Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 22 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 22 2005

Buckeye Partners makes $180 million infrastructure buy from ExxonMobil.
January 22, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Petroleum pipeline company Buckeye Partners will spend $180 million to buy pipes and terminals in the Northeast, including some that carry...

Bottled coffee looks for jolt in U.S.
January 22, 2005... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Debra Kinnebrew went on a trip and returned with a bit of an addiction. A year ago, the Acworth woman visited Japan and fell...

IKEA sues, may delay its debut.
January 22, 2005... By Renee Degross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--IKEA says its store opening this summer is in jeopardy, and it's blaming the developer of Atlantic Station. The Swedish home furnishings...

Office park set for I-85 in Gwinnett County, Ga.
January 22, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Gwinnett, the metro county famous for giant malls and cul-de-sacs, Friday night gridiron and grocery trips, is ripe for a new reputation. ...

Numbers abound in Atlanta Gas Light rate request.
January 22, 2005... By Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Just three weeks after the Georgia Power rate case ended, the state Public Service Commission is considering a new -- although...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 22, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--DOW'S DECLINES CANCEL 2004 GAINS: All the gains made by the Dow Jones industrial average last year have been erased in the first three weeks...

Shiloh pledges $50,000 for air display near Scott Air Force Base.
January 22, 2005... By Georgia Hillyer, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Shiloh village trustees have pledged $50,000 to the Scott Field Heritage Air Park, an airplane display planned for the Shiloh Gate area of...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., business beat column.
January 22, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--JOBLESS RATE IN ILLINOIS FALLS AGAIN: Illinois unemployment rates dropped last month to levels not seen since October 2001. The Illinois...

Kirkland's, Gap will close at leases' end.
January 22, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Gap and Kirkland's will both close their doors in a week or two at DeSoto Square mall when their leases expire. ...

Bus drivers union agrees to contract for BWI Airport passenger service.
January 22, 2005... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The company responsible for busing passengers to their cars from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport has reached a tentative contract agreement...

BellSouth retirees sue Smith Barney over financial advice.
January 22, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Vickie McPhatter says she wasn't planning to retire from BellSouth Corp. until Smith Barney financial consultants told her she could take her...

Bank of America to add prestigious New York City address: '50 Rock'.
January 22, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Bank of America Corp. is taking over about half of a landmark Midtown Manhattan building for growth in its corporate and investment banking...

Inflation is slow, debt under control, Fed governor tells finance professionals.
January 22, 2005... By Kerry Hall, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The nation's economy is on sound footing and inflation is under control, Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Schmidt Bies told members of the...

North Carolina insurance probe finds indications of crimes.
January 22, 2005... By Mike Stobbe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--North Carolina's investigation into possible bid-rigging by insurance companies and brokers has found signs of criminal conduct, state officials...

Scion brand works to sustain its allure.
January 22, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Jim Farley, the Toyota Motor Corp. executive who heads the automaker's new Scion brand, can confidently say that the launch of the youth-oriented vehicles...

Heating bill program for low-income New Yorkers braces for busy times.
January 22, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--With temperatures low and energy prices sky-high, the program that helps low-income New Yorkers pay their heat bills is bracing for...

License sale will create new Duluth tavern.
January 22, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--A bar is expected to open at the former site of Snyder Super Stop, 109 W. Superior St., if the Duluth City Council approves two liquor licenses...

University of Oregon School of Music gets $2 million gift.
January 22, 2005... By Greg Bolt, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--A man who never sat in a single classroom at the University of Oregon is helping build more of them at the UO's School of Music. Lorry...

Florida businesses are hiring in big numbers.
January 22, 2005... By Niala Boodhoo, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Employers from education firm Kaplan Inc. to shipping giant DHL are dusting off "help wanted" signs. Boosted by expanding business, for the...

Low-income families get help buying first homes in Fresno, Calif., area.
January 22, 2005... By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Eva Alvarez is the first in her family to buy a house -- and she did it using a unique program that helps reduce the costs to low-income households....

Tulare County developers plan major expansion of mall.
January 22, 2005... By Diwata Fonte, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--VISALIA -- Developers of one of the largest outdoor shopping centers in Tulare County are laying out plans for a major expansion: 420,000 square feet...

Several airlines are talking with Dallas-Fort Worth about replacing Delta.
January 22, 2005... Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--D/FW AIRPORT -- Several airlines have expressed interest in accepting a lucrative financial incentive package to become the next big tenant at Dallas/Fort...

