Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from March 14 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from March 14 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers Column.
March 14, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--SOMETIMES THE GREAT BLOOM LATE: At how many class reunions have some of the most successful alumni been the former cutups, the nerds, the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
March 14, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--AT YOUR SERVICE: QUESTION: I need your help getting my $100 deposit back from Gerry Optical Co. In 1997, I put down a deposit on a pair of...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Home Real Estate Column.
March 14, 2004

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
March 14, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--WARRANTY NOT MONEY IN THE BANK: QUESTION: The warranty is about to expire on my 2002 Ford Escape. I intend to keep it for five or six more years. To protect my...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
March 14, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--JOBS PLACE 2ND IN THE RACE TO PLEASE INVESTORS: March madness on Wall Street is as unpredictable as the collegiate version. This is no time to take your eye...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
March 14, 2004... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--Thanks to a boom that has generated millions of new homes since 2000, the construction industry has created a solid roof over an economy that has otherwise...

Chicago Tribune Boating Column.
March 14, 2004... By Mike Esposito, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--RULES LOWER BOOM ON HEAVY CREW: A recent International Sailing Federation ruling affirms restrictions on large sailors. The federation, or ISAF, ruled...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat Column.
March 14, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--AT ONLINE STORES, TILLS ARE ALIVE WITH SOUND OF MUSIC DOWNLOADS: I'm from the crowd that thinks hip-hop describes a wrestling move and that Ice T is a...

Critics Caution Rush to Regulation Could Infringe on Freedom of Speech.
March 14, 2004

Grocers, Drugstores Mixing It Up in Food Fight.
March 14, 2004

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
March 14, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews --BMW X3 3.0I: Base price: $36,300; Engine: 3-liter, 225-h.p., 24-valve, inline 6; Fuel economy: 17...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
March 14, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--SPRIGHTLY ES330 IS ABOUT MORE THAN THE POWER: Time for an engine update, and that means time for a name update at Lexus. What had been the entry-level ES300...

Stock Repurchases Not Always What They Seem.
March 14, 2004

Agere's Allentown, Pa., Site Returns after Near-Abandonment.
March 14, 2004

Allentown, Pa.-Based PPL's Dividend Payout Reflects Firm's Shifting Strategies.
March 14, 2004

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson Column.
March 14, 2004... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--CONTRACTOR FOLLOWING IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS: As the daughter of a contractor, Julie Willoughby spent a lot of her time around construction projects. She...

Film Industry Lags in Georgia.
March 14, 2004

Three Authors Lay Out One-Step Systems for Investing.
March 14, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technology Queries Column.
March 14, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy Column.
March 14, 2004

Restaurants Covet Career Wait Staff.
March 14, 2004

Working to Make Bridgeport, Conn., Hospital Healthier.
March 14, 2004

Some Bakersfield, Calif., Employers See Surveys as Valuable Hiring Tools.
March 14, 2004

Use of Concrete Perimeter Walls Surges in Bakersfield, Calif., Construction.
March 14, 2004

Kern County, Calif., Entrepreneurs Enjoy Flexibility of Home-Based Businesses.
March 14, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Leader Profile.
March 14, 2004

Erie Times-News, Pa., Business Buzz Column.
March 14, 2004

Cash-Strapped, Brimming Nursing Schools Suffer Too Much of Good Thing.
March 14, 2004

North Carolina Jobless Wind through Benefits' Maze.
March 14, 2004

Business Classes Prepping Warner Robins, Ga., Students for Work Force.
March 14, 2004

Customer Service Key to Longevity of Bismarck, N.D.'s US Bank, President Says.
March 14, 2004

The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune, Business People Column.
March 14, 2004... The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--TWO JOIN SALON: Mary Beth Senger and Wendy Steidler have joined Salon 613 and Spa. Senger has 23 years of experience in color and styling. Steidler has experience in...

