Fairfield County Business Journal back issues from October 2004:
Profiting from paper.(Competitive Edge: Paper.com)
Oct 04, 2004; ... With a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) like www.paper.com, one would think any paper supply company fortunate to own it would achieve instant success. But success didn't come instantly for Paper.com. It took about 15 months. That's how long ago the New Canaan-based company ...
Will People's buy Union State Bank?
Oct 04, 2004; ... Union State Bank's decision to hire an investment banker to "evaluate strategic opportunities for enhancing stockholder value" will have many banks salivating over the chance to buy it, according to industry sources. U.S.B. Holding Company Inc.--the parent company of the ...
Five hospitals end contract with United Healthcare.
Oct 04, 2004; ... In a move that will affect 10,000 patients countywide, Pinnacle Healthcare Inc., an alliance of five hospitals in New York's Westchester County, announced Sept. 24 it was ending its contract with United Healthcare insurance company. United Healthcare recently acquired ...
Looming strike fueled by health-care costs.
Oct 04, 2004; ... A bout 2,000 janitors and commercial building service unionized workers in the county could strike if they fail to reach a deal on health insurance with cleaning contractors and the real estate industry. In its first-ever tri-state negotiations, the Service Employees ...
Mixing books and brew in Old Greenwich.(small BUSINESS ZONE)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Two years ago, Thomas and Jenny Lawton bought a clothing store next door to Arcadia Coffee Company in Old Greenwich and turned it a bookstore they named Just Books, Too. Six months earlier they had purchased a bookstore in Greenwich called Just Books. Now the Lawtons are ...
Structure matters in making deals.(small BUSINESS ZONE)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Jim Jones, chief executive officer of Exite Co., just finished a meeting with a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) company that agreed to acquire Exite for the asking price. He was leaving for a two-week vacation with peace of mind, and gave his attorney the following instructions, "I did the ...
Entrepreneurs aided by local programs.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Before Mona Howard started her business, she took a course at FSW, a nonprofit organization which offers, among other things, a program designed to help entrepreneurs create and build a small business. That was almost three years ago. Now Howard's considering taking on the ...
Classic Residence pursues Briarcliff senior campus plan.(Hi Neighbor: News from Westchester County)
Oct 04, 2004 ... With its decision to purchase the former King's College campus in Briarcliff Manor, Classic Residence by Hyatt expects to become a dominant developer in a segment of Westchester's senior housing market where it has so far co-existed with local and regional nonprofits, namely campuses for ...
New York budget may jump $5 billion in 2005.(Hi Neighbor: News from Westchester County)
Oct 04, 2004 ... New York state's general fired spending could rise an estimated $4.9 billion, or 11.3 percent, in the next fiscal year, Gov. George Pataki's Budget Division reported. Mostly because of that higher spending, the state faces a projected budget gap of $5.7 billion in the fiscal ...
Fleet sets sail into future as Bank of America.(Hi Neighbor: News from Westchester County)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Fleet Bank's name will sink into history in October when its 26 Westchester branches axe re-branded by Bank of America, seven months after it acquired Fleet for $48 billion. By the end of next month, the new Bank of America will have something else to celebrate locally--the ...
Company sees a bright future in photonics.(Hi Neighbor: News from Westchester County)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Just as the vacuum tube gave way to the transistor, and the transistor to the electronic chip, so k too may someday find itself on the scrap heap of high-tech history replaced by a new generation of chips that will use the properties of light to move data much more quickly and cheaply than ...
Organization's volunteers aid developing countries.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Daily media reports focus on suicide bombers and indiscriminate kidnappings and murder in Iraq, but ignore volunteers on the ground trying to help the Iraqi people build their incipient democracy. Among those volunteers are two from the International Executive Service Corps in ...
Fleet sets sail into future as Bank of America.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Fleet Bank's name will sink into history next month, when its 54 Fairfield County branches are rebranded by Bank of America, seven months after it acquired Fleet for $48 billion. Those branches may be joined in time by additional new ones, though no decisions have been made, ...
