Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 9 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 9 2003

Aiken, S.C., Couple Sues Developer over Alleged Kickback Fee.
May 9, 2003... By Josh Gelinas, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--AIKEN, S.C.--Another lawsuit has been filed by a Woodside Plantation couple against the company that markets the exclusive gated neighborhood,...

Augusta, Ga., Insurer Expands Business by 20 Percent with Acquisition.
May 9, 2003... By Damon Cline, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Augusta's Blanchard and Calhoun Insurance Agency Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired the local assets of Palmer & Cay Inc., the nation's...

Augusta, Ga., Hospitals Reach Out to Former Nurses to Ease Shortage.
May 9, 2003... By Tom Corwin, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Lucy Hardy looked down at the woman on the operating table at St. Joseph Hospital and held her hand. "It won't take long," she assured Delores...

Transportation Security Agency Cuts 17 Screeners at Southeast Texas Airport.
May 9, 2003... By Vanessa Everett, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--NEDERLAND, Texas--Lisa Jackson of Mauriceville trained her video camera on her son and his fiancee as they went through security at the...

Mining Chief Readies Gold Project in Manhattan, Nev.
May 9, 2003... By Leland Rucker, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--You think you had problems getting to work after that big April snowstorm? Tom Hendricks found 96 inches of white stuff piled up at his Caribou...

Fraudulent Rebate Accounting May Cost Royal Ahold Nearly $1 Billion.
May 9, 2003... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Fraudulent accounting of rebates from suppliers at its Columbia-based subsidiary will cost global food retailer Royal Ahold NV nearly $1 billion,...

McCormick & Co. to Buy Brand of Louisiana-Style Food Mixes, Spices, Flavorings.
May 9, 2003... By Gus G. Sentementes, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--McCormick & Co. Inc. will soon add the zesty appeal of New Orleans cuisine to its long list of spices and flavorings. The world's largest spice...

Baltimore-Based Pharmaceutical Firm to License Class of Drugs to Pfizer.
May 9, 2003... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--In a $15 million deal with the world's largest drug company, Baltimore-based Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. said yesterday that it agreed to license a class...

Barnstable County, Mass., Close to Becoming Licensed Energy Supplier.
May 9, 2003... By Frederick Melo, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Barnstable County edged a step closer to becoming a licensed energy supplier this week, a move that would break new ground in the state's...

Home Depot to Build 'Lite' Store in Hyannis, Mass.
May 9, 2003... By Ethan Zindler, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--HYANNIS, Mass.--After tens of thousands of dollars, seven years, and one lawsuit, Home Depot is coming to Cape Cod. The home improvement...

Emeryville, Calif.-Based Biotech in Race to Discover SARS Vaccine.
May 9, 2003... By Judy Silber, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Even as countries around the world scramble to contain SARS, a race is heating up among scientists and companies: the quest for a SARS...

Charlotte, N.C., Businesses Invest Big in Tickets, Lavish Events for Clients.
May 9, 2003... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--As Concord veterinarian Steve Foster was preparing to tee off this week at Ballantyne Resort, he said he felt like a "kid in a candy store." ...

Charlotte, N.C., Entrepreneur Plans Upscale Restaurant, Lounge.
May 9, 2003... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Uptown entrepreneur Stefan Latorre announced plans Thursday for his third venture in Charlotte's center city: a three-story restaurant and...

Columbia, S.C., Dine-In Restaurants Are Pumping Up To-Go Service.
May 9, 2003... By Clare Ramsey, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Local casual dining restaurants are putting the pedal to the metal for their takeout customers. From curbside service, designated to-go parking...

University of South Carolina Woos Big Automaker for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Study.
May 9, 2003... By JIM DuPLESSIS, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The University of South Carolina is in talks with a major automaker to choose South Carolina for a multimillion-dollar study to show how hydrogen can...

New Chief of American Predicts Brighter Future for Airline.
May 9, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The worst appears to be behind American Airlines Inc., which is "overdue" for some good news, freshly minted chief executive Gerard Arpey said...

