Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 23 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 23 2004

Bethlehem, Pa.-based HIV kit maker lands CDC contract.
December 23, 2004... By Jeanne Bonner, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--OraSure Technologies has received a $2.3 million order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the new OraQuick Advance HIV...

New Greek-style eatery to open in Stamford, Conn.
December 23, 2004... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The chilly December weather in Connecticut is in dramatic contrast to a sunny Greek isle, but patrons will be able to get a hint of Greece at the...

Russian firm picks Norwalk, Conn.-based video, data services provider.
December 23, 2004... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Television viewers in Russia will soon be watching programming courtesy of Norwalk-based mPhase Technologies Inc. Lucent Russia has selected...

Golf-car manufacturer 'retires' by opening golf-car dealership in Augusta, Ga.
December 23, 2004... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--When L.T. Walden retired in February, he needed something to occupy his time. So he went back to what he knows best: golf cars. Six weeks...

Airport smoking in Atlanta criticized.
December 23, 2004... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Airports such as Atlanta's that have smoking areas are putting the health of travelers and workers at risk, according to a federal report released Wednesday,...

Shareholders approve spinoff of Canadian aluminum giant's unit.
December 23, 2004... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Shareholders of Canadian aluminum giant Alcan Inc. voted to spin off its Novelis unit Wednesday. The vote paves the way for metro...

Coca-Cola Enterprises switch to 1.5-liter bottles in New York proves profitable.
December 23, 2004... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW YORK -- In one of the richest markets in the world, Coca-Cola Enterprises had grown accustomed to losing money. Brian Wynne, with 16...

Rich's name soon will fade from Federated Department Stores and into history.
December 23, 2004... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Shoppers at Rich's-Macy's this week are helping make history -- the last Christmas season for the Rich's name. The store will begin...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
December 23, 2004... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--RUSSELL 2000 INDEX SETS THE PACE FOR 2004: Big-stock indexes traded at 3 1/2-year highs again Wednesday, but the less conspicuous Russell 2000...

Buyout rejection leads to drop in shares for UniSource Energy Corp.
December 23, 2004... By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Shares of UniSource Energy Corp. dropped more than 3 percent Wednesday, a day after state regulators rejected a $3 billion buyout of the...

Marriott resort delays January opening in Tucson, Ariz.
December 23, 2004... By Lynda Edwards, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Blame the delayed opening of Tucson's new JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa on its spectacular site. Marriott chose to build the...

Two Connecticut power utilities get rate raise approval.
December 23, 2004... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Keeping the Christmas lights up after New Year's Eve is going to cost a little more because the state's two electric utilities got the final...

Bakersfield, Calif., car dealer says vehicles as Christmas gifts are rare.
December 23, 2004... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--By now you've probably seen the ads on TV that show a husband giving his wife -- his very appreciative wife -- a car for Christmas. Does this...

Minter Field, Calif.-based crop duster sees development eat up its business.
December 23, 2004... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--In the 1970s, Noel Wilson sprayed pesticides in his cropduster just outside the fence of Cal State Bakersfield. As recently as 2000, his...

San Diego-based Jack in the Box opens concept restaurant in Bakersfield, Calif.
December 23, 2004... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc. opened one of its sleek new concept restaurants in southwest Bakersfield Wednesday. Called JBX Grill,...

City workers' union holds off strike in Fairview Heights