Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 13 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 13 2005

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
February 13, 2005... By Andrew Cassel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Regular readers may have figured out by now that I'm not wild about President Bush's proposed overhaul of Social Security. Nevertheless, I think...

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
February 13, 2005... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--On the surface, Section 529 college investment plans look like such a good deal: Put money in, watch it grow for years, then take it out to pay college...

Silicon Valley VCs invest in digital living room.
February 13, 2005... By Matt Marshall, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--So what about that dream of the perfect "digital living room," where you can access TV, Internet, radio, music, video -- all things digital, all...

Gates, CEOs to stress computer security at S.F. conference.
February 13, 2005... By Dan Lee, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is coming to San Francisco to take on hackers and spammers -- and skeptics of his company's ability to defend its...

Oversight worries for state nail establishments.
February 13, 2005... By Esther Landhuis, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Several months after the public first became aware of the mysterious infection plaguing nail salon patrons, health authorities are still...

Start-ups' strategy: If you can't beat majors, join 'em.
February 13, 2005... By Matt Marshall, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--History shows that Silicon Valley start-ups can get blind-sided by going it alone. Digital-video-recorder company TiVo hoped to dominate its...

Health insurance program aimed at efficiency brings confusion, outrage.
February 13, 2005... By Judith Vandewater, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--A health insurance program intended to steer autoworkers and their families to the highest quality and most efficient doctors is being met with a...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus column.
February 13, 2005... By David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--SARA LEE BROUGHT ONLY HALF A LOAF: It's always interesting to look back at old merger announcements. Their optimism can look, well, cockeyed a few...

Kia's chief at home in the driver's seat.
February 13, 2005... By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--CHICAGO -- Peter Butterfield, who runs one of the fastest-growing car companies in the U.S., showed he had potential in the auto industry when, at age 15, he sold...

Chicago Tribune New Cars column.
February 13, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--CHEVY SNOOPS, GETS A BETTER HANDLE ON SSR: Chevrolet designers knocked themselves out in creating the SSR, a roadster truck with a retractable metal hardtop and a...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate column.
February 13, 2005... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--CHICAGO -- When a noted economist uses the word "scary," it gets your attention. Especially when the economist, like many of his fellow housing-market...

Discount retailers opening new stores in Orangeburg.
February 13, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Two of the nation's leading discount retailers are opening new stores in Orangeburg. Both are locating at high-traffic intersections. Dollar...

The Boston Globe Consumer Beat column.
February 13, 2005... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--SQUEEZING NEW PROFITS BY TWEAKING OLD PRODUCTS: Two huge consumer brands were busy cloning themselves last week. Procter & Gamble Co. was rolling out a cold...

The Boston Globe Economic Life column.
February 13, 2005... By Charles Stein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--WE'LL PAY THE PIPER LATER IF OUR LEADERS KEEP TAXES LOW: Budgets are tight in Washington and in Boston. President Bush's proposed $2.57 trillion budget calls...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., people in motion column.
February 13, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--William D. Vaughn of Moraga has joined U.S. Trust in San Francisco, a wealth management company, as a senior vice president and senior portfolio...

More trucks likely to come under new CAFE umbrella.
February 13, 2005... By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Fuel-economy standards for light trucks will rise slightly in the next two years and could change dramatically as early as 2008, when new definitions of what...

Chicago Tribune boating column.
February 13, 2005... By Mike Esposito, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--TIPS TO KEEP IT FROM BEING 'TILL SAILING DO US PART': Sailing some distant sea with your life's love is a nice vision with Valentine's Day just over the...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
February 13, 2005... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--WILL HOT HOUSING COOL OFF? After four record years in a row, and a boom that has extended for more than a decade, players in the housing industry keep...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
February 13, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--IDLING VAN BURNS UP MORE THAN GAS: QUESTION: I'm the finance manager for a small non-profit group that assists low-income elderly. Our vehicle fleet includes two...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Eye on Money column.
February 13, 2005... By Gail MarksJarvis, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--If you worry when a black cat crosses your path, January's stock market might have taken on the persona of a dangerous feline. According...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Real World Economics column.
February 13, 2005... By Edward Lotterman, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--GAS TAX GOOD, AUTOMOBILE TAX NOT SO GOOD: Minnesota state Sen. Dick Day's proposal for an additional 5 cents per gallon gas tax is a good...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
February 13, 2005... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--West bet pays off for Thomson Thomson Corp. made a huge bet nearly a decade ago when it coughed up $3.4 billion to buy Eagan-based West Publishing...

