Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 26 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 26 2005

Several Mexican restaurants open doors in Columbia County, Ga.
February 26, 2005... By Preston Sparks, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Columbia County might be north of Richmond County, but when it comes to restaurants, south of the border might be a better description lately....

Trumbull prosthetics firm is filling a big need.
February 26, 2005... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--WHAT: BioMetrics Inc. makes custom artificial limbs and medical braces at offices in Trumbull; employees also see patients at offices in...

Retailer is painting the town with success.
February 26, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--BRIDGEPORT -- Paul Olson III opened his fourth Painter's Supply store in 2002 in Bridgeport despite critics who told him he would fail. Two years...

Retired Kern County Farm Bureau manager takes on 3 part-time jobs to stay busy.
February 26, 2005... The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--When you've been working since age 12, retirement can feel inactive. So Loron J. Hodge, who retired in October after 25 years as manager of the Kern County...

Bright House Networks launches its 17th Spanish-language cable station.
February 26, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Cable company Bright House Networks began carrying Spanish-language station Univision in the early 1980s. It was the first Spanish station it...

California garlic growers still reeling from Chinese import competition.
February 26, 2005... By Vic Pollard, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--California garlic growers say they are still reeling from cheap Chinese garlic imports that have exploited a loophole in U.S. anti-dumping rules...

Flying J hires workers to fill vacancies at Shell Bakersfield Refinery.
February 26, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Flying J Inc. has hired about 40 temporary and permanent workers to fill vacancies at the Shell Bakersfield Refinery, Flying J vice president...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., business beat column.
February 26, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--COLLINSVILLE CHAMBER PICKS LEADER: Collinsville-native Wendi Valenti Hancock has been tapped as the new executive director of the Collinsville...

Parade of Homes has 'monopoly' on novelty.
February 26, 2005... By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--MANATEE -- Though it was drizzling outside, nothing could rain on a kickoff to the annual winter showcase of homes in Manatee and Sarasota...

Spa's popularity draws like-minded tenants to Riverside Plaza.
February 26, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--PALMETTO -- Businesses that complement Evolve Wellness Studio and Spa are signing leases at the high-profile Riverside Plaza. Dockside...

Lakewood Ranch plans expand.
February 26, 2005... By Duane Marsteller, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--EAST MANATEE -- The fourth stage of Lakewood Ranch's creation is about to begin. Developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch plans to soon submit a...

Village is closer to getting historic district designation.
February 26, 2005... By Keren Rivas, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The Village of Alamance is a step closer to getting a National Historic District designation for an old section of town along N.C. 62. ...

Former officers of company accused of not paying employees' insurance surrender.
February 26, 2005... By Brandee Hayhurst, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--GRAHAM -- Former officers of a Graham company accused of cheating employees out of insurance coverage surrendered at the jail Thursday...

Water deal will make city $1 million richer.
February 26, 2005... By James Moffat, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Somewhere in Greensboro, Burlington water is running out of a homeowner's faucet. As of January 19, Burlington began selling water to its...

RMA discusses goals in first meeting.
February 26, 2005... By Laura B. Martinez, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority met Friday for the first time to discuss goals for improving county transportation. The...

Outgoing director of Baltimore port made great progress.
February 26, 2005... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--A day after the head of the Port of Baltimore said he would vacate his post, industry officials said James J. White left the port better than he found it...

Verizon's voice-activated dialing terminal too expensive for some.
February 26, 2005... By William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--When Baltimore's Steve Topchik received a letter stating that Verizon Communications Inc. would be ending its voice-dialing service, it was anything...

Bank of America loses computer data tapes for 1.2 million federal workers.
February 26, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Bank of America Corp. said Friday that it has lost computer data tapes holding customer information, including Social Security numbers, for 1.2 million federal...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., health business column.
February 26, 2005... By Mike Stobbe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--ACCOUNTS ATTEMPT TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS: An interesting idea popped up on the Internet the other day -- Bird-flu Savings Accounts. Bird...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Flying Standby column.
February 26, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--14 FLIGHTS CUT: In a move designed to cut costs, US Airways plans to get rid of 11 of its 281 jets, the airline said Friday. As a result, the airline will cut...

C&A's stock reels on worries.
February 26, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Investors worried that a cash crunch could be coming sent the stock of struggling auto supplier Collins & Aikman Corp. on a furious roller-coaster...

