Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 4 2005, page 2

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 4 2005

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
February 4, 2005... By David Kaplan, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--FROM SOUP MIX TO PECANS, GROCER FINDS UPSCALE NICHE: A rap artist's limo driver recently entered the Galleria-area Rice Epicurean Market to buy the entire...

Shell reports profit increase as it reduces assets in ground.
February 4, 2005... By Lynn J. Cook, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Earning soared and reserves plummeted -- again -- as Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies reported financial results for 2004 on Thursday. Shell earned...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
February 4, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--BREAKING UP ISN'T SO HARD WHEN NO ONE'S PROFITING: Welcome to the end of the financial supermarket. In back-to-back announcements this week, Citigroup...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
February 4, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--CHECKING OUT HOT SPOTS ON A DREARY THURSDAY: Jacksonville businesses spent Thursday preparing for weekend Super Bowl XXXIX crowds...

Stein Mart's sales climb 12.9 percent in January.
February 4, 2005... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Stein Mart Inc. Thursday reported strong January sales, joining many other retailers in recording a positive month. Stein Mart said its...

Celebrity spotting adds to excitement at airport as Super Bowl guests arrive.
February 4, 2005... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The first big wave of Super Bowl fans -- many of them proudly displaying their teams' colors -- began pouring into Jacksonville...

Dredges keep busy on beach nourishment projects on Bogue Banks.
February 4, 2005... By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--BOGUE BANKS -- Dredges have been a common sight in Morehead City harbor these days. That's how it is when several beach projects on Bogue...

North Carolina adopts new gill net rules.
February 4, 2005... By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH -- In Bogue Sound, recreational gill net fishermen will be allowed to leave their flounder nets set unattended...

Parents fear loss of First Steps for challenged tots.
February 4, 2005... By Deann Smith, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Without Missouri's First Steps program, Becky Means says, she wonders whether her 4-year-old daughter would be able to roll over,...

Tallgrass preserve gets endowment.
February 4, 2005... By Karen Dillon, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After languishing for a decade, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve may be on the verge of becoming the tourist attraction...

Social service programs bear the brunt under Gov. Blunt's budget proposal.
February 4, 2005... By Kit Wagar, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As the dust begins to settle from Gov. Matt Blunt's call to roll back social services, the breadth of the proposed cuts is...

Sprint turns a $437 million profit in last quarter.
February 4, 2005... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Last April, Sprint Corp. chief executive Gary Forsee told investors the telecommunications company had turned a corner. On Thursday, Forsee...

Salinas, Kan., to launch ads in attempt to reduce use of methamphetamines.
February 4, 2005... By Sharon Montague, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Salinans soon will be seeing and hearing more about methamphetamine. Next week, the Saline County Sheriff's Office will launch a $60,000...

McPherson County, Kan., 3rd best rural place to live, poll reveals.
February 4, 2005... By Darrin Stineman, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--McPHERSON -- It's almost heaven. Out of more than 600 counties considered in a Progressive Farmer magazine poll, McPherson County was...

Ogglers descend on Kentucky Sport, Boat and RV Show.
February 4, 2005... By Amy Wilson, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Jimmy Conley is more of a canoe guy. His mother, LaVon, was once a 17-foot-sailboat-on-Chesapeake-Bay gal, but frankly, she traded that in for a...

Election method for Myrtle Beach City Council under review.
February 4, 2005... By Emma Ritch, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Myrtle Beach City Council discussed Thursday changing the election method at the request of some south-end residents, but many members say they...

Downtown Redevelopment Corp. is again focus of hot discusiion.
February 4, 2005... By Emma Ritch, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The Downtown Redevelopment Corp. was once again the focus of heated discussion Myrtle Beach City Council, as Mayor Mark McBride and Councilman...

Tourism promoters work to shed 'Redneck Riviera' reputation.
February 4, 2005... By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The reputation as the "Redneck Riviera" just won't cut it for S.C. tourism anymore. Promoters of the state's $14.6 billion tourism industry...

Governor touts Oregon's low tax and workers' comp rates as good for business.
February 4, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--ASHLAND -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski told a gathering of civic leaders Thursday morning that relatively low tax and worker compensation rates have made...

Bed-and-breakfast hotel on market in bankruptcy liquidation.
February 4, 2005... By J.N. Sbranti, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--FARMINGTON -- A once-grand hacienda that was renovated turned into a 9,000-square-foot bed-and-breakfast hotel is on the market for $1.4 million as...

Bank branches sprout on Poplar Avenue.
February 4, 2005... By Clay Bailey, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Poplar Avenue through the center of Germantown is becoming the place to go if you want a bank to show you the money. Vacant tracts,...

