Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 1 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 1 2005

New Kaiser Permanente facility opens in Tracy, Calif.
January 1, 2005... By Joe Goldeen, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--TRACY, Calif. -- For Tracy's 25,000 Kaiser Permanente members, Suzanne Aronofsky could become their new best friend. As the health-care giant's...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim column.
January 1, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--E-MAIL PREVIEW HAS PROPERTIES THAT ARE HELPFUL: QUESTION: I am running Windows XP and use Outlook Express for e-mail. Although I never open e-mail I don't...

Chicago Tribune Technology Notebook column.
January 1, 2005... By Jon Van, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--PHONE FIRMS BOOSTING HIGH-SPEED PRESENCE: High-speed Internet connections offered by phone companies at low rates are pulling in more customers than the...

Tulsa World, Okla., business briefs column.
January 1, 2005... Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--TULSA TEACHERS CREDIT UNION PAYING BONUS DIVIDEND: Tulsa Teachers Credit Union ended 2004 by paying its members a bonus dividend that totals more than $1.6 million. The...

Burley, Idaho-area economic development director moves to new offices.
January 1, 2005... By Renee Wells, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--BURLEY, Idaho -- Bob Shepard doesn't want to be seen by the community as a one-trick pony. Shepard, Mini-Cassia's economic development...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 1, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--INVESTORS DODGE BIG FEARS OF '04: For stock market investors, the big news in 2004 was what didn't happen. Bond and mortgage rates didn't...

Most South Carolina companies finish year on plus side.
January 1, 2005... By Ben Werner, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Denny's Corp. entered 2004 with a full plate of problems that included some nagging public relations issues, a mountain of debt and very little to...

Michigan stocks fare well, lag 2003 returns.
January 1, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Michigan stocks continued to outperform national indexes for a solid 2004, but the state's public companies had trouble matching a stellar performance in...

Once-bankrupt Kmart tops most 2004 Michigan equities.
January 1, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Kmart Holding Corp. stock finished 2004 as one of the top-performing equities on Wall Street and in Michigan with a 313-percent gain. Kmart shares...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
January 1, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--WALL STREET OWES ITS GAINS TO LATE-YEAR LUCK: Wall Street threw one spunky pep rally in the final weeks of 2004. And now investors are looking at their...

Rain puts damper on Monterey County, Calif., tourism industry.
January 1, 2005... By Victoria Manley, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Wet weather kept many would-be out-of-towners from celebrating the new year on the Monterey Peninsula, wilting the spirits of some...

Orange County, Calif., stocks post another good year.
January 1, 2005... By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Those people you saw dancing in the streets last night may have been investors and financial advisers celebrating the first...

Deadline looms for Microsoft vouchers.
January 1, 2005... By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--With only a week left to file claims, California consumers and businesses are on the verge of losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business column.
January 1, 2005... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--ANCHORAGE CHRONICLE FOLDS: After nearly 2 1/2 years of publication, The Anchorage Chronicle is shutting down. The final issue of the general interest weekly...

New statistic attempts to gauge job market.
January 1, 2005... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Watching the economy is, in some ways, like following baseball. It's all in the numbers. Fans, agents, players and managers have...

Lancaster New Era, Pa., business briefs column.
January 1, 2005... Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--FARMLAND TRUST ELECTS OFFICERS: The Board of Trustees of Lancaster Farmland Trust has elected four officers and two new trustees. The new officers are: Karen Weiss,...

Verizon bill vexes some, confuses others in Virginia.
January 1, 2005... By Chris Flores, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The question of whether the General Assembly should give Verizon authority to raise rates and escape customer service standards in Virginia was...

Head of Santa Clara County, Calif., affordable housing fund quits.
January 1, 2005... By Sue McAllister, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The executive director of the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, which provides funding for affordable housing and homeownership programs, has...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
January 1, 2005... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The stock market's late-year surge lifted many Minnesota stocks, enabling most to end up as winners for the year overall. Roughly three of...

Wyndham International to sell 25 hotel properties.
January 1, 2005... By Barry Shlachter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Dallas-based Wyndham International said Friday that it's selling 25 hotels, including the Wyndham Arlington, to an investment fund led by...

Experts for a second time expect long-term interest rates to rise in 2005.
January 1, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--A bad forecast for 2004 finds new life in this new year. Experts again caution investors that long-term interest rates will rise. Really. It...

Casinos in Las Vegas lavish special attention on high rollers.
January 1, 2005... By Emily Kumler, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Long before Las Vegas garnered its reputation as a major retailing capital, high-rolling casino guests were treated to the best shopping the city had...

