Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 2 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 2 2005

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Mike Cote column.
January 2, 2005... By Mike Cote, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--HAVE A MERRY VALENTINE'S DAY: It's midday on Christmas Eve at the Albertsons in Lafayette, Colo. Shoppers fill their carts with last-minute items...

New mall, new hotel mark big year in Boulder, Colo., area.
January 2, 2005... Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--CROSSROADS NO MORE: News that the city's Planning Board approved a plan to redevelop Boulder's Crossroads Mall into an open-air center called Twenty Ninth Street...

Minnesota business incentives produce mixed results in first year.
January 2, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Jeff Nielsen was looking for a place in the Duluth, Minn., area for Oregon-based Willamette Valley Co. to open a paint manufacturing plant when he...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers column.
January 2, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--SERVICE WITH A SMILE: Ever wonder how customer service representatives stay sane? Day after day, their jobs require them to deal with angry...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
January 2, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--RESOLVE TO BUILD A FORTUNE OF JOY: Too late for resolutions? Never. In fact, a day or so past New Year's probably is the best time, what with...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
January 2, 2005... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--YOUTHS NEED TO GET READY TO COMPETE FOR SUMMER JOBS: The first of the year is the perfect time for your college or high school student to begin the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service column.
January 2, 2005... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NEVER REQUESTED PROVES TO BE DIFFICULT TO ELIMINATE: QUESTION: I have a problem with a Bank of America credit card account...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
January 2, 2005... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Like a lot of consumers, I turned to the Internet to knock off a portion of my Christmas shopping, especially on some hard-to-find items. My...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Technology Testdrive column.
January 2, 2005... By Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--COMCAST'S DVR, VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICE BEAT SATELLITE OFFERINGS: After years of dismissing cable companies as technology laggards stuck on the...

Stockton, Calif., camera shops see booming sales despite surge in online buying.
January 2, 2005... By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Holiday sales via the Internet boomed this year, up by nearly 30 percent, with many brick-and-mortar retailers reporting a struggle to hold their...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
January 2, 2005... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--'FREE AGENT NATION': FACT OR FICTION? Private contracting was once touted as the wave of the future, but in today's economy observers are...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Real World Economics column.
January 2, 2005... By Edward Lotterman, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--PERCEIVED RISKS CAN SKEW COMMON SENSE: Societies often are poorer because of the irrational ways we react to uncertain events. Monday's...

Economists predict slower U.S. economic growth in 2005.
January 2, 2005... By Jennifer Bjorhus, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The resilient U.S. consumer will rise to the task again in 2005. We will keep spending, although perhaps not as much as last year, so...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
January 2, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--QUESTION: Got the letter in the mail for my emissions test, the one that threatens suspension of my driver's license if I don't bring my car in. So I did, but...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
January 2, 2005... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--INSIDER TRADING SENDS MIXED-UP MARKET SIGNALS: When company officials buy or sell their company's shares, they send important signals to outside investors. Or...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
January 2, 2005... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The job market's less than remarkable rebound in 2004 has resembled the challenge facing a person recovering from a post-holiday hangover. After creating...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
January 2, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--NO TIME FOR NAIVETE WHEN HOOKING NEW PC TO WEB: Well, the ball has dropped, and the Alka-Seltzer tablets have fizzed, so now it's time to get back to biz. ...

Deficits emerge as growing danger for U.S. economy in 2005, experts say.
January 2, 2005... By Michael Oneal, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--On the face of it, 2005 is shaping up to be a pretty good year for the economy. Business spending is picking up where consumer spending is leaving off....

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway column.
January 2, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--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...

New chief reconnecting Motorola.
January 2, 2005... By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--When Ed Zander took the helm of Motorola Inc. a year ago, the Schaumburg communications giant was too often associated with words like "snafu." As in...

Fraud, hassles may put Net in not-worth-it mode.
January 2, 2005... By Jon Van, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Anyone wishing to contact Theresa Lipa can send her a letter or make a phone call. Forget e-mail. Since her computer began spewing pornography in November, the...

