Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 20 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 20 2005

The teller who stopped the scam.
February 20, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--After 33 years as a bank teller, Linda Bowman can tell when something doesn't add up. That's why she grew suspicious one day last...

E-filing becoming more popular than ever.
February 20, 2005... By Scott Donnelly, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Technophobes are fast becoming click-and-files. This tax season, for the first time since the Internal Revenue Service offered...

'Ideas in Action' markets, distributes gadgets.
February 20, 2005... By Tony Vindell, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--SAN BENITO -- Browsing inside the huge warehouse of one of the city's largest employers, Antonio Limon was looking for the latest...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mark Davis column.
February 20, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--You can't retire on Social Security. It won't be enough. That's not an argument for reforming the 70-year-old system. It's an admission that even...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
February 20, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The fifth annual Fearless Forecast Challenge was won by a contestant whose credentials are such you wonder why he hasn't won every year. To say...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
February 20, 2005... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--I knew I had some explaining to do after my kids told me a sheriff's deputy knocked at our front door one recent evening. The deputy was looking...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service column.
February 20, 2005... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--AT YOUR SERVICE: I have a dry cleaning issue. I took my coat to Star Cleaners at 7470 Nieman Road. My husband and I have used them for quite...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
February 20, 2005... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--I had the grand idea when we lived in our old house to turn our stone basement into a recreation room. I paid a cement contractor about $1,000 to...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
February 20, 2005... By Jonathan Lansner, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--"Who'll buy it from us?" Not the first question most investors ponder when they're shopping for new assets. It may seem...

Many low-income workers not taking advantage of tax benefit.
February 20, 2005... By Jeff Demoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--OGDEN -- More than a third of eligible workers in Utah are not taking advantage of a tax benefit that entitles them to hundreds of dollars or...

Student loan collection helps accounts receivable firm expand.
February 20, 2005... By Charles Emerick, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--WATERLOO --- Several years ago, executives at The CBE Group Inc. changed the firm's business plan. Even with a handful of expansions in...

Brothers acquire Harley-Davidson franchise.
February 20, 2005... By Charles Emerick, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--WATERLOO --- Anthony Lumetta ascends the two flights of stairs at Silver Eagle Harley-Davidson/Buell. At the top, he heads for a short...

Online banking gains popularity with Gen Xers, older Baby Boomers.
February 20, 2005... By Chris Cobbs, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--They're not nearly as visible or noisy as the legions of cell-phone users doing deals or gossiping in public spaces, but behind the scenes, millions...

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
February 20, 2005... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Spring is right around the corner. Okay, it's really a month off. But the signs are here: longer days, melting snow and -- if you live in a...

San Antonio Express-News G. Chambers Williams III column.
February 20, 2005... By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--A blast from Toyota's past is coming back. Unveiled at the recent Chicago Auto Show is an all-new version of the FJ Land Cruiser...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., career column.
February 20, 2005... By Amy Lindgren, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Has your career path been interrupted? You might want to answer "yes" if you've ever been laid off and needed several months to find a new...

New leash on life.
February 20, 2005... By Gita Sitaramiah, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--When Debra Schneider hears that Fluffy behaved for company, she knows she has done her job. "I want the dogs to behave socially," said...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Real World Economics column.
February 20, 2005... By Edward Lotterman, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--President Bush's proposed cuts in agricultural subsidies have not received good press here in the Midwest. Democrats are attacking the...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Eye on Money column.
February 20, 2005... By Gail MarksJarvis, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--During the last five years, skyrocketing home values salved the wounds of investors who lost fortunes in the stock market. The average...

Urological device industry growing in Minnesota.
February 20, 2005... By JIM McCARTNEY, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--It's a segment of the Minnesota medical device industry that many people have never heard of, yet it accounts for nearly 1,000 jobs spread...

Chicago Tribune auto notebook column.
February 20, 2005... By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--CHICAGO -- Bad omen? Malcolm Bricklin's press conference to trumpet his plan to sell 250,000 Chinese-made vehicles in the U.S. in 2007 was delayed more than...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway column.
February 20, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--ACURA RL: Base price: $48,900; Engine: 3.5-liter, 300-h.p., 24-valve V-6; Fuel economy: 18 m.p.g. city/26 m.p.g. highway. Significant upgrade and the luxury...