Memphis blues musicians see glass half empty, with business not too bad.
February 4, 2005... By David Williams, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Memphis bluesman Robert 'Wolfman' Belfour had two broken-down cars, no gigs and the makings of a song so sad he had to laugh. And...

Grand Casino brand name may disappear with merger.
February 4, 2005... By Oliver Staley, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The Grand Casino brand name is likely on its way out, a casualty of the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment -- Grand's parent company...

Memphis neighborhood The Edge is on cutting edge of redevelopment.
February 4, 2005... By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Mike Todd and Jay Dickey wouldn't exactly say they've been living on the edge for 10 years, but it has been edgy, for sure. On a...

Safety procedures in the pipeline.
February 4, 2005... By Keith Benman, The Times, Munster, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Accidents on underground pipelines carrying oil, natural gas and other fuels caused 71 injuries and 12 deaths in 2003, according to the U.S. Office...

Developer pushes tax tool to get NWI its share of new retailers.
February 4, 2005... By Keith Benman, The Times, Munster, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--One of the region's most prominent development companies says there is a reason upscale retailers like Nordstrom and Saks flock to Chicago suburbs...

Brennan executives head to Diversified Insurance Services.
February 4, 2005... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Three key executives from the health benefits practice of T.E. Brennan Co. are joining the Waukesha brokerage firm Diversified Insurance Services Inc., the companies...

Golf tournament provides setting for companies to cut deals.
February 4, 2005... By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Jay Kogan, president of Hall of Frames, a Valley-based chain of framing stores, came to Corporate Village at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale...

Sport Chalet gears up for Arizona debut.
February 4, 2005... By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--California-based Sport Chalet is gearing up for its Arizona debut. The sports superstore will debut in October at Crossroads Towne Center, the 1.3...

Childhood dream comes true for New York fashion designer.
February 4, 2005... By Elizabeth Sanger, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--As a girl Joanna Mastroianni made cocktail dresses for Barbie and sold them to friends for 25 cents in her Astoria home. For the past 16 years she...

NHL lockout hits New York City-area economy hard.
February 4, 2005... Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Anthony Evangelista longs for the evenings when a hockey game would end -- and his night would begin. As the New York Rangers closed out a typical game, fans would...

Attorney General Spitzer accuses mall operator of breaking law on gift cards.
February 4, 2005... By Henry Gilgoff, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Simon Property Group starts shrinking its Visa gift cards' value so quickly that the mall operator is a lawbreaker, state Attorney General Eliot...

Tea, chip sales help boost profits at Hain Celestial Group.
February 4, 2005... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Hain Celestial Group of Melville, the nation's largest natural and organic food producer, yesterday said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose...

Qwest Communications floats proposal to scoop up MCI Inc.
February 4, 2005... By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The scramble for dance partners in the consolidating telecom market continued unabated this week, as Denver-based Qwest Communications...

Super Bowl TV ads to feature familiar lineup, with some rookie substitutions.
February 4, 2005... By Monty Phan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--While the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots were fighting their way to the championship game, the major players on a different Super Bowl...

Forum tells Maine businesses to look north.
February 4, 2005... By Deborah Turcotte, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--ORONO -- The Maritime and Atlantic provinces of Canada, comfortable with a decade of economic growth, once again are making a pitch to Maine...

Bar Harbor will host national conference looking at ecotourism.
February 4, 2005... By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--BAR HARBOR -- In recognition of the growing global importance of ecotourism, local and national tourism officials are bringing the first national...

Flight services station at BIA to close down.
February 4, 2005... By Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--BANGOR -- The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to privatize its Automated Flight Services Station network will mean closure of the Bangor...

Deli to celebrate grand reopening.
February 4, 2005... By Ashley Smith, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--AMHERST -- Amato's N.Y. Deli doesn't keep whole pigs in stock. But when a customer wants one, they have it in a matter of days. The deli and...

Negotiations to end Jersey Central Power & Light strike will continue.
February 4, 2005... By David P. Willis, Asbury Park Press, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Negotiators met on Thursday in talks to end a nearly two-month-old strike by 1,350 Jersey Central Power & Light Co. workers, hoping to capitalize on...

Citizens Bank promises $25,000 in shelter aid.
February 4, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--NEW LONDON -- The Citizens Bank of Connecticut has joined with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness to provide funds for local homeless...

Regional economic alliances OK merger.
February 4, 2005... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--For decades, the James River has been known as the line in the sand, the great divide separating the Peninsula's politics, people and community...

