Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 23 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 23 2003

Animal Rabies Cases Jump 40 Percent from 2001 to 2002 in South Dakota.
May 23, 2003... American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--South Dakota has not had a case of human rabies since 1970. But the number of cases in animals jumped 40 percent from 2001 to 2002, and this year could see...

Former Goodyear Public Relations Head Dies in Cleveland at 78.
May 23, 2003... By John Russell, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--William L. Newkirk knew the best way to help Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. fight a corporate takeover was to make a lot of noise. As the Akron...

EarthLink Set to Offer Killer Tool to Bury Spam.
May 23, 2003... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--What would you do if someone offered a way to get rid of the spam that's flooding your in-box? EarthLink hopes your first words, after...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Residential Real Estate Column.
May 23, 2003... By Tinah Saunders, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The first time Kathy Hogan Trocheck's father saw her Avondale Estates bungalow, he shook his head and asked the mystery writer if she and...

Jobless Data Stubbornly High.
May 23, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The number of newly jobless, probably the most timely measure of economic health, continued ticking along at a troublesome rate. ...

Atlanta-Based Mirant Is Confident Financing Will Come.
May 23, 2003... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Mirant's chief executive said Thursday she is confident the Atlanta-based energy company can persuade creditors to sign off on a $5.3 billion...

Post Property Shareholders Vote to Go with Status Quo.
May 23, 2003... By Tony Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Post Properties beat back John Williams' takeover attempt Thursday, but the proxy fight with its founder and former chairman notably changed...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta Column.
May 23, 2003... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--POST PROPERTIES TAKE TIME TO HEAL FROM BRUISING PROXY CONFRONTATION: How does a company as fractured as Post Properties -- where the founder...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street Column.
May 23, 2003... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--PROGRESS ON TAX CUT PAVES WAY FOR A RALLY IN STOCKS: Stock investors got a lift on Thursday, when lawmakers got closer to agreement on a $350...

Empty Corner Gas Stations in Mesa, Ariz., Can't Pump Up Buyer Interest.
May 23, 2003... By John Yantis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Boarded up, fenced off and, in one case, dilapidated, empty gas stations grace three of the four corners at Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in...

Southeast Texas Entertainment Complex May Host Events Operating Past Midnight.
May 23, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--BEAUMONT, Texas--The Southeast Texas entertainment complex is expecting to keep some late hours because its management company applied for a...

Jobless Rate in Southeast Texas Improves for April over First Quarter.
May 23, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--BEAUMONT, Texas--Unemployment in Southeast Texas improved a bit in April compared with the first few months of 2003, but the onset of summer...

Aetna Settles Doctors' Class-Action Suit for $470 Million.
May 23, 2003... By Craig Crossman, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--HARTFORD, Conn.--Aetna Inc. has agreed to a $470 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of thousands of doctors who sued...

Monroe, Conn., Dealership Grows Quickly.
May 23, 2003... By Christine Cooney, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Rick Erickson, owner of RER Motorcity in Monroe, knew from a young age that traditional sports were not his game. His interest and natural...

Transit Chiefs from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey Agree Shift Is Needed.
May 23, 2003... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A recent meeting of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey transportation chiefs indicated a dramatic shift in tactics to secure billions of dollars...

Verizon Wireless to Give $223,000 for Connecticut Job Programs.
May 23, 2003... By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Wireless, will give away $223,000 in competitive grants to groups in Connecticut that...

Northwest Airlines Eases in Regional Jets at Biloxi, Miss.-Area Airport.
May 23, 2003... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--GULFPORT, Miss. -- In a change that's occurred over a period of time, Northwest Airlines has replaced the DC-9s that operated out of Gulfport-Biloxi International...

Cable Company Starts Video-on-Demand for Customers in Belleville, Ill., Area.
May 23, 2003... By David van den Berg, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Charter Communications on Thursday launched a video-on-demand system for digital cable customers in the Belleville area, said Deb Seidel,...

Edwardsville, Ill., Celebrates Arrival of Hershey.
May 23, 2003... By Elizabeth Donald, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.--Property tax revenue for schools, 250 jobs, a $65 million distribution center: all this and chocolate too. Hershey...

Subdivision Planned outside O'Fallon, Ill.
May 23, 2003... By David van den Berg, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A developer is proposing to build a 152-lot subdivision, including 22 duplexes and a retail center, off Old Collinsville Road. The...

Broadband Booms in Colorado, as State Posts 11th-Fastest Subscriber Growth.
May 23, 2003... By Erika Stutzman, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A study released on Thursday states that broadband use is on the rise, even as it proves elusive for many. The study by the American...