It Seems Former CEO of American Airlines Has Few Job Options.
May 9, 2003... By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Not that anyone is worried about Donald Carty having to use food stamps, but just where does the former chief executive of the world's largest airline...

Financial Experts Unsure Why American Airlines' Shares Have Gone on Wild Ride.
May 9, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The parent of American Airlines has lost $6.3 billion in the past 27 months. It's flirting with bankruptcy, its chief executive just resigned under...

Provision Exempts Foreign-Based Companies' Dividends from Tax Break.
May 9, 2003... By Todd J. Gillman, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--WASHINGTON--When President Bush vowed to eliminate the tax on corporate dividends, he drew no distinction between domestic and foreign companies....

At Ford, the Old Logo Is New Again.
May 9, 2003... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Ford Motor Co. unveiled its latest model Thursday: a new Blue Oval for a new century. The real news of the new logo is not the tweaking of the look, but...

Judge's Ruling Deals Taubmans a Setback.
May 9, 2003... By Gary Haber, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Simon Property Group's bid to acquire Taubman Centers Inc. got a major boost from a federal judge's decision Thursday. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 9, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--DUMARS COULD TAUNT JORDAN BUT NEVER WILL: Think of it as Joe D's last laugh. Michael Jordan, His Airness, the basketball megastar whom Joe Dumars had to...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
May 9, 2003... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--NETWORKER EXCITED ABOUT ENTERING WIRELESS WORLD: John Lauer has seen the future. It's wireless. Probably. Maybe. He'd be a bit more assertive about...

South Florida Unemployment Rates Fall Slightly.
May 9, 2003... By Joan Fleischer Tamen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--After being laid off from her job as a corporate buyer for Sensormatic Electronics in Boca Raton, Diane Chisholm thought it might take some...

Palm Beach County, Fla., Jury Rules Sugar Cane Growers Didn't Underpay Cutters.
May 9, 2003... By Peter Franceschina, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--A Palm Beach County jury determined Thursday that Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida didn't underpay its cane cutters during a four-year...

Cambridge, Mass., Biotech Announces Plan to Regroup under Single Tracker.
May 9, 2003... The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Genzyme Corp. yesterday responded to analysts and investors frustrated by the company's complex array of tracking stocks used to value individual divisions, saying it would...

Massachusetts Governor Touts Fuji Expansion as Proof of His Plan's Success.
May 9, 2003... The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Governor Mitt Romney, who campaigned on a platform that he would act as the state's "top salesman" to stimulate the economy, yesterday cited Fuji Photo Film USA Inc.'s decision...

American Embassy in Dublin Announces Expected Shortage of Summer Visas.
May 9, 2003... By Wayne Washington, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--WASHINGTON--The American Embassy in Dublin has announced that there will be "a serious shortfall" in the number of visas processed this summer because of...

Hartford, Conn., Diversified Financial Firm Reports Small First Quarter Profit.
May 9, 2003... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The Phoenix Companies Inc. turned a small profit in the first quarter compared with a net loss a year ago, but results in the Hartford company's...

Simsbury, Conn., Mining Supply Firm Announces Merger with Norwegian Company.
May 9, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Dyno Nobel Holding AS and Ensign-Bickford Co. of Simsbury earlier this week cemented a merger deal announced last June that will combine the commercial explosive...

Study Shows Connecticut Reaped $9.5 Billion in Tourism Spending in 2002.
May 9, 2003... By Barbara Nagy, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Travel and tourism were a $9.5 billion industry in Connecticut in 2001, spreading through the economy in hotel receipts and admission fees, casino...

China's SARS Woes Force New Jersey Toy Businesses to Alter Some Plans.
May 9, 2003... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The SARS epidemic in China is hitting home for the more than 2,000 North Jersey residents employed in the toy industry, an industry for which China...

