Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 6 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 6 2003

Medical-Device Firms' Merger Cancellation Relieves Bloomington, Ind., Workers.
January 6, 2003... By Katy Murphy, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Tammy Neidigh smiled from her seat in the Cook Inc. cafeteria. Along with the rest of the Cook Group's employees, she learned Thursday that her...

Durham, N.C., Gets Tough on Cleaning Up Small-Business Loans Scandal.
January 6, 2003... By Ben Evans, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--DURHAM, N.C.--The city of Durham is in the final stages of setting up new accounts for its unresolved small-business loans, and the City Council has...

Florida-Based Bond Broker's Web Site Proves to Be Its Best Expansion Policy.
January 6, 2003... By Purva Patel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Buying bonds isn't necessarily the most exciting purchase a person will make. "Buying bonds is like watching your car rust," said James Klotz,...

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
January 6, 2003... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--If you still listen to them, Wall Street's market strategists are forecasting that stocks will recover in 2003 at a pace that's just a little bit...

Johnson & Wales University to Help Dominican Resort Train Its Staff.
January 6, 2003... By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Casa de Campo was the perfect place to bake in the sun, but could the cooks really cook? The vistas from the bars were staggering, but did the bartenders mix...

Demand for Organic Milk Makes La Farge, Wis., Dairy Farmers Happy.
January 6, 2003... By Deborah Kades, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LA FARGE, Wis.--Thanks to a small segment of consumers who want milk from cows raised on pasture and without synthetic growth hormones, there is...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefs Column.
January 6, 2003... Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LOAN OFFICER JOINS FIRST AMERICAN TRUST: Tammy Walker has joined First American Trust in Bloomington as a mortgage loan officer. Walker has more than six years of...

Bloomington, Ind.-Based Medical-Device Still Sees Bright Future.
January 6, 2003... By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--Bill Cook isn't disappointed that the $3 billion takeover of his Cook Group by Guidant Corp. fell apart. He believes his...

Anaconda, Mont., Hospital to Add Birthing Room.
January 6, 2003... By Vera Haffey, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--ANACONDA, Mont.--Babies are back, and Community Hospital of Anaconda is expanding its obstetrics department to accommodate growing numbers of mothers...

Mine Closure Has Big Impact on Butte, Montana.
January 6, 2003... By Barbara LaBoe, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Don Peoples Sr. was driving back from Seattle. Glenn E. Boss was reporting to work as a pit mine truck driver. And Frank Gardner was...

Task Force Works to Reopen Butte, Montana, Mine.
January 6, 2003... By Roberta Forsell Stauffer, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Butte needs the mine, and the mine needs Butte. That theme emerged from the inaugural meeting of the Mining Task Force, recently...

Anaconda, Colo., Ski Resort Adds Two New Triple Lifts.
January 6, 2003... By Vera Haffey, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--ANACONDA, Colo.--Discovery Basin's "already short" lift lines will be even shorter this year, with the addition of two new triple lifts that will...

Thirst for Adventure Drives Ashland, Mo.-Based Travel Guide.
January 6, 2003... By Bruce Troetschel, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Mary Mill, Butch Woodward and their companions hadn't planned on eating Thanksgiving dinner this past holiday season. It only stood to reason...

Missouri Business Lobbyists Seek Change in Workers' Compensation Law.
January 6, 2003... By Steve Friedman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Amid worries during this state legislative session of multi-million-dollar budget shortfalls and further belt tightening, asking to change one word...

Duluth, Minn., Economist Sees Light at End of Tunnel.
January 6, 2003... By Lee Bloomquist, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--VIRGINIA, Minn.--Barring long-term involvement in Iraq, a sharp rise in oil prices or increasing tension with North Korea, the nation's economy is...

Pueblo County, Colo., Official Has Long History with Steel Company.
January 6, 2003... By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--It is all too easy when writing about the CF&I steel company's impact on Southern Colorado in the 20th century to overwork hot-metal phrases such as...

Madison, Wis., University Chief Calls Power Plant 'Critical' to Campus Plan.
January 6, 2003... By Judy Newman, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A power plant proposed for the UW-Madison campus is "critical" for the university's $320 million BioStar project to build and update campus science...

High-Tech Advances Aid Willoughby, Ohio-Area Prosthesis, Orthotics Firm.
January 6, 2003... By Clifford Anthony, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Gone are the days when artificial limbs were made out of wood and their function was simply to fill the void created by missing body parts....

IRS Website Offers New Features to Aid Taxpayers.
January 6, 2003... By Fran Daniel, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--North Carolina taxpayers will find new features on the Internal Revenue Service's Web site at www.irs.gov, as the 2003 tax-filing season gets under...

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Consumer Column.
January 6, 2003

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Mad Shopper Column.
January 6, 2003

Tucson, Ariz., School Districts Switch to Cheaper Health Plans.
January 6, 2003

San Francisco-Area Regulators Change Stance on Effects of Refinery Stacks.
January 6, 2003

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Money Make-Over Column.
January 6, 2003

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Retirement Planner Column.
January 6, 2003

The Dallas Morning News Work-Life Column.
January 6, 2003

The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., On the Beat Column.
January 6, 2003

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis Column.
January 6, 2003

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Retail Report.
January 6, 2003

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, First Coast Ticker Column.
January 6, 2003

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Transportation Report.
January 6, 2003

Tyson Foods Plans to Close Operations in Jacksonville, Fla., Area.
January 6, 2003

The Miami Herald Commercial Bankruptcies Report.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--These are recent bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, plus the attorney. Bankruptcy definitions Chapter 7: Debtor sells...

