Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 5 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 5 2001

Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Joins Computer Price War with Dell.
May 5, 2001

New York Businessman Visits Aberdeen, S.D., College for Board Meeting.
May 5, 2001

Aberdeen, S.D., Motorcycle Owners Group Sponsors Awareness Show.
May 5, 2001

First Union, Wachovia Bank Deal to Reduce Branches.
May 5, 2001

Two Executives at Home Depot Get New Roles.
May 5, 2001

U.S. Job Losses in April Are Deepest in Decade.
May 5, 2001

UPS Expansion Flurry Sets Up New Services.
May 5, 2001

Fremont, Calif.-Based Semiconductor Equipment Maker Lays Off 180.
May 5, 2001

Charlotte, N.C.'s New Area Code Proves Popular with Big Technology Firms.
May 5, 2001

SBC Communications to Reveal High-Speed Internet Plan.
May 5, 2001

Southwest Airlines Files Lawsuit against Orbitz.
May 5, 2001

Texas High-Tech Firm's CEO to Speak in Detroit.
May 5, 2001

Kmart Recruits Former Sears Executive for Chief Financial Officer Post.
May 5, 2001

Federal Antitrust Cases Aim at Helping Consumers.
May 5, 2001

Detroit's Visitor Boom Tops Off.
May 5, 2001

Florida Regulators Look into BellSouth's `Win Back' Program.
May 5, 2001

Regulators May Investigate Florida Power & Light Co.'s Finances.
May 5, 2001

Cambridge, Mass.-Based Drug Firm to Raise Its Sales Forecast.
May 5, 2001

New Jersey to Review Curriculum Standards for Public Education.
May 5, 2001

Oncologists Blast Florida Insurer's New Cancer Drug Program.
May 5, 2001

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis Column.
May 5, 2001

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Cable Network Reports Quarterly Loss.
May 5, 2001

Missouri Attorney General Files Suit Over Bioengineered Corn.
May 5, 2001

Kansas Decides to Use One-Time Tax Refund for Low-Income Energy Assistance.
May 5, 2001

Tourism Takes Center Stage in Kansas City, Mo.
May 5, 2001

Employees File Bias Suit against Danville, Ky.-Based Electronics Maker.
May 5, 2001

Lexington, Ky.-Based Online Textbook Seller Sues Sister Firm.
May 5, 2001

Carolina Merchants Await Impact of HomePlace Chain's Impending Sale.
May 5, 2001

Miami-Area Official Approves Construction Firm for Airport Expansion Project.
May 5, 2001

Mixed-Use Project, Shopping Center Is Labor of Love for Miami-Area Developer.
May 5, 2001

El Salvador Bird-Flu Outbreak Triggers Regional Trade War over Poultry.
May 5, 2001

Florida Panel to Vote on Possible Examination of Utility's Electricity Rates.
May 5, 2001

Investment Firm Buys Memphis, Tenn., Public Housing Property.
May 5, 2001

Chicago Fed Official Says No Recession Is on the Way.
May 5, 2001

Union Expects Deal with East Chicago, Ind., Steelmaker Next Week.
May 5, 2001

OshKosh B'Gosh Banks on Renewed Retail Alliance with Kohl's.
May 5, 2001

Regulators Approve Surcharge by Wisconsin Energy to Cover Rising Power Costs.
May 5, 2001

Flight Attendants Union Calls for a Search for New America West Executive.
May 5, 2001

Chandler, Ariz., Mall Targets Teens.
May 5, 2001

Amherst, N.H.-Area Business Clinic Diagnoses Problems in Companies.
May 5, 2001

Norfolk, Va.-Based Computer Services Firm Begins Franchising.
May 5, 2001

Analysts Say Hirings Still Exceed Firings in New York.
May 5, 2001

Stock Markets Rise on Bad Employment News as Investors Await Rate Cut.
May 5, 2001

