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Articles in June, 1997 issue of Crain's New York Business

• TORT-ured state. (lawsuits against New York City)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Firms facing competition by putting stock in brokers. (real estate brokers)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Sharing wealth: more companies are finding that in a bull market, stock options are a cost-efficient reward for employees.(Takeout Employee Benefits)
  by Goff, Lisa
• Where art and commerce meet. (Museum of Modern Art expands retail operations)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Ladies who power lunch make gains in securities. (women stockbrokers)
  by Birger, Jon
• Exec herds wool maker out of long bankruptcy. (Robert Dangremond, interim chief executive officer of Forstmann and Co.)
  by Alva, Marilyn
• Partners, REITs maneuver for Leona portfolio: rival Malkin's suits may force her hand as varied buyers case Helmsley sites. (real estate investment trusts)(includes related article on sale of Irving Schneider's controlling stake in Investment Properties A
  by Feldman, Amy
• Reel world: a blockbuster summer? (motion picture industry)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Pols who face term limits run for two jobs at once. (politicians)
  by Lentz, Philip
• 8th street edges into mainstream; funky strip in flux as developers lure chains.
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Companies' self-insured health plans get the bargaining power of networks; but whether savings will result is debatable.(Takeout Employee Benefits)
  by Murtha, Kerry
• Morgan Stanley a winner in bond sweepstakes. (appointed as one of New York City's senior underwriters for its new Transitional Finance Authority)
  by Birger, Jon
• Fine restaurants cook up profits despite tight ration of clients. (New Jersey)(Takeout Suburban Report)
  by Levin, Jay
• REIT gains critical mass with deal for two towers: SL Green registers for public offering with portfolio financed by Wall Street. (real estate investment trust SL Green Realty Corp)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Stock soars as ad firm employs new lines to provide growth. (TMP Worldwide Inc.)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Nursing a hospital back to health; new chief executive worked with unions to avoid layoffs, improve operations. (Peninsula Hospital Center)
  by Benson, Barbara
• Cravath after Sam. (Samuel Butler to step down as managing partner of Cravath, Swaine and Moore)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• South Bronx enjoys good credit. (South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. establishes multibank loan pool)
  by Croghan, Lore
• In the land of red tape, a few snips. (White Plains, NY)(Takeout Suburban Report)
  by Robaton, Anna
• Accounting aid may mean less frigid zone for loans: uptown firms also get technology. (Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone launches small business program in Harlem and Washington Heights)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Seeking soupy sales. (soup shops in New York City)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Asian food importer tries an appetizing expansion. (Albert Chan)
  by Citrano, Virginia
• Landlords urged to remain cool if controls end; industry fears big rent increases, evictions would harm rent battle.
  by Lentz, Philip
• Employee leasing firms' new lease on life; mergers, IPOs rampant as industry rebounds; safeguards cut risk, state may lower costs. (initial public offering)(Takeout Employee Benefits)
  by Medina, David
• Businesses wary of bills gaining quietly in Albany.
  by Lentz, Philip
• Looking for workers. (Fairfield County, CT)(Takeout Suburban Report)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• Mayor's threats could put Conrail deal off track: Giuliani will oppose takeover unless CSX opens east Hudson line competition. (New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani threatens to derail planned merger between Conrail Inc and CSX Corp)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Societe is high on U.S. securities. (Societe Generale's plan to purchase a US securities firm)
  by Birger, Jon
• Warm-up for subway series: corporate sponsors look to score in first-ever Yankees-Mets games.
  by Temes, Judy
• NYC economy heats up; job, wage gains widen. (New York City)
  by Malanga, Steve
• Complete recovery for cancer firm. (Impath Inc.)
  by Fulman, Ricki
• Tenants just window-shop as outlying areas fill up.(Takeout Suburban Report)
  by Fitzpatrick, Doreen D.
