Westchester County Business Journal back issues from September 2005:
Cleaning up with real estate: head of company that cleans the space can also sell it.(Competitive Edge: Arco Cleaning)(Arco Cleaning and Maintenance Co.)
Sep 05, 2005; ... George Arco advertises and networks to get more business for his cleaning company, but his most unusual method is to be a commercial real estate broker as well. A commercial real estate seller since 1995, he helps landlords make money as well as solicit business from them, and ...
More visits, competition push upgrades in the ER.(Hudson Valley Hospital Center's new "no-wait" emergency room)(Phelps Memorial Hospital Center gets new CAT scan machine and digital graphic room for its emergency department)(Northern Westchester Hospital to renovate its emergency room )
Sep 05, 2005; ... Hudson Valley Hospital Center's new "no-wait" emergency room makes it the first hospital in Westchester County to dramatically change, its services in that department, but other hospitals in the county are also planning similar changes to improve their ERs. "We "all share the ...
Gas prices spur push to ban zone pricing.
Sep 05, 2005; ... Even with two service stations, Mike Innella says, record-high gasoline prices have been anything but good for business. Innella, owner of stations in Pelham and Bronxvile, says rising gas costs have squeezed independent dealers like him, as customers either fill up less often, ...
Worth quoting.
Sep 05, 2005; ... "Traditionally, you made your money in the sale of new cars. Now, it's car parts, service and sales. That's why ...
White Plains lawyer chairs state bar panel on franchising.(United States. Federal Trade Commission)
Sep 05, 2005; ... A White Plains lawyer has been named to head a subcommittee of the New York State Bar Association charged with helping the group recommend changes to the state's franchising law. Thomas M. Pitegoff chairs a seven-member panel that hopes to remove roadblocks to franchisors doing ...
Dec. 1 deadline set for Ginsburg community grants.(Ginsburg Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Nonprofit groups seeking between $1,000 and $100,000 to launch new programs or sustain existing ones could find the money they need through a lend established by Valhalla-based Ginsburg Development Corp. (GDC). The Ginsburg Community Fund provides funds for start up support/seed ...
$1m fixup brings new amenities to office campus.
Sep 05, 2005; ... The owner of the two-building Red Oak Corporate Park in Harrison (White Plains address) is completing about $1 million in renovations designed to give it more than a pretty facelift just as competition for tenants is about to heat up. GHP Office Realty is building a new ...
IPO recovery eludes local public companies.(Prestige Brands Inc., K and F Industries Inc. and Electro Optical Sciences Inc.'s securities )
Sep 05, 2005; ... Demand for shares of new public companies may indeed be heating up over the next few months and into 2006 as experts predict, but three Westchester businesses have yet to benefit from any recovery in the market for initial public offerings, or IPOs. Two Westchester businesses ...
Dealership thinks outside the box, then redesigns the box.
Sep 05, 2005; ... When Peter G. Callaghan and a business partner, Andrew Feuerstein, bought the BMW of Greenwich dealership two years ago, they wanted to make the business more efficient, speed up the service center, please customers more and provide more for employees. So they invested $12 ...
Spa developer builds a 'beautiful place'.(building pools )
Sep 05, 2005; ... John Romano has a boast that he wrote the book on building a pool, and it is no idle boast--because he did. Romano, owner of All American Custom Pools & Spas Inc. in Norwalk, Conn., has spent nearly 30 years building pools in the backyards of Westchester County and Connecticut's ...
New York's consumers may face rising electricity bills.
Sep 05, 2005 ... A $24 million annual surcharge will be added to New Yorkers' electric bills starting in October, as a result of a renewable-portfolio mandate imposed by the state's Public Service Commission (PSC). The order by the PSC came as an interstate group of regulatory officials moved ...
Gartner highlights key emerging technologies.
Sep 05, 2005 ... Gartner Inc. has identified three key technology themes businesses should watch. Technologies that will enable the development of collaboration, next-generation architecture and Web have been highlighted by the Stamford technology research company in an annual study as being particularly ...
