Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 3 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 3 2004

Publisher's passions fit his new job.
July 3, 2004... By Harold Davis, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Dave Watt is a people person. As a nine-year People magazine executive he dealt with stars, celebrities, the rich and the notorious. His people...

Hudson, Ohio, fireworks firm gets extra pop from Fourth, post-9/11 patriotism.
July 3, 2004... By Mary Ethridge, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The first thing I noticed about John Sorgi is that he speaks at a normal volume. I guess I expected the president of American Fireworks Co. to shout...

Wealthy family in Stark County, Ohio, demands refund on tax overpayment.
July 3, 2004... By John Russell, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The Timken family, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in Stark County, says it mistakenly overpaid millions of dollars in taxes and...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution advertising column.
July 3, 2004... By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--GAS MARKETER CHOOSES AD AGENCY: Entering a new market is always a challenge for businesses, especially when moving into a crowded category. ...

Airlines fly more, make less.
July 3, 2004... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The skies and airports are filled with more passengers than ever, but that isn't filling airlines' pockets. Airlines are reporting...

Home Depot unconcerned about 'Trading Spaces' ratings sag.
July 3, 2004... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--"Trading Spaces," once the hottest show on cable, may need a makeover of its own. Viewers have tired of watching neighbors redecorate a room in each other's...

'Fahrenheit 9/11' charges up political talk in Atlanta-area offices.
July 3, 2004... By Tammy Joyner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Amanda Moulson isn't shy about expressing her opinions at work, even when it comes to the prickly subject of politics. "It's an open work...

Law to shift controls of viatical industry in Florida.
July 3, 2004... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Florida is changing the way it regulates the state's viatical industry, though some state officials -- including Gov. Jeb Bush -- hope it will only...

Jury awards woman $1.1 million in case against Fresno, Calif., grocery store.
July 3, 2004... By Lisa Aleman-Padilla, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A Fresno County jury on Friday awarded a Florida woman $1.1 million for injuries she received almost two years ago when she tripped over a ketchup...

American pilot goes extra mile for passengers during long delay in Dallas.
July 3, 2004... By Bryon Okada, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Flight delays can frustrate travelers, but Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is still buzzing about a pilot who used the extra time to provide for his...

Continental Airlines, other carriers post increase in passenger traffic.
July 3, 2004... By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A spate of strong traffic reports from airlines Friday bolstered hopes that the industry will benefit from heavy summer travel demand. ...

Newton, Mass., firm tries to sell consumers on paying by cell phone.
July 3, 2004... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Cash, charge... or cell phone? For several hundred Boston-area shoppers like Liping Huang of Belmont, leaving the wallet at home and paying by wireless...

Boston Scientific recalls stents.
July 3, 2004... By Ross Kerber, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said it is recalling 200 of its Taxus coronary stent systems because of manufacturing flaws in the equipment used to implant...

Tower residences planned for Boston neighborhood.
July 3, 2004... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The proposed Clarendon would house luxury condos and affordable apartments, the developers say. Developers unveiled a proposal yesterday that would add...

Harrisburg, Pa., bank worries about fallout from scandal.
July 3, 2004... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Commerce Bank/Harrisburg is monitoring the fallout from a contract scandal that has touched its sister bank to the east. On Tuesday, two...

Spurned bidder sues over convention hotel in Palm Beach County, Fla.
July 3, 2004... By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--CityPlace Partners has filed suit over a decision by Palm Beach County commissioners to pick another developer to build the county's convention...

Boca Raton, Fla., cruise passenger files suit for trivia contest prize.
July 3, 2004... By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A Boca Raton man who sailed the Queen Mary 2 from Port Everglades this spring has sued Cunard Line, saying it failed to pay him when he won a...

Early corn on stands for holiday in Erie, Pa.
July 3, 2004... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Forget about that knee-high corn by the fourth of July. Lots of folks in the Erie area will be eating local corn, not measuring it this holiday weekend....

Pennsylvania owner abandons effort to sell bar through writing contest.
July 3, 2004... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--TITUSVILLE, Pa. -- Titusville's Grandslam Cafe struck out. At least the essay contest to win it did. After more than a decade in the bar and...

Eveleth, Minn., wood products firm buys Wisconsin company.
July 3, 2004... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Beleaguered Superior Dimension and Doors has been sold to Woodline Manufacturing Inc., an Eveleth, Minn., wood products firm. As a result of the...

Job gains fall short of upbeat forecast.
July 3, 2004... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The nation's recovery in the job market sputtered during June, with the unemployment rate stuck at 5.6 percent for the third straight month and employers...

