Crain's New York Business

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Articles in December, 1996 issue of Crain's New York Business

• Internet financials: banks are convinced, but not consumers. (bank transactions over the Internet)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Viacom will butt heads in Times Sq. (Viacom Inc.'s planned superstore in New York, New York)
  by Feldman, Amy
• NY, feds waver on Medicaid plan. (New York; Health Care Financing Administration)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Big 6 scrambling to net high-tech. (accounting firms)
  by Messina, Judith
• Nailing down merger to rival Home Depot.
  by Walsh, Mark
• Reinventing Newark. (New Jersey)(Takeout: New Jersey Market Focus)
  by Salak, John
• Surviving a fashion craze. (Spiewak Inc.)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• No dividend from cut in crime. (New York, New York; fire, theft and collision insurance)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• The city's inns have no rooms for this holiday; as hotels approach capacity, execs must be creative to find lodgings. (New York)(Industry Overview)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Few organizations put byte on high-tech businesses.
  by Walsh, Mark
• Tech firms make connection with North Jersey's economy.(Takeout: New Jersey Market Focus)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Hamill's mission at the Daily News more than just telling it to Sweeney. (New York Daily News editor Pete Hamill)
  by Brady, James
• Retailers look to merchandise January's clothing tax holiday. (New York, New York; 1997)
  by Lane, Karen P.
• Capital idea: local banks homing in on mortgages.(Industry Overview)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Garment center on mend with investor alterations. (Times Square, New York)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Beth Israel gains clout in merger with St. Luke's. (Beth Israel Medical Center; St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center)
  by Benson, Barbara
• Life after downsizing. (laid off advertising, publishing and finance executives; New York)
  by Murtha, Kerry
• GT stock scores record low as earnings get show down. (GT Interactive Software Corp.)
  by Temes, Judy
• Design firm joins the integrated circuit; couple's multidisciplinary company and high-tech agency weld to win clients. (Michael Donovan and Nancye Green; CKS)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• A wave of new building on Jersey's waterfront.(Takeout: New Jersey Market Focus)
  by Gross, Dan
• Making state, city more efficient. (New York)
• Penny-wise, pound-foolish firms can make premises more secure. (insurance expenses)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• Ogden struggles to find the right line of business; entertainment play may be last ticket to credibility for conglomerate.
  by Temes, Judy
• Banned by NY, exec fabricates new health plan. (New York, New York; Jay Fabrikant)
  by Benson, Barbara
• Outdoor furnishings. (More O'Ferrall PLC; New York, New York; street furniture contract)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Western Beef stock no longer branded. (Western Beef Co.)
  by Temes, Judy
• Ambassador to business world. (New York, New York Department of Business Services Commissioner Earl Andrews Jr.)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Is system all it's quacked up to be? Duck bets real-time video on PCs will open huge consumer market.
  by Messina, Judith
• Soft music sales slam stock of fast-growing distributor. (Alliance Entertainment Corp.)(Week in Review: Stocks)
  by Furman, Phyllis
• NY may lag in jobs, but state's pols are tops at passing pesky taxes. (New York)
  by Malanga, Steve
• Accessible Queens region helps manufacturers reign. (New York, New York)
  by Klein, Easy
• PSC chief warns NY utilities face write-off losses. (New York Public Service Commission chief John O'Mara)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Display's the thing for this family business. (F.A.O. Schweetz candy shop)
  by Messina, Judith
• Firm's $1 billion wireless moon shot. (WinStar Communications Inc.)
  by Messina, Judith
• Seminars seminal to client acquisition. (small business; seminars as a marketing tool)
  by Trager, Cara S.
• At Nautica, lots to Chu on; founder prudently expands brand name. (David Chu)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Wall Street's new tenants aren't interested in profit; nonprofits' exodus from city stemmed as downtown building catches on.
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Un-cooperatives: finicky boards are turning off buyers and forcing co-ops to convert to condos. (condominium cooperatives)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Big kid on block. (Nickelodeon/Nick At Nite Pres. Herb Scannell)
  by Furman, Phyllis
• NY banks seek approval for ATMs as one-stop convenience centers. (New York, New York)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Simple plan may lead to Easy St. (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees)
  by Goff, Lisa
• Routing printer's devils: Bowne stock climbs as CEO diversifies. (Bowne and Co. CEO Robert Johnson)
  by Temes, Judy
• Brushing brings financial rewards: Colgate bets on new toothpaste, honed line. (Colgate-Palmolive Co.)
  by Temes, Judy
• '96 momentum spurs economy to bigger gains. (New York, New York)
  by Malanga, Steve
• Deutsche Bank is in talks to buy building it leases. (Deutsche Bank AG; new York, New York building)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Small companies elbowing for subway seat. (subway advertising; New York)
  by Smillie, Dirk
• One for the books: Penguin Group's new chair engineers merger of two giant publishing houses. (Michael Lynton; Putnam Berkley)
  by Furman, Phyllis