Health-cost increase slow in New York, study shows.(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... For the fifth consecutive year, most New York state employers endured double-digit increases in health insurance premiums, the Business Council of New York State Inc.'s latest annual survey of employers' compensation practices shows. Eighty-four percent of New York companies ...
Staffing employment and sales set new high.(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Staffing industry employment and sales set a new high in the second quarter of this year, narrowly exceeding the industry's previous peak in the fourth quarter of 2004, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. U.S. staffing firms employed an average ...
Sales and marketing lectures set to begin.(small BUSINESS ZONE)(Steve Kaplan's advice to small businesses)
Sep 05, 2005; ... One of the biggest mistakes small-business owners make in selling to big companies is overpromising and underpreparing when it comes time to deliver, according to Steve Kaplan, author of a book on selling to big businesses. "You predicate a sale on being able to deliver a ...
Knowledge drives growth.(Ask Andi?)(business enterprises and thier relations with the employees)(Column)
Sep 05, 2005; ... My business has had some ups and downs. It seems that often when I hire a new employee or vendor with a new set of job skills, we make some progress, but then we get stuck again. What can I do to keep my company growing? To answer this business owner's question. let's focus on ...
Faces & places.
Sep 05, 2005 ... 1. Kathleen McCardle, executive director of Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester, receives a Board of Legislators proclamation from County Executive Andrew Spano. Joining them are White Plains Mayor Joseph DelFino and organization board chairman George Batten. The proclamation ...
Nursing homes.(The List)(Directory)(Illustration)
Sep 05, 2005 ... <Pre> The List Nursing Homes Ranked by number of licensed beds. Listed alphabetically in event of tie. Name, address, telephone numberFacility admissions Area code: 914 officers)(unless otherwise E-mail address...
From refugee to chief of staff.('ONLY IN AMERICA')(Lisa Mrijaj)(Biography)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Lisa Mrijaj still has the flag she received from the judge who swore her in as a U.S. citizen. She couldn't wait to become an American. The day she turned 18 she left the home she shared with her parents and three brothers near Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx and filled out the ...
Business Web: a directory of Internet addresses.(Directory)
Sep 05, 2005 ... ACCOUNTING Accounting and Administrative Recruiting/Staffing Services The Execu | Search Group www.execu-search.com 914-653-9000 914-653-9001 (fax) Specializing in full-lime and temporary positions in ...
Back to old times? Fee-based investment advice gaining in popularity.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(investment advisers)
Sep 05, 2005; ... When the stock market collapsed in 2000 and the financial repercussions of 9/11 followed the next year, the need for financial advisers was stronger than ever. "The more difficult the times, the better it is for people like me," said Greg Werlinich, president of Werlinich Asset ...
Do you want to be done? How to earn the minimum annual recurring revenue.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(investment advisers)
Sep 05, 2005; ... If you are in a position that requires finding new clients, then you may have resigned yourself to the fact that you will be prospecting and marketing until you retire. For most of us, prospecting and marketing for new clients is the most costly, most time-consuming and least enjoyable ...
CPA executives concerned about U.S. economy; energy and employee costs top concerns.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(Certified public accountants)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Certified public accountants serving as chief executive officers, chief financial officers and in other financial positions are less optimistic about the U.S. economy than they were six months ago, according to a survey. The Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey, a ...
Demand for accounting grads high.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(accounting services looking for college graduates)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Accounting firms continue to top the list of employers seeking to hire new college graduates, according to the summer 2005 issue of Salary Survey, a quarterly report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. "Accounting services firms, along with ...
CPA profession receives high marks.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(certified public accountants)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... New independent research shows the certified public accounting profession continues to garner high marks from business decision makers, executives and investors, earning favorable ratings of 97 percent, 95 percent and 89 percent, respectively. In fact. business decision-makers ...
FPA members call for Social Security reform now.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(Financial Planning Association )
Sep 05, 2005 ... Financial planners overwhelmingly agree that reform of Social Security is needed now to avoid future insolvency in the federal retirement trust fund, according to a survey recently conducted by the Financial Planning Association. "Financial planners are on the front lines every ...
