Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from October 30 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from October 30 2000

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 28--FISHING MOST DEADLY JOB: Commercial fishing again led the list of workers killed on the job last year in Alaska, the state Division of Public Health says. Commercial fishermen accounted for 40 percent of the 42 job-related deaths...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, New Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 27--PORTFOLIO, A WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORE specializing in sizes 4 through 16, has opened at 3030 Denali St. in Anchorage, at the corner of Denali Street and Benson Boulevard, said owner Jo Michalski. The store is next to another Michalski...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Retail and Marketing Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--WITHERSPOON DEVELOPS IDENTITY PACKAGE FOR WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: Witherspoon Advertising and Public Relations has developed an identity package for the Women's Foundation of North Texas, a fund of the Community Foundation of North...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jim Fuquay Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--RADIOSHACK CHAIRMAN REVERSES LOSSES IN STOCK MARKET: Add "Market Mover" to Len Roberts' list of titles. The chairman of RadioShack Corp. has already been "Director" of the consumer electronics retailer's revival. He's "Head...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Strategy Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--ARLINGTON, Texas--GALVANIZED PRODUCT IMPORTER'S GOODS TAKE TURN FOR TRENDY AFTER MARTHA STEWART MENTION: It started with a bucket and, with a little help from Martha Stewart, grew into a small empire. In the beginning, Marvin...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Gadget, Gizmos, and Gossip Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--SONY'S UPGRADED ROBOT DOG OFFERS ADVANCED FEATURES: Sony has new pet robot dog on the market. After its successful introduction of AIBO, the company is coming out with the second generation. The new dog will be able to recognize...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Travel Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--OMNI HOTELS DROP ADULT MOVIES: Business travelers who dislike having adult movies available on their hotel room TVs -- or who have trouble resisting the temptation to turn them on -- now have a choice. The Omni Hotels chain has...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--FREESE AND NICHOLS ANNOUNCES CONTRACTS: Freese and Nichols, a Fort Worth-based architecture, engineering and environmental sciences firm, has been awarded several contracts. The firm's architectural design team has been awarded a...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Real Estate Report.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 30--IRVING, Texas--MACFARLAN REALTY STARTS CONSTRUCTION ON LAS COLINAS OFFICES: MacFarlan Realty Partners recently broke ground on the Las Colinas Highlands office building, formerly known as 161 Corporate Center Two. The Class A,...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Todd Mason Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 29--INTERNATIONAL BOND FUNDS OFFER HEDGE: Looking for shelter from the stock market? The subject of today's column is the investing equivalent of donning a rain suit and popping open an umbrella at the same time. International bond...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 31--RYDER SYSTEM SHARES RISE 13 PERCENT ON SALE SPECULATION: Ryder System (R) shares rose 13 percent, their biggest one-day rise in at least two decades, after an investor's meeting with management fueled speculation the Miami company...

The Monterey County Herald, Calif., Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 31--PEST INFORMATION ON WEB SITE: Updated information on the glassy-winged sharpshooter, the pest that has vineyard owners on high alert, is now available on a Web site operated by the California Farm Bureau Federation's news division....

San Luis Obispo, Calif., Residents Form Long Line to Obtain Sony PlayStation 2.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
October 30, 2000... Oct. 27--Clutching a sleeping bag and a GameBoy, Cal Poly student Paul Meissner showed up outside Wal-Mart at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to stake his claim to a PlayStation 2. "I came here right after school," said Meissner, who had already...