Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 14 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 14 2005

National Penn Bank parent to delay 2004 earnings release.
January 14, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The parent company of National Penn Bank will postpone the release of its 2004 year-end earnings as it investigates "intentional misconduct"...

Bethlehem, Pa., hotel to end 5-year run with Radisson chain.
January 14, 2005... The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The Hotel Bethlehem will end its five-year affiliation with the Radisson chain on April 1, doing business instead as an independent hotel. The business'...

Pitney Bowes takes Stamford, Conn., headquarters building off the market.
January 14, 2005... By Peter Healy, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Pitney Bowes Inc. has taken its 422,000-square-foot headquarters building in Stamford's South End off the market. In 2002, the $4.6 billion...

President of Norwalk, Conn., dairy store wanted to be a milkman as child.
January 14, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--One of Stew Leonard Jr.'s earliest career-related memories is an essay he wrote about what he wanted to do when he grew up. While his...

Wilton, Conn., GE unit donates water purification system to Indonesian province.
January 14, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Thousands of victims of the tsunami that inundated the Indonesian coast last month will soon be assured that the water they are drinking is free from...

Augusta-Richmond County, Ga., marinas are now operated by entrepreneur.
January 14, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Augusta-Richmond County's marinas were in trouble, so city officials abandoned ship. On Jan. 1 they put day-to-day control over operations at the...

Crowd lines up outside Akron, Ohio-area Chick-fil-A for a year of free food.
January 14, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Chicken? No one could ever accuse the nearly 150 people standing outside Chick-fil-A of being that. They braved the rain, the cold, the...

Office, hotel-condo plans are filed for upscale Atlanta neighborhood.
January 14, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Buckhead is getting ready for another development boom. Two different developers have filed plans with the city of Atlanta to build big,...

Home Depot says 2005 growth to lag last year's.
January 14, 2005... By Renee Degross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Home Depot plans to open 175 new stores in fiscal 2005 -- about 10 fewer than last year -- and executives say the economy should spur profit...

Atlanta-based energy firm to explore nuclear plant sites.
January 14, 2005... By Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Southern Co. wants to begin looking at sites for a possible new nuclear power plant in its four-state territory, and asked the U.S....

Newell Rubbermaid sheds European unit.
January 14, 2005... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Newell Rubbermaid Inc. got an early start on some corporate spring cleaning. The Atlanta-based consumer products giant said Thursday it...

Service workers take a militant tack in Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2005... By Tammy Joyner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Dignitaries descending on the nation's capital for next week's inauguration may want to pack extra towels and prepare to lug their own bags....

Industrial air pollution increases cancer risk in Harris County, Texas.
January 14, 2005... By Rachel Stone, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--A state agency reported earlier this month that industrial air pollution could pose an increased risk of cancer for residents of east Harris...

Future stores' growth used to gauge economic health in Beaumont, Texas, area.
January 14, 2005... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Environmentalists refer to indicator species such as spotted owls to gauge the health of a forest ecosystem, and in their own way, furniture...

Texas educators, business leaders wait for details of school finance plan.
January 14, 2005... The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--BEAUMONT, Texas -- The Texas Senate might have a plan to fix school finance, but educators and business leaders are taking a cautious "let's wait and see"...

Long Beach, Miss., aldermen take no action on proposed condo height ordinance.
January 14, 2005... By Tracy Dash, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--LONG BEACH, Miss. -- Aldermen agreed Thursday night that an ordinance for condominium development probably will allow structures to be a maximum of...

Jackson County, Miss., supervisors on hot seat in septic tank leak case.
January 14, 2005... By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--GULFPORT, Miss. -- A South Mississippi Health Department official Thursday accused Jackson County supervisors in 1997 of cutting funds to the...

Kern County, Calif., firewood dealers report shortage of wood supply.
January 14, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Firewood dealers in Kern haven't been hurt by new air pollution controls as much as they've been hit by their inability to get the firewood...

New O'Fallon, Ill., cafe serves up controversy.
January 14, 2005... By Georgia Hillyer, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--O'FALLON, Ill. -- Tracey Saunders has been cooking since she was old enough to reach the stove and now her cooking's reaching new heights with...

Mediator cancels Fairview Heights, Ill., meeting between city leaders, workers.
January 14, 2005... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Unexpected snow on Thursday yielded another two weeks for Fairview Heights city leaders to negotiate a new...

Niwot, Colo.-based footwear maker tools up management team.
January 14, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Crocs' bite just keeps getting bigger. Niwot-based Western Brands LLC, which makes and sells the funky, colorful, lightweight lines of...

