Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 16 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 16 2003

Bank of America CEO to Step Down from Customers' Corporate Boards.
May 16, 2003... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Bank of America Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Ken Lewis will step down from the corporate boards of two companies that also are customers,...

Security Officials Outline Threats to Charlotte, N.C.-Area Corporate Leaders.
May 16, 2003... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Since 9/11, Charlotte-area businesses have hired security guards, mounted surveillance cameras and made emergency plans -- but they still can do...

Congressional Probe Showed Energy Agency Delayed Storing Hazardous Waste.
May 16, 2003... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Department of Energy environmental officials took a year or longer to resolve "lingering disagreements" about safety requirements at a Lawrence Livermore...

Health Officials in Oakland, Calif., Attempt to Dispel Myths about SARS.
May 16, 2003... By Jack Chang, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention dispatched health experts to the East Bay on Thursday morning to dispel...

California Governor Meets with Opinion Makers to Rally Support for Budget.
May 16, 2003... By Andrew LaMar, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Gray Davis began meeting with opinion makers Thursday to rally support for his budget, but back at the...

Greater New Bedford, Mass., Sees Planned Ferry Service as Boosting Job Market.
May 16, 2003... By Frederick Melo, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--It's a question of supply and demand. As the director of a career center in the once-thriving whaling city of New Bedford, Arlene Cloutier...

Housing Market Is Still Hot in Baltimore Area.
May 16, 2003... By Trif Alatzas, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Barbara Shewbridge is searching for a home in Howard County by attending open houses, quickly visiting homes when they hit the market and expanding her budget...

Maryland Health Advocates Accuse Insurer of Using Threats to Halt Reforms.
May 16, 2003... By Dan Thanh Dang, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Angry consumer and health advocates yesterday accused CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of using last-minute scare tactics and threats to block reform, and...

Chicken Producers Question Claims in Beef Advertisement Campaign.
May 16, 2003... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Chicken producers are squawking over a new ad blitz that's a bit too beefy for their tastes. Aiming to "set the record straight," the...

Augusta, Ga.-Area College Grads Find Job Hunt Tough.
May 16, 2003... By Vicky Eckenrode, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A week after graduating from the University of South Carolina Aiken, Derek Weaver spent Thursday afternoon waiting by the phone for a job. ...

Utility Companies Dispute May Result in Increased Costs in Connecticut.
May 16, 2003... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The region's new wholesale energy market system is being blamed for a contract dispute between Northeast Utilities' Connecticut Light & Power Co. and...

Beaumont, Texas, Port to Receive $5.6 Million Homeland Security Grant.
May 16, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--BEAUMONT, Texas--The federal Department of Homeland Security is sending the Port of Beaumont $5.6 million to improve security, which is part of an...

Competing Tax Bills a Tossup for Some Americans.
May 16, 2003... By David McNaughton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Some taxpayers would have a tough time choosing between the $550 billion tax relief bill passed by the House and the Senate's $350 billion...

Dunwoody, Ga., Outdoor Magazine Publisher Survives though Tangential Revenue.
May 16, 2003... By Caroline Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Hundreds of magazines launch every year, and the vast majority flop. Yet in this sea of failure, 31-year-old fisherman Jason Meninger has...

Atlanta a Hot Market for Magazines.
May 16, 2003... By Caroline Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Though New York is the heart of the magazine industry, Georgia quietly churns out about 70 titles, including trade publications and regional...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Residential Real Estate Column.
May 16, 2003... By Tinah Saunders, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--TAX REASSESSMENTS: OH MY, OH MY! The new property tax assessments should be showing up in Fulton County residents' mailboxes, if they haven't...

Price Data Fuel Debate on Deflation.
May 16, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The deflation debate grew more intense Thursday as government reports showed record drops in wholesale prices last month. The Producer...

Atlanta Developer Ready to Buy Area Mall.
May 16, 2003... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--North DeKalb Mall in Decatur is under contract to be sold to Atlanta developer Hendon Properties for an undisclosed price. Cadillac...

Manatee County, Fla., Tomato Supply Is Up; Prices Are Down.
May 16, 2003... By Richard Dymond, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--PALMETTO, Fla.--Manatee County is enjoying one of its most prolific fall tomato crops in the last decade. But unfortunately for farmers, there are...

Manatee County, Fla., Realtor Helps Immigrant Homebuyers.
May 16, 2003... By Jesse Westbrook, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--For Barbara Mollanazar, Wednesday and Thursday evenings are truly a labor of love. After long days trying to out-hustle the well-represented...

Small Businesses in Longboat Key, Fla., Awarded Big Honors.
May 16, 2003... By Rochelle Jones, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. -- Tony Zanoni's business career almost ended before it began. Zanoni, owner of Kitchens Direct of Sarasota, was sitting in...

