1.   Another company with long-held land on its books that it recently donated to the fund is Lukens Inc., a Coatesville, Pa., specialty steel company.

2.   Boston Beer Co., the largest specialty beer company with its Samuel Adams brand, uses other large breweries to make its beer.

3.   A number of specialty food companies are on the move.

4.   Active stocks next week may be Snia BPD SpA and Snia Fibre SpA, two specialty chemicals companies controlled by Fiat.

5.   CBI was an industrial gases and specialty construction company, and Praxair is a Danbury, Connecticut-based industrial gas supplier.

6.   Charles W. Bunstine II is the first executive outside the Pressman family to reach such a high level at the specialty store company.

7.   Ciba Specialty is only one of a fast-growing group of specialty chemical companies that are finding out just how heady independence can be.

8.   Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, was among the biggest gainers in the past five trading days.

9.   Chiarello is culinary director of Napa Valley Kitchens, a specialty foods company that markets Consorzio flavored olive oils and vinegars, of which he is a co-founder.

10.   Connecticut stocks rose as shares of MacDermid Inc. rallied after the specialty chemicals company reported rising sales and earnings and announced a three-for-one stock split.