Crain's Chicago Business back issues from September 2008:
Utilities & energy.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Frank M. Clark Chairman, CEO Commonwealth Edison Co. Chicago Age: 62 Business: Electric utility Revenue (millions): $6,104.0 Professional: Economic Club; Executives' Club; Waste Management Inc.; Harris ...
Who's Who.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Michelle Evans So, who's the face behind that suit? Year in and year out, Crain's seeks to identify the individuals who are shaping Chicago. Individuals like Patrick G. Ryan, former executive chairman of Aon Corp., and real estate mogul Sam Zell have been on ...
Customers fired up over Nicor bills; Hundreds file complaints about whopping gas charges.(News)(Northern Illinois Gas Co.)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE DANIELS Hundreds of Nicor customers are fuming over their gas bills, saying the suburban utility is socking them with bloated bills that stem from infrequent meter readings. Consumer watchdog Citizens Utility Board has fielded almost 500 complaints on ...
For the Record.(Briefs)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Gov. Blagojevich signed an executive order that he says improves on the "pay-to-play'' ethics bill passed by the General Assembly this year; the governor's order includes fundraising restrictions. The bill's chief Senate sponsor, Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, predicted both chambers would ...
Summer: The living wasn't so easy; Hard workers head back into fall without a real break.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: RITA PYRILLIS Gary Lancina hadn't missed a summer vacation to California since 1992, but this year his wife and 4-year-old twins went without him. Mr. Lancina, 41, vice-president of marketing at Redbox Automated Retail LLC, a DVD rental firm based in Oak ...
Construction services.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Jeffrey L. Arfsten Chief operating officer Bovis Lend Lease Inc. Chicago Age: 54 Business: Construction Revenue (millions): $13,732.0 Civic: Boy Scouts of America; Chicago Central Area Committee; Metropolitan ...
Tyree's risk aversion boosts Mesirow; Firm resisted subprime; annual revenue rises 9%.(News)(Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc's James Tyree)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: ANN SAPHIR Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. CEO James Tyree's aversion to high-risk investments-despite their potential for outsized returns-helped the Chicago firm weather a lousy year. Mesirow's revenue jumped 9% to $492 million in its fiscal year ended ...
Banking.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BANKING Norman R. Bobins Chairman PrivateBank-Chicago Chicago Age: 65 Business: Financial services Assets (millions): $6,013.6 (PrivateBancorp Inc.) Professional: AAR Corp.; Global Hyatt Corp.; ...
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER FOR GREENBACK, CME; A conversation with money manager William G. Hart.(Markets)(Interview)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Daniel Rome Levine William G. Hart, 56, president, Hartline Investment Corp., Chicago Experience: 34 years Assets under management: $630 million CRAIN'S: Do you expect further strengthening of the dollar? Mr. Hart: With ...
With capital bill stuck in the House, state's future at risk.(Viewpoint essay)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Anthony R. Licata Anthony R. Licata is chairman of the Illinois Capital Development Board. Would you invest in a public company that is generating almost $60 billion in annual sales but has invested very little in capital expenditures over the last nine ...
Law.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Laurel G. Bellows Principal Bellows & Bellows P.C. Chicago Age: 60 Business: Law firm Revenue (millions): Not available Professional: American Bar Assn.; National Conference of Bar Presidents; Executives' ...
Chin music; LOFTY CONVENTION RHETORIC ASIDE, CAMPAIGNS PREPARE TO TRADE BEANBALLS.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Greg Hinz DENVER-Call it an omen of things to come, the not-so-subtle utterance of a modern-day oracle. "One house, one spouse,'' the bumper sticker reads. At least, that's what it's alleged to read. I haven't actually seen a copy yet. The obvious ...
