Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 14 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 14 2005

Moss Bros. mulls generation next.
February 14, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Glenn Moss's offspring have made no firm commitment to take the reins at the three-generation auto dealership, and Moss hasn't...

Fifth annual Top Companies nominees announced.
February 14, 2005... By Tom Paradis, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The Business Press has announced finalists for the fifth annual "Top Companies of Inland Southern California." Nominated by chambers...

The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., business briefs column.
February 14, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--PROVIDENT SETS DIVIDEND: Provident Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PROV), the holding company for Provident Savings Bank in Riverside, has declared a...

The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., business datebook column.
February 14, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--TUESDAY, FEB. 15 -- "Business 101": 6--8 p.m., Chino Business Resource Center, 13160 Seventh St., Chino. Free. (951) 781-2345. I.E. SBDC. --...

The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., company earnings column.
February 14, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--WATSON STOCK SOARS ON 4Q RESULTS: Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: WPI) saw its stock leap 10.7 percent to $31.08 per share in very heavy trading...

Florists scramble to meet Valentine's Day demands.
February 14, 2005... By Corey Washington, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--In preparation for Valentine's Day, local florists scrambled to meet their deadlines on the most profitable day of the year for...

Strike bump fades.
February 14, 2005... By Joseph Ascenzi, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Stater Bros. has lost about two-thirds of the customers it gained during the four-month grocery strike of 2003-04, according to...

The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., health care column.
February 14, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--WOMEN'S HEART CENTER CELEBRATES OPENING: Health and community leaders celebrated the Women's Heart Center at Loma Linda...

New CEO named at hospital.
February 14, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The board of trustees at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland announced Feb. 7 they hired a new chief executive officer. ...

Highland mall, hotel on table; gaming tribe hopes to branch out from casinos.
February 14, 2005... By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians plans to build a hotel, conference center, restaurants and retail space on 12 acres in Highland....

Bubble bursts for house investor.
February 14, 2005... By Joseph Ascenzi, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Has the red-hot Riverside County housing market finally started to cool off? The latest data definitely suggest a drop in...

Logistics jobs headed to I.E.
February 14, 2005... By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The Inland Empire may add more than a half-million jobs in trucking and warehousing in the next 15 years, according to an economist who...

Leases near for office project in Hesperia.
February 14, 2005... By Joseph Ascenzi, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--A high-end office project under construction in Hesperia probably will sign its first tenants within the next two weeks, according...

Hansen stock pops, goes flat.
February 14, 2005... By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Hansen Natural Corp. (Nasdaq: HANS) stock hit a 52-week high when it traded for $47.49 Feb. 7. Hansen stock prices began to subside...

Bradenton firm capitalizes on restroom 'downtime' with 'captive audience' ads.
February 14, 2005... By Tilde Herrera, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--BRADENTON -- A local advertising company plans to hold you captive the next time you use a public restroom. Focus Indoor Media takes catchy...

For Beall's, bigger is always better.
February 14, 2005... By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--BRADENTON -- In 90 years, Beall's, Inc has grown from a dry-goods store where nothing cost more than $1 to a national chain with sales approaching...

Technology evolving at Beall's.
February 14, 2005... By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--BRADENTON -- Don Keller walks six miles a day on the job. He is area production manager at one of Beall's Inc.'s two colossal distribution...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business bulletin column.
February 14, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Experience Unlimited of Pleasant Hill, a no-fee, nonprofit volunteer organization sponsored by California Employment Development Department to help...

Couple's assets need a stretch.
February 14, 2005... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--For most people, wealth would be the answer to their financial woes. For Holly Taylor, it is the source. After the networking...

Murphey's community involvement is 'food for the soul'.
February 14, 2005... By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Banker Lee Murphey says he's baffled by people who sit on boards to pad their resume. Murphey, 60, doesn't just lend his name to the nonprofit...

The Miami Herald business book review column.
February 14, 2005... By Richard Pachter, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--What's a small business? It could be a single store in a strip shopping center, an individual freelance artist, a couple selling used computer parts on...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Business Spotlight column.
February 14, 2005... By Hilary Smith, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Ba Ba Seatskins Owner: Michael Sallus Business address: 22365 El Toro Rd., Suite 111, Lake Forest Telephone: (949) 305-3233 ...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Shoptalk column.
February 14, 2005... By Hilary Smith, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Name: Janelle Robinson Job title: Director of therapy services Company: J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Telephone: (949)...