Chicago Tribune New Cars column.
February 20, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Wasn't long ago that buying a Kia was a gamble akin to going "all in" with a pair of deuces. Kia vehicles are built in South Korea, or as those in the...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate column.
February 20, 2005... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--CHICAGO -- Who wouldn't want to win a house? And not just a house, a dream house -- a sparkling, fully furnished lakefront retreat worth $1 million? ...

Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas, business notes column.
February 20, 2005... Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--NEW ASSIGNMENTS: Two Brookshire Grocery Co. district vice presidents have taken responsibilities for new territories as part of a company realignment. The...

Builders Association to hold home products show.
February 20, 2005... By Greg Junek, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--East Texans will have a chance to view the latest products and technologies for the home at the Tyler Area Builders Association's Home Products...

Major retail sites to open in Tyler, Texas.
February 20, 2005... By Greg Junek, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The Tyler area, with three major retail sites either under development or on record for development, is continuing to show East Texas that...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten column.
February 20, 2005... By Bonnie Eksten, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--When I was 18 and went to school in New York City, the legal drinking age was 18. All along the Upper West Side, neon bar signs and liquor...

Experts suggest caution in borrowing against home equity.
February 20, 2005... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--About four months ago, Christian and Heidi Gray came into $55,000. They're using it to buy income property and other assets, to remodel their...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., bankruptcies column.
February 20, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--BANKRUPTCIES:The following businesses filed for legal protection from creditors in the federal bankruptcy court in Oakland. Companies most...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business bulletin column.
February 20, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Monday, Feb. 21 International Management Consultants-USA, East Bay Network, holds a breakfast meeting and discussion on "Operating Plans and...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
February 20, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--BUSINESS NAME FILINGS: The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., people in motion column.
February 20, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Jeannette Delagarza of Oakland, manager of commercial mortgage servicing for the past 10 years, has been tapped to lead Wholesale University, the...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tapan Munroe column.
February 20, 2005... By Tapan Munroe, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Two of the most frequently asked questions I face on the lecture circuit these days are: Is there a housing bubble? And when will it...

Single mother began trend in organic produce delivery.
February 20, 2005... By Jessica Guynn, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Thirteen years ago, Kathleen Barsotti was a single mother trying to make ends meet while raising four sons and collective...

Hiring returns as economy picks up.
February 20, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Steve Flick had faith that opportunity would return -- even when logic told him it was long gone. Flick, who for 23 years had a comfortable career...

Many development projects on the drawing board for downtown Colorado Springs.
February 20, 2005... By Rich Laden, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Trendy lofts, facelifts of historic buildings and one of the city's tallest-ever high rises could be coming to downtown Colorado Springs in...

State budget asks for $101 million.
February 20, 2005... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--More than 80 percent of the businesses contacted in a state survey said they have trouble recruiting employees with the qualifications and...

Midstate window maker gets TV exposure.
February 20, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--When an Atlanta family sees their new house on Sunday night's episode of the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," they'll...

Commercial development in the works.
February 20, 2005... By Victoria Hirschberg, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--RIO GRANDE CITY -- The neon signs of retailers and fast food chains now illuminate a once dark stretch of Expressway 83 here. National...

Awards ceremony honors local advertising firms.
February 20, 2005... By Maria Burnham, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Red Deluxe once again this year took home the most awards -- 30 ADDYs and 16 Silver Certificates -- during the Memphis Advertising...

Like Southwest's founder, CEO Gary Kelly likes to mix pleasure with business.
February 20, 2005... By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly does not drink Wild Turkey bourbon straight from the bottle like his mentor Herb Kelleher....

US Airways holding on to higher airfares for some flights.
February 20, 2005... By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The next time the 76ers make the NBA playoffs, Philadelphia native Marc Triplett would love to drive 50 miles from his home in Bellefontaine, Ohio,...

