Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 7 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 7 2003

The Miami Herald Commercial Bankruptcies Report.
April 7, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--These are recent bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, plus the attorney. Bankruptcy definitions: Chapter 7: Debtor sells...

The Miami Herald Business Book Review Column.
April 7, 2003... By Richard Pachter, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--You've Lost It, Now What? How to Beat the Bear Market and Still Retire on Time. Jonathan Clements. Portfolio. 224 pages. $23.95 It seems like only...

The Miami Herald Law Doctor Column.
April 7, 2003... By Martin E. Segal, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--QUESTION: My company sells tropical fruit juices in the United States and Latin America. A new customer in Panama called us with a purchase order. We...

The Miami Herald Media Column.
April 7, 2003... By Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--When I started out as a reporter at The Herald in the early 1980s, among my responsibilities was covering Hispanic business. Back then it was pretty much...

The Miami Herald Promotions Column.
April 7, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--AVIATION -- DHL Airways of Chicago, a provider of air cargo services, has hired Raymond J. Lutz as vice president of business development and strategic planning. He was...

The Miami Herald Real Estate Column.
April 7, 2003... By Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--LITTLE HAVANA HAS LOFTY PLAN: Another column, another batch of loft projects. But in a new twist, one is slated for Little Havana. Miami...

The Miami Herald Technology Queries Column.
April 7, 2003... By Tim Henderson, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--QUESTION: Help! I need a new hard drive and don't want to lose all my information on appointments stored in Outlook. How can I save that information on...

The Miami Herald Web Strategies Column.
April 7, 2003... By Janine Warner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Imagine how important your cellphone would be if using it were the only way to get together with your friends after school, compare notes about your...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Business Profile Column.
April 7, 2003... By Jonathan Sidener, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Sammy Studios video-game company formed a year ago as the entertainment development and publishing arm of Japan's Sammy Corp. The Carlsbad...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Money Makeover Column.
April 7, 2003... By Ann Perry, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Spouses Carla Baden and Rob Bullock share much in common. They're both 39 and enjoy sprucing up the 1920 Craftsman home in North Park they bought...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Personal Finance Column.
April 7, 2003... By Ann Perry, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--It's probably no coincidence that Financial Literacy Month happens to be in April, better known for its tax season deadline. You see, we're...

Tampa Tribune, Fla., Technology Column.
April 7, 2003... By Doug Stanley, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--GOOGLE'S FROOGLE HOPES TO HAVE RAZZLE-DAZZLE: Google, the gold standard in Web searching, is offering a new specialty search engine for comparison...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Insider Column.
April 7, 2003... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--AT AUTO FAIR OR DINNER, SHE MAKES HEARTS RACE: Sonic Automotive Chairman Bruton Smith knows how to keep good company. Smith was seen last week dining at the Palm...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Dan Walters Column.
April 7, 2003... By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET CRISIS MAY BE BEYOND POLITICIANS' CONTROL: Gov. Gray Davis and legislators show few signs of coming to grips with the state's...

Chicago Tribune Business People Column.
April 7, 2003... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--MICHAEL D. HARDIN was named Illinois Division president for Schaumburg-based William Ryan Homes, a residential real estate developer. He was previously director of sales and...

Chicago Tribune Getting Around Column.
April 7, 2003... By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Mayor Richard Daley, code-named the "Red Barren" in aviation circles, made it clear immediately after the deconstruction dust settled over Meigs Field last...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Inside Banking Column.
April 7, 2003... By Sarah Jane Tribble, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--With war-wary consumers and a sour economy, Morgan Stanley has launched a national series of meetings to talk about asset allocation with...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Retail Column.
April 7, 2003... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Materials promoting the new Martha Stewart Signature line of furniture heavily tout its partnership with Lenoir-based Bernhardt Furniture Company....

