Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from September 12 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from September 12 2003

Bethlehem Steel Retirees Can Keep Cobra Health Benefits.
September 12, 2003

Gauging, Handling Employees' Emotions Becomes New Skill for Managers.
September 12, 2003

Former Yugoslavian Soldier Opens New Martial Arts School in Norwalk, Conn.
September 12, 2003

Norwalk, Conn., Video Production Facility Expands into Television.
September 12, 2003

Lumber Supplies Suffer from Wet Weather in Georgia, South Carolina.
September 12, 2003

Some Question Roadway Officials' Confidence in Sale to Yellow Corp.
September 12, 2003

Ohio Counties Can Choose from Four Makers of Voting Machines.
September 12, 2003

Airport Screeners in Atlanta Test Creative Solutions.
September 12, 2003

Vacancies Lead to Good Deals on Apartments in Atlanta.
September 12, 2003

Magazine Ranks Five Georgia Tech Firms in Hot 100.
September 12, 2003

Jobless Report Sours Upbeat Predictions for Economy.
September 12, 2003

Atlanta-Area Landlords Labor Hard to Fill Offices.
September 12, 2003

Jefferson County, Texas, Budget Talks Become Confrontational.
September 12, 2003

Commissioners Approve Phases to Road Improvements in Nederland, Texas.
September 12, 2003

Bic Reports 13 Percent Drop in Sales for First Half of 2003.
September 12, 2003

Pier 1 Imports Home Furnishings Store to Open in Bridgeport, Conn.
September 12, 2003

New England's Power Grid Needs $1.4 Billion, Experts Say.
September 12, 2003

Owner of New Hispanic Food Store in Gulfport, Miss., Strives for Ambience.
September 12, 2003

Mississippi Conference Gives Women Push to Get into International Business.
September 12, 2003

Boulder, Colo., Real Estate Veterans Open Local Firm.
September 12, 2003

Builder Plans Buffer Now for Future Road in Bradenton, Fla., Area.
September 12, 2003

Bradenton, Fla., Prevails in Tropicana Tax Issue.
September 12, 2003

Brownsville, Texas' Consumer Spending up 5 Percent, Reflected in Sales Tax.
September 12, 2003

Tax Troubles Vex Montana Governments, Schools.
September 12, 2003

Initial Claims for Jobless Benefits in U.S. on the Rise.
September 12, 2003

Muvico Theaters to Build 'Breathtaking' New Facility in Miami Area.
September 12, 2003

Nationwide Increase in Plywood Costs Add Extra Expense for Builders, Consumers.
September 12, 2003

Massachusetts Closes Nantucket Restaurant for Failure to Pay Taxes.
September 12, 2003

Cape Cod, Mass., Pilots Advocate Single Long Island Sound Shipping Channel.
September 12, 2003

Trading Practices May Cause Some Bank of America Workers to Lose Money.
September 12, 2003

Charlotte, N.C.-Based Insurer's Employees Wait for Word on Job Losses.
September 12, 2003

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
September 12, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 12--Charlotte commercial real estate salespeople didn't find relief Thursday from three years of oversupply and weak sales, but they did learn that the...

Japanese Auto-Parts Maker to Expand Its Kershaw County, S.C., Operation.
September 12, 2003

Number of Women Entrepreneurs on Rise.
September 12, 2003

American Airlines Is on Right Path, Former CEO Carty Says.
September 12, 2003

The Dallas Morning News Leverage Column.
September 12, 2003

UAW, Big Three Automakers May Not Gain Much from Labor Deal.
September 12, 2003

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
September 12, 2003

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
September 12, 2003

BAE Systems Denies Sex, Bribery Allegations.
September 12, 2003

Rise in U.S. Jobless Claims Renews Fears of Stalled Economic Recovery.
September 12, 2003

Internet Coupons Banned at Erie, Pa., Supermarkets.
September 12, 2003

Drop in Newsstand Sales Prompts Tabloid-Publisher American Media to Lay Off 70.
September 12, 2003

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based Cruise Line Launches Adventure Cruises.
September 12, 2003