Detroit automakers see drop to 61.8 percent in share of market.
July 3, 2004... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--New cars and trucks would abound. The economy would improve. And some foreign rivals would seriously struggle. At the start of the year, Detroit...

Carmakers calm fears of hybrids hurting rescue workers.
July 3, 2004... By Jocelyn Parker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--When it comes to hybrid vehicles, misperceptions are almost standard equipment. Automakers still have to teach consumers that hybrids don't need to be...

Texas plays key role in manufacturing, selling pickups.
July 3, 2004... By Terry Box, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Texas drives pickups -- and the truck market -- like nowhere else. As the world's biggest market for full-size trucks, the state has been instrumental...

Designer women's shoe boutique thrives in Walnut Creek, Calif.
July 3, 2004... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Deliciouz' collection of designer women's shoes are displayed sparingly throughout the hardwood-floor boutique, toes aligned or fanned...

PeopleSoft fate in judge's hands.
July 3, 2004... By Ellen Lee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The fate of Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., a battle that has cost millions of dollars, generated...

San Ramon, Calif., nurses reach union agreement with hospital officials.
July 3, 2004... By Judy Silber, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Registered nurses at San Ramon Regional Medical Center announced Friday that they have reached an agreement with hospital officials on...

California transportation agency to sell fleet vehicles on eBay.
July 3, 2004... By Mike Adamick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Caltrans hopes to move from roadways to the information superhighway with its new plan to sell off aging fleet vehicles on eBay. ...

U.S. businesses create 112,000 jobs in June, just half as many as expected.
July 3, 2004... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--America's restarted employment engine sputtered last month, producing half as many new jobs as expected. Businesses created 112,000 positions in...

Tourists to hit Myrtle Beach, S.C., in two waves: Fourth weekend, vacations.
July 3, 2004... By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Tourists will keep the Grand Strand hopping this holiday weekend, but the biggest bang will come next week. Hotels are expecting more guests...

Iberia Airlines to shut Miami hub.
July 3, 2004... By Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Iberia Airlines is closing its Miami hub, a blow that will cut traffic from an airport that is still battling to recover from the terrorist attacks nearly...

Selling fireworks is a family affair in Burlington, N.C.
July 3, 2004... By Keren Rivas, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--We all are familiar with the colorful tents that pop up around July 4. They come in the last week in June, settle in a parking lot, and after the...

Condo buyers rush in after Bradenton Beach, Fla., resort sale.
July 3, 2004... By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. -- Before the ink was dry on the closing of Beach House Resort, buyers slapped down escrow deposits to reserve nine out of the...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., auto answers column.
July 3, 2004... By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--PUMPING THE PEDAL WON'T HELP CAR START: QUESTION: With the fuel-injected engines found in all cars from about 1990, it is a myth that pumping...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., auto review column.
July 3, 2004... By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--CTS-V PUTS CADILLAC IN RACING MODE: Combine the power of a Corvette with the strikingly good looks of a sporty Cadillac and you get the CTS-V, a...

Berlin, Conn.-based utility makes pitch for 7.2 percent gas rate hike.
July 3, 2004... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Yankee Gas Services Co. has asked state utility regulators to approve an average 7.2 percent rate hike that would increase a typical residential...

Nation's job growth slows in June.
July 3, 2004... By Michael Remez, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WASHINGTON -- After three months of healthy job gains, the nation saw significantly slower employment growth in June, according to Department of...

MassMutual reaches settlement.
July 3, 2004... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--MassMutual has agreed to settle long-standing class-action litigation that accused the company and its representatives of misleading sales practices. The exact...

U.S. fishermen about to hear how high duties will be on shrimp imports.
July 3, 2004... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--On a busy Thursday afternoon, people stood in line to buy shrimp at Rose's Seafood, a no-frills market on a little waterfront street in Kemah. What...

Medicaid limits lifted for hospitals.
July 3, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--University of Kansas Hospital officials said Friday that federal officials had agreed to resolve a conflict that threatened millions of dollars in...

Glen Cove, N.Y.-based video game maker may seek bankruptcy protection.
July 3, 2004... By Monty Phan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Although it narrowed its quarterly loss, video game maker Acclaim Entertainment said Friday that failure to secure a new loan after an agreement with its...

Green Party's candidate for vice president is unemployed in Maine.
July 3, 2004... By A.J. Higgins, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Few women live in the moment as much as Pat LaMarche. Last Saturday, she was a happy-go-lucky radio personality looking forward to joining other Mainers...

President of University of Maine flagship campus discusses future employment.
July 3, 2004... By Jackie Farwell, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--BANGOR, Maine -- The flagship campus of the University of Maine System might lose its leader. Peter Hoff, 59, president of the Orono campus since...

