Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 5 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 5 2004

'Micromessages' at work can hurt employee morale, productivity.
July 5, 2004... By Candace Goforth, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--The biggest threats to work place equality can't be outlawed in an employee handbook. After all, how do you regulate eye contact, facial...

Harrisburg, Pa.-area Blue Cross leader ends long career.
July 5, 2004... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--It's an understatement to say health care changed dramatically during James Mead's 30 years with Capital Blue Cross. The health-care...

The Miami Herald business briefs column.
July 5, 2004... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--UNIVISION SCORES TWO EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS: Univision's Miami-based network news team has scooped up two 2004 Edward R. Murrow Awards, the first time a Spanish-language network...

The Miami Herald business people column.
July 5, 2004... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--ACCOUNTING: Richard A. Berkowitz, managing director of Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant Certified Public Accountants and Consultants in Miami, has been named president-elect of...

The Miami Herald Newsmakers column.
July 5, 2004... By Wendy Doscher-Smith, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--It is Jose Pineda's job to tame the almighty fabric. Pineda, a tailor at Coral Gables-based Rene Ruiz Couture, deals daily in silks, taffetas,...

The Miami Herald South Florida travel column.
July 5, 2004... By Mike Seemuth, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--SEARCH ENGINES BECOME ALTERNATIVE TO BOOKING ENGINES: Since the advent of online travel agencies, Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity have emerged as three of the...

The Miami Herald Real Estate Deals column.
July 5, 2004... By Michael Y. Cannon, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--POMPANO BEACH WAREHOUSE --Location: Northeast corner of Northwest 15th Court and 21st Avenue. --Seller: Marinelli Real Estate Associates,...

West Point, Miss.-based food company relies on sports to boost sales.
July 5, 2004... By David Williams, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--If it's true that Southerners eat, breathe and sleep college football, then Wilkes Bryan has something to spice up that first part. ...

Apple leaves customers waiting on iPod mini.
July 5, 2004... By Jon Ann Steinmetz, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--What makes the iPod mini the planet's most lusted-after tech toy? Simple, says market researcher Richard Doherty: It's the element of...

Sony to launch iPod counterattack.
July 5, 2004... By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--It took nearly three years, but the world's largest consumer electronics company has finally gotten its hard-disks spinning and launched a...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., technology testdrive column.
July 5, 2004... By Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--GIANT-SCREEN TV AT ONE-SIXTH THE PRICE: What if you could buy a 100-inch giant-screen TV that cost only $1,500, showed nearly flawless...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business promotions column.
July 5, 2004... The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--THREE PEOPLE have joined Union Safe Deposit Bank and a fourth has been promoted. John Flinn has joined the bank in Stockton as vice president/relationship manager....

The Record, Stockton, Calif., business spotlight column.
July 5, 2004... By Jennie Rodriguez, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--BUSINESS: Mata Sa Bagyo SPOKESPERSONS: Carlito Bonjoc Jr. LOCATION: Stockton Martial Arts Academy, 7555 Pacific Ave, Stockton. ...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
July 5, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--STILL WAITING FOR DIRECTION: Major indexes have barely budged this year, and no sector has provided leadership. It's hard to dance to a broken record. As...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
July 5, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--MULTIPLE USERS CAN MAKE WINDOWS XP SHUTDOWN DIFFICULT: QUESTION: I am running Windows XP. Lately I have been having problems shutting down my computer. I go to...

Vintage technology to give East Dubuque, Ill., fertilizer plant an edge.
July 5, 2004... By Melita Marie Garza, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--An East Dubuque, Ill., fertilizer plant whose operations have been imperiled by high natural gas prices is planning to switch to coal, using technology...

Stock gains overseas come with plenty of risk.
July 5, 2004... By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--With U.S. stock markets relatively flat this year, much of the real action -- and the biggest gains -- came overseas. But picking the winners hasn't...

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual Column.
July 5, 2004... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--SBA WITHDRAWS PROPOSED RULES ON COMPANY SIZE: With criticism mounting, the Small Business Administration has backed away from an effort to revise its complicated size standards....

Lake Forest, Ill., pharmaceutical case may go to jury soon.
July 5, 2004... By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--After nearly three months of testimony from dozens of witnesses, a jury could begin deliberations by the end of this week in the federal...