• MSAs popular with local physicians. (medical savings accounts popular with New York doctors)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Minneapolis bank comes to So. Bronx. (Norwest Corp.)
  by Croghan, Lore
• Citibank collecting benefits despite welfare contract ruling.
  by Croghan. Lore
• Show us the assets; Goldman money managers walk away with $1 billion in client investments. (Goldman Sachs & Co.)
  by Birger, Jon
• HMO price hikes hit businesses. (health maintenance organization)(Takeout Employee Benefits)
  by Aron, Laurie Joan
• Wheeler dealers test-drive telecom. (Major Automotive Group)
  by Temes, Judy
• Street seeks greater clout via political contributions. (political contributions made by Wall Street securities firms)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Amex's minority interest: Tiger leads the campaign to win black investors. (American Express Co signs golfer Tiger Woods as endorser for financial planning and asset management subsidiary Financial Advisors)
  by Birger, Jon
• Ambitious cigar manufacturer turns over a new leaf. (Armenter Holdings Inc.)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Chase switches on point-and-click service; online banking for retail customers challenges Citibank. (Chase Manhattan Bank)
  by Messina, Judith
• New media's hot play. (DoubleClick Inc.)(Company Profile)
  by Messina, Judith
• Dreyfus' flagship tries to make a return. (appoints Timothy Ghriskey as portfolio manager of $2.7 billion Dreyfus Fund)
  by Birger, Jon
• Heidrick on track despite exec shifts. (Heidrick and Struggles)
  by Temes, Judy
• Spreading the LBO word. (Charles Tate appointed new president of leverage buyout firm Hicks Muse)
  by Birger, Jon
• National parties turn attention to Staten Island. (congressional election campaign)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Fashioning a comeback. (Norton McNaughton Inc. pres. and chief operating officer Peter Boneparth)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• NY: a TORT-ured state: advocates emotionalize issues; lawyer-legislators thwart NYC.(Special Report: The Trial Lawyers, part 2)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Incentives that motivate workers ... to do more push-ups and knee bends: wellness programs reward healthy behavior.(Takeout Employee Benefits)
  by Koss-Feder, Laura
• Supercuts loses its bounce after entering NY market.
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Conglomerate ownership gives radio stations juice. (includes related article on radio station owners)(Takeout Suburban Report)(Industry Overview)
  by Frey, Jennifer
• Powers puts down new roots in hedges. (former New York City politician Peter Powers joins High View Capital Corp as chairman)
  by Birger, Jon
• Hipster Gerber goes solo to open bars, restaurants. (former real estate broker Rande Gerber)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Specialty bookstores find a niche; maintaining status as destinations, lowering overhead keep margins high.
  by Trager, Cara S.
• Retailers go ethnic.
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Something new at Kleinfeld. (James P. McCullagh, new chief executive officer of I. Kleinfeld and Son)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Chuck vs. Al: a quandary for Wall Street. (Charles Schumer, member of the House Banking Committee; Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of Senate Banking Committee)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Courting flavor in Brooklyn: Kalioattracting downtown crowd with inventive new American fare. (New York restaurant)
  by Lape, Bob
• Avon is calling on its women to fill CEO post. (Avon Products Inc.)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Vertical visionaries: office developers eye little-known sites.
  by Feldman, Amy
• Internet firms count on big 6 for seal of approval; hope certification of privacy, traffic claims will increase public acceptance. (accounting firms)
  by Alva, Marilyn
• Vornado buys up a piece of Riese's NYC real estate. (Vornado Realty Trust acquires 50% ownership in 14 pieces of Manhattan real estate owned by the Riese family)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Trading fast and furious in Wall Street market. (securities brokerage firms step up recruitment of employees from competing firms)(Industry Overview)
  by Temes, Judy
• Rival investment bankers invest in new business tools. (Sandler O'Neill and Parnters L.P.; Keefe, Bruyette and Woods Inc.)
  by Croghan, Lore
• Shanghai express: Asian tycoon David Tang rolls into NY with his won brand of retail theatrics.
  by Gault, Ylonda