Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 23 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 23 2005

Southeast Airlines' records in shambles; customers waiting for refunds.
January 23, 2005... By Jeanne Bonner, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Nearly two months after Southeast Airlines stopped flying, federal and state investigators in Florida are still struggling to determine if the...

A new service springs up: The eBay middleman.
January 23, 2005... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Frank Woodring had a garage full of electrical equipment left over from his career with Westinghouse Corp. What he didn't have was the desire...

Allentown, Pa., pizza joint readies for Sunday football games.
January 23, 2005... The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Marco Basile isn't a running back, a center or even a punter. But the 50-year-old Brooklyn native plays a key position today when the Philadelphia Eagles and...

Foreign capital vital to U.S.
January 23, 2005... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--American homeowners long have joked that their houses are really owned by the bank. It probably hasn't occurred to most that the bank may...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution technology queries column.
January 23, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--NORTON GHOST TRANSFERS DATA TO NEW PC: QUESTION: Bill, I would like to know how to copy all files from my old PC to my new one. Is the Norton...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy column.
January 23, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--MAKE A RESOLUTION TO AVOID COMMON PC MISTAKES: Regular readers know I often use this space to tell you about mistakes I've made. There is...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., people in motion column.
January 23, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Randy R. Ruddach has been promoted to senior vice president at Valley Community Bank in Pleasanton. --Todd Severson, James Bohar and Aileen Dolby...

Added taxes, fees boosting cell phone bills.
January 23, 2005... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Leonard Gilliann signed a $39.99 monthly service contract with Cingular Wireless, but nearly a dozen taxes, fees and surcharges...

Area resources group aids start-ups.
January 23, 2005... By Dan Laidman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Judith Rosenberg traces the origins of the Sabor Latino project to her time in Central America. As the head of a nonprofit formed in...

Detroit Free Press Georgea Kovanis column.
January 23, 2005... By Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--I'm not completely broke, but I have very little disposable income right now -- the result of an enormous bill from Marshall Field's. Some of the...

Delegation departs on trade mission.
January 23, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Janet Anderson recalls visiting an executive in Spain earlier in her career in economic development to discuss his company's interest in setting up an...

Working mothers must balance careers with child-rearing.
January 23, 2005... By Tracy Correa, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Kelley Sanchez, a hospital communications manager, planned to jump right back into her career after the birth of her first child two years ago. But...

The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C., property transfers column.
January 23, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The following property transfers are on file in the Orangeburg County Courthouse. Nov. 10-29. A.C. Kelley and Mary Lou Kelley to William C....

Iraq campaign season becomes a test of faith.
January 23, 2005... By Thanassis Cambanis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--BAGHDAD -- As Iraq's campaign season winds into its final week, voters will have to make their choices in a fog of limited information. Candidates...

Drivers, mechanics adjust to emissions test.
January 23, 2005... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--A year after vehicle emissions testing arrived in south-central Pennsylvania amid a cloud of confusion, frustration and controversy, a sense of...

Ridgid on a roll: Niche products help paper-tube maker prosper.
January 23, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Manufacturing paper tubes had become such a cutthroat business for Ridgid Paper Tube Corp. 10 years ago that it was losing money. The...

Houston Chronicle Nancy Sarnoff column.
January 23, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--SWEETER DEAL LETS COMPANY STAY PUT: With large blocks of vacant office space available in downtown Houston, it's news even when a company decides to stay...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers column.
January 23, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The big question -- What do I want to be when I grow up? -- haunts many people who have been "grown up" for a while. Some haven't figured out...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mark Davis column.
January 23, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Last year was good to investors in the American Century Value Fund. By taking a little risk on Wall Street, they gained 14.6 percent on their money....

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
January 23, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--When Social Security's inevitable reform creates privately owned accounts, the question of foremost importance is how this development will affect...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., kids and business column.
January 23, 2005... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Are your kids lobbying for a cost-of-living boost in their allowance? Is the amount tied to chores or another reward system? Do you pay only when you...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service column.
January 23, 2005... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--I've had it and am ready to move. Can you help me find a place I can move where there is no chance I will step out my back door and be faced with...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
January 23, 2005... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Think you know how much your home is worth? You may want to be sure before you take out a new loan or pack on more debt with a line of credit. A...