Longmont, Colo., Toy Maker Changes Walls on Dollhouses.
May 16, 2003... By Sarah Toland, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--When and how can you measure the success of a new business? For a small, independent toy manufacturer, success will probably never come in the form...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
May 16, 2003... Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--CONSTRUCTION OF THE FCB BANK at 6659 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville is nearly completed. It is expected to open next month. John Fruit recently has been hired as...

Mississippi Gaming Commission Chairman Explains Comment on Land Casinos.
May 16, 2003... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--GULFPORT, Miss.--The chairman of the Mississippi Gaming Commission said he raised the specter of casinos moving on land because it's simply...

Connecticut Joins Other States in Lawsuit on Fraudulent Web Access.
May 16, 2003... By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Connecticut joined 17 other states Thursday in filing lawsuits against a New Jersey-based company that allegedly charged consumers for Web...

Utility's Parent to Cut Costs after $15.5 Million Drop in 2002 Earnings.
May 16, 2003... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--United Illuminating's parent company announced at its annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday that it would have to cut costs in 2003 after the slow...

Lancaster, S.C., Tech Firm Scales Back Plans, Financing for Publishing Complex.
May 16, 2003... By Cheraine Stanford, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--LANCASTER, S.C.--Front Door Communications Inc. has scaled back plans to build a $150 million publishing colossus in Lancaster County, now...

Developers Defend Plans for Boston Hotel, Retail and Residential Project.
May 16, 2003... By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--In what some call an unprecedented level of disclosure that could stifle future growth in the city, developers of the controversial Columbus Center...

Analysts Expect Interest in Hancock Financial Services.
May 16, 2003... By Scott Bernard Nelson, Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--No one suitor emerged yesterday as the leading candidate to acquire John Hancock Financial Services Inc., but Wall Street analysts said a handful of...

Massachusetts' Health Plans Have Better First Quarter than Its Hospitals.
May 16, 2003... By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--While Massachusetts hospitals are suffering financially in the poor economy, the state's biggest health plans more or less held their own in the first...

Proposal Could Break Impasse over Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Rates.
May 16, 2003... By Scott Bernard Nelson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The actuaries at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance offered a middle-ground solution yesterday to the growing impasse over workers' compensation...

Homeland Security to Call for Passenger Jet Missile Defense System Prototypes.
May 16, 2003... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A proposal to equip all commercial jets in the United States with missile defense systems moved forward yesterday, when the Department of Homeland Security...

Colorado Springs, Colo., Service-Station Prices Reflect Ups, Downs.
May 16, 2003... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The intersection of Fillmore Street and Hancock Avenue might be ground zero in the seemingly inexplicable quest to understand gasoline prices....

Investment Advisers Say Wall Street Poised to Break Out of Bear Market.
May 16, 2003... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Wall Street appears poised to break out of its three-year bear market, two fund managers from UMB Investment Advisers said Thursday in...

Salisbury, N.C.-Based Bottler Completes Columbia, S.C., Distribution Center.
May 16, 2003... By Dave L'Heureux, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Quality Beverage has completed work on its new distribution center in Northeast Richland and is preparing to aggressively market its soft drinks to...

American Airlines' Parent Wraps Up $4 Billion Savings Plan.
May 16, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--It took AMR Corp. just nine months to remake itself, and it put the final touches on its financial renovation Thursday by announcing deals with...

The Dallas Morning News Personal Technology Help Desk Column.
May 16, 2003... By Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--QUESTION: I have a Visioneer 4400 USB scanner and a Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 648C printer. Suddenly, when I try to print from my scanner, the image...

Troy, Mich.-Based Auto Supplier Reports $29 Million Loss in First Quarter.
May 16, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The promise of a better year has collapsed into the reality of another unprofitable one for beleaguered auto-parts supplier Collins & Aikman Corp. ...

Detroit Free Press Electronic Expo Briefs.
May 16, 2003... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--GAMING FOR MASSES: Is there any world gamers don't want to play in? You wouldn't think so by looking at the coming year's offerings of game worlds online, where people...

Detroit Free Press Electronics Expo Column.
May 16, 2003... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--LOS ANGELES--ARMY MEETS TEEN GAMERS WITH OWN TOURNAMENT: When Lt. Col. Russell Robertson of the U.S. Army planned a new type of recruiting event in January, he wasn't sure...

Comcast Executive Says Company May Compete with Verizon's New 'WiFi' Service.
May 16, 2003... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A top executive of Comcast Corp. said yesterday his company would roll out its own service if rival Verizon Communications draws a big market with its offer...

