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Articles in August, 2003 issue of Crain's New York Business
- Move illustrates a desire to own; Illustration House buys Chelsea condo; Times Square Tower gets insurance.(Real Estate)(art gallery and auction house moves in NYC)
- The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Brief Article)
- NY the HQ town welcomes invasion of out-of-towners; Branches fill gap, but not everyone wins.(News)(many industries target New York City for expansion)
- Sheer will drives truck-repair shop.(Special Report: Small Business)(truck painting and repair business)
- Executive Moves.(Profiles)(National Reprographics Inc.'s new director of facilities management)
- At Deadline.(Late News)(JetBlue Airways may build new terminal at JFK International Airport)
- New York, New York.(Briefs)(Barnes & Noble's author readings and book signings group loses key staff)
- Entrepreneurs suffer; Groceries, eateries hit the hardest; restaurants lose up to $100 million.(News)(restaurant industry loses between $75 mn and $100 mn )
- After the hype, Rocco's remains far from stardom; Nothing slick in its homey menu or service; Uncle Joe bests Mama Nicolina.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(American-Italian food)(Restaurant Review)
- Government Alert: City polls manufacturing firms; UFT may sign on ex-Sen. D'Amato for lobbying aid.(News)(New York City's economic development plan)(Brief Article)
- Remote controls; Medical technology makes leap to homes, offices.(News)(hospitals use computerized systems to limit prescription errors)
- Stock Watch: Online bookseller faces hard future in new hands; Bertelsmann's exit from B&N gives others chance to bail.(Stocks)(Bertelsmann AG will sell 37% stake in Barnesandnoble.com to Barnes & Noble Inc.)
- Low-fare Delta unit landing at NY airports; La Guardia flights complete strategy, but JetBlue is the gold standard.(News)(Delta Air Lines launches low-cost Song service)
- Once-shunned tenants now get royal treatment; Desperate landlords court photographers, architects and others, break the $20 barrier.(Real Estate)(commercial real estate market)
- Big deals in small properties.(Special Report: Small Business)(commercial real estate market)
- Clubs dancing into Chelsea; 6 establishments on same W. 27th St. block in delayed reaction to sex zoning law changes.(News)(Chelsea's Nightclub Row)
- The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
- Big guns help St. Vincent sell S.I. site; Broker C&W to market hospital for other uses; system protects sister.(News)(Staten Island hospital to close)
- Wall St. powers own way back; Post-9/11 lessons pay dividends.(News)(business copes with power blackout)
- Street furniture roadblocks.(Viewpoint)(advertising fees on pay toilets, newsstands and bus shelters)
- CEO Wasserstein reviving Lazard flair; Investment bank rebuilds its staff, M&A prowess; costs are high.(News)(Bruce Wasserstein turns around investment banking house )
- Government Alert: Smoking ban fires up new complaints; Community boards tackle noise problem; NJ proposal could lure firms from NY.(Briefs)(Manhattan community boards monitor public smoking issues)
- PBS cranking up the blues power; Marketing blitz, high hopes for unique Scorsese documentaries.(News)(Martin Scorsese's documentary about the blues)
- Nonpartisan vote's red herrings.(Viewpoint)(reform of local elections)
- Pfizer prepares to fend off rivals; Marketing mettle tested by two new Viagra competitors; learning from Lipitor.(News)(rival drugs from Eli Lilly and from GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer)
- Building of boutiques captures Harlem's fancy.(Special Report: Small Business)(The Brownstone in Harlem's retail sector)
- Rents rise as tenants find Plaza sweet; Spurt of big renewals, new leases puts prestigious area ahead of pack.(Real Estate)(Office rents down in Manhattan)
- Business seeks to speed plants; Key groups plan push for siting law; Democrats question transmission, dereg.(News)
- Bad bond deal, and all that.(Viewpoint)(Republican Party in New York)
- Online connection; Spring Street spices up dating on the Internet.(Technology)(Nerve.com's online personals Web site)
- 9/11 lawsuits are filing in as deadline looms; Firms fight insurers over business interruption claims; some get extensions.(News)(lawsuits related to insurance, Sept. 11 terrorist attack)
- Money transfer scrutiny puts firms on high wire; Risks, expensive post-Sept. 11 rules squeeze transmitters; shakeout coming.(Finance)(money laundering case)
- At Deadline.(Late News)(new $200 mn shopping mall)
- NY's art consulting scene becomes crowded landscape; Advisers multiply; are they qualified?(News)(fine art delivered to Jana Paley)
- Schools re-examining MBA value proposition; Adjust programs to sustain enrollment.(Special Report: Education)(business schools' MBA program changes)
- New York's Top Entrepreneurs.(Special Report: Small Business)(eighth annual small business awards)(Brief Article)
- Crain's Web site provides answers; ONLINE ADVICE.(News)(small business advice)(Brief Article)
- Honest man takes the rap in Hamptons, for a change.(Viewpoint)(Long Island's Blue Parrot)
- Government Alert: Class-action coalition lobbies Schumer; Asks for senator's help in moving lawsuits; Brooklyn- NJ tunnel favored.(Government Alert)(reforming securities class-action lawsuits)