Wal-Mart executive comes to Broomfield, Colo., to defend retailer's practices.
January 14, 2005... By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Criticism that Wal-Mart benefits from impoverished workers or child labor in foreign lands, that its new stores drive down local...

City pushes for smoke-free Brownsville, Texas.
January 14, 2005... By Criselda Valdez Villarreal, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Smoking sections in most public places could become obsolete if a city plan to make Brownsville "smoke free"...

Vendors charged with helping Maryland-based U.S. Foodservice commit fraud.
January 14, 2005... By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Nine vendors whose companies included some major names in the U.S. food industry were charged in federal court in New York yesterday with helping...

AmeriDebt's accounts may be sold to Houston nonprofit.
January 14, 2005... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The independent bankruptcy trustee overseeing AmeriDebt plans to sell the credit counseling agency's accounts to a Houston nonprofit, preparing the way for...

Developer now top landlord of Hunt Valley, Md., office buildings.
January 14, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--A Pennsylvania-based commercial developer has become the top landlord of Class A office buildings in Hunt Valley with the purchase of three buildings,...

Critics pan Maryland health insurer's plan to fulfill nonprofit obligations.
January 14, 2005... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the state's largest health insurer, will unveil what it calls a multi-million dollar commitment to fulfill its...

Parent of Sylvan tutoring centers to buy Hooked on Phonics owner.
January 14, 2005... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The company that owns the frequently advertised Sylvan tutoring centers is buying another as-seen-on-TV name: Hooked on Phonics. Educate Inc.,...

Experts say Hooked on Phonics works best as an afterschool reading aid.
January 14, 2005... By Jonathan D.Rockoff, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--In the 1990s, Hooked on Phonics rode a backlash against so-called whole language reading instruction in schools to become an infomercial phenomenon. ...

Berkeley, Calif.-based firm retools contract for psoriasis drug.
January 14, 2005... By Judy Silber, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--SAN FRANCISCO -- When Xoma Ltd. executives negotiated a contract eight years ago for the psoriasis drug Raptiva, they thought they had...

California commission tightens utility's billing rules.
January 14, 2005... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously passed a resolution Thursday that stiffens the rules regarding PG&E's...

North Charleston, S.C., glass retailer to close, cites competition from chains.
January 14, 2005... By Caroline Fossi, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--They've etched wine glasses for the Robert Mondavi winery in California and monogrammed thousands of champagne flutes for weddings. ...

New J.C. Penney chairman says price will be important focus.
January 14, 2005... By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--J.C. Penney Co. chairman and chief executive Mike Ullman told Wall Street investors Thursday that his goals are to improve profitability and make...

Detroit Free Press architecture column.
January 14, 2005... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--INNOVATIVE DISPLAYS ADD VISUAL COMPLEXITY: Want to catch some of the most innovative designs at this year's North American International Auto Show? Just...

Carmaker ads recognize key role of women.
January 14, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Do you wonder why so many of the women in auto ads are planted behind the wheel of a minivan? Ever scoffed at a commercial for a Hemi engine? ...

Health care is pothole in GM's 2005 profit path.
January 14, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--What a difference a year makes. A year ago, confident General Motors Corp. executives told Wall Street investors and auto analysts the automaker was...

Kmart-Sears deal may be buzz of retail conference.
January 14, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The nation's largest retailers gather in New York next week for the National Retail Federation's conference on the bubble of the best-selling holiday season...

Trouble's on way in 2005, auto suppliers say.
January 14, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Auto-parts makers have a warning for Wall Street: 2005 won't be pretty. Prices for crucial raw materials, like steel, oil and plastic, continue to...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 14, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--NEW PRESIDENT FOR LITTLE CAESAR PIZZA CHAIN LEADER SEES BIGGER SLICE: Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. named a new president Thursday, but don't expect much else...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
January 14, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--2 EXPERTS OUT TO SPOIL THE FUN FOR MALWARE VILLAINS: Those bad guys who secretly plant unwanted spyware or adware on our computers or hack our wireless...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--SHARES IN INVESTMENT bank Durlacher were suspended at 108 1/2 pence as it admitted that it is in takeover talks. Its future partner is understood to be a privately-owned UK...

Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.
January 14, 2005... By Alex Brummer, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--FAMILY MAY BUY BACK SILVER: In much the same way as Safeway was the obvious bid candidate in 2003, so is rival J Sainsbury this year. There is no reason...

