Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 20 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 20 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
April 20, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--RETIRING THE IDEA OF RETIREMENT: For the next generation of retirees, the most valuable component of their nest egg may be their willingness and...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kids and Business Column.
April 20, 2003... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--IT'S OK TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF WAR: How many pennies would you need to equal a billion dollars, and what would you do with all that...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Chris Lester Column.
April 20, 2003... By Chris Lester, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--THINGS ARE LOOKING UP DOWNTOWN: Pinch me. I must be dreaming. Downtown is reeling in a whopper deal. The slow-dawning realization that the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske Column.
April 20, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--DON'T LET SCHEMERS SCRAMBLE YOUR NEST EGG: In these uncertain times, the last thing you want to do is jeopardize your retirement benefits. But...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Column.
April 20, 2003

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough Column.
April 20, 2003

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
April 20, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--IMPALA SS WAS EVERYTHING CAPRICE WASN'T--QUESTION: I'm writing in response to your diatribe about the fabulous Chevrolet Caprice (Cars, Feb. 13), which you...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
April 20, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews. 2003 -- ACURA MDX TOURING w/Navi: Base price: $40,500; Engine: 3.5-liter, 260-h.p., 24-valve...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
April 20, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--CHICAGO--TSX PUTS ACURA IN ACCORD WITH LUXURY TREND: Angry? To be sure. Upset? Without a doubt. After giving navigation systems short shrift for...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
April 20, 2003... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--INTERNET MAKES IT EASY TO LODGE COMPLAINTS: It's easier to complain to the Better Business Bureau these days, and that has meant a surge in volume...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Small Business Question & Answer Column.
April 20, 2003

Cedar Falls, Iowa, Utility Increases Power Production as Rates Jump.
April 20, 2003

The Philadelphia Inquirer Home Real Estate Column.
April 20, 2003

Growing Schuylkill County, Pa., Firms Find Home in Business Incubator.
April 20, 2003

Reading Eagle, Pa., Newsmakers Column.
April 20, 2003

Pennsylvania Governor's Proposal May Give Boost to New Businesses.
April 20, 2003

Muhlenberg, Pa., Uniform Firm's Made-in-U.S.A. Message Gets Stamp of Approval.
April 20, 2003

The Seattle Times Economic Memo Column.
April 20, 2003

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dan Gillmor Column.
April 20, 2003

U.S. IT Spending an Obstacle Course for Tech Firms.
April 20, 2003

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
April 20, 2003

Minneapolis Retailer Cues Up Billiards Store with New Products, Services.
April 20, 2003

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
April 20, 2003

Minnesota Author Finds Surprise Success with Story of Coal.
April 20, 2003

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Real World Economics Column.
April 20, 2003

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
April 20, 2003

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
April 20, 2003... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--Whither the marketmakers? Wall Street firms shy from role as buyers and sellersInvestors looking for the bottom of the bear market can ponder economic...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
April 20, 2003... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--POISED FOR GROWTH: As war in Iraq fades from the headlines, optimists are saying the economy is poised on the launching pad, ready for liftoff. By midsummer,...

Chicago Tribune Car Notes Column.
April 20, 2003... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--NEW YORK--MARINER SUV SET TO COME ABOARD AT MERCURY: Mercury will add a small sport-utility vehicle for the 2005 model year, a derivative of the...

Retiring GM Chief Talks about Board Future.
April 20, 2003

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column.
April 20, 2003... By David Greising, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--LATE REVELATION LEAVES CARTY IN LURCH OVER PERKS: Maybe Don Carty just plain forgot. Maybe it slipped his mind that American Airlines last October had...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
April 20, 2003... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--CHICAGO--Waste not, want not: Here are some thoughts constructed entirely from surplus, er, building materials. I've slowly begun to abandon my Chicken...

Suzuki Reaches for Higher Sales with Broader Lineup.
April 20, 2003

Transportation Board Investigates Safety of 15-Passenger Vans.
April 20, 2003

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Compound Interest Column.
April 20, 2003

For Heavy-Equipment Workers, Atlanta Airport Runway Expansion Job is Cut Above.
April 20, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ernest Holsendolph Column.
April 20, 2003

Airplane Contract Means Lockheed Will Keep Marietta, Ga., Plant Running.
April 20, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technology Queries Column.
April 20, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy Column.
April 20, 2003

Pfizer Tries to Reassure as It Gobbles Up Competitors.
April 20, 2003

Tenants of Munster, Ind., Strip Mall Get Out as Target Plans to Move In.
April 20, 2003

Pittsburgh Leaders Struggle to Find Alternative to Business Taxes.
April 20, 2003

The Philadelphia Inquirer Personal Finance Column.
April 20, 2003

Tobacco Industry Troubles Threaten Financial Future of Master Settlement.
April 20, 2003

South Bend Tribune, Ind., Action Line Column.
April 20, 2003... By Carol Elliott, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--RADIO PROMO NOT 'DEER' TO LISTENER'S HEART: This winter, the radio station WAOR-FM (95.3) asked listeners many, many times each day to send...

