Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from October 1 1995

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from October 1 1995

Anticipated Deregulation Fuels Busy Round of Electric-Utility Mergers.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
October 1, 1995... Oct. 1--Wall Street's latest mergers and acquisitions binge primarily has targeted media and technology companies, but now it's zapping the usually sleepy electric utilities sector. Several huge utility mergers have been completed this year,...

Union Resumes Contract Talks with Southwestern Bell.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--A threatened strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has been put on hold, at least temporarily. Officials of the Communication Workers of America union said Friday that they felt enough progress had been made in contract...

Machinists Likely to Strike Against Boeing in Wichita, Kan.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--The leader of the Machinists union local that represents Boeing Wichita workers said Friday that the Boeing Co. is taking an unusually hard line in contract negotiations. A strike now seems to be a distinct possibility, said David...

City of Columbus, Ga., Hopes to Gain Tourist Impetus from Olympic Softball.(Originated from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
October 1, 1995... COLUMBUS, Ga.--Sept. 30--Columbus '96 received its third major donation within the past two weeks Friday when Phenix City-based Mead Coated Board Inc. announced that it has pledged $100,000 to support the organization's legacy program. "This...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--800 MORE JOBS HEAD CHARLOTTE'S WAY: BELLSOUTH MERGING CALL CENTERS: BellSouth Corp., in a systemwide reorganization of its consumer services, will move about 500 jobs to Charlotte in late 1997 from six other N.C. cities. Employees...

Air South May Expand Low-Fare Service from Charlotte, N.C.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--Air South, the Columbia-based discount airline, is interested in starting service from Charlotte next year, a top executive said Friday. "If I hear it one time, I hear it a dozen times: 'When are you guys going to fly...

Negotiations Continue in Kentucky Supermarket Buy-Out Deal.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
October 1, 1995... LEXINGTON, Ky.--Oct. 1--News flash: Kroger's buy-out of five Randall's stores isn't official. The proposed deal has angered those who shop Randall's store on Romany Road, who prefer it over Kroger's giant supermarkets. During the last month,...

Georgia Newspaper Names First Female Publisher, President.(Originated from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--A 39-year-old marketing executive was named publisher and president of The Macon Telegraph on Friday, becoming the first woman to hold that post in the newspaper's 170-year history. Carol Olson Hudler, currently senior vice...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Art Popham Column.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--After lunch on Monday, most of us will simply return to the daily work routine. But Elizabeth Marzano, general manager of Mount Rainier Guest Services, will enter a new phase of her life. After lunch, Marzano will begin the winter...

Airlines Battle for Seattle-Tacoma and West Coast Market.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
October 1, 1995... SEATTLE--Sept. 30--Here's how crazy airline economics can get: Harry Lehr says he's glad United Airlines created its low-fare, low-cost no-frills Shuttle by United service a year ago. On the face of it, Lehr should be anything but glad....

Property Values Increase, But Less Than Average, In Tacoma, Wash., Area.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
October 1, 1995... TACOMA, Wash.--People who own, sell or buy homes in Tacoma and South King County have seen property values increase at a slightly slower rate than the statewide average, according to a new report by a California-based real estate information...

Blockbuster Park Land Sold for $39.5 Million in Broward County, Fla.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
October 1, 1995... Sept. 30--A partnership led by Atlantic Gulf Communities paid $39.5 million Friday to buy about 1,600 acres in southwest Broward County once earmarked for development as Blockbuster Park. Atlantic Gulf and its partners, Steven and Art...

Florida's Construction Research Laboratory Weathers A Changing Market.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
October 1, 1995... Oct. 2--Walk into Construction Research Laboratory in Medley, and you have the feeling you've stepped onto a movie set. Mock-ups of glass and steel skyscrapers are laid out in rows, two or three stories high. Water, shot from dozens of...

Florida Business Woman Leads Group that Taught Her the Basics.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
October 1, 1995... Oct. 2--After suffering through a difficult marriage for 13 years and working as an operating-room nurse for 16, Saulene Sutton found herself single and underemployed. Unable to find a job in health care, she had been working part- time for...

Lexington, Ky., Company Dials Up Old-Fashioned Phone Answering Service.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
October 1, 1995... LEXINGTON, Ky.--Oct. 2--When she answers the phone, Darlene Wade's voice is courteous, professional: "Good afternoon...Minnifield Enterprises." Just a few minutes ago, she thanked a caller for calling G&G Paving, and before that, Sealmaster....

IBM Move to Texas Leaves Boca Raton, Fla., Still Dreaming of 'Silicon Beach'.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
October 1, 1995... Oct. 2--Austin, Texas, and Boca Raton, Fla. Both are fashionable, high- tech cities in right-to-work Sun Belt states with no personal income tax. But when IBM had to choose between the two for its computer software business, Austin was a...