UK-based financial information firm faces fine for misusing share tips.
January 14, 2005... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Hemscott, the financial information firm chaired by BBC chairman Michael Grade, has been fined 50,000 pounds for misleading customers. The Financial...

British supermarket suppliers announce plans to layoff 400 workers.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--More than 400 jobs are being shed in the food industry. It serves as an illustration that supermarket suppliers have now begun to feel the pain being endured by Britain's...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
January 14, 2005... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--LAST LAUGH FOR BRANSON AS VIRGIN MOBILE MOVES FAST: Sir Richard Branson almost pulled last July's flotation of Virgin Mobile at the eleventh hour. His...

Nuclear generator British Energy heats up for return to London Stock Exchange.
January 14, 2005... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The value of embattled nuclear generator British Energy could soar to 1.8 billion pounds when it rejoins the London Stock Exchange on Monday. When it...

International property groups court UK-based shopping centre owner.
January 14, 2005... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Shopping centre owner Liberty International is being circled by three independent potential overseas buyers led by Australian retail property group...

'Daily Mail' staff spend some time with CEO of health and beauty chain Boots.
January 14, 2005... By Lucy Farndon, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Health and beauty chain Boots appears to have escaped the worst in the toughest Christmas for retailers in a decade. Unlike some other leading High Street...

Strong phone sales prompt UK-based Carphone Warehouse to raise profit forecast.
January 14, 2005... By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Carphone Warehouse became the first retailer to up its profit forecasts as the annual rush for new mobile phones pushed underlying sales 11 percent higher....

UK-based retail chains hit by soft demand during holiday season.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--GUS blamed poor toy and jewellery sales for a sharp slowdown at Argos this Christmas, while Signet, Mothercare, Fortnum & Mason and Jacques Vert also signalled that the High...

Sainsbury family shareholders contemplate launching bid for supermarket chain.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The Sainsbury family are considering taking direct action to ensure that the supermarket chain does not get sold off on the cheap. City sources say that Sainsbury family...

Buyout specialist Corven Ventures purchases English twin-seat sports car maker.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The team that rescued Lotus Cars is buying Caterham -- one of Britain's quirkiest motor marques. Buyout specialist Corven Ventures is paying an undisclosed sum for the...

Deutsche Borse, German-based Euroclear vie for London Stock Exchange.
January 14, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The gloves are off in the battle for the London Stock Exchange. Deutsche Borse supremo Werner Seifert, who has tabled a 1.35 billion pounds bid proposal, went on the...

Shares of Durham, N.C.-based Cree fall as it fails to reach earnings estimates.
January 14, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The lights have dimmed on Cree Inc.'s party, at least for now. Shares of the Durham semiconductor tumbled nearly 20 percent in after-hours...

Durham, N.C., group releases reports on predatory lending to minority groups.
January 14, 2005... By Jeff Zimmer, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Over the years, the Center for Responsible Lending in Durham has been building its case against some lending practices in the subprime mortgage...

CEO of Durham, N.C.-based Cree Inc. defends expansion plans to analysts.
January 14, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Cree Inc.'s CEO defended the company's $300 million expansion plans to Wall Street analysts Thursday in the wake of softer demand for the...

Magnolia, Del., eatery changes hands.
January 14, 2005... By Jshuane Melton, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--MAGNOLIA, Del. -- Residents couldn't help but notice the changes going on at 3 S. Main St. in Magnolia. The former site of Magnolia Family...

Purchase preserves Sussex County, Del., forestland.
January 14, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--DOVER, Del. -- State officials announced Thursday the preservation of 1,980 acres of forest in Sussex County using a combination of state funds and...

Magnolia, Del., eatery offers taste of Italy.
January 14, 2005... By Jenny Kania-Maher, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--MAGNOLIA, Del. -- Inside La Fontana Pizza Italian Ristorante in Magnolia, co-owner Ludovico Cusumano can be seen flipping pizza dough in the...

Senators seek to block officials' pay raises in Delaware.
January 14, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--DOVER, Del. -- Two Downstate senators filed legislation Thursday to block salary increases for top elected officials recommended by the Delaware...

Middletown, N.Y.-area investors suggest diverse portfolios to weather downturns.
January 14, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The first few months of 2000 were eye-popping times for local investors. With all three major markets hitting new highs, the money...

Two Erie, Pa., firms named employers of year.
January 14, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--A trend is standing out as Erie's economy begins to emerge from its deep downturn -- it pays to be big. And two of Erie's biggest employers -- Hamot...

San Marcos, Calif., forum focuses on export trade.
January 14, 2005... By Edmond Jacoby, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- North County businesses were urged Wednesday to add international trade to their activities because there is "low...

