Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 17 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 17 2003

Augusta, Ga., Restaurant Converts to Full-Time Bar.
May 17, 2003... By Vicky Eckenrode, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Because it's easier to pour a pitcher than slow roast ribs, the downtown barbecue restaurant, Treybon, has turned into a full-time bar and dropped...

Dillard's Tries for New Look.
May 17, 2003... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Dillard's is dusting off its dowdy image and pushing a chic, fresh look in a new advertising campaign aimed at younger Atlanta shoppers. ...

Consumer Price Index Down in April.
May 17, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Consumer prices dropped in April, which was good for shoppers but perhaps not so good for an ailing economy. April's Consumer Price...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Retailing Column.
May 17, 2003... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--PENNEY NOT INCLUDED IN NORTH POINT GROWTH PLAN: Alpharetta consumers may have outgrown J.C. Penney at North Point Mall. No closure is...

Yazoo City, Miss.-Based Fertilizer Maker Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization.
May 17, 2003... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--PASCAGOULA, Miss.--Mississippi Phosphate's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but the move will not lead to any staff...

Garden Clubs, Shriners Bring Visitors to Biloxi, Miss.
May 17, 2003... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--BILOXI, Miss.--Two organizations, the Dixie Shriners and the National Garden Clubs, are holding annual conventions in Biloxi that are bringing in 1,900 delegates....

AT&T Encourages Mobile-Phone Callers to Recycle.
May 17, 2003

Tampa, Fla., Auction Fails to Attract Bidders for Regal Empress Cruise Ship.
May 17, 2003... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--TAMPA, Fla.--Attorneys, former cruise-ship employees and other curious parties stood silently with all eyes and television cameras focused on an...

Bradenton, Fla., Interior Decorator Offers Quick Home Makeovers.
May 17, 2003... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--It's not necessarily as drastic a change as you might see on the television program "Trading Spaces," but for some area homeowners looking for a...

Bradenton, Fla., Financial Planner Charges by Hour.
May 17, 2003... By Christopher Cole, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--If professionals like attorneys charge hourly fees, why shouldn't financial planners? The idea could help expand the reach of expert advice to...

Some Dog Breeds Cause Owners to Lose Home Insurance.
May 17, 2003... By Jesse Westbrook, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Last fall, Jennifer Platko received a letter from her homeowners insurance provider. The note unceremoniously announced the cancellation of the...

Inspectors Find Environmental Violations in Brownsville, Texas-Area Warehouses.
May 17, 2003... By Alison Beshur, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--BROWNSVILLE, Texas--Nearly half a dozen warehouses in Brownsville received warnings of violations this week after state environmental inspectors...

Brownsville, Texas, Hospital Loses CEO.
May 17, 2003... By Mel Huff, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--BROWNSVILLE, Texas--The Brownsville Medical Center's chief administrator said he has accepted a position to head St. Luke's Baptist Hospital in San...

Netherlands-Based Ahold Reports Increased Sales in U.S. Stores.
May 17, 2003... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Troubled global food retailer Royal Ahold NV, owner of Giant Food Inc. and Columbia-based U.S. Foodservice, said yesterday first-quarter sales at its...

State Unveils First Attempt to Rate Maryland Hospitals.
May 17, 2003... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--State officials unveiled their first attempt to grade and assess the quality of care offered by Maryland's hospitals yesterday, hailing it as a powerful new tool that will help...

U.S. Sends Banker to Baghdad to Kick Start Capitalism.
May 17, 2003... By Robert Little, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--WASHINGTON -- Even as Iraq remains gripped by danger and chaos, its citizens embittered by a lack of security, jobs or such basic services as health care and...

FAA Probes Handling of Inspection Records of West Virginia Hangar.
May 17, 2003... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing why it initially failed to find inspection records related to a Huntington, W.Va., hangar, where work was done on a...

Tobacco Firms Settle Lawsuit by Growers Alleging Price Fixing.
May 17, 2003... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--All but one of the nation's major cigarette manufacturers agreed Friday to make large purchases of domestically grown tobacco over the next decade and pay $200...

Debate on Cause of US Airways Crash Centers on Weight vs. Error.
May 17, 2003... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Although the fatal crash of US Airways Express Flight 5481 has prompted a nationwide revision of airline passenger weight estimates, investigators aren't convinced...

Texas Tries to Woo Boeing Assembly Plant.
May 17, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Texas and Boeing Co. will start up the site-selection dance once again. Texas' economic development agency said Friday it will aggressively lobby...

Mexican Voters' Data Illegally Obtained, Atlanta Firm Says.
May 17, 2003... By Ricardo Chavira, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--An Atlanta firm that sells personal information bought confidential voter data on 70 million Mexicans that had been illegally obtained by a vendor,...