Barnes puts clamps on ad spending; Sara Lee chief targets marketing, focusing dollars on key brands.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID STERRETT Marketing whiz Brenda Barnes is squeezing Sara Lee Corp.'s advertising spending. A 21% cut in its marketing tab last quarter helped Sara Lee deliver its strongest results since Ms. Barnes took over as CEO in 2005. It also kept Sara Lee's ...
CONVENTION CRACKDOWN; Amid fierce competition for confabs, McCormick Place gets tough on crime.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: ROBERT HERGUTH Crime doesn't pay at McCormick Place anymore. Stepped-up surveillance, both in the hall and around the perimeter, seems to be working, according to interviews and internal reports released under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. ...
Government.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Rod R. Blagojevich Governor State of Illinois Chicago Age: 51 Business: State government Budget (millions): $58,300.0 Charles E. Box Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission ...
Health care.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Jeffrey S. Aronin President, CEO Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Deerfield Age: 40 Business: Biopharmaceuticals Revenue (millions): Not available Professional: Discover Financial Services; Pharmaceutical Research ...
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ted A. Beattie President, CEO John G. Shedd Aquarium Chicago Age: 63 Business: Aquarium Operating budget (millions): $40.5 Professional: Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums; American Assn. of Museums; Economic Club; ...
Retooled Trib to debut this month.(Briefs)(Chicago Tribune Co.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Chicago Tribune readers will get their first look at the paper's redesign on Sept. 29, said Tribune Chief Operating Officer Randy Michaels. Neither Mr. Michaels nor a company spokesman would provide details, but it appears that, contrary to a prototype recently leaked to an industry ...
Manufacturing.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... David J. Anderson President, CEO Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Lincolnshire Age: 60 Business: Auto parts and equipment Revenue (millions): $1,972.5 Professional: National Power Fluid Assn. Thomas M. Begel ...
Food.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Thomas J. Baldwin Chairman, president, CEO Morton's Restaurant Group Inc. Chicago Age: 53 Business: Steakhouses Revenue (millions): $353.8 Brenda C. Barnes Chairman, CEO Sara Lee Corp. ...
Marketing & media.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lee Abrams Senior vice-president, chief innovation officer Tribune Co. Chicago Age: 55 Business: Publishing Revenue (millions): $5,063.0 Joseph J. Ahern President, general manager ...
FINANCIAL SERVICES.(Focus: Who's Who)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Carl S. Allegretti Midwest regional managing partner, U.S. and global clients and markets leader Deloitte Tax LLP Chicago Age: 47 Business: Professional services Revenue (millions): $9,850.0 (Deloitte & Touche USA LLP) ...
Insurance.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Gregory C. Case President, CEO Aon Corp. Chicago Age: 45 Business: Risk, insurance brokerage Revenue (millions): $7,471.0 Professional: Economic Club; St. John's University School of Risk Management; ...
Crain's Picks.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Crystal Yednak Opening "Amadeus" 800 E. Grand Ave. (312) 595-5600 www.chicagoshakes.com 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $44 The Chicago Shakespeare Theater offers its take on this ...
Destination: Mustique.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Anne Ford GET AWAY: When Prince William visited Mustique in the West Indies this summer, he wasn't the first British royal to escape to the exclusive, 1,400-acre Caribbean island. His late great aunt, the stylish Princess Margaret, spent many holidays there, and ...
Hub 51 reaches out to next generation; Younger Melmans hit right note, price point.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: LAURA BIANCHI The restaurant industry may be hungry for business, but the Melman brothers are filling the house at their first venture, Hub 51. R. J. and Jerrod, sons of restaurateur Richard Melman, have tapped into the young business crowd at lunch with this ...
Info Junkie.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Laura Bianchi Mary Jo Herseth, 49, stays competition-ready by reading Triathlete magazine and using a virtual trainer. As market executive for Illinois and Michigan with U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management, she also tracks: Financial and ...
