Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 25 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 25 2005

Quilters have hotel rooms covered until 2008.
February 25, 2005... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Hampton hoteliers are reporting there's no room in the inns this weekend. The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, a convention of 10,000 quilting...

Dorney's general manager promoted to Cedar Point.
February 25, 2005... By Dan Shope, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The general manager of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom has been promoted to run the much bigger Cedar Point amusement park outside Cleveland. ...

Allen Organ sales, profits up in 2004.
February 25, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Allen Organ Co. said profit more than tripled last year and sales rose 32 percent, driven more by its line of data communications equipment...

State awards $4 million for rails.
February 25, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Two local businesses will receive almost $4 million from the state for railroad line improvements, part of a package of rail-related...

Cleveland Auto Show is bonanza for area dealerships.
February 25, 2005... By Jessica Coomes, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Local auto dealers are taking advantage of a winter marketing tradition to kick off their spring sales season. The Cleveland Auto Show,...

ChoicePoint's 2 top executives sold stock 3 months before data raid.
February 25, 2005... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Thirteen days after the arrest of a suspect in the ChoicePoint identity theft case -- and more than three months before the problem surfaced publicly -- the...

Plan to increase secrecy over economic development projects on hold.
February 25, 2005... By Jim Galloway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--One hour into the debate and short on votes, Senate Republicans on Thursday abruptly shelved a controversial proposal to increase the amount...

Former Homeland Security chief Ridge appointed to Home Depot board.
February 25, 2005... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The nation's former security chief, Tom Ridge, will champion duct tape once again -- this time as a director on Home Depot's board. ...

Atlanta's bankrupt Mirant Corp. approves another round of executive bonuses.
February 25, 2005... By Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Atlanta's bankrupt Mirant Corp. approved another round of executive bonuses this week, agreeing to dole out more than $1.8 million to five...

Georgia's insurance commissioner gives ChoicePoint 90 days to get act together.
February 25, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Georgia's insurance commissioner says ChoicePoint has 90 days to "show us that they have their act together" or be barred from doing business...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
February 25, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Technology stocks finally joined the market's latest rally, although two good days did not wipe out all of Tuesday's post-holiday losses. ...

Spherion receives grant to expand Nederland, Texas, call center.
February 25, 2005... By Angela Macias, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--NEDERLAND -- The final installment of an incentive grant was given to Spherion Corp. on Thursday for expansion of its operation. Spherion...

United Technologies' David named CEO of the year by magazine for peers.
February 25, 2005... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Chief Executive magazine in its May issue will name United Technologies Corp.'s George David its CEO of the year. David was one of about 150...

Employment agency Advanced Placement moves in.
February 25, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--MILFORD -- The boxes are still being sorted and the new telephone and computer lines have not been connected, but employment agency Advanced...

Grocery chain's Stew Leonard talks on how to run a balanced business.
February 25, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Stew Leonard Jr. shared the secrets of success -- along with some humorous tales of failure -- Wednesday at the University of Bridgeport's Arnold...

Rains flood fields, ruin crops in Bakersfield area.
February 25, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--RURAL LAMONT -- Carol Clark, whose mother died Sunday, already had a lot on her mind this week, but then the flood came up to her doorstep. ...

Visalia mayor's State of the Downtown address stresses district's importance.
February 25, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Visalia's mayor offered ideas on erasing graffiti, discouraging vagrancy and funding a trolley car Thursday at the annual State of the Downtown...

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville shops for architect to design dorm.
February 25, 2005... By Nicklaus Lovelady, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--EDWARDSVILLE -- The groundwork is being laid to create a fourth residence hall on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus that...

Sycamore Village continues growth.
February 25, 2005... Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--SWANSEA -- The first phase of a $2 million renovation will allow remodeled rooms at Sycamore Village assisted living center to open in two weeks. The former...

Zoning Board of Appeals OKs rezoning in first phase of 1,600-acre development.
February 25, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--BELLEVILLE -- The city's Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday unanimously approved the rezoning of 126 acres along Illinois 159 as the first phase...

Workers to vote on union's future at Longmont plant.
February 25, 2005... By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--ConAgra Foods Inc. and the United Food & Commercial Workers union Local 7 agreed Thursday to extend the employment contract of about 600 workers at...

BND prepares for litigation with firm.
February 25, 2005... By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--BROWNSVILLE -- The deadline is up. Mediation efforts between the Brownsville Navigation District and Dannenbaum Engineering Corp. failed...

