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

• IPOs hot, but some stocks are not: companies ignore turbulence as investors snap up new issues.
  by Temes, Judy
• Sale of Ponte sites to transform TriBeCa. (Ponte family's TriBeCa properties)(Real Estate)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Once-boring ad agency turns into hot shop. (McCann-Erickson Worldwide)
  by Temes, Judy
• City relocation fund loses its lease. (New York City, NY)
  by Wheatley, Catherine
• Marketing intellectual property on-line: Price Waterhouse Web site trades both patents, copyrights.
  by Walsh, Mark
• Bill aims to tighten BID guidelines; councilman moves to boost local firms' input on creating, running groups. (business improvement districts)
• Newly public N2K on track, with strong showing in market: expensive dealmaking strategy validated. (N2K Inc.)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Duo makes expansion a cakewalk. (Dufour Pastry Kitchens owners Carla Krasner and Judi Arnold)(Small Business Report)
  by Travers, Eileen
• City drugstores' big headache: an aggressively expanding CVS. (CVS Corp)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Home health care firm thinks big; Transworld exec puts together deal to buy Apria, his former company. (Transworld HealthCare Inc CEO Timothy Aitken's plan to acquire Apria Healthcare Group Inc)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Officials disagree over Conrail direction.
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• www.counsel.com: Silicon Alley firms hire in-house lawyers.
  by Walsh, Mark
• Planners get foreign policy; as city companiess go international, they look to book overseas meetings.(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
  by Baraban, Regina
• Tiff derails Bronx freight shortcut; Conrail, state squabble delays opening of link. (Conrail Inc; Oak Point Link)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Bottom line decorating: as city residents once again open their wallets, decorative arts retailers, craftspeople thrive - and manufacture here.(Small Business Report)
  by Eisenstadter, Ingrid
• Big business parents entrepreneurs; established firms nurture, give inspiration and often, first break.(Small Business Report)
  by Alva, Marilyn
• Firms suit up to try attorney malpractice.
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Firm's concrete steps to rebuild: Crow/Jones wins construction contracts, regains profitability under pro McGovern. (Crow/Jones Construction Co Chmn Gene McGovern)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Rule change sparks exchange of fire; NYSE, Nasdaq intensify listings battle. (New York Stock Exchange; Nasdaq Stock Market)
  by Birger, Jon
• Failing to win shelf space, publishers seek cyberspace.
  by Walsh, Mark
• New player enters TV ratings game; SMART has network backing, as clients revolt against Nielsen. (System for Measuring and Reporting Television; Nielsen Media Research)
  by Block, Valerie
• Marketing northern New Jersey: drive under way to create CVB, but bed-tax funding causing controversy. (convention and visitors' bureau)(includes related article on plans for a convention center in Newark, NJ)(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
  by Levin, Jay
• MTA on track for downtown location: eyes deal for space in 2 Broadway. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Brooklyn chamber raises its voice; aggressive outreach lifts group's profile, boosts membership. (Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce)(Small Business Report)
  by Levitt, David M.
• Rivalry abroad spurs push to new Time zone; lagging publisher tries overseas deals, local-language titles. (Time Inc.)
  by Block, Valerie
• Former MSG head tends new garden. (Former Madison Square Garden manager Robert Gutowski)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Market finds world is flat. (flat 3rd qtr 1997 sales for the residential real estate market)(Real Estate)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Matrix squares off as money manager. (Matrix Global Investments acquires Carrett and Co.)
  by Birger, Jon
• MSG nears deal to buy Radio City: Garden to run 2 top venues that often vie for same shows. (Madison Square Garden)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Easier credit for Hispanic firms: but Wells Fargo's new lending effort may need more directed marketing tactics.
  by Cohen, Mark Francis
• Art of raising cash: buoyed by Wall St., NY cultural groups seek billions.
  by Denitto, Emily
• Cable & Co. labors to polish shoes for Street; new CEO must reassure investors after mishaps crimp rising footwear firm. (Cable & Co. Worldwide's stocks; CEO Allan Kandall)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• American dream alive in Bronx. (American Christmas Decorations Inc.)(Small Business Report)
  by Boss, Shira J.
• Cottoning to financial futures: Cotton Exchange diversifies products in bid for share of Merc's business. (New York Cotton Exchange; Chicago Mercantile Exchange )
  by Birger, Jon
• Rendezvous with Destinee: romantic hideaway serves formidable French cuisine at realistic prices. (Destinee restaurant)
  by Lape, Bob
• Fare revolt at La Guardia. (New York's La Guardia Airport)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Growing up. (New York's digital companies)
  by Messina, Judith
• Carey refuses to accept loss of bus franchise. (Carey Transportation Inc.)
  by Temes, Judy
• Technology speeches for dummies: presenters must forgo jargon, take time to know their audience.(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
  by Boss, Shira J.