New Haven, Conn., firms win state architecture awards.
January 1, 2005... By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--NEW HAVEN -- New Haven County architecture firms took three of the top four design awards from the American Institute of Architects Connecticut...

Sugar strike talks in Florida stall.
January 1, 2005... By Kimberly Miller, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Lengthy negotiations Friday between Florida Crystals Corp. and employee representatives did little to resolve a dispute that pushed about 700...

The San Diego Union-Tribune business people column.
January 1, 2005... The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--LANDMARK NATIONAL BANK has promoted F.J. "Rick" Mandelbaum to president. Mandelbaum, who has 23 years' experience in the banking industry, is a member of the bank's...

Most Chattanooga, Tenn., companies' stock outperforms broader market in 2004.
January 1, 2005... By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Taking stock in Chattanooga paid off for most investors in 2004. All but one of the publicly traded companies in the Chattanooga area...

Long Beach, Miss., residents splinter into 2 groups over condo proposal.
January 1, 2005... By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--LONG BEACH, Miss. -- The debate over condominium development in the city has spawned two citizen groups -- one that wants the development...

Wyoming has its own Internet battle to wage.
January 1, 2005... By Jennifer Frazer, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming's vast open spaces will result in the state being on the cutting edge of new Internet technology, but that will bring new...

Houston-area retailers celebrate sales of food, liquor on New Year's Eve.
January 1, 2005... Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Jimmy Remedies and his roommate, Jeremy Ackerman, were ready for action as they braved the masses at the H-E-B store at Fountainview and Westheimer on Friday. Here was...

Japanese leaders call on government, businesses to accelerate reforms.
January 1, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Japanese business leaders called on the government and businesses on Saturday to accelerate their structural reform efforts to strengthen the foundation of...

Work on Winter Haven, Fla., Nissan dealership's new showroom nears completion.
January 1, 2005... By Rachel Pleasant, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--There's nothing like home -- especially when that home is sparkling and new. Hill Nissan's new building at 6401 Cypress Gardens Blvd. in Winter...

Bartow, Fla., subdivision to offer easy access to roads, 'country' feel.
January 1, 2005... By Rachel Pleasant, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--A subdivision that offers its residents easy access to a busy thoroughfare and a feeling of being tucked away in the country is coming to...

Pittsburgh-area companies large and small act to assist tsunami relief efforts.
January 1, 2005... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The telephone in Jim Russo's Berks County home has been ringing around the clock since the devastating tsunamis struck Southeast Asia on Dec. 26. There have been calls...

US Airways adds managers at Philadelphia airport.
January 1, 2005... By Wendy Tanaka, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--In an effort to rebound from a disastrous Christmas travel period, US Airways added dozens of managers yesterday to the regular staff at the...

Stock market analysts differ on what's ahead in the new year.
January 1, 2005... By Dean Calbreath, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--By historical standards, 2004 was an average year for most stocks, and well below average for the handful of companies that make up the Dow Jones...

San Diego-area stocks return to earth in 2004 after spectacular 2003.
January 1, 2005... By Mike Freeman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--For San Diego's public companies, 2004 was the year many stocks re-entered the atmosphere. A year earlier, giddy investors who had recoiled...

Consolidation pace in technology industry likely to accelerate.
January 1, 2005... By Chris O'Brien, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The wave of high-tech mergers that closed out 2004 may provide a glimpse of the real frenzy expected to hit Silicon Valley in 2005. Ever...

Lexington, Ky.-area condo market booming.
January 1, 2005... By Emily Hagedorn, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--With more than 200 new condominium units under construction in downtown Lexington and hundreds more opening in the suburbs, the market for...

Recovering economy, weak dollar has Miami hotels ready to boost rates in 2005.
January 1, 2005... By Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--For many South Florida hotels, 2004 marked the end of post-9/11 room rate discounts that sapped profits. For 2005, area hoteliers are ratcheting up...

Late stock-market surge ends good year.
January 1, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--A late-year surge brought stocks to a 9 percent gain for 2004. Market-watchers applauded the strong performance, but are expecting smaller...

For bonds, analysts say 'normal' was great in 2004.
January 1, 2005... By James B. Kelleher, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Here's a year-end lesson for investors courtesy of the fixed-income market: Numbers don't lie -- but they rarely tell the whole story....

Roanoke, Va., restaurants getting ready for Sugar Bowl-watching football fans.
January 1, 2005... By Jenny Kincaid, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Call it a tailgate party -- indoors. Some local sports bars and restaurants are suiting up for what they expect to be one of the largest and...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., retail column.
January 1, 2005... By Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Raleigh, apparently, is teeming with junk. The kind that, with a little help from eBay experts, can be turned into cash. Auction...

