Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 24 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 24 2005

Franchises offer benefits, costs for small-business people.
January 24, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Craig Hons always knew he wanted to tag along in the dry cleaning business, but in the mid-1990s, he didn't know how. He looked at buying a...

Giant swallows aerospace firm.
January 24, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--A Massachusetts aerospace company announced Jan. 17 it had acquired Loud Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. in Ontario. The...

New system guides Alaska flights to Palms Springs.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--In a move to reduce flight delays and cancellations due to weather, Alaska Airlines began using a new proprietary navigation system at Palm Springs...

Arts school wins nod from RCC.
January 24, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Riverside Community College trustees reached a milestone Nov. 16 on the long-awaited Riverside School for the Arts when they...

Earnings report.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Vineyard National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VNBC) and its subsidiary Vineyard Bank reported record earnings for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 at $4.1...

Mission Oaks posts record quarter.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Mission Oaks National Bank (OTC: MKNB.OB) posted results in the fourth quarter of 2004 that boosted earnings to a record $589,000, or 31 cents a...

CVB Financial Corp. announces fourth quarter earnings.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--CVB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank announced its fourth quarter earnings calling it the strongest year...

Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. announces earnings.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PPBI), the holding company of savings bank Pacific Premier Bank, announced its quarter and yearly earnings...

The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., business briefs column.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Stater Bros. Supermarkets has signed a letter of intent to be title sponsor of a NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway in Fontana on...

Angels smile on charity.
January 24, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--A group of angel investors in Claremont may help an Orange County charity meet its $5 million funding-raising goal after...

Spa maker, Pomona try to settle.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Pomona officials were scheduled to meet Jan. 21 in Los Angeles County Superior Court with representatives from Cal Spas in an attempt to settle a...

Renaissance Fairplex under discussion.
January 24, 2005... By Joseph Ascenzi, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--The Renaissance Faire is negotiating with Fairplex in Pomona about locating there permanently, according to agents with both...

Newest nonprofit to help blacks.
January 24, 2005... By Darla Martin Tucker, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Eighty-seven educators health care providers and community business leaders voted Dec. 14 to form a nonprofit organization...

Publisher wants regional Latino chamber of commerce.
January 24, 2005... By Joseph Ascenzi, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Nearly eight years ago, when Richard Sandoval was preparing to launch his quarterly Hispanic Lifestyle magazine, a chronicle of...

Quarry planned near Temecula.
January 24, 2005... The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Granite Construction Co. of Watsonville plans to apply for permission to build a granite rock quarry adjacent to the Santa Margarita Ecological...

Road closures cut holiday weekend ski sales at California resorts.
January 24, 2005... By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Storm damage closed Highways 18 and 330 to Big Bear over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 14-17. Hardy snowboarders...

Billings Gazette, Mont., entrepreneurs column.
January 24, 2005... Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Lesli Satchell likes having a nice tan year-round, but has worried about the safety of tanning beds. While living in Phoenix, Ariz., she started noticing a growing...

For Kuehne, time and care pay off in saddle business.
January 24, 2005... By Linda Halstead-Acharya, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--COLUMBUS -- Harold Kuehne works by feel. He feels the texture of the leather. He feels the symmetry of the saddle. Kuehne builds custom...

Comerica's new economist predicts Michigan economy will improve.
January 24, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--As bad as things might look these days, Dana Johnson, the new economist at Comerica Inc., does not foresee a recession for Michigan in 2005. "I think...

Detroit Free Press Small Business column.
January 24, 2005... By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--WHAT HAPPENS IN D.C. CAN IMPACT SMALL COMPANIES: Whoever said the worlds of small business and politics don't mix must not be keeping a very close eye on...

Welders in short supply in northern Minnesota.
January 24, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--In a region where good jobs always seem hard to find, it's ironic that there are more welding and machinist jobs than people to fill them -- at...

Former agriculture teacher growing sod for Super Bowl XXXIX.
January 24, 2005... By Wayne Crenshaw, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--RIDDLEVILLE, Ga. -- The Super Bowl will never come to Riddleville, but the big game will be played on Riddleville turf. For the past 18 months,...

The Miami Herald business people column.
January 24, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--ACCOUNTING: -- R. Wesley Agee has joined Sharpton, Brunson & Co. as a tax accountant. He has more than 20 years experience in the accounting and tax fields. He will work...