SARS Travel Bans by Firms Level Off.
May 9, 2003... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The number of companies banning travel has leveled off after rising sharply in early April, according to a new survey by the Business Travel...

Continental to Cut Need for Onboard Cash with Own Currency.
May 9, 2003... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Continental Airlines has come up with a novel approach to the financial woes buffeting the airline industry: print its own money. Continental Currency...

Write-Offs Put Houston-Based Reliant Resources in Red; Layoffs May Be Next.
May 9, 2003... By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Reliant Resources reported a $462 million first-quarter loss Thursday, largely the result of write-offs of its European power operations and an energy...

Texas Panel Approves Plan to Let Firms Cash In on Deaths.
May 9, 2003... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--A bill that would allow businesses in Texas to name themselves beneficiaries of life insurance they buy for their workers received the support of a state...

TSA to Cut 43 Jobs at Jacksonville, Fla., Airport.
May 9, 2003... By Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The Transportation Security Administration plans to eliminate 43 jobs at Jacksonville International Airport during the next four...

Bellsouth to Add 200 Jobs at Expanded Jacksonville, Fla., Operations Center.
May 9, 2003... By Earl Daniels, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Atlanta-based BellSouth Long Distance, a subsidiary of BellSouth Corp., which has regional headquarters in Jacksonville, expects to create...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
May 9, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--VPA PLANS TO BUY CSX LAND FOR FOOD PLANT: VPA Cold Storage President Jeffrey Perazzo confirmed yesterday that the company intends to...

Shareholders Turn Down Applebee's Proposal.
May 9, 2003... By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Applebee's International Inc. stockholders on Thursday soundly defeated a proposal put forth by the company at the casual dining chain's annual...

CORRECTION: Westar Next Week Will Release Report of Internal Investigation.
May 9, 2003... By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The Kansas City Star, Mo., has moved a new version of the story slugged KC-UTILITY-REPORT, which was moved by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
May 9, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--GRUMBLING IS NO MATCH FOR GREED: Although Warren Buffett probably knows it already, someone should remind him that talk is as cheap as it is...

Topeka, Kan., Energy Utility to Release Report of Internal Investigation.
May 9, 2003... By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Westar Energy Inc. next week will release a report on its investigation into the use of corporate aircraft and other company matters. The...

Wheat Futures Close Lower.
May 9, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures prices closed mostly lower Thursday after trading higher for much of the session. Chicago corn...

With Salina Airport Lease Up, Trap Shooters Move to Minneapolis, Kan., Site.
May 9, 2003... By Amy Sullivan, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--MINNEAPOLIS, Kan.--A heavy rain began Thursday afternoon just as the men who created the Hill Top Trap Park started shooting their first rounds there,...

Most Kentucky Governor Candidates Refuse to Release Own Income Tax Returns.
May 9, 2003... By Ryan Alessi, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Only one pair of candidates in this year's governors race is willing to release copies of their personal tax returns. Democrats Jody Richards...

The Macon Telegraph, Ga., Business Briefs Column.
May 9, 2003... The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--FARM-RELATED BUSINESSES MAY GET DISASTER RELIEF: Low-interest disaster loans are available to nonfarm agriculture-dependent businesses that lost revenue because of the...

Governor Rings in T-Mobile's Call Center Jobs Announcement in Mission, Texas.
May 9, 2003... By Daniel Perry, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--MISSION, Texas--A nationwide wireless service provider on Thursday announced plans to open a 600-employee customer call center on the city's south...

Former Ashland, Ore., Pine Products Plant Sold to New Jersey Corporation.
May 9, 2003... By Tony Boom, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--ASHLAND, Ore.--The former Parsons Pine Products Inc. plant has been sold to a New Jersey corporation with ties to the Rogue Valley. Plans for the site...

Residents of Wealthy Miami Neighborhood Drive Golf Carts in Style.
May 9, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--On Fisher Island, they drive Rolls-Royces, Mercedes and Hummers. And those are just the golf carts. Yes, this is how the rich get around the country's wealthiest...

