BUSINESS

1.  Stephen Ross

What makes him haute: After founding The Related Companies as a government assisted housing company, founder, chairman and CEO Stephen Ross has since expanded the company into the force behind numerous high profile projects around New York City and throughout the United States – most famously, the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. Ross also currently serves as owner of the Miami Dolphins football team. He is also active in philanthropy, making the single largest contribution to the University of Michigan business school and aiding in the planning for the renovation of the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright building.

2. Richard LeFrak

Happy Continued Holidays Everyone !!! It's the Day after Christmas, but the Holiday Season is still in high gear. Especially, at least, for me. Today, December 26th falls on Friday, obviously, and it pads a great long weekend. Before you know it next week on Wednesday night December 31st, New Years Eve will be upon us. I get a lot of mixed feelings about New Years Eve from people. To some I've heard it called "Amateur Night" and categorized like July 4th and the night before Thanksgiving. That is, the night when the young and those that have yet to be disenfranchised by life are numb enough to weather the storm of crowds, high prices and tons of drunk idiots. To other's, they may not go out to the big parties, but still plan something to do to usher in the holiday. Then to another group, whether for the first time, or a long standing tradition, they venture out to the "hot spots" where ringing in the New Year is an event. You all know the places, Las Vegas, New York City, New Orleans. Obviously, New York City and the dropping of the Ball in Times Square is almost synonymous with New Years Eve as Santa Clause is with Christmas.

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