Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 4 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 4 2001

Bidders for Virginia Shipyard Float Similar Savings Figures.
August 4, 2001

New York Law Journal Names New Editor.
August 4, 2001

Placentia, Calif., Plant Begins Producing Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertibles.
August 4, 2001

SEC Sues Rhode Island Manganese Mine Firm's Founders in Fraud.
August 4, 2001

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
August 4, 2001

Foreigners fill seasonal jobs at Williamsburg, Va.-Area Busch Gardens.
August 4, 2001

New London, Conn., Toothpaste Maker Shares Profits with Employees.
August 4, 2001

Leading Electronics Maker Tyco to Buy Boca Raton, Fla.-Based Sensormatic.
August 4, 2001

Myrtle Beach, S.C.-Based Electronics Parts Maker Gets New Chief Executive.
August 4, 2001

Community Banks Eye Upset Customers of First Union, Wachovia Deal.
August 4, 2001

Missouri's Telemarketing No-Call Law is Popular with Residents.
August 4, 2001

Missouri Regulators Seek Data on Southwestern Bell's Long-Distance Application.
August 4, 2001

Jacksonville, Fla., Port Officials to Lobby Brazilians for Steel Cargo.
August 4, 2001

Dallas-Based Oilfield Services, Engineering Firm to Erect Buildings in Houston.
August 4, 2001

Freight Agency Says It Offered $10 Million to Settle Discriminations Suit.
August 4, 2001

Bristol-Myers Squibb Sheds Orthopedics Unit.
August 4, 2001

Partnership Buys Stock in State College, Pa.-Based Convenience Store Chain.
August 4, 2001

UAW Wins Big in Lawsuit.
August 4, 2001

Satellite Radio to Make Waves across Country.
August 4, 2001

Wachovia, First Union Merger Becomes the Talk of Winston-Salem, N.C.
August 4, 2001

Power Firm in Talks with Charlotte, N.C.-Area About Unit to Fill Demand.
August 4, 2001

Pittsburgh-Based Fiberglass Maker to Lay Off 400 Shelby, N.C., Workers.
August 4, 2001

Airline Group, Union Make Rare Labor Appearance in Charlotte, N.C.
August 4, 2001

Bradenton, Fla., Area Gets New Golf Shop.
August 4, 2001

Dance Academy in Oneco, Fla., Is a Homegrown Affair.
August 4, 2001

Fairview Heights, Ill., UPS Driver Saves Young Girl, Gets Hero's Award.
August 4, 2001

St. Louis Developer Halts Glen Carbon, Ill., Development.
August 4, 2001

Porterville, Calif., Pesticide Maker Claims County Agent Mishandled Regulation.
August 4, 2001

FCC Requires Phone Firms to Spell Out Rates Now.
August 4, 2001

First Union Prevails in Fight for Wachovia.
August 4, 2001

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
August 4, 2001... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--When stocks plunged sharply early Friday in an apparent response to the unemployment rate holding steady last month, it exposed the seriousness of...

Lexington, Ky., Viatical Settlement Firm Wants Seized Records Returned.
August 4, 2001

Macon, Ga.-Based Bus Maker Cuts Five Percent of Its Work Force.
August 4, 2001

American Airlines Renews Alliance Talks with British Airways.
August 4, 2001

Miami-Area Cruise Line Lays Off 92 Workers.
August 4, 2001

Miami-Based Pharmaceuticals Firm Sees Shares Lose Half Their Value.
August 4, 2001

Argentina Serves as Example as What Can Go Wrong with Developing Countries.
August 4, 2001

Twenty Years Ago, IBM Unveiled PC Breakthrough.
August 4, 2001

Steelworkers Union Continues to Strike against Griffith, Ind., Plant.
August 4, 2001

Developers Being Expansion on Milwaukee Shopping Center.
August 4, 2001

Wichita, Kan., Market Complicates Hyatt Sale.
August 4, 2001

Hays, Kan.-Based Electric Power Co. to Build $600 to $800 Million Plant.
August 4, 2001

