Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 23 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 23 2001

Six Flags Park Near Atlanta Sends Thrill Seekers -- Not Prices -- Soaring.
February 23, 2001

U.S. Senator Unites Illinois Residents, Utility to Solve Heating-Bill Problems.
February 23, 2001

California Republicans Blame Democratic Governor for Energy Crisis.
February 23, 2001

California Debates Implementation of Utility Bailout.
February 23, 2001

Renewed Focus on Customers Sees Results at First Union Corp.
February 23, 2001

Microsoft Creates Worker-Friendly Office Environment in Charlotte, N.C.
February 23, 2001

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
February 23, 2001... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 23--First Union Corp.'s 10-story condominium tower won't be the only uptown residential development under way off South Tryon Street for long. ...

American Airlines' Flight Attendants Authorize Strike if Contract Talks Fail.
February 23, 2001

Texas Auto Insurance Rates Rise Despite Call by State.
February 23, 2001

German Firm Siemens Will Purchase Dallas-Based Efficient Networks.
February 23, 2001

Detroit Nonprofit Agency Champions Fair Lending Practices.
February 23, 2001

Flap Leads GM to Switch from Firestone Tires.
February 23, 2001

GlaxoSmithKline Predicts Big Earnings.
February 23, 2001

Duluth, Minn., Company Produces Technology for Aerospace Industry.
February 23, 2001

Superior, Wis.-Area Testing Labs Plan Merger.
February 23, 2001

Italy's Luxottica Buys South Florida-Based Sunglass Hut.
February 23, 2001

Florida Utility Workers' Union Votes on Contract.
February 23, 2001

American Airlines Denies Rumors of Switch to Unassigned-Seating Policy.
February 23, 2001

American Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike.
February 23, 2001

Irving, Texas-Based Firm Teams Up to Create Online Prescription System.
February 23, 2001

Boston Attorney Appears for His Own Arraignment.
February 23, 2001

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
February 23, 2001

Head of Boston Convention Center Project May Be On His Way Out.
February 23, 2001

The Boston Globe Downtown Column.
February 23, 2001

Cambridge, Mass., Pharmaceutical Firm States Results from Hepatitis Drug Trial.
February 23, 2001

Boston Firm Hopes to Help Media Giants Thwart Online Music Pirates.
February 23, 2001

Verizon Internet Service Customers Lose E-mail Access.
February 23, 2001

Polaroid to Lay Off 950 Workers.
February 23, 2001

Palm Inc. CEO Criticizes Some Wireless Systems as Overhyped, Overpriced.
February 23, 2001

Coloradans Call for Accessible, Affordable Health Plan that Offers Choice.
February 23, 2001

National Venture Capital Fund Nearly Ready to Assist Hispanic-Owned Businesses.
February 23, 2001

McConnellsburg, Pa.-Based Construction Equipment Maker Reports Higher Profits.
February 23, 2001

Vornado Realty Trust to Acquire New York's World Trade Center.
February 23, 2001

Houston Chronicle Computing Column.
February 23, 2001

Continental Airlines Plans to Withdraw TWA Appeal.
February 23, 2001

Pasadena, Texas, Oil Workers Get a Warm Welcome after Five-Year Labor Struggle.
February 23, 2001

New Kansas City, Mo.-Based Bank Division Offers Services to Nonprofit Sector.
February 23, 2001

Kansas City, Mo., Trucking Industry Online Service Files for Bankruptcy.
February 23, 2001

Temp Agency Survey Foresees Decline in Hiring.
February 23, 2001

Janus Managers Debate Future after Parent Firm Announces Stock Buyback Plan.
February 23, 2001

Long Beach, Calif., Car Race Gives Denver Race a Lift.
February 23, 2001

Arkansas University to Receive Federal Funds for Biotechnology Incubator.
February 23, 2001

SBC Communications Expands High-Speed Internet in Little Rock, Ark., Area.
February 23, 2001

Kentucky Burley Tobacco Crop for 2000 One of the Smallest Ever.
February 23, 2001

American Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike.
February 23, 2001

Miami-Dade County, Fla., Advertises to Attract Business to Area.
February 23, 2001

New Burger King CEO Faces the Prospect of Faltering Profits.
February 23, 2001

White House Reconsiders Position on Offshore Tax Havens.
February 23, 2001

Italian Eye Wear Maker Luxottica to Acquire Florida-Based Sunglass Hut.
February 23, 2001

Milwaukee Advertising Club Honors Best Ads, Ad Agencies.
February 23, 2001

Coors Light Beer Overtakes Miller in Popularity.
February 23, 2001

Racine, Wis., Firm Seeks to Halt Competitor from Using `Referee' in Web Name.
February 23, 2001

La Crosse, Wis., Footwear Manufacturer Transitions to Marketing Company.
February 23, 2001

Chicago-Area Development Company Buys Milwaukee Mall.
February 23, 2001

Badger Paper Mills Reports Loss.
February 23, 2001

Wisconsin Lawsuit Costs Publishers Clearing House with Negative Publicity.
February 23, 2001

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Land & Space Column.
February 23, 2001

Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Jumps.
February 23, 2001

Three Asbury Park, N.J.-Area Grand Union Supermarkets Will Close in March.
February 23, 2001

Virginia Utility Company Restructures for Deregulation.
February 23, 2001

Video Valentine Buys Newport News, Va., Couple's Ticket to Paris.
February 23, 2001

Newport News, Va.-Based Industrial Parts Distributor Reports Higher Net Income.
February 23, 2001

New York Judge Settles Auction Price-Fixing Suit.
February 23, 2001

Cypress, Calif.-Based HMO Feels Regulatory Heat.
February 23, 2001

Huntington Beach, Calif., Tech Firm Transfers Its Last Customers to Creditor.
February 23, 2001

Denver-Based Gart Sports Will Acquire Houston-Based Oshman's Sporting Goods.
February 23, 2001

Alcoa Rewards Its Top Executives for Cutting Costs.
February 23, 2001

'Visionary' Chairman Leaves Liberty, Pa., Baking Company.
February 23, 2001

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Briefs Column.
February 23, 2001

Regulators Approve Rate Hikes for Philadelphia Gas Company.
February 23, 2001

Washington County, Pa., Welcomes Three Firms.
February 23, 2001

Pennsylvania Governor Says Norfolk Southern Broke Promise to Keep Rail Jobs.
February 23, 2001

Fayette County, Pa., Could Get Duke Energy Plant.
February 23, 2001

Restaurant High atop 62-Story Pittsburgh Skyscraper Loses Its Lease.
February 23, 2001

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On Wheels Column.
February 23, 2001

Giant GlaxoSmithKline Strives for the Agility of Small Biotech Firm.
February 23, 2001

Conshohocken, Pa., Sprint PCS Affiliate Buys California Wireless Firm.
February 23, 2001

Hopkinton, Mass.-Based Data Storage Firm's Stock Dives.
February 23, 2001

Rhode Island Heating, Cooling Equipment Maker Hopes to Expand Operations.
February 23, 2001

GlaxoSmithKline Restructures Worldwide Research/Development Effort.
February 23, 2001

Roseville, Calif.-Based Publishing Company Lays Off 60 Workers.
February 23, 2001

Public Trust Buys Miles of Big Sur, Calif., Coastline.
February 23, 2001

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dan Gillmor Column.
February 23, 2001

Green Dots are Hot at Pink Slip Networking Parties in California.
February 23, 2001