Developer Pitches to Potential Tenants for Boulder, Colo., Mall.
May 23, 2003... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The developers assigned to bring Boulder's Crossroads Mall back to life say they're encouraged after a trip they made this week to the shopping...

Blue Cross to Dump Coverage in Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia.
May 23, 2003... By Dan Thanh Dang, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association moved yesterday to dump its national coverage for 3.2 million residents of Maryland, Delaware and the...

Maryland Requires Debt Management Companies to Be Licensed.
May 23, 2003... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. signed legislation yesterday that requires groups providing debt-management services to Marylanders to be licensed by the state...

Shares of Linthicum, Md.-Based Fiber-Optic Equipment Maker Fall 8 Percent.
May 23, 2003... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Shares of Ciena Corp. fell nearly 8 percent yesterday after the company reported that its revenue decreased during the second quarter from a year ago and...

NCAA Lacrosse Championships to Pump $10.7 Million into Baltimore's Economy.
May 23, 2003... By June Arney, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--By the time the last player carries his stick off the field at M&T Bank Stadium on Monday, players and fans attending the NCAA lacrosse championships will...

Walnut Creek, Calif., Investor Admits to Problems at Salt Lake City Lender.
May 23, 2003... By David Whelan, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Allegations that Fairbanks Capital Corp. has systematically preyed on financially vulnerable homeowners with...

Developer Tells Greenville, S.C., Leaders about Automotive Research Park Plans.
May 23, 2003... By Jim Duplessis, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Miami developer Clifford Rosen told area business leaders Thursday he will proceed with plans for an automotive research park...

Aetna Settles Class-Action Billing Lawsuit.
May 23, 2003... By Roger Yu, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--In a landmark move Thursday, Aetna Inc. settled a class-action lawsuit brought by 600,000 doctors nationwide that claimed the health insurer cut...

Detroit Cancer Center to Split from Financially Troubled Parent Hospital.
May 23, 2003... By Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has set off on the road to independence, in what it is calling an amicable split from the financially ailing...

Chrysler Group Ditches Plans for New Canadian Plant.
May 23, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The Chrysler Group's decision to scrap plans for a new $1.2-billion assembly plant in Windsor strains the automaker's relations with the Canadian Auto...

SUV Federal Tax Loophole Will Rise to $100,000.
May 23, 2003... By Ruby L. Bailey, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--WASHINGTON--A loophole that allows small-business owners to deduct $25,000 for luxury sport-utility vehicles will grow to $100,000 under the $350-billion...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 23, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--HOSPITAL SCRAMBLE HEADS TO SUBURBS: Look for the next flashpoint in metro Detroit's hospital crisis to center on Novi and West Bloomfield, as hospital groups...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
May 23, 2003... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--SHRINKING EVENT TURNOUT TROUBLES TECH BOOSTERS: Michigan's technology community is still buzzing about the dismal turnout at this year's IT Summit. ...

Ethan Allen Closes Union City, Pa., Plant.
May 23, 2003... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--UNION CITY, Pa.--Jennifer Still marked the end of her chair-making career with simple ceremony. She unplugged the clock on the wall, tucked it under her arm...

Gas Station in Eugene, Ore., Left Behind Contaminated Soil, Groundwater.
May 23, 2003... By Scott Maben, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A gas station that operated in west Eugene for more than 50 years left behind tons of contaminated soil and groundwater in what could be one of...

Eugene, Ore., Construction Firm Ranks 40th Nationally in Steel Tonnage Bought.
May 23, 2003... The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Eugene-based Chambers Construction Co. ranked 40th in the nation among construction companies in its purchase of steel tonnage for metal building projects in...

Aetna Agrees to Make Changes in the Way It Deals with Physicians.
May 23, 2003... By Glenn Singer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Aetna Inc. agreed on Thursday to make major changes in the way it deals with physicians to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by doctors...

Florida Officials Charge Funeral-Service Firm with Criminal Mismanagement.
May 23, 2003... By Robert Eckhart, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-- State officials on Thursday charged SCI, the nation's largest funeral-service company, with criminal mismanagement for...

Fort Worth, Texas-Based Furniture Retailer Makes Strides with Top Job Vacant.
May 23, 2003... By Heather Landy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--FORT WORTH, Texas--When the Bombay Company fired its chief executive officer nine months ago without naming a replacement, the furniture...

Attacks Leave Westerners Live in a State of Siege in Saudi Arabia.
May 23, 2003... By Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Inside the beige walls of the residential compound called Arizona in northern Riyadh is a way of life that appears...

Health Care Burdens Lead Union Agendas in This Year's Contract Negotiations.
May 23, 2003... By MARIA M. PEROTIN, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Forget pay raises and improved working conditions. This year, unions across the country are battling for cheap prescriptions and frequent...