Retailers save by replacing floor staff with automation.
January 24, 2005... By Lauren Weber, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Who hasn't wandered around a store at some point looking for an employee, and there's not a clerk to be seen? Usually that's a mistake, a sign of...

Financially troubled mortgage holders have options to weather storm.
January 24, 2005... By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--If owning a home is the American dream, then making mortgage payments while having financial problems qualifies as the American nightmare. The...

Daily News, New York, real estate column.
January 24, 2005... By Lore Croghan, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--In the wake of Pace University's withdrawal from Bruce Ratner's big development in lower Manhattan, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is negotiating with...

House of Batteries goes from less than $1million to $16million in sales.
January 24, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--When Maggie and Don West bought House of Batteries in Huntington Beach in 1990, she thought she could help part time. Hired managers ran...

The Orange County Register, Calif., On the Move column.
January 24, 2005... By Hilary Smith, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--MEDICAL: Laurie Hines has been hired as the marketing director for the Body of Fisher Cosmetic Surgery Center in Yorba Linda. Hines has...

The Orange County Register, Calif., It's Your Business column.
January 24, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--PayPal, the online payment service, has teamed with Rieva Lesonsky, editorial director of Irvine-based Entrepreneur magazine, to produce a...

Odessa American, Texas, Oil and Gas Calendar column.
January 24, 2005... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--The Permian Basin International Business Association will hold a luncheon meeting from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Center for Energy and Economic Diversification,...

Odessa American, Texas, building permits column.
January 24, 2005... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Jan. 10 -- Jan. 14, 2005 NEW RESIDENTIALS: Harris Elite Homes, 35 Hawaii Circle, $300,000; Keith Antelly Homes, 1 La Promesa Circle, $200,000; Latricia Evans, 1405...

Odessa American, Texas, drilling report column.
January 24, 2005... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--The following are W-1 drilling permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission from Jan. 14 through Jan. 20, 2005, for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in...

The Philadelphia Inquirer business people column.
January 24, 2005... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Perhaps George Cornelius' time in the seminary helps explain his first executive hire on becoming president and chief executive officer of Arkema Inc.: a new vice...

Philadelphia health care system reaches buyout deal.
January 24, 2005... By Josh Goldstein, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--After having one potential buyer drop out several months ago, Chestnut Hill Healthcare has reached a deal to be acquired by a for-profit joint...

PC makers get in on the digital TV market.
January 24, 2005... By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--At a Good Guys store in San Francisco, walls of sleek, flat-panel digital televisions line the shelves, confounding shoppers with a dizzying...

Search engines' use in daily life grows.
January 24, 2005... By Michael Bazeley, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Although Internet search engines have become fixtures in our daily lives, most searchers say they could revert to other ways of finding...

Venture capital reports are mixed.
January 24, 2005... By Matt Marshall, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Venture capital investments in Silicon Valley rose in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a survey to be published today,...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business people column.
January 24, 2005... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Bill Magladry has joined Bank of Agriculture & Commerce in Stockton as a financial network registered representative, through a new alliance between the bank and...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business profile column.
January 24, 2005... By Michelle Machado, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--LODI -- Unlike most entrepreneurs, Sunny Moua, owner of Day Denture Lab, hopes his business remains out of the public eye. He doesn't...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business spotlight column.
January 24, 2005... By Jennie Rodriguez, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Business: California Tees Spokespersons: Wendell and Sylvia Brown, owners Location: 1439 N. El Dorado St., Suite C, Stockton ...

Satellite radio among advances that may cause static for Clear Channel.
January 24, 2005... By L.A. Lorek, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Just like cable television changed TV, satellite radio and other emerging technologies promise to change the way people listen to radio. The radio...

Chicago Tribune business agenda column.
January 24, 2005... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Is the U.S. economy just chugging along or gaining steam? The gross domestic product report from the Commerce Department, due out Friday, should brighten the 2005 economic...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
January 24, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--WORD PLACEHOLDERS BLOCK OUT PICTURES: QUESTION: I used to be able to copy a picture or text with a picture and paste it into Word. This is handy when...