Brother and sister run kosher bakery in New Haven, Conn.
January 23, 2005... By Cara Baruzzi, New Haven Register, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--NEW HAVEN -- When Elizabeth and Stas Ludyjan sought a place to open their kosher bakery just over a year ago, they considered several areas of the...

Ocala Star-Banner, Fla., Ryan Conley column.
January 23, 2005... By Ryan Conley, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Property that has been the focus of a land-use debate in recent years was recently acquired by multiple interests intent on finally developing the...

Odessa American, Texas, Economist column.
January 23, 2005... By Ray Perryman, Odessa American, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--During the course of an average year, I give hundreds of speeches to groups of all types. I always try to interject a little humor as not all of you...

Renovation begins on apartment complex in Ogden, Utah.
January 23, 2005... By Jeff Demoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--OGDEN -- It's not a retirement home anymore, but Adams Place is once again bustling with activity after sitting vacant for nearly seven years. ...

Home sales slow in Ogden, Utah, area after strong 2004.
January 23, 2005... By Jeff Demoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Fewer people bought homes in Weber and Davis counties last month as snow and cold temperatures hampered their efforts, according to a group of...

Despite TV ad blitz, sales of erectile drugs lack vigor.
January 23, 2005... By Christopher Snowbeck, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Even if they're watching today's NFL conference championship games with their mothers, television viewers will be counseled in luring tones...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
January 23, 2005... By Andrew Cassel, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The weather notwithstanding, there's no denying that Center City is looking good these days. Restaurants are popping up along Market Street in...

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
January 23, 2005... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--In his inaugural address Thursday, President Bush again stressed his desire to "build an ownership society." "By making every citizen an agent of...

Why the government's pension insurance problem is our problem.
January 23, 2005... By Steve Johnson, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Glenn Williams' wife retired on a United Airlines pension. So did his dad. And after nearly three decades with United, Williams is hoping to...

Some charity donors seek privacy after writing check.
January 23, 2005... By Margaret Steen, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Americans may be generous, as the outpouring of donations after last month's tsunami in South Asia showed. But it appears they also like to be...

General store remains relevant among big-box behemoths.
January 23, 2005... By Erin Sherbert, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--TRACY -- Amid the booming development and emergence of big-box retailers, there's still a hint of West Valley rural life in the surrounding farms...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder column.
January 23, 2005... By Eric Grunder, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--A 7 percent cut in regional bus service probably doesn't mean much to you. Fewer stops on this route. Fewer runs on that route. No route at all...

Flavored beer goes against the grain.
January 23, 2005... By Gregory Cancelada, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Anheuser-Busch Cos. rolls out the caffeinated and flavored Be nationwide Monday after offering the beer in select markets for the last three...

Federal sanctions to alter brokers' training at Edward Jones.
January 23, 2005... By Jack Naudi, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Shortly after starting as an Edward Jones broker, Monica Busch did the unthinkable: She moved millions of dollars of clients' money from weak-performing...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus column.
January 23, 2005... By David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--INNOVATION BLOOMS IN HIGHLAND MAN'S MANUFACTURING PLANT: Donald Weder's inventions haven't changed the world like those of Thomas Edison or Luther...

San Antonio Express-News G. Chambers Williams III column.
January 23, 2005... By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--LOS ANGELES -- Three vehicles that promise to account for thousands of sales for their respective makers were introduced at the recent Los...

Chicago Tribune auto notebook column.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--DETROIT -- Honda had one of the hits of the Detroit Auto Show with the Ridgeline, its first pickup. Among the surprises was that despite...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--QUESTION: I was late taking my car in for the state emissions test and received a second notice in pink threatening to suspend my license effective this month. I...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
January 23, 2005... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Although credit-card bills may be flooding the mail and gasoline prices remain sky-high, American consumers still are lugging the heavy burdens for the...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
January 23, 2005... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--CUSTOMERS REAPING THE REWARDS OF CLASH OF THE TECHNOLOGY TITANS: What fun we're having watching the new battle of the binary billionaires. Microsoft is...