South Bend, Ind., Airport Eyes More Land to West.
April 20, 2003

South Bend Tribune, Ind., Ed Semmler Column.
April 20, 2003... By Ed Semmler, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--EXECUTIVE HELP IS VOLUNTEERISM AT ITS BEST: The strength of any good community is its volunteers. Thousands of people -- young and old -- devote...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Kinsman Column.
April 20, 2003... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--GET ENERGIZED, BUT DON'T JUST SPIN YOUR WHEELS: The workday is eight hours, every day, but for many of us that doesn't seem like enough time to...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column.
April 20, 2003

Financial Institutions Seeing Higher Demand for Online Services.
April 20, 2003

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim Column.
April 20, 2003... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--QUESTION: You recently advised a reader to use the command "control userwords2" in order to find a menu that will allow a user to stop a Windows XP computer...

Chicago Tribune Download Column.
April 20, 2003... By Christine Tatum, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--Voice mail hijacking is leaving a small but growing number of consumers with ringing ears. Hearing you're on the hook for a $12,000 phone bill like K.C....

Some Private Equity Investors Develop Taste for Franchises.
April 20, 2003

Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column.
April 20, 2003... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--Fifteen companies owned by women will detail their business plans this week in hopes of landing financing at a venture capital forum sponsored by the Women's Business...

Chicago Tribune Technology Buzz Column.
April 20, 2003... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--With those amazing but chunky videophone news segments from the front lines in Iraq freshly in mind, Nokia last week introduced the 3650 cell phone, which can...

Toledo, Ohio, Supermarket Chain Drawing to Gradual Close.
April 20, 2003

Monroe, Mich., Nuns Attempt to Make Home More Earth-Friendly.
April 20, 2003

Business Blossoms at Bridgeport, Conn., Retail Site.
April 20, 2003

Terror Security Takes High-Tech Turn in Connecticut.
April 20, 2003

Former Mechanical-Services Workers Carve Out New Futures in Boulder, Colo.
April 20, 2003

Houston Mechanical-Service Company Woes Bring Down Boulder, Colo., Operation.
April 20, 2003

Official Says Boston Airport 'No Worse Off' Than Comparable Facilities.
April 20, 2003

The Boston Globe Business Book Review Column.
April 20, 2003

The Boston Globe Business Intelligence Column.
April 20, 2003

The Boston Globe Consumer Beat Column.
April 20, 2003

The Boston Globe Economic Life Column.
April 20, 2003

U.S. Forces Take Custody of Two Key Iraqi Officials; Marines Begin to Pull Out.
April 20, 2003

Massachusetts Jobless Rate Fails to Reflect True State of Economy.
April 20, 2003

Marines Experience Sandstorms to Snipers, Then Triumph in Baghdad.
April 20, 2003

With Lost Innocence, Rhode Island Fire Survivors Reassess Lives.
April 20, 2003

OPINION: Proposed Massachusetts Wind Farm about Cash, Not Environment.
April 20, 2003

The Boston Globe Peaks & Valleys Column.
April 20, 2003

California Pension Fund's Social, Corporate Activism Draws Attention.
April 20, 2003

Smoking War Heats Up in South Yarmouth, Mass.
April 20, 2003

Massachusetts House Leaders Propose Bailout for Uninsured Care Fund.
April 20, 2003

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Personal Finance Column.
April 20, 2003

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Business Beat Column.
April 20, 2003... By David W. Hill, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--For adult children with aging parents, making sure they are taken care of is a constant worry -- no matter how self-sufficient they are. Now, area...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Business Briefs Column.
April 20, 2003

Centre County, Pa., Economic Rescue Operations Spring Up after Corning Notice.
April 20, 2003

Quick-Serve Chains Pay High Price for Low-Cost Value Menus.
April 20, 2003

The San Diego Union-Tribune Personal Finance Column.
April 20, 2003... By Ann Perry, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--REMODELING CAN SERVE AS AN INVESTMENT: Not too many years ago, dinner party chatter was often dominated by discussions of hot stock market tips. ...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat Column.
April 20, 2003... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--CONNECTING TO THE NEW REALITY: PHONES ARE HOT, COMPUTERS NOT--Today's column is being written grudgingly about the dramatically faster Internet-enabled...

OPEC Disarray Grows as Giant Oil Supply Looms in Market's Future.
April 20, 2003