Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 16 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 16 2004

Cable TV rates set to rise in Allentown, Pa., area.
December 16, 2004

Keystone Homes CEO gives Augusta, Ga., employees bicycles to boost health.
December 16, 2004

Atlanta-based firm signs deal to supply NBA with basketballs, backboards.
December 16, 2004

Racial bias task force's report praises Atlanta-based Coca-Cola's improvement.
December 16, 2004

Delta subsidiary ASA to remodel its residence at Atlanta airport.
December 16, 2004

Delta cuts some service fees.
December 16, 2004

Mirant gets another month to file bankruptcy plan.
December 16, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
December 16, 2004

Union vote set Jan. 14 for Stratford, Conn., armored trucking firm.
December 16, 2004

Unilever program in Bridgeport, Conn., area 'unique'.
December 16, 2004

Officials balk at Connecticut Light & Power rate plea.
December 16, 2004

Landlords demand higher rents in Bakersfield, Calif., and tenants are paying.
December 16, 2004

Shell can't reach agreement with bidder over Bakersfield, Calif., refinery.
December 16, 2004

Firm intends to open 15 sub shops in Bakersfield, Calif., in next 2 years.
December 16, 2004... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 16--A Florida-based sub shop is planning a push into the Bakersfield market, adding another layer of competition for area sandwich shops. "We plan...

Former director of Belleville, Ill., chamber resigns her South Carolina post.
December 16, 2004

LabCorp's California purchase to expand role in cancer testing.
December 16, 2004

Los Fresnos, Texas, motel hopes proximity to South Padre Island pays off.
December 16, 2004

FCC approves in-flight Web use, and may lift airborne cell phone ban.
December 16, 2004

Legg Mason to use public offering for possible acquisitions, expansion.
December 16, 2004

Baltimore developer picked to transform landmark pier into boutique hotel.
December 16, 2004

Customers worry about possible pitfalls of Sprint, Nextel merger.
December 16, 2004

Sprint, Nextel merger, Bell decision to have major effect on wireless industry.
December 16, 2004

Workers at PeopleSoft to learn fate of their jobs on Jan. 14, 2005.
December 16, 2004

Unions escalate Safeway grocery boycott efforts.
December 16, 2004

California utility PG&E names new chief executive.
December 16, 2004

Columbus, Ga.-based credit-card processor TSYS inks bank contract extension.
December 16, 2004

Fort Benning, Ga., housing for military set for improvement.
December 16, 2004

Bidding price for Lexington County, S.C., 'castle' begins at $800,000.
December 16, 2004

FCC approves plan for Internet use, considers change to cellphone ban.
December 16, 2004

Dallas City Hall deals with distraction of governance talks.
December 16, 2004

Program to improve Texas highways.
December 16, 2004

Council finds few options to derail strong-mayor vote in Dallas.
December 16, 2004

Sprint, Nextel merger announcement raises a raft of questions.
December 16, 2004

Michigan's jobless rate at new high.
December 16, 2004

Stores drop prices as shopping days dwindle.
December 16, 2004

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
December 16, 2004

Residential sector to lead 2005 construction activity in Duluth, Minn.
December 16, 2004

Great incentives on new cars make now a better time to buy a used vehicle.
December 16, 2004

Stafford County, Va., economic development office provides CD to entrepreneurs.
December 16, 2004

Entertainment complex in Hollywood, Fla., offers more than casino games.
December 16, 2004

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies column.
December 16, 2004

Fresno, Calif., chamber's legislative priorities are tax reform, energy costs.
December 16, 2004

Family seeks approval to build 4,000-cow dairy in Tulare County, Calif.
December 16, 2004

California wineries take notice as regulators keep eye on Internet alcohol ads.
December 16, 2004

Air travel plan envisions more, different aircraft and more efficient service.
December 16, 2004

Bids for bankrupt ATA Airlines could affect North Texas travelers.
December 16, 2004

Fort Worth, Texas-based financial services firm to pay $12 million penalty.
December 16, 2004

Texas defends hiring of Las Vegas firm to expand gambling.
December 16, 2004

Competition is expected to continue after Sprint-Nextel merger.
December 16, 2004

Texas comptroller pushes $3,000 pay raise for teachers across the board.
December 16, 2004

Fayetteville, N.C., cab company to ask for rate hike.
December 16, 2004... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 16--FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A taxi cab company plans to ask the City Council to increase cab rates by 30 cents to $1.80 for every mile traveled. ...

Massachusetts' auto insurance rates to stay fairly steady.
December 16, 2004

The Boston Globe Boston Capital column.
December 16, 2004

New England's consumer confidence dives.
December 16, 2004

Former drug firm worker in Massachusetts accused of offering bribes.
December 16, 2004

Hospital company settles fraud claims against Ashland, Mass., center.
December 16, 2004

Funding woes threaten MIT's Dublin media lab.
December 16, 2004

Changes are dismantling Boston mutual fund firm.
December 16, 2004

Sprint, Nextel merger will shake up market.
December 16, 2004

Boston Red Sox mulls hall of fame, museum at ballpark.
December 16, 2004

Authority approves 2005 budget for Harrisburg, Pa.-area airports.
December 16, 2004

Vartan's business ventures to endure in Harrisburg, Pa., area.
December 16, 2004

New England's consumer confidence falls.
December 16, 2004

Connecticut heating oil prices drop for second straight week.
December 16, 2004

Marine One helicopter contract is table talk between Bush, Italy's premier.
December 16, 2004

Hartford, Conn., jury hits Nationwide with $2.3 million verdict.
December 16, 2004

Hartford, Conn.-based insurer starts identity theft program.
December 16, 2004

Cut in Connecticut Light & Power rate request urged.
December 16, 2004

Lincoln, Mont., banks on snow season, but gets next to none this December.
December 16, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business briefs column.
December 16, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
December 16, 2004

Lawmaker proposes New Jersey Transit takeover of ferries.
December 16, 2004

Study predicts job growth will slow in New Jersey.
December 16, 2004

Teterboro, N.J.-based lab firm buys back major stake from GlaxoSmithKline.
December 16, 2004

Liz Claiborne closes Secaucus, N.J., center.
December 16, 2004

Nextel has Rutherford, N.J., roots.
December 16, 2004

Enron seeks unclaimed property.
December 16, 2004

Board selection process at issue for Halliburton.
December 16, 2004

Engineers hurry to create better ways of dealing with liquefied natural gas.
December 16, 2004

Jacksonville, Fla., airport authority loses another director.
December 16, 2004

Jacksonville, Fla., port authority director gets $38,000 bonus.
December 16, 2004

Winn-Dixie CEO to earn $900,000.
December 16, 2004

North Carolina agencies at odds over dredging allowance.
December 16, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Yael T. Abouhalkah column.
December 16, 2004... By Yael T. Abouhalkah, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 16--TAX BREAKS RUN AMOK NORTH OF THE RIVER: Want to use someone else's earnings taxes to help remodel your house in Kansas City? That's a...