Black Americans' Employment Gains in 1990s Boom Have Faded Away.
May 23, 2003... By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Unemployment among black Americans, which fell to record lows in 2000, has returned to double-digit levels, dampening hopes engendered by the nation's...

Needham, Mass., Businessman Sues Cingular for Failed New York Stores.
May 23, 2003... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A Needham businessman is asking arbitrators for $12 million in damages from Cingular Wireless over a failed deal he made to open five Cingular cellphone...

Cambridge, Mass., Firm Seeks Targeted Responses to Economic Effects of Disease.
May 23, 2003... By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The economic damage caused by SARS could approach $100 billion, making it one of the costliest diseases to emerge in the past decade, according to a report...

The Boston Globe Downtown Column.
May 23, 2003... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--When last we visited with Boston Capital -- the fabulously successful investment firm, not the fabulously successful investment column in these pages -- the...

Boston-Based Liberty Mutual to Acquire Most of Prudential's Personal Lines.
May 23, 2003... By Scott Bernard Nelson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Boston's biggest insurance company, Liberty Mutual Group, announced a $538 million deal late yesterday that will boost its auto and homeowners...

Massachusetts Representative to Fight FCC on Loosening Media Ownership Rules.
May 23, 2003... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--With the Federal Communications Commission set to vote June 2 on a major overhaul of media ownership rules, US Representative Edward J. Markey of Malden and...

Financial Advisers Fear Investment Tax Cuts Will Prompt Stock Overexposure.
May 23, 2003... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The tax cut Congress appears set to pass may be a boon to taxpayers, and investors in particular. But it could also boomerang on people who aren't careful,...

Researchers Say Fountain, Colo., Experienced Growth, Change during 1990s.
May 23, 2003... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The city of Fountain took giant steps in the robust 1990s to rewrite its blue-collar, low-income past and move further into the mainstream...

Colorado Springs, Colo., to Get Luxury Condominium Project.
May 23, 2003... By Rich Laden, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--You'll find them in the Broadmoor, Kissing Camels, Cedar Heights and other swanky areas of town. Now, downtown Colorado Springs is...

Pennsylvania Phone Industry Representatives Say Broadband Law Has Backers.
May 23, 2003... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Representatives of the Pennsylvania telephone industry told members of a state House committee Thursday that an industry-backed bill to...

Waypoint Financial Corp. Builds on Strategy to Boost Profits.
May 23, 2003... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--When Harris Financial Inc. and York Financial Corp. merged in 2000 to form Waypoint Financial Corp., the two thrifts had a combined loan...

Former Workmates in Lebanon, Pa., Reunite to Help Sick Children.
May 23, 2003... By Tom Bowman, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--LEBANON, Pa.-- Rik Rhoade remembers 13 years ago when he rushed his criti cally ill daughter to Hershey Medical Center. One week later,...

Aetna Settlement Removes Barriers Affecting Health Care, Doctors Say.
May 23, 2003... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Patients may win a little more time with doctors and get care with fewer obstacles under Aetna's national settlement of lawsuits, which will help...

Doctors Sue Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies for Improper Payment Delays.
May 23, 2003... By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Just as Hartford-based Aetna settles landmark litigation with doctors, another major name in the health insurance industry was hit Thursday...

Damaged Underwater Power Cables in Long Island Sound Return to Service in June.
May 23, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A set of underwater power cables in Long Island Sound that were severed during a November storm should be back in service by June 16, according to Northeast...

Pearl River, N.Y., Corporate Trader Swaps Unwanted Goods for Profit.
May 23, 2003... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--The headquarters of Active International in Pearl River, N.Y., hold plenty of clues that this is a company that makes lots of money. It occupies...

Prudential to Sell National Home Insurance Business to Liberty Mutual.
May 23, 2003... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Newark-based Prudential Financial, one of the nation's largest life insurers, has agreed to sell its national property and casualty insurance...

Jersey City, N.J., Securities Firm Fined $100,000 for Rules Violations.
May 23, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--A Jersey City securities firm and one of its executives have been fined a total of more than $100,000 for violating trading regulations,...

Jacksonville, Fla., Housing Market Continues to Boom.
May 23, 2003... By Earl Daniels, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Beverly Tyson has nine red pegs on her office tote board. On Tyson's board, the red pegs indicate the lots that have not been sold in...

Jacksonville, Fla.-Based Medical Supply Firm Exceeds Financial Goals for 2003.
May 23, 2003... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--PSS World Medical Inc. yesterday said it exceeded all of its financial objectives for the fiscal year that ended March 31. And while the...

Stein Mart Earnings Follow Weak Sales.
May 23, 2003... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Stein Mart Inc. yesterday reported sharply lower first-quarter earnings and said it expects the continued weak retail sales trends to...

