Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 4 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 4 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
July 4, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--A HEALTHY METHOD OF SAVING: The advent of health savings accounts brings not only a new wrinkle to the health care insurance mix but also another...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., at your service column.
July 4, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--AUTO REBATE IS SUBJECT TO SALES TAX: QUESTION: This is in regard to sales tax that I paid when purchasing a vehicle from Jay Wolfe Chevrolet in...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske column.
July 4, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--HOW TO REPAIR DAMAGED CREDIT: Can bad credit or a bankruptcy doom your chances to qualify for a credit card anytime soon? That question was on the...

Appleton, Wis.-area firms fight for edge on fire truck, apparatus market.
July 4, 2004... By Pete Bach, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue is seeing red these days. As in fire engine red. The department is in the market for a new fire pumper, its first...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Avi Stern Column.
July 4, 2004... By Avi Stern, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Give him a decade and a Lawrence University graduate may just become the president of Mexico. Jose Luis Romero-Hicks exudes eloquence and...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dan Gillmor column.
July 4, 2004... By Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--On Independence Day, 2004, how fares American liberty? Brilliantly, if you compare the United States with the tyrannies that still control the...

Oracle trial offers unprecedented view of industry.
July 4, 2004... By Chris O'Brien, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--The Oracle antitrust trial has pulled back the curtain on frailties and failings that the software industry usually keeps well hidden. Just...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Dave Beal column.
July 4, 2004... By Dave Beal, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Five years ago, Ellen Brown's cousins discovered that an 80-year-old sister had piled up $6,000 in credit card debt. Another relative had become as...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., career column.
July 4, 2004... By Amy Lindgren, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--As you celebrate the freedoms of our nation today, toss a thought to your job. Are you living like a free citizen, or has your work got you...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Real World Economics column.
July 4, 2004... By Edward Lotterman, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--As we celebrate our independence, it is good to reflect on the fact that while we are ethnically and religiously diverse, we do not suffer...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Investor's Eye column.
July 4, 2004... By Gail MarksJarvis, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--In an apparent reaction to scandals undermining confidence in mutual funds, fund companies are looking at their fees and cutting the costs...

CEO of Medina, Minn.-based Polaris Industries shifts company into high gear.
July 4, 2004... By Jennifer Bjorhus, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Polaris Industries was running full throttle in 1998 when a boyish ex-GE vice president named Tom Tiller appeared on its doorstep as chief...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., entrepreneur column.
July 4, 2004... By Mike Hughlett, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Moving is a strain for just about anyone. Your meticulously arranged furniture is unceremoniously carted into a musty van. Fragile keepsakes are...

Chicago Tribune auto letters column.
July 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--WHEN WILL WE RUN OUT OF GAS? QUESTION: What's the most accurate estimate of total world petroleum reserves as well as the average yearly world petroleum...

Chicago Tribune business outlook column.
July 4, 2004... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--WATCHING CONSUMERS: Now that the easiest credit in 46 years has passed into history, the question is whether consumers will pull back on buying. A burst...

Chicago Tribune Chicago stocks column.
July 4, 2004... By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--AREA OFFERS MIXED BAG IN A LACKLUSTER QUARTER: In a generally lackluster quarter for the market, local stocks displayed several pockets of strength -- and...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
July 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--FOR '05, FOCUS IS ON STYLING, LOWER EMISSIONS: CHICAGO -- Ford says consumers will be happy to know that they can get a PZEV or a ULEV Focus for the '05 model...

Chicago Tribune transportation briefs Column.
July 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Items from the notebooks of Jim Mateja and Rick Popely --General Motors is introducing Cadillac to China, where it will begin selling the CTS...

Big sandwich chains face off in Allenton, Pa., area.
July 4, 2004... By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--In the Lehigh Valley, sandwiches are on a roll. But seriously, folks: A slew of chains that specialize in subs and other sandwiches is...

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Dan Shope column.
July 4, 2004... By Dan Shope, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--IT'S SHIPPING, NOT CEMENT, THAT IS LACKING: It hit like a block of cement. Construction of the Grey Oaks Public Service Building set to house...

Akron, Ohio, black-and-blue chip firms fare well in first half of 2004.
July 4, 2004... By Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--The bull market in stocks that started in 2003 took a bit of a breather for the first half of this year. Rising energy prices and geopolitical...

