Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 3 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 3 2005

OPINION: Reporters pick six companies to watch in 2005.
January 3, 2005... Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The New Year's resolution for just about every business: get bigger, get stronger, get smarter. This year, the business staff of the Daily Camera expects these six...

Northern Minnesota leads state in new solar systems.
January 3, 2005... By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Imagine: The coldest, snowiest part of Minnesota leading the state with solar-powered electrical system installations in homes and businesses. ...

New Jersey non-profits woo corporate donors.
January 3, 2005... By Scott Fallon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--At $50,000, the most expensive table at a Paterson homeless shelter's fund-raising gala costs as much as a top-of-the-line Corvette or a down...

News hazardous waste disposal rules to take effect in Augusta, Maine.
January 3, 2005... By Gary Remal, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--AUGUSTA, Maine -- Lesley Jones, head of Augusta's Bureau of Solid Waste, received a call this week from a man asking what he should do with used...

Economic data shows growth in New Haven, Conn., area.
January 3, 2005... By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Home construction and strong real estate values bolstered the Greater New Haven economy this fall. But the job market...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Shoptalk column.
January 3, 2005... By Hilary Smith, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--EUROPEAN PERSONAL CHEF --Owner: Julio Nascimento, CPC, CEC --Business address: 24881 Alicia Parkway, Suite E295, Laguna Hills ...

Forecasters in Orange County, Calif., see year marked by moderate job creation.
January 3, 2005... By James B. Kelleher, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--When regular people try to evaluate the health of the local economy, they don't look at the technical factors. Unlike economists, they...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business notebook column.
January 3, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--USEFUL BOOKS TO START NEW YEAR: "Heavy Hitter Selling" by Steve Martin, Sand Hill Publishing, $24.95: Sales trainer Steve Martin, a resident...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business queries column.
January 3, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--SHIPPING AND HANDLING MIGHT BE TAXED: QUESTION: I sell fishing supplies by mail order. A friend told me that I have to pay sales tax on the...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., technology notebook column.
January 3, 2005... San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--MAGAZINE EXPANDS, AIMS TO BE INDISPENSABLE: The MIT Technology Review magazine sports a new look -- and some new names -- in the January issue, with a slick,...

Chicago Tribune business agenda column.
January 3, 2005... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--It's back to business this week, and Friday's jobs report from the Labor Department will be eagerly anticipated by investors looking for signs of what's to come in 2005. ...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
January 3, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--QUESTION: I've got this really nasty spyware, "about:blank" that has invaded my computer and won't let me use the Internet very much and keeps taking over my...

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual column.
January 3, 2005... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--VENTURE CAPITAL GROUP UPBEAT ON START-UPS IN 2005: The National Venture Capital Association is predicting 2005 will bring a strong return of investment in...

Technology companies seek to build on 'solid' 2004 turnaround.
January 3, 2005... By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--After a few brutal years, business finally picked up in 2004 for APP Design, a software developer for the health-care industry. The suburban firm foresees...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business column.
January 3, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--COLLEGE PLANNING SECURITY SEMINAR: The Community College of Southern Nevada will offer a nine-week, three-module security certification program beginning Feb. 23. ...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate column.
January 3, 2005... By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--WORK ON STREAMLINE TOWER CONDOMINIUM STARTING SOON: Martin-Harris Construction has cleared the 1-acre site of the former Golden Inn motel in downtown...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Lori Becker column.
January 3, 2005... By Lori Becker, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--NEW MARINA TO PROVIDE PROTECTION: Winter resident Joe Charles wanted a better place to store his boat for the summer. Tired of leaving his 56-foot...

Palm Beach, Fla., billionaire avoids media, gets attention with property suit.
January 3, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--For someone who shuns the media spotlight, Palm Beach resident Malcolm Glazer has been getting lots of publicity lately. On Dec. 26, the St....

Magazine: Chief executives rank Florida third-best state for business.
January 3, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--It's no secret that most CEO types overwhelmingly favored the reelection of George W. Bush. When Chief Executive magazine asked its namesakes back...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Moving Up column.
January 3, 2005... By Mary Thurwachter, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--NAME: Michael Booth PLACE OF BUSINESS: Palm Beach, Fla. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Working security for a private collector in Palm Beach...

West Palm Beach, Fla., hospital's 'Health Map' gives online advice.
January 3, 2005... By Stephanie Horvath, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Patients who don't have time to schedule an appointment with their doctors to discuss recommended tests, medications and medical procedures can...