New Jersey issues hospital report cards; most provide great care.
July 3, 2004... Asbury Park Press, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Most New Jersey hospitals received high marks on the state's first report card, which ranks how medical institutions handled two common conditions: heart attacks and...

Nonprofit helps smaller Connecticut manufacturers improve processes.
July 3, 2004... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. -- When Kathleen Trepa was looking for some assistance for her small manufacturing firm, she turned to a specialized...

Bridgeport, Conn.-based water company hopes increase will equalize water rates.
July 3, 2004... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A proposed $16.1 million rate increase by Aquarion Water Co. of Connecticut for its statewide operations, including those in the Mystic area, is a...

Newport News, Va., airport receives $1 million grant.
July 3, 2004... Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport has received a $1,010,298 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the office of U.S....

Judge allows collective case against Sprint.
July 3, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Up to 6,800 workers over age 40 who were dismissed in Sprint Corp. work force reductions may join a collective action alleging age discrimination by...

Dog bites man: Salina, Kan., animal control officer sues pit bull owner.
July 3, 2004... By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A city animal control officer is suing the former owner of a pit bull he claims bit him April 24, 2002, when he attempted to catch the animal after...

Union deal close for port workers in California.
July 3, 2004... By Eric Johnson, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Unionized clerical workers at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles appear close to securing a new contract as negotiators for the union...

President resigns at Kentucky American Water, hints at taking state job.
July 3, 2004... By Andy Mead, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Roy Mundy retired yesterday as president of Kentucky American Water, saying he is "genuinely looking forward to an opportunity to enter into public...

CEO of Massachusetts-based wireless networking firm named top entrepreneur.
July 3, 2004... By Rebecca Lipchitz, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- A local executive has been chosen as the top performer in the networking category of Ernst & Young's annual Entrepreneur of the...

Concord, Mass., hospital CEO resigns.
July 3, 2004... By Rebecca Lipchitz, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--CONCORD, Mass. -- With several big-ticket projects in the pipelines, Emerson Hospital President and CEO Geoffrey Cole is resigning to become president...

Sports store, restaurant to open in Macon, Ga., mall.
July 3, 2004... By Maggie Large, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A new sports memorabilia store and a Tex-Mex restaurant are set to open this summer at Colonial Mall Macon. Sports Fan-Attic, a chain of sports...

California investors plan industrial park south of Chandler, Ariz.
July 3, 2004... By Edward Gately, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A Newport Beach, Calif.-based investment firm has entered Arizona with plans to build an industrial business park on 39 acres about 1 mile south of...

Bartlett Lake, Ariz., boat club members leave ownership hassles in their wake.
July 3, 2004... By John Yantis, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Scottsdale's Billy Thrall gave away the keys to his boat two years ago, but he still makes it onto Bartlett Lake at least three times a week. Sometimes...

Jobless rate remains steady.
July 3, 2004... By James Toedtman, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WASHINGTON -- Americans are still having trouble finding work, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday, with the unemployment rate stuck at 5.6...

U.S. job growth slows as unemployment stays stuck, manufacturing jobs shrink.
July 3, 2004... By James Toedtman, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WASHINGTON -- Americans are still having trouble finding work, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday, with the unemployment rate stuck at 5.6...

New York volunteers in Medicare Rights Center cut red tape, help get answers.
July 3, 2004... By Rose French, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A retired mechanical engineer with a slight Russian accent is on the phone with Richard Hyman, a volunteer for the information hotline operated by the...

Uniondale, N.Y., nail polish maker to be sold for $385 million.
July 3, 2004... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--After months of speculation about its future, Del Laboratories Inc., an old name in Long Island's business community best-known for its brands of...

Burger King to replace top executive.
July 3, 2004... By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A mere year and a half after Burger King brought in a seasoned restaurant executive to engineer a turnaround at the lagging fast-food chain, the company,...

Only 112,000 jobs added in June, falling short of analysts' projections.
July 3, 2004... By Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Employers added jobs at a slower pace last month and fell short of economists' estimates. Stock prices dipped in disappointment to the Labor...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Historical Perspectives column.
July 3, 2004... By Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--INFLATION REARS ITS UGLY HEAD AS PRICES CLIMB AT 5.1 PERCENT RATE: The abrupt return of an old nemesis has spawned a full-blown buyer's strike on Wall...

Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia to auction off 'retired' items.
July 3, 2004... By April Taylor, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- At first glance, they're far from fancy pieces a wooden tub, an obviously used small keg, a huge bucket. But today, they...

