Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 10 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 10 2005

Minnesota chamber cites health care costs as state legislative priority.
January 10, 2005... By Scott Thistle, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--ST. PAUL, Minn. -- You might think that containing taxes would be the biggest issue for Minnesota business people. But Minnesota Chamber of...

Snow, cold are good news for northern Minnesota's winter tourism industry.
January 10, 2005... By Lee Bloomquist, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--EVELETH, Minn. -- Rolly Steenstra and his party of four on Thursday drove seven hours to spend a weekend snowmobiling on Minnesota's Iron's Range....

The Miami Herald business briefs column.
January 10, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--LOEWS WANTS TO GROW: At 790 rooms, it's hard to imagine the Loews Miami Beach getting any bigger. But Jonathan Tisch reportedly did. The Loews Hotels chief executive met...

The Miami Herald business people column.
January 10, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--ACCOUNTING --Walter "Butch" Gelnovatch has been named managing partner of Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer in Miami. He was the chief operating officer of Rachlin...

Premium jeans prove to be more than just a fad.
January 10, 2005... By Becky Aikman, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--What makes somebody decide to spend $129 to $299 on a pair of jeans? The makers of Miss Sixty jeans, which fall into that price range, gathered a focus...

Daily News, New York, real estate column.
January 10, 2005... By Lore Croghan, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--On the rare occasion that a $35 million mansion comes onto the market, the only people who get to see the inside of it are prospective buyers with fat...

The Orange County Register, Calif., It's Your Business column.
January 10, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--TAX OR NOT, ESTATE PLAN STILL NEEDED: The current federal estate tax is so goofy it cannot survive in its current form. That's the view of...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business notebook column.
January 10, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--STUDY: FEDERAL-CONTRACT DATA FLAWED: An estimated $2 billion, or 4 percent, of the federal procurement contracts reported to be awarded in 2002...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business queries column.
January 10, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--DEAL WITH BOUNCED CHECK IMMEDIATELY: QUESTION: I have a toy store and usually get several customers' checks returned for insufficient funds....

Tech companies put new twists on old products.
January 10, 2005... By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Every year, there's that one electronic gadget that can do everything. It slices, dices and fixes the kitchen sink -- not that you need all...

IPod spawns metropolis of related products.
January 10, 2005... By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The Macworld Expo opens this week in San Francisco, attracting the usual Mac faithful who stand in line, year after year, to hear from...

Web offers preview of Apple's new lineup.
January 10, 2005... By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--As anticipation builds for Steve Jobs' keynote speech Tuesday at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, enthusiast Web sites are abuzz with...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., technology notebook column.
January 10, 2005... San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--'GET BILL' BILLBOARD SICS ELLISON ON EVERYONE: Andrew Damico wants to be Larry Ellison's hit man -- uh, mergers and acquisitions hit man, to be exact. After...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., agricultural briefs column.
January 10, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--NOMINATION DEADLINE SET: Jan. 20 is the deadline for nominating independent almond growers and almond handlers as director candidates for the Almond Board of...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business profile column.
January 10, 2005... By Michelle Machado, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--MANTECA, Calif. -- Karen Rodenburg brought in the New Year by bringing a new business into being. On Dec. 31, Rodenburg closed Karen's...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
January 10, 2005... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--SHUFFLING OFF PAST TO BET ON HEDGE FUNDS: According to its fans, poker, not baseball, is America's pastime. Thanks to celebrity matches on cable television...

Flush with cash, U.S. companies firms have decisions to make.
January 10, 2005... By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--If cash is indeed king, many U.S. companies are living like royalty. Analysts say surging earnings and cautious spending have left firms sitting on...

GM's fuel-cell cars still face obstacles.
January 10, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. says one problem has been solved, but two remain in making hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles viable by the automaker's 2010...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Queries column.
January 10, 2005... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--COMPUTER SKILLS SHOULD BE ACQUIRED BY ANY WAY NEEDED: QUESTION: Dear Coach, Some of the computer requests that potential employers ask for on their Web sites...

Small businesses struggle with allocating small ad budgets most effectively.
January 10, 2005... By Tiana Velez, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Whether you love it or hate it, advertising makes the business world go 'round. And whether it's through television commercials, direct mailings...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Buffalo's Business column.
January 10, 2005... By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Samantha Foley is optimistic. The Williamsville resident graduated from Fredonia State College last month and is beginning to look for an...