Independence Air loses $86 million.
February 26, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Independence Air, Detroit Metropolitan Airport's newest airline, lost millions of dollars during the last three months of 2004, its owner FLYi Inc. said...

Keep cool at Abbey.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Abbey National investors who took bidder Banco Santander's paper face a long wait for its promised London share listing. It is now hoped to happen in "summer." The Stock...

A costly sign of the times as Spaniards splash out.
February 26, 2005... By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Abbey's staff and customers must endure a second expensive makeover -- just 17 months after the last one as the bank's Spanish owner tries to arrest a...

Now Sorrell Gets Stuck In.
February 26, 2005... By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Booming corporate profits mean record new business opportunities for advertising giant WPP. Sir Martin Sorrell's group, which owns agencies Young &...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--LONDON Stock Exchange shares fell 20p to 535p on speculation that Deutsche Borse may be forced to drop its bid because of disquiet among its own shareholders such as...

Hollick departs on a high note.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Lord (Clive) Hollick is bowing out from United Business Media on a high note by returning the company to the black and offering shareholders the prospect of a cash return....

Broker Buys, Broker Sells Recommended.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--BUYS: EXC: SQC research says buy at 5 1/2p (now 5 3/4p). The owner of the Excalibur trading company is significantly undervalued. ASOS: Seymour Pierce says buy at 6...

Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.
February 26, 2005... By Alex Brummer, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--SWITCHING THE BA FLIGHT CREW: Under the leadership of Rod Eddington BA has moved from being one of the world's least profitable major airlines to the most...

Angry Rank bangs gong.
February 26, 2005... By Ian Lyall, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Rank shares went into reverse along with annual profits as the saga over the [pounds sterling]700m sale of its Deluxe film and video distribution arm rumbled...

Faster UK leaves eurozone trailing.
February 26, 2005... By Edmund Conway, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The disparity between the booming Anglo-Saxon economies and the eurozone was confirmed yesterday by figures showing that the UK is growing at its fastest...

Has Baugur got designs on French Connection?
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Insatiable Icelandic raider Baugur has got its eye on French Connection. City sources say Baugur has been trying to buy a 3pc stake in the fashion chain. It is not...

Wind of change is sweeping Colonial.
February 26, 2005... By Brian O'connor, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Foreign & Colonial used to boast about how [pounds sterling]1 invested in it 60 years ago would be worth more than [pounds sterling]1m today. But more...

Team effort as Glazer and son tackle Manchester United.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Shares in Manchester United moved ahead strongly yesterday as Malcolm Glazer's expensive team of accountants, brokers and lawyers quit Old Trafford after poring over the...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
February 26, 2005... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--BUILDERS RAISE THE ROOF: Rumours of a [pounds sterling]5bn-plus housebuilding merger sent shares in the sector through the roof. Persimmon, the UK's...

Mortgage lenders get warning from A&L.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The mortgage market is entering one of the toughest periods for years and imprudent lenders should prepare themselves for falls, Alliance & Leicester warned. The bank...

Virotec works hard to make name from mud.
February 26, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Translating potential into achievement remains the task for Virotec, owner of Bauxsol, the compound that cleans polluted mining and industrial sites. Virotec is...

Indian companies make pitch to partner with American biotech firms.
February 26, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Indian companies have already formed partnerships with the U.S. information technology sector; now they're reaching out to America's -- and the...

Roadblock removed to airport access road's realignment.
February 26, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--ALBANY -- A federal judge yesterday lifted a major roadblock to the Drury Lane expansion project. U.S. Magistrate Randolph Treece...

Staged to sell.
February 26, 2005... By Candace Renalls, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--You're selling your home. You've fixed the leaky roof, replaced the cracked window and done some general sprucing up. As the prime...

Jaycees create Fredericksburg-based monopoly game.
February 26, 2005... By Meghann Cotter, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--You, too, can erect a hotel amidst downtown shops or throw up a housing development near State Route 3 businesses. Just pass...

Tulare Journal tracks county's economic pulse.
February 26, 2005... By Diwata Fonte, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--VISALIA -- Half full or half empty? Roses or onions? Sickness or health? Business executives interested in Tulare County can track the ups...