Newton receives $500G for technology park: various entities receive grants.(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004; ... The State Bond Commission has approved a $500,000 grant for Newtown that will help pay for planning, engineering and development of a new technology-industrial park on a 38-acre town-owned parcel off I-84 at exit 10. State Rep. Julia B. Wasserman (R-106) and state ...
$600G to help secure port in Bridgeport.(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004; ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Bridgeport $600,000 to increase port security. The Port Security Grant Program provides resources for projects to improve dockside and perimeter security that is vital to securing critical national seaports. The Bridgeport ...
Rell pledges $500,000 for Stamford courthouse garage.
Oct 04, 2004; ... A parking facility for Stamford Superior Court complex will move toward completion with $500,000 in newly approved state bonds. "I am supporting this additional funding to complete the project now so that the people of Fairfield County can get the most out of this important ...
The Workplace Inc. awarded $755G for telework programs.
Oct 04, 2004; ... In an effort to increase telecommuting employment opportunities for people with disabilities, the U.S. Labor Department awarded $755,423 to The ...
State unemployment insurance system gets $603G.
Oct 04, 2004; ... The Connecticut Department of Labor has received a $603,269 grant from the federal government to upgrade its unemployment insurance system to better serve out-of-work individuals and businesses that are part of the system. "Our goal is to make sure that workers who are eligible ...
Web.com CEO buys the company.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Web.com, an 8-year-old Web site hosting and Internet services provider in Bethel, has been sold to its chief executive officer, Will Pemble of Brookfield, and two silent partners. The company, with 20 employees and revenues of more than $2.5 million, was sold by Web Services Co ....
Bridgeport man pleads guilty to buying stolen goods.
Oct 04, 2004; ... A Bridgeport man pleaded guilty last month to three counts of wire fraud after admitting he bought computers and office supplies he knew were stolen from Sikorsky Aircraft and other companies with the intent to sell them for a profit. Leonard Mastri, 43, waived indictment and ...
Norwalk Dr. sentenced for Medicaid, insurance fraud.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Dr. Jorge Elias, 69, of Norwalk, was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $30,000 fine for defrauding the Medicaid program and private health insurance companies, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Elias had previously entered into a civil settlement ...
Former insurance execs guilty in dummy invoice scheme.
Oct 04, 2004; ... O'Connor also recently announced that two former insurance executives pleaded guilty to federal charges that they defrauded New York Life Insurance Co. of $350,000. Robert L. Keller Jr., 47, of 10 Wilson St. in Danbury, and Michad J. Mazzariello, 42, of 22 Deerhill Road in ...
Business Web directory.(Directory)
Oct 04, 2004 ... * Accounting & Business Management Software IntelliBridge LLC www.IntelliBridgeLLC.com 203-877-5766 Microsoft Business Solutions-- Great Plains Partner Free Software Selection Kit Answers@IntelliBridgeLLC.com ...
Highly-compensated CEO's.(THE LIST)(chif executive officers)
Oct 04, 2004 ... <Pre> THE LIST Highly-Compensated CEOs Questions or comments? Call: 914-694-3600 Next List: October 11 Commercial Banks Ranked by total compensation Fairfield County Rank Name, address, CEO name Yearphone number ...
Norwalk developer adds another tower.
Oct 04, 2004; ... Building and Land Technology, a Norwalk-based commercial and housing developer, recently celebrated the construction of its next orifice building at a prime location in Norwalk by holding a "steel-raising" ceremony at the construction site. At its expected opening in the fall of ...
Microsoft turns its sights on the VoIP telephone market.(TECHCETERA)
Oct 04, 2004; ... In the technology world, there is one name that breathes fear into the heart of every competitor. That name is Microsoft, because when Microsoft enters a competitive space, no one else is safe. Remember the former number-one Internet browser and Wall Street darling, Netscape? Remember the ...