Biotech firm CuraGen posts wider losses for 2004.
February 4, 2005... By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--NEW HAVEN -- CuraGen Corp. lost 21.3 percent more in 2004 than in 2003, the biotechnology company said Thursday. CuraGen reported a net loss of...

Z-Medica Corp. relocates hemostatic agent production facility to Wallingford.
February 4, 2005... By Steve Higgins, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--WALLINGFORD -- Z-Medica Corp. has relocated from Newington to a 10,000-square-foot space at 4 Fairfield Blvd. here. The 2 1/2-year-old company,...

Dead Marine cited in Bush speech believed Iraq war was 'worth it'.
February 4, 2005... By Corky Siemaszko, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--NEW YORK -- To those who tuned into President Bush's State of the Union address, he was the slain Marine whose comforting words to his mother nearly...

Football fans scramble to ensure HDTV experience.
February 4, 2005... By Tom Van Riper, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The hottest seat in town for the Super Bowl may be in front of a brand new HDTV in the living room. Indeed for 1.4 million Americans -- and thousands...

U.S. troops inch closer to handing over some security duties to Iraqi Army.
February 4, 2005... By Mark Mooney, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--MUQDADIYAH, Iraq -- American troops are showing increasing confidence in the fledgling Iraqi Army and are planning to turn over some contested towns and at...

P. Diddy rejects offer from Warner Music.
February 4, 2005... By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Sean (P. Diddy) Combs won't be strutting over to Warner Music Group any time soon. The rap mogul turned down an offer from Warner Music said to be...

Napster returns with monthly subscription service.
February 4, 2005... By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Napster is back -- and ready to take on Apple's super popular iTunes music store. The once rogue file sharing service unveiled a legit digital music...

NHL, players union stage late-night meeting.
February 4, 2005... By John Dellapina, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--NEW YORK -- A day that started with an entire sport waiting for an ax to fall proceeded late into Thursday night with no such finality. For that...

Injured man lauded for actions in New Jersey plane crash.
February 4, 2005... Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--A critically injured New Jersey jet crash victim was hailed as a hero yesterday for alerting his car pool buddy the plane was roaring toward their vehicle. "I could...

Daily News, New York, publishing column.
February 4, 2005... By Paul D. Colford, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Rupert Murdoch may one day succeed in cutting all strings attached to his ownership of the New York Post and two local TV stations. Meanwhile, he...

The Orange County Register, Calif., business briefs column.
February 4, 2005... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--RESTRAINING ORDER TAKEN OUT AGAINST O.C. SECURITIES FIRM: The California Department of Corporations said it has obtained a temporary restraining order...

California leaders join Bush at prayer breakfast.
February 4, 2005... By Kelly Snowden, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--WASHINGTON -- Early on Thursday morning Sen. Dianne Feinstein stood in front of a ballroom packed with more than 3,000 people and read from...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
February 4, 2005... By Jonathan Lansner, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--AVOCADOS HAVE ROOM TO GROW IN U.S.: Guacamole embellished with goat cheese and pistachios. Consider that for your Super Bowl party...

South state flunks on quality of life.
February 4, 2005... By James B. Kelleher, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Southern California likes to think of itself as the brightest kid in the American class, the envy of the rest of the country. But...

Odessa Development Corp. to pay to join High Plains marketing coalition.
February 4, 2005... By Julie Breaux, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The Odessa Development Corp. will join a Panhandle-based regional marketing coalition, paying $25,000 yearly to compete with the other members for new...

Clinton curbside recycling offer is a private venture.
February 4, 2005... By Bryon Saxton, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--CLINTON -- Some confusion over a business flier offering curbside recycling in Clinton has residents fearing their garbage bill is on the rise....

Bayer acts to buff up, broaden company image.
February 4, 2005... By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--In the fall of 2001, as part of ongoing market research about its image, Bayer Corp. asked Americans if they knew the company. Some 90 percent said...

Mylan shares slip as company posts lower profits.
February 4, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Mylan Laboratories shares fell 5 percent yesterday after the Canonsburg generic drug maker reported sharply lower quarterly earnings, dimmed its...

Federated Investors warns strong results may change.
February 4, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Federated Investors yesterday reported stronger earnings for the fourth quarter and all of last year, but warned the results were likely to change...

Will Monday's sheriff's sale mean the end for a city landmark theater?
February 4, 2005... By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Like the biography of an actor with small roles in epic films, the story of Warner Centre is intertwined with some of the biggest local and national...