Reno, Atlantic City could take a hit from new casino laws.
February 20, 2005... By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Instead of heading home to the suburb of Citrus Heights, Steven Biggs stays east on Interstate 80 and takes the exit for...

Vioxx may return to market.
February 20, 2005... By Thomas Ginsberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Call it a pharmaceutical phoenix. Vioxx, the once-popular pain pill Merck & Co. Inc. recalled six months ago, narrowly got a green light...

Housing Trust raises money to help fund housing initiatives.
February 20, 2005... By Sue McAllister, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Leaders of the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County are proposing a new funding plan they say will help at least 1,000 families and individuals...

CEO pushing BEA to outrun rivals.
February 20, 2005... By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Alfred Chuang is the un-engineer engineer. He dresses in black turtleneck, black slacks, rimless glasses -- no half-tucked-in shirts, jeans or...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder column.
February 20, 2005... By Eric Grunder, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Sean Snaith has been putting in some long days. All day at the office. Home for dinner. Help bathe the kid. Then back to the office for two or...

Dentist aims to educate migrant women, children on good health practices.
February 20, 2005... By Joe Goldeen, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--STOCKTON -- Prevention costs less. That three-word phrase -- along with the well-known motto "to prevent is to cure" -- is at the heart of...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
February 20, 2005... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--What should be done about Social Security? The question is headed for a titanic debate. President Bush, backed by congressional Republicans,...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
February 20, 2005... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Although some are describing it as nearly the best of all possible worlds, many Americans harbor a hunch that the economic recovery remains fragile. Job...

Auto industry shifting production out of Midwest.
February 20, 2005... By Julie M. Mckinnon, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The auto industry has long been concentrated in southern Michigan, northern Ohio, and other traditional Midwestern climes. A shift began a...

Several housing developments in the works for Oregon, Ohio.
February 20, 2005... By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--In the midst of a winter mini-thaw, the gooey brown earth on a site in the city of Oregon wraps shoes and car tires in an unwanted cloak of thick...

Even troubled airlines preserve employees' free flight privileges.
February 20, 2005... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Some call it the perk that will never go away. But airline workers who get free flight privileges as a benefit have found it harder recently to cash in...

Bank robberies on the rise in Maryland, Delaware.
February 20, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Bank robberies last year rose in Maryland and Delaware to their highest level in nearly a decade, prompting area bankers to seek stiffer penalties for...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business calendar column.
February 20, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Monday --Valley Toastmasters, "Overcome Fear of Public Speaking," 8 to 10 p.m., United Congregational Church, Haworth. Speaker: president Karen Seeman. Free....

Binder's company serves all manner of readers.
February 20, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Ronald Reagan had one. So did former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. So, too, did the Shah of Iran, Hillary Clinton and Pope...

Intimidated by selling online? Experts do heavy lifting for you.
February 20, 2005... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Mike Ardis of Franklin Lakes had a vase he wanted to sell. If he had a garage sale, he might get $5 for it. If he sold it on eBay, he might...

Houston Chronicle business people column.
February 20, 2005... Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Gov. Rick Perry has named Jarvis Hollingsworth board chairman of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Hollingsworth, a partner with Bracewell & Patterson, has served on...

Attitudes toward energy a concern.
February 20, 2005... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The nation's growing appetite for energy means nuclear power needs another chance and renewable energy must be taken more seriously, according to the...

Art district excitement is building.
February 20, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is planning an expansion that would bring a massive gallery of 20th century art to its Museum District campus just off...

Houston Chronicle Nancy Sarnoff column.
February 20, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Hotel ZaZa, a swanky Dallas inn whose guest book includes such names as Cher, Britney Spears and Jerry Seinfeld, wants to open a property in Houston. ...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
February 20, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--They grow in my mailbox like kudzu. Day after day, my wife and I receive unsolicited offers for credit cards, home equity loans and cash advances. We've...

Home is where your RV is.
February 20, 2005... By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--About six hours after signing the paperwork for a new 38-foot Coachman motor home, Blake and Jessica Bailey headed out to pick up their kids from...