Don't wait to buy bonds, researchers advise.(Focus: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(Interest rates rise and investors fear to buy bonds)
Sep 05, 2005 ... With interest rates likely to continue to rise, many investors are reluctant to buy bonds yet, fearing they'll lock themselves out of higher rates or face potential capital losses. But investors shouldn't wait because they won't lose money as they fear, say two authors in the August issue ...
Vision of success: Larchmont entrepreneur brings tech to selling glasses.(fast lane: Ramp up your business)(eyeware industry ties up with online services to serve its customers)
Sep 05, 2005; ... A Larchmont entrepreneur is looking to change what till now has been a stubborn fact of life in the prescription eyeglass industry, even in the Internet age, Americans are very reluctant to buy their specs online. Trevor Maurer says the key to changing that behavior is combining ...
Startup printer up for two awards.(Startup Briefs)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Steven Spiro's Tracer Imaging L.L.C. of White Plains (FastLane, April 4) has been nominated for two national industry awards for point-of-purchase displays that incorporate its multi dimensional or "lenticular" images. One award nomination was for a display promoting the Oral B ...
Incubator close to naming first tenants.(Startup Briefs)(Second Century Innovation & Ideas Corp.)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Pace University's Second Century Innovation & Ideas Corp. (SCI2) says it's close to finalizing agreements with the first two startup-business tenants for its incubator in Yonkers. The two businesses are among four with which contracts are being worked out for SCI's two ...
Forums address winning partners.(Startup briefs)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Entrepreneurs seeking insights into winning over investors and partners can learn more at a two-day forum next week in New York City. The Advanced Technology Program of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards & Technology will hold its two-day "Winning ...
Marketing series offered by WEDC.(Startup briefs)(Calendar)
Sep 05, 2005 ... For three consecutive Thursday afternoons starting Sept. 15, The Women's Enterprise Development Center will offer its Small Business Marketing Mini-Series from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Theater Room 316B at Berkeley College's White Plains campus, 99 Church St: Sept. 15: "Marketing ...
Court cases.(On the Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The following cases appear on the docket of the U.S. District Court for the County of Westchester in White Plains. U.S. District Court Cases A.C.S. State and Local Solutions Inc., et al. Filed by Sharon Durant. Action: job discrimination claim. Attorney for plaintiff: ...
Famous Famiglia, a pizza chain, was named to Bond's 2005 Top 50 Under 50 list by Source Book Publications, Oakland, Calif.(Credits, Clients and Awards)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Famous Famiglia, a pizza chain, was named to Bond's 2005 Top 50 Under 50 list by Source Book Publications, Oakland, Calif. The list represents the top 50 U.S. franchises with less than 50 operating units ...
Eagle Business Machines Inc., Elmsford, a provider of office equipment received a 2005 Elite Dealer Award from OfficeDealer magazine.(Credits, Clients and Awards)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Eagle Business Machines Inc., Elmsford, a provider of office equipment received a 2005 Elite Dealer Award from OfficeDealer magazine. The award is presented annually by the magazine to the ...
The National MS Society, Southern New York Chapter, White Plains, received a $5,000 donation from the North American Shippers Association, Rahway, N.J.(Credits, Clients and Awards)(National Multiple Sclerosis Society recieves money )(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The National MS Society, Southern New York Chapter, White Plains, received a $5,000 donation from the North American Shippers Association, Rahway, N.J. The society raises ...
Deeds.(On the Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Commercial--$1 million or more Cobble Creek Builders North America Inc., Port Chester. Seller: Roy R. Neuberger, New York City. Property: vicinity Lincoln Avenue, Harrison. Amount: $1.65 million. Filed Aug. 5. Prudential Homes Corp., Scottsdale, Ariz, Seller: Chad Qi ...
Foreclosure auctions.(On The Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The following property is scheduled for auction on the date and the time indicated. Yorktown Heights: 415 Fairview Ave. Defendants: Alex Gazivoda, Gjon Gazivoda, Pasquale Racine and Anne Gazivoda. Plaintiff: Michael Calandrello. Sept. 28 at ...