Baltimore councilman questions city financing of convention hotel.
February 25, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The chairman of a key Baltimore City Council committee said he has strong reservations about the city's plans to publicly finance and own a convention...

Baltimore port director resigns.
February 25, 2005... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The director of the Port of Baltimore left his position yesterday, fulfilling the warnings of Maryland shipping interests and lawmakers who had in recent days angrily decried...

ISO worker placed on leave for leaking confidential data.
February 25, 2005... By Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--An employee suspected of leaking confidential data has been placed on leave by the California Independent System Operator, the...

Schwarzenegger plan aims to ease highway congestion through privatization.
February 25, 2005... By Mike Adamick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Motorists would be able to pay a toll to skip poky commutes, highway projects would be built faster and transportation dollars would be...

Safeway's sales up, but earnings off.
February 25, 2005... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Safeway Inc. swapped a year-ago loss for fourth-quarter net income of $202.7 million as sales perked up, but the nation's third-largest...

Detroit high school grad leads New York Olympics bid.
February 25, 2005... By Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--He's the brother of the man charged with the most important sales job in sports this week, but that's not why Huntington Woods attorney Andy Doctoroff is a...

Visteon tries to reshape.
February 25, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Embattled auto-parts giant Visteon Corp. is working to extract concessions from its suppliers, shareholders, former owner and possibly the UAW. ...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
February 25, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--SENTIMENT IS A LUXURY CITY CAN'T AFFORD: Detroiters are suckers for sentiment. Just thinking about holiday shopping at the grand old Hudson's on Woodward...

Delaware watches as Maryland works on slots bill.
February 25, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--DOVER -- Though a slot machine bill in Maryland has done what no gaming legislation has done before -- win approval from a key House of Delegates...

Provident Bank shareholders gather at annual meeting.
February 25, 2005... By Michael Levensohn, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--SUFFERN -- Provident Bank doubled in size last year, but it hasn't gotten too big for the Holiday Inn off Exit 14B, site of...

Local contractors aim to tap market for home modification for senior citizens.
February 25, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Ninety-year-old Julia Cline has seen great improvement in her living environment since the half-bath on the first floor of her West Duluth house...

Residents look over plans to renovate town hall auditorium at bond rally.
February 25, 2005... By Chris Fleisher, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--ROCKINGHAM -- About 30 residents here surveyed the new look of the town hall auditorium on Thursday night and listened to plans for continuing...

Man pleads guilty to felony fraud charges regarding checking account.
February 25, 2005... By Damien Fisher, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--CLAREMONT -- Claremont resident, Alexander Garrison, 33, pleaded not guilty to felony fraud charges on Tuesday in the Vermont District Court in...

Flying Yankee train move stalled; debate continues over engine replacement.
February 25, 2005... By Sally L. Anderson, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--CLAREMONT JUNCTION -- Plans to move the Flying Yankee three-piece train set to Lincoln, N.H., have apparently stalled two months after a...

Shares of Erie Indemnity Co. close trading Thursday at $54.33.
February 25, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--A new emphasis on an old strategy helped boost Erie Indemnity Co.'s 2004 profits and has bolstered optimism about the company's long-term prospects....

Frederick, Md., woman enjoys poop-scooping business.
February 25, 2005... By Erin Cunningham, The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, Md. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--FREDERICK -- People might turn their noses up at Virginia Baker. They might be surprised or even turned off by her career choice. But...

Maryland governor against slot machines in Frederick.
February 25, 2005... By Clifford G. Cumber, The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, Md. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--ANNAPOLIS -- Gov. Robert Ehrlich said Wednesday he opposed slot machines in Frederick County. His pronouncement came only a...

Speaker tells dairy operators to fight back against animal-rights activists.
February 25, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Steve Kopperud had some blistering words on the topic of animal rights for hundreds of members of Western United Dairymen who gathered in Fresno on...

Fresno withholds funding from economic development agency in dispute.
February 25, 2005... By E.J. Schultz, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Seeking to recoup a portion of $90,000 in funding from the city of Fresno, the Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County has told the city...

Lawmakers team with environmentalists to push wind, solar energy.
February 25, 2005... By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Texas lawmakers are joining clean-energy advocates in an effort to dramatically expand the use of wind and solar power and other renewable...

Minorities more likely to be searched by police than whites, study says.
February 25, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--AUSTIN, Texas -- Four years after Texas lawmakers outlawed the practice of targeting the subjects of traffic stops by their race, a study shows...