Atlanta's interest low in alternative fuels despite rise in oil prices.
July 4, 2004... By Elyse Ashburn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Atlanta, 1998. MARTA's switch to natural-gas-powered buses was two years under way, and the metro area boasted more than 2,600...

Delta Air Lines to audit health care costs.
July 4, 2004... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--In a new cost-cutting move, ailing Delta Air Lines hopes to trim health care costs by asking employees to turn in tax returns, birth...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution technology queries column.
July 4, 2004... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--INTERFERENCE LIKELY TO BE THE CAUSE OF DSL DISRUPTION: QUESTION: I have DSL service with BellSouth. It works fine during the day, but at night,...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy column.
July 4, 2004... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--A FEW PRECAUTIONS CAN DIMINISH ONLINE WORRIES: Back when I worked for a newspaper in Little Rock, I knew a guy who lived in a house without...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Mike Cote column.
July 4, 2004... By Mike Cote, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Wild Oats. Whole Foods. Longtime rivals sparring for your natural foods dollars. Soon they could be conveniently located right next to each other...

Boulder, Colo., entrepreneur is a leader in organic dairy industry.
July 4, 2004... By Amanda Leigh Haag, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--In 1969, Mark Retzloff and his roommates couldn't readily find organic foods in their college town of Ann Arbor, Mich. So they launched a...

Lost baggage figures improve with tighter airport security.
July 4, 2004... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Along with anxiety and long lines that post-Sept. 11 security measures have caused for air travelers has come a somewhat unexpected side effect: fewer...

Different sides can't agree on whether Maryland faces a malpractice crisis.
July 4, 2004... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Decrying another large increase in malpractice insurance premiums, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. stood last week at a podium set up on the blacktop near...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., bankruptcies column.
July 4, 2004... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--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.
July 4, 2004... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--TUESDAY: BNI-Business Network Int'l, Pleasanton chapter, meets, 7-8:30 a.m. at Club Sport, 7090 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton. Free. Contact Mark Blake at...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., business listing column.
July 4, 2004... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort to...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., people in motion column.
July 4, 2004... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--BANKING: Jon Shindo has been named vice president-area manager for Wells Fargo's business lending in the East Bay region, which includes both Alameda...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tapan Munroe column.
July 4, 2004... By Tapan Munroe, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--KEIRETSU FORUM HAS RIGHT TACK: For quite some time there has been a perception that California is an increasingly difficult place to do...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., retirement planner column.
July 4, 2004... By Steve Butler, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE MIND, PRODUCE BETTER DECISIONS: About 10 years ago, I had the epiphany that life went smoother and was more...

Erie, Pa., economic development officials encouraged by increased hiring.
July 4, 2004... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--It's happening in factories and in offices, established companies and burgeoning startups, global corporations and mom-and-pop-style businesses. ...

New chief of Harrisburg, Pa.-area Blue Cross recognizes challenges.
July 4, 2004... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Anita Smith rides a wave of success into the top job at Capital Blue Cross. She says matter-of-factly that Capital Blue Cross has "emerged...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business calendar column.
July 4, 2004... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--WEDNESDAY: Greater Montville Chamber of Commerce, meeting, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Hilton Hotel, Parsippany. Also participating are chambers of commerce of Morris County...

New Jersey counter maker builds business on skills, and serendipity.
July 4, 2004... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--More than most entrepreneurs, Tom Landers knows the power of chance in creating a business. He learned it 10 years ago when he moved his tiny,...

Manager of Macon, Ga., electrical contracting firm grows with company.
July 4, 2004... By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Although Danny Gibson has headed MaconPower for nearly 15 years, it was not a direct route from his roots in rural Tift County. In 1990, when...

Enthusiasm for cards benefits Tunica, Miss., poker rooms.
July 4, 2004... By David Flaum, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Rick McGunigale played in a poker tournament for the first time two months ago. He was back in Tunica last week to compete again, with...

Pittsburgh-area group creates nonprofit to send cooling clothing to U.S. troops.
July 4, 2004... By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Operation Troop Appreciation began in March when Kristen Holloway, 29, learned that Eric Redman, the brother of a close friend, was being sent to Iraq....