Check credit reports once per year.
January 10, 2005... By Lisa Haarlander, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Few things elicit a yawn and procrastination like the recommended once-a-year look at your credit report. While still a boring chore, the credit...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Strategies for Success column.
January 10, 2005... By Fred O. Williams, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--When the 22-foot-tall steel walls are finished, West Metal Works will load them on trucks, point them west on Interstate 90, and send them 2,000...

Number of workplace deaths in Western New York increases to 10 in 2004.
January 10, 2005... By Fred O. Williams, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--On-the-job accidents took 10 lives in Western New York last year, similar to the toll in previous years, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety...

Connecticut residents now paying for failure to upgrade transmission lines.
January 10, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--According to most experts, state residents are facing dramatically higher energy prices that might escalate into billions of dollars in extra costs by...

Morningstar Column.
January 10, 2005... By William Samuel Rocco, Morningstar Column Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--It can be difficult to know how to react to manager changes. After all, they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from marked changes for...

Developer of wildly popular file-sharing program surprised by furor.
January 10, 2005... By Kim Peterson, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Bram Cohen's cellphone buzzed once more. A reporter from Business Week was calling again. Wired magazine's January issue, with a six-page feature on...

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, business people column.
January 10, 2005... Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The Rev. James Richardson has been named director of the Pastoral Care Department at North Mississippi Medical Center. An employee of NMMC...

Small Taco Bell franchise owner in Tupelo, Miss., wins biggest corporate award.
January 10, 2005... By Emily Lecoz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--TUPELO, Miss. -- Phil Little was 27 years old when he decided to leave the biggest accounting firm in the country to become...

Scheduling employees' vacation time in advance can minimize bad feelings.
January 10, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Vacations are fun, but scheduling them often isn't -- even for the smallest of staffs. How many times have several employees wanted the same week...

Akron, Ohio, boutique mutual fund firm hires new chief investment strategist.
January 10, 2005... By Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--A new fund, a new hire and a new year. And new hope for the optimists at Oak Associates. The boutique mutual fund firm in September hired...

Stark County, Ohio, family seeks control of phone company First Communications.
January 10, 2005... By John Russell, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--One of the wealthiest and most politically connected families in Stark County wants to take control of First Communications as the phone company...

The Baltimore Sun Eileen Ambrose column.
January 10, 2005... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--For low-income workers, every dollar counts, which is one reason it's critical not to overlook the earned income tax credit this year when preparing tax...

The Boston Globe Upgrade column.
January 10, 2005... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--MICROSOFT JUMPS INTO SPYWARE FIGHT: Having done such a grand job of wiping out spam e-mails, Congress may soon turn its hand to the destruction of spyware....

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., Open for Business column.
January 10, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The final numbers are in, and they're impressive. The city of Helena issued 303 commercial building permits in 2004, for everything from...

Houston Chronicle Your Money column.
January 10, 2005... By Shannon Buggs, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Testimonials ring most true when you know something about the person giving them. So when a good friend with a fabulous wardrobe and a daily dining-out...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 10, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--TRC COS. MOVES TO NEW LOCAL OFFICE: TRC Cos., a Windsor, Conn., provider of engineering, financial risk management, construction, and remediation services for private...

The Miami Herald business book review column.
January 10, 2005... By Richard Pachter, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--ADJUSTING TO BUSINESS AND LIFE IN A NEW ERA: "The New Normal: Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk. Roger McNamee. Portfolio. 258 pages. $24.95....

Financial planning company opens location in Aventura, Fla.
January 10, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Evensky, Brown & Katz, the Coral Gables financial planning firm, has changed its name to Evensky & Katz and is opening a second location in...

Hispanic television networks booming.
January 10, 2005... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--When Jorge Fiterre started his company Condista to distribute Spanish-language television channels in the United States, he had one client in hand and had...

New year offers chance for companies to firm up their marketing plans.
January 10, 2005... By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--With the start of a new year, it's a good time to brush off your company's marketing plan, revise the old or carve out an entirely new course of action....

Spanish products court the palates of South Floridians.
January 10, 2005... By Daniel Shoer-Roth, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--When Rosa Sugranes moved to Miami from Spain in 1980 to open what has become a multimillion-dollar tile business, one of the things she missed most from...

Workplace vendors bring their products to the office.
January 10, 2005... By Sharon Harvey-Rosenberg, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Craig Bucceroni is a busy man. He owns two real estate companies, a title company and a mortgage firm in Broward County. His work day begins at 6...