Craddick says plan would give property tax relief to Texas homeowners.
February 25, 2005... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--AUSTIN -- Texas homeowners could see property tax reductions over the next decade under a proposal by House Speaker Tom Craddick. The plan...

State's Military Business Center hires a Fayetteville company.
February 25, 2005... By Michael Clinebell, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The state's Military Business Center has hired a local company to help its effort to get North Carolina more...

Parachute partners plunge into court tangle in lawsuit.
February 25, 2005... By Laura Arenschield, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--RAEFORD, N.C. -- The partnership that brought Raeford a factory and the promise of 94 jobs is over. Military Manufacturing Group Inc....

Bank Of America Is Consolidating Fund Operations.
February 25, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Bank of America is beginning to get rid of the dogs in its Boston-based Columbia mutual funds operation. Their replacements, however, aren't exactly...

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
February 25, 2005... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--PLAYING HARDBALL THE REDSTONE WAY: Sumner Redstone is a busy man. He is the creator of one of the great American media empires, Viacom Inc., owner of the CBS...

FDA Vows To Police To Get Tough On Drug Ads.
February 25, 2005... By Diedtra Henderson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--WASHINGTON -- Citing the boom-bust history of Celebrex and Vioxx, blockbuster drugs that jeopardized the health of thousands, the Food and Drug...

Fidelity Profit Surged In 2004.
February 25, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Fidelity Investments' profits and payroll bulged in 2004 -- the world's largest mutual fund company recorded one of its most profitable years ever -- but...

Confidential Data On Payroll Processing Firm's Site Unguarded.
February 25, 2005... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--A Boston computer entrepreneur says a software glitch at PayMaxx Inc., a Franklin, Tenn., payroll processing company, has accidentally revealed personal...

New England Patriots season ticket transfer fee upsets ticket holders.
February 25, 2005... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The New England Patriots are giving season ticket holders the option of passing their seats on to immediate family members, but some fans are upset about the...

United Technologies Boss Named Year's Top CEO By Magazine For Peers.
February 25, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--George David, who has led United Technologies Corp. since 1994, was named "CEO of the Year" on Thursday by Chief Executive magazine, which cited...

Alpharma to receive generics in deal with Indian drug firm.
February 25, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Alpharma Inc. opened a pipeline from India on Thursday. The Fort Lee-based generic drug maker announced a deal with Orchid Chemicals &...

Vioxx suits to be heard in Trenton.
February 25, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Lawsuits filed by shareholders angered at Merck & Co.'s post-Vioxx stock dive will be consolidated before a federal judge in Trenton. Judge...

Low-income families vie for chance to get health insurance for their children.
February 25, 2005... By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--A record number of Florida families, including more than 3,000 from Jacksonville, applied for a state program designed to provide...

Lofts project wows the DDA.
February 25, 2005... By Ryan Geddes, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The Downtown Development Authority's Design Review Committee is known for meticulously dissecting its applicants' architectural plans,...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
February 25, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--LOCAL EXECS PULLING FOR WINN-DIXIE: Interior designer Jacqueline Williams formerly shopped at the Winn-Dixie along Edgewood Avenue,...

Committee OKs Riverside building.
February 25, 2005... By Ryan Geddes, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The Downtown Development Authority's Design Review Committee gave final approval Thursday to a 13-story office building proposed by...

Asian oysters have high survival rate at North Carolina facilities.
February 25, 2005... By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--RALEIGH, N.C. -- Asian oysters hold tremendous promise for North Carolina aquaculture operations, a researcher said this week. Despite...

Jacksonville City Council directs mayor to review civic center planning.
February 25, 2005... By Bernhardt Dotson, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- Jacksonville City Council on Thursday night directed Mayor Jan Bean Slagle and Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Bittner to sit...

February is busy for Onslow Memorial Hospital's ER.
February 25, 2005... By Roselee Papandrea, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- People seeking services at Onslow Memorial Hospital's emergency room for injuries or ailments that aren't...

H&R Block reports record revenues.
February 25, 2005... By Gene Meyer, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--H&R Block Inc. on Thursday said brisk early season tax business and a jump in its mortgage originations helped lift revenues to a record $1.03 billion...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., commodities column.
February 25, 2005... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--BEAN, WHEAT FUTURES SKID: Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat and soybean futures closed lower Thursday, while corn futures were mixed in...

