Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 12 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 12 2004

Publisher Rodale says revenues are up in first half.
August 12, 2004

New owners choose CEO for battered Allentown, Pa., slipcover maker Sure Fit.
August 12, 2004

GlaxoSmithKline to invest in new product production at Aiken, S.C., plant.
August 12, 2004

California extols virtues with its governor's billboards.
August 12, 2004

Home Depot underwrites interviews of athletes on payroll.
August 12, 2004

Atlanta builder faces bias suit.
August 12, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
August 12, 2004

Family-owned food firm in Biloxi, Miss., thrives on supplying gaming industry.
August 12, 2004

Interns at Kern County, Calif., oil companies gain 'important experience'.
August 12, 2004

Bakersfielf, Calif., motor home retailer uses pigs in its marketing campaigns.
August 12, 2004

Belleville, Ill., aquatics store to close.
August 12, 2004

Fairview Heights, Ill., to vote on plan to hire full-time administrator.
August 12, 2004

Louisville, Colo.-based data storage company marks 35th year.
August 12, 2004

Closure of Gibsonville, N.C., restaurant after 2 months angers workers.
August 12, 2004

Carnival Cruise Lines won't sail from Baltimore next year.
August 12, 2004

Maryland applauds Vermont's prescription drugs suit against FDA.
August 12, 2004

Four Modell's Sporting Goods stores are slated for Baltimore area.
August 12, 2004

Bi-Lo grocery chain likely to stay intact through sale.
August 12, 2004

Piedmont Health Alliance settles with FTC.
August 12, 2004

Atlanta-based homebuilder faces discrimination suit.
August 12, 2004

South Carolina enlists retailers to stymie methamphetamine lab growth.
August 12, 2004

Detroit Free Press cars column.
August 12, 2004

Detroit Free Press more cars column.
August 12, 2004

Michigan alternative energy firm to capitalize on patent settlement.
August 12, 2004

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
August 12, 2004

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
August 12, 2004

Computer services firm's new Durham, N.C., branch to create 100 jobs.
August 12, 2004

Duluth, Minn., airport's passenger numbers set record in July.
August 12, 2004

EBay yanks listing that's offensive to Duluth, Minn., women.
August 12, 2004

Bankruptcy court judge rules against company in Eveleth, Minn., mine case.
August 12, 2004

New law to help curb rise in identity theft.
August 12, 2004

Company buys Fredericksburg, Va.-area Miller beer distributor.
August 12, 2004

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Hollywood Media trims losses on higher theater sales.
August 12, 2004

South Florida Sun-Sentinel small business column.
August 12, 2004

U.S. agriculture negotiator heads to California fields to harvest knowledge.
August 12, 2004

Cameras made by Clovis, Calif., video security firm head to Olympics.
August 12, 2004

California farmers solve 2 problems by feeding rice straw to cattle.
August 12, 2004

Vought may get helicopter work from Sikorsky Aircraft in Dallas.
August 12, 2004

Airline pensions may be in peril.
August 12, 2004

All passenger bags at Dallas/Fort Worth airport now electronically screened.
August 12, 2004

Secretary of the Navy lauds V-22 tilt-rooter aircraft.
August 12, 2004

Texas sues body armor company over police vests.
August 12, 2004

Airlines cut fares for travel in the fall.
August 12, 2004

The Boston Globe Boston Capital column.
August 12, 2004

Unusual Google offering faces challenge of weaker market.
August 12, 2004

Canadian firm sues Ocean Spray over dried cranberry patent.
August 12, 2004

Canadian retailer goes for consumer market gold.
August 12, 2004

Florida firm's bid for Boston pier site surprises real estate experts.
August 12, 2004

Wyomissing, Pa.-based gambling firm plans to buy St. Louis casino.
August 12, 2004

Harrisburg, Pa.-based firm's financing to increase benefits for travel firms.
August 12, 2004

New business offers New Yorkers a refreshing 20-minute afternoon snooze.
August 12, 2004

Telecommunications firm lays off all but 4 Helena, Mont., call center workers.
August 12, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., openings and expansions column.
August 12, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
August 12, 2004

Carlstadt, N.J., company's fire blanket cools burn victims.
August 12, 2004

Verizon workers worry about retirement.
August 12, 2004

Butler County, Ohio, ranks 11th in state in foreclosures, sheriff's sales.
August 12, 2004

U.S. builders urge Bush to drop Mexican cement tariffs.
August 12, 2004

Pentagon questions KBR billing on work in Iraq, Kuwait.
August 12, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis network column.
August 12, 2004

OnStar now allows Jacksonville, Fla., subscribers to make a call.
August 12, 2004

Jacksonville, Fla., shipping line's move is not certain.
August 12, 2004

Missouri casinos set record revenues in July.
August 12, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., commodities column.
August 12, 2004... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--GRAIN FUTURES CLOSE LOWER: Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures prices closed lower Wednesday as traders prepared...

Centers for Disease Control chief promotes information technology.
August 12, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., workplace column.
August 12, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--BEWARE THE WOLF OF THE WORKPLACE: It was a bad idea when then Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri sponsored it in 1995, and it hasn't gotten any better...

Fire is ruled arson at Abilene, Kan., manufacturing plant.
August 12, 2004

Crowd gathers to watch crews move old Salina, Kan., bridge.
August 12, 2004

Clothing retail chain opens first Kansas store in Salina.
August 12, 2004

Second bus line halts service from Macon, Ga., to Atlanta.
August 12, 2004

Myrtle Beach, S.C., hoteliers worry storm warnings will effect reservations.
August 12, 2004

Hidalgo County, Texas, call center job fair wants to recruit workers quickly.
August 12, 2004

U.S. Border Patrol agents to speed up illegal immigrants' deportation.
August 12, 2004

Blockbuster competes with Netflix in online DVD rental market.
August 12, 2004

Land squeeze prompts Miami-Dade developer to focus on urban projects.
August 12, 2004

Florida, Louisiana car owners want Shell, Texaco to pay for faulty gas damage.
August 12, 2004

Miami Herald names new executive team members.
August 12, 2004... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--The Miami Herald Publishing Co. on Wednesday named a new executive team. Craig Woischwill, former director of packaging and distribution, is the new vice president of...

Florida utility regulator faces new ethics complaint in Verizon lobbying.
August 12, 2004

The Monterey County Herald, Calif., business briefs column.
August 12, 2004... The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. -- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ISSUES GUIDE: The Carmel Valley Chamber of Commerce has issued its first guide to Carmel Valley. The first...

Truck stop dentist in Memphis, Tenn., keeps her schedule flexible.
August 12, 2004

Valparaiso, Ind., eatery owner to expand into import business.
August 12, 2004

Steelmaker teams with union, college to replace imminent retirements.
August 12, 2004

Milwaukee-based truck engine partsmaker Rexnord reports quarterly profit.
August 12, 2004

Milwaukee bakery's closure to increase production at another facility.
August 12, 2004