Doctors say malpractice fears mean fewer high-risk procedures in Marion.
February 13, 2005... By Ryan Conley, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--OCALA, Fla. -- Although doomsday predictions of a local physician shortage have been rumbling in recent years, it doesn't appear that a mass exodus has...

Mergers and acquisitions firm services smaller clientele.
February 13, 2005... By Steve Higgins, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--WOODBRIDGE -- "Procter & Gamble to buy Gillette." "SBC to swallow AT&T." Mergers are back, and the big ones generate big headlines. But...

Red means green: Valentine's Day third-largest shopping event of the year.
February 13, 2005... By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Chocolates, roses, jewelry and romantic dinners all spell one thing for Middle Georgia florists, confectioners and jewelers -- sweet sales. ...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
February 13, 2005... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If you're looking for a way to teach your kids about Social Security, tell them a story. Sound like fun? Actually, it can...

Hallmark greets fresh challenges.
February 13, 2005... By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--On Monday, millions will celebrate their loved ones with a Valentine's Day greeting from Hallmark Cards. Creating and selling sentiments --...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers column.
February 13, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--RED ALERT, OFFICE VALENTINES: If you can send your valentine via intraoffice mail, you're part of a vibrant culture of workplace romance. But,...

Families of donors rarely get full story.
February 13, 2005... By Anne Belli, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Every year, hundreds of Houstonians and other Texans donate the tissues of their deceased loved ones to help the living. In times of deep heartbreak,...

Upholstery company changes with times.
February 13, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--When he was forced to turn down a big upholstery job from the New York Yankees, Juan Zalazar realized that doing good work was not enough....

Caught in a web of our own making.
February 13, 2005... By John P. McAlpin, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--In Trenton, lawmakers and analysts lament how the state's budget is hampered each year by a "structural deficit." But on Main Street, the...

Taxpayers not 'free' of Florio after all.
February 13, 2005... By Patricia Alex, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--New Jersey voters may have opted to go "Florio-free in '93" but the former governor has stayed on the state payroll, and in the state pension...

More employers check job applicants' credit.
February 13, 2005... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Before applying for a job, you might want to make sure your credit is in good shape. Increasingly reluctant to make bad hiring decisions, 35...

Health insurance deal draws fire.
February 13, 2005... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Last week, state officials and Pennsylvania's four Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans said they will use contributions from the Blues to provide...

Love on the menu.
February 13, 2005... By Scott Donnelly, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--It's a love-hate relationship for many restaurateurs when Cupid comes calling on a Monday. "I wouldn't normally open on a Monday night,...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman column.
February 13, 2005... By Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--PROOF THAT DIVERSITY IN WORK FORCE IS KEY: As an engineer, Carol Bachman had worked on missile guidance systems at Texas Instruments and...

Detroit Free Press shopping column.
February 13, 2005... By Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--ANY DAY IS FINE FOR TUESDAY MORNING: I've been missing out on Tuesday Morning. Not by oversleeping -- though I do that on occasion -- but by not...

A guitar to honor a craftsman.
February 13, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The list of signature-model guitars made by C.F. Martin & Co. reads like a picker's hall of fame, with names such as Eric Clapton and country...

U.S. auto makers push to maximize production efficiency.
February 13, 2005... By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--At its assembly plant on Chicago's South Side, Ford Motor Co. has taken the "just-in-time" supply arrangement to a new level: "Just up the street." ...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
February 13, 2005... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--SOCIAL SECURITY: PROS' DOUBTS CAUSE FOR PAUSE: The debate over Social Security reform has exposed a little secret among professional money managers: They're...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
February 13, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--PHONES FEED GLUT OF FUZZY PHOTOS; SOFTWARE CAN HELP SHARPEN EDGES: Here's a pop quiz: What company sold the most cameras worldwide last year? If you said...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway column.
February 13, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--2005: -- BUICK LACROSSE CXS: Base price: $28,335; Engine: 3.6-liter, 240-h.p. V-6; Fuel economy: 19 m.p.g. city/27 m.p.g. highway. First new Buick car since...