Chicago Tribune New Cars column.
January 2, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Four down, five to go. Suzuki has vowed to triple its U.S. sales to 200,000 units by 2007 by offering a lineup that includes nine new vehicles -- sedans,...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate column.
January 2, 2005... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--CHICAGO -- A while back, I made a huge mistake. I went to visit the home I had grown up in, a barnlike, white-shingled structure that my family had owned...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, business briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--BMA, NEW LICENSE FRAMEWORK: Bahrain Monetary Agency has launched a consultation paper on an integrated license framework for financial institutions....

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, financial briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--MESELECT, TAILOR-MADE BANKING: Emirates Bank has introduced its new meSelect tailor-made banking service which says it will treat customers and...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, oil and gas briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--IEA, OIL PRICES TO EASE: The International Energy Agency thinks oil prices should retreat in 2005 after their 32 per cent surge last year. Chief...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, real estate briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--JUMEIRAH PROPERTIES, 2ND JLT TOWER: Jumeirah Properties is set to launch its second tower at the Jumeirah Lake Towers, after the success of the USD55...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, technology briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--TSUNAMI, WEBSITE FOR DONATIONS: A website to support the millions of victims of the tsunami waves disaster, and to collect cash donations for them...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, travel briefs column.
January 2, 2005... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--EMIRATES ADDS SEYCHELLES: Emirates launched thrice-weekly non-stop services to the Seychelles when its first outbound flight EK 705 departed from...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., bankruptcies column.
January 2, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The following businesses filed for legal protection from creditors in the federal bankruptcy court in Oakland. Companies most commonly file for...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business bulletin column.
January 2, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--MONDAY, JAN. 3: --Experience Unlimited of Pleasant Hill, a no-fee, nonprofit volunteer organization sponsored by California Employment Development...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
January 2, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--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., people in motion column.
January 2, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Bob Routt has joined the mortgage team at Union Trust Mortgage Services in Danville as a senior loan officer. Debra Young has been appointed vice...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business calendar column.
January 2, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--MONDAY: --Valley Toastmasters, "Overcome Fear of Public Speaking," 8 p.m., United Congregational Church, Haworth. Free. Call Adam Strobel, (201) 385-2514, or...

Car dealership to replace block of longtime small businesses in Lakeland, Fla.
January 2, 2005... By Kyle Kennedy, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--When they opened their ceramics store 30 years ago, John and Janice Garrard dreamed of being independent and surrounded by art. The Gold Leaf...

Las Vegas Review-Journal business calendar column.
January 2, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--CONSUMER CREDIT --The Consumer Credit Counseling Service will hold a "Making Ends Meet and Dreams Come True" seminar on personal finance at 2 p.m. Monday at the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column.
January 2, 2005... By Emily Kumler, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--UPS DRIVER'S ADVENTURES PROVE SANTA'S ELVES SOMETIMES WEAR BROWN: For the past 19 Christmas Eves, Fernando Guerrero has made holiday wishes come true...

Las Vegas Review-Journal conventions column.
January 2, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--SCHEDULED CONVENTIONS: Hotel Date Attendance --Aames Home Loan: Bellagio Jan. 2-5 215 --Assessment Technologies: Tropicana Jan. 3-6 60 --Glencoe...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column.
January 2, 2005... By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--CONFETTI NOW, PROFITS LATER: Financial analysts on both coasts are greeting the new year with cheers, anticipating 2005 will be a year of broader...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough column.
January 2, 2005... By Alexandra Clough, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--AAI PHARMA FOUNDER NOW SEEKS NEW QUESTS IN DRUGS: Freed from the duty of running one of the nation's leading drug companies, Frederick Sancilio...

St. Louis-area stock index fares better than S&P 500 in 2004.
January 2, 2005... By Tavia Evans, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Huttig Building Products Inc. and Zoltek Cos. led the charge of St. Louis companies that finished 2004 with market gains. Bloomberg Inc.'s index of...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution technology queries column.
January 2, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--$50 PRINTER WILL SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS: QUESTION: A few days ago, in replacing the ink cartridge, I broke off a tiny plastic piece in my...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy column.
January 2, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--LOOKING AHEAD, GADGETS WILL LEARN TO GET ALONG BETTER: At the start of each new year, I dust off my crystal ball and offer my predictions of...

Greeley, Colo., retailers report mostly improved holiday sales.
January 2, 2005... By Sharon Dunn, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Santa left a little extra this year for area independent retailers, but probably not as much as he could have because of competition from big-box stores....

