Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 7 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 7 2005

Manatee County officials, executives work to lure young professionals.
February 7, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--"Manatee County is a great place to raise a family." "It's close to Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota." "It's a great place to retire." ...

Local businesses discover there's no place like home.
February 7, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--BRADENTON -- They grow up here and leave after high school and college. They come back to fit into a comfortable society, use contacts for...

Detroit Free Press Small Business column.
February 7, 2005... By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TAX ISSUES CAN BE DAUNTING FOR SMALLER FIRMS, BUT THERE'S HELP: It's that time of year when the holiday decorations are put away, our initial glee over...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
February 7, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--SOON, WE'LL GET THOSE FREE REPORTS: Michigan consumers will want to mark March 1 on their calendars as the day they can start getting the dirt on their own...

TRMC's application to DHEC for new surgery center hits snag.
February 7, 2005... By Gene Zaleski, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--The Regional Medical Center's pursuit to build an ambulatory surgery center here has hit an unforeseen bump in the road. TRMC...

Macon woman says her calling is to help others hear.
February 7, 2005... By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Rebecca Penney sees her work as more than just a career. She changes lives. "I like helping people," said Penny, who bought Baker Hearing Aids...

The Miami Herald business people column.
February 7, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--ACCOUNTING: -- Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant Certified Public Accountants & Consultants has hired Cary Cabanas, CPA, as manager in the international tax services...

The Miami Herald Law Doctor column.
February 7, 2005... By Martin E. Segal, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--QUESTION: We remember the story of a CIA pilot who was shot down during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, captured, publicly tortured and then executed. It...

The Miami Herald Real Estate Deals column.
February 7, 2005... By Michael Y. Cannon, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--FORT LAUDERDALE OFFICES SOLD Location: 115 NE Third Ave. Seller: 115 NE Third Avenue, whose manager is LB Fla Telecom, David S. Broderick,...

Popcorn company aims for recognition, expansion.
February 7, 2005... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Dale & Thomas hopes to do for popcorn what Starbucks has done for coffee -- one on every corner. The 2-year-old gourmet popcorn maker has two stores...

Daily News, New York, real estate column.
February 7, 2005... By Lore Croghan, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Citigroup is in talks to rent a big block of space at 340 Madison Ave. -- the building Harry and Billy Macklowe have meticulously rebuilt and modernized....

The Orange County Register, Calif., Shoptalk column.
February 7, 2005... By Hilary Smith, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Name: Beverly Ferraiz Job title: Co-owner Company: Ferraiz Window & Mini Blind Cleaning Telephone: (714) 826-7577 ...

Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., Heard on the Street column.
February 7, 2005... By Jeff Kiger, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--A recent merger puts Rochester as home to part of the largest mechanical contractor in Minnesota and brings two cross-town competitors together...

Download books and turn off the radio -- forever.
February 7, 2005... By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Listen to any good newspapers lately? Given that everything analog is going digital, it was just a matter of time before you would be able...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Technology Testdrive column.
February 7, 2005... By Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Let's pretend, for a moment, that we're living four years in the future. President Hillary Rodham Clinton has just delivered her first State...

Lodi shop helps diehards relive the old days at the arcade.
February 7, 2005... By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--LODI -- Stephen Hopson is like a real-life Pac-Man. Except he's not gobbling up little colored dots. He's on the trail of, well, Pac-Man, Ms....

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business promotions column.
February 7, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Yvonne Ishimoto has been selected by her colleagues at the Port of Stockton as 2005 Employee of the Year. Ishimoto has worked at the port for more than 14 years...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business profile column.
February 7, 2005... By Michelle Machado, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--STOCKTON -- The picture is poignant: An early 1920's black-and-white passport photo showing an serious-looking Italian woman with an infant in...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business spotlight column.
February 7, 2005... By Jennie Rodriguez, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Gloria Blaine about her business. QUESTION: Tell me about what you do. A: I make gourmet gift baskets to order. When we started we...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
February 7, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--QUESTION: I have a small home-based business and I like to make my own forms on the computer--everything from billing statements to report formats and fax...

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual column.
February 7, 2005... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--SBA OFFICE RETOOLS WEB SITE TO MAKE FINDING DATA EASIER: Small-business data or research reports are easier to find now that the Office of Advocacy in the...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Queries column.
February 7, 2005... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Dear Coach, I haven't been involved in a job search for a very long time, so the rules may have changed. When I gave my manager notice that I would be...

