Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 26 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 26 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
August 26, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--TRADITIONAL AND EDGY STYLES MINGLE IN NODA: Funky is the buzzword in NoDa, where purple houses and airy loft condos punctuate the residential...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., commodities column.
August 26, 2004... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--COLD SNAP BOOSTS SOYBEANS: Chicago soybean futures closed higher Wednesday, partly on concern about potential crop damage from cold...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart column.
August 26, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--GASOLINE FUTURES LOWEST, DOW HIGHEST IN MORE THAN A MONTH: Stocks rose broadly in thin trading Wednesday, as gasoline prices declined in the futures market...

Chicago Tribune Inside Health Care Column.
August 26, 2004... By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--JAPANESE CO-OWNER OF TAP WANTS TO ACQUIRE STAKE HELD BY ABBOTT: Talk of a possible buyout of Abbott Laboratories' half of a Lake Forest-based drugmaker...

The Wichita Eagle, Kan., What's New column.
August 26, 2004... By Carrie Rengers, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--If you don't know Gale Cowan, you must never go to the Old Mill Tasty Shop. The irrepressible Cowan takes orders, delivers orders, points...

The Monterey County Herald, Calif., Name Dropper column.
August 26, 2004... The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--PLANNING CONSULTANT FIRM RBF CONSULTING recently put smiles on the faces of nearly three dozen of its associates in a recent round of promotions. The...

The Monterey County Herald, Calif., business briefs column.
August 26, 2004... The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--SALES PRICE OF HOMES UP IN JULY: The median sales price of a single-family home in Monterey County was $565,000 in July, up 27 percent from July 2003 but...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Column.
August 26, 2004... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: Is it prudent to disclose your legal medications to your present or prospective employer before taking a test? Absolutely not, says...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business column.
August 26, 2004... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--WOMEN TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC SERVICE: "Power and Public Service: A Woman's Perspective" runs 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Wilda Marston Theatre, Loussac Library. A...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., business buzz column.
August 26, 2004... The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--LAURA MARTIN, the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce's executive director for the past 14 months, has left the organization to return to her family home in...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Job Board column.
August 26, 2004... By AnnMarie Cornejo, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--Jennifer Chase, 36, started Chase Home Loans in Grover Beach after working in the loan industry for more than 10 years. She was...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., workplace column.
August 26, 2004... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--MOM AND FIRMS AGREE: PUT A JACKET ON: Workplace watchers are seeing a reversal in the "office casual" trend. Target Corp. is one of the...