GM Introduces Two New Credit Cards.
May 16, 2003... By Shabina S. Khatri, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--General Motors Corp. tightened its belt and widened its target market Thursday with its announcement to offer two new credit cards. The company...

Traffic Lights Signal Easier Access for Store in Eugene, Ore.
May 16, 2003... By Jeff Wright, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--For Kelly Bogan of Eugene, the best part of visiting Costco on Tuesday wasn't the bargain computer desk or clay pots she found inside the store...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Software Firm's Shareholders Vote to Expense Options.
May 16, 2003... By Christine Winter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Citrix Systems Inc. is still on track to become a billion-dollar company, despite weathering its most challenging year since the company went...

Florida Lawmakers Seek Consensus on Other Issues to Help Break Budget Deadlock.
May 16, 2003... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Legislative leaders are hustling to break logjams on a host of issues -- from class size reduction to auto and worker compensation insurance reform...

Forth-Worth, Texas-Based Bell Joins European Presidential Helicopter Bid Team.
May 16, 2003... By Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--WASHINGTON -- Bell Helicopter Textron may wind up competing against itself in a prestigious bid to build next-generation helicopters to ferry...

North Texas Entrepreneurs Joins Crowd Seeking to 'Shock and Awe' Consumers.
May 16, 2003... By Chris Vaughn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A New Hampshire company wants to make shock and awe golf clubs. A Florida company wants people to swallow shocking and awing dietary...

RadioShack Looks to Stand Out from Consumer-Electronics Crowd.
May 16, 2003... By Heather Landy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--FORT WORTH, Texas--The ZipZap radio-controlled toy car may never come close to carrying the same historical significance as the TRS-80, the...

New International Terminal at Boston's Logan Airport Opens to a Travel Slump.
May 16, 2003... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--It took four years to build the new $231 million international departures terminal at Logan International Airport, scheduled to open Monday. If only construction...

Released from Federal Prison, Taubman Centers Founder Moves into Halfway House.
May 16, 2003... By Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A. Alfred Taubman jetted back to Michigan on Thursday after more than nine months in federal prison in Minnesota, collected some belongings at his home in...

Troy, Mich., High-Tech Firm Shareholders Take Solace in Executive Indictments.
May 16, 2003... By Jeff Bennett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--David Norman feels a little vindicated today, knowing the men who may have had a hand in making his $50,000 investment disappear have been charged for their...

UAW May Consider Plant Closings.
May 16, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A provocative report from a Wall Street auto analyst contends the UAW will lift its plant-closing moratorium in contract talks this year in return for...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 16, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Treating customers with respect is such a self-evident tenet of good business that it seems almost silly to spend time talking about it. So why do so many...

Eugene, Ore., Budget Committee Backs Idea to Take Money from Airport.
May 16, 2003... By Edward Russo, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The Eugene Airport may once again be on the losing end of a budget battle with City Hall. The city budget committee is tentatively backing an...

Former Eugene, Ore., Fire Stations Offered for Sale.
May 16, 2003... By Joe Mosley, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--It would've made quite a splash on eBay. For sale: three fire stations in Eugene, Ore., with locker rooms, bathrooms with multiple shower...

Oregon House Panel Approves Health Plan to Benefit Low-Income Recipients.
May 16, 2003... By David Steves, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--SALEM, Ore. -- A House panel approved a far-reaching rewrite of the Oregon Health Plan that will preserve medical coverage for the 350,000...

Children's-Helmet Bill a Signature Away from Becoming Law.
May 16, 2003... By David Steves, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--SALEM, Ore. -- A Springfield family's tragedy played a decisive role in the Legislature's final approval Wednesday of a bill requiring children...

Passengers Say Northwest Is Skimping on Services.
May 16, 2003... By Rajiv Vyas, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Northwest Airlines' cost-cutting and decrease of flight attendants are having a ripple effect on workers and customers. First-class passengers have...

Sikorsky Battles European-American Group for Presidential Helicopter Contract.
May 16, 2003... By Michael Remez, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--QUANTICO, Va. -- As the new Sikorsky H-92 helicopter headed back to the landing strip, the Marine in the co-pilot's seat wanted more flight time....

Defense Spending Plan Containing Billions for Connecticut Contractors Advances.
May 16, 2003

Connecticut to Sue New Jersey Internet Provider for Fraudulent Billing.
May 16, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The state will sue a New Jersey company that it says fraudulently billed Connecticut residents for Internet services that they never ordered or used. Attorney...

Long-Term Mortgages Interest Rates Reach Record Low of 5.45 Percent.
May 16, 2003... By Robin Stansbury, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Long-term mortgage rates continued to defy expectations, this week dropping to yet another historic low, according to Freddie Mac's Primary...

