Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 8 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 8 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mark Davis column.
August 8, 2004... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--HIGHWAY SIGNS ON THE ROAD TO RICHES: ECONOMIC CORRECTION: There was no economic correction in 2001, according to revised data from the Commerce...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
August 8, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--PLANS OFFER INFLATION PROTECTION: Can safety-oriented investors benefit from inflationary expectations and still avoid the worst that befalls those...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
August 8, 2004... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--DRIVING CONTRACT WILL HELP TEENS AND PARENTS AVOID PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD: Put it in writing. A lot of parents I know say they wished they had...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., at your service column.
August 8, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--GET AN ESTIMATE BEFORE YOU MOVE: At Your Service: I moved from my apartment almost a year ago and have been trying since then to get a damage...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
August 8, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--CHECK IT OUT: BANKS JOIN THE DIGITAL AGE: In coming weeks you will be hearing a lot about something called Check 21, which refers to a significant...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., workplace column.
August 8, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--A TIME-OUT TEMPERS A TANTRUM: How often do you leave a workplace encounter wishing you'd said -- or not said -- something? For many workers,...

The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa., business management Column.
August 8, 2004... By Judy Olian, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--Warnings, by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, of al-Qaida threats against specific financial institutions confronted leaders and...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
August 8, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--LEXUS DELAYED, BUT NOT BY PRIUS: QUESTION: When you reviewed the new hybrid Ford Escape sport-utility vehicle, you said deliveries of the new Lexus hybrid SUV...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
August 8, 2004... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--Americans running to get to the shopping mall encountered a slippery slope leading from the oil patch in June, and things haven't been the same. The...

Chicago Tribune boating column.
August 8, 2004... By Mike Esposito, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--UNIQUE CREW MISSES THEIR MACKINAC RACE TARGET: Six guys crewed on a J/105-class sailboat named Gigi in Chicago Yacht Club's annual Race to Mackinac, which...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
August 8, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--2004: --Acura TSX: Base price: $26,490; Engine: 2.4-liter, 200-h.p. 4-cylinder; Fuel economy: 22 m.p.g. city/29 highway. European version of the Honda Accord...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
August 8, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--EASY TO SEE ADVANTAGES OF 9-3 CONVERTIBLE: The Saab 9-3 convertible performs two tasks most drop tops don't -- it holds four adults and it allows the driver to...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
August 8, 2004... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--CHICAGO -- The traditional wisdom about applying for a mortgage sounds a lot like the kind of advice that young job-seekers get sick of hearing: Ya gotta...

Chicago Tribune transportation briefs Column.
August 8, 2004... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--AUTO: The 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt will start at $13,625 for base sedan and coupe models. Starting prices for other models are $15,920 for the LS...

Chicago Tribune business beat column.
August 8, 2004... By Jim Kirk, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--DOMINICK'S LABOR ISSUES WON'T GO AWAY, SO SALE REMAINS ON SHELF: Word on the street was that once Dominick's got its labor problems patched up, Safeway Inc. could...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
August 8, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--CONSUMER-ORIENTED EMACHINES BRINGS 64-BIT POWER TO THE PORTABLE: Submitted for your consideration, friends and neighbors, here is the long-awaited arrival in...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, O.K. Carter column.
August 8, 2004... By O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--COMMUNITY LOSES WHEN ALTRUISM WANES: Some time back, I joined a local Lions Club at which more than 100 members met weekly. The organization...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Art Chapman column.
August 8, 2004... By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--RIO GRANDE JOURNEY TO BRIDGE U.S.-MEXICO GAP: There was a time when a voyage up the Rio Grande would not have been a startling idea. It was...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, business insider column.
August 8, 2004... By Jeff Caplan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--COLLEGIATE TRACK AN ALL-AMERICAN DEAL: The 11 members of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team who played in the NBA last season made about $75...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Dave Lieber column.
August 8, 2004... By Dave Lieber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--BROTHERS ARE FORCED TO CLOSE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, RESTAURANT: The first omen hit one week before the Wells brothers decided to close their...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Kinsman column.
August 8, 2004... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--SUCCESSFUL LEADERS USE STORIES TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES: Maybe you've been in a conference room when a well-meaning co-worker dims the lights and...

The Bismarck Tribune, N.D., business people column.
August 8, 2004... The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--HUSHKA PROMOTED: KLJ Solutions Co., parent company of the engineering, surveying and planning firm Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, recently named Niles Hushka its chief...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., business briefs column.
August 8, 2004... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--CELLULAR COMPANY OPENS NEW STORE: Future Cellular Communications has opened a new location, across from Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse at 979 Concord Parkway N....

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., business insider column.
August 8, 2004... By Don Hudson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--VIDEO PIONEER WINGS IT SOUTH: Add Steve Kahn to the snowbirds who have flown South. Kahn, an airplane aficionado who produces the "Be A Pilot"...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jack Sirard column.
August 8, 2004... By Jack Sirard, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--It's that time of year again when parents and their teenagers can come to a parting of their pocketbooks. That's right, it's back-to-school...

Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas, business update column.
August 8, 2004... By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--Last week, I called Casey Ramm, vice president of marketing for Academy Sports & Outdoors. We have talked about Academy's interest in placing a...

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
August 8, 2004... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--A GLARING DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE RICH, REST: If the stock market can't do any better, it may be because there are a few disconnects holding it...