Chicago sports technology firm aims to develop profits.
July 5, 2004... By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Sportvision Inc., a Chicago start-up with 100 employees, estimates 100 million people know its products, particularly the yellow first-down stripe that has become a...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, business briefs column.
July 5, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--BAHRAIN BUSINESS ENTERS POLITICS: The Bahrain business community has decided to support candidates for the next parliamentary elections to counter the...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, motoring briefs column.
July 5, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--300C, FAST NEW CHRYSLER MONSTER: Regional journalists took to the roads of the UAE this morning to test-drive the Chrysler 300C, the new 5.7-litre V8...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, travel briefs column.
July 5, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--CYPRUS AIRWAYS ADDS DUBAI FLIGHT: Cyprus Airways yesterday launched a third non-stop flight to Larnaca from Dubai. The service is operated by an Airbus...

The BizSmart Column, Street Fighter Inc.
July 5, 2004... By Jeff and Marc Slutsky, Street Fighter Inc. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--When your company plans a convention or major meeting, consider using professional speakers instead of a business or industry insider. According to...

Morningstar Column.
July 5, 2004... By Russel Kinnel, Morningstar Column Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--We're just about at the halfway point in the year. Overall, the stock market is pretty close to where it started, but it's been a bumpy ride nonetheless....

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., retail column.
July 5, 2004... By Sarah Hale Meitner, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--SWEDISH FURNITURE MAKER TO OPEN BROWARD STORE: IKEA International, the Swedish furniture maker known for its low-priced wares and sleek designs,...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies column.
July 5, 2004... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TIPS FOR A SPIRITED OFFICE: As more companies begin hiring, small businesses may have a harder time competing for employees. Mike Maseda,...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel hospitality notes column.
July 5, 2004... By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--NCL ADDS SECOND SHIP IN NEW YORK: Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line's experiment with year-round cruising from New York was enough of a hit that...

The Indianapolis Star Downtown Digest Column.
July 5, 2004... By Dana Knight, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--OPEN LAPTOPS ON THE CIRCLE: Look for a few more computer geeks hanging out on Monument Circle. Visitors to the Downtown icon now can access the Internet...

New Zeppelin airship departs for Japan on monthlong voyage.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--BERLIN -- A new version of the Zeppelin airship left Germany for Japan on Sunday with a plan to follow much the same course aross Siberia as that taken by Graf...

Japan bankers urge reforming postal savings into small regional operations.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. representatives told a government panel Monday postal savings operations after privatization should be divided into...

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to cut sales-agent outlets by 36 percent.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. plans to reduce its network of sales agent outlets by 36 percent, or 28,000, from the current 78,000 over the next four...

Japan provider erroneously charged high-speed internet service subscribers.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--OSAKA, Japan -- NTT West Corp. said Monday it has erroneously charged its ADSL high-speed Internet access service subscribers in 9,613 cases. The company...

Internet portal-business joint venture to team up Japanese, South Korean firms.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Telecom carrier Poweredcom Inc. said Monday it and Daum Communications Corp., a major South Korean Internet concern, have agreed to set up a...

Japan agency conducts emergency checks on Mitsubishi vehicles on roads.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--HIROSHIMA, Japan -- The transport ministry on Monday conducted emergency checks on trucks built by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. running on roads in Japan,...

Japan money-handling machine maker to buy entire stake in German holding firm.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--OSAKA, Japan -- Japan's leading money handling machine maker Glory Ltd. said Monday it will purchase together with its sales subsidiary an entire stake in German...

Japan motorcycle makers, importers to launch recycling system in October.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Four motorcycle makers and 11 motorcycle importers in Japan said Monday they will begin recycling motorcycle parts in October using an existing framework...

Nippon Oil to refine crude oil for PetroChina.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Japan's leading oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp. said Monday it will begin refining crude oil for major Chinese oil firm PetroChina Co. from this month to...

Japan Olympic-wear maker credits good-luck charm.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--OSAKA, Japan -- "To tell the truth, I took five good luck charms with me to the draw," said Tomoyuki Toida, supervisor of the special marketing project of...

Porsche recalls 828 station wagons.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Porsche Japan K.K. said Monday it is recalling 828 vehicles in five station wagon models for free replacement of defective rear seat belts. The five...

Japan rail operator says it won't sell baseball team to internet-service firm.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--OSAKA, Japan -- Kintetsu Corp. President Masanori Yamaguchi categorically denied again Monday that the major railroad operator will sell its Kintetsu Buffaloes...

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. to acquire 15 percent stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. said Monday its biggest shareholder, the Royal/Dutch Shell Group of Companies, will sell a stake of around 15 percent in the...