Defense contractor plans new offices in Colorado Springs, Colo.
January 22, 2005... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--SI International, the fast-growing defense contractor that won an $800 million Air Force contract last year, is planning two new office...

Colorado Technical University expanding into Pueblo.
January 22, 2005... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Colorado Technical University, a Colorado Springs-based for-profit institution of higher learning, is expanding into Pueblo. Colorado...

Sovereign wraps up Waypoint Bank deal.
January 22, 2005... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Sovereign Bancorp was scheduled to complete its acquisition of Waypoint Financial Corp. on Friday night and start laying off 188 Waypoint...

Federal court to handle lawsuit filed by takeover maverick Carl Icahn.
January 22, 2005... By David Dekok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--A lawsuit filed by one of the "corporate raiders" of the 1980s, Carl Icahn, has landed in front of Senior Judge Sylvia Rambo in U.S. Middle...

Connecticut Bank and Trust posts loss of 52 cents per share in fourth quarter.
January 22, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Connecticut Bank and Trust Co. said Friday that it posted a net loss of $989,000, or 52 cents a share, in the fourth quarter -- as the bank completed its first...

Insurer ACE paid kickback to Marsh, Connecticut attorney general says.
January 22, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Insurer ACE paid a secret $50,000 kickback -- and maybe more -- to broker Marsh & McLennan on a state contract, hoping to ensure future business,...

Sikorsky is called Marine One winner by unnamed sources in Italian newspaper.
January 22, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, an Italian newspaper Friday reported that Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft was expected to win the race to...

United Technologies keeps on rolling up profits; CEO sees even brighter 2005.
January 22, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--United Technologies Corp.'s slogan reads: "This is momentum." The company Friday showed investors what that means, releasing stellar revenue...

Oil-for-food figure had friends in highest places.
January 22, 2005... Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--In the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum hangs a "gravimetric geoid" map showing how our not-quite-round earth flattens at the poles and bulges at the...

Local labor market looks better than it did a year ago.
January 22, 2005... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Unemployment fell in Jacksonville in December, due to normal holiday season hiring. But after showing improvement throughout the year, the...

Peterbrooke sweet on main library.
January 22, 2005... By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Jacksonville planners are preparing to sell the city's main library to the highest bidder, and Peterbrooke Chocolatier is a potential...

Arena dispute lands in court.
January 22, 2005... By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Kansas City and UMB Bank are headed to court after the collapse of several months of negotiations to acquire key properties needed for the...

Plane crash raises more questions about the safety of building near airports.
January 22, 2005... By Finn Bullers, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--As developers push south and west in Johnson County seeking new land, territory near airports becomes increasingly attractive. Only a month...

Kansas City, Mo., company bought counterfeit Lipitor drugs.
January 22, 2005... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--A Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges of illegally importing Lipitor and selling fake versions of the world's most...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
January 22, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--PERPLEXING MONTHS FOR MARKET: The stock market is nothing if not contrary. The question is whether it will remain obstreperous or respond to...

Elderly widow feels trapped by rules governing low-income housing co-ops.
January 22, 2005... By Mike McGraw, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Imagine wanting to move out of your apartment, but there's a catch. If you do, you could owe thousands of dollars for your empty unit....

Sprint plans big bonuses for executives who stay on through Nextel merger.
January 22, 2005... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Sprint Corp. disclosed Friday that it will give millions of dollars in bonuses to 800 top managers who stay with the company through its planned...

Nashville-based financial adviser recommends patience, debt-free life.
January 22, 2005... By Rich Copley, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--In a microwave society, Dave Ramsey recommends patience. For a material world, he advocates modest living to build wealth, and then giving a...

University of Kentucky provost is finalist for Missouri college presidency.
January 22, 2005... By Linda B. Blackford, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--University of Kentucky Provost Michael Nietzel is a finalist for the job of president at Southwest Missouri State University, officials...

Old trolley station goes country-rock with club in Macon, Ga.
January 22, 2005... By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Brian Rood and Rob Holman have given new life and a new tune to Macon's Briar Rose building at Riverside Drive and Spring Street. Rood, a...

Kohl's distribution center to start hiring managers soon.
January 22, 2005... By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Construction of the mammoth Kohl's distribution center in south Bibb County is expected to be completed by June, and the company will begin...