- Blackout's length puts strain on hospitals; Fuel runs low; communications hampered.(News)(Coney Island Hospital loses power)
- PSC charging ahead to clear on-site generation plants; Working to reduce regulatory barriers; Con Ed considering asking for rate hike.(Briefs)(Public Service Commission's new chair, William Flynn )
- More red ink shuts door on area hospitals; Four close this year as finances trump politics; additional failures expected.(News)(new report on NY hospitals)
- Light goes on: Wall Street buys power plants; Good deals, energy sector revival spurring moves.(News)(Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley expand energy investments)
- Turnaround occurs offshore.(Viewpoint)(Wall Street profits expected to reach $15 bn in 2003)
- Hip-hop stars spin retail rap; 50 Cent, others launch clothing collections; will popularity last beyond latest hit song?(News)(Council of Fashion Designers of America )
- REIT invades NY apartments; Denver-based Aimco snaps up properties in prime locations; others likely to follow.(News)(New York's residential market)
- The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Manhattan fine dining)(Restaurant Review)
- Telling Tales.(Special Report: Small Business)(Fish-and-chips restaurant)
- Cole fudges 20th to step up sales; Has solid finances, Wall Street fans.(News)(Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.'s special clothing collections)
- At Deadline.(Late News)
- New Executive: Show time at the Apollo; Chief plans events to make the Harlem theater `epicenter for urban arts'.(Profiles)(Apollo Theater Foundation Inc.'s new chief, Jonelle Procope)
- Free two-week trial of daily Health Pulse; FAX OFFER.(News)(Brief Article)
- Small Business: Feds' cash taken for granted as private capital dries up; U.S., state agencies increase funding for small firms doing product development.(Small Business)(new medical software product)
- Labor rallies around retraining; More local workers are taking advantage of union programs to upgrade skills.(Special Report: Education)(Service Employees International Union to train about 26,000 workers)
- Painting a picture to draw galleries; Downtown alliance works to bring in art dealers; engineers move for incentives.(Real Estate)(alliance for downtown New York targets art galleries)
- Mandated private lessons.(Special Report: Education)(enrollment in New York City school programs)(Brief Article)
- Executive Moves.(Profiles)(Burnham Securities Inc. hires Robert Friedman as managing director)
- Foreign attrition.(Special Report: Education)(enrollment of foreign students in local business schools )(Brief Article)
- Plating business sets the gold standard.(Special Report: Small Business)(plating company expands operations)
- Six winners tell their tales; Sept. 23.(Special Report: Small Business)(Brief Article)
- Retail name doesn't register.(Viewpoint)(Dorothy Shaver)
- Coney Island collaboration makes success a shore thing; Amusement park rivals pool marketing efforts to get most from 100-day season.(News)(Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park marketing effort)
- Radio rules during the blackout; TV stations broadcast, but no one is watching; some bright spots.(News)(Radio only source of information during crisis)
- New York, New York.(Briefs)(professional resume writers)
- New Executive: Taking radio seriously; Programmer must help Sirius catch up to satellite rival; talk shows on tap.(Profiles)(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. marketing plan)
- New Executive: Fund's investor tester; Leads legal team, protects shareholders as TIAA-CREF's counsel, cop, coach.(Profiles)(Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund's new v-p)
- New Executive: Plucked from the Cosmos; Alum of `CosmoGirl!' and big sister tapped to pull `Seventeen' out of the doldrums.(Profiles)(Atoosa Rubenstein, top teen magazine editor)
- Not every serviceman got to enjoy eternal Hope.(Viewpoint)(Bob Hope dies)
- NY biotech deals spur venture capital rebound; Second-quarter funding pops 63%; Acorda Therapeutics leads the charge.(News)(New York City's venture capital sector on rise)
- Government Alert: Matching fund mismatches; Council challengers lack funds; parties split on economy.(Briefs)(city council members get public matching funds)
- 2 top slices of authentic Neapolitan pizza; La Pizza Fresca, Naples 45 match ingredients, right down to the water.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
- New York, New York.(Briefs)(new fiber-optic system in Vatican City)
- When the backup plan's backup doesn't work.(News)(Crain Communications loses power during blackout)
- The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Brief Article)
- The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Brief Article)
- Late News.(Howard Dean rally)
- Free two-week trial of daily Health Pulse; FAX OFFER.(News)(Brief Article)
- Seaport's Harbour Lights: worth joining the tourists; New chef's seafood sophistication, lower prices add more bait to panoramic hook.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(restaurant specializes in seafood)(Restaurant Review)
- Teacher lounges go corporate; Fellows program attracts more ex-business execs.(Special Report: Education)(Teaching Fellows Program)
- Brooklyn baker seizes place in city's top gourmet stores.(Special Report: Small Business)(Erica's Rugelach and Baking Co.)
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