Miami Medical Instrumentation Guru Wins Community Development Award.
January 6, 2003

The Miami Herald Agenda Column.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--TODAY BROWARD Micro-Business, USA: Learn how to jump-start or expand your business without credit or collateral; 6:30 p.m.; Micro-Business, USA, 5460 N. State Rd. 7,...

The Miami Herald Newsmakers Column.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Marta Vildostegui has always relied on Avon products. In the 1970s, she used them to make lifelong friends at her son's school when she sold the cosmetics to the other mothers...

Miami-Area Chamber of Commerce to Give Awards to Community Helpers.
January 6, 2003

New Study Shows Many Entrepreneurs Defy Traditional Stereotypes.
January 6, 2003

Miami-Based Hotel Management Company Cautious about Outlook for 2003.
January 6, 2003

The Miami Herald Promotions Column.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--ACCOUNTING -- The firm of Goldstein Lewin & Co. in Boca Raton has promoted Robert H. Garick and Robert C. Zeigen to principals, and Judy J. Lewis has been promoted to tax...

The Miami Herald Real Estate Deals Column.
January 6, 2003... By Michael Y. Cannon, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--WELLINGTON RANCH IN PALM BEACH POLO AREA sells for $3.75M Ranch located east of Southfield Road and south of Pierson Road, Wellington. Seller:...

The Miami Herald Technology Briefs Column.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--FLORIDA BROADBAND CHALLENGES BELLSOUTH: Florida Broadband is selling itself as an alternative to BellSouth. This Miami company is offering fixed wireless Internet access,...

The Miami Herald Technology Law Column.
January 6, 2003... By Mark Grossman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--This might be the first year in several during which your company makes some major technology investments. Maybe it's just pent-up demand for new technology....

The Miami Herald Technology Movers Column.
January 6, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--MedNAP, operator of South Florida's healthcare technology hub in Miami, has named Brian Foster and Kevin Fine directors of business development. Foster was publisher of the...

New York's Oldest Law Firm May Sell Headquarters, Move Downtown.
January 6, 2003

Retail Chains Worry about Possibility of Cuts, Closures in 2003.
January 6, 2003

Daily News, New York, Peter Siris Column.
January 6, 2003

The Orange County Register, Calif., On the Move Column.
January 6, 2003

Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Regional Briefs Column.
January 6, 2003

Expansion at Orlando, Fla., Airport Terminal Delayed Again.
January 6, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Business Insider Column.
January 6, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Healthcare Column.
January 6, 2003

Orange County, Calif., Jail to Debut Visitation by Video despite ACLU Worries.
January 6, 2003

Orlando, Fla., Area Planners Consider Impact of Expressway Interchanges.
January 6, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Real Estate Column.
January 6, 2003

Growth of Quick-Casual Restaurant Genre Outpaces Industry Trends.
January 6, 2003

Disappointing Sales? Dallas-Based Retailer Reconsiders Meaning of 'Success'.
January 6, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Idea Bank Column.
January 6, 2003

Raleigh, N.C., Area's Jobless Rate Slips to 4.8 Percent in November.
January 6, 2003

Tech Consultant Sets Up Services for Laid Off Workers in Raleigh, N.C., Area.
January 6, 2003

Commercial Real Estate Still Faces Last Year's Problems.
January 6, 2003

Top Employers in Berks County, Pa., Suffer in 2002.
January 6, 2003

Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Garners Tech Industry Attention.
January 6, 2003

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Insider Trading Column.
January 6, 2003

Security Camera Technology Makes Great Leaps as Fears Rise.
January 6, 2003

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Stocks.comment Column.
January 6, 2003

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Business Calendar Column.
January 6, 2003

Construction Company Begins Move to Stockton, Calif.
January 6, 2003

Consumer Experts Say New Air Travel Technology Will Boost Expectations.
January 6, 2003

Airlines Hope to Cut Costs by Encouraging 'Do-It Yourself' Travelers.
January 6, 2003

Some Mortgage Service Companies Create Difficulties for Customers.
January 6, 2003

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
January 6, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--DETROIT--Amid the latest and greatest examples of high-performance sports machines and sedan/sport-utility crossovers unveiled at a media preview of the Detroit...

Bangkok Post, Thailand, To The Point Column.
January 6, 2003

Thai Farmers Bank Aims to increase Fee-Based Revenue amid Lower Interest Rates.
January 6, 2003

Thai Demand for Organic Eggs Grows.
January 6, 2003

Thai Industry Group Says Local Can Growers Need Sharp Rise in Sugar Price.
January 6, 2003

Bangkok Post, Thailand, Travel Column.
January 6, 2003

Gas-Powered Tuk-Tuk Vehicles Catch on in Bangladesh.
January 6, 2003

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Economic Review Column.
January 6, 2003

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Stock Watch Column.
January 6, 2003

Cool Moms in Santa Clarita, Calif., Adopt Military Brass Style with Hummer H2.
January 6, 2003

Waste Management's Dump-Expansion Plans Have Los Angeles Residents Crying Foul.
January 6, 2003

State, Federal Guidelines Magnify Teacher Shortage in California.
January 6, 2003

Thai Agency to Smooth Way for New Telecommunications Regulatory Body.
January 6, 2003