Swept away by a windy course; Links-style Golf Club whipped into shape; precision shots required.(Business of Life)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: H. LEE MURPHY Too many golf courses cut out of cornfields trumpet their so-called links-style layouts. On closer inspection, they are debased by fresh tree plantings and a Midwestern parkland ambiance on certain holes. Golf Club of Illinois is a rare exception: a pure ...
Growing Fifth Third's commercial banking biz.(People)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Daniels Job: Senior vice-president, head of business banking in Chicago for Fifth Third Bank, since Aug. 20. Vitals: 52 years old; bachelor's degree in finance and management, Purdue University, 1985; thrift examiner for Federal Home Loan Bank of ...
Inheritance or fraud? A battle for millions.(Business of Life)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Shia Kapos Virginia "Ginny'' Rogers frequently spent time with Drake Tower neighbor George J. Dohrmann III. But did she like him so much she'd bequeath him her $4-million Lake Shore Drive condo plus an additional $4 million? Dr. Dohrmann, a ...
Transportation.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ann M. Drake CEO DSC Logistics Inc. Des Plaines Age: 60 Business: Logistics, supply chain management Revenue (millions): $200.0* Professional: A. M. Castle & Co.; Committee of 200; Chicago Network; Center for ...
Retail.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Doris K. Christopher Chairman Pampered Chef Addison Age: 63 Business: Direct sales of kitchen tools Revenue (millions): Not available Professional: Direct Selling Assn.; Better Business Bureau; Committee of ...
Consumer Products & Services.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Steven D. Barnhart President, CEO Orbitz Worldwide Inc. Chicago Age: 46 Business: Online travel company Revenue (millions): $859.0 Professional: Mayor's Technology Advisory Council; Illinois Technology Assn. ...
On the Move.(People)(Sara Lee Corp. has appointed Shawn Welch)(Fifth Third Bank has appointed Ahmad Elsawaf)(MB Financial Inc. has appointed Arnold Brown)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CONSUMER SERVICES SARA LEE CORP., Chicago: Shawn Welch, 41, to vice-president of customer management for Sara Lee North American Retail, in Downers Grove, from vice-president of the sales and frozen foods division at Kellogg Co. FINANCIAL SERVICES FIFTH ...
Training to ace your sport.(Business of Life)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bertagnoli Among enthusiastic amateur athletes, functional training is as hot as Bikram yoga. Devotees say exercise moves that mimic the motions of a particular sport improve performance better than generic strength and cardio exercises. Jill ...
Technology & telecom.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Michael J. Birck Chairman Tellabs Inc. Naperville Age: 70 Business: Telecommunications equipment provider Revenue (millions): $1,913.0 Professional: Molex Inc.; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu Civic: ...
Business Services.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Gary D. Ahlquist Senior vice-president, managing partner Booz & Co. Chicago Age: 55 Business: Management consulting Revenue (millions): $4,000.0 * Professional: Economic Club Civic: Children's Home and Aid ...
Non-profits.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ellen S. Alberding President Joyce Foundation Chicago Age: 50 Business: Charitable foundation Budget (millions): $42.0 Professional: Economic Club Civic: Commercial Club; National Panel on the ...
Architecture & Engineering.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Carol Ross Barney Design principal Ross Barney Architects Inc. Chicago Age: 59 Business: Architectural design Revenue (millions): $5.0 Professional: American Institute of Architects; Chicago Women in ...
MOTO RISING? Motorola shares, rallying after an unexpected profit, remain a bet on the come with phone sales lagging and company's planned split a year away.(Markets)(appointment of Sanjay Jha )
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN PLETZ Motorola Inc., enjoying improved reception from investors recently, remains a long way from full strength. Shares of the Schaumburg-based company are up 39% from a five-year low of $6.76 July 15, driven by an unexpected second-quarter profit and ...
Malls facing yuletide slide; Forecast: Sales to fall faster as shoppers cut back.(News)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: MONE FIELDS-WHITE Sales at Chicago-area shopping malls are headed for steeper declines this year as the economy sputters, setting the stage for an even gloomier holiday season. Overall drop-off at the region's 22 biggest malls could double to as much as 2% ...