The Orange County Register, Calif., It's Your Business column.
February 14, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--QUESTION: I want to have a home business that I can work on my laptop anytime and anywhere. What is available? ANSWER: There are a lot of...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business queries column.
February 14, 2005... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--QUESTON: I am a sales rep and paid monthly on a salary and commission basis. I am going to resign very shortly to work at a new company. I know I am due...

The Philadelphia Inquirer business briefs.
February 14, 2005... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--It's Valentine's Day, and Philadelphia's the place to be for college-educated working men looking for educated single women to date. For every man, there are 1.25...

The Philadelphia Inquirer business people column.
February 14, 2005... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Three years ago, all Samuel L. Torrence knew about candy was that he liked to eat it. Then, after a career with industrial companies General Motors Corp.,...

Survey finds Saturdays to be busiest nights at Philadelphia hotels.
February 14, 2005... By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Talk about Saturday night fever. To the surprise of some people in the hospitality business, the best night of the week for filling Philadelphia...

Next virus threat: wireless phones.
February 14, 2005... By Sam Diaz, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Two Silicon Valley companies have teamed up to tackle a problem that they see coming: virus attacks on wireless phones and other Web-enabled devices....

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Technology Testdrive column.
February 14, 2005... By Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--SONY OFFERS RESPECTABLE DIGITAL CAMERA/CAMCORDER COMBO: Sony's unique new digital camera is the smallest product I've seen that records both...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., agricultural briefs column.
February 14, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--SACRAMENTO -- The California State Fair is now accepting nominations for its prestigious Agriculturalist of the Year and Golden Bear awards. The Agriculturalist...

Net income up 12 percent for Farmers & Merchants.
February 14, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--LODI -- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp reported record net income for 2004 of $16.5 million, or $20.65 per share of common stock outstanding, up 12.2 percent over the...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business profile column.
February 14, 2005... By Michelle Machado, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--TRACY -- Early on, Debbie Martinez's career plan focused on the prospect of appearing in court as an attorney. But circumstances changed...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business spotlight column.
February 14, 2005... By Linda Terry, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Business: Naomi's Home Decor & Gifts Owner: Naomi Clark Location: 536 N. Main Street, Manteca Telephone: (209) 823-9221 Hours: 10...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Moving Up column.
February 14, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck Inc., a Stockton civil engineering and surveying firm, received a Merit Award for Engineering and Excellence from the Consulting...

California's anti-smoking law prompts many to quit.
February 14, 2005... By Michelle Machado, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--For a decade now, California workers have been breathing easier, according to a recently released poll. The Field Research poll results,...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
February 14, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--SPELL-CHECKING TOOL CAN BE ADDED TO E-MAIL PROGRAM: QUESTION: I do not have the spell feature on my Outlook Express. Can you help, please help? --Jim...

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual column.
February 14, 2005... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--KERRY ASSAILS BUSH FOR CONTINUING CUTS IN BUDGET FOR SBA: Democrats are crying foul to further cuts to the Small Business Administration's budget. Sen. John...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
February 14, 2005... By weekdays, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--BUILDERS SERIES WILL COVER RISK ISSUES: The certified graduate builder's 2005 series will cover environmental risk issues in commercial real estate in its...

NBC to air poker tourney.
February 14, 2005... By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--NBC Sports plans to announce today that it will produce its own Las Vegas-based poker tournament -- a move that could be a prelude toward landing the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
February 14, 2005... By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--RAFAEL BUILDING ADDITION ON WESTERN HIGH THEATER: Rafael Construction is building a 56,000-square-foot theater addition at Western High School with...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Lori Becker column.
February 14, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--LIBERTY MEDICAL LANDS MORE CELEBRITIES FOR ADS: Art Ginsburg and Delta Burke are joining forces with Wilford Brimley to sell folks on Liberty Medical...

Boca biotech firm Nabi primes for shot as vaccine player.
February 14, 2005... By Stephen Pounds, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals is the little pharma that could. Palm Beach County's largest biotechnology firm is tiny compared...