Chicago Tribune transportation briefs column.
February 13, 2005... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The Honda Ridgeline pickup goes on sale in March with base prices of $27,700 for the RT model, $30,075 for the RTS and $31,490 for the RTL. Adding...

WHO to fund adverse drug reaction monitoring system.
February 13, 2005... By Prathima Nandakumar, The Times of India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--VADODARA -- Sixteen cases of adverse drug reaction (ADR) among HIV patients undergoing anti-retroviral (ARV) was reported by the Government Medical...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten column.
February 13, 2005... By Bonnie Eksten, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Roses are red. While it's true roses are available in a nearly infinite variety of colors and shades, when it's Valentine's Day, roses are...

Retirement units planned for saturated Colorado Springs market.
February 13, 2005... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Two new retirement complexes planned for Colorado Springs would add nearly 500 units to a market some say already is close to overbuilt....

Workplace fundraising for charities raises difficult issues.
February 13, 2005... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--You walked into the office this week and practically ran into a box of candy bars your co-worker's selling to pay for uniforms for his son's...

Internet offers extra tools to home buyers, but has some limits.
February 13, 2005... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--In mid-December, Bob Wilkins began searching for a home to buy in Bakersfield -- while he was in Idaho. Relocating here for his job,...

Montana farmers prepare to plant sugar beet crop.
February 13, 2005... By Jim Gransbery, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Bill Michael's grandfather, Phillip, was in Russia when he signed a contract to "work beets" in the United States. It was 1906 and beets then were dug...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
February 13, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business leader profile column.
February 13, 2005... By Jessica Guynn, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--As a small child, Edward Chin slept on an army cot next to the water heater before graduating to a bunk bed in a ramshackle...

Tech firms pacing IPO rebound.
February 13, 2005... By George Avalos, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The Bay Area's software and biotech fledglings are sitting pretty these days. Privately held companies in the tech and life...

Social security key topic of town hall meeting.
February 13, 2005... By Michelle Dynes, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--CHEYENNE -- U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo., hosted a public meeting to discuss issues ranging from Social Security to the federal budget Saturday at...

Elementary students bank on savings.
February 13, 2005... By Becky Orr, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--CHEYENNE -- Kyle White says there's a reason to save money. "For college -- for cars," White, a 9-year-old third-grader at Buffalo Ridge Elementary,...

Citigroup to cut jobs; 1,000 may be affected.
February 13, 2005... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--NEW YORK -- Citigroup said it is cutting jobs in its corporate and investment bank to save money, and a person familiar with the decision said more than 1,000...

Rising tuition a burden on fund.
February 13, 2005... Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Texas' prepaid college tuition program will remain closed to new enrollment for another year because of spiraling tuition rates, state Comptroller Carole Keeton...

Vietnamese families gather at Tet Festival to celebrate their culture.
February 13, 2005... By Eva-Marie Ayala, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--ARLINGTON -- A half-dozen red envelopes filled with money hung on a string outside the ABC French Bakery on Saturday in hopes of attracting...

Dean targets red states as leader of DNC.
February 13, 2005... By Nina J. Easton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--WASHINGTON -- Howard Dean assumed the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee yesterday with plans to fight the Republican Party on its own turf,...

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., business briefcase column.
February 13, 2005... By includes BIZ-PEOPLE,, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--NAMES&FACES: Terri Losey was recently named case manager for the Healthcare for the Homeless Program of the Cooperative Health...

Film industry shows less interest in Montana productions.
February 13, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The economic impact from film production in Montana in 2003 was $5.7 million, with a similar figure posted last year. While those are...

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., Open for Business column.
February 13, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--It took a month, but the issue of smoking finally surfaced this week in the Legislature. First to hit was a bill from Rep. Tim Dowell,...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth column.
February 13, 2005... By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--DO-NOT-CALL RULE IN N.J. CHALLENGED: Enjoying the peace and quiet at home, without calls from telemarketers? By all indications, the...

Executive looks for better performance from hotel chain giant Cendant.
February 13, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Like a landscaper, Steven Rudnitsky is pruning the dead wood, nourishing the existing stock and filling in holes with new growth. It's...