Priceline raises Q4 guidance after acquisition.(Tech briefs)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Norwalk-based priceline.com has updated its financial guidance for the third quarter of 2004, which ended on Sept. 30, and increased its guidance for the fourth quarter to reflect its acquisition of Active Hotels Ltd. in Britain. For the third quarter, priceline.com said it ...
Key decision-makers readying IT investments.(Tech briefs)
Oct 04, 2004 ... A study of 437 enterprises nationwide shows senior enterprise buyers within manufacturing, financial services, health-care and wireless sectors are preparing to invest in service-oriented architecture infrastructure development, according to the Yankee Group 2004 U.S. Enterprise Web ...
Cable firms are racing to the VOIP market, study finds.
Oct 04, 2004 ... Cable network operators in North America are making significant progress in delivering Interact-based voice services to compete directly with local phone companies for the high-end consumer and small-business markets with "triple play" services that include voice, video and data, according ...
IP telephony use to expand rapidly, study says.(Tech briefs)(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Most companies buy their own telephony equipment and manage it on-site today, but by 2006 half of all businesses will best be served by outside Internet protocol telephony services, according to Gartner Inc. Managed IP telephony and IP Centrex will be the most successful IP ...
Changing trade landscape: exports to China rise; Canada's share falls.(FOCUS: International Trade and the Global Economy)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Should Connecticut worry that Canadian exports dropped off a bit in 2003? "Not really," says Carl Jacobsen, director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Assistance Center in Middletown. While the state may have 1.29 percent of the nation's total population, it ranks 27th in total ...
Global firms cope with homeland security regulations.(FOCUS: International Trade and the Global Economy)
Oct 04, 2004; ... You wouldn't necessarily expect that tea would come under the scrutiny of federal officials concerned about homeland security. But it does. Imported tea is on the list of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) foodstuffs that have become enmeshed in this country's bioterrorism and ...
Building permits.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Commercial Algonquin Steel Tech, contractor for Skytech Machining. Reroof commercial building at 767 Woodend Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $54,000. Bismark Construction, contractor for the city of Stamford. Perform site and foundation work for the Stamford High ...
Court cases.(ON THE RECORD)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Bridgeport Superior Court 6 star Diner & Restaurant. Filed by Mariano Arguello, Bridgeport. Plaintiff's attorney: Mark T. Stern, Fairfield. Action: plaintiff claims he was caused to trip and fall due to a tripod which was placed near his bar stool; seeks more than $15,000, plus ...
Deeds.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Commercial 49 Deerfield Street L.L.C. Seller: Dominic J. Amato, Bridgeport. Property: vicinity Sylvan Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $359,900. Filed Sept. 17. 87 Lake Avenue L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Heidi E. Walker. Property: 87 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $769,000 ....
Anthony Miano of Stamford, executive partner of S.G. Hart & Associates L.L.C., Ridgefield, a strategic supply chain security consulting company, received the Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) designation from APICS.(Clients, Credits and Awards)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Anthony Miano of Stamford, executive partner of S.G. Hart & Associates L.L.C., Ridgefield, a strategic supply chain security consulting company, received the Certified in Production and Inventory ...
Taylor Design, Stamford, a graphic and interactive design firm, received three awards in the 2004 American Graphic Design Awards competition sponsored by Graphic Design: usa, a commercial arts publication.(Clients, Credits and Awards)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Taylor Design, Stamford, a graphic and interactive design firm, received three awards in the 2004 American Graphic Design Awards competition sponsored by Graphic Design: usa, a ...
Lisa Kohler Chubinsky of Wilton, principal and co-owner of Staff Providers L.L.C., Wilton, a staffing firm, received the Certified Staffing Professional.(Clients, Credits and Awards)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Lisa Kohler Chubinsky of Wilton, principal and co-owner of Staff Providers L.L.C., Wilton, a staffing firm, received the Certified Staffing ...