Iranian Exile Army Sets Up at Abandoned Iraqi Air Bases.
May 9, 2003... By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--KHALIS, Iraq -- An Iranian exile army on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations has settled into abandoned Iraqi army bases and set up checkpoints...

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Wine Notes Column.
May 9, 2003... By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--$2 BOTTLES HERE FOR NOW, BUT FOR GOOD?: Two-dollar bottles of varietal wine continue to pop up at various retail spots around the state, echoes of Bronco...

Clintonville, Wis.-Based Fire Engine Maker Sold to Private Investors.
May 9, 2003... By Lee Hawkins Jr., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Seagrave Fire Apparatus, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of fire and emergency service vehicles, said Thursday that it has been acquired by a...

Kohl's Warns Declining Sales Will Cut into First-Quarter Earnings.
May 9, 2003... By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Kohl's Corp. warned Thursday that fiscal first-quarter earnings would not meet analysts' expectations, as a result of declining sales in April....

Wisconsin Pension System Scrambles to Cover $4.5 Million Accounting Error.
May 9, 2003... By Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--What a difference a decimal point makes. A slip of the pencil two years ago at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board that put a decimal...

SARS Epidemic Could Tarnish Appeal of China's Labor Market.
May 9, 2003... By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--The SARS epidemic could diminish China's lure as an ultra-cheap labor market for foreign companies if Beijing's authorities fail to bring the...

GE Shifts Focus of Bangor, Maine, Plant from Manufacturing to Services.
May 9, 2003... By Deborah Turcotte, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--General Electric Power Systems did not need to lay off as many people as planned a couple of months ago because its parent office in Atlanta...

Newport News, Va., Bank Names New President.
May 9, 2003... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--Harbor Bank has named Gerald L. Passaro, a local native with more than 30 years of experience in the banking business, as...

Williamsburg, Va., Busch Gardens' Chief Takes Job in Florida.
May 9, 2003... By April Taylor, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA are losing their top executive. Dan Brown, executive vice president and...

Aircraft Carrier Accomplishes `Clean Sweep' during Newport News, Va., Trial.
May 9, 2003... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--When the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan went full speed ahead, full speed reverse and listed over to one side during sea...

Former AOL Executive Readies for Comeback with Own Media Investment Firm.
May 9, 2003... By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--AOL Time Warner's former pitchman, Bob Pittman, is back. Pittman, who's taken much of the blame for the botched merger of America Online and Time...

New York Times Editor Rejects Idea Plagiarizing Reporter Promoted Too Quickly.
May 9, 2003... By Paul D. Colford, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--As more evidence of deceit by former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair surfaced, the question increasingly asked by angry staffers and media watchers...

Gap Leaps Monthly Earnings Chasm with Surge in April Sales.
May 9, 2003... By Judith Schoolman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Retailers reported lackluster monthly retail performance yesterday, continuing to reflect the sluggish economy, but The Gap defied the trend with a...

Businesses' Tight Rein on Payrolls Keeps Unemployment Elevated.
May 9, 2003... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Companies are keeping payrolls tight, even with a quick end to the war in Iraq. Last week, the number of people filing for initial unemployment...

Visa, Mastercard Seek to Block American Express, Other Rivals from Networks.
May 9, 2003... By Nancy Dillon, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Visa and MasterCard are trying to keep American Express from being everywhere it wants to be. The top two credit giants yesterday asked a federal...

Boeing Suspension for Document Misuse Deemed Unlikely.
May 9, 2003... By Andrew Galvin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--History shows that Boeing Co. is unlikely to be suspended or barred from defense work as a result of an Air Force...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner Column.
May 9, 2003... By Jonathan Lansner, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--It's hard to bet against Bill Foley's logic. Sure, there's the Hardee's debacle. But know anybody else who recently made a dot-com...

