Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 19 2002

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 19 2002

Missouri-Based Resort Owner Buys Ski Areas.
December 19, 2002

Analysts Predict Middling Economic Recovery for Georgia.
December 19, 2002

GM to Reduce Output at Doraville, Ga., Plant.
December 19, 2002

Report Says Joblessness Is Growing among Those with Young Children.
December 19, 2002

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta Column.
December 19, 2002

Atlanta Grows as Center for TV Commercials.
December 19, 2002

Wal-Mart Looks into Lumberton, Texas, Store.
December 19, 2002

Themed Gambling Hall Developers Meet with Mississippi Gaming Commission.
December 19, 2002

Phone Companies Are Required to Explain Mississippi Charges.
December 19, 2002

Call for Cat Food Brings Donations in Belleville, Ill.
December 19, 2002

Analysts Tell St. Louis-Area Travelers that Gas Prices Won't Drop Soon.
December 19, 2002

Bradenton, Fla.-Area Firm May Benefit from New EPA Rules.
December 19, 2002

Sarasota, Fla.-Based Restaurant Opens Third Location in Bradenton.
December 19, 2002

Transportation Officials in California Say Bridge Work May Be Delayed.
December 19, 2002

Many San Francisco-Area Welfare Recipients Can Forestall Five-Year Limit.
December 19, 2002

Bank of Granite Will Buy First Commerce Corp.
December 19, 2002

Three Top U.S. Bankers Predict Modest Growth in 2003.
December 19, 2002

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Fare Guy Column.
December 19, 2002... By Ted Reed, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--DOCTOR CALLS IT POINTLESS TO GIVE PROOF OF IMPLANTS: Because metal implants can set off airport metal detectors, the Transportation Security...

Carolinas Medical Center Buys New Cancer Weapon.
December 19, 2002

Firms Revive Efforts to Redevelop Charlotte, N.C., Square.
December 19, 2002

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
December 19, 2002... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--Lean times in the office leasing business won't stand in the way of a new project announced Wednesday at Ballantyne Corporate Park in south...

South Carolina Wind, Hail Pool Seeks 11.2 Percent Rate Increase.
December 19, 2002

Greenville, S.C.-Based Bowater to Cut 500 Jobs in U.S., Canada.
December 19, 2002

South Carolina Expects Little Impact from Conseco Finance's Woes.
December 19, 2002

Group Pushes South Carolina Lawmakers for Lawsuit Protection in Firings.
December 19, 2002

Customer Loyalty Takes a Hit As Airlines Halt 'Waivers, Favors'.
December 19, 2002

American Airlines Offers At-Home Check-In.
December 19, 2002

Blockbuster Stock Falls to 52-Week Low.
December 19, 2002

Dallas Visitors Bureau Ends Work with Legal Counsel.
December 19, 2002

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
December 19, 2002

Jobless Pay Winds Down in Michigan.
December 19, 2002

Kmart's Lawyers, Advisers Deepen a Sea of Debt.
December 19, 2002

Two Aiken, S.C., Family-Owned Funeral Homes to Merge.
December 19, 2002

Electric Zip Zap Racing Car Proves a Popular Gift in Aberdeen, S.D.
December 19, 2002

Aberdeen, S.D.-Area Dispatch Center Move Encounters Minor Problems.
December 19, 2002

Animals Can Still Ride in Pickups under Proposed New Aberdeen, S.D., Rules.
December 19, 2002

Former Employees of Campbell, Ohio, Steel Plant Mull Buying Operation.
December 19, 2002

Lancaster, Pa.-Based Financial Holding Company to Buy Back 3 Million Shares.
December 19, 2002

Philadelphia Design Firm Is Hired to Work on Paradise, Pa., Rail Station.
December 19, 2002

Bypass Project in Lancaster, Pa., Leaves Safer, Faster, More Confusing Road.
December 19, 2002

Plans for Paradise, Pa., Railroad Station Move Forward.
December 19, 2002

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor Column.
December 19, 2002

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
December 19, 2002

Duluth News-Tribune, Minn., Business Briefs Column.
December 19, 2002... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--HATCH SUPPORTS HEATING FIRM LAWSUIT: Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has entered a lawsuit against a company that makes radiant floor heating systems. ...