Lis pendens.(On The Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Alderman, William H., et al. Filed by Fleet National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property ...
Hudson Valley Bank.(Newsmakers)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Michael J. Gilfeather of Pleasantville was appointed executive vice president and head of the branch banking division at Hudson Valley Bank, Yonkers. Most recently, was president of The Home Services Shop, Pleasantville, a handyman service company that he ...
Manhattanville College.(Newsmakers)(appoints Dr. Michael Sperling, Raymond Carli and Dr. Scott Stoddart )(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Manhatlanville College, Purchase, announced the following appointments. Dr. Michael Sperling of Upper Nyack joined the college as provost. Since 1996, Sporting worked at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N.J., most recently as vice provost for global learning, previously ...
Purchase College.(Newsmakers)(appoints Dr. Jonathan Levin and Rona Carr)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Purchase College, Purchase, announced the following appointments. Dr. Jonathan Levin joined the college as dean of the School of Humanities. Since 2001, Levin was an associate professor of English at Fordham most recently serving University, Bronx, as chair of the English ...
Commerce Bank.(Newsmakers)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Adam E. Kintish of Yorktown Heights was appointed manager of the newly launched Rye branch of Commerce Bank. Since 2002, Kintish was regional sales manager in the White Plains office of The Bank of New York. Prior to that, he was a Kintish branch manager at ...
Ulster Savings Bank.(Newsmakers)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Charlene DiGregoria of Somers was promoted to a loan originator in the White Plains mortgage lending office of Kingston-based ...
Mortgages.(On The Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Commercial--$1 million or more 275 Main Street Associates L.P., Montvale, N.J. Lender: Calyon New York Branch. Property: vicinity North Broadway, White Plains. Amount: $17.7 million. Filed Aug. 5. 275 Main Street Associates L.P., Montvale, N.J. Lender: Calyon New ...
On the agenda.(On The Record)(Calendar)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Friday, Sept. 9 The Business Council of Westchester seminar, with Steve Kaplan speaking on how to win and keep big customers, 7:30 to 10 a.m., Westchester Marriott Hotel. 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown. $29 members; $40 nonmembers. To register, contact www.westchesterny.org ...
Patents.(On The Record)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The following patents were issued by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Apparatus for providing multi-spectral light for an image projection system. Patent no. 6,932,477 issued to Douglas Stanton, Ossining. Assigned to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., ...
Public notices.(On The Record)(Public Notice)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Thursday, Sept. 8 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" performance, 6 p.m. dinner; 8 p.m. show, Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford. Runs through Nov. 12. $56 to $77/. For reservations, call 592-2222. Poet Billy Collins speaks, 7:30 p.m., Katonah Museum of ...
Business Builders: Westchester County's largest and most influential business organization.(Calendar)
Sep 05, 2005 ... GET EDUCATED! UPCOMING EVENTS: The Business Council of Westchester and HSBC Bank present "Books to Bank on Authors Series: Cutting edge sales and marketing strategies for your business success" Whether you're a non-profit, a "solo-preneur", or part of a ...
Resource directory.(Directory)
Sep 05, 2005 ... advertising graphic design CREATIVE EXCHANGE 914-693-4819 sartale@creativeexchangeinc.com www.creative-exchangeinc.com A creative graphic and Web design agency. air-supported structures AIR ...
Professional directory.(Directory)
Sep 05, 2005 ... accountancy ACCOUNTEMPS Temporary Financial Staffing Stamford 203-324-3399 Fax: 203-351-9831 White Plains 914-682-8842 Fax: 914-287-0084 ADECCO Phone: 914-946-8570 Fax: 914-946-8595 Adecco--The World's Largest Employment/Contingent Staffing Service BEN ...
Legal notices.
Sep 05, 2005 ... Notice of Formation of 84 Freeport Park Ave LLC. Arts. of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY ("SSNY") on 8/16/05. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 9 Waccabuc River Lane, South Salem ...