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Gregory W. Baise President, CEO Illinois Manufacturers' Assn. Oak Brook Age: 56 Business: Membership organization for manufacturers Budget (millions): $3.5 Professional: Economic Club; Executives' Club; ...
Real Estate.(Focus: Who's Who)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Michael J. Alter President Alter Group Ltd. Skokie Age: 47 Business: Real estate development Revenue (millions): $595.8 Professional: Urban Land Institute; YPO-WPO; Economic Club Civic: City Year; ...
CHICAGO'S HOPE; An Obama win promises city a lasting lift, but a losing campaign would drive up his hometown's negatives.(News)(Barack Obama)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: PAUL MERRION DENVER-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's historic rise as the first black-and first Chicagoan-to be nominated for president by a major party promises to recast the city's international image, one of many implications his potential presidency holds for his hometown. ...
Chemicals & Agribusiness.(Focus: Who's Who)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2008 ... G. Allen Andreas Former chairman Archer Daniels Midland Co. Decatur Age: 65 Business: Agribusiness Revenue (millions): $44,018.0 William J. Doyle President, CEO Potash Corp. of ...
Wextrust's local holdings on ice; 'Food fight' over area properties predicted.(News)(Wextrust Capital LLC )
Sep 01, 2008; ... Byline: ALBY GALLUN The fate of 10 local properties formerly controlled by Wextrust Capital LLC is hanging in the air amid federal charges that the Chicago firm's founders bilked investors through a $100-million Ponzi scheme. A temporary receiver is overseeing ...
Now, all eyes turn to Obama's hometown.(Viewpoint essay)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Chicago, the whole world is watching again. Barack Obama's nomination as the Democratic candidate for president means his hometown will be in both the national and the international spotlights. Media from around the globe will flock here over the next few months, seeking insight ...
Hot pockets; IIT researcher pushes battery-cooling material.(Focus: Small Business)(All Cell Technologies LLC)(Company overview)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Anyone who has sat on the couch for a couple of hours with a laptop knows how hot the machines can get. The culprit is the lithium-ion battery. Compact and coveted for their long life, the batteries are useful in everything from portable medical ...
Do profit motives and research mix? As academics chase biz opportunities, an ethicist ponders the pros, cons.(Focus: Small Business)(Michael Kalichman speaks on university researchers becoming entrepreneurs)(Interview)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Michael Kalichman, who has a doctorate in neuropharmacology, has taught research ethics at the University of California at San Diego for 20 years. In 1997, he founded the Research Ethics Program there. Mr. Kalichman, 55, talks about the pros and cons of ...
Open questions; PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS HAVE MUCH TO CLARIFY AS CAMPAIGN HEATS UP.(News)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: Greg Hinz After what may have been the two most-watched presidential conventions in history, one thing surely can be said. Whether they live in Lakeview or Long Island, Berwyn or Beaufort, Americans are engaged in this election in a way they haven't been for generations ....
Seeking a breakthrough; Can Illinois universities catch up with coastal rivals in the race to launch profitable businesses?(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Despite trying for decades to lift ideas out of the laboratory and turn them into marketable products, Illinois has yet to crack the technology transfer code. The state lags established tech centers in California and Massachusetts when it comes to ...
Bumper crops in a test tube; U of C geneticist's firm aims to boost farm yields.(Focus: Small Business)(Occupation overview)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Daphne Preuss was a 30-year-old post-doctoral researcher in genetics at Stanford University in 1993 when she started puzzling over the problem of increasing demands on global agriculture and what geneticists could do about it. "With the population ...
Sweating the small stuff; NU nanotech expert sees upside to turning lab ideas into products.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Discoveries may be made in the lab, says Chad Mirkin, founder of medical technology company Nanosphere Inc., but it's what happens outside the lab that counts. "The impact of a scientist is ultimately measured by the people who use the concepts ...