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
January 10, 2005... By Neil Downing, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--How can you win a $27-million lottery, but walk away with a check for less than half that amount? That's the question a man from Providence asked...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
January 10, 2005... Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--INSURANCE --At AmeriPlan Corp.: Shannon M. Ukrop has been promoted to executive sales director. Sandra H. Ukrop has been promoted to senior regional sales...

Farmers in Northern New York counties have yet to jump on goat bandwagon.
January 10, 2005... By Cory Nealon, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Unlike other areas of New York, the north country hasn't gone goat-crazy. Prompted by the escalating demand for goat meat and dairy products in...

Chief river regulator says he's solving Albany, N.Y.-based agency's problems.
January 10, 2005... By Chris Garifo, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--ALBANY, N.Y. -- A year into his tenure, the executive director of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District said he believes he can put --...

Northern New York seaway's place in world shipping shrinks every year.
January 10, 2005... By Marc Heller, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--At 2:30 on a Wednesday afternoon, the 729-foot ocean freighter Sandviken slid into the Eisenhower Lock near Massena. The ship was four days from its...

Snowfall means weekend business for Watertown, N.Y., region's ski areas.
January 10, 2005... By Kate Deforest, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--New snowfall gave local ski areas a boost this weekend, putting the industry on the rebound after a rainy and warm holiday weekend and other...

Pennsylvania Turnpike panel chooses plan for two new bridges in Carbon County.
January 10, 2005... By Chris Parker, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has decided how to build two replacement bridges on the Northeast Extension in Carbon County and will...

Three teachers in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley earn national certification.
January 10, 2005... By Madeleine Mathias, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Janet Matthews didn't sit in a classroom listening to lectures or taking notes. She didn't have a professor to guide her through the work....

Wyomissing, Pa., consultant helps businesses develop positive approach.
January 10, 2005... By Jeanne Bonner, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--As a child, Jim Huber didn't know what varicose veins were. So when a friend asked why his mother, who had just given birth to a baby...

The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock column.
January 10, 2005... By Jay Hancock, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Willy Loman didn't have to die. The loser protagonist in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman kills himself after missing sales goals, but he might be living...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., consumer watch column.
January 10, 2005... By Andrew Shain, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--CAR LOAN TROUBLES TOP BBB GRIPES: Increases in gripes about changing loan rates after sales pushed new car dealers to the top of the Better...

Companies display new cars, trucks at Detroit auto show.
January 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Power and practicality will be on display in force among the new cars and trucks that debut at the North American International Auto Show today. Honda's...

Ford, Chrysler models are vehicles of the year at Detroit auto show.
January 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The Chrysler 300 and Ford Escape hybrid won the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit's...

Chrysler's new concept cars could easily transform into consumer models.
January 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--A breathtakingly lovely sports coupe, a rugged Jeep pickup and a far-out twin-engine Jeep dune buggy roared out of the Chrysler Group's design studios and...

New luxury vehicles feature more power and legroom.
January 10, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Luxury vehicle buyers should expect more room, power and safety features in the 2006 choices from Lexus and Mercedes models unveiled at Sunday's media...

Nissan learns to crawl in crowded light-truck market.
January 10, 2005... By Jocelyn Parker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--To say Nissan has come a long way, well, is probably an understatement. Not only was the Japanese automaker nearly broke a few years ago, its vehicle...

U.S. may shun tiny Smart car.
January 10, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The tiny two-seaters buzzed around downtown Detroit, honking at those on foot on their way to the 2005 North American International Auto Show. But U.S....

Toyota anticipates slower sales growth.
January 10, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Toyota Motor Corp.'s top American sales executives expect the automaker's U.S. sales to continue growing this year, but at a much slower rate than in 2004....

Ford executives say company will reach its pre-tax profit goals.
January 10, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Ford Motor Co. will reach the goals for pre-tax profits it established three years ago during a serious financial crisis, top executives said Sunday,...

GM changes course on fuel-economy technologies, embraces hybrids.
January 10, 2005... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--General Motors Corp. is doing a U-turn on hybrids and following Toyota's lead into the costly but more fuel-efficient combination of gasoline and electric engines. Bob...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Portfolio column.
January 10, 2005... Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--HONORS AND AWARDS --Mark Wilke has been named employee of the year for Madison Research Corp., which provides acquisition, test and...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Morris Fraser column.
January 10, 2005... By Morris Fraser, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--A NEW GROWTH INDUSTRY: If you're looking for a growth industry, try destruction. Specifically, records destruction. ...

