Crain's Chicago Business back issues from September 2005:
Who's Who in Chicago Business.
Sep 05, 2005 ... It's rare that a week goes by without someone asking us the question: How do we decide Who's Who in Chicago business? It's a tough question to answer. We don't use a computer program or apply a strict set of criteria to tell us Who's Who. Instead, we rely on Crain's greatest ...
Architecture & Engineering.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Carol Ross Barney Principal Ross Barney & Jankowski Inc. Chicago Age: 56 Business: Architecture firm Revenues (millions): $3 Professional: Economic Club; American Institute of Architects; Chicago Women in ...
Banking.(William F. Aldinger III, HSBC North America Inc.; Anne L. Arvia, ShoreBank; Edward M. Bakwin, MB Financial Inc.)
Sep 05, 2005 ... William F. Aldinger III Former chairman, CEO HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Prospect Heights Age: 58 Business: Banking Assets (millions): Not applicable Professional: MasterCard International Inc.; Illinois ...
Business Organizations.(Gregory W. Baise, Illinois Manufacturers' Assn.; Grace Barry, Economic Club of Chicago; Marshall M. Bouton, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Gregory W. Baise President, CEO Illinois Manufacturers' Assn. Oak Brook Age: 53 Business: Non-profit Revenues (millions): $3.4 Professional: Economic Club; Executives' Club Grace Barry ...
Business Services.(Focus: Who's Who)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Gary D. Ahlquist Senior vice-president, managing partner Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Chicago Age: 52 Business: Management consulting Revenues (millions): $3,300 (worldwide) Professional: Economic Club ...
Chemicals & Agribusiness.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... G. Allen Andreas Chairman, CEO Archer Daniels Midland Co. Decatur Age: 62 Business: Agribusiness Revenues (millions): $36,200 Professional: A. C. Toepfer International Group; Gruma S.A.; Agricore ...
Construction Services.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Jeffrey L. Arfsten Executive vice-president, director of operations Bovis Lend Lease Inc. Chicago Age: 51 Business: Construction Revenues (millions): $431.8 (Chicago area) Civic: Boy Scouts of America; Chicago ...
Consumer Products.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Brenda C. Barnes President, CEO Sara Lee Corp. Chicago Age: 51 Business: Consumer packaged goods Revenues (millions): $19,600 Professional: New York Times Co.; LucasFilm Ltd.; Staples Inc. Civic: ...
Cultural Institutions.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Ted A. Beattie President, CEO John G. Shedd Aquarium Chicago Age: 60 Business: Aquarium Revenues (millions): $44.7 Professional: Economic Club Civic: Commercial Club; Chicago Club; Ohio ...
Education.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Henry S. Bienen President Northwestern University Evanston Age: 66 Business: Higher education Budget (millions): $1,115 Professional: Bear Stearns Cos., Deltak Edu Inc. Civic: Council on Foreign ...
Financial Services.(John C. Adams, Lazard Freres & Company L.L.C.; Charles K. Bobrinskoy, Ariel Capital Management Inc.; William J. Brodsky, Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc.)
Sep 05, 2005 ... John C. Adams Managing director, head of Chicago office Lazard Freres & Co. LLC Chicago Age: 42 Business: Investment banking Revenues (millions): $1,328.2 Civic: Barrington United Methodist Church ...
Food.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Rick Bayless Chef, owner Frontera Grill, Topolobampo Partner Frontera Foods, Frontera Media Productions Chicago Age: 51 Business: Restaurants, prepared foods, television production, cookbooks ...
Government.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Rod R. Blagojevich Governor State of Illinois Age: 48 Business: State government Budget (millions): $43,600 Carole L. Brown Chairman Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Age: 41 ...
Health Care.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Julius G. Alberico CEO Humana Inc. Chicago Age: 56 Business: Health care Revenues (millions): $1,100 Professional: Mercantile Exchange Club; Union League Club; Illinois Chamber of Commerce Civic: ...
