Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 6 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 6 2005

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, consumer column.
February 6, 2005... By Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Please, don't do it. You've probably seen the offers via e-mail inbox, mailbox or fax: Contact us to claim your free prize. Win...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., As Seen on TV column.
February 6, 2005... By Matthew Kauffman, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Maybe it was the impending new year and all that Auld Lang Syne-ing, but sometime in early December I started to get those pangs of nostalgia...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers column.
February 6, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Want to improve your hiring and promotion odds? Don't smoke. Employers are sending signals, both direct and subtle, that they prefer...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mark Davis column.
February 6, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Some market events evoke more than a passing interest. They earn our cheers and sneers. Cheers for regulators who fined a stock analyst $75,000 for...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
February 6, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The mailbag runneth over recently, especially from readers responding to columns advocating the creation of a private Social Security account...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
February 6, 2005... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Who says our federal income system is too complicated? It took my teenage daughter less than 15 minutes to crunch the numbers for her 2004 Roth IRA...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service column.
February 6, 2005... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--You've probably seen the e-mail. A company is suggesting that your bank account might have been compromised by an unauthorized user. I...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
February 6, 2005... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Bored with flowers and chocolates? Are intimate dinners old hat? How about a romantic discussion about the family finances this Valentine's Day?...

The Sun, Lowell, Mass., Edward Adamowicz column.
February 6, 2005... By Edward Adamowicz, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone! It just seems to get later and later every year -- oh well. I'm sure you're waiting with baited breath for the...

The Miami Herald business book review column.
February 6, 2005... By Richard Pachter, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Shift: Inside Nissan's Historic Revival. Carlos Ghosn, Phillippe Ries. Doubleday/Currency. 256 pages. $25.95. I always thought that Nissan's downward...

Ocala Star-Banner, Fla., Ryan Conley column.
February 6, 2005... By Ryan Conley, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--OFFER MADE FOR COUNTRY CLUB: A stipulated purchase offer of $8.75 million is on the table for Lake Diamond Golf & Country Club, a move that is among...

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
February 6, 2005... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--How would President Bush's Social Security proposals affect you? Too soon to tell. Although the president has been talking about the issue for...

San Antonio Express-News G. Chambers Williams III column.
February 6, 2005... By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Lexus, the brand that has long been regarded as the Japanese Mercedes-Benz, wants to change its image. Well,...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
February 6, 2005... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Chaska-based Entegris, maker of coverings that protect sensitive high-tech materials -- from iPods and TVs to semiconductor wafers, remains a...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., career column.
February 6, 2005... By Amy Lindgren, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--If my job-seeking clients are any measure, an awful lot of managers rarely conduct employee reviews. Not only is this a demoralizing...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
February 6, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--QUESTION: I'm looking for the dimensions of minivans, such as the Chrysler Town & Country or the Dodge Caravan, from the back of the driver's seat to the rear...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
February 6, 2005... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The nation's intractable trade deficit is greeted with yawns by most Americans, even as they hear that it threatens tomorrow's prosperity. The chorus...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway column.
February 6, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN: Base price: $18,195; Engine: 2.2-liter, 145-h.p. 4-cylinder; Fuel economy: 24 m.p.g. city/32 m.p.g. highway. Successor to the Cavalier...

Chicago Tribune New Cars column.
February 6, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Go figure. Honda introduced the industry's first gas/electric car in December 1999. The tiny, two-seat Insight boasted more than 60 m.p.g. in city and...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate column.
February 6, 2005... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--CHICAGO -- Make no little plans. When legendary architect Daniel Burnham uttered those words nearly a century ago, the term "teardown" hadn't been coined....

Chicago Tribune transportation briefs column.
February 6, 2005... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--AUTO: -- The 2005 Kia Sportage sport-utility vehicle, on sale March 1, starts at $15,900. That is for a front-wheel-drive LX model with a...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., people in motion column.
February 6, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Rothstein Kass, an international accounting and consulting firm in Walnut Creek, has hired Seth Blackman, CPA, as audit and tax manager; Maria Joseph,...