Ozone used to zap microbes in Fresno food packing plant.
February 26, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Baloian Packing in Fresno last year added a piece of equipment that uses pure ozone to zap microbes of the sort that had caused mold in peppers the...

More community, company involvement sought for United Way campaign.
February 26, 2005... By Dionne Gleaton, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The local United Way is soliciting the help of the community as it works to meet human service needs and rebuild its fund-raising...

Majority of female executives sold Girl Scout cookies first.
February 26, 2005... By Kerry McGinley, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Don't feel guilty about indulging your sweet tooth with cookies from girls in green uniforms. Here's a new rationalization for stocking...

JLG stock soars.
February 26, 2005... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--JLG Industries Inc. stock surged nearly 35 percent yesterday after the company reported a fiscal second-quarter performance that far exceeded...

Aetna Announces Stock Buyback.
February 26, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Aetna Inc. said Friday its board has authorized up to $750 million of share repurchases, on top of the $540 million remaining under a prior authorization. The...

Home Building In Connecticut Takes A Dip January.
February 26, 2005... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--New housing permits in Connecticut started the year down 9 percent from the previous January, for a weaker start to 2005 after a blockbuster 2004,...

Hearing Focuses On Malpractice Issues.
February 26, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Calls for legal system reform, tighter rate regulation and more aggressive prevention of medical errors and negligence highlighted the state's...

UTC Bosses Reap Rewards.
February 26, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--George David, United Technologies Corp.'s chairman and chief executive, saw his salary and bonus jump by 17.5 percent last year, to $4.7...

Housing expected to stay strong.
February 26, 2005... By Ryan Geddes, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--After four years of record growth, the nation's housing market should dip slightly in 2005, but Northeast Florida could be immune to a...

Lynch gets $1.5 million retention bonus.
February 26, 2005... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Four days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. agreed to pay President and Chief...

Marine sergeant leaves off-base restaurant in hands of business partner.
February 26, 2005... By Eric Steinkopff, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--When Michael Barton heads to the Middle East later this month, he's leaving his business in able hands. A Marine Corps master...

Workplace stress takes its toll on individuals, company productivity.
February 26, 2005... By Chris Mazzolini, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Stress. The word alone is enough to send the heart racing. It is a good thing, our body's primary defense against the dangers of the...

Physicians sue health insurers, saying they're underpaid.
February 26, 2005... By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Alleging a conspiracy to suppress payments to physicians, more than 25 medical groups representing about 250 doctors have filed four...

Stem-cell legislation gives researchers pause.
February 26, 2005... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Skeptics scoffed when James E. Stowers Jr. started talking about building a major biotechnology research center in Kansas City. Surely,...

Grand jury could investigate adult novelty stores in response to petition.
February 26, 2005... By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Foes of two adult novelty and video stores in Salina came a step closer Friday to bringing store representatives to court to be tried for...

Saline Vortex outgrows site, plans to move to new location.
February 26, 2005... By Michael Strand, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--After four expansions in less than 30 years, Salina Vortex is out of room. "We're landlocked, we go curb-to-curb," company president Lee Young...

OSHA cites Army Depot for unsafe working conditions.
February 26, 2005... By Peter Mathews, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--RICHMOND -- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Blue Grass Army Depot for what it calls serious violations of...

Clark County, Ky., to consider insurance tax.
February 26, 2005... By Peter Mathews, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Financially strapped Clark County's on-again, off-again insurance tax could be on again, but in a slimmed-down form. The Fiscal Court will...

Owner wants to renovate Woodford County, Ky., castle into 'tourist home'.
February 26, 2005... By Greg Kocher, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--VERSAILLES -- Woodford County castle owner Thomas Post proposes to rebuild it as a $1 million medieval "tourist home" open to overnight guests...

Perry's Agricenter director to retire, transition plan set in motion.
February 26, 2005... By Ayanna McPhail, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--PERRY-- It might be a year before one of the top directors at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter retires, but the organization is...

Rio Grande Valley health officials not expecting bird flu outbreak.
February 26, 2005... By Jennifer C. Smith, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--MCALLEN -- Keep your hummingbird feeders intact and your birdseed handy. The bird flu is not coming to the Rio Grande Valley anytime soon,...

United Farm Workers co-founder gives rousing speech for members' benefits.
February 26, 2005... By Jennifer C. Smith, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--McALLEN -- Fists pumped the air as United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta led the chanting crowd Friday: " Que viva los...