Highly anticipated Boynton condos on sale soon.
February 14, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Boynton Beach's first condominium hotel project, The Promenade, at 430 N. Federal Highway, is about to move from "strongly encouraged" online...

Hilton face-lift makes busy season busier.
February 14, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Unlike another Scarlett, who proclaimed, "I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow," this modern-day...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., residential real estate column.
February 14, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--DOT-COMMER CLICKS ON BEACHFRONT: A New Jersey dot-com entrepreneur has paid $29.3 million for three lots on El Mirasol in Palm Beach's North End. Two...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
February 14, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--WORLD FUNDS ARE LATEST BUBBLY BET: I started getting edgy about international funds when a young grandmother told me she wanted to set aside money for her...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
February 14, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--TURNING IDEAS INTO TECH FOR THE MASSES: Get rid of that outdated stereotype about university scientists and professors living in an ivory tower. ...

Martin County issues pro-business proclamation.
February 14, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Martin County is business-friendly. Really. In an effort that Martin County Commission Chairman Lee Weberman calls "image rehabilitation," the...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Queries column.
February 14, 2005... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--QUESTION: I have an advanced degree in international business. I received it while studying in Mexico City at a school that is part of a university in the...

Airline steps in at Love.
February 14, 2005... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Continental Airlines Inc. is expected to announce today that it will add four daily flights between Dallas Love Field and Houston's George Bush...

The Dallas Morning News Market Week column.
February 14, 2005... By Danielle DiMartino, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--RAMPANT CONSUMER SPENDING CAN'T CONTINUE, ANALYST WARNS: Brett Gallagher is one of my favorite stock strategists. For one thing, he toils away...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column.
February 14, 2005... By Robert Miller, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--GET A TASTE OF DALLAS' BEST DISHES: There will be culinary and cultural delights Friday through Sunday at Savor Dallas sponsored by Central Market and...

The Dallas Morning News World View column.
February 14, 2005... By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--WASHINGTON -- If you think our Social Security system is heading for trouble, look abroad. In much of the world, people are having fewer children and...

The Sun, Lowell, Mass., business briefs column.
February 14, 2005... The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--LOWELL, Mass. -- Q4 EARNINGS UP 7 PERCENT: Enterprise Bancorp Inc., whose shares debut on the Nasdaq Stock market today, reported fourth-quarter earnings that were 7...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business notebook column.
February 14, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--PERSONAL, BUSINESS CREDIT LINK CITED: Experian, the Costa Mesa credit-scoring company, has found a strong correlation between the personal and...

Sales are booming for customer relationship management software.
February 14, 2005... By Nancy Luna, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--A Los Angeles financial adviser types the words "breast cancer" and "autism" into software designed to search for such topics. He's...

Card-makers see this year as a test for online greetings.
February 14, 2005... By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--A team of employees from card maker American Greetings Corp. have a romantic Valentine's weekend all planned. The workers will cozy up in a...

Microsoft has new approach for Passport identity system.
February 14, 2005... By Brier Dudley, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Microsoft appears to have fumbled its plan to make its Passport system the Internet's turnstile, but don't write off the company just yet. Microsoft had...

Chicago Tribune business agenda column.
February 14, 2005... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The January retail sales report from the Commerce Department, due Tuesday, could be slightly bitter, especially after the sweet surprise of better-than-expected December...

Mercy creditors seek suspension of payments.
February 14, 2005... By Ed Perkins, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--A creditors' committee in the Mercy of Northern New York bankruptcy filed Friday in federal Bankruptcy Court to suspend payments to the Internal...

Easton authority back in hot seat.
February 14, 2005... By Tracy Jordan, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Easton Housing Authority's $220,000 purchase of a building without approval of its board of commissioners has raised questions and renewed...

Carbon County vo-tech plans $350,000 upgrade project.
February 14, 2005... By Chris Parker, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--The Carbon County Area Vocational-Technical School plans to embark on a three-year, $350,000 project to replace old doors, roof fans and a...

Legacy Health Care files for bankruptcy.
February 14, 2005... By Fred O. Williams, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Struggling with financial difficulties, the Legacy Health Care LLC facilities, formerly Zacher Health Care Facilities, have filed for Chapter 11...