Insurance.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Gregory C. Case President, CEO Aon Corp. Chicago Age: 42 Business: Risk and insurance brokerage Revenues (millions): $10,135 Professional: Executives' Club; International Insurance Society J ....
Law.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Laurel G. Bellows Principal Bellows & Bellows P.C. Chicago Age: 57 Business: Law firm Revenues (millions): Not available Professional: American Bar Assn.; National Conference of Bar Presidents; Executives' ...
Manufacturing.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Ralph C. ALexander CEO Innovene USA LLC Chicago Age: 50 Business: Plastics and petrochemicals manufacturing Revenues (millions): $17,000 Professional: Executives' Club; Anglo American plc; Liquid Engines ...
Marketing & Media.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Joseph J. Ahern President, general manager WBBM-TV/Channel 2 Chicago Age: 60 Business: Television Revenues (millions): Not available Professional: Economic Club; Executives' Club; Chicagoland Chamber of ...
Non-Profits.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Ellen S. Alberding President Joyce Foundation Chicago Age: 47 Business: Charitable foundation Assets (millions): $800 Professional: Economic Club Civic: Commercial Club; National Panel on the ...
Real Estate.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Michael J. Alter President Alter Group Skokie Age: 44 Business: Real estate development Revenues (millions): $702 Professional: Urban Land Institute; Young Presidents' Organization; Economic Club ...
Retail.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Brandon K. Barnholt President, CEO White Hen Pantry Inc. Oak Brook Age: 47 Business: Convenience stores Revenues (millions): $220 Professional: National Assn. of Convenience Stores; International ...
Technology & Telecom.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Michael J. Birck Chairman Tellabs Inc. Naperville Age: 67 Business: Telecommunications equipment provider Revenues (millions): $1,232 Professional: Economic Club; Illinois Tool Works Inc.; Molex Inc. ...
Transportation.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Kevin E. Benson President, CEO Laidlaw International Inc. Naperville Age: 58 Business: Transportation services Revenues (millions): $4.6 Professional: Manulife Financial; TransCanada Corp. Edward ...
Utilities & Energy.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Frank M. Clark President Commonwealth Edison Executive vice-president, chief of staff Exelon Corp. Chicago Age: 60 Business: Electric utility Revenues (millions): $14,515 Professional: ...
Parent pacifier.(The Business of Life)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Byline: Kevin Davis Joy Lichterman, 30, president, Chicago Nannies Inc. Years in the industry: 10 Salary: $75,000 and up, depending on volume of business Duties: Matches nannies with parents; conducts criminal background checks on all potential ...
Business and interest; How three Chicagoans really did find opportunity in their hobbies.(Dwight Cleveland, Tom Flickinger, Doug Meyer )
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: ANNE MOORE Many executives think they have a business burning inside them, based on a personal passion: designing and building sailboats, perhaps, or becoming a brewer of specialty beers. But it's the rare executive who can turn a labor of love into a ...
On the Move.(W. Sun Yoo promoted at DeStefano and Partners Ltd., Scott E. Schubert promoted at Trans Union L.L.C., Daniel G. Queenan promoted at Opus North Corp.)
Sep 05, 2005 ... ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING Gonzalez Partners, Chicago: W. Sun Yoo, 35, to managing principal, from project architect at DeStefano & Partners Ltd. business services Trans Union LLC, Chicago: Scott E. Schubert, 52, to chief financial officer, from executive ...
Waiter, bring me your best bottle of...(The Business of Life)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Jennifer Olvera Bottle service has become a major player at local bars and clubs, mainly among the see-and-be-seen set who want to settle into posh, private seating in exchange for purchasing a premium bottle for their party. Who pays the big bucks and why? ...
Conventions.
Sep 05, 2005 ... THIS WEEK SEPT. 6-10: National Mother/Baby Nurses Conference, Hilton Chicago, estimated attendance 400. SEPT. 7-10: Academy of Neonatal Nursing, Hilton Chicago, estimated attendance 1,800. SEPT. 7-15: College of American Pathologists, Sheraton Chicago ...