GM wary on hybrids.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Why has General Motors been slow to respond in developing gas/electric cars? "It was going to take a technological effort, a huge investment, huge...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway column.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--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 New Cars column.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The Toyota RAV4 arrived in 1996 followed by the Honda CR-V in 1997 because the Japanese automakers thought there might be interest in a compact sport-utility...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate column.
January 23, 2005... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--CHICAGO -- You say you haven't overdosed on daily reports of the exploits of Donald Trump? You're not weary of the gilded nuptials that united the tycoon and...

Chicago Tribune transportation briefs column.
January 23, 2005... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--AUTO: -- The Acura RL gets a radar-based collision avoidance system next fall. It first gives audible and visual warnings of an impending...

Victoria County, Texas, sees signs of economic recovery.
January 23, 2005... By Thomas Doyle, Victoria Advocate, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--By the numbers, 2004 was a year of recovery for the Victoria County's economy, and 2005 is off to a good start. Shoppers in Victoria appeared to be...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten column.
January 23, 2005... By Bonnie Eksten, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Wouldn't it be terrific if we had a sure-fire way of playing the stock market and having the proverbial edge. It would be something to grab on to...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson column.
January 23, 2005... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--LOWE'S INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO CLARKE COUNTY: Lowe's intentions to open one of its home improvement centers in eastern Clarke County at the corner...

Complaining -- but in a nice way.
January 23, 2005... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Kathe Falls' friends say she's a big complainer. But that's a good thing. The 42-year-old married mom of two has a reputation among...

Development banks face lawsuit.
January 23, 2005... By Dan Chapman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Bernard van der Lande, a Dutchman by way of Atlanta, parlayed the twin rages of the 1990s -- globalization and information technology -- into a...

Socially responsible funds did well in '04, but Vice did better.
January 23, 2005... By Hank Ezell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Rewards for investing in some of the big-name ethics-driven mutual funds were very good last year. On the other hand, the reward for...

Cold weather fails to sink Boat and Fishing Show.
January 23, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--BELLEVILLE -- Bundled in her winter coat, 10-year-old Annie Parkinson sat in the seat of a speedboat Saturday and tried to imagine cutting across...

Billings, Mont., credit counseling group objects to Florida firm's strategy.
January 23, 2005... By Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Mike Hoggan, who manages the Billings branch of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Montana, was tipped off when a Dex telephone book salesperson...

Experts debate merits of privatizing Social Security.
January 23, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--In a recent survey of Americans who participate in the stock market, nearly one in five gave themselves a failing grade or a "D" when it came to their...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
January 23, 2005... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort...

Medical pot law backers hopeful.
January 23, 2005... By Jay Root, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--AUSTIN -- Sitting in a wheelchair at the end of a worn wooden ramp in south Austin, thin and soft-spoken Marcia Johnson, 50, does not fit the...

Booking a cruise, minus that sinking feeling.
January 23, 2005... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--For Marcia Duffy, life's a cruise. Duffy, cruise marketing director for the Massachusetts Port Authority, spends her time getting on dozens of cruise ships...

Local architectural firm has changed the local landscape.
January 23, 2005... By Maury Thompson, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--GLENS FALLS -- Funky jazz music played in the background, and Lola, a dog owned by one of the partners, ambled around greeting people at the...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business calendar column.
January 23, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Monday, Jan. 24: Toastmasters Club, meeting, 6:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 50 Kenney Place, Saddle Brook. Gain speaking experience and self-confidence. Call Lea...

Jobless rate dips in N.J.; rise in employment hits four-year high.
January 23, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--New Jersey's unemployment rate declined to 4.2 percent in December, from 4.4 percent in November, the state Department of Labor and Workforce...

Winds of litigation swirling around Merck; Lawyers discuss Vioxx strategies.
January 23, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--PHILADELPHIA -- A gathering storm of litigation over the withdrawn drug Vioxx passed through this city last week and could be unleashed as soon...

Luxury rooms seek a wider audience.
January 23, 2005... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Gourmet room service, flat-screen TVs, terry cloth bathrobes and fully stocked minibars. It sounds like a room at the Ritz. But these hotel-like...