Office Depot returns to 'Takin' Care of Business' advertising jingle.
January 3, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Takin' Care of Business is back for a third stint as Office Depot Inc.'s advertising jingle. Starting today, the Delray Beach-based office supply...

Boca Raton, Fla., may get lots more office space in coming years.
January 3, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The office market in Boca Raton could be getting larger during the next few years. Codina Development and Teachers Insurance and Annuity...

Winter is high season for vegetables in South Florida.
January 3, 2005... By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Anyone who's been here for any length of time knows South Florida is a center of home building, development and never-ending road construction....

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., residential real estate column.
January 3, 2005... By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--PAXSONS END DISPUTE WITH DEAL: In December 2003, Lowell "Bud" Paxson, founder of the PAX-TV family network, gave his son, Devon, a Christmas present:...

Former Clarke County, Ga., school district headquarters to be demolished.
January 3, 2005... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The former Clarke County School District headquarters building at 500 College Ave. is targeted for demolition to make way for a commercial and...

Need for trees helps Oconee County, Ga., farm hit five-year mark.
January 3, 2005... By Mike D'Avria, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--FARMINGTON, Ga. -- In a county that has seen so many farms turned into residential subdivisions, a 510-acre farm in Oconee County has seen its...

Agriculture Department's Canton, N.Y., building plan hinges on land annexation.
January 3, 2005... By Martha Ellen, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--CANTON, N.Y. -- A one-story office building for U.S. Department of Agriculture offices is in the works by Terra Development, a company of Potsdam...

Odgensburg, N.Y., hospital: No big increase seen in Canadians seeking MRI unit.
January 3, 2005... By Sarah A. Booth, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--OGDENSBURG, N.Y. -- A Canadian company, Quinte, intended to lease its magnetic resonance imaging machine to Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center to...

Breast Cancer Boot Camp in Tucson, Ariz., inspires physical, emotional fitness.
January 3, 2005... By Shelley Shelton, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Patte Lazarus took part in a fitness boot camp two years ago. She didn't yet know the techniques she learned there would help local women...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., retail roundup column.
January 3, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--TOP 10 REASONS ENTREPRENEURS ARE HAPPY: And now, here are entrepreneur's top 10 economic and policy highlights of last year, according to the Small...

Unemployment falls for most Bloomington, Ind.-area counties in November.
January 3, 2005... By Marcela Creps, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Unemployment fell for most area counties in November, with Monroe County reporting an unemployment rate of 2.7 percent, down from 4.2 percent...

Arlington, Texas, mayor makes the most of opportunities.
January 3, 2005... By Jeff Mosier, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dr. Robert Cluck had simple plans as a young man. Get a medical degree in Dallas and return to his small West Texas hometown of...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column.
January 3, 2005... By Robert Miller, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--LEAGUE TO HONOR CIVIC LEADER: Dallas civic and cultural leader Deedie Rose will receive the Anti-Defamation League's 2004 Henry Cohn Humanitarian...

Detroit Free Press Small Business column.
January 3, 2005... By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAS EYE ON MICHIGAN'S LEGISLATURE: With the start of a new year, it's worthwhile to take a moment and put the spotlight on some...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Open for Business column.
January 3, 2005... Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--NEW STORES --Beachwise Fabrics will specialize in home decor fabrics and trim, custom beadspreads, curtains and home accents. It will open...

Glens Falls, N.Y.-area businesses make impact in 2004.
January 3, 2005... By Scott Donnelly, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Each in their turn, local business headlines strode onto the catwalk of public scrutiny over the course of 2004. But in the end, only 10...

Morningstar Column.
January 3, 2005... By Gregg Wolper, Morningstar Column Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Prophecy is a dangerous business. Even when you're right, you can get burned at the stake. Worse, you can be wrong. After all, it's tough to predict the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
January 3, 2005... Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ASSOCIATIONS --Bill Londrey has been elected president of the Business Finance and Turnaround Association. He is with Tranzon Fox. ACCOUNTING --Karen...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz column.
January 3, 2005... By Gregory J. Gilligan, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--FAS MART STORES SELLING NEW BRAND OF GASOLINE: Fas Mart stations are sporting a teal and yellow color scheme, marking a new brand of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News column.
January 3, 2005... Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--NEW BUSINESS --The Glen Allen Foundation has been created. Officers and founders of the new nonprofit company are: president, Ashlee Heid; vice presidents,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors column.
January 3, 2005... By Michelle Diehl, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ANNE DERBY MCDOUGALL has received the Nina Kilian Peace Award from the Hanover County Bar Association. She is with Freed & Shepherd. DR....