Lawyers Present Closing Arguments in Defunct Mortgage Lender's Trial.
May 9, 2003... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--SANTA ANA, Calif.--Lawyers representing former customers of First Alliance Corp. urged jurors Thursday to send Wall Street a strong message and hold Lehman...

Mortgage Rates Keep Sinking in Orange County, Calif.
May 9, 2003... By Diana McCabe, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Local 30-year mortgage rates fell to a jaw-dropping 5.193 percent average this week -- the lowest in 40 years. A year ago, the average was...

Cheap Mortgages Give Orange County, Calif., Residents More Buying Power.
May 9, 2003... By Diana McCabe, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Cheap mortgages -- low-rate money not seen in four decades -- are giving Orange County residents more cash, or more buying power. The local...

Rent Concessions Are Out the Door in Orange County, Calif.
May 9, 2003... By Hang Nguyen, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Orange County landlords are giving fewer price breaks to lure apartment seekers. In the first three months of this year, 20 percent of...

Florida Colleges Push Lawmakers for More Money Next Year.
May 9, 2003... The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Florida's universities and community colleges put on a late, hard push Thursday to convince the Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush that they desperately need more cash in...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Briefs Column.
May 9, 2003... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--MYLAN'S PROFIT RISES ON RECORD SALES: Mylan Laboratories reported net earnings yesterday that rose 9.7 percent in its final fiscal quarter and said sales for the...

Safety Appliance Firm May Sell Evans City, Pa.-Based Noncore Chemical Unit.
May 9, 2003... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Mine Safety Appliances, preoccupied with a homeland security market that is generating record profits and straining production facilities, is...

Pittsburgh-Based Stainless-Steel Manufacturer Hints Dividend May Be at Risk.
May 9, 2003... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Allegheny Technologies maintained its quarterly dividend yesterday despite another unprofitable quarter and the prospect of more red ink ahead. But...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On Wheels Column.
May 9, 2003... By Donald I. Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--LEXUS REMAKES THE RX 330: In this SUV, power trumps pleasantries When I found out my next test car would be the 2004 Lexus RX 330, I thought I...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel Column.
May 9, 2003... By Andrew Cassel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--One of the most surprising lessons of middle age is that you can be nostalgic for almost anything. Neil Diamond. Disco boots. "Mystery meat" on...

U.S. Moves to Neutralize Iranian Opposition Group.
May 9, 2003... By John Sullivan, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--SOUTH of JALULA, Iraq -- U.S. forces Thursday moved to neutralize the Iranian opposition group Mujahadin el Khalq after the first formal meeting...

Two Raleigh, N.C.-Area Development-Stage Drug Companies Post Losses.
May 9, 2003... By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Two of the Triangle's development-stage drug companies that don't yet have a product on the market posted first-quarter losses that were lower...

Raleigh, N.C., Heart Center Finalizes Plans for $30 Million Facility Expansion.
May 9, 2003... By Jean P. Fisher, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--WakeMed is readying plans for a $30 million dollar expansion to its busy heart center, just five years after the hospital consolidated...

Popular Web Site to Become TV Show.
May 9, 2003... By Christina Dyrness, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--RALEIGH, N.C.--HowStuffWorks, the Web site that started out as a hobby, will likely make its debut on television this year, another step...

Berks County, Pa., Doctors Reopen Offices After Weeklong Insurance Protest.
May 9, 2003... By Steven Henshaw, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--After a week of protesting high medical-malpractice rates in the state, many doctors were back in their offices Wednesday. For those Berks physicians...

Berks County, Pa.-Area Lawmakers Want Impact Study Before Landfill Expansion.
May 9, 2003... By Adam Wilson, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--Local lawmakers want the state to study the long-term health and environmental impacts of area landfills before an expansion is considered at the Conestoga...

Berks County, Pa., to Get $45 Million Nursing Home; Work Begins in August.
May 9, 2003... By Mary E. Young, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--By early August, work will begin on a new $45 million county nursing home atop a knoll in Bern Township. In a meeting with the county commissioners,...