First Union Slowly Turned Wachovia From Competitor into Partner.
August 4, 2001

BellSouth Talks with Communications Talking as Strike Deadline Nears.
August 4, 2001

Cartoon Drinks Are a Hit for Austell, Ga., Firm.
August 4, 2001

First Union Had Too Many Weapons; SunTrust Not Enough.
August 4, 2001

Ford's Hapeville, Ga., Plant Shutdown Expected to Last until Tuesday.
August 4, 2001

E-mail Spam Continues to Plague Computer Users.
August 4, 2001

Semiconductor Sector Stocks Rise 6.6 Percent in One Week.
August 4, 2001

Walnut Creek, Calif., Entrepreneur Sells Healthy Products Online.
August 4, 2001

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Briefs Column.
August 4, 2001... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--EARLY RETIREMENT: Charlie Zeigler, president and chief operating officer of Gastonia's PSNC Energy, said Friday he will retire early on Sept. 28. PSNC's parent...

Individual Policies Being Kicked By Insurers in North Carolina.
August 4, 2001

SunTrust Banks Must Strive to Compete in Industry After Failed Wachovia Bid.
August 4, 2001

US Airways, Pilots Discuss Regional Jets Retiring Propeller-Driven Planes.
August 4, 2001

Wachovia Shareholders Approve Merger with First Union.
August 4, 2001

GM Seeks Limelight at Industry Gathering.
August 4, 2001

Taylor, Ill.-Based Home Improvement Company's Sales Are Up, but Earnings Down.
August 4, 2001

Doors Open to the Third U.S. Apple Computer Store.
August 4, 2001

Boston Financial Services Firm Announces Executive's Departure.
August 4, 2001

Two Cambridge, Mass., Companies Win OK for Genetic-Disease Fighting Drugs.
August 4, 2001

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Building Maker Celebrates at Annville, Pa., Plant.
August 4, 2001

Wachovia Shareholders Approves Merger with First Union.
August 4, 2001

High Point, N.C.-Area Home Furnishings Maker's Approach Avoids Layoffs.
August 4, 2001

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
August 4, 2001

Williamsburg, Va.-Area Busch Gardens Offers "Flex Tickets".
August 4, 2001

Northrop Grumman Promises Pentagon Sweeter Bid for Newport News, Va., Shipyard.
August 4, 2001

Northrup Grumman Extends Newport News, Va., Shipbuilding Tender Offer.
August 4, 2001

Safeway, Sarasota, Fla.-Based Lunch Meat Firm Have Dispute over Deli Sales.
August 4, 2001

Travel Business Takes the Summer Off.
August 4, 2001

H.J. Heinz Slashes Bonuses for Top Four Executives.
August 4, 2001

Bucks County, Pa., Businessman Sues Pennsylvania Health Insurer.
August 4, 2001

Tyco International to Acquire Boca Raton, Fla., Anti-Theft Electronics Maker.
August 4, 2001

Fruit-Fly Measures Force Officials to Quarantine San Bernardino County, Calif.
August 4, 2001

Fontana, Calif., High-Tech Textile Company Wins Pride in Boeing Award.
August 4, 2001

Gourmet Grocery Joe's Market Opens in Richmond, Va.
August 4, 2001

RV Show Exhibitors in South Bend, Ind., Display Confidence.
August 4, 2001

St. Louis Medical-Device Firm Moves into More Office Space.
August 4, 2001

St. Louis-Based Technology Firm Sells 2.95 Million Shares.
August 4, 2001

British Airways, American Airlines Propose an Alliance.
August 4, 2001

St. Paul, Minn.-Based Insurance Firm to Buy Toronto-Based Company.
August 4, 2001

American Airlines, British Airways to Seek Authority to Share Flights, Pricing.
August 4, 2001

Chicago Tribune Retail Notebook Column.
August 4, 2001

Tax-Free Days Lure Shoppers to D.C.
August 4, 2001

Wachovia Shareholders OK Merger.
August 4, 2001