TXU Chief Expresses Confidence in Company's Comeback.
May 17, 2003

Fraser, Mich.-Based Auto Plant Machinery Maker Shuts Down.
May 17, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--In the end, the man who made his name turning around troubled companies couldn't turn around one of his. Citation Tool Inc., a longtime Fraser-based...

GM Celebrates Buick's 100th Birthday.
May 17, 2003... By Shabina S. Khatri, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Buick Motor Co. will return to Detroit, home of its first experimental vehicle, to start celebrating the automaker's 100th birthday and complete its...

Detroit Hospital Looks to Consultant for Help.
May 17, 2003... By Kim Norris, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Detroit Medical Center is hiring an outside consultant to evaluate plans for closing hospitals and curtailing services if the health system does not get...

IRS Gives Northwest relief; Airline Can Put Off Pension Fund Payment.
May 17, 2003... By Rajiv Vyas, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Northwest Airlines, which counts Detroit as its biggest hub, has reached a tentative agreement with the Internal Revenue Service to defer a $454-million...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
May 17, 2003... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--OPTIMISM PRECEDES PALACE MEETING: The worst of Michigan's tech slump seems to be over. Now what does the tech industry do? That's the dilemma facing...

Housing Sales Drop in Durham, N.C., in First Quarter 2003.
May 17, 2003... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Economic reality set in for Durham's housing market in the first quarter, as sales of single family homes dropped 9 percent. Sales of new homes...

Duluth, Minn., Businessman Buys Industrial Complex, Plans Restoration Project.
May 17, 2003... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Duluth businessman Alessandro Giuliani said Friday he had successfully completed his acquisition of the former Clyde Iron Industrial Complex. Terms of the...

Union City, Pa., Ethan Allen Plant to Stay Open for Now.
May 17, 2003... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--UNION CITY, Pa.--Thursday was to be the last day at Ethan Allen Inc.'s Cherry Hill plant in Union City. It still will be -- but only for the plant's...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mike Norman Column.
May 17, 2003... By Mike Norman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--David Dewhurst and Tom Craddick, the high-profile rookies who are in charge of the two chambers of the Texas Legislature, are not similar people....

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Auto Answers Column.
May 17, 2003... By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--QUESTION: I own a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, and I am concerned about the rate at which it is burning oil. About six months ago the "check oil"...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Auto Review Column.
May 17, 2003... By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Mustang Cobra brings back a lot of good memories -- it's a rear-wheel-drive convertible that knows what it wants to do and does it quickly...

Pratt & Whitney Gets $1.26 Billion Air Force Contract for C-17 Engines.
May 17, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Pratt & Whitney division of United Technologies Corp. was officially awarded a $1.26 billion contract Friday by the U.S. Air Force to provide 240 F117 engines for...

Asbestos Liability, Unstable Markets Threaten Hartford Financial's Earnings.
May 17, 2003... By Matthew Lubanko, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Hartford stag, though hobbled by a serious asbestos injury earlier this week, can still run with the swift in the financial services herd....

Hartford Financial Services Sells Most of Reinsurance Business to Bermuda Firm.
May 17, 2003... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Hartford, looking to redeploy capital to its main pursuits, has sold most of its reinsurance business in a deal that will likely leave some of...

Federal Regulators Order Energy Supplier to Fulfill Connecticut Light Contract.
May 17, 2003... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Federal energy regulators late Friday averted what could have become a crisis by ordering a key supplier of electricity to continue providing service...

Houston Chronicle Computing Column.
May 17, 2003... By Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--BEST BLOCKER YET FRIES SPAM FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK: Here's little doubt that spam is the most vexing computing issue of the day. If you've got any doubt,...

Bill Would End Tax Advantages for Death Benefits.
May 17, 2003... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Companies that buy "dead peasant" life insurance would lose its tax advantage under a bill introduced this week in Congress. Currently, employers who buy...

Houston-Based Oil Firm Digs for Documents Near Hobbs, N.M.
May 17, 2003... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--It's not unusual for energy companies to dig holes in the ground, but Houston-based EOTT Energy has been burrowing in the desert near Hobbs, N.M., in search of...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
May 17, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--WHEAT FUTURES CLOSE MIXED: Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures closed mixed Friday as various factors influenced the market. Chicago corn...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
May 17, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--It may not be good form to toot your own horn. But it sure did this ink-stained wretch's heart good when my employer got the go-ahead from...

Westar Energy Executives Solicited Political Contributions, Report Says.
May 17, 2003... By Eric Palmer, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Westar Energy executives may have violated federal election laws by being "conduits" for contributions to federal candidates, according to the...

Ellsworth, Kan., Charitable Foundation Awards Project Grants to Local Groups.
May 17, 2003... The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--ELLSWORTH, Kan.--Ellsworth-based Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation awarded $2,500 in grants Friday to four local groups. The award-winners were: -- Post Rock...

Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Bill 'Fraudulent' Taxes to Passengers, Suit Claims.
May 17, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Royal Caribbean Cruises and its subsidiary Celebrity Cruise Lines have billed at least $150 million in "fraudulent" taxes to passengers that the companies pocketed as additional...

Chicago-Based Venture-Capital Fund Caters to Hispanic Business Owners.
May 17, 2003... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Hispanic business owners have a new financing source to tap: Hispania Capital Partners, a $70 million venture-capital fund. The Chicago-based fund, which...

Island Record's Founder to Sell Miami, Fla., Property to Fund Resort Expansion.
May 17, 2003... By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is selling six of his seven South Beach properties, including the Tides and Kent hotels, ending more than a decade of...

Senate Passes Repeal of Tax Benefits for Americans Working Abroad.
May 17, 2003... By Jane Bussey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--A Senate provision to repeal the tax benefits for Americans working abroad has sparked a contentious dispute with business lobbyists. The package, narrowly...

Barnes & Noble Mulls Move from Stand-Alone Building in Milwaukee to Mall.
May 17, 2003

Wisconsin Bank's Failure Underlines Danger Keep Too Much Money in One Bank.
May 17, 2003... By Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--When the financial underpinnings of the First National Bank of Blanchardville, Wis., became so shaky that regulators took the drastic step of closing...

Metro Milwaukee's New Home Market Falters in 2003.
May 17, 2003... By Michele Derus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Metro Milwaukee's new home market continued its 2003 hibernation in April. Last month, just 215 single-family building permits were issued, 35...

Milwaukee-Based Machinery Labels Supplier Cuts 10 Percent of Workforce.
May 17, 2003... By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Brady Corp. on Friday announced the deepest round of layoffs in its 89-year history, cutting about 300 jobs or 10 percent of its workforce. ...

Racine, Wis.-Based Consumer Products Firm, Group Oppose Power Plants.
May 17, 2003... By Jason Gertzen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. and an environmental group filed a lawsuit Friday over the state's review of a We Energies initiative to build new power...

Arizona Follows National Trend with Increase in Bankruptcy Filings.
May 17, 2003... By Edward Gately, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Bankruptcy filings are up across Arizona, following a national trend, and are expected to end the year 10 percent to 15 percent ahead of last year's...

Development Leaders to Pitch Mesa, Ariz., Airport as Boeing 7E7 Assembly Site.
May 17, 2003... By J. Craig Anderson, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--East Valley economic development officials will get their shot at pitching Williams Gateway Airport as the best place to assemble the economical...

Boeing Agrees to Settle Fraud Lawsuit Involving Army, Apache Helicopter Part.
May 17, 2003... By Ed Taylor, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Boeing Co. has agreed to pay $2.5million to the U.S. Army and $1.4million to a former employee to settle a fraud lawsuit involving an allegedly...

Cox Ad Campaign to Spur Mesa, Ariz., Customers to Oppose Fee Hike Gets Results.
May 17, 2003... By Ed Taylor, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--An advertising campaign by Cox Communications designed to mobilize its customers to oppose a proposed fee increase in Mesa has triggered in a flood of...

Merv Griffin Visits Scottsdale, Ariz., Hilton to Push Jazz Series, Halt Rumors.
May 17, 2003... By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Despite rumors that his Scottsdale resort is for sale, celebrity hotel owner Merv Griffin said his Valley inn is the best of the bunch -- his and...

Maine Agriculture Commissioner Supports National Dairy Push on Overproduction.
May 17, 2003... By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--AUGUSTA, Maine--Maine Agriculture Commissioner Robert Spear said Friday he supports the efforts of a national dairy organization to garner support...

New Hampton, Va., Center Nabs Five Conventions.
May 17, 2003... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Five conventions have already been confirmed for Hampton, Va.'s, new convention center, city officials said Friday at a groundbreaking for the...

Northrop Grumman to Add Domestic-Partner Benefits for Employees.
May 17, 2003... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Northrop Grumman, the largest private employer in Hampton Roads, Va., plans to begin offering domestic-partner benefits next year to gay and...

Sports Business Pioneer, Mark McCormack, Dies.
May 17, 2003... By Dave Fairbank, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Mark McCormack a College of William and Mary alumnus and benefactor who revolutionized the business of sports and created a global empire died...

Property Becomes Largest Office Project in Hampton Roads, Va.
May 17, 2003... By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Advantis Real Estate Services Co. has been hired to lease NetCenter, formerly the Newmarket Fair Mall, and now, the largest office project in...