Searching for profit; U of I-born RiverGlass pans for gold on Web.(Focus: Small Business)(RiverGlass Inc.)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: EMILY STONE Run a Google search on "elf.'' Top results include information on the Will Ferrell movie, sprightly forest creatures and a group studying the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien in his "Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. So if you're a law enforcement ...
On the Move.(People)(Mark Banholzer appointed at RTKL Associates Inc.)(Bradley H. Winick appointed at URS Corp.)(Old Second National Bank of Aurora promotes Roger Schnorr)
Sep 08, 2008 ... ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING RTKL ASSOCIATES INC., Chicago: Mark Banholzer, 44, to vice-president and national practice leader for health care interior architecture, from design principal and vice-president at HOK Group Inc. URS CORP., San Francisco: Bradley H. Winick, ...
Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
Sep 08, 2008 ... THIS WEEK SEPT. 8: Career Resource Center Inc. presents Resume Preparation and Presentation. 10:15 a.m. Career Resource Center, Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. Free for first-time attendees; others pay $100. (847) 295-5626. SEPT ....
Unread meters are no excuse for cashing in.(Opinion)
Sep 08, 2008 ... Imagine going to a grocery store to buy a loaf of bread and, instead of paying at the checkout register, you get a bill six months later reflecting a price hike implemented after you bought the bread. That's basically what's happening to some customers of Nicor Gas. As Steve ...
Need to Know.(Focus: Small Business)
Sep 08, 2008 ... Byline: Sources: Better World Project Database, Assn. of University Technology Managers, Nanotechweb.org 25 Number of U.S. universities that had technology transfer offices before 1980. 230 Number as of 2006. 2 ...
Info Junkie.(Business of Life)
Sep 08, 2008 ... Byline: Christina Le Beau Computer scientist Kristian Hammond, 51, founded Northwestern University's Intelligent Information Laboratory and consults with companies such as Boeing Co. and Motorola Inc. on artificial-intelligence technology. His picks: Watches CNN's ...
On 'Grey's Anatomy': A supporting role for Hospira.(Business of Life)(Hospira Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: Laura Bianchi After a new episode of "Grey's Anatomy'' on ABC, employees at Hospira Inc. in Lake Forest dish not only about the escapades of Meredith and McDreamy but also about the supporting role of the company's medical products. It's something of an ...
Correction.(News)(Correction notice)
Sep 08, 2008 ... The name of Ron Culp, partner and managing director at ...
Navistar, Ford chasm narrows; With GM truck deal scuttled, settlement talks picking up.(News)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: BOB TITA Navistar International Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are working harder to repair their relationship after Navistar failed to strike a truck-building deal with General Motors Corp. Executives with Navistar and Ford have had more-frequent discussions in ...
Suburban habits die hard; Move downtown requires an attitude adjustment; who says my dog can't be in the elevator?(Business of Life)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: SHIA KAPOS Jill Zwick steeled herself for the sacrifices she'd need to make moving from the suburbs to downtown Chicago, but there were a few things she wouldn't relinquish. One was green space-or at least a bit of it. The other was her oversized gas barbecue ...
Crain's Picks.(Business of Life)(Calendar)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: Crystal Yednak Now on Sale Lucinda Williams Riviera Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 Tickets: $34 www.ticketmaster.com, (312) 559-1212 Kings of Leon and We are Scientists Aragon Ballroom, 7 p.m. Oct. 31 ...
Biz leaders aim to revive Ill. GOP; Chicago execs vetting gubernatorial hopefuls.(News)
Sep 08, 2008; ... Byline: PAUL MERRION As GOP presidential nominee John McCain enters the stretch run, Chicago executives are trying to reverse the Illinois Republican Party's long slide from power. After losing the last two gubernatorial races and every statewide race two years ago, ...