Croissant Venture Finds Success in California, Other Airports.
May 5, 2001

Energy Executives Make Millions Selling to Deregulated Market in California.
May 5, 2001

Lawrenceville, Pa., Health Care System Scouts for a Partner.
May 5, 2001

Canonsburg, Pa.-Based Technology Consultancy Lays Off 10 More Employees.
May 5, 2001

Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania Expect to Meet Summer Demand for Power.
May 5, 2001

Rhode Island Banks Bicker Over Figures Used to Measure Growth.
May 5, 2001

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 5, 2001

Lower Rents, Quality of Life Send High-Tech Firms to Rhode Island.
May 5, 2001

Analyst Sees Big Role for Raleigh, N.C.-Based Nortel Executive.
May 5, 2001

Two of Oldest Public Companies in Raleigh, N.C., Disappear from Stock Markets.
May 5, 2001

Electronics Retailer Circuit City Reduces Its Advertising Staff.
May 5, 2001

Richmond, Va., Economy Better Than National Outlook.
May 5, 2001

Coach Company Workers Are Concerned for Their Jobs in Elkhart, Ind., Area.
May 5, 2001

San Francisco-Area Apartment Vacancies Rise.
May 5, 2001

Work Center in San Carlos, Calif., Continues to Help Despite Slow Economy.
May 5, 2001

Slow Economy Incites Airlines to Offer Sales.
May 5, 2001

Energizer to Relaunch Core Brand Under New Name.
May 5, 2001

Cookie Company to Close St. Louis Operations.
May 5, 2001

Forbes Criticizes Greenspan in Speech to Stockbrokers in St. Louis.
May 5, 2001

Finance Professor Discusses Market's Near Future at St. Louis Conference.
May 5, 2001

Steel Firm Sells St. Louis Headquarters, Announces Arkansas Plant Closure.
May 5, 2001

TWA Announces Changes to Puerto Rico Flight Schedule.
May 5, 2001

Chesterfield, Mo., Company Gets Chance at Worknet Communications Customers.
May 5, 2001

San Luis Obispo, Calif., Growers Wait Out Avocado `Bumper Crop'.
May 5, 2001... By Leslie E. Stevens, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5--This week's bumper avocado harvest is one bonanza that local growers are content to sit out. Growers in the warmer southern climes...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Business Buzz Column.
May 5, 2001... The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5--Mike Rowley, owner of Straight Down Clothing Co. in San Luis Obispo, saw his company's golf shirts splashed onto network television last weekend. The clothing...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
May 5, 2001

Minnesota Senate Passes Legislation to Avert Energy Shortage.
May 5, 2001

Minnesota Officials Watch Britain as They Prepare to Fight Livestock Disease.
May 5, 2001

Problems at Chicago Airport Hit a Nerve with Local Businesses.
May 5, 2001

Jet Parking a Factor in Boeing Headquarters Search.
May 5, 2001

With Technology Stock Drop, Chicago Goes Back to Classic Corporate Profile.
May 5, 2001

Refiners Work to Increase Gasoline Supply in Chicago.
May 5, 2001

President of Chicago-Area Medical Center to Step Down.
May 5, 2001

Amtrak Hires Firm to Redevelop Chicago's Union Station.
May 5, 2001

Sears Says Goodbye to Chief Financial Officer, Welcomes Successor.
May 5, 2001

Birmingham, Ala.-Based Bank to Buy Hampton Roads, Va.-Based Bank.
May 5, 2001

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to Gain Control of $155 Million in Assets.
May 5, 2001

Verizon Communications Restructures Norfolk, Va., Call Center.
May 5, 2001

Black Earth, Wis.-Based Publishing Group Adds Second Book Division.
May 5, 2001

Winston-Salem, N.C.-Area Pupils Take Part in Collegiate Entrepreneur Contest.
May 5, 2001

Southwest Sues Internet Travel Company Over Use of Information.
May 5, 2001