Marzorati's specialty is photographing properties for sale at a furious pace.
February 6, 2005... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--What will he see today? Hookers? Cops? Burning beds? Dogs wearing purple sunglasses? Ken Marzorati never knows what he will find in Detroit. That's what makes his job...

Erie, Pa., group offers free business advice to local entrepreneurs.
February 6, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Like many small business owners, Beverly Fetzner is an expert in her discipline. Fetzner, a nurse, started Comfort Care & Resource Inc. in 1997 to...

Erie Times-News, Pa., business buzz column.
February 6, 2005... By Doug Oathout, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The first of GE Transportation's latest hires are expected to report to the company's locomotive plant for training this week. The company plans to...

McKean, Pa., electronics assembler enjoys steady growth.
February 6, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Factories are, by reputation, noisy places. Machinery churns, whirs, grinds and bangs with a deafening volume. Music blares above the industrial...

Duke awards grant to TRMC for Santee urgent care center.
February 6, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The Duke Endowment recently awarded $150,000 to The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg & Calhoun Counties in support of TRMC's urgent care...

The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C., property transfers column.
February 6, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Dec. 6-12: Raymond E. Weick and Ruth J. Weick to John D. Wilson and Sherry S. Wilson, TMS 0306-00-08-004, Elloree Township, $6,500. Dorothy...

HIA official sees more turbulence for airlines.
February 6, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Although more travelers have used Harrisburg International Airport in the last few years, it's been a bumpy ride for the airlines that served...

Shortage leaves those who need coal out in cold.
February 6, 2005... By Ford Turner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Charlie Wertz jockeys the front-end loader up to the pickup truck, tilts the big maw of the bucket and pours thousands of coal nuggets into a...

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., business briefcase column.
February 6, 2005... By includes BIZ-PEOPLE,, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--NAMES&FACES: Rev. Vernon Wright was elected to the Board of Directors for Intermountain Children's Home and Services. Wright is the...

Salvadoran emigres build new life through old ways.
February 6, 2005... By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Hauling 60-inch televisions, packages of Maruchan noodles and portable generators, customers navigate past shelves of Salvadoran-style cheese, bags of red...

Texas congressman urges federal funds for state water resources.
February 6, 2005... By Tony Vindell, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--HARLINGEN -- Millions of dollars in federal funds could be heading toward Rio Grande Valley irrigation districts if a piece of legislation...

The Miami Herald Money Matters column.
February 6, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM AND YOUR FUTURE: Social Security has to change, President Bush said in his State of the Union address last week. If...

Risk takers pump up ARMs; lower rates more attractive than stability.
February 6, 2005... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--America's mortgage market has shrunk but its ARMs are getting bigger. There's a natural urge to cling to yesteryear's super-low interest rates, even as they...

Video rental stores make changes to meet online competition.
February 6, 2005... By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--For years, the only competition video rental stores faced were the free videos that could be signed out of a library. Then came the DVD...

American car culture.
February 6, 2005... By Kate Santich, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--We do it while shaving. We do it while eating and especially while drinking. We do it while reading the newspaper, brokering business deals,...

GM hoping that safety sells.
February 6, 2005... By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--For years, car features have been moving more toward James Bond and Batman than toward Henry Ford. Pricey options such as navigation systems and...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
February 6, 2005... By Andrew Cassel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--It's Ed Rendell's worst nightmare. No, I don't mean the possibility of things going badly down in Jacksonville this evening. That would...

Credit-card giant MBNA leads way with 'affinity' cards.
February 6, 2005... By Joseph N. Distefano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Just half an hour from Lincoln Financial Field, without big-league sports of its own, Wilmington, Del., is part of Eagles country. But at...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder column.
February 6, 2005... By Eric Grunder, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--About 150 San Joaquin County families went through bankruptcy in 2001, because someone in their family had the unmitigated gall to get sick. ...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus column.
February 6, 2005... By David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--MARKETING BATTLE BECOMES A TAXING PROPOSITION: A marketing battle has broken out in cyberspace among companies that want to help you file your tax...