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual column.
January 24, 2005... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--BUSINESS OWNERS CITE TAXES, HEALTH CARE AS TOP WORRIES: Tax relief is the most pressing issue for small-business owners, according to a recent American Express...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 24, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--BANK BUYS BUILDING FOR HEADQUARTERS: Valley Bancorp, the holding company for Valley Bank, said it bought a new 9,960-square-foot, two-story office building for its...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
January 24, 2005... By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--LEASING, BUILDING HOT IN '04 FOR AMERICAN NEVADA: American Nevada Co. experienced tremendous commercial construction and leasing activity in 2004,...

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
January 24, 2005... By Neil Downing, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--YOU MAY HAVE OVERPAID TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE TAX : Did you pay too much in tax last year into Rhode Island's Temporary Disability...

Calamar forms joint venture.
January 24, 2005... By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Calamar, a Town of Wheatfield-based developer and contractor, has created another company with a Canadian contractor that will help extend Calamar's...

Morningstar Column.
January 24, 2005... By Gregg Wolper, Morningstar Column Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Beginning investors -- and even more sophisticated ones -- can simplify their efforts by passing over certain fund categories entirely. After all, with...

Internet word search results trigger intense price bidding.
January 24, 2005... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Companies swarming to have their names and ads appear next to Internet search results have created a burgeoning marketplace for search words, phrases and brand...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Queries column.
January 24, 2005... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--QUESTION: I recently started my first job at a large corporation and have been trained by various employees who have taken time to help me perform my job...

Business leaders offer views on the outlook for the Capital Region.
January 24, 2005... By Erin Duggan, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--ALBANY, N.Y. -- Kevin O'Connor is optimistic about doing business in the Capital Region. If the high-tech boom turns out to be as loud as predicted,...

Company's acquisition of Southbank Systems adds to robust quarter.
January 24, 2005... By Dan Higgins, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- The acquisition of a British software firm helped propel MapInfo Corp. to record revenue in the fiscal first quarter. ...

Rochester bagel firm acquires Great Northern Pizza.
January 24, 2005... By Lisa Haarlander, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--A Rochester company has bought Great Northern Pizza Kitchen, a Rochester-based pizzeria that opened a store in Williamsville last year. Flour...

Onkyo to develop Net-capable audiovisual products with Intel fund.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--OSAKA -- Audio equipment maker Onkyo Corp. said Monday it will obtain some 760 million yen from major U.S. semiconductor maker Intel Corp. to develop...

Ex-Bank of America exec to become Aozora Bank chairman.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- Former Bank of America Vice Chairman Michael Rossi will become chairman of Aozora Bank on Feb. 23, succeeding Edward Harshfield, the bank said Monday....

Moody's upgrades ratings of Resona Bank, Saitama Resona Bank.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- Moody's Investors Service said Monday it has upgraded to A3 from Baa2 the long-term deposit ratings of Resona Bank and Saitama Resona Bank and the...

CAO submits debt restructuring plan to get cash bailout.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--SINGAPORE -- The parent company of the financially beleaguered Chinese jet fuel procurement concern China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. has agreed to provide...

Mitsubishi Chemical, Tokai Carbon revoke accord on carbon black.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said Monday it has agreed with Tokai Carbon Co. to revoke their tie-up agreement in the carbon black business as a result of...

Nihon Unisys, Softbank tie up in patent consulting business: report.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- Nihon Unisys Ltd. and Softbank Corp. have joined hands to provide consulting services to companies on intellectual property issues such as those...

Government flexible in postal talks with ruling parties: Hosoda.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- The Japanese government will discuss postal privatization with the ruling parties with a flexible stance in order to bridge the divide over the...

JR East aims for 2 trillion yen operating cash flow for FY 2005-08.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) revealed a new medium-term business plan Monday, under which it aims to generate 2 trillion yen in group operating...

Toyota President Cho named Asia Businessman of the Year by Fortune.
January 24, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--HONG KONG -- Fortune magazine said Monday it has named Fujio Cho, president of Japan's leading automaker Toyota Motor Corp., as Asia Businessman of the Year...

For consumers, Blockbuster's end to late fees comes at a small price.
January 24, 2005... By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Joe Ridout swears he has not been late with a credit card payment for years. "I'm scared straight," said the consumer services manager for...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard off the Street column.
January 24, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--ACCOUNTING MISCUES BECOMING MORE COMMON IN CORPORATE AMERICA: Don't collapse in paroxysms of despair the next time your little darling staggers home...