Turkey carries out currency revaluation.
January 2, 2005... Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Turkey on Saturday carried out a revaluation of its currency by switching previous 1 million Turkish lira to 1 new lira in a bid to end decades-long...

Las Vegas Review-Journal conventions column.
January 2, 2005... Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--SCHEDULED CONVENTIONS: Hotel a Date a Attendance --Aames Home Loan: Bellagio a Jan. 2-5 a 215 --Assessment Technologies: Tropicana a Jan. 3-6 a 60 --Glencoe...

The San Diego Union-Tribune business calendar column.
January 2, 2005... The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--TUESDAY --SCORE: "How to Start and Manage Your Own Business," 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, Mission Valley Campus, 4007 Camino del Rio...

IPOs picking up steam going into 2005.
January 2, 2005... By Deborah Lohse, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Investors could split last year's market for IPOs into two eras: B.G. and A.G. -- Before Google and After Google. Google, of course, was...

Athens, Ga.-area rental rates outpacing wage increases.
January 2, 2005... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--An Athens-area full-time worker desiring to live in a two-bedroom apartment would have to earn $11.96 an hour to afford those living accommodations,...

Many make resolution of fiscal fitness.
January 2, 2005... By Hank Ezell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Jim McCarty figures he won't have any problems keeping his New Year's resolution. Look what the 38-year-old Marietta man did with last...

Fort Worth, Texas, considers several areas in north for annexation.
January 2, 2005... By Jessica Deleon, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Fort Worth is considering annexing small areas of unincorporated land that dot the northern edges of the city. One possible section is...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, O.K. Carter column.
January 2, 2005... By O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--NEW YEAR'S FORECAST FACES SOME LONG ODDS: A caller railing against last year's "Predictions for 2004" column kept asking the same question:...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman column.
January 2, 2005... By Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND IS MONEY WELL-SPENT: It's bad enough that we can't court companies without tax abatements or TIF money or sales tax...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, business insider column.
January 2, 2005... By Jeff Caplan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--FRISCO COULD BECOME NEW SOCCER MECCA: The front office of FC Dallas, the Major League Soccer organization formerly called the Dallas Burn,...

The Boston Globe Economic Life column.
January 2, 2005... By Charles Stein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--POPULATION DECLINE? IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID: In the year that ended June 30, 2004, Massachusetts was the only state in the country that lost population --...

Houston Chronicle Nancy Sarnoff column.
January 2, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--YEAR OF GROWTH, BUT NO BOOM: Houston's real estate industry made some positive strides in 2004. ChevronTexaco bought the empty Enron building; an...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
January 2, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--NEW JOB A MIXED BLESSING: What do you say to a man who has just become chief executive of a major airline? How much do you temper sympathy with...

Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Networking 101 column.
January 2, 2005... By Patricia Kitchen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Is it just me or does it seem to you, too, that just about everyone in this country must be getting a new boss? Just look at the organizations that...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
January 2, 2005... By Jonathan Lansner, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Wealth was supposed to be the reward for new-school thinking. Yet big profits came from decidedly old-school logic. Five years...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Kinsman column.
January 2, 2005... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--US AIRWAYS HAVOC: WHEN GOOD WORKERS BEHAVE BADLY: The hands-down winners of the Grinch Award this holiday season are the employees of US...

Awareness of blogs grows among Net users.
January 2, 2005... By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Weblogs, those passionate, irreverent online journals that emerged as an influential new media form during the 2004 election, are quickly...

Mississippi lawmakers face arduous task of balancing budget.
January 2, 2005... By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--JACKSON, Miss. -- The 2005 state legislative session promises to be arduous as lawmakers and the governor face a budget shortfall approaching $1...

Framingham, Mass., businessman takes on airlines.
January 2, 2005... By Franco Ordoez, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--A local businessman's beef the airlines over nonrefundable tickets has put him at the center of a $50 million federal lawsuit. Robert Harrington, a...

Rite Aid profits, airport terminal among top 2004 stories in Harrisburg, Pa.
January 2, 2005... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--After years of losing money in the wake of past accounting problems, Rite Aid Corp. began to report profits in 2004 and slowly started to build...