Reading, Pa.-area businesses resolve to help others.
January 1, 2005... By Don Spatz, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--New Year's resolutions are supposed to help those who make them. But others benefit as well, although sometimes not for long. For nearly every resolution...

Jobs, housing market top news stories in Vancouver, Wash., in 2004.
January 1, 2005... By Julia Anderson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--After more than three years of recession, the local job market turned positive, adding 3,500 new jobs in 12 months. Home sales and prices...

Pros say home makeovers need not be 'extreme' -- or expensive.
January 1, 2005... By Celeste Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Sarah Scott, a Charlotte businesswoman who preaches clutter-free living, makes clients think about their pack-rat ways with a few pointed...

US Airways seeks extension for plan to exit bankruptcy protection.
January 1, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--US Airways says it needs another month and a half to devise a plan that will allow it to exit bankruptcy protection, according to court documents. In a court...

Carrollton, Texas-based Woot.com offers goods one deal at a time.
January 1, 2005... By Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Psst! Buddy! Want a good deal on a laptop? Pair of binoculars? Stainless steel blender? Carrollton-based e-commerce retailer Woot Inc. offers all...

Denton, Texas-based robe manufacturer withstands trade winds.
January 1, 2005... By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--DENTON, Texas -- Imports account for 96 percent of the apparel sold in the United States, so unleashing free trade is a watershed event for American...

Landmark hotels seek major facelifts in Broward County, Fla.
January 1, 2005... By Niala Boodhoo, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The Gill family is looking at ways to finance multimillion-dollar renovations at Fort Lauderdale's Sheraton Yankee Clipper and Sheraton Yankee...

Gyms expect to see boost in membership in 2005.
January 1, 2005... By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--With obesity and nutrition gaining a higher profile in the news, health clubs are expecting a boost in membership in 2005. And, if past practice...

Allow trees to recover after freeze in Mission, Texas, area, experts say.
January 1, 2005... By Jennifer C. Smith, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--MISSION, Texas -- Mary and Don Spencer chopped down their papaya tree Thursday after last week's freeze gave it a beating. "It was dead as...

Airports report few delays for New Year's holiday.
January 1, 2005... By Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Rob Freeman had seen the news about the messes that developed at the nation's airports last weekend, and he dreaded trying to bring his family to...

SeaWorld raises prices in step with other Orlando, Fla., theme parks.
January 1, 2005... By Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--SeaWorld Orlando will follow Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando by raising its ticket prices Monday. Before tax, a single-day adult admission...

Pittsburgh-area volunteers take part in providing aid for tsunami victims.
January 1, 2005... By Jan Ackerman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--While $8 million in medical supplies were being loaded on a truck at the Brother's Brother Foundation warehouse on the North Side, Dr. Chandrappa S....

Upscale but cheap, Costco may be 'the only retailer Wal-Mart fears'.
January 1, 2005... By Analisa Nazareno, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--At the Costco Warehouse on UTSA Boulevard, the diamond ring appraised at $48,770 and the giant plasma TVs draw looks from shoppers sitting at the...

Entrepreneur launches oil-change franchise in Chattanooga, Tenn.
January 1, 2005... By Bob Gary Jr., Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Rory O'More's doing some of the same things in his new career that he did in his old one. Now the co-owner and operator of a new...

Consumers can benefit from new spending, saving habits in 2005.
January 1, 2005... By Laurie Winslow, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Take a deep breath and commit to making a change, one CPA recommends. Like uncorked champagne that has lost its fizz, New Year's resolutions often...

Victorville, Calif., needs more available industrial space in 2005.
January 1, 2005... By James Ramage, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- Two things are certain for 2005: Victorville needs more available industrial space and Hesperia has more of it than once...

New Year resolutions reflect Madison, Wis.-area executives' drive, ambition.
January 1, 2005... The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--As with all businesses, in 2005 Madison-area executives want to increase the profitability and performance of their companies over 2004. And many have defined goals...

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Mad Shopper column.
January 1, 2005... By Mary Ethridge, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--'05 SHOPPING LIST -- GET BETTER HABITS: New Year's Day is the traditional time for assessing shortcomings and outlining plans to overcome them....

There's lots of money to be made in Baby Boom age-related products, author says.
January 1, 2005... By Bob Moos, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The generation that once said "Never trust anyone over 30" is now over 40. They may be cringing at the thought, but the youngest baby boomers entered...

Executives surveyed say business cliches should be downsized.
January 1, 2005... By Ieva M. Augstums, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Companies claiming to create synergies in an effort to develop a value-added paradigm that leads to new solutions may want to be strategic in...