Three steps to cut communicating costs.(COMMON-SENSE BUSINESS)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Wal-Mart, McDonald's and many movie multiplexes are among those reporting fewer visits and lower sales attributed to the high gas prices. To save money, people are buying less and having less fun. And, when air conditioning comfort is replaced with winter survival heating, we'll see even ...
Save less, enjoy life, retire early.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(retirement income)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Who says you need to save a ton of money to live comfortably hi your golden years? Well, financial planners for decades have been saying that one must save enough to maintain a decent lifestyle in retirement. What's enough, however: depends on how one lives his or her life. But ...
FDA approves nutrition 21's product.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Nutrition 21 Inc.)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Purchase-based Nutrition 21 Inc. said the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued a favorable response to a qualified health claim petition filed by Nutrition 21, recognizing chromium picolinate as a safe nutritional supplement that may reduce the risk of insulin resistance and possibly ...
Gabelli renamed as GAMCO.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Sep 05, 2005 ... As part of the GAMCO branding initiative approved by its board in February and shareholders in May Rye-based Gabelli Asset Management Inc. said its name change to ...
MasterCard to restructure governance.(Off the BOARD: Covering the county's public companies)
Sep 05, 2005 ... MasterCard Inc. of Purchase last week announced plans for a new corporate governance and open ownership structure that will include the appointment of a new board of directors comprising a majority of independent directors, the establishment of a charitable foundation and a transition to ...
Realtor helps make county's 9/11 memorial a reality.(FLY ON THE WALL)(GHP Realty Group)
Sep 05, 2005 ... The committee created to pay for Westchester County's 9/11 memorial, part of which will be dedicated Sunday, says it's more than halfway to its goal of raising $1 million. James J. Houlihan, a partner in GHP Realty Group and its parent Houlihan-Parnes/iCap Realty Advisors ...
Nonprofit helps kids X-Press themselves.(FLY ON THE WALL)(Kids Xpress Inc.)
Sep 05, 2005 ... This weeks reopening of schools throughout Westchester will mark the start of a new semester for thousands of children--including those who will be getting their first articles, poems, short stories, drawings or even recipes published this fall, in the pages of a nonprofit publisher's ...
Making business-nonprofit partnerships work.(ViewPoint)
Sep 05, 2005; ... There's no getting around it. Despite operating in one of the country's wealthiest counties, Westchester's not-for-profit agencies are facing a serious and frustrating challenge. That, in turn, is creating challenges and opportunities for the business community. A growing ...
How to lower cost of employee benefits.(ViewPoint)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Controlling benefit costs over the past 10 years has been difficult, if not impossible. Health-care premiums have gone up 11.3 percent on average in 2005 alone. Employers have traditionally isolated their health-care cost control, but recently have begun to focus more on how benefits can ...
Christine Sutter: feeling the healing.(PROFITS & passions)
Sep 05, 2005; ... Christine Sutter is a hands-on person. She has to be; she's a practitioner of the 100-year-old art of healing known as Reiki. But in order to be hands-on she had to become an ordained minister. Which of course has nothing to do with her being a witch or a hypnotist. An interesting resume ...
Timmons to receive Cab Calloway Foundation honor.(artist Michael Timmons)(Brief Article)
Sep 05, 2005 ... Michael Timmons of Hawthorne has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cab Calloway Foundation. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions to theatre in the Hudson Valley Region. For the past 32 years Michael has performed in musicals, comedies and ...
Cultural Diverse-City: White Plains students photo-document White Plains.(events)
Sep 05, 2005; ... The White Plains Youth Bureau and Westchester Arts Council tearned up this summer to provide 14 White Plains High School students with a unique opportunity. Under the direction of professional photojournalist Richard Falco, the students learned all aspects of photo-journalism, from taking ...
The Peekskill project: pioneering art coming to a sidewalk near you.(Cover Story)
Sep 05, 2005; ... If you are looking for an extraordinary art experience, come to Peekskill on the weekend of September 24th & 25th. Be prepared for some imaginative encounters. You can help find the fabled Yellow Brick Road, get your hair cut as part of a performance art piece, and watch as more than 100 ...