Consumer Electronics Show features smaller products with more storage capacity.
January 10, 2005... By Jim Fuquay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--LAS VEGAS -- Five years ago, the tiny computer hard drive that Hitachi researcher Tim Reiley helped develop was a solution searching for a...

Doctors finally adopt e-prescriptions.
January 10, 2005... By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--After a shaky start, Massachusetts doctors are beginning to embrace a new way of getting medications to their patients: e-prescribing. Hospitals and...

Critics eye timing of stock options.
January 10, 2005... By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Four senior executives at Pegasystems Inc. got some very good news one Friday in April 2003. Directors of the Cambridge software company had awarded them a...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
January 10, 2005... By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--LV KEY EXPANSION MARKET FOR PANDA EXPRESS: Las Vegas ranks among the top two or three markets in the country for Panda Express restaurants' expansion...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard off the Street column.
January 10, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--FORT PITT FUND'S INAUGURAL RATING JUST MISSES 5 STARS: Too bad Morningstar doesn't round up when it hands out star ratings to mutual funds. If it did,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz column.
January 10, 2005... By Gregory J. Gilligan, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--RETAILDATA OWNERS RETURN TO PRICE-DATA COLLECTING: Christine and Dave Cottrell are back at running the supermarket-price data-collection...

The Seattle Times Download column.
January 10, 2005... The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--BILL GATES AND FASHION? The two can co-exist. The Microsoft chairman's comments last week at the Consumer Electronics Show may have inspired a fashion trend. Tech site...

The Seattle Times Consumer Electronics Show notebook.
January 10, 2005... By Brier Dudley, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--LAS VEGAS -- The Consumer Electronics Show last week would have been a great subject for an entry in the Bill Gates blog, but the Microsoft chairman said his...

Utah nonprofit collects old computers to refurbish for low-income families.
January 10, 2005... By Rosemary Winters, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--As technology has advanced in rapid leaps and bounds in the past decade, efforts to recycle outdated electronics and computers have lagged far...

Iraqi civilians killed in shootout at checkpoint.
January 10, 2005... By Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A day after Iraqi civilians were killed in a mistaken U.S. bombing near Mosul, more civilians died Sunday in a shooting incident near Baghdad...

Abbas claims vote victory in Palestinian election.
January 10, 2005... By Joel Greenberg, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Mahmoud Abbas declared victory Sunday night after exit polls showed he won the Palestinian presidential election by a wide margin,...

Virginia colleges looking to trade funds for freedom.
January 10, 2005... By Robert Becker, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--RICHMOND, Va. -- In the state that gave birth to the country's most storied public universities, Virginia's three top state schools are seeking an...

Ventura County Star, Calif., business briefs column.
January 10, 2005... Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--ECHO'S CONTRACT WITH FIRST NATIONAL RENEWED: CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Electronic Clearing House Inc., a provider of electronic payment and transaction processing...

Gaithersburg, Md., specialty electronics retailer names new president.
January 10, 2005... By Marguerite Higgins, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Gary Yacoubian is the newest president and chief operating officer of MyerEmco AudioVideo, a Gaithersburg chain of specialty audio and video services...

Bush seeks quick action on Central American Free Trade Agreement.
January 10, 2005... By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--The Bush administration hopes to start moving the Central American Free Trade Agreement through Congress quickly this year, before lawmakers turn their...

Centerville, Va., man's pet project picks up.
January 10, 2005... By William Glanz, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Forgive Jacob D'Aniello if he is dog-tired. He has spent nearly five years building his pooper-scooper business from a weekend job with a few clients...

The Washington Times retail and hospitality column.
January 10, 2005... By Donna De Marco, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--D.C. WILL TAKE FRENCH ACCENT: Washington is focusing on all things French this spring with its latest effort to lure visitors to the nation's capital....

Charlotte, N.C., bankers tap old clients, new contacts to find capital.
January 10, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--In the summer of 2004, Bradley Thompson and Benjie Guion were on a mission to raise $40 million for their proposed new Charlotte bank. This...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., consumer watch column.
January 10, 2005... By Andrew Shain, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10--Picking a home Internet service requires answering one question of yourself: What do I do on the Web? For those who just want to surf some...