Association
• Inside the mind of a millionaire; The psychology driving dealers' good works.(Focus: Finance)(An interview with John Blattner of PAS International Inc, and Gene Morrissy of RHR International Co., )(Interview)
  by Stainburn, Samantha
• Giving like a rock star; You know you've done good when Bono comes calling.(Focus: Finance)(Charity work of Richard Kiphart, head of corporate finance at William Blair & Co. LLC.)
  by Klein, Sarah A.
• Alexi's business; GUN SHOP OWNER, FELON GOT LOANS FROM STATE TREASURER CANDIDATE'S BANK.(News)(Alexi Giannoulias)
• Twirl teacher.(Interview)(Brief article)
  by Davis, Kevin
• CBOT mulls move into steel trading; Surging demand in Asia sparks interest.(News)(Chicago Board of Trade )
  by Ryan, Kate
• Rod's blue period; DITCHING HIS EARLIER GUISES, GOVERNOR RUNS LIKE AN OLD-FASHIONED DEMOCRAT.
  by Hinz, Greg
• Macy's marketer faces toughest job in Chicago; Calm Field's fans, create new mid-market retailer.
  by Sanders, Lisa
• What should we do? Struggling to think of where to take out-of-towners on their next visit? Take some advice from two Chicago VIPs and some lesser-knowns.(Focus: Tourism)
• Model home: your crib on canvas; Elevating the house through an artist's eye.
• on the move.(EN Engineering appoints Kevin Krueger)(Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc appoints John Pietrowicz)(DiMeo Schneider & Associates LLC appoints Scott C. Blimm)
• Hearty pub lunches to spirit you away; Grown-up flair: Guinness in soup-and ice cream.(The Business of Life)(Grace O'Malley, Fado Irish Pub)(Restaurant review)
• STEEL-PLATED RESULTS; Chicago's largest steelmaker is on a hot streak-but will it buck an industry downturn?(News)(Ipsco Inc)
  by Tita, Bob
• Bean builds big pile of cash; First-term rep amasses one of the largest war chests in Congress.(News)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Penney's building boom reaches Chicago.(J. C. Penney Co plan to open )
  by Jones, Sandra
• In exchange for your cash: a fabulous free duffel bag!(Brief article)
  by Bertagnoli, Lisa
• Block 37 comes to a halt.(Briefs)(Brief article)
• Binding personal memories; Custom-crafting ranges from old family Bibles to courtship journals.(The Business of Life)
  by Davis, Kevin
• The intimacy of the deal; Lunch in D.C.? Dinner in Minnesota? No prob.(Focus: Finance)
  by Klein, Sarah A.
• Niles firm opens Persian Gulf plant; Will make pipe insulation in tax-free industrial zone.(News)(MFRI Inc. to open its subsidiary to develop pipe insulation)
  by Tita, Bob
• Menard eyes anchor spot at mall it owns; Retailer bought center in Hanover Park in '05.(News)(Brief article)
  by Murphy, H.. Lee
• UAL using Ted in Mexico bid; Carrier touts no-frills brand in competition for new route from Chicago.(United Airlines)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Too many at $2 million; 'For sale' signs abound at key price point in Lincoln Park; on North Shore, it's $3 million.(Chicago-area neighborhoods)
  by Scheffler, Mark
• Boomers propel housewares show; Backlash against plain products; attendance records expected.
  by Ryan, Kate
• Conventions.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
• LONG HOURS AT THE NUKE PLANTS; Exelon generators run leaner than others.
• Wine Finder.(The Business of Life)(Scott Tyree)(Brief article)
  by Bianchi, Laura
• After shares' big run-up, Aon has become too pricey.(Markets)(Brief article)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Experts on experts; Focus on core business key to steady growth.(Round Table Group Inc)
  by Gill, Dee
• Fear on the fairway; For duffers, corporate outings loom as seasonal stress test.
  by Scheffler, Mark
• Financing Create: Look elsewhere for funding solutions.
  by Giblin, Jim
• Cement and soil.(STS Consultants Ltd)(Interview)
  by Slania, John T.