Officials believe ads touting Las Vegas may air during Super Bowl.
February 7, 2005... By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Local tourism leaders on Friday said they've likely found a way to air a new Las Vegas ad during the telecast of Super Bowl XXXIX. And once again,...

Sikorksy's loss of Marine One chopper deal a downer for trainers, too.
February 7, 2005... By Stephen Pounds, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--When Sikorsky Aircraft lost the presidential Marine One helicopter contract last month, it affected more than its 220 employees that test its...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Lori Becker column.
February 7, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--FLASHBACK DINER TO REAPPEAR: The Flashback Diner is back for another round. Charles DiSalvo Jr. is reopening the beloved diner in about three...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Moving Up column.
February 7, 2005... By Mary Thurwachter, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--NAME: Victoria Cave POSITION: Interior decorator at Makeover My Home PLACE OF BUSINESS: Boca Raton, Fla. Victoria Cave remembers well...

Rich still worry about health-care costs.
February 7, 2005... By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--A couple of recent surveys of the wealthy offer a new twist on the old Beatles song: Money can't buy you happiness. First came a study by PNC...

Montgomery's former law partner ends up with tab from money suit.
February 7, 2005... By Alexandra Clough, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--It looks like the end of the road in the money battle between West Palm Beach personal injury lawyer Robert Montgomery and his former protege,...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., real estate column.
February 7, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--FINAL SLIVER SELLS NEAR MALL AT WELLINGTON GREEN: Shopping center developers aren't pleased, but it had to happen sometime. There's no more land for...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Strategies for Success column.
February 7, 2005... By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--RISING EURO LIFTS AREA FIRM'S BOAT SALES: A rising euro lifts used-boat sales. That is basically how Bill Henneberry explains a surge in interest in...

Condo craze keeps building.
February 7, 2005... By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Dallas' condo building craze is spreading in the suburbs. Billingsley Co., which has built apartments and offices at Austin Ranch in Carrollton and...

Power supplies may shrink.
February 7, 2005... By Sudeep Reddy, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Texas' capacity to generate enough electricity could drop below healthy levels as soon as next year, thanks to companies' market-driven decisions to...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column.
February 7, 2005... By Robert Miller, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--WOMEN'S HEALTH IN SPOTLIGHT: KERA and the Presbyterian Healthcare System will present one of the largest one-day women's health events in the nation...

Chuo Mitsui Trust to lower limit on withdrawals from ATMs.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co. will lower the maximum amount of withdrawals from its automated teller machines to 2 million yen per day from 5...

Resona Bank to issue bonds in Euro market.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Resona Bank will issue subordinated bonds in euro in the Euro market to reinforce its capital adequacy and enhance its name recognition among overseas...

Everything hinges on Mikitani.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--SENDAI -- In November last year, Hiroshi Mikitani, owner of the newly formed Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team, made a surprise appearance at a meeting...

Net auctions leave over half Softbank Hawks tickets unsold.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--FUKUOKA -- More than half the baseball game tickets for the Softbank Hawks' eight preseason games remained unsold after Internet auctions, suggesting it may take...

NTT DoCoMo keeps top spot in Jan. net cellphone subscription growth.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. retained the top place in net subscription growth in the Japanese mobile phone market in January after taking back the lead from KDDI...

Lion's 2004 group net balance sinks into red for 1st time in 3 years.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Lion Corp. said Monday its group net balance in the January-December period fell into the red for the first time in three years due to a large...

Nippon Shinpan-UFJ camp to adopt JCB software for credit operations.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Nippon Shinpan Co. and UFJ Card Co. said Monday they have agreed with JCB Co. to adopt JCB's computer software for controlling some key functions of...

Mitsubishi Motors, Heavy eye joint development of fuel-cell car.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. are considering joint development of an environment-friendly fuel-cell vehicle as part of...

Fujitsu to sell chip, LCD production equipment business to ULVAC.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Fujitsu VLSI's semiconductor and liquid crystal display production equipment...

Sumitomo, China's top nonlife insurer to form joint venture.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. said Monday it has reached a basic agreement with PICC Holding Co., China's top nonlife insurance group, to set up a joint...