Jacksonville, Fla.-Based Direct Retailer of Swimwear Settles Suit with Rival.
May 23, 2003... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Venus Swimwear Inc. has settled its $12 million lawsuit against Ultama Swimwear LLC. "There's been a resolution of the dispute,"...

Wal-Mart, Target Eye Same Area of Jacksonville, Fla.
May 23, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Beach and Hodges boulevards are the site of some super competition. As in SuperTarget and Wal-Mart Supercenter. The "super"...

Missouri Senator Joins Effort to Raise Transportation Funds through Bond Sales.
May 23, 2003... By Matt Stearns, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--WASHINGTON--During World War II, Americans bought war bonds to show support for the war effort. Sen. Jim Talent of Missouri hopes they'll do the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
May 23, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--CROP FUTURES CLOSE LOWER: Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures closed lower Thursday, weighed down by slow export...

Missouri Governor Says He Will Veto Budget for Public Schools.
May 23, 2003... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Missouri Gov. Bob Holden said Thursday that he would veto the budget that lawmakers sent him for public schools. With that action, the...

Hallmark Tests Consumer Magazine.
May 23, 2003... By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Hallmark Cards Inc. is testing the periodical publishing market with a new consumer magazine simply titled Hallmark. The company best known for...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
May 23, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--SORENSTAM HELPS PGA'S CHARITABLE MISSION: If you believe the PGA Tour's raison d'etre is to generate money for good causes, the purity-of-the-game...

Kansas City, Mo.-Based IT Firm Wins Contract with Private British Hospitals.
May 23, 2003... By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. has landed a contract to provide information technology to Capio AB, a British operator of private...

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility to sell Stake in United Kingdom Power Porvider.
May 23, 2003... By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Aquila Inc. and a partner have agreed to sell Midlands Electricity, a United Kingdom utility, in a deal that will complete Aquila's exit from markets...

Kentucky High-Tech Researchers Get $2 Million from Foundation.
May 23, 2003... By John Stamper, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Kentucky researchers who hope to develop high-tech products with commercial potential raked in about $2 million yesterday from a state-backed...

Verizon Directory Supplement Still Omits Numbers in Lexington, Ky., Area.
May 23, 2003... By Risa Brim, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--You'd think that, after Verizon sent out thousands of supplements listing numbers omitted from its latest SuperPages edition, all would be well. ...

Severity of Season's West Nile Threat Unknown to All.
May 23, 2003... By Barbara Isaacs, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Not even the experts can predict how this West Nile summer will compare to last, when the nation and Kentucky experienced an unprecedented...

Electronics Manufacturer Sanmina-SCI to Close Lynchburg, Va., Plant in August.
May 23, 2003... By Emily Battle, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Electronics manufacturer Sanmina-SCI announced to its employees Thursday afternoon that it will shut down its Lynchburg...

Rogue River Valley, Ore., Pear Growers Expect Bigger Crop for 2003.
May 23, 2003... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Rogue Valley pear growers anticipate a bigger crop in 2003 with harvest coming a week to 10 days later because of the wet spring. Orchardists...

Doctors Praise $470 Million Settlement with Aetna.
May 23, 2003... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Leading doctors Thursday praised a $470 million settlement with Aetna as a "historic action" that will allow physicians to spend more time with their...

Arrests in Cuba Did Not Disrupt Flow of U.S. Exports to the Island in March.
May 23, 2003... By Nancy San Martin, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--As Cuba's state security officers picked up scores of dissidents and threw them in jail in March, U.S. food and agricultural sales to the island...

Federated to Extend Macy's Brand to other Miami-Area Retail Property.
May 23, 2003... By Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Linda Pasternak zipped Thursday into Aventura Mall on a mission to find a fancy dress for a Bar Mitzvah. She was armed with coupons from Burdines and...

The Miami Herald Real Estate Column.
May 23, 2003... By Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Early on, Burdines hitched its fortunes to its location. In 1929, the Miami department store coined a phrase, "Sunshine Fashions," and urged...

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Money Matters Column.
May 23, 2003... By Carol M. Fantazia, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--STEPS TO TAKE AFTER A DEATH: The weaver sat at the loom. She'd been gathering threads, designing patterns and composing the fabric of her life...

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Wine Notes Column.
May 23, 2003... By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Delicato Family Vineyards is the Manteca winery up there on Highway 99 -- but its crown jewel is a massive Monterey County vineyard named San Bernabe. ...

Delta to Add Milwaukee Flight.
May 23, 2003... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--Delta Airlines said Thursday it will add a sixth Milwaukee flight, turning up the heat another notch in local airline competition. Atlanta-based...