Missouri congressman sees opportunity for historic Social Security reform.
February 6, 2005... By Jon Sawyer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--WASHINGTON -- On Thursday night, as President George W. Bush reached the heart of his State of the Union address and called for sweeping changes in...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Eye on Money column.
February 6, 2005... By Gail MarksJarvis, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--As the burgeoning $1 trillion hedge fund industry opens its doors wider for the affluent masses, industry observers are worried that naive...

Eagan, Minn., self-publisher promotes reading, strong role models.
February 6, 2005... By Sheryl Jean, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Valerie Rose Redmond realized her dream of being a writer and wants to help others to summon the courage to do the same. She set out on a...

Computer viruses threaten to become more dangerous, experts day.
February 6, 2005... By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--We may be seeing the beginning of the end of the pesky, wandering computer virus we've come to know and loathe. But that is not...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
February 6, 2005... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The latest investment fad, known as ETFs, may have to change its name from exchange traded funds. If financial engineers and Wall Street marketing wizards...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
February 6, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Unlike such gonzo writers as Hunter Thompson, a computer columnist's literary license normally ends on the "Do Not Enter" side of using the term "greedhead" to...

Arthritis pill gains in respect and price.
February 6, 2005... By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--When the painkiller Mobic entered the market five years ago, it was the Rodney Dangerfield of prescription arthritis treatments. At the time, painkillers...

Fuel venture may backfire for major insurance broker.
February 6, 2005... By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The New York attorney general's investigation of the insurance industry isn't the only cloud hanging over Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Thousands of miles...

Time ticking on nuclear waste decision.
February 6, 2005... By Robert Manor, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--As the U.S. extends the life of its nuclear plants far into the future, a potentially critical question remains: Where will the reactors' intensely...

Commercial customers leave downtown Toledo for suburbs.
February 6, 2005... By Mary-Beth McLaughlin, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Toledo marketing executive Martha Vetter estimates she spent 18 months looking for a new home for her firm, Roman/Peshoff Inc., which had...

Maumee, Ohio, shopping center developer plans to begin construction soon.
February 6, 2005... By Jon Chavez, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--A window appears open for getting the long-stalled Fallen Timbers shopping center in Maumee under way, possibly within a month. Quietly, developer...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten column.
February 6, 2005... By Bonnie Eksten, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Are you feeling bombarded this week with Social Security reform, merger mania and executive paydays? Let's start with the prickliest problem...

Collectible card game Yu-Gi-Oh! becomes major retail success.
February 6, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--What's there to do on a Saturday? Drew Wolverton and Jonah Hartswick already have that figured out: Meet up with some friends at Game...

Perfecting the art of performing arts; Milford firm hits big time with designs.
February 6, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--MILFORD -- In a non-descript office building on River Street, there is a room that houses a scale model of the future 1,900-seat Nashville...

Bakersfield, Calif., rents on the rise.
February 6, 2005... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Tom and Artie Coulter lived with Artie's sister in Oildale for about two years and recently decided to rent their own place. But with Tom out...

Billings, Mont., trucking firm sees business return after post-9/11 slump.
February 6, 2005... By Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Mike Wilson loves a challenge. However, the president and chief executive of Whitewood Transportation may not have needed one quite as big as the...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
February 6, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort...

Healthy eating puts money in pockets of Fresno-area growers.
February 6, 2005... By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The federal government's new guidelines urging Americans to drink more milk and eat more fruits and vegetables are drawing cheers from many central...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman column.
February 6, 2005... By Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--LA GRAN PLAZA PLAN DESERVES A CHANCE: Take a walk through the old Town Center Mall south of downtown Fort Worth, and you'll get an idea...

Planners skeptical of Bush proposal.
February 6, 2005... By Jim Fuquay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--If President Bush hoped to persuade Americans last week to embrace his goal of overhauling Social Security, he still has some persuading to do,...

Index proves that passengers pay more for fares in Colorado Springs, Colo.
February 6, 2005... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The cost of flying out of the Colorado Springs Airport has risen faster in the past nine years than all but 11 of the nation's 85 largest...

Home & auto: Do agents get you best deal? Courant survey finds price gaps.
February 6, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--The spate of ongoing insurance investigations that surfaced in October has still not revealed whether agents are selling consumers more expensive auto and home...