Praxinet Inc., Ridgefield, a provider of software solutions designed to improve business performance, announced that the city of Hartford has joined its recently launched municipal performance management (MPH) program.(Clients, Credits and Awards)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Praxinet Inc., Ridgefield, a provider of software solutions designed to improve business performance, announced that the city of Hartford has joined its ...
MasterCard Advisors.(Newsmakers)(appointed Keith Stock)(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Keith Stock of Stamford was appointed president of MasterCard Advisors, Purchase, N.Y., a business unit of MasterCard International that offers consulting, information products and services, research and outsourcing. Most recently, Stock was managing director ...
Houlihan-Parnes/iCap Realty Advisors L.L.C.(Newsmakers)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Kevin E. Neuner of New Canaan was appointed chief operating officer at Houlihan-Parnes/iCap Realty Advisors L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y., a real estate investment company. Since 1995, Neuner was executive vice president at Macklowe Properties Inc., New York City. Prior to that, he was a vice ...
Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Inc.(Newsmakers)(appointed Steven R. DiSalvo)(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Dr. Steven R. DiSalvo of Milford was appointed executive director of the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Inc., New York City, an organization founded by Joe and All Torre that develops educational programs designed to combat domestic violence. Since 2001, DiSalvo was executive vice ...
Valley Community Foundation Inc.(Newsmakers)
Oct 04, 2004 ... James E. Ryan of Ansonia, president of the Shelton Economic Development Corp., Shelton, was elected chairman of the board of the directors of the Valley Community Foundation Inc., Shelton, ...
Junior Achievement of Southwest Connecticut.(Newsmakers)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Syd Gordon of Wilton. vice president at Angel Commercial L.L.C., Fairfield. a commercial real estate firm, was elected chairperson of the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Southwest ...
Southern New England Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.(Newsmakers)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Marcia O'Kane of Greenwich, vice president and relationship manager in the Stamford office of Webster Financial Advisors, was appointed to the board of governors of the Southern New ...
Liens.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Federal Tax Liens-filed A&J Used Parts Inc., 1455 Honeyspot Road, Stratford. $2,872 FICA/withholding tax. Filed Aug. 11. Millennium Graphics L.L.C., 43 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport. $94,016 FICA/withholding tax. Filed Sept. 15. Federal Tax Liens-released ...
Lis pendens.(ON THE RECORD)
Oct 04, 2004 ... The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the properly listed. Allen, Claudia. Filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., by Hunt Leibert Chester and Jacobson P.C., Hartford. Property: 60 Plymouth ...
On the agenda.(ON THE RECORD)(Calendar)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Wednesday, Oct. 6 Fairfield Network of Executive Women program, with Janet Esposito speaking on the fear of public speaking, 6 p.m., Peppermill Restaurant. 1700 Post Road East. Westport. $17 members; $32 nonmembers. For reservations, call 470-7055. Thursday, Oct. 7 ...
Mortgages.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Ashy Properties L.L.C., by Angela Fairchild. Lender: Astoria Federal Mortgage Corp., Lake Success, N.Y. Property: 441-447 Gregory St., Bridgeport. Amount: $244,500. Filed Sept. 15. Bar N Brand L.L.C., by Paul McDonald. Lender: Connecticut Community Bank N.A., Greenwich ....
New business names.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
Oct 04, 2004 ... The Business Journal is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings. Aardvark Tees, 21 Barrow St., Stratford 06613, c/o Debra O. Matusz. Filed Aug. 10. Ace Metropolitan, 460 Ogden St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Dolores Blarezo. Filed Sept ....
Public notice.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)(Calendar)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Thursday, Oct. 7 "Speaking of Women" luncheon program, with author Susan Estrich as featured speaker, noon, Trumbull Marroitt, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. $125 and up. For reservations, call 334-6154. William Ravels Real Estate wine-tasting fund-raiser, to benefit ...
Century 21 Homes Services Scalzo-Gleason Group.(Real Estate Update)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Dave Curran of Newtown joined Century 21 Homes Services Scalzo-Gleason Group, Newtown, as a sales associate. Curran also works a Curran Associates, a company specializing ...