U.S. insurer body head worried about 'kampo' service impact.
February 7, 2005... By Yoichi Kosukegawa, Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- The proposed universal "kampo" life insurance coverage during the 10-year postal privatization period should not undermine...

Okamoto to head Nippon Life from April.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Monday that Kunie Okamoto, a senior managing director, will be promoted to succeed Ikuo Uno as president from April 1....

Matsushita, Hitachi in full tie-up on plasma panel business.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Hitachi Ltd. said Monday they have agreed to launch a comprehensive partnership in the plasma-display panel...

Takeda Pharmaceutical to buy U.S. bio venture.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--OSAKA -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday it will acquire U.S. bio venture Syrrx Inc. for $270 million as part of efforts to strengthen research and...

Seibu's incoming president to discuss employment with local governments.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Takashi Goto, a former banker who is set to assume the presidency of scandal-mired Seibu Railway Co., indicated Monday he will discuss with local...

Kokudo's stake in Seibu Railway revised to 61.62 percent from 48.59 percent.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Seibu Railway Co. said Monday that Kokudo Corp. owned a 61.62 percent in it as of the end of last September, rather than 48.59 percent as previously...

Venture firm, Saitama man conclude 1st viatical settlement in Japan.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- A venture firm in Tokyo and a 50-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture have concluded the first case of viatical settlement in Japan involving the sale...

Morrow to lead Japan unit of Vodafone.
February 7, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Vodafone K.K., the Japanese unit of major British mobile phone operator Vodafone Group PLC, said Monday it has appointed William Morrow, president of...

Chicago Tribune business agenda column.
February 7, 2005... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--There's a light at the end of the tunnel for the U.S. trade deficit, according to William Hummer, chief economist with Chicago-based Wayne Hummer Investments. "I think...

Jam's loss of 'Super' racing to go to trial.
February 7, 2005... By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--The objective of Clear Channel Communications Inc. was clear in 2002 when it sought to block Jam Productions Ltd.'s newly formed sports group from...

Chinese competition challenges South Florida businesses.
February 7, 2005... By Jane Bussey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Towering teal-and-white gantry cranes, direct from China, glided into Miami's seaport last month, while mobile rubber-tire gantries, also from China, might...

Company plans site in Lincoln.
February 7, 2005... By Nick Sambides Jr., Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--LINCOLN -- Take a nice London broil and grill it over maple wood chips and you get steak that tastes like it's delicately smoked in syrup. Do...

Five jobs with a bright future in Utah.
February 7, 2005... By Lesley Mitchell, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Randy Jeffs figures the physical demands of his job as a plumber may wear out his body well before retirement. "It's extremely hard work," said...

Ventura County Star, Calif., business briefs column.
February 7, 2005... Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--SANTA BARBARA -- SIX HATCH & PARENT ASSOCIATES PROMOTED: The Santa Barbara-based law firm of Hatch & Parent has promoted six associates to senior associates. ...

Ventura County Star, Calif., real estate briefs column.
February 7, 2005... By often w/ regional stox col, Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--MOORPARK -- Kismet brokers sale of casting company Kismet Business Brokers, a business broker based in Moorpark, recently brokered the...

The Boston Globe Upgrade column.
February 7, 2005... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--A $100 LAPTOP TO CHANGE THE WORLD: How much for a new laptop? That depends. You can pay $800 or so for a hefty "desktop replacement," or $1,500 for a light,...

Hyannis, Mass., hotel bars local residents from renting rooms.
February 7, 2005... By Kathleen Burge, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--HYANNIS -- In the jumble of Cape Cod hotels competing for guests, the International Inn has long carved out a niche as an oasis for the harried couple. ...

Kennedy sticks to war criticism.
February 7, 2005... By Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--WASHINGTON -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy went before a national television audience yesterday to defend his call for the Bush administration to set a...

Merger activity at full tilt, even before Gillette deal.
February 7, 2005... By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Five weeks into the new year, the merger juggernaut is at full tilt. The biggest deals weigh in at tens of billions of dollars and unite companies that are...

Navy to cut orders; job losses seen.
February 7, 2005... By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--WASHINGTON -- The Navy has dramatically scaled back plans for new warships and submarines in a move expected to lead to major job losses in one of New...