Stanley Strikers Rally Outside New Britain, Conn., Plant, Demand New Contract.
May 16, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Hundreds of union workers and their supporters rallied Thursday outside the Stanley Works plant in New Britain to call for a new contract. More than 400 members...

AAA Survey Indicates More Americans to Drive for Memorial Day Travel.
May 16, 2003... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Higher gas prices and continued economic sluggishness won't keep Americans from hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend this year, according...

Connecticut Attorney General Seeks Order Ensuring Power Flow to State Utility.
May 16, 2003... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked federal energy regulators Thursday to order one of Connecticut Light & Power's main suppliers to...

Newark, N.J.-Based Telecom Purchases Majority Stake in Animation Company.
May 16, 2003

Former Lucent Chief Now a $55,000-a-Month Adviser.
May 16, 2003... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Lucent Technologies' former chairman, Henry Schacht, still shows up to work in Murray Hill every day. And in exchange for his labor, the...

Little Mini Carves Out Big Niche in SUV-Dominated U.S. Automobile Market.
May 16, 2003... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Jack Pitney pulled into the Mini Cooper dealership on Route 17 in Mahwah on a recent morning and spied a white 2002 Hummer H2 towering above a...

Key Panel Backs Asthma Medication Made by Houston-Based Drug Firm, Partners.
May 16, 2003... By Darrin Schlegel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--An asthma medication made in part by Tanox won the backing of a key advisory panel Thursday, likely clearing the way for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug...

Workers at Freeport, Texas, Dow Chemical Plant to Vote on New Pact.
May 16, 2003... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Workers at Dow Chemical in Freeport are scheduled to vote Monday on whether to accept a new contract offer from the company. Earlier this week, members of...

Enron Examiner Sees Conflicts of Interest; Wants Others to Make Some Decisions.
May 16, 2003... By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--After 11 months of extensive investigation, Enron's court-appointed examiner said Thursday that conflicts of interest preclude him from evaluating the conduct...

Houston Chronicle Working Column.
May 16, 2003... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Brian Haneline planned to take some vacation time when his son, Brandon, was born a year ago. But he didn't have to when he found out his employer, the...

Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Seeks to Revise Use of Economic Incentives.
May 16, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Mayor-elect John Peyton, who takes office July 1, hasn't had time to detail his economic development plans, but he has shared some...

Missouri Tax Deduction for College Savings Plan Is in Jeopardy.
May 16, 2003... By Gene Meyer, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A Missouri tax deduction for a popular college savings program landed on the firing line Thursday as the General Assembly sped toward adjournment. ...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
May 16, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures prices posted strong gains Thursday, boosted by weather and export news. Chicago corn futures also...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
May 16, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--THE SICK LITANY OF DECEIT ADDS A VERSE: Just when you think corporate corruption can't get any worse, along come allegations of David Wittig's looting...

Bush's Medicare Plan Would Limit Doctor Choice, Consumer Group Says.
May 16, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Medicare recipients would have fewer choices of doctors under a proposal requiring senior citizens to join private insurance plans to get drug...

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Posts $51.9 Million Loss in First Quarter.
May 16, 2003... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The continued cost of shutting down its energy trading business pushed losses at Aquila Inc. to $51.9 million in the first quarter, the company said...

Westar Executives Review Internal Phone Records to Find Leak.
May 16, 2003... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Besides checking the proxy votes of employees, top Westar Energy executives reviewed internal telephone records "to try to identify company employees who might be...

Topeka, Kan.-Based Westar Energy's CEO Abused Power by Checking Employee Votes.
May 16, 2003... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Then-Westar Energy chief executive officer David Wittig abused his authority by requesting employee shareholder voting records in 2000 and 2001, according to...

Judge Rejects Motion for New Trial in Lexington, Ky., Insurance Fraud Case.
May 16, 2003... By Jim Jordan, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--A federal judge has denied motions for a new trial in the Kelco Inc. fraud case after rejecting defense claims of errors in instructions to the jury....

Protestors Complain about Working Conditions on Farms Supplying Yum Brands.
May 16, 2003... By Risa Brim, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The cute little Chihuahua that hailed Taco Bell has wagged his way into pop culture. But Morehead State University junior Jon...

Stormy Spring Spurs Extra Measure of Outages for Georgia Power Customers.
May 16, 2003... By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--MACON, Ga.--Mostly due to stormy weather, Georgia Power customers statewide have experienced about three times more outages during the first 13 days...

Macon, Ga., Architectural Engineering Firm Recasts Old Warehouse for Offices.
May 16, 2003... By Liz Fabian, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--MACON, Ga.--Color is the first thing that captures the eye in the entrance hall of Technicon's new headquarters in downtown Macon. Deep green walls...