Controversial appointment at Univision.
February 20, 2005... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--When Ray Rodriguez got a long-in-coming promotion to president and chief operating officer of Univision Communications two weeks ago, congratulations...

Young, married proprietors of design firm awarded.
February 20, 2005... By Patrick Meighan, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--MERRIMACK -- Drive by 624 Daniel Webster Highway and it's impossible not to do a double-take. If you're like many passers-by, you don't...

Carly Fiorina's payoff share not fair, experts say.
February 20, 2005... By Pamela Gaynor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Wall Street may be glad Carly Fiorina is gone. But her ouster this month as chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard left a wake of frustration...

Jump in MBA job offers signals welcome recovery on campus.
February 20, 2005... By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--A healthy jump in job offers and recruitment activity at business schools across the country suggests that companies are getting back in the hiring...

CMU MBA students heed job call to 'Go West'.
February 20, 2005... By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Jennifer Binder, a second-year student at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, willingly cut short her ski holiday in Colorado...

Some Democrats want to repackage party's abortion message.
February 20, 2005... By Dick Polman, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- A growing number of influential Democrats, convinced that their party's staunch defense of abortion rights has alienated voters...

Anger, mourning abound in Hariri's birthplace.
February 20, 2005... By Michael Matza, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--SIDON, Lebanon -- In a Lebanon roiling with allegations of Syrian involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri,...

Art detectives uncover 'lost' N.C. Wyeth images.
February 20, 2005... By Lini S. Kadaba, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The first clue was a scrap of label from Everybody's Magazine stuck to the back of an N.C. Wyeth canvas. What could it mean? Christine...

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, consumer column.
February 20, 2005... By Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Two weeks ago, my husband and I had a frustrating experience at a movie theater. First, the sound wasn't turned on. Then the lights in the...

Programs that compensate doctors based on performance are becoming more common.
February 20, 2005... By Sarah Skidmore, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--In recent years, doctors around the country have gotten extra incentives to pay attention to details. Are they prescribing the most...

More employers looking into workers' off-duty activities.
February 20, 2005... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--In Okemos, Mich., employees of Weyco, an employee benefits firm, are told they have a right to smoke, but they don't have a right to a job...

SBC confident buying AT&T is the right call.
February 20, 2005... By Vikas Bajaj, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--SAN ANTONIO -- Far from purchasing damaged goods, SBC Communications Inc. believes it's buying a prime property in AT&T Corp. In a series of...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Dan Haar column.
February 20, 2005... By Dan Haar, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--When news came out a few days ago of the Bush administration's deal giving Wal-Mart advance warning before inspecting for labor law violations, I...

Nippon Life to raise 150 billion yen in Japan, U.S.
February 20, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--TOKYO -- Nippon Life Insurance Co., Japan's largest life insurer, will raise funds totaling about 150 billion yen in Japan and the United States this summer in...

Mitsubishi Fuso took average 2 years to report vehicle defects.
February 20, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--TOKYO -- Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. took an average of more than two years to report vehicle defect cases to the government in fiscal...

Big steps for nanotech.
February 20, 2005... By Jeff Sturgeon, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--DANVILLE -- In this city's tobacco warehouse district, amid many dreary, old buildings, one of the highest of high-tech companies in the state builds...

Seattle's Tully's Coffee has brand recognition that belies its size.
February 20, 2005... By Monica Soto Ouchi, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Every Christmas Eve, the store managers heard from Santa by voicemail. He'd give each a bundle of company shares, only to call back later that...

Taming the beast.
February 20, 2005... By David McPherson, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--PROVIDENCE -- The Department of Business Regulation is the kind of government agency that can drive a business person crazy. It's a beast...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough column.
February 20, 2005... By Alexandra Clough, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--CONDO BUYERS GET HOTEL SUITES INSTEAD: It's buyer beware when buying at Catalfumo Construction & Development's luxury 2700 N. Ocean condo on...

Furniture stores blaze western trail.
February 20, 2005... By Paul Owers, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Home Depot opened at Southern Boulevard and State Road 7 in 1990, one of the first large, national retailers to serve west-central Palm Beach County....