• 21st century cubicle; Digitas Chicago -- Location: 111 E. Wacker Drive -- Designer: Perkins & Will; Jason Rosenblatt, senior designer -- Size: 28,000 square feet -- Employees: 101.(Perkins and Will)
  by Keegan, Edward
• Crisis at affordable housing financer; City risks losing 2,000 apartments for low-income renters.(News)(Chicago Equity Fund )
  by Gallun, Alby
• Who wants a $21-MILLION PIECE OF UAL? High-level execs file claims in pay flap after company moves to bar payments.(News)(United Airlines )(Douglas Hacker a UAL employee files case for remuneration against United Airlines.)
  by JOHNSSON, JULIE
• Now you see it, now you don't; Firm: Doblin Inc. --Location: IBM Building, 330 N. Wabash Ave. -- Designer: Gensler; Carlos Martinez, principal -- Size: 15,100 square feet -- Employees: 40.
  by Keegan, Edward
• CEO wants to grow A. M. Castle `significantly'.(People)(Brief article)
  by Meyer, Gregory
• Dread deliverer.(The Business of Life)(Biography)
  by Davis, Kevin
• At Deadline.(Burger King)(Illinois casino revenue)(funding for new railroad crossing gates)(Brief Article)
• Loan Ranger.(The Business of Life)
• McD's slips in China; As burger sales slump, competitor KFC soars on wings of chicken.(McDonald's Corp)
  by Jargon, Julie
• Commitment to reform earns Claypool our nod.(Forrest Claypool)
• Green pastures.(Focus: Small Business)(Rohini Dey's management of Vermilion)(Company overview)
  by Hanson, Cynthia
• Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
• Salad salvation; Is the man getting you down? Then read this.
  by Beau, Christina Le
• The center of Boystown.(lesbian and gay community)
  by Luman, Stuart
• FORTUNE BRANDS' BOURBON PREACHER; Whiskey 'professor' seeks brand growth, one convert at a time.(Fortune Brands Inc)
  by Jargon, Julie
• WTTW taking jazz nationwide; Ramsey Lewis to lead show debuting April 2.(News)
  by Kapos, Shia
• Organic produce firm in space bind; Distributor outgrowing capacity of warehouse.(News)(Goodness Greeness Inc., has grown so fast it needs a larger storage facility, which is tough to find in the Chicago market.)
  by Jargon, Julie
• This Week: Bird flu summit drawing big crowd.(Briefs)(Brief article)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Teen spirits.(Focus: Small Business)(high school students starts their own business after school)
  by LANDRY, MEREDITH
• For The Record.(Briefs)(RadioShack will close 18 of its 156 company-owned stores in the Chicago, CEO Jeffrey Leiden of Abbott Labs resigns.)
• Patching Smurfit's losses.(Markets)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)
  by Tita, Bob
• Realtors' show skipping town; Abrupt departure by $35-million event stuns convention officials.
  by Merrion, Paul
• This Week: Moto makes key walkie-talkie play.(Briefs)(Motorola Inc.)(Sprint Nextel Corp.)(Brief article)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Investors seek payback in tech wreckage; Burned in RCN flameout, backers sue Morgan Stanley.
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Design Scanner.(Brief Article)
  by Beau, Christina Le
• NO STONE UNTURNED; Zell's globetrotting exec searches Brazil to Libya for new real estate investments.(Sam Zell)
  by Gallun, Alby
• Moving President Bush's clean energy rhetoric to reality.
  by Learner, Howard A.
• Swimming with the 'fishes'; Why maintaining a top Chicago attraction takes a lot of nerve.(Focus: Tourism)
  by Landry, Meredith
• City pension chiefs blast Sudan law; New rules put billions at risk, they argue.(News)
  by Ryan, Kate
• Spanish paper looks for untapped markets.(People)
• For The Record.(Briefs)
• Yep, still 20/20: lessons in hindsight.(Food Evolution marketing)(Brief article)
  by Beau, Christina Le
• Equity selling apartment biz in hot market; But the move to unload Lexford raises a problem.(Lexford )
  by Gallun, Alby
• For the Nanny, no vacation.(The Business of Life)(Brief article)
  by Kapos, Shia
• Springtime no break for parents; Even well-off families scramble for child care; some kids wind up vacationing at the office.(The Business of Life)
  by Kapos, Shia

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