Hospitals install terraces, artwork and waterfalls to lure more patients.
January 23, 2005... By Anne Belli, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--With its fully digitized diagnostic imaging equipment and high-energy linear accelerators, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's new outpatient...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
January 23, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--VALUE JUST NOT THERE IN MAY DEAL: Federated Department Stores' renewed interest in buying rival May Department Stores, Foley's parent, belies yet again the...

The Miami Herald Money Matters column.
January 23, 2005... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--FILL OUT YOUR FINANCIAL AID FORMS ASAP: Today's assignment for all college-bound students and their parents: Fill out those financial aid forms --...

Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Networking 101 column.
January 23, 2005... By Patricia Kitchen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Lisa Dolan calls it "brain freeze." I see it as "mosquito mind." Kathleen Brown describes it as "a hummingbird on crack." Names aside, we all...

Many consumers never cash in rebates.
January 23, 2005... By Richard J. Dalton Jr., Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--January is a rebate month. After the holiday shopping sprees, consumers clip bar codes, gather receipts, scrutinize small-print instructions...

New York consumer agency warns of financial scammers.
January 23, 2005... By Henry Gilgoff, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--After warning consumers about telemarketers who promise a financial grant but demand a fee, a state agency began dueling with Matthew Lesko. He's the...

Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Shopping With column.
January 23, 2005... By Laurie Squire, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The product: mother of the bride dress The expert: wedding gown designer whose namesake collection is featured at her flagship salon in Atlanta and...

New York markets fall for fourth straight week.
January 23, 2005... By Pradnya Joshi, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The stock market crumbled for the fourth week in a row as nervous investors did more selling than buying. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped...

Former New Hampshire governors continues business plan contest.
January 23, 2005... By Karen Spiller, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Craig Benson may no longer be governor, but he's not letting his Start Up New Hampshire Business Plan Competition fade out of the state. ...

Mayor hopeful wants voters to decide New York City stadium issue.
January 23, 2005... By Maggie Haberman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Democratic mayoral hopeful Fernando Ferrer called on Mayor Bloomberg yesterday to put the issue of building a West Side stadium on the ballot this fall....

Rush for hotel rooms may hit next week.
January 23, 2005... By Harriet Daniels, Ocala Star-Banner, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--OCALA, Fla. -- Local tourists in town for church conventions, horse shows and a number of other events that attract winter visitors may soon be...

Credit reports for free, if you're careful.
January 23, 2005... By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--When J.J. Singh heard last month that he could get a free credit report, he immediately went online to sign up. Within seconds, the...

Office-tower proposal causes neighborhood rift in historic Santa Ana district.
January 23, 2005... By Courtney Perkes, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--SANTA ANA -- The January neighborhood meeting began very neighborly. French Park residents heard a graffiti removal update. A neighbor...

The Orange County Register, Calif., small business queries column.
January 23, 2005... By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--QUESTION: I plan on doing sports officiating at high schools in Orange County. Do I need to become an independent contractor? ANSWER: You...

Instead of presents, Newport Beach girl requests tsunami-aid donations.
January 23, 2005... By Ellyn Pak, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Dakota Wade's 13th birthday fete included a pink cake, pizza and soda, giggles with eight schoolmates and later, ice-skating to pop songs. ...

Lottery Game Will Give Free Play.
January 23, 2005... By Gary Taylor, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--If the Florida Lottery has its way, the grouper will replace the sailfish as the state's fish -- at least among its players. Lottery officials...

Networks help employees find support, strength, acceptance.
January 23, 2005... By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--When Susan Whitewood opens e-mail reminders about upcoming meetings of her networking group at Mellon Financial Corp., she's never sure who else...

Social Security overhaul unlikely to go smoothly.
January 23, 2005... By Pamela Gaynor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The big theme of President Bush's plan to partially privatize Social Security -- ownership -- has made a good sound bite. But there is a mouthful of...

Technology forces television advertisers to re-evaluate methods.
January 23, 2005... By Tony Gnoffo, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--The fast-forward button is striking fear into the hearts of television advertisers. With the arrival of digital video recorders and...