Electronics firm Seiko Epson raises earnings forecast for half, year.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Seiko Epson Corp. said Monday it has raised its earnings forecast for the half year and full year of fiscal 2004 due to stronger-than-expected demand for...

Japan shipbuilding accident results in 2 deaths, 2 others injured.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Two workers were killed and two others injured Monday after falling about 20 meters to the ground when a 246-ton steel block fell over on a...

Japan firms secretly fixed glitch in telephones for corporate use.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Fixed-line telecom carriers NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. have since mid-April been repairing a glitch in telephone systems for corporate use without...

Toyota president denies report of acquiring stake in Misawa Homes.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho denied Monday a media report that the automaker is considering acquiring a stake in struggling housing maker...

Commercial TV station to debut on Tokyo Stock Exchange Aug. 5.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced Monday it has given the go-ahead for TV Tokyo Corp. to list its stock on Japan's largest bourse on Aug. 5. The...

Oil giant Yukos gets default notice from creditor banks, news agency reports.
July 5, 2004... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--MOSCOW -- Major Russian oil company Yukos Oil Co. has received a default notice on its $1 billion loan from a group of creditor banks, Russian news agency...

Recovering economy, Google hype fuel IPO resurgence.
July 5, 2004... By Jabulani Leffall, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--On one hand, there's a wild rock concert like Woodstock and on the other, a classical music concert on a blustery afternoon in a park. Big...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., real estate column.
July 5, 2004... By Jack Snyder, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--TV football analyst Terry Bradshaw, who was quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their glory days long ago, will be the keynote speaker for the...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard off the Street column.
July 5, 2004... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Some of the wise guys responsible for record federal budget deficits want to moonlight as accountants. Congress' interest in setting accounting...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Queries Column.
July 5, 2004... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--PRINCIPAL ANSWER SHOULDN'T REQUIRE EXTRA EXPLANATION: QUESTION: I resigned from my job as a high school principal and took a lesser position in the same...

Habitat for Humanity copes with rising land prices in Cherokee County, Ga.
July 5, 2004... By Christopher Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Habitat for Humanity found an answer --- in Cherokee County --- to the question that is stumping Habitat chapters across metro Atlanta. ...

Atlanta's Emory University seeks help for surrounding traffic congestion.
July 5, 2004... By Julie B. Hairston, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Every day, 45,000 people pour into a narrowly defined network of surface streets surrounding Emory University. They compete for lane...

Port of Milwaukee has 30 percent rise in cargo tonnage.
July 5, 2004... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Shipments are up at Wisconsin's Lake Michigan ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway that links the Great Lakes with the East Coast and trans-Atlantic...

Wisconsin children's shoe distributor signs on 'Sex and the City' star.
July 5, 2004... By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--HBO's hit series "Sex and the City" convinced thousands of young women to fork over big bucks for a pair of Manolo Blahniks, and now a Wisconsin...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Ms. Office Etiquette column.
July 5, 2004... By Susan Funk, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--QUESTION: Which is the proper punctuation in the following letter salutation: "Dear Ms. Funk:" or "Dear Ms. Funk,"? Is the colon or comma proper...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business notebook column.
July 5, 2004... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Owners and executives of small businesses feel positive about the national economy, according to the 2004 CIT Small Business Outlook, a...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business queries column.
July 5, 2004... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--QUESTION: I am in the planning stages of selling my business within three years to five years. What steps should I take? ANSWER: The...

Odessa American, Texas, business briefs column.
July 5, 2004... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--LONGHORN PAYS HOLLY $27 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT: Holly Corp. last week announced that it has received a $27.2 million payment from Longhorn Partners Pipeline, as part of the...

Odessa American, Texas, building permits column.
July 5, 2004... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--BUILDING PERMITS JUNE 21 -- JUNE 25, 2004: NEW RESIDENTIALS -- Remingting Builders, 16 Kauai Drive, $175,000 --Blue Star Construction, 5016 105 Andrews Highway,...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Business Insider Column.
July 5, 2004... The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--BANK CALL CENTER NOT ONLINE YET: Washington Mutual's plan for a new, $8.4 million regional call center in Melbourne is behind schedule but apparently still in the...

Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., Heard on the Street column.
July 5, 2004... By Jeff Kiger, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--ROCK SOLID BUILDING: A Rochester company is bringing its two businesses -- granite countertop fabricating and ceramic tile installation -- under...

Head of Northern California grocery worker's union made $486,734 last year.
July 5, 2004... By Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--As he tackles what could be the most significant negotiation of his career, Northern California grocery workers' union chief Jack Loveall likes to...