Mexico aims to open customs site in KC.
February 25, 2005... By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Mexico's top diplomat said Thursday he hoped by October to open his nation's first foreign-based customs facility, in Kansas City. That timetable may...

New Sprint phone can be used both in the U.S. and overseas.
February 25, 2005... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Sprint Corp. has cut roaming deals in more than 130 countries to allow the company's wireless customers to use a new Sprint phone both in the United...

New design for Sprint stores has a ring to it.
February 25, 2005... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The first time Richard Altuna walked into a retail store to buy a wireless phone, he took a look at the long line of waiting customers and walked out....

The Kansas City Star, Mo., workplace column.
February 25, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--HIRING PICKS UP ON ECONOMY: At a job fair this week in Overland Park, a job hunter who has been in the market for more than a year told me in...

Salvation Army demolishes houses to expand community center.
February 25, 2005... By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--It didn't take long Thursday for what had become a neighborhood eyesore to become kindling, under the crushing power of a backhoe. As...

Boeing, awardees celebrate black history month.
February 25, 2005... By Felix Sanchez, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--LONG BEACH -- In recent weeks, Boeing Co. co-workers Norma Clayton and Michael J. Blyden were among aerospace executives and engineers...

Horry County, S.C., consider 2.7 percent property tax hike.
February 25, 2005... By Travis Tritte, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--PINOPOLIS -- Horry County Council mulled a 2.7 percent property-tax increase to cover the rising cost of providing public services, but it was...

Retail growth excites leaders in Conway.
February 25, 2005... By Tonya Root, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--CONWAY -- City officials expect considerable growth on the northwest side of town in the coming years as plans for two large retail complexes get...

Edinburg hopes to attract logistics, warehousing.
February 25, 2005... By Victoria Hirschberg, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--EDINBURG -- If highway detours, new home construction and an increasing tax base are signs of growth, Edinburg appears to be positively...

Use common sense to shield off identity theft, investigators urge.
February 25, 2005... By Thomas Gnau, Middletown Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--MIDDLETOWN -- There's no great trick to protecting oneself from identity theft and fraud, a state investigator told Middletown seniors Thursday. ...

Pear growers say industry is losing its appeal.
February 25, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Not only do Rogue Valley pear growers need to entice consumers in new ways, but even as innovative products are test-marketed, more lines need to be...

Best Buy, Lane Bryant, Sally Beauty round out retail mix at Valparaiso Walk.
February 25, 2005... By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--VALPARAISO -- Plus-size women's clothier Lane Bryant and a Sally Beauty Supply store have signed on to fill the last remaining space in a section of...

Inland CEO looks back, ahead: Steel industry may have reached its turning point.
February 25, 2005... By Andrea Holecek, The Times, Munster, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--EAST CHICAGO -- 2004 should be the watershed for the U.S. steel industry, said Ispat Inland Co. President and CEO Lou Schorsch Thursday. The...

Midwest Air Group adds flights at Kansas City airport.
February 25, 2005... By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Midwest Air Group Inc. is adding more flights, including service to new cities from its Kansas City hub, in an effort to attract more customers. ...

Rain hurts some of Mesa, Ariz.-area crops, but helps reservoirs, dams.
February 25, 2005... By Lynn Ducey Tribune, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Allen Freeman stands in his citrus grove, thankful for a sunny respite from the recent rains. Even though the skies have briefly cleared, the...

The Wiz's liquidator seeks $188 million from Cablevision.
February 25, 2005... By Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--The company that liquidated The Wiz is suing Cablevision Systems Corp., which had owned the failed retail electronics chain, for $190 million. ...

Developer tapped to sell Western Suffolk County, N.Y., property.
February 25, 2005... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--Woodbury developer Roger Tilles said yesterday he has contracted to sell the largest parcel of undeveloped commercial property remaining in Western...

Jury awards worker $7.5 million in Wal-Mart disability discrimination.
February 25, 2005... By Lauren Weber, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--A Long Island jury has ordered Wal-Mart to pay $7.5 million for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by discriminating against a Centereach...

GNP part-owner faces default on $8.5 million lawsuit.
February 25, 2005... By Deborah Turcotte, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--BANGOR -- Mendel Schwimmer, part-owner of the now defunct Great Northern Paper Inc., soon could be found in default of an $8.5 million lawsuit...

Presstek loses 2.2 million in fourth quarter.
February 25, 2005... By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--HUDSON -- Presstek Inc. posted a $2.2 million loss, or 6 cents a share, in its fourth quarter, while it also more than doubled its revenues,...