• Radio powerhouse pumping up volume: Chancellor Media Corp. draws advertising dollars, but needs to get the guys.
  by Block, Valerie
• Savvy Stores program teach small retailers to think big; merchandising, theft are key issues.(Small Business Report)
  by Gabriel, Frederick
• Banks start to give Silicon Alley some credit; area banks focus on tech with specialty units, dedicated loan officers as industry revenues soar.
  by Sanders, Lisa
• Unfazed Montefiore looks ahead; clinic network combats loss of contracts to rival. (Montefiore Medical Center)
  by Lipowicz, Alice
• Office space race ignites, leaves laggards in the cold.(Real Estate)
  by Sanders, Lisa
• Big chain plugs into NY with first ad campaign; Circuit City assumes an attitude in bid to shake up local market. (Circuit City Stores Inc.)
  by Messina, Judith
• NY Hospital seizes control: will put its stamp on merged system. (New York Hospital)
  by Benson, Barbara
• Long Island City may go commercial: high-occupancy zone under study.
  by Sanders, Lisa
• Union fumes as CMC labors to reduce expenditures; CEO's consolidations to revive network create public unrest at Local 1199. (National Health and Human Service Employees Union; Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens Inc.)
  by Sanders, Lisa
• Taubman plans to sell office tower; Fifth Avenue landmark could be worth more than $275 million. (712 Fifth Ave. owner A. Albert Taubman)
  by Feldman, Amy
• Temp firm applies self to growth. (Selective Staffing of New York Inc.)(Small Business Report)
  by Goff, Lisa
• Setting new technology in Flite. (Financial Lab for Interactive Technology)
  by Walsh, Mark
• Chase's new insurance policy: bank partners with 7th-largest brokerage to build its business with middle market. (Chase Manhattan Bank's partnership with insurance broker USI Holdings Corp)
  by Sanders, Lisa
• To Infinity and beyond: Mel takes on CBS. (Infinity Broadcasting Corp. CEO Mel Karmazin)(A Special Report)
  by Kamen, Robin
• To cats: 25 players shaping Silicon Alley. (New York)
  by Malanga, Steve
• Speaker creating static in Albany bid: Vallone's new push on statewide issues could rupture relations with Rudy. (New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone; New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani)
  by Lentz, Philip
• Next on agenda: hotel renovations. (includes related article on hotel renovations in contracts with meeting planners)(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
  by Levin, Jay
• Material change: CEO reshapes Perry Ellis brand. (Perry Ellis International CEO Max Garelick)
  by Gault, Ylonda
• Buildings go up, rents increase as south Queens area rebounds. (commercial development in Jamaica, Queens, New York)(Small Business Report)
  by Jay, Leslie
• Reaching out to art lovers: Brooklyn Museum director sketches plans to attract diverse audience. (Brooklyn Museum Dir. Arnold Lehman)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Rivals ready to pounce on trouble-ridden Oxford. (Oxford Health Plans Inc)
  by Benson, Barbara
• Museum mag draws advertisers. (Museums New York magazine)
  by Denitto, Emily
• Ogden hopes to bag investors with new entertainment focus.
  by Temes, Judy
• Six shows in search of a playhouse: theater shortage plagues Broadway producers, may boost rents, prices.
  by Denitto, Emily
• Missing the show boat: the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center isn't large enough to host the country's top trade shows, and that costs New York City a lot of money.(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
  by Trager, Cara
• AmEx tax unit close to buying Goldstein Golub. (American Express Co's acquisition of Goldstein Golub Kessler & Co.)
  by Temes, Judy
• Guard changes at JWT New York: with Gianinno out, ad agency plans to stem account losses, improve morale. (J. Walter Thompson's plans after after Susan Gianinno's departure from the company)
  by Cardona, Mercedes M.
• Managing growth tests firm. (Schick Technologies Inc.)(Small Business Report)
  by Citrano, Virginia
• Wall Street shrugs off turbulence: big bonuses, hiring, dealmaking on track.
  by Bireger, Jon
• Carters bid on wasted opportunity. (waste disposal proposals)
  by Brown, Bob
• SBA-backed lending rises for third consecutive year; total loan amount grow 31%, but blacks, Hispanics, women lag market. (Small Business Administration)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• Wanted: top toque. (chef for Tavern on the Green restaurant)
  by Sanders, Lisa
• Rising firm tally expands geography of Silicon Alley; companies seek cheaper space, better technology all about town. (New York, New York)
  by Block, Valerie
• Starwood to check in as no. 1 hotel operator. (Starwood Lodging Corp.)
  by Sanders, Lisa
• EAB steps up effort to colonize New York; L.I. bank starts blitz to grow share in feud over smaller clients. (European American Bank; Long Island)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• Firms breathless selling wireless: prices drop rapidly, ad budgets boom as phone companies battle for users.
  by Messina, Judith
• Riding winds of change. (National Flag & Display Co.)(Small Business Report)
  by Gould, Lance
• Rudy eyes youth movement: rising stars in line for key jobs in 2nd term. (New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani)
  by Lentz, Philip
• She's sharpening her site. (newly appointed ABC.com general manager Patricia E. Vance)
  by Walsh, Mark
• WNYC tunes in as independent, boosts presence. (New York radio station)
  by Block, Valerie
• New York area's top privately held companies. (tabular and graphical data only)(Directory)
  by Cullen, Jennifer Felser

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