Rent-Way Sells 295 Stores.
December 19, 2002

Hilton Hotel May Be Moving to Fredericksburg, Va., Region.
December 19, 2002

Reception Center Breathes New Life Into Former Outlet Site in Massaponax, Va.
December 19, 2002

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies Column.
December 19, 2002

Pembroke Pines, Fla., Academy Capitalizes on Growing Interest in Soccer.
December 19, 2002

American Airlines, Other Carriers See Shares Drop Due to Revenue News.
December 19, 2002

Blockbuster Shares Fall 32 Percent.
December 19, 2002

Courier Firms Work Harder than Santa Claus during Holidays.
December 19, 2002

Boston's Logan Airport Has Nation's Steepest Drop in Flights Since 9/11.
December 19, 2002

Performance-Based Pay Program Works for Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.
December 19, 2002

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
December 19, 2002

Newton, Mass., Internet Gaming Firm Hires New Chief Executive.
December 19, 2002

Retailers Try Airline-Style Single-Queue Checkout Lines.
December 19, 2002

Southborough, Mass., Tech Startup Firm to Close Operations.
December 19, 2002

Boston Scientists, Seattle Firm Advance Technique for Growing Living Teeth.
December 19, 2002

Verizon Announces Success of New Long-Distance Business in Massachusetts.
December 19, 2002

Chamber Hails Designation of Harrisburg, Pa., as a Regional Enterprise Zone.
December 19, 2002

Arlington, Va., Company Considers Running Hackensack, N.J.-Area Ferry.
December 19, 2002

Montclair, N.J., Gap Store Is Site of News Conference on Third World Factories.
December 19, 2002

Legislative Proposal Would Limit Asbestos Liability.
December 19, 2002

Halliburton Reaches $4 Billion Asbestos Settlement.
December 19, 2002

Halliburton's Engineering, Construction Subsidiary Has Built Houston Landmarks.
December 19, 2002

Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals Get Approvals from Federal Regulators.
December 19, 2002

Halliburton Follows Denver Producer's Method of Dealing with Asbestos Claims.
December 19, 2002

Jacksonville, Fla., Hospitals Provide Valet Parking.
December 19, 2002

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
December 19, 2002

Florida Retailers Struggle with Holiday Season Shoplifting.
December 19, 2002

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
December 19, 2002... By Stephen Byrd, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Soft red winter wheat futures retreated Wednesday at the Chicago Board of Trade in what market-watchers characterized as a...

Health Midwest CEO Collapses, Is Treated for Dehydration.
December 19, 2002

KILL: The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
December 19, 2002... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19-- The story slugged KC-HEASTER-COL, filed for Dec. 19 by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, is embargoed for release Dec. 22. The story should...

Missouri Agency Lawsuit Alleges KPMG Negligence.
December 19, 2002

Liberty, Mo.-Based Propane Retail Marketer Completes Financing Transactions.
December 19, 2002

Kansas Savings and Loan Firm Names New CEO.
December 19, 2002

Kansas City, Mo., Airline Talks Hearing Dates, Expenses in Bankruptcy Court.
December 19, 2002

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Workplace Column.
December 19, 2002... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- College seniors home on winter break invariably get peppered with "what are you going to do for the rest of your life?"...

Salina, Kan., Airport Authority Approves 2003 Budget.
December 19, 2002

Salina, Kan., Military School Denies Claims of Abuse.
December 19, 2002

Saline County, Kan., Wal-Mart Photo Suit Gains Defendants.
December 19, 2002

Las Cruces, N.M., Council Accepts Petition to Halt Smoking Ban.
December 19, 2002

Economists Expect Las Vegas Area's Muddled Economy to Pick Up in 2004.
December 19, 2002