Lifetime Laborer.(The Business of Life)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Dan Weissmann In 1961, Ronald E. Powell, now 70, had just started a job at Jewel Food Stores when the Union of Food and Commercial Workers Local 881 came to organize a new store in DeKalb. Mr. Powell went to work for the local and stayed, serving as president since 1983 ....
Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
Sep 05, 2005 ... this Week SEPT. 6: Score presents Basics of Going Into Business. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Score, Citicorp Center, 500 W. Madison St., Suite 1250. Fee: $60. (312) 353-7724. SEPT. 7: Lincoln Park Business Development Institute presents Smart Marketing for Small Businesses: the ...
What's the best way to check up on a charity you'd like to donate to?(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Darci Smith Track the dollars, says Daniel Borochoff, president of Chicago-based American Institute of Philanthropy, which analyzes financial reporting by non-profits in its Charity Rating Guide ($3, www.charitywatch.org). Three things to know: ...
Hotel near Old Orchard for sale; Possible bidders mull residential-retail combo, but site zoned biz-only.(North Shore Skokie Hotel to be sold, Pyramid Advisors LLC is the current owner )
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: H. LEE MURPHY The North Shore Skokie Hotel, an aging facility in a prime location across from the Westfield Old Orchard shopping center, is up for sale, with developers considering a conversion to condominiums, senior citizen living and even retail. At least ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Kemper Lakes Golf Club hosted the PGA Championship in 1989. The year was incorrect in the Aug. 29 Course Critic. Triple Net Properties LLC's pending acquisition of 123 N. Wacker Drive would not break the record price for a downtown ...
Bread with a Twist.(Bretzel bread)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Bretzel bread is pretzel-shaped, crisp on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. Salt studs the top. It's a staple in ...
New places to get a good sandwich; Two thrill, one frustrates; best ham since Parma.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: ANNE MOORE Whatever happened to the lunch hour? Twenty minutes is more like it. We stopped in at three new spots in or near the Loop that offer sandwiches, a quick and satisfying option for a midday meal. Hannah's Bretzel 180 W. Washington St. ...
Be careful to learn the right lessons from Disney case.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Michael S. Melbinger In a widely reported decision last month, the Delaware Chancery Court absolved Disney's board of directors from potential personal liability for their decision to pay Michael Ovitz $140 million in severance after about a year of undistinguished ...
Whisper Creek worth shouting about; Course at Del Webb charms with challenging golf, top-notch service.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: H. LEE MURPHY Around the neatly kept grounds of Whisper Creek Golf Club in Huntley, one is struck by the chattering tones of familiarity. Everybody seems to know everybody else, odd for a public course where foursomes might be expected to toil in anonymity. ...
Whisper Creek Golf Club.(The Business of Life)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... 12840 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley (48 miles northwest of the Loop) (847) 515-7680 www.whispercreekgolf.com Director of golf: Jim Wyffels Green fee: $89 weekends, $75 weekdays Tee times: Accepted 30 ...
Police vet now in charge of access at airports.(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Gregory Meyer Job: Managing deputy commissioner of security and public safety, Chicago Department of Aviation, since Aug. 15. Vitals: 58 years old; joined Chicago Police Department as a cadet at 17 and retired as chief of patrol in July. Strong ...
Abbott cancer drug vying for FDA approval; Some doubt whether prostate cancer remedy will be a huge seller.(Markets)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: BRETT CHASE Shares of Abbott Laboratories may get a much-needed boost next week if the drugmaker wins over a panel of doctors on what Abbott believes could be a breakthrough treatment for prostate cancer. The new treatment, a pill called Xinlay, could eventually add $2 ...
A JAW-DROPPING BURGER GAP IN CHICAGO; How McDonald's, hot dogs have kept top takeout burgers out of the city.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN When Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker thinks of his native California, it's not the weather he longs for, it's the hamburgers. Since arriving in Chicago two years ago, Mr. Baker has found little to satisfy his craving for the high-quality, quick-serve ...
