Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 18 1995

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 18 1995

Columbia, S.C., Switch and Signal Company Takes Over Parent's Operations.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 19--The chief executive of Columbia-based Union Switch & Signal Inc. is assuming operating responsibilities for the entire signaling business unit of the company's major shareholder, Ansaldo Trasporti S.p.A. The result could be the...

Hickory, N.C., Furniture Maker Outfits Carolina Panthers Stadium.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
December 18, 1995... HICKORY, N.C.--Dec. 19--Hickory Business Furniture makes products in all sorts of styles, from Queen Anne's to Art Deco to Post Modern. Add Early Carolina Panther to that list. Charlie Bell, national sales manager for Hickory Business...

Boeing Wichita Executive Relocates to Seattle Division.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 19--Dan Heidt became vice president and general manager of Boeing Wichita three years ago, just as the company braced to eliminate almost 8,000 workers, its deepest job cuts in a decade. Next year, the company should add at least 500...

Independent Pharmacies Taking a Beating.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
December 18, 1995... LEXINGTON, Ky.--Dec. 19--Wheeler Pharmacy is like a lot of drugstores. Its shelves are stocked with Christmas lights and candy bars as well as cold medicine, and like other pharmacies, "We're getting bombarded." These are difficult times,...

Rite-Aid Hasn't Decided Lexington, Ky., Stores' Fate.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
December 18, 1995... LEXINGTON, Ky.--Dec. 17--Rite-Aid has 14 pharmacies in Lexington; Revco has four. Rite-Aid spokeswoman Susan Lechtner said the company will not discuss whether to close any of the Lexington stores until the buy-out is completed late in the...

Auto Salvage Franchiser to Invest in Columbia, S.C., Insurer.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 19--Seibels Bruce Group got some holiday news it sorely needed Monday. A Florence businessman and his son announced they will pump $5.5 million into the financially shaken Columbia insurer. Charles Powers, a Florence investor who with...

Work Begins on $50 Million Expansion of Macon, Ga., Mall.(Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 18--A pair of huge Komatsu backhoes were busily filling dump trucks Friday near the Macon Mall, working like gigantic steel gophers as they scooped out a new path for Rocky Creek. When the construction work ends in a little more than a...

New CEO at Restaurant Management Puts Emphasis on Service.(Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 18--RMS stands for Restaurant Management Services Inc., but service is the key word. At Popeyes restaurants, a RMS franchise, employees ask customers what they want to order, what side orders they'd like and if they'd like a corn cob or...

The Macon Telegraph, Ga., Business People Column.(Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia)
December 18, 1995... ALLENTOWN, Ga.--Dec. 18--HILL JOINS BOARD OF FOUR COUNTY BANK: Charles B. Hill has been named to the board of directors of the Four County Bank. Hill, a native of Twiggs County, serves as president of Hill Logging Inc. He received a degree...

The Macon Telegraph, Ga., Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia)
December 18, 1995... Dec. 18--POLLARD OPENS OFFICE FOR AUDIOLOGY PRACTICE: Kenneth H. Pollard, clinical audiologist, has begun private practice in audiology at Pollard Professional Hearing Services office in the Vineville Medical Building. Pollard will provide...