Cushman & Wakefield of Connecticut Inc.(Real Estate Update)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Cushman & Wakefield of Connecticut Inc., Stamford, was appointed the leasing agent for a 60,000-square-foot building on 16 acres ...
Faces & places.
Oct 04, 2004 ... 1. Stamford's Purdue Pharma and Verizon Wireless partnered for a summertime employee phone drive to benefit Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program. Employees from the companies donated their retired cell phones, chargers and batteries to HopeLine which refurbishes phones or sells parts and ...
Peggy Doepper: more fit than ever, she's driven to stay that way.(PROFITS & PASSIONS)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Peggy Doepper says she is not, has never been and will never be a sports enthusiast. As the president and chief operating officer of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for Connecticut and New York's Westchester County, however, she exhibits talents many equate with ...
Resource directory.(Directory)
Oct 04, 2004 ... <Pre> Advertising Agencies * Wrightway Creative Group 203-354-3650 A full-service advertising agency providing award winning creative and marketing services. Advertising/Graphic Design * CREATIVE EXCHANGE A creative ...
When does a fashion trend become trademark infringement?(VIEWPOINT)
Oct 04, 2004; ... When Norwalk-based Dooney & Bourke launched a new line of handbags in August 2003 that resembled the widely popular Louis Vuitton "Murakami" bag introduced just months prior, Dooney & Bourke insisted the company was simply following a fashion trend. Louis Vuitton, in an ...
A candidate's medicine to fix the economy.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Kenn Gividen, Libertarian candidate for governor of Indiana, is espousing a 46-point economic strategy to combat various issues facing his state, including high education costs and job exports. Can some of his ideas help Connecticut, too? He wants to eliminate property tax that ...
HEI Hospitality acquires Four-Diamond Renaissance.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Norwalk-based HEI Hospitality, a privately held hospitality investment firm, has acquired the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel in Florida from Miami Beach-based LNR for an undisclosed amount. Merritt Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEI, will manage the hotel. It is ...
Aristotle Corp. acquires Ginsberg Scientific.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(Brief Article)
Oct 04, 2004; ... Aristotle Corp. of Stamford has acquired the science product line of Ginsberg Scientific Co., a manufacturer and distributor of products and kits designed to demonstrate certain science concepts for students in grades five through 12. The Ginsberg Scientific offerings Hill complement the ...
Priority's awards program showcases five small business practices.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Oct 04, 2004 ... Pitney Bowes Inc., based in Stamford, announced that its signature publication, Priority, has selected its 2004 "Best Small Business" award recipients. The five winners from across the country have developed cutting-edge small-business practices of marketing, sales, management, technology ...
United Rentals to take goodwill charge.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Oct 04, 2004 ... United Rentals Inc. in Greenwich last week filed a report on Form 8-K that included disclosure of a likely noncash charge in the third quarter for the impairment of goodwill relating to the company's traffic control business. John Milne, United Rentals' president and chief ...
Company crosses the digital divide.(Competitive edge: Sportography Inc)
Oct 11, 2004; ... Darkrooms are fading into the background, giving way to digital cameras. Figures from the Photo Marketing Association International, the trade association for the photo imaging industry, indicate an estimated 15.7 million digital cameras will be purchased this year. With an increase in ...
Local CEOs fund GOP campaigns.(Grand Old Party )(Cover Story)
Oct 11, 2004; ... Fairfield County's highest-paid executives overwhelmingly lent their financial support Republicans, with five of six local chief executive officers contributing toward President George W. Bush's re-election campaign this year, a Business Journal analysis shows. Among the Bush ...
Stew Leonard Jr. offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Oct 11, 2004 ... Stew Leonard Jr. grew up in his family's dairy business as a kid standing on a milk case and cleaning out day-old cream cans. His father, after receiving a U.S. Small Business Administration loan, built a retail dairy story in 1969 with seven employees. Stew found himself stocking shelves, ...