Building permits hit record in Potsdam, N.Y.
January 3, 2005... By David Winters, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--POTSDAM, N.Y. -- The number of construction permits issued in the village last year broke a record set in 2003. The code enforcement office...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., Wally Spiers column.
January 3, 2005... By Wally Spiers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--COUPLES JOIN FORCES TO OPEN TEA ROOM: Larry and Barbara Weik are inside Barbara Jane's, their new team room, located at 10 S. Main St. in...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., retail report column.
January 3, 2005... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--PROCRASTINATORS SAVE THE DAY FOR RETAILERS: New numbers last week from the International Council of Shopping Centers proved that early reports...

Smoking ban, convention center top agenda of Cheyenne, Wyo., council.
January 3, 2005... By Kelly Milner, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- City Council members say they won't lack projects to work on in 2005. "I'm sure we're going to have plenty on our plate," said...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Portfolio column.
January 3, 2005... Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--APPOINTMENTS --Youth Village, an after-school program, has named its first board of directors. They are Mae Retta Bogar, Geretta Bogar,...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Morris Fraser column.
January 3, 2005... By Morris Fraser, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--BEST DAY, BAD DAY ALL AT ONCE: Monday afternoon was a bittersweet time for Paul Hsu. He had just signed papers to sell his...

Houston Chronicle Your Money column.
January 3, 2005... By Shannon Buggs, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ENERGY'S STOCK GUSHERS LIKELY TO DWINDLE IN '05: Houstonians can be forgiven for being fascinated with energy prices. No matter how much more...

U.S. investors turning overseas to boost portfolios.
January 3, 2005... By Tami Luhby, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--All the talk of the falling dollar and investing abroad has piqued Ken Molloy's curiosity in foreign stocks. So, in 2005, he plans to experiment a bit by...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard off the Street column.
January 3, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--STUDENT LOAN AGENCY'S RUSH TO SNUB SALLIE MAE PLAYS LIKE A BAD MOVIE: It didn't take long for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to...

Industry veteran steps down from Wachovia Securities in Reading, Pa.
January 3, 2005... By Tony Lucia, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The ticker-tape machine that William A. Smith III kept under a bell jar on the windowsill of his office at Wachovia Securities in Spring Township hasn't been...

USDA's silence irks Canada cattlemen.
January 3, 2005... By Carol Ryan Dumas, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- Expressing confidence in the safety of Canadian beef, the Bush administration said Thursday it would stand by its...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, motoring briefs column.
January 3, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--GM TO DOUBLE MIDEAST SALES: General Motors is planning to more than double its Middle East sales to 200,000 vehicles by 2008, making this region its...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, oil and gas briefs column.
January 3, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--INSURGENTS COST USD8 BILLION TO IRAQ OIL: Insurgent attacks on Iraq's oil industry have cost the country nearly USD8 billion in lost export revenue...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, technology briefs column.
January 3, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ORACLE FOR KUDU SANDWICHES: Oracle has announced that Kudu, a prominent Saudi-based restaurant chain, is deploying its E-Business Suite as part of...

Traffic is heavy at South Florida airports.
January 3, 2005... By Robert Nolin, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--There were homecomings and leave-takings aplenty Sunday as South Florida's airports booked another heavy holiday travel day. But except for some...

Business resolutions focus on bottom-line improvement.
January 3, 2005... By Alexandra Navarro Clifton, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--New Year's resolutions for businesses are a lot like personal resolutions, only there's more emphasis on the bottom line than the...

Top pay for South Florida grads can come from unexpected majors.
January 3, 2005... By Jennifer Peltz, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--If you think studying business is a fast track to a top salary, think again. Ditto if you think a bachelor's in dance is a ticket to...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Manager Minute column.
January 3, 2005... By Cindy Kent, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--ENGINEER INSURES HIS SUCCESS: Etienne Font, 35, was born in Puerto Rico and early on was exposed to a disciplined learning environment. He attended...

Hollywood, Fla., men's shop is tailor-made for success.
January 3, 2005... By Karen-Janine Cohen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Survival has been tough for small retailers as first malls, then discounters, siphoned off customers. But some merchants, such as Irving...

Southlake, Texas, school district's finances are improving.
January 3, 2005... By Terry Webster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- Carroll officials say the district's finances are improving, based on a favorable audit for the fiscal 2003-04 school...

TXU is top gainer among companies in Fort Worth, Texas, region.
January 3, 2005... By David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--In a tip of the cowboy hat to the heady days of the 1980s, Metroplex energy companies ruled the roost in 2004. Thanks to higher oil prices,...