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
July 4, 2004... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--How did investors do in the first half of the year? Well, there's not much to celebrate. Stocks fell far short of the smart gains they tallied in the...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus column.
July 4, 2004... By David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--LOWER YOUR STOCK-MARKET EXPECTATIONS BUT DON'T PANIC: Usually, investors are said to fear the unknown. Recently, they have been nervous about the...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat column.
July 4, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--BARRAGE OF BUILT-IN SALES PITCHES ADDS AGGRAVATION TO NEW HP: Death came last week like a thief in the night to claim the frequently abused computer I had been...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
July 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews that appear in the Chicago Tribune. The digested version of the most recent reviews will replace older ones...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
July 4, 2004... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--CHICAGO -- I've heard real estate agents quietly grumble that when they were in real estate school, nobody warned them that the job could include such tasks as...

Chicago Tribune Technology Buzz Column.
July 4, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--A SOUND WAY TO ENHANCE VIDEOS: Adding a decent soundtrack ranks as one of the most elusive goals of home video-makers. It's easy enough to download some...

Looming retirements to thin air traffic controller ranks in Atlanta, elsewhere.
July 4, 2004... By Dave Hirschman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Green, yellow and red blobs representing thunderstorms spread across air traffic controller Lee Riley's radar screen like so many spilled...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Your Money column.
July 4, 2004... By Hank Ezell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Sometimes a flower grows out of the slime. One example: More than 70 percent of large employers are worrying about how much they and their...

Bakersfield, Calif., lenders warn consumers against predatory financing.
July 4, 2004... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Dena Shortt says she has clients who have gone to her for help with home financing after they were victims of less-than-honest lenders. The...

Honesty, responsibility key in asking employers to leave work on short notice.
July 4, 2004... By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Did your real estate agent call you to say the "perfect" house was just listed on the market and you should go see it as soon as possible? ...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, O.K. Carter column.
July 4, 2004... By O.K. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--No doubt somebody a long time ago documented perhaps the most repeated cliche about Arlington: It's the largest city in America without mass...

Houston Chronicle Nancy Sarnoff column.
July 4, 2004... By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Downtown development is moving east. The mostly industrial area east of U.S. 59, not far from Minute Maid Park, is quietly becoming a favorite spot for...

Musicians in South Florida have variety of places to buy new, used instruments.
July 4, 2004... By Romina Garber, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--James Partridge, lead singer for the Kendall band Forelle, has many a guitar decorating his poster-studded room. Each guitar has its own story: one he...

Latin America may avoid rate-hike disaster.
July 4, 2004... By Jane Bussey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Latin America, a rueful joke goes, catches pneumonia when the United States sneezes. Nowhere has this maxim proved truer than the Latin American reaction to...

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
July 4, 2004... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Ten million families, who sees them? If I were to tell you a story about 28 percent of all households with children under 18 and how they're...

Developer transforms Memphis, Tenn., hotels into extended-stay home for tenants.
July 4, 2004... By Kate Miller Morton, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--A San Diego-based developer with Memphis ties has purchased the former Wilson World Hotel and Wilson Inn and Suites near the Mall of...

The Orange County Register, Calif., worth your wallet column.
July 4, 2004... By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--THE CARED: Disney Visa THE PITCH: Earn Disney Rewards! REGISTER RATING: Three stars It's summertime, so that must mean it's...

Thousands of dollars to go in smoke during Stockton, Calif., fireworks display.
July 4, 2004... By Joe Goldeen, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--STOCKTON, Calif. -- A lot of money -- by some estimates $1,000 a minute -- will go up in smoke tonight amid oohs and ahhs as San Joaquin County...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder column.
July 4, 2004... By Eric Grunder, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Come on, admit it... hasn't there been at least one time you've wanted to smack your boss? Or, if you're the boss, a time you wanted to thump one...

Mutual funds investors must decide between load and no-load.
July 4, 2004... By Jack Naudi, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--For more than two decades, one of the most enduring debates about mutual funds has centered on sales commissions. Which type of fund is better for an...

Chicago coke plant may see rebirth after 30 months.
July 4, 2004... By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Behind its chain link fence, the former LTV coke plant broods silently on the industrial shores of the Calumet River. The mammoth buckets that once scooped...

United's value proves hard to figure for potential equity investors.
July 4, 2004... By Susan Chandler, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--In the old days, they would be sharpening their pencils and running tapes on adding machines. These days, they fire up spreadsheets and financial models,...