State Supreme Court declines to hear Horry election dispute.
January 22, 2005... By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Joe DeFeo and Marion Foxworth appear headed for a new Horry County Council election showdown after the state Supreme Court on Friday...

Hancock Fabrics opens store in Medford.
January 22, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Hancock Fabrics, a national retail and wholesale merchant of fabric and home sewing and decorating accessories, has opened next to WinCo at 257 E....

Hurricanes add $1.2 billion to insurers' costs.
January 22, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Since four hurricanes marched through Florida last year, insurers have had to add more than $1.2 billion to subsidize their operations, raising new questions about the...

Florida Power & Light seeks rate increase.
January 22, 2005... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--By seeking a formal increase in its base rates on Friday, Florida Power & Light started a complex bureaucratic process that will continue most of the year...

Briggs & Stratton's quarterly profit is lower.
January 22, 2005... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Briggs & Stratton Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter profit was down 66 percent as it accounted for lost sales and bad debt from Murray...

DNR cites hotel renovation over asbestos removal.
January 22, 2005... By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The conversion of downtown Milwaukee's former Hotel Wisconsin into apartments has run into problems with the state Department of Natural Resources....

Worldly high-tech entrepreneur focuses on 'localization'.
January 22, 2005... By Rick Rommell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--MADISON -- Ulrich Henes is a relaxed entrepreneur--a sweatpants-wearing, slip-off-the-Birkenstocks, rub-your-feet-on-the-carpet kind of guy. ...

Bucyrus adding about 100 new jobs in Milwaukee.
January 22, 2005... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Bucyrus International Inc., a local manufacturer of mining equipment, is adding about 100 new jobs in Milwaukee as part of an expansion of its...

Madison utility to build a hydrogen generator.
January 22, 2005... By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Madison-based Virent Energy Systems this spring will build a hydrogen generator that will supply a small amount of electricity to the power...

Cablevision stock rises 13 percent after news it is cutting satellite TV loose.
January 22, 2005... By Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--One day after Cablevision Systems Corp. announced it is disbanding its troubled satellite TV service, its stock price soared more than 13 percent...

CEO-elect of Computer Associates to move firm to IBM-like structure.
January 22, 2005... By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The new IBM-bred president and chief executive-elect of Computer Associates told employees Friday he'll speed the company's move to autonomously...

Video-conference company lays off most of its 100 employees.
January 22, 2005... By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--NASHUA -- First Virtual Communications, a videoconferencing company, has let go most of its almost 100 employees, telling the Securities and...

Westerly, R.I., music store closes up shop.
January 22, 2005... By Elaine Stoll, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--WESTERLY, R.I. -- After almost 31 years selling music at 65 Beach St., Looney Tunes will permanently close at the end of the month, owner Nat...

New Haven, Conn., region's median home-sale price surges 18 percent.
January 22, 2005... By Cara Baruzzi, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The average sale price of single-family homes in the Naugatuck Valley jumped 18 percent last year, largely driven by an influx of buyers to the...

Daily News, New York, Wall Street column.
January 22, 2005... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--STOCKS HAVE LIMPED so far this year to the worst losing streak since 1977, and some investors are wondering whether it's time to look out for even...

Former chief of Laguna Beach firm found guilty of bilking banks out of $800,000.
January 22, 2005... By Andrew Galvin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--SANTA ANA -- A former real-estate executive was convicted Thursday of three counts of bank fraud, a federal prosecutor said. Stephen...

Busy, boisterous bird stakes claim on county.
January 22, 2005... By Pat Brennan, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--They might not be royalty, but they sure seem to act like it. The male ruby-crowned kinglet is a chubby, fiery little bird with an...

The Orange County Register, Calif., What's Your Problem column.
January 22, 2005... By Lisa Munoz, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--TAKE CARE NOT TO SIGN AWAY YOUR GOOD CREDIT RATING: QUESTION: Two and a half years ago, I co-signed for my ex-wife for a one-year apartment...

Anaheim officials eye Convention Center growth to meet demand for meeting space.
January 22, 2005... By Michele Himmelberg, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--ANAHEIM -- The biggest trade show in California squeezed into the Anaheim Convention Center this week, using closets, storage space...

Aloha Airlines to add 2 flights from Orange County, Calif., airport.
January 22, 2005... By DIANA McCABE, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Aloha Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection in December, said Friday that it would add two more flights to Hawaii out of Orange...