Artery officials, land trust tussle over park payment.
February 7, 2005... By Glen Johnson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Central Artery officials are building a $20 million park in East Boston to compensate residents for the intrusion of Big Dig roads and ramps near Logan...

Rice vows US efforts on Mideast conflict.
February 7, 2005... By Charles A. Radin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her first venture into Middle East diplomacy yesterday with promises to reengage the United States...

The lure of Bay State technology.
February 7, 2005... By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--When overseas buyers go shopping for acquisitions in Massachusetts, they often set their sights on the state's innovative high-tech and life sciences...

A nuts and bolts guy.
February 7, 2005... By Anthony Flint, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Michael H. Mulhern will never forget the day he got his pink slip, at the Cabot Yard bus garage in South Boston in 1981. It was a simple statement: The T...

Learn to compare prices before buying online.
February 7, 2005... By Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--It's the mantra of all savvy consumers: comparison shop. And with dozens of Web sites designed to help you make comparisons of everything from magazines...

Houston Chronicle Your Money column.
February 7, 2005... By Shannon Buggs, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Sitting on a stage in front of more than 2,000 high school students wanting to know what they could do to cut down the cost of college, I was struck by how...

Timing, teamwork go into Super Bowl victory shirts.
February 7, 2005... By Cathy Kightlinger, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Super Bowl XXXIX was too close to call until the very end. And it was too close to call for the managers at Group Athletica's T-shirt printing...

Leaders plan for private funding for downtown Newhall revival.
February 7, 2005... By Eugene Tong, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--NEWHALL -- A plan that embodies city efforts to bring new life to the historic downtown hangs on private investment. The latest draft of the...

Secret surveillance cameras keep careful eye on most public places.
February 7, 2005... By Andrea Cavanaugh, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Smile! If you're making your way around Los Angeles -- or any metropolitan area in America these days -- there's a good chance your movements...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
February 7, 2005... By weekdays, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--COLLEGE WILL OFFER MANAGEMENT SERIES: The Community College of Southern Nevada will offer the human resources management series through its continuing...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy column.
February 7, 2005... By Al Gibes, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--A WATCH TO MAKE DICK TRACY JEALOUS: My watch is smarter than your watch. After more than eight years of walking around with naked wrists, I'm...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
February 7, 2005... By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--WORK BEGINS ON LUXURY CONDO PROJECT: Grading and infrastructure work have begun on the 20-acre site for Vegas Grand, an 880-unit luxury condominium...

Welch on job as state's first gambling czar.
February 7, 2005... By Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--AUGUSTA -- The Maine Gambling Control Board's first executive director has set honesty and integrity among his top priorities for the racetrack casino...

Patriots fans cheer team on at Bangor-area taverns.
February 7, 2005... By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--HERMON -- Fans huddled around one of the 60 screens at the Sports Arena just across the Bangor line said they don't care how many times the New...

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 7, 2005... By Neil Downing, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--When someone close to you dies, does the Social Security Administration pay you some sort of lump-sum death benefit, something you might use to...

BellSouth romances consumers to build business.
February 7, 2005... By Kristi E. Swartz, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--At first, she was happy. But soon after the courtship started, she discovered the romance was nothing but broken promises and no commitment. ...

Cheeburger Cheeburger operator blames bookkeeper for $101,000 in liens.
February 7, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--This is not the kind of lien a hamburger joint wants to be known for. Paul Darrow, operator of three local Cheeburger Cheeburger franchises,...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Bob Shallit column.
February 7, 2005... By Bob Shallit, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Gordon Mitchell received an odd request a couple of months ago. Mitchell was running the area's three W.G. Grinders sandwich shops. His boss, local...

Game a roller coaster ride for rooters.
February 7, 2005... The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--The mood at house parties and corner bars turned from fun to frantic to funereal Sunday night as Eagles fans watched that elusive prize, a world title,...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, business people column.
February 7, 2005... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--The Alaska Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and regional office hired Samuel Johnson as director of the Alaska Federal Healthcare Partnership Office, Mike...

Transit stability eludes area.
February 7, 2005... By Julie B. Hairston, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 7--Metro Atlanta officials are racing the clock to corral what some of them call a "crisis" in managing and paying for the region's...