New cotton rules push Texas farmers to switch crops.
February 13, 2005... By Tony Vindell, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--SANTA ROSA -- In the good old days, the Rodriguez family used to plant hundreds of acres with cotton. They also planted some grain,...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
February 13, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A story about Daniel Patrick Moynihan explaining why Democrats are averse to changing Social Security says much about those who...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
February 13, 2005... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Americans love rewards. We like supersized fast food and prizes in our Cracker Jack. Heck, we'll pitch a gazillion baseballs to win a cheap kewpie...

Longtime owner sells Eagle Point, Ore., historic mill.
February 13, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--EAGLE POINT -- The guard at the old Butte Creek Mill is changing. The 133-year-old landmark on the west bank of Little Butte Creek draws 40,000...

The Miami Herald Money Matters column.
February 13, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--ALTERNATIVE PLANS ALSO MAINTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY: I don't think Social Security is about to run out of money. There may be solutions that don't...

Odessa American, Texas, building permits column.
February 13, 2005... Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The following are W-1 drilling permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission from Feb. 3 through Feb. 9, 2005, for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in...

Producers' drilling budgets reach $500 million.
February 13, 2005... By Julie Breaux, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--MIDLAND -- Permian Basin oil and gas producers showed their hands last week, revealing plans to spend a combined $500 million to drill in the Permian...

Virtual soul-mate search yields real results.
February 13, 2005... By Julie Breaux, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Sara Swann couldn't find an eligible man in Odessa who shared her passion for nature. "Everyone I found here -- I'm sure they're really nice men out...

Heinz cooks up China strategy.
February 13, 2005... By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--In China, the Heinz name means baby food. Between 5 and 8 million of the 20 million babies born annually in the populous country will down a...

Her vision: Revitalizing the city's riverfronts.
February 13, 2005... By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--As she looks at decrepit warehouses and shuttered plants that dot Pittsburgh's riverfronts, Sara Moore doesn't see eyesores. Such structures,...

Dollar's woes benefit domestic wineries.
February 13, 2005... By Harold Brubaker, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--For eight years, Moore Bros. Wine Co. did a brisk business selling a 12-bottle mixed case of French, German and Italian wines for $100. That...

Developers fill out tenant list for prospering mall in Stockton, Calif.
February 13, 2005... By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The downtown Stockton Cineplex has been packing them in at the pace of more than 1 million people over the past year, and now the developers of...

KCI's growing medical product lines lead to more attention.
February 13, 2005... By Travis E. Poling, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Kinetic Concepts Inc.'s headquarters in a small Northwest Side office building grandly named KCI Tower belies the company's growing stature in the...

San Antonio Express-News G. Chambers Williams III column.
February 13, 2005... By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- During the U.S. media preview of the new entry-level Jaguar X-type sedan four years ago in Atlanta, the automaker's...

Union protests Northwest Airline's use of overseas mechanics.
February 13, 2005... By Martin J. Moylan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Although it has never been a love fest between Northwest Airlines and its maintenance workers, these are particularly frosty times. Just...

Web site offers communication help for divorced parents.
February 13, 2005... By Martin J. Moylan, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--With all the potential for misunderstandings about everything from kids' curfews and immunization records to orthodontist bills and who has...

Breakup turns AT&T into a shadow of itself.
February 13, 2005... By Barbara Rose, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--The day when a judge announced AT&T Corp.'s breakup is etched in Larry Moeller's memory as sharply as the day President Kennedy was shot. "We wondered...

Ford trumpeted its new sedan offers but Toyota and Chevy did better.
February 13, 2005... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Ford vowed that 2004 would be the "year of the car," and it was -- for Chevrolet and Toyota. Toyota sold more than 1 million cars in the U.S. last year for the first time,...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy column.
February 13, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--My home office and my desk at work have a lot in common. A family of squirrels could hide in the clutter without fear of being discovered. I...

Summit kindles new hope for peace.
February 13, 2005... By Charles A. Radin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--JERUSALEM -- Within days of the Israeli-Palestinian summit conference last week in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, the euphoric visions of peace...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., EDAP president resigns.
February 13, 2005... By Sharon Dunn, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--An announcement Thursday morning left some business leaders in a bit of shock. Ron Klaphake, who has led Greeley and Weld County's economic development...