San Marcos, Calif., board approves high school boundary change.
January 14, 2005... By Bruce Kauffman, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- Despite expressions of concern that proposed boundary changes would concentrate rival gang members at San Marcos...

Florida lawmakers push Palm Beach County, Fla., to get moving on biotech park.
January 14, 2005... By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State legislators on Thursday urged Palm Beach County officials to proceed quickly but cautiously at building The Scripps...

South Florida residents get 24-page Census questionnaire in mail.
January 14, 2005... By Robin Benedick, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--If you find a 24-page questionnaire in your mailbox this month, don't throw it away! It could be the new U.S. Census Bureau survey and tossing...

Florida legislators hold hearing to explore ways of cutting insurance costs.
January 14, 2005... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--A group of legislators charged with scrutinizing the state's insurance market will meet today in Tallahassee for the first in a series of hearings...

Company plans film studio for Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., property.
January 14, 2005... By Kevin Smith, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Things come and go from every city, but the things coming and going from Lauderdale Lakes could include music, car crashes, love scenes, explosions...

Outback Steakhouse says policy was violated in tossing old receipts.
January 14, 2005... By Patty Pensa, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--A large cardboard box for packing was the sought-after prize, but Michael Kenney spied something more valuable on a recent Dumpster dive in West Palm...

Life sciences leader is confident Scripps will be in Palm Beach County, Fla.
January 14, 2005... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Enterprise Florida's life sciences leader said on Thursday he is confident Scripps Florida will be in Palm Beach County, despite some state...

Florida governor approves $4.75 million tourism marketing campaign.
January 14, 2005... By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Gov. Jeb Bush on Thursday approved $4.75 million for a post-hurricane tourism marketing campaign, less than a fifth of what industry leaders had...

Comptroller says Texas governor needs to restore CHIP funds.
January 14, 2005... By Nathaniel Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--DALLAS -- Gov. Rick Perry needs to fully fund the state's Children's Health Insurance Program with money from the state's projected surplus,...

Attorney general sues Texas student, associate for mega-spam operation.
January 14, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has an unsolicited message for one of the world's largest generators of unwanted electronic...

Hard-working gals walk in moos' shoes for Fort Worth, Texas, stock show.
January 14, 2005... By David Casstevens, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Fort Worth is the nation's 20th-largest city and growing. But it will always be Cowtown. The dusty images and pioneer spirit of the...

The Boston Globe Alex Beam column.
January 14, 2005... By Alex Beam, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--WHY I CHOSE NOT TO WRITE THE METRO STORY: It is a cause of concern for me, and of some embarrassment, that I was aware of the sensational story involving the...

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
January 14, 2005... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--BETTING ON A RACETRACK: The ad they'd like to see: A mock job posting making the rounds in the hedge-fund world since Jack Meyer quit as president of Harvard...

Wife of former Lexington, Mass., drug firm CEO charged with insider trading.
January 14, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The wife of the former chairman and chief executive of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. was charged with insider trading yesterday for allegedly giving her...

NStar Electric plan may aid public projects in Boston.
January 14, 2005... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--NStar Electric & Gas Corp. won a crucial state approval yesterday for a new $217 million underground power line extending from Stoughton to Boston. ...

Google settles SEC complaint of not registering employee stock options.
January 14, 2005... By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Accepting a cease-and-desist order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, search giant Google Inc. yesterday settled without financial penalty the first...

ISoldMyHouse.com's sale at center of suit in Massachusetts.
January 14, 2005... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The man who says he is the founder of ISoldMyHouse.com filed a lawsuit this week against John F. Gallagher, the recently fired chief executive of...

Boston law firm is expected to consider dissolution.
January 14, 2005... By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Partners at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, the once high-flying law firm for Boston's high-tech industry, scheduled a meeting today and may vote to dissolve...

Colorado Springs, Colo.-area auto dealers see boomlet in December sales.
January 14, 2005... By Jim Bainbridge, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--With a 1 percentage-point sales tax increase looming, El Paso County auto dealers enjoyed an even greater increase in sales of new cars...

Manitou Springs, Colo., man devises 'American Chopper' cologne.
January 14, 2005... By Jim Bainbridge, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Who says nothing good ever comes of watching television? Michael Malcom was at his home in Manitou Springs eyeballing the Discovery...

Southwest shows little interest in Colorado Springs, Colo.
January 14, 2005... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Colorado Springs is not high on the list of cities Southwest Airlines is considering adding to its schedule, the carrier's chief executive...