Switching utility service can create hassles, costs for Texas customers.
January 3, 2005... By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--FOREST HILL, Texas -- When Pearline Allen's electric service shut off this fall, the 67-year-old got mired in a municipal code headache that...

Drug makers add X-rays, MRIs to arsenal.
January 3, 2005... By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Researchers at Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. hope to produce better drugs with medical-imaging equipment usually used to examine patients. Today the...

Massachusetts judges begin push for raise.
January 3, 2005... By Frank Phillips, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--With a new Legislature convening this week, Massachusetts judges are mounting a campaign for a $34,000-a-year pay raise, but their effort faces a tough...

Internet-age jukebox offers even more.
January 3, 2005... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The menu at Flash's, a saloon on Boston's Stuart Street, offers many choices. The jukebox offers even more. This jukebox, a wall-mounted unit with a...

Jukebox is reborn for Internet age.
January 3, 2005... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The Internet has changed the way people listen to music in their personal space. (Think iPod and other portable music players.) Now, it's also changing the...

Software options help would-be drummers, strummers learn to play.
January 3, 2005... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--If one of your New Year's resolutions is to finally learn how to play an instrument, technology increasingly can help you get started. Instead of...

Faithful seek answers in wake of tsunami devastation.
January 3, 2005... By Charles M. Sennott, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The question rises from the rubble of the earthquake in Sumatra. It echoes on the Indian Ocean shores where bodies are still piled...

Majority of CEOs foresee flattening, downturn for Japan economy.
January 3, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--TOKYO -- A majority of surveyed chief executive officers at major Japanese corporations expect Japan's economy to either remain flat or recede slowly in 2005...

Los Angeles County, Calif., pensions come under probe.
January 3, 2005... By Troy Anderson, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Los Angeles County firefighters and sheriff's employees receive lucrative disability pensions at rates two to three times higher than their city and...

Los Angeles-area transit agency rolls out cuts to curb shortfall.
January 3, 2005... By Lisa Mascaro, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Millions of dollars over budget midway through the fiscal year, the MTA has frozen hiring and contracting and cut employee travel and new equipment...

Texas minimum-wage workers won't see increase.
January 3, 2005... By Daniel Perry, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--McALLEN, Texas -- Texas residents are not receiving a late holiday gift today as new minimum wage levels go into effect in five other states. ...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Business Insider column.
January 3, 2005... The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--IMAGINEERS TWEAK NEW STITCH RIDE: Is Stitch's Great Escape too scary for children? Word is circulating that Walt Disney World is already tweaking its new Magic...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., economic development column.
January 3, 2005... By Jerry Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--CELEBRITY RESORTS ADDS TO TIME-SHARE PORTFOLIO: Celebrity Resorts, the Orlando time-share company, is now managing four more vacation resorts,...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Healthcare column.
January 3, 2005... By Greg Groeller, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--TALLAHASSEE GETS LOOK AT AJT MOBILE LAB: A Cape Canaveral company that makes customized, mobile medical labs recently demonstrated the high-tech...

Existing-home sales bounce back in Lake County, Fla.
January 3, 2005... By Lisa Emmerich, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--Sales of existing homes in Lake County have bounced back in the wake of the summer's hurricanes, increasing 23.2 percent in November compared with...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., real estate column.
January 3, 2005... By Jack Snyder, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--If you were in real estate in Central Florida in 2004 -- be it home construction, sales, commercial building, or lending -- you probably had a very...

Orlando, Fla., science center banks on changes to exhibits, business model.
January 3, 2005... By Rich McKay, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The Orlando Science Center, bleeding money for years, is again trying to reinvent itself and get weaned off public money. On tap for this year are...

Old-fashioned service brings success for Lake Buena Vista, Fla., telecom firm.
January 3, 2005... By Christopher Boyd, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The telecommunications industry is strewn with casualties, the result of fierce competition that has driven down consumer costs but proved...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., tourism column.
January 3, 2005... The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--THEME PARKS HAVE A FEW NEW ATTRACTIONS IN STORE FOR 2005: Walt Disney World plans to open a pair of big attractions at its parks in May: Soarin' at Epcot; and the...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., business briefs column.
January 3, 2005... The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--FORT MILL, S.C. -- MICHAEL JOINS REYNOLDS INDUSTRIES AS MANAGER: Gary Michael has joined Reynolds Industries as engineering manager. Michael has worked in...

Tribal owner of Coachella, Calif., casino to go it alone.
January 3, 2005... The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The tribal owner of the Trump 29 Casino plans to buy out the management contract of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, which has overseen operations there...