Downtown tax for park costs unfair to owners.(city officials are levying tax on building owners for millenium park construction)(Column)
Sep 05, 2005 ... City Hall wants the downtown business community to foot the bill for poor planning at Millennium Park. As first reported by Alby Gallun in Crain's last week, city officials are cooking up a special service area tax on downtown property owners to raise money to cover operating ...
Rivals' weakness is United's edge; Northwest, Delta face Ch. 11 as fuel costs rise.(Hurricane Katrina, 2005: airlines to face problem due to high fuel price)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: JULIE JOHNSSON United Airlines will feel the pain as jet fuel prices rise in Hurricane Katrina's wake, but not as acutely as some of its rivals. With a large section of the Gulf Coast in ruins, disruptions to oil production and air transportation are likely to ...
Winston & Strawn halts lobbying; Headed by ex-Gov. Thompson, firm's growth led to conflicts.(Timothy Dart and John Nicolay)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: GREG HINZ The law firm that former Gov. James Thompson built into a lobbying powerhouse in Springfield has quietly gone out of that line of work, a casualty of changing ethics laws and its own growth as a worldwide corporate litigator. Loop-based Winston & ...
Family ties; Daley brothers, often competitors, draw closer as heat on mayor rises.(Mayor Richard M. Daley and his family)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Greg Hinz Anyone with a family knows the highs and the lows of the beast. We all have tales. Who threw a drumstick at whom at Thanksgiving. What's going on with that cousin who skipped the latest gathering. Families, though-at least the good ...
Local companies feel storm's force; Sears, Tribune, ADM among those affected.(Sears Holdings Corp., Tribune Co., Archer Daniels Midland Co. and many other companies effected by Hurricane Katrina)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: STEVE DANIELS Hurricane Katrina's 200-mile path of destruction sliced through the Gulf Coast operations of Chicago-area companies ranging from McDonald's Corp. to Tribune Co. to USG Corp. Retailers like Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. closed stores ...
Wrigley hopes to Goose innovation; Can $84-million gum laboratory help fend off archrival Cadbury?(Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: JULIE JARGON Next week, William Wrigley Jr. Co. will unveil its massive new gum laboratory on Goose Island, a setting that could prove critical as the company hustles to fend off a more innovative rival. Since 2003, when Cadbury-Schweppes plc acquired Pfizer ...
MORE FOR VON MAUR; A quiet, old-fashioned department store chain wants to make a 'big splash' in Chicago.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: SANDRA JONES Von Maur Inc., the stealth department store chain from Iowa that has operated virtually unnoticed in the Chicago area for more than a decade, is preparing to step into the limelight. A throwback to the way department stores did business more than ...
Record price in Buck deal; New office tower at 111 S. Wacker shows market's hot.(German investor to buy John Buck's downtown office buildings)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: ALBY GALLUN Developer John Buck is close to selling a recently built Wacker Drive high-rise for more than $400 a square foot, which would set a new price record for downtown office buildings. An unidentified German investor has agreed to pay about $410 a ...
At Deadline.(Hotel InterContinental to be demolished for new construction)(Chicago Public Schools disaster relief aid)(First Industrial Realty to buy asserts of Duke Realty Corp)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... InterContinental's owner eyes condos Five months after buying the 807-room Hotel InterContinental on North Michigan Avenue, Strategic Hotel Capital may demolish the 26-story north tower and build a new one in its place, possibly with condominiums. Laurence S. Geller, president ...
For The Record.(Morningstar headquarters to be shifted)(attorney files suit on electricity price hike)(McDonald's appoints Mary Dillon as Chief marketing officer)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Morningstar plans to move its headquarters to Block 37, marking a big step forward for the long- delayed mixed-use Loop project. The Illinois attorney general filed suit to bar the ICC from permitting proposed electric rate increases by utilities ComEd and Ameren. ...
Boeing workers on strike.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Boeing Co., the nation's largest plane maker, halted production after its machinists went on strike early Friday for the first time in 10 years, voting to reject the Chicago-based company's latest contract offer. Shares of Boeing, whose fortunes have rebounded from Pentagon procurement ...