FPL Energy Agrees to Buy Stake in Nuclear-Plant Operator AmerGen Energy.
September 12, 2003

Elections Board Questions Fund Raising of U.S. Senate Hopeful in Florida.
September 12, 2003

Miami-Dade County, Fla., Backs Status Quo on Electronic Voting Machines.
September 12, 2003

Northwest Florida Charities Report on New State of Giving Since Sept. 11.
September 12, 2003

Fresno, Calif., Businessman to Expand Recreational-Vehicle Operation.
September 12, 2003

Former American Airlines CEO Endorses Management's Cost-Cutting Plan.
September 12, 2003

American Airlines' Union Says It Will Retain Fort Worth, Texas, Missouri Bases.
September 12, 2003

Colorado Springs, Colo., Developers Plan Park in Middle of Retail Corridor.
September 12, 2003

Virginia-Based Developer Buys Hartford, Conn., Office Complex For $66 Million.
September 12, 2003

United Technologies Chairman Upbeat about Future at Investors Conference.
September 12, 2003

FDA Chief Sees Ways to Improve Pharmaceutical Industry.
September 12, 2003

Lucent Retirees Angered by Cuts to Health Benefits.
September 12, 2003

New Jersey Man to Plead Guilty in Scheme to Manipulate Stock Prices.
September 12, 2003

ChevronTexaco Ordered to Turn over Documents in Kazakhstan Bribery Probe.
September 12, 2003

Continental, Boeing Meet on Jet Orders.
September 12, 2003

Texas Crane Safety Mandate Little-Known, Less Enforced.
September 12, 2003

Jacksonville, Fla., Developer to Start Construction on Ring Power Headquarters.
September 12, 2003

COO Retires from CSX Transportation.
September 12, 2003

Groups in Missouri Oppose Aquila's Plan to Use Utilities as Collateral.
September 12, 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
September 12, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 12--GOVERNMENT CROP ESTIMATES BOOST SOYBEAN FUTURES PRICES: Chicago soybean futures prices closed up sharply Thursday after the government cut...

Chairman Talks about Upheaval on Kansas City, Mo., Foundation's Board.
September 12, 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
September 12, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 12--MARKETS HELP EASE GAS SQUEEZE: Thanks to the magical powers of the marketplace and some luck, the natural gas price spike predicted for this winter...

Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Kansas Expands Cardiac Services.
September 12, 2003

Salina, Kan., Resident Qualifies as Finalist for Pepsi 'Play for Billion' Game.
September 12, 2003

Salina, Kan., Businesses Get Plugs at High School Games for Booster Donations.
September 12, 2003

Early Voting Heavy on Education Proposals in Dona Ana County, N.M.
September 12, 2003

Continental, Ohio, Dairy Farm Issued Draft Permits to Grow to 2,250 Cows.
September 12, 2003

Ohio Hospital, Commissioners Settle on Control of Levy Revenue.
September 12, 2003

'Breakfast in the Classroom' Program Working in Lima, Ohio, Schools.
September 12, 2003

United Way Kicks Off 2003 Labor Campaign in Lima, Ohio.
September 12, 2003

Some Rio Grande Valley Schools in Texas Show Poor Participation in Testing.
September 12, 2003

McAllen, Texas, Doctors Look to California for Medical Malpractice Cap Effect.
September 12, 2003

Metal Products Business Leads McAllen, Texas, Couple to Selling Bar Stools.
September 12, 2003

Commerce Seminar in McAllen, Texas, Touts Monterrey, Mexico's Industrial Moxie.
September 12, 2003

Union Expects National Labor Relations Board's Complaint against AK Steel.
September 12, 2003

Ohio 63 Project Closer to Dead End.
September 12, 2003

Kohl's E-commerce Warehouse Business Grows.
September 12, 2003

FPL Group Gains Half Ownership of Three Nuclear Power Plants.
September 12, 2003

Delegates Get Down to Business at World Trade Talks in Cancun, Mexico.
September 12, 2003

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Wine Notes Column.
September 12, 2003... By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 12--VINTNER'S PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF: Jim Allen's first attempts at making wine weren't very good, he admits. "It was pretty bad stuff," he said. "People...