2004 saw no letup in corporate scandals, amid expanded probes of wrongdoing.
January 2, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The insurance industry is rocked by kickback accusations. A mortgage giant is found to have cooked its books. And, of course, a domestic diva...

Hydrogen energy testing to coincide with wind study in Cambria County, Pa.
January 2, 2005... By Susan Evans, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Efforts to harvest wind energy in Cambria County also are bringing cutting-edge research into what could be the fuel of the future:...

Las Cruces, N.M., focuses on infrastructure for state money.
January 2, 2005... By Christopher Schurtz, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--After getting record-high amounts of capital outlay cash from state leaders over the past few years, and with fingers crossed for more of the...

New Mexico State University to receive $21 million for research projects.
January 2, 2005... Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--New Mexico State University will receive about $21 million dollars in congressional appropriations in the 2005 fiscal year for research and technology projects ranging...

When it came to stocks, Pittsburgh walloped Wall Street.
January 2, 2005... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--When it comes to jobs, Pittsburgh may have lagged much of the country last year, but the same can't be said for the performance of its companies --...

Experts predict partly sunny forecast for Palm Beach County, Fla., economy.
January 2, 2005... By Jeff Ostrowski, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The regional economic forecast for 2005 looks partly sunny, with more hiring and cooling home prices. But a few dark clouds -- in the form of...

Parents alarmed by children's reactions to ibuprofen.
January 2, 2005... By Linda Goldston, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Nine-year-old Kaitlyn Langstaff of Saratoga died 20 months after taking Children's Motrin. Sabrina Brierton Johnson of Los Angeles went blind...

Toledo, Ohio, builders group sees higher interest rates as good for business.
January 2, 2005... By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--The prospect of rising interest rates may give some in the housing industry the jitters, but the new president of the Home Builders Association of...

California energy official sees no crisis repeat.
January 2, 2005... By Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--As a candidate, Arnold Schwarzenegger called for "a rational and consistent power policy" and "a clear energy strategy that focuses on...

To keep housing affordable, Marlborough, Mass., offers a subsidy.
January 2, 2005... By Peter Schworm, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Marlborough is launching a pioneering affordable housing program that will subsidize landlords who agree to cap rents and lease apartments exclusively to...

Automakers woo buyers with safety appeal.
January 2, 2005... By Royal Ford, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Maria Cotoia wanted a safe, if out-of-fashion, minivan. Her husband wanted to cling to the family SUV because he thought it was safer, more secure. She won. But...

Tuition aid takes toll on many colleges in Massachusetts.
January 2, 2005... By Marcella Bombardieri, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Until this year, the Smith College students living in Wilder House used to eat dinner like an old-fashioned family, gathering...

Bill would let Texans import prescription medications from Canada.
January 2, 2005... By R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--AUSTIN, Texas -- Many Texans for years have sought cheaper prescription drugs by crossing the border into Mexico, an option often considered unsafe and...

Eyes on future see blue skies over Houston's economy.
January 2, 2005... By David Kaplan, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--When the nation struggles, Houston soars. That's the conventional wisdom and the opinion of many local business leaders who were asked to make...

Houston-area economy sped up as 2004 wound down.
January 2, 2005... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Remember 2003, when the economy was sputtering along and hopes were high that the next year would be better? Well, it didn't turn out half bad. True,...

Yellow Roadway rolls with Kansas City, Mo.-area stocks.
January 2, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Unlike the rest of Wall Street, Yellow Roadway Corp. followed up a strong 2003 with an even better 2004. Shares in the Overland Park-based trucking...

The Miami Herald Money Matters column.
January 2, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: SPEND LESS, SAVE MORE: If you have any optimism in your nature, you'll need it when the credit card bills for the holidays...

There's no 'i' in success for Anchorage, Alaska, home builder.
January 2, 2005... By Richard Richtmyer, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Chuck Spinelli is president and owner of the home-building company that bears his name -- almost. Spinell Homes -- without the second "i"...

Investors can use change of year as opportunity to rebalance fund portfolios.
January 2, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--New Year's resolution: Invest in large growth-style companies, keep money in overseas companies, and don't give up on bonds just yet. That, in the...

Massachusetts families find success in real estate together.
January 2, 2005... By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--For Clinton and Heather Crocker, becoming a husband-and-wife real estate team was about location, location, location: Someone would be home all the time. ...