Nursing home owner, union end nasty feud.
February 4, 2005... By Jim McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--A health-care union and O'Hara-based Grane Healthcare have settled labor contracts covering 500 employees at five nursing homes in Western Pennsylvania,...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette car review column.
February 4, 2005... By Donald I. Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--PICKUP PUTS GM ON HYBRID TRACK, BARELY: The big 2005 Chevrolet Silverado LS four-wheel-drive, extended-cab pickup that showed up on my doorstep...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wallet Watcher column.
February 4, 2005... By Donald I. Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--COBALT CLOBBERS CAVALIER FOR FUN, CLASS: Chevy's new "premium" compact, the 2005 Cobalt, knocks the socks off the model it is replacing, the old...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette US Airways briefs column.
February 4, 2005... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--US Airways, after pulling 313 local flights in four years, plans to add 11 daily flights this month at Pittsburgh International Airport as part of schedule changes...

Airline's complaints piled up in 2004.
February 4, 2005... By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--US Airways' Christmas travel fiasco was bad enough to rank the airline among the industry's worst in mishandled bags, customer complaints and...

Philadelphia auto show to highlight hottest domestic cars.
February 4, 2005... By Akweli Parker, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--These aren't the easiest times to be a U.S. automaker. Foreign brands are nibbling at domestic market share, profitable SUVs are falling out of...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
February 4, 2005... By Andrew Cassel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--We always knew the devil was in the details. Now we're finally beginning to see horns. In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night,...

Comcast posts $970 million profit for 2004.
February 4, 2005... By Tony Gnoffo, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Even as Comcast Corp.'s basic subscriber base stagnated, new customers for more expensive cable services and broadband Internet connections drove the...

Judge approves interim financing to keep Trump Atlantic City casinos open.
February 4, 2005... By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith H. Wizmur gave final approval for $100 million in interim financing to keep Donald Trump's Atlantic City casinos...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eric Blom column.
February 4, 2005... By Eric Blom, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--TRADE GAP WITH CHINA MUSHROOMS: Trade statistics don't come up very often at dinner, unless you happen to hang with economists. And even some...

Maine ports will start to see 'smart' cargo containers.
February 4, 2005... By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Maine can expect to see "smart" cargo containers showing up in state ports in the next couple of years if the new tracking technology passes...

Kaplan Higher Education buys Andover College.
February 4, 2005... By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Kaplan Higher Education, which owns colleges in 17 states, has purchased Andover College, which has campuses in Portland and Lewiston. ...

'Double-dip' provision of Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement program may go.
February 4, 2005... By Matt Wickenheiser, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Critics call it a loophole that allows big companies to make a profit off their personal property tax bills. Proponents say it's a built-in...

Durham drug-development company Icagen IPO raises $40 million.
February 4, 2005... By Sabine Vollmer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Icagen didn't dazzle in its Wall Street debut Thursday. The Durham drug-development company sold 5 million shares in an initial...

Raleigh-area Auction Storehouse expands eBay drop-off stores.
February 4, 2005... By Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Maybe the idea behind Charles Pugh's business was too good. After enjoying the success of Auction Storehouse since it opened in March, Pugh...

Merchants look forward to Sysco warehouse.
February 4, 2005... By Matt Whittaker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--SELMA -- When R.J. Will opened Sweetwater's Grille & Cheesecake Co. on Raiford Street downtown, he thought he would be doing well to sell...

SAS reports 2004 sales surged 14 percent.
February 4, 2005... By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--CARY -- SAS said Thursday that 2004 sales surged 14 percent, the biggest annual gain in five years, as it tuned its focus and won strong...

Research nonprofit MCNC sues consulting firm over tax advice.
February 4, 2005... By Benjamin Niolet, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--DURHAM -- The research nonprofit MCNC is suing an outside consulting firm, saying it provided bad tax advice that led to a costly mistake...

Conveyer-belt maker moves into city facility.
February 4, 2005... By Christopher Hinz, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--KVP Inc., a manufacturer of plastic conveyor belts and chains, has consolidated operations from three states and moved into a new 80,000-square-foot...

Local seminar discusses the latest hot trends in custom orders for homes.
February 4, 2005... By Carol Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--People no longer cocoon. They hive. They still hunker down inside their houses with their entertainment centers and commercial-grade...

Heilig-Meyers revamps plan.
February 4, 2005... By Gregory J. Gilligan, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Heilig-Meyers Co. has devised a new plan in its effort to emerge from bankruptcy court. The proposal now calls for separating the...

HRH sees earnings shortfall.
February 4, 2005... By Bob Rayner, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. warned that its fourth-quarter earnings will not meet Wall Street expectations and will fall below earnings from the same...