Chicago Tribune Workplace Buzz Column.
July 4, 2004... By T. Shawn Taylor, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--MISMATCHING WORKERS, JOBS A COSTLY MISTAKE: A lot of corporate managers say it's their people who make them profitable, but a recent survey suggests that bad...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, motoring briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--ML 55 AMG, SUMMER DEAL: Mercedes agents for the UAE Gargash Enterprises is offering the top-of-the-range ML 55 AMG for Dhs245,000 this summer. This...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, oil and gas briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--SABOTAGE HALVES IRAQ OIL EXPORTS: A sabotage attack against the main southern oil pipeline has halved oil exports from Iraq to 960,000 bpd, reported...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, technology briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--UAE COPIER MARKET UP 29 PERCENT: Total copier shipments in the UAE rose by 29 percent last year, according to a new IDC study, but analog shipments...

Billings, Mont., school board seeks advice of businesses.
July 4, 2004... By John Fitzgerald, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Business leaders will give School District 2 their opinions through a new advisory committee, officials announced Wednesday. At a breakfast meeting...

Euless, Texas, flag firm enjoys banner years.
July 4, 2004... By Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--EULESS, Texas -- Susan Masure knows that her business is blowing in the wind. She wants it that way. Masure is owner of In the...

South Florida business magazine envisions expansion.
July 4, 2004... By Gregg Fields, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--South Florida CEO magazine, since its founding in 1997, achieved something rare among monthly glossies in the regional market: It survived. But not always...

Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., business people column.
July 4, 2004... Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--BRADEN & ASSOCIATES has named three employees to management positions. Donna Teague has been appointed director of technical services. She is a certified...

Mystery shoppers help provide certainty for several major companies.
July 4, 2004... By Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Placing an order at a fast-food restaurant last year, Barb Bullock noticed that the cashier didn't greet her or offer a drink to wash down her sandwich. But...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten column.
July 4, 2004... By Bonnie Eksten, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--FOUNDERS FORGOT TO OPT OUT OF BIG GOVERNMENT: I love July 4. What a great holiday -- no presents to buy, everyone, regardless of creed, gets to...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, business briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--US PULLS STAFF OUT OF BAHRAIN: The US Defense Department has issued a mandatory evacuation order for 900 non-emergency employees and family members of...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, financial briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--AMEX SUMMER OFFERS IN KSA: American Express has announced its summer promotions in Saudi Arabia lasting until mid-August. Promotions range from up to...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, real estate briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--SHARJAH'S TALLEST TOWER: Construction work is now underway on the Salam Tower, set to become Sharjah's tallest standing structure at 56 storeys and 210...

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, travel briefs column.
July 4, 2004... AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--BA LAUNCHES E-TICKETING IN DUBAI: British Airways has launched e-ticketing in Dubai, having launched e-ticket successfully in Abu Dhabi in July 2003....

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller column.
July 4, 2004... By Robert Miller, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--WILDLIFE FOUNDATION WORKS TO KEEP PARTS OF TEXAS FOREVER WILD: It costs money to bring grand visions to fruition. More specifically, it takes more...

New U.S. travel restrictions irk some anti-Castro Cubans.
July 4, 2004... By Susan Milligan, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--WASHINGTON -- New restrictions on family visits to Cuba imposed by the Bush administration last week have provoked an emotional backlash among some...

Connecticut regulators suggest lower utility rates for heat pump users.
July 4, 2004... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--United Illuminating Co. customers who use an electric heat pump in their homes could see their electric rates decline under a draft decision...

The Boston Globe Business Intelligence column.
July 4, 2004... By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--RESEARCH IS BATTLE CRY IN BID TO SAVE MILITARY BASES: When it comes to big ideas that motivate managers and reverberate through the business world, Boston's...

The Boston Globe Consumer Beat column.
July 4, 2004... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--TAP INTO NEIGHBORS' WIFI? WHY NOT, SOME SAY: Like a Robin Hood of the Internet age, Carrie Russell of South Boston takes bandwidth from the rich (neighbors who...

Kerry drops support for dairy compact.
July 4, 2004... By Glen Johnson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--INDEPENDENCE, Wis. -- Senator John F. Kerry took a step away from New England in his quest for the White House yesterday, as the politician known for his...