New hotel doesn't guarantee guests.
January 24, 2005... By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Don't count Heywood Sanders among those bullish about the need for another Downtown hotel to help attract conventioneers to Pittsburgh. If recent...

BauerFinancial gives 14 area banks, thrifts 5 stars.
January 24, 2005... By David Sedore, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Fourteen banks and thrifts with a presence in Palm Beach County or the Treasure Coast won five-star ratings for financial strength from...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Lori Becker column.
January 24, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--MARINA OWNER PLANS TO EXPAND: Like most area marina owners with waterfront property, Tom Earl gets frequent offers to buy his 11 acres on the St....

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Moving Up column.
January 24, 2005... By Mary Thurwachter, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--NAME: Kimberlea Kressal DISTINCTION: Appointed magnet coordinator for Dreyfoos School of the Arts PLACE OF BUSINESS: West Palm Beach,...

McArthur Farms commemorates 75 years of growing up in South Florida.
January 24, 2005... By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Lots of South Floridians have grown up on McArthur milk. In fact, the company founded by the late James Neville McArthur in 1929 is...

Furniture store's owner eager to reopen after hurricane rebuilding.
January 24, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Commercials are running. Trucks are delivering. And in one week, The Hay Loft will open its doors for the first time since Hurricane Jeanne flooded...

Agencies hope to raise awareness of bogus insurers.
January 24, 2005... By David Sedore, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Fake insurance is a growth industry. Really. And state regulators nationwide are trying to do something about it. The Government Accountability...

Illustrated Properties readies auction of homes worth $16 million.
January 24, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Illustrated Properties' first luxury auction Feb. 14-15 will feature five Palm Beach County homes listed for more than $16 million. The properties...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., real estate column.
January 24, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--TSUNAMI EATERY USES NAME TO HELP SOUTH ASIA DISASTER VICTIMS: "Tsunami" used to be a cool word. Now? Not so much. The natural disaster hit Asia...

Seed money draws start-up companies to Orlando conference.
January 24, 2005... By Stephen Pounds, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Nineteen newly minted Florida technology companies will dance this week before a roomful of venture capital suitors in Orlando, and the chance of...

Whole Foods purchases on Tuesday will benefit animals.
January 24, 2005... By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Shoppers at Whole Foods Market will be helping to fund a new animal-welfare organization with each purchase Tuesday. The Austin, Texas-based...

Clarkson to offer bachelor's degree in environmental engineering in fall.
January 24, 2005... By David Winters, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--POTSDAM, N.Y. -- Clarkson University soon will produce more professionals to help identify and design solutions for environmental problems. ...

Jefferson Community College seeing changes in enrollment.
January 24, 2005... By Kate DeForest, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Jefferson Community College, like many school districts, hasn't seen the surge in enrollment it expected after Fort Drum announced expansion...

City comes up short in economic-development zone funds.
January 24, 2005... By Sarah A. Booth, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--OGDENSBURG, N.Y. -- The city's low marks in its state performance evaluation brought less additional state funding than the city Planning and...

Brochure draws no business yet, but official is optimistic.
January 24, 2005... By Cory Nealon, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--CARTHAGE, N.Y. -- Nearly a year after it was distributed, a brochure designed to attract business to the greater Carthage area has yet to deliver...

Entrepreneurship to be subject of pilot program.
January 24, 2005... By Steve Virkler, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--LOWVILLE, N.Y. -- Several Lewis County high school students are getting a hands-on look at entrepreneurship through a pilot program offered by...

Brewery site to be auctioned by bank.
January 24, 2005... By Brian Kelly, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--The closed Red Lion Brewery Co. property on Newell Street is slated to be sold at auction Tuesday morning. The auction will take place at 10...

St. Lawrence County sees 5 percent rise in sales tax revenue.
January 24, 2005... By Corey Fram, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--CANTON, N.Y. -- St. Lawrence County collected $8.4 million in sales tax during the final quarter of 2004, a 4.9 percent increase from the same...

Reach out and help someone.
January 24, 2005... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--Carla Fahie lost control of her home computers last year, and she's delighted about it. Fahie, 43, of Dorchester, was sick of the machines' sluggish...