Make way for 'consumer cities'.
February 14, 2005... By Rebecca Lipchitz, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Local business leaders considered the rise of the "consumer city" at the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council's fifth...

The Miami Herald business briefs column.
February 14, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--EASTER IN MARCH MEANS FEWER VACATIONS IN APRIL: Easter arrives early this year, and South Florida hoteliers aren't happy about it. Many northern travelers apparently see...

The Miami Herald business people column.
February 14, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--ACCOUNTING: --Alfredo Cepero, an audit partner with BDO Seidman in Miami, has been elected national president of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and...

The Miami Herald Job File column.
February 14, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--SEEKING THE PERFECT ANGLE: From the depths of the ocean to the peaks of windmills, photographer Sid Hoeltzell finds the best ways to capture images. In addition to working...

Couples work together, for better or worse.
February 14, 2005... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Todd Wheeler says he hesitated when his girlfriend Claudine encouraged him to work with her at Home Financing Center in Miami where she is the...

Black women's economic clout increases.
February 14, 2005... By Natalie P. McNeal, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Marie Louissaint is a busy woman -- she owns a beauty salon, runs an entertainment company and is part owner of a string of businesses at Miami...

Urban development boundary: The next battle line.
February 14, 2005... By Matthew Haggman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Standing between a row of cabbages on a wide expanse of farmland in western Miami-Dade County, Douglas Wilson stared at suburban homes and a strip mall...

The Miami Herald Mimi Whitefield column.
February 14, 2005... By Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--DEVELOPERS SET SIGHTS ON URBAN BOUNDARY LINE: Last week just as the sun was coming up, Matt Haggman, The Herald's real estate writer, and photographer Tim...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Moving Up column.
February 14, 2005... By Mary Thurwachter, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--NAME: Kendall Rumsey OCCUPATION: Manager of the Harriet Himmel Theater, West Palm Beach RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Kendall Rumsey didn't have...

Finding love on the job.
February 14, 2005... By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--In a different era, Steve Hollander might have met his wife at school, in church or at a dance. Instead, Hollander met his future spouse,...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Sam Diaz column.
February 14, 2005... By Sam Diaz, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--XDRIVE'S VIRTUAL IPOD AN IDEA BEFORE ITS TIME: It's not often that we sing the praises of products that are glitchy, have major limitations and...

New ad medium flaps its wings.
February 14, 2005... By Glen Warchol, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--When you think of a message on a mudflap, it's one of two things: Yosemite Sam, six-guns blazing, warning, "Back Off!" Or a chrome silhouette of...

Motorola looks to make stir at show.
February 14, 2005... By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--At a global mobile-phone-industry conference that gets under way Monday in France, Motorola Inc. is expected to unveil new models akin to its hot-selling Razr...

Tax credits can benefit low-income families.
February 14, 2005... By Keryn Page, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The April 15 deadline sparks feelings of dread for many Mississippians, but tax season can be a much-needed...

Graham's lawyer to inquire why bar lost.
February 14, 2005... By M.B. Pell, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Jeffrey E. Graham, Watertown mayor and owner of the Speak Easy tavern, said his attorney will contact officials from the state Lottery Division today...

Construction on Fort Drum accelerates.
February 14, 2005... By Dennis Watkins, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--FORT DRUM -- New buildings are sprouting all over Fort Drum, and the next couple of years may see even more construction. Edward R. Sim,...

City to meet over contract to clean up harmful agents.
February 14, 2005... By Sarah A. Booth, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--OGDENSBURG -- City councilors will meet at 7 p.m. today to agree to a contract with Solvents & Petroleum Service Inc., Syracuse, to dispose of...

Clarkson business students to open Potsdam teen center.
February 14, 2005... By David Winters, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--POTSDAM -- A group of Clarkson University sophomore business students is proposing to open an alcohol-free teen center this summer in the village....

County joins city against tour ship loss.
February 14, 2005... By Corey Fram, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--CANTON -- St. Lawrence County legislators are joining Ogdensburg officials wanting to overcome the expected loss of tourism dollars when a Canadian...

Wind farm PILOT deal being revised.
February 14, 2005... By Steve Virkler, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--LOWVILLE -- The payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Flat Rock Wind Power has been revised to help ensure that its proposed Tug Hill wind farm...