Firms want to stop move to generic drugs, head of pharmaceutical group says.
February 26, 2005... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--A leader of the generic drug industry warned Friday that large pharmaceutical companies are finding "new ways to subvert" the move to cheaper drugs. ...

Ladish, seeking better access to Europe, will buy Polish forging business.
February 26, 2005... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Ladish Co. in Cudahy plans to acquire a steel forging business in Poland, the company said Friday. Under a deal that is expected to close late...

Granddaughter of Grede Foundries' founder files suit against family.
February 26, 2005... By Avrum Lank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--A granddaughter of the founder of Grede Foundries Inc. filed suit in Milwaukee County Friday claiming the company is being mismanaged by other...

Fresh Brands posts 2nd consecutive profitable quarter.
February 26, 2005... By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Fresh Brands Inc., the Sheboygan operator of Piggly Wiggly and Dick's supermarkets, reported a profitable quarter Friday for the second quarter...

America's elite luxury-home market boomed last year.
February 26, 2005... By Michele Derus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Driving the overall trend are baby boomers building bigger, fancier nests. "In their early 40s to late 50s, they have four sources of money...

Massage-chair entrepreneur sees business boom.
February 26, 2005... By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--RACINE -- When Mark Eberhardt was a business traveler, he loathed the hard plastic chairs at airports. The Milwaukee stock broker watched people...

Monks make profitable return to the copying business.
February 26, 2005... By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--In the realm of business, it was a touch of divine inspiration. A few years ago, pondering the mysteries not of life but of toner cartridge...

Maine alert to spread of bird flu.
February 26, 2005... By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Since 1997, when the virus that causes avian influenza first was reported to have crossed from birds to humans, fewer than 200 human cases have been...

Coffee News brightens area restaurants.
February 26, 2005... By Deborah Turcotte, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--What's black and brown and read all over -- and goes well with take-out, too? It's Coffee News, the one-page, two-sided publication that...

New Hampshire's jobless rate inches up to 3.5 percent.
February 26, 2005... By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--CONCORD -- For the second month in a row, the state's unemployment rate has moved gradually upward, resting at 3.5 percent for January, according...

Noland Co. earnings rise 16 percent.
February 26, 2005... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The continued construction of the housing market and a strong commercial construction market caused a jump in earnings for Newport News-based...

Activities to boost attendance.
February 26, 2005... By April Taylor, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--WILLIAMSBURG, Va. At a time when historic sites across the nation are struggling to reconnect with modern audiences, Colonial Williamsburg is...

Hospital to build fitness center.
February 26, 2005... By Cara Baruzzi, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--NORTH HAVEN -- Gaylord Hospital, a Wallingford-based long-term medical care facility, is building a Devine Street fitness center that will be open...

Housing permits lower, but still above average.
February 26, 2005... By Steve Higgins, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Housing permits fell 9 percent in January compared with a year earlier, but remained well above the average figure for the month. A total of...

AIDS experts express caution on possible new strain.
February 26, 2005... By Paul H.B. Shin, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--BOSTON -- The world's foremost AIDS experts wrapped up their annual conference yesterday with the jury still out on a key question: Is the...

Federated, May meet to discuss final price, reports say.
February 26, 2005... By Tom Van Riper, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--The proposed $10 billion retail merger of Federated and May Department stores moved briskly toward becoming a reality yesterday. The board of...

Family of heart attack victim plans to sue Jackson, hospital.
February 26, 2005... By Tracy Connor, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--An elderly heart attack victim clinging to life was evicted from her hospital room to make way for Michael Jackson when he showed up with the flu, her...

SEC commissioners settle office politics by giving up room with view.
February 26, 2005... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--One issue has torn apart the Securities and Exchange for weeks. And yesterday, chairman Bill Donaldson resolved it. At the SEC's new headquarters,...

New Trump products on the market.
February 26, 2005... Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--Getting Trumped has never been easier. Sure, your bank account is barren, your bangs refuse to grow, and your girlfriend is more Medusa than Melania. But benevolent...

Progress made in sale of golf community.
February 26, 2005... By Ryan Conley, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--OCALA -- Major steps were taken recently toward the sale of Lake Diamond Golf & Country Club, but the search for a new owner of the beleaguered...