NAMM expects to draw 80,000.
January 22, 2005... By Michele Himmelberg, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--The International Music Products Association expects to attract 80,000 members this week to its annual meeting in Anaheim, which...

Tobacco companies cut back on payments to Ohio farmers.
January 22, 2005... By Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Another burden has been hoisted atop the sagging shoulders of Ohio tobacco farmers. Their crop already is vilified as a killer, cigarette...

Florida leaders say FEMA changes rules as they try to recoup hurricane costs.
January 22, 2005... By Jason Garcia, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Almost four months after the last of three hurricanes ripped across Central Florida, local governments still are waiting for the Federal Emergency...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., technology column.
January 22, 2005... By Chris Cobbs, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--More isn't just better. It's the norm for many of us. Think of all the homes with two-, three- and even four-car garages. A cell phone for...

Off the field, it's Gillette razors vs. Heinz ketchup.
January 22, 2005... By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--If the Steelers win tomorrow, about 200 employees at H.J. Heinz Co.'s Downtown headquarters will find it easier to shave their hometown team's...

PNC gains fail to stem stock sell-off.
January 22, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--PNC Financial Services Group reported stronger than expected fourth-quarter earnings and said it would make a concerted effort over the next six...

Here's the ticket to Super Bowl: a futures contract.
January 22, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Add the Pittsburgh Steelers to pork bellies, crude oil, soy beans and other commodities being traded on Chicago-area markets. The Ticket Reserve,...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Consumer Watch column.
January 22, 2005... By Jeff Gelles, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--As an immigrant who left China just a dozen years ago, Ying Zhang can feel at a disadvantage when communicating in English. But the Wayne...

Ohio jobless rate down in December.
January 22, 2005... By Phil Porter, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Ohio's jobless rate dropped last month for the first time in three months, but experts said the decline wasn't a sign that the job market is...

Jones Apparel chops earnings forecast.
January 22, 2005... By Wendy Tanaka, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Jones Apparel Group Inc., the maker of Jones New York clothes and Nine West shoes, yesterday cut its fourth-quarter earnings forecast due to...

For Eagles' big playoff game, boost may be more emotional than economic.
January 22, 2005... By Porus P. Cooper, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Will the big game tomorrow do as much for the region's economy as it will -- if the Eagles win -- for its ego? Philadelphia officials are...

US Airways mechanics ratify four-year contract with pay, benefit cuts.
January 22, 2005... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--US Airways Group Inc. baggage handlers, airplane cleaners and mechanics -- all members of the International Association of Machinists -- yesterday voted to ratify a...

Lawyers prepare for Vioxx suits at Philadelphia meeting.
January 22, 2005... By Thomas Ginsberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Halfway through a seminar for lawyers suing Merck & Co. over its recalled pain-reliever Vioxx, J. Paul Sizemore dropped the scientific jargon...

North Carolina's unemployment rate rises to 5.2 percent in December.
January 22, 2005... By Amy Martinez, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--North Carolina's unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in December as hiring stalled for the first time in three months. The number of...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., retail column.
January 22, 2005... By Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--THE FOLKS WHO CREATED THE ITALIAN CAFES 518 West in Raleigh and 411 West in Chapel Hill are at work on their latest venture, an upscale...

North Carolina wineries wrestle with image problem.
January 22, 2005... By Dudley Price, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--North Carolina is known for moonshine and muscadine. But fine wine? Between traditional alcoholic beverages tasting from raw to syrupy,...

Heath & Associates returns to be small.
January 22, 2005... By Devona Wells, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Investors hoping to recoup nest eggs swallowed by the D.W. Heath & Associates fraud case might see just more than 13 cents for every...

Truckers say new rest rules may not help.
January 22, 2005... By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Truck drivers might be forced to spend less time behind the wheel or more time laying low at rest areas after the federal government...

Two California drivers will be able to buy leased electric trucks from Ford.
January 22, 2005... By Thuy-Doan Le, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Ford Motor Co. made a U-turn Friday, agreeing to sell two electric-powered Ford Ranger trucks to a pair of California drivers who have refused to...

EPA plans to exempt livestock, poultry feed lots from air pollution fines.
January 22, 2005... By David Whitney, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to exempt livestock and poultry operations from future air pollution fines under...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Bob Shallit column.
January 22, 2005... By Bob Shallit, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Great things are happening at the Elks Temple, that magnificent brick and terra cotta tower at 11th and J streets. The investment group that bought...