REVIEW: Philips backlit TV set passes with flying colors.
January 1, 2005... By Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The Philips Ambilight line of plasma and LCD backlit televisions has created a lot of buzz -- largely over some unusual colored lights that are...

Cold Kashmir, Himachal now hot on India's tourist circuit.
January 1, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--KOLKATA, India -- One man's meat is another's poison. If Thursday saw a spate of cancellations for tsunami-hit areas like Thailand, Maldives and Sri Lanka,...

Analysts differ on roots of 2004's market growth.
January 1, 2005... By Rafael Gerena-Morales, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The U.S. stock market in 2004 sidestepped the sharp spears of record oil prices and a nasty war in Iraq to capture its second consecutive...

Grand Forks, N.D., antique shop houses 15 dealers.
January 1, 2005... By Lisa Davis, Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--A wide array of antiques, including suitcases, picture frames and salt and pepper shakers, adorn the store shelves, while old metal bedsteads, trunks...

Brown Deer, Wis., firm finds niche in global air pollution control.
January 1, 2005... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--At a time when many Wisconsin companies are alarmed about business and technology being exported to Asia, a small Brown Deer firm is proving that it...

Internet bloggers offer news, information on South Asian tsunami.
January 1, 2005... By Michael Bazeley, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--When the killer tsunamis surged over Asian coastlines Sunday, communications consultant Peter Griffin struggled with how he could help from...

Carolinas stocks beat major indexes in 2004 results.
January 1, 2005... By Amy Baldwin, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Carolinas companies -- like those across the nation -- enjoyed their second-straight winning year on Wall Street in 2004 as the economic recovery...

Charleston, S.C., landmark grills last burgers, kindles memories.
January 1, 2005... By Holly Auer, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--No matter which way you took to get to Your Place, you had to pass some of the hallmarks of 21st century Charleston. If you turned onto...

Small businesses boost Colorado Springs, Colo., economy.
January 1, 2005... By Sarah Colwell, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Like a tugboat, small businesses are pulling the national and local economies through rough waters. "Small business is the economic...

Crews to strengthen underground switch boxes on Memphis, Tenn., trolley line.
January 1, 2005... By Tom Bailey Jr., The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--It's not deja vu: There really will be construction going on again along the Madison Avenue Line. Starting Monday MATA will do...

Silicon Valley of California stocks slip in 2004.
January 1, 2005... By Chris O'Brien, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Investors have humbled Silicon Valley once again. In 2004, shares of the 150 largest local companies dipped -- even though their earnings...

South Carolina bridge contractor selling $16.3 million in heavy equipment.
January 1, 2005... By Tony Bartelme, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--As sales go, it may be one of the biggest around. The consortium building the new Cooper River bridge is trying to unload more than...

Michigan layoffs mean more need assistance to keep homes warm.
January 1, 2005... By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--A combination of sharply rising prices for natural gas and propane fuel, coupled with Michigan's unemployment rate creeping into more white-collar...

Comcast replaces cables throughout Florida Keys.
January 1, 2005... Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Comcast Cable's last major hurdle in completing a rebuild of its infrastructure throughout the Keys will take place next week, when fiber lines that run...

Key West, Fla., ferry terminal operates at full capacity.
January 1, 2005... By Alyson Matley, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--After uncounted false starts, the Key West Ferry Terminal is a hopping place. "[Wednesday] was the first day we had three ferry boats come...

Sale of 21 hotels includes Key West, Fla., landmark.
January 1, 2005... Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The historic Crowne Plaza La Concha on Duval Street in Key West is partially changing hands, but there should be no visible changes to the property itself,...

Florida Keys nut shop offers local experience.
January 1, 2005... Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--In the Keys, everything's a little nuts, but nowhere more pleasurably so than at the Key West Nut House. This eclectic mix of tropical gifts, delicious...

New Jersery stocks perform well in final quarter.
January 1, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--The stock market, which slumped through most of 2004, came to life in the fourth quarter with the Dow Jones industrial average finishing 3.15...

Indianapolis to see more jobs, downtown growth in 2005.
January 1, 2005... The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Indiana's future is looking brighter in 2005. Not so bright that you need to wear shades. But there's a glimmer of hope that job prospects will improve, new...

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Coffee Break column.
January 1, 2005... By Mark Watson, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--AD FED TO HEAR TIMES EXECUTIVE: The gray lady she isn't. Janet Robinson, president and CEO of The New York Times Co., will speak at...

U.S. producers decry end of ban on imported Canadian cattle.
January 1, 2005... By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Depending on how you see it, the government's plan to dump restrictions on live cattle imports from Canada is either manna or malarkey....