George Lazarus

Family-held J.W. Allen & Co., a 118-year-old Wheeling-based firm in the bakery-goods and ingredients business, has sold out to Rich Products Corp. of Buffalo. Employees in Wheeling and at another...

To all those sociology majors who wonder what post-graduation career they might pursue, think retailing, like Christina Johnson, Saks Fifth Avenue's chief executive officer-to-be. A sociology major at Loyola University...

Chicago ad agency Euro RSCG Tatham once again is back in the beauty-care business, thanks to a boost from new hometown client Alberto-Culver Co. Tatham took it on the chin...

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.'s new pellet gum might be only a small blip on the screen, but the Chicago-based firm is hopeful future sales will substantially eclipse current volume. Eclipse,...

What's in a new corporate name too often results from compromise, making sure egos are satisfied in the merged companies and turning to the computer to whip up a moniker....

Signing up for competitive sports such as marathons, swimming events, cycling and triathlons is more and more becoming an on-line pursuit. Launched earlier this year, Internet Web site Sign me...

Super Bowl XXXIV is nearly three months away, but it's pretty much a sellout, given a huge boost from Internet sites, which are shelling out huge bucks to get their...

Ah, the joy of soy when you've got Uncle Sam on your side. Given the green light by U.S. regulators to promote soy consumption as lowering cholesterol, companies with that...

A judge in a Cincinnati court has denied Procter & Gamble's request for an injunction to prevent one of its former executives from joining Alberto-Culver Co. The executive, Paul Stoneham,...

When you've been accustomed to capacity crowds in the thousands, anything less, especially working one-on-one with customers in a small service business, can be daunting. Consider Joe O'Neil, senior director...