Daily Press, Newport News, Va., Ticker column.
July 3, 2004... Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--VIRGINIANS CAN REPORT DO NOT CALL OFFENDERS: A new Virginia law that took effect Thursday allows Virginians to report and prosecute telemarketers who violate...

Newport News, Va., man cited in Bush's message about the economy.
July 3, 2004... By David Lerman, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WASHINGTON -- President Bush tapped a Newport News businessman Friday to help make the case that the economy is improving even as new government...

Norfolk, Va.-area port workers, management agree to tentative pact.
July 3, 2004... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--NORFOLK, Va. -- Negotiators for dockworkers and management said Friday that they had agreed to tentative terms on a local addition to their...

Unique software takes Hampton, Va., business to the next level.
July 3, 2004... By Chris Flores, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--HAMPTON, Va. -- As the much-hyped technology and Internet companies of the late 1990s ran out of cash and plummeted into the annals of tech-bubble...

Businessman to give up controlling stake in London-based fashion company.
July 3, 2004... By Soo Youn, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Stephen Marks' divorce won't cost him the French Connection shirt off his back, but it will strip him of millions and a controlling stake in his firm. ...

Job growth trickles slower in June, at half the pace economists expected.
July 3, 2004... By Tom Van Riper, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Job growth sputtered in June after three surging months, with the economy adding a disappointing 112,000 new positions, the Labor Department said...

Funding battle snarls 6,000 summer youth jobs in New York City.
July 3, 2004... By Frank Lombardi, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The suspense continues for nearly 6,000 youths in danger of being left in the lurch Tuesday, when the city kicks off its summer jobs program. Last...

The Orange County Register, Calif., business briefs column.
July 3, 2004... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--KNOTT'S CITES GOOD WEATHER FOR BOOST IN JUNE ATTENDANCE: Good weather in June boosted attendance at Knott's Berry Farm compared to a year ago, according to a...

Lawsuits against Ralphs over hotel-stay giveaway may proceed, judge rules.
July 3, 2004... By Lisa Munoz, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A judge has denied Ralphs grocery stores' petition to dismiss several lawsuits for a failed promotional giveaway it promised but did not...

Insurers watch to see how California's workers' compensation law will play out.
July 3, 2004... By John Gittelsohn, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Tom Myers, owner of a janitorial service in Tustin, used to take home $48,000 a year. Now his take is $12,000. He gives one reason for...

Lawyers call California's workers compensation law injurious to workers.
July 3, 2004... By Andrew Galvin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--It was only a matter of time before Teresa Andrade suffered a prolapsed cervix. That, essentially, was the finding of a doctor who --...

California's workers' compensation law ineffective, some workers claim.
July 3, 2004... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger worked mightily to reform California's broken workers' compensation system, triumphantly claiming that his efforts would revive the...

Frontier Airlines drops Ontario, Calif., service.
July 3, 2004... By Paul Herrera, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Ontario is out of Frontier Airlines' plans. The Denver-based carrier said it plans to cease its two daily flights to Denver by Oct....

Union Bank's parent buys former San Bernardino, Calif.-based facility.
July 3, 2004... By Jonathan Shikes, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--For the second time in less than a year, Union Bank has dipped into the Inland Empire, agreeing to acquire a community bank with roots...

July 4 brings with it the peak sales season for watermelons in California.
July 3, 2004... By Jonathan Shikes, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Like a good fireworks show, demand for watermelon during the summer tends to build slowly before reaching a frantic crescendo and then...

Distribution business eyes Odessa, Texas, as possible site.
July 3, 2004... By Julie Breaux, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--A distribution company is considering Odessa as a potential site, the Odessa Development Corp. learned Thursday. At a meeting at City Hall Thursday,...

Organization of rural towns forming in Texas.
July 3, 2004... By Ruth Friedberg Campbell, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--To help their voices be better heard in Austin and Washington, D.C., dozens of regional communities are forming a coalition called Small...

Ohio State University hospital workers seek vote on unionizing.
July 3, 2004... By Phil Porter, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--About 400 employees of the Ohio State University Medical Center could be represented by the Teamsters if a union organizing effort succeeds. ...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., business briefs.
July 3, 2004... The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--PSC TO HOLD MEETING ON RATE INCREASE: The Florida Public Service Commission will hold a public meeting about Florida Public Utilities Co.'s proposed rate increase. ...

Home builder calls former executive's suit in Florida an effort to retaliate.
July 3, 2004... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--WCI Communities said a former executive's federal lawsuit is retaliation for the company's not meeting his "outrageous" severance demands. Robert...