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Business Meetings Column.
April 7, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--TODAY: Anchorage Chamber of Commerce meets at the 4th Avenue Theatre at noon. Gov. Murkowski will review and discuss his first 120 days in office. Topics include...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Business Highlights Column.
April 7, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--TODAY: Anchorage Chamber of Commerce meets at the 4th Avenue Theatre at noon. Gov. Murkowski will review and discuss his first 120 days in office. Topics include...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Business People Column.
April 7, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Credit Union 1 announced the following promotions: Tom Newins as vice president of member relationship management, Davina Napier as consumer loan manager and Joe...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Business Seminars Column.
April 7, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--THIS WEEK: CompuCom classes this week include: Adobe PageMaker, Access for Office 2000 and 2002, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Security +...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
April 7, 2003... By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--MANION'S BOLOGNESE PIZZA WINS IN BEST TRADITIONAL CATEGORY: A Bloomington pizza pie -- Pizza Bolognese -- created by Fred Manion, the chef at...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Work Faces Column.
April 7, 2003... Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Accutemp Products Inc., 8415 N. Clinton Park, has hired Dean P. Stanley as vice president, engineering. --American Express, 3526...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, O.K. Carter Commentary Column.
April 7, 2003... By O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--BUDGET FIXES EASY IN THEORY, NOT IN PRACTICE: Despite persistent hand-wringing over economic woes and forecasts of a giant deficit, options for...

The Miami Herald Tourism Column.
April 7, 2003... By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Cute, compact and crowned with the bare torso of a muscular man, it would seem the Greater Fort Lauderdale's Travelhost Rainbow Guide perfectly suits its...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Bob Shallit Column.
April 7, 2003... By Bob Shallit, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Those plans to create a Latino-oriented retail and cultural center in Sacramento are gaining momentum. Backers of the 'Plaza Latina' project will...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Book Review Column.
April 7, 2003... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Enron, during the 1990s, looked like the rock 'em-sock 'em company of the future. With soaring stock prices, mushrooming revenues and...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Strategy Column.
April 7, 2003... By Maria M. Perotin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Handmade artificial eyes Producer: Fort Worth Eye Prosthetics, 1350 S. Main St., Suite 2450, Fort Worth, (817) 429-8086, www.dallaseye.net...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Capitol Column.
April 7, 2003... The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Sabra Faires left a high-profile position as an assistant commerce secretary to become Republican Speaker Richard Morgan's top staffer. Not only is she...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Dan Smith Column.
April 7, 2003... By Dan Smith, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--NEW STAFF MEMBER: You may remember him as the congressional aide who drove his boss to a trash can in Virginia in 2001 to toss out a watch case as...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Profile Column.
April 7, 2003... By Carol Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Laura Belcher, 37, joined Transamerica Reinsurance as vice president of operations THE JOB: The operations department is responsible for...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Job Profile Column.
April 7, 2003... By Pat Rubin, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--"I'm the square dude in the corner who puts it in a box. I take an idea, build it and make it work," said Duane DeJong. But the design engineer's...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Real Deals Column.
April 7, 2003... By Steve Cannon, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Stock analysts are raising more questions about how long Highwoods Properties and other office real-estate investment trusts can maintain...

The Miami Herald Chatroom Column.
April 7, 2003... By Bea Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--In the lingo of the Internet world, the "black hats" are the bad hackers, the ones who bust through a company's firewall or deface a website. The "white...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Real Estate Column.
April 7, 2003... Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--ALVARADO, Texas--WHATABURGER PLANNED IN CENTRE 67: Businessman Kenney Tousdale has acquired a 0.811-acre pad site at Texas 67 and Texas 81 in Centre 67, where...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
April 7, 2003... The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--NURSE JOINS HONOR SOCIETY: FORT MILL, S.C.--Frieda Price, the medical supervisor coordinator for Springs Industries, recently joined the Honor Society of Nursing,...

The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Along the Aisles Column.
April 7, 2003... By Mary-Kathryn Craft, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--PUDDING BITES: Unless you like the rubbery film that forms on the top of freshly cooked pudding, don't bother with Jell-O's new Pudding...

The Fresno Bee, Calif., Word on the Street Column.
April 7, 2003... The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--Lauck's Bakery, a longtime Tower District business, is expanding north and adding a second store in the Fig Leaf Plaza shopping center at Bullard Avenue and Fig Garden...