Dallas-area family learns to live on 20 percent salary cut.
July 5, 2004... By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Imagine having to adjust your lifestyle to a 20 percent cut in salary. Pretty tough, huh? That's what Doug and Gail Latimer have had to face. ...

Pharmacists say Medicare discount cards are not catching on in Dallas.
July 5, 2004... By Bob Moos, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--A month after the launch of Medicare drug discount cards, the program appears to have gotten off to an excruciatingly slow start, local pharmacists say. ...

If rule passes, firms must show stock options on quarterly income statements.
July 5, 2004... By Bill Deener, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--The writing is almost on the wall for companies that issue stock options to their employees. Despite objections from corporate America, the board that...

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., on the job column.
July 5, 2004... By Dan Grinfas, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--QUESTION: For financial reasons, we will need to lay off several employees in our sales department. How much advance notice does the law...

South Florida beauty salon operator believes in sharing with community.
July 5, 2004... By Joseph Mann, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Faye Bailey's first beauty salon, a tiny, two-chair shop on Davie Boulevard, was hardly 2 years old in 1987 when she started providing thousands of...

Weekend workers in Virginia could earn triple pay under disputed new law.
July 5, 2004... By Monique Angle, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--While many people were celebrating the July Fourth holiday on Sunday with potato salad, fireworks and family reunions, thousands across the...

Philadelphia's office space market still favors tenants.
July 5, 2004... By Henry J. Holcomb, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--As the second half of 2004 dawns, commercial real estate brokers report increasing activity but no sign that high vacancy rates in the region will...

Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., business and professional notes column.
July 5, 2004... By Jeff Kiger, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--AWARDS: The Southeastern Minnesota Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society was recognized with a Chapter Excellence Award for 2003 at the national...

Software engineer awarded $1 million for role in creating the first Web site.
July 5, 2004... By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--The first Web page wasn't a pretty sight. Filled with words, definitions and text that linked to more text, the beauty of the first site was...

Georgia coastal development panel gets new appointees.
July 5, 2004... By Stacy Shelton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--A politically connected attorney and a retired UPS executive were appointed to a five-member state panel that controls coastal development. ...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
July 5, 2004... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--EYE TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS CRUCIAL IN BUILDING DESIGN: Centennial Olympic Park today has emerged as a prime location in downtown Atlanta. A...

Ski-area sale triggers boom in Crested Butte, Colo.
July 5, 2004... By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. -- Vermont resort developers Tim and Diane Mueller, who bought the Crested Butte ski area in January, have crowded coattails. In...

Economists at Denmark event name world's worst troubles, propose solutions.
July 5, 2004... By Christine Tatum, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- If you could spend $50 billion to help solve some of the world's greatest problems -- and no, your car- repair and health care bills...

Architect questions Boulder, Colo., mall plan.
July 5, 2004... By Jennifer Alsever, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Rick Epstein remembers the first time he saw the plans for Twenty Ninth Street -- which will replace the former Crossroads Mall in Boulder. "That's all...

The Janesville Gazette, Wis., newsmakers column.
July 5, 2004... The Janesville Gazette, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--Dave's Ace Hardware in Milton has been named one of the best of the best Ace Hardware stores in the country for its high standards and achievements in retailing...

Clinton, Wis., man turns historic village building into coffee shop, bakery.
July 5, 2004... By Sue Yanny, The Janesville Gazette, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--CLINTON, Wis.--After seeing the old, two-story, brick building at the beginning of Allen Street in downtown Clinton, Matt Mattelig immediately fell in...

Brothers continue family's legacy at Janesville, Wis., construction company.
July 5, 2004... By Jim Leute, The Janesville Gazette, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--One brother is stepping down from managing the day-to-day operations at one of Janesville's oldest and most respected businesses, but another is...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy column.
July 5, 2004... By Al Gibes, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--WEB IS OFFICER'S WORLD WINDOW: Using the Internet to keep in touch with family and friends, pay bills, manage investments, buy books and music, stay...

Hampton, Va.-area employers praise immigrants for their work ethic, attitude.
July 5, 2004... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--HAMPTON, Va. -- To this day, John Graham says his crab plant downtown wouldn't have survived the early 1990s if it hadn't been for the Hispanic...

Chilton, Wis., therapist helps children fulfill their potential.
July 5, 2004... By MaryBeth Matzek, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 5--QUESTION: You're an occupational therapist, but you work with children. That seems a bit odd. ANSWER: A lot of occupational therapists...