Helena, Mont., to host governor's inaugural ball.
February 6, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Helenans -- and plenty of out-of-towners -- have two chances to play dress-up this week. Next Monday's Valentine's Day, a traditional...

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., Open for Business column.
February 6, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Practically any way you slice it, 2004 was a red-hot year in the Helena housing market. More homes sold, for a higher average price, and...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business calendar column.
February 6, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Monday -- Valley Toastmasters, "Overcome Fear of Public Speaking," 8 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, Haworth. Free. Call Adam Strobel,...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
February 6, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Joseph Barbanel has been appointed executive vice president of Solar Compounds Corp., Linden, producer of reactive polymers for use in the electric and cable...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth column.
February 6, 2005... By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Is consumer fraud soaring, or are the alarming statistics released last week somewhat overblown? It's likely a bit of each. The Federal...

Montvale, N.J., hotel converting into a Courtyard Marriott.
February 6, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--MONTVALE -- A Florida real estate investment company has purchased a 190-room hotel at 100 Chestnut Ridge Road, which it plans to convert into a...

The scoop on why deeper port channels are critical to N.J., N.Y.
February 6, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Twelve hours a day, Mac Oldham sits in a glass-walled cockpit suspended 20 feet above the frigid waters of the Hudson River, helping shape the...

PSEG stopping work on plan to expand into N.Y.C.
February 6, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--For the second time in less than a year, Public Service Enterprise Group's plans to expand into New York City have come to a sudden halt....

Sports photos and accessories make business owners say cheese.
February 6, 2005... By Miriam Moynihan, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Vic and Dot Thomas, the parents of six, spent their nights and weekends at the kids' playing fields for years. He coached teams, while she volunteered in...

Houston Chronicle Nancy Sarnoff column.
February 6, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--NIP INTO SUGAR LAND FOR THAT TUCK: Westwood Enterprises is developing a surgical center in Sugar Land with an upscale hotel for patients who have the...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
February 6, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--BUSINESSMAN HAS FIRM GRIP ON DAMAGES: Two weeks ago, Mickey Redwine made an unusual call to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan from his office in a tin building...

Clark County, Ky., officials retreat from planned tax increase.
February 6, 2005... By Peter Mathews, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--WINCHESTER -- Clark County magistrates appear to be backing away from a new 8 percent insurance tax that is so unpopular it has sparked a...

Houston County responds to housing boom.
February 6, 2005... By Mark Vanderhoek, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--PERRY -- The growth in Houston County has fueled a boom in housing, and governments are now ramping up to deal with the expansion. This year...

Chinese success affects business activities in Miami area.
February 6, 2005... By Donna E. Natale Planas, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Towering teal-and-white gantry cranes, direct from China, glided into Miami's seaport last month, while mobile rubber-tire gantries, also from...

Law firm focuses on Chinese business affairs.
February 6, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Chinese manufacturers that want to establish a South Florida office to handle distribution in Latin America use Becker & Poliakoff to handle the legal work. It was one of...

Memphis, Tenn., association presents architecture awards.
February 6, 2005... By Maria Burnham, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--A skillful use of materials, balanced proportions and an adherence to function tied together the diverse winners of this year's...

Memphis, Tenn., divorce lawyer modifies practice to meet children's needs.
February 6, 2005... By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--As one of the city's fiercest divorce lawyers, Dorothy Pounders can size up a Memphis millionaire in a minute and have 'em weeping in...

Nashua marketing firm to benefit from a couple of veterans.
February 6, 2005... By Karen Spiller, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--NASHUA -- Who better to run a public relations consulting firm than two former television news directors and a veteran politician? Jack...

From decorations to food, businesses score with game.
February 6, 2005... By Harriet Daniels, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--OCALA -- As football fans gather for Super Bowl XXXIX later today, a number of local businesses have played a part in setting the atmosphere for...

New eye surgery techniques become available in Orange County, Calif.
February 6, 2005... By Mayrav Saar, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--Ridiculously bad nearsightedness. Arm-stretching farsightedness. The kind of wear and tear of age that forces people to wear Rite Aid...