Stock Report: Bond waiver deal pumps up Bally.(Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp and bondholders agreements)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Byline: Jeremy Mullman Shares of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. rose 17% last week after the company reached an agreement with bondholders to avoid a technical default that could have rendered $700 million in debt immediately due and payable. Bally is in the ...
This Week: Rowe: Rate dispute may trigger ComEd sale.(Commonwealth Edison Co. )(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Daniels Exelon CEO John W. Rowe told Wall Street analysts last month he'll sell Exelon's Commonwealth Edison Co. unit if Illinois reverts to the type of rate regulation used before electricity ...
NEED TO KNOW.(Focus: Small Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 12, 2005 ... 15% The percentage of U.S. companies owned by minorities. 30% The percentage of U.S. minority-owned firms in low-growth business sectors like personal services, food stores and ...
Conventions.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
Sep 12, 2005 ... THIS WEEK SEPT. 12-14: Promo Expo, Navy Pier, estimated attendance 3,500. SEPT. 13-14: Edelman, Swissotel Chicago, estimated attendance 300. SEPT. 13-17: American Zoo and Aquarium Assn., Hilton Chicago, estimated attendance 2,000. SEPT. 14-15: ...
Asians say work down since city change; Contractors confused about whether Asians still qualify as MBE.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: BRIAN MCCORMICK Ernest Wong, one of the city's most prolific landscape designers, doesn't hesitate to credit affirmative action for a good part of his success. So last summer, when the city of Chicago responded to a reverse-discrimination lawsuit by making it ...
Market Researcher.(The Business of Life)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: Dan Weissmann Before Yuval Degani, 36, got into real estate, he co-owned lakefront bicycle rental company Bike Chicago. In 1998, Mr. Degani got a real estate license to act as his own agent in buying a West Loop building. He went on to start a residential brokerage and ...
What to do, where to be, who to see; Tales from the trenches and other potentially helpful start-up guides.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: MARK HENRICKS For years, minority entrepreneurs have been starting businesses as fast or faster than non-minorities. Finally, the resources are starting to catch up. Here's a sampling of the books, seminars, events and Web sites out there to help with networking, writing ...
Networking in the new world; Today's scene now has 'people of all colors and stripes'.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN The coach: Quintin Primo III, 50, CEO of Capri Capital Advisors LLC, a Chicago investment advisory firm specializing in real estate. Mr. Primo and his partner, Daryl J. Carter, founded the firm in 1992 by managing a $100,000 investment. Capri Capital now ...
A formula for franchising; First, keep records of income, expenses and where the margins are.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN The coach: Sue Ling Gin, CEO of Flying Food Group Inc., a Chicago company that provides in-flight catering to 80 airlines and manufactures prepared foods for retailers. Its revenue was $170 million last year. Ms. Gin, 63, who has been in business for 23 ...
Business Mixer.
Sep 12, 2005; ... Byline: Laura Bianchi Greg "Brandy'' Brandt, 59, bartender at Rivers, lobby level of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Years on the job: Five Wage: $8 an hour, plus two to three times that in tips Duties: In warm weather, tends bar 10 to 12 hours a ...
Keeping the (direct) mail from piling up; Need employees who share your vision, think like you? Steal them.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 12, 2005 ... Byline: EMILY BRYSON YORK The coaches: Pethinaidu Veluchamy, 59, CEO of Veluchamy Enterprises, a Downers Grove-based direct-marketing conglomerate, and his son, Arun Veluchamy, 28, vice-president of the direct-mailing division. Founded in 1974, the family-owned business is made ...
Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
Sep 12, 2005 ... this Week SEPT. 12: Jewish Vocational Service presents Preparing for the Interview: How Thinking Like an Employer Will Get You Hired. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. JVS, 1 S. Franklin St. Free. (312) 673-3437. SEPT. 12-13: Chicago Bar Assn. presents New Bankruptcy Code and Rules: ...