Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 15 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 15 2004

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
February 15, 2004... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--'BLOOM IS OFF' When buyers contemplate housing, they inevitably picture plump, steady price appreciation. Year after year, home values are on a long...

Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column.
February 15, 2004... By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--OPTIMISM ON ECONOMY REMAINS HIGH: Small businesses continued to express optimism in January that the economic recovery is at hand, according to a survey...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers Column.
February 15, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--BOXED IN? THEN THINK 'WHY NOT?' Stuck in a rut at work? Can't find a job? Need to make more money on the side? Think entrepreneurial. Oh,...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kids and Business Column.
February 15, 2004... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--SOME COMPANIES CHARGE FOR FINANCIAL AID HELP THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FREE: A $1,200 mistake. That's all that some parents came away with after...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
February 15, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Can your homeowner insurance withstand a disaster? Remember the devastation caused by wildfires in California and tornadoes in the Midwest...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske Column.
February 15, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--TO HELP OTHERS, CHARITIES NEED YOUR HELP: My Lutheran minister father has always followed the Biblical loaves and fishes theory of charitable...

The Miami Herald Chatroom Column.
February 15, 2004... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--SOFTWARE TAKES PHILANTHROPY ONLINE: When the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation set up its first online auction site last November, the results were surprising. The...

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
February 15, 2004... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--You think gay marriage is a big issue? You have no idea how broad-ranging this one is, if you've only considered the moral, religious and...

Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Transportation in brief is compiled from the notebooks of Jim Mateja and Rick Popely AUTOS -- Volvo is offering an assistance program...

Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--GM LOOKS TO PARTNERS TO IMPROVE AZTEK: There will be a 2005 model of the Aztek, the much-maligned, ugly-duckling sport-utility vehicle from Pontiac that, rumor...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
February 15, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Ten major Wall Street brokerage firms soon will step from the shadow of litigation into the "vivid light of day," to quote Nathaniel Hawthorne, wearing a...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat Column.
February 15, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Your humble correspondent claims a certain existential expertise with junk e-mail because he has brought down on his own head the worst that comes from the...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews. 2004 -- CHEVROLET COLORADO: Base price: $24,080; Engine: 3.5-liter, 220-h.p. 5-cylinder; Fuel...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Subaru created a market segment in the 1995 model year by combining station wagon and sport-utility vehicle into a go-anywhere all-wheel-drive Outback wagon. ...

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--DEATH, TAXES AND DEATH OF LUXURY TAX ALL THAT'S CERTAIN: QUESTION: Could you please explain what is assessed the federal gas-guzzler tax and also the federal...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, O.K. Carter Commentary Column.
February 15, 2004... By O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--The hunch is that if the Tarrant County College District wanted to build a new campus in a picturesque location along the Trinity River in...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Art Chapman Column.
February 15, 2004... By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--The siege of the Alamo began in late February 1836. The Convention at Washington-On-The-Brazos met March 1 and drafted a Declaration of...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Bob Ray Sanders Column.
February 15, 2004... By Bob Ray Sanders, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--It is real easy to tell when the Republican presidential campaign begins to shift to high gear. The fund-raising team, not satisfied...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Insider Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jeff Caplan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Among the mountains of merchandise the NBA will have hawked during All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, one product line never made it to...

The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune, Business People Column.
February 15, 2004... The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--OLSON JOINS COMPANY: Craig Olson has joined the sales team at Communications Unlimited. His area of expertise is in business telephone systems and data networking....

The San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Kinsman Column.
February 15, 2004... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--WOMEN'S BEST BET IN WORKPLACE IS TO BE THEMSELVES: Through the course of her professional life in a largely male-controlled world, Julie Meier...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jack Sirard Column.
February 15, 2004... By Jack Sirard, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--While most people work feverishly to legally get back every tax dollar that they can from Uncle Sam, others just flat-out cheat. Of course...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
February 15, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Real estate developer Elbie Wallace Jr.'s primary office is at Wendover Child Development Center in the Grier Heights neighborhood. Five TV...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Caroline Brustad Column.
February 15, 2004... By Caroline Brustad, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--LAW OFFICES FEEL LIKE HOME: Jim Morton and John Gettys Jr. say their new office on Oakland Avenue has all the comforts of home. "We wanted...

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Capitol Beat Column.
February 15, 2004... By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--The Senate and the House last week passed resolutions honoring one of Mississippi's all-time greatest athletes: Alice Ruth "Ruthie" Bolton, a...

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Inside Gambling Column.
February 15, 2004... By Timothy Boone, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--THE CROWD AT THE GROUNDBREAKING for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi on Tuesday morning was impressive, but not as amazing as the number of...

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Adele Lyon Column.
February 15, 2004... By Adele Lyon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--For all businesses, it is important to control and keep costs down. It is extremely important for small companies, since sources of...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Dan Voelpel Column.
February 15, 2004... By Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--WHO SHOULD DESIGN LINKS, LOCAL BOY OR BIG NAME? When you want to build the state's best golf course in University Place, do you gamble on the...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefcase Column.
February 15, 2004... Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--PERSONNEL: LASKOWSKI JOINS MARSH: John Laskowski has been appointed vice president of sales and client services for Marsh Inc. Within the Affinity Group...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
February 15, 2004... By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEENS FAVOR BUSINESS CAREER, SURVEY SAYS: The ideal job for teenagers participating in a recent Junior Achievement poll is...