The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune, Mark Hanson Column.
March 14, 2004... By Mark Hanson, The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--When KT Animal Supply moves into its new location on East Main Avenue in Bismarck sometime in May, a couple of things will change. The store will be...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner Column.
March 14, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel Column.
March 14, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Personal Finance Column.
March 14, 2004

Reading Eagle, Pa., Newsmakers Column.
March 14, 2004

Celtic Shop Is a Dream Come True for Two Friends in Reading, Pa.
March 14, 2004

Gift Shop Brings a Little Bit of Ireland to Berks County, Pa.
March 14, 2004

How to Slow Outsourcing of U.S. Jobs.
March 14, 2004

Internet Security Firms in California's Silicon Valley Try to Carve Out Niche.
March 14, 2004

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column.
March 14, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
March 14, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
March 14, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Real World Economics Column.
March 14, 2004

Critics Question Economics of Air-Cargo Distribution Center in St. Paul, Minn.
March 14, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
March 14, 2004

Shoppers, Analysts Say Appeal of Marshall Field's Has Faded.
March 14, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Entrepreneur Column.
March 14, 2004

In Chicago Area, Broadband Not Yet Everywhere.
March 14, 2004

Franchise Owners Like State of Industry.
March 14, 2004

Chicago Tribune Owner's Manual Column.
March 14, 2004... By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--OPTIMISM STILL HIGH, BUT A BIT TAPERED: The Small Business Optimism Index, maintained by the National Federation of Independent Business, eased in February...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
March 14, 2004... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--CHICAGO -- The keyword of the day is "million," as in "million-dollar home." Suddenly, this category of housing is being scrutinized the way a biologist might...

After Winter Slowdown, Chicago Real-Estate Agents See Return of Brisk Market.
March 14, 2004

Gamble Seen in Go-Alone Target.
March 14, 2004

Chicago Tribune Worklife Column.
March 14, 2004... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--CHANGE, NOT COPING, IS ACADEMIC'S GOAL: For every ounce of energy employees spend on coping with issues of work/life balance there's an equal amount of loss...

Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas, Business Notes Column.
March 14, 2004

Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas, East Texas Drilling Report.
March 14, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Bankruptcies Column.
March 14, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.
March 14, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., People in Motion Column.
March 14, 2004

Fayetteville, N.C., Business Incubator Calls for Skills.
March 14, 2004

North Carolina Businesses Court Latinos.
March 14, 2004

Harrisburg, Pa., Recycler Begins Its Second Century.
March 14, 2004

Killingly, Conn., Health Food Distributor Broadening Its Market.
March 14, 2004

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Dan Haar Column.
March 14, 2004

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Money Talk Column.
March 14, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
March 14, 2004

Lodi, N.J., Man Used What He Knew to Become His Own Boss.
March 14, 2004

Hackensack, N.J., Lawyer Fights Retail Giant for Immigrants' Rights.
March 14, 2004

AT&T Tries to Sell New Jersey on Internet Telephone.
March 14, 2004

Spotlight on Iraq No Worry for Halliburton CEO.
March 14, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kids and Business Column.
March 14, 2004... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--PARENTS OFTEN STEER CLEAR OF DISCUSSIONS ON FAMILY FINANCES: Saving, earning, charity. These are among the money topics most parents feel comfortable...

Airports Focus on Limiting Workers' Access.
March 14, 2004

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
March 14, 2004... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--CAN YOU TRUST YOUR FUND MANAGER?--The mutual fund industry is shooting itself in the foot again. Fund companies continue to treat information as...

The Miami Herald Checkout Lane Column.
March 14, 2004... By Elaine Walker, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--Lynn Gordon rarely goes to a mall to do her shopping. Gordon is a boutique fanatic. She has a collection of about 10 small boutiques scattered across...

Higher Steel Prices Force Indiana Manufacturers to Raise Prices or Take Losses.
March 14, 2004

Steel Consumers Change Strategies to Deal with Higher, Unpredictable Costs.
March 14, 2004

Nashua, N.H., Home-Medical Supply Store Strives to Offer Variety of Products.
March 14, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., Worth Your Wallet Column.
March 14, 2004

Comcast Growth Could Depend on Disney Bid.
March 14, 2004

Video-Game Industry Becoming Increasingly Mainstream, Profitable.
March 14, 2004

Tyler, Texas, Harbor Getting Facelift.
March 14, 2004

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Motoring Briefs Column.
March 14, 2004