Angry AOL Shareholders Withhold Votes to Reelect Case, Cronies to Board.
May 17, 2003... By PHYLLIS FURMAN, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--LANSDOWNE, Va -- Fed-up shareholders of AOL Time Warner gave Steve Case and his cronies a big thumbs-down yesterday -- withholding votes to reelect them...

Falling Inflation, Housing Slowdown Raises New Worries over Economy.
May 17, 2003... By Judith Schoolman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Dwindling inflation and a slowdown in the robust housing market last month raised worries of new threats to the already struggling economy. So...

Former CEO Fails to Make $25 Million Payment to WorldCom.
May 17, 2003

The Orange County Register, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
May 17, 2003... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--BOEING LOOKING FOR SITE TO ASSEMBLE 7E7 PASSENGER JET: There was a lot of news out of Boeing on Friday. The company announced it will assemble its new 7E7...

Boeing's New Weapons Contract Worth $15 Billion, Report Says.
May 17, 2003... The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--WASHINGTON--Boeing Co. has won a $14.92 billion contract to design and test the tanks and weapons of the future as part of the Pentagon's plan to modernize the...

IKEA to Move to Bigger Digs in Costa Mesa, Calif.
May 17, 2003... By Tiffany Montgomery, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Home-furnishing retailer IKEA has outgrown its Tustin Marketplace location and will open a new store in Costa Mesa at the end of the...

Former Irvine, Calif., Taco Bell Manager Wins Wrongful-Termination Suit.
May 17, 2003... By Andrew Galvin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--A former Taco Bell corporate manager won an $800,000 jury verdict in a wrongful-termination suit against the company this week. Michael...

Area Ford Enthusiasts Celebrate Company's 100th Anniversary in Salt Lake City.
May 17, 2003... By Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--SALT LAKE CITY--Representatives from Ford Motor Co. as well as dealers, customers and suppliers were at the E-Center Friday to celebrate the...

Retailer Kohl's Is Eyeing Locations in Utah as It Increases Presence in West.
May 17, 2003... By Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--LAYTON, Utah--Specialty department store retailer Kohl's Corp. may be coming to do business in the Top of Utah soon. Layton city planner Peter...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Susan Strother Clarke Column.
May 17, 2003... By Susan Strother Clarke, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--With a federal tax cut likely this year, it's time to check in with a business that could benefit from a little backing off by Uncle Sam. ...

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Computer Column.
May 17, 2003... By Chris Cobbs, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Color printers are so common these days, it's rare to find a PC-equipped home without one. Color inkjets produce nice results, especially when used...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Consumer Watch Column.
May 17, 2003... By Jeff Gelles, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--There's something of Catch-22, or maybe of Kafka, in Peter Knutson's recent go-round with customer service at ScanSoft, the software manufacturer. ...

Decline in Prices Good for Consumers, Not Bad for Economy.
May 17, 2003... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Prices declined by a surprisingly large amount last month, enough to cheer consumers but not enough to depress economists who have worried lately about deflation. ...

Norwegian Cruise Line to Sail Cruises from Philadelphia.
May 17, 2003... By Thomas J. Brady, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Get ready to start cruising, Philadelphia! Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday said it had signed an agreement with the Delaware River Port...

Kurdish Region Loses Much of Its Revenue Sources.
May 17, 2003... By Michael Currie Schaffer, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--May 17--IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region lost a longtime nemesis in the war, but it also lost much of the revenue sources...

Technology from Two North Carolina Universities Pumps Blood-Clotting Product.
May 17, 2003... By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--A spinoff from two North Carolina universities is working on producing a blood-clotting medication that it hopes will some day save the lives...

Bosch Brake Engineering Plant in South Bend, Ind., Shows Off Facility Upgrades.
May 17, 2003... By Ashley McCall, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--SOUTH BEND, Ind.--Three years ago, Robert Bosch Corp. was at a crossroads. The company's South Bend-based North American Brake Engineering Center...

Indiana Farmers Anxious about Getting Crops Planted as Wet Weather Persists.
May 17, 2003... By Wayne Falda, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Farmers around Bremen are sun-depraved, Bill Swan explained. Er -- sun-deprived, he meant to say. "I guess maybe both," Swan reflected after...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Silicon Valley at Work Column.
May 17, 2003... By Margaret Steen, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--HOW SARS IS AFFECTING THE LOCAL WORKPLACE: We've heard about the problems that severe acute respiratory syndrome is causing for businesses in...

FCC Review Could Hurt Clear Channel.
May 17, 2003... By L.A. Lorek, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--The Federal Communications Commission is looking at limiting how many radio stations a company can own in a single market as part of its June 2 review of...

Concierges Play Vital Role in Texas' Tourism Industry.
May 17, 2003... By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--Chef concierge John G. Ruiz gets some bizarre requests from guests at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Spa. On Tuesday, he had to find tickets...