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Articles in November, 2003 issue of Crain's New York Business

• Cracks in the Ceiling: Advertising's top women are sending a strong message, but making it on the creative side is a hard sell.(Special Report: Women in Business)(2002 Advertising Age survey)
• NYU writes Rx as hospital alone; Investing in specialty care; expensive plan.(News)(new president of New York University Hospitals Center)
• Cracks in the Ceiling: Major medical advances don't include female execs; condition may be improving.(Special Report: Women in Business)(16% of hospital CEOs in New York City are female)
• Executives will discuss promising sectors; ECONOMIC FORECAST, DEC. 9.(News)(annual Crain's economic forecast breakfast)(Brief Article)
• Hunts Point industry packed tight; Demand for S. Bronx refuge overrunning supply; Fulton Fish Market still to come.(Real Estate)(distributor and processor of nuts, seeds, fruit)
• Lawyers collect suits, not fees; They pursue tardy clients, get sued.(News)(New York law firms try to recover fees)
• Art school drops out of SoHo for Chelsea; SVA gets exhibit space on W. 26th; downtown clicks with Web site firm.(Real Estate)
• best of bob lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
• Mutual funds in NY holding on to assets; Fast action deflects scandal's effects.(News)(fund management firms in New York area)
• Globix sells TriBeCa domain to residential developer; Condos to replace reduced Web host; Continuum treats itself to more space.(Real Estate)(206,000-square-foot data center)
• Five on track for Fulton St. project; MTA picks finalists for task of linking downtown subway stations, PATH.(News)(construction of Fulton Street Transit Center)
• Pioneer's kitchen blazes, but ambience no happy trail; Top-line wild game, meats win the West; circle the wagons against wildness of bar.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
• Boutiques race for research gold; Stock-picking settlement with regulators opens floodgates for obscure independents.(News)(independent research reports)
• City bank wars escalate; BofA-Fleet deal will give giants a run for their money.(News)(Bank of America Corp. to acquire FleetBoston Financial Corp. for $43 bn)
• Government Alert: Ruling may boost electric bills in city; PSC's decision on Con Ed may favor Westchester users; getting the lead out.(Briefs)
• New York, New York.(Briefs)(New York Post is losing money)
• Asian-Americans face great wall; Perceptions, cultural traditions hinder advancement to top corporate ranks.(Special Report: Women in Business)(Asian women face stereotypes as managers)
• Venture funds open wallets for companies with a start; FreshDirect, biotech, software gain.(News)(FreshDirect obtains $31 mn in third quarter)
• Government Alert: School contract hearings facing quiet opposition; Council's Moskowitz feels heat to cool it; TransGas showdown with city looms.(Briefs)(City councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, union contract hearings)
• Growing a Business Guide.(Special Report: Small Business)(Small Business Development Center)(Brief Article)
• More chiropractic visits put strain on employers; Unlimited treatments, rising fees could mean a sharp increase in workers' comp costs.(Workplace)(chiropractic care and workers' compensation claims)
• Broker counts on new ads to push services, low fees; T.D. Waterhouse boosts spending.(News)(discount broker's new ad campaign)
• Smelling opportunity in sinus solution; Two doctors pump new life into old remedy; grassroots marketing pays off.(Small Business)
• Flushing out what's hiding in the hedge; Investors hire sleuths to check out secretive funds and managers; tobacco bonds on fire.(Finance)(hedge fund managers)
• Executive Moves.(Profiles)
• Wachovia ignores BofA looming in rearview mirror; Bank sticks to plans to be major player in New York market, shrugs off scandal.(News)(Wachovia Corp. expands into Manhattan)
• New Executive: A firm belief in clientele; COO is reinventing client relations at patent-law practice Fish & Neave.(Profiles)(William Glasgow, new chief operating officer)
• WellChoice earns clean bill of health; Insurer is thriving a year after IPO.(News)(Dr. Michael Stocker)
• Keefe Bruyette merges more space; Rapid expansion a sign of comeback after 9/11 loss; eagles soar at Schulte Roth.(Real Estate)(new 13-year lease doubles office space)
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(trends in real estate)
• Bitter pill for drug companies.(Viewpoint)(U.S. pharmaceutical industry battles cheap imports)
• NY firms likely merger targets; Wall Street giants, big telecoms objects of acquirers' desire; cautious approach.(News)(banking and telecommunications firms talk takeover)
• Minority, Women Assistance: Major lifts for minority-, women-owned firms.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)(American Woman's Economic Development Corp.)
• City Planning's projects; Chair discusses residential rezoning, West Side financing.(News)(downzoning of residential neighborhoods in Bronx)(Brief Article)
• Trouble for Gallagher's.(News)(restaurant union strike)(Brief Article)
• Human Resources: Tapping into the potential of employment rank and file.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)(Brief Article)
• Suite Job Sector; Employment opportunities abound in the hospitality industry as tourism holds its own during recession, but not all are created equal.(Special Report: Tourism)
• Hot spot Chipotle hungers for more NYC restaurants; After initial success, burrito chain signs 3 leases; more on the burner.(Real Estate)
• Pay heed to front-page news.(Viewpoint)(mutual fund scandal)
• Charter school's finance plan serves as instructive model; Hunts Point facility turns to nonprofit developer to convert former factory.(Real Estate)
• At Deadline.(Late News)(pharmaceutical company adds 500 sales representatives)
• Build case for judicial reform.(Viewpoint)(investigation of corruption in Brooklyn courts)
• Stock Watch: Erbitux approval nears, but ImClone needs more; Richly priced shares require further successes; losses continue.(Stocks)(Food and Drug Administration puts anticancer drug on fast track)
• Burden zones in on planning changes; crain's forum on thursday, nov. 6.(News)(Brief Article)
• Procurement Help: Inside Track on Government Contracts.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)(small businesses seek government contracts)
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(City Club of New York)
• Export Assistance: Overseeing the overseas connections.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)(Empire State Development Corp.)
• Direct flights to Asian cities climb higher; Foreign carriers see a big rebound, U.S. airlines don't; will they lose?(News)(Singapore Air to begin daily nonstop flights to Singapore)
• Executives will discuss promising sectors; ECONOMIC FORECAST, DEC. 9.(News)(Crain's economic forecast breakfast )(Brief Article)
• A November of spectacles wraps up with free balloons.(Viewpoint)
• Mass sales staff sign-off at Clear Channel; 150-plus from Katz and Christal divisions mutiny, follow bosses to rival Interep.(News)
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(stress in workplace)
• Rampe reports on WTC site progress; AT DEC. 2 FORUM; Schumer set for Dec. 16.(News)(Brief Article)
• Wa$teMatch gilds the white elephant; City-backed Web site allows exchange of surplus goods; lower costs, less junk.(Small Business)(Department of Sanitation reducing trash volume)(Brief Article)
• Trio of eateries pig out, beef up and go au naturel; Q lovers, burger junkies, vegans get their fill.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
• the best of bob lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
• Election winners and losers.(News)(50 City Council members elected)
• Small Business Development Centers: Entrepreneurial counseling, training for up-and-comers.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)
• New York, New York.(Briefs)(magazine industry struggling)
• Restaurant union's portion shrinks; High-profile strike hides weakness; unionized eateries burdened by costs.(News)(restaurant celebrates its 90th anniversary)
• After trial, G&J's future appears far from Rosie; Publisher must appease advertisers; jobs of top U.S. execs may be at risk.(News)(Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing criticized by advertisers)
• Chubo's fusion undone by pinching the salt; Prix fixe dinners shrink from flavors and large portions in intimate setting.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
• Music makers sing of their loss; Poor sales, consolidation accelerate purge; some happy to leave system, others struggle.(News)(Vivendi Universal laid off 75 employees)
• Tour bus firms face bumpy ride; Ticketing, traffic, lack of legal parking force some operators to scale back.(Special Report: Tourism)
• Banks vie to back building bonds; Rivals chase Fleet for share of healthy 80-20 rental market; creating a glut?(News)(financing for luxury Manhattan buildings)
• Pataki cares to dare on WTC.(Viewpoint)(World Trade Center site)
• Javits ups pressure on West Side plans; Anger over inaction results in vote against mayor.(News)(proposed Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion)
• CBS sweeps blunder under ratings gains; Reagan biopic fiasco rare static for top network, but NBC pulls most ad dollars.(News)(CBS president Leslie Moonves under fire)
• New Executive: Promoting accountability; Managing partner tightens standards at KPMG; ethics a selling point.(Profiles)(new managing partner, Rob Arning)
• Javits sets $1.5 billion plan; Design doubles exhibit space, creates ballroom; will city help with cost?(News)(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center's expansion plan)
• Financial Assistance: Loans, incentive programs put firms in the money.(Special Report: Small Business)(Audubon Partnership for Economic Development's)
• Executive Moves.(Profiles)
• Business Libraries: Entrepreneurs go by the book.(Special Report: Growing a Business Guide)(using public libraries to research new markets)(Brief Article)
• YMCA pooling candidates for its highest room; Hopes to nab president from NY.(Workplace)(YMCA president Paula Gavin resigns)
• Italian pros make marks to the east and west; Stresa East on LI and Fascino in NJ offer pasta dishes, flavor-dusted entrees.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Italian restaurants)(Restaurant Review)
• Gyms become hoteliers' marketing musclemen; First-class facilities now de rigueur; Dumont sets pace.(Special Report: Tourism)
• Free Health Pulse trials.(News)
• New Executive: Keeping the Street clean; Former securities lawyer leads AG's effort to stop illegal mutual fund trading.(Profiles)(investigation into $7 trillion mutual fund business)
• Medicare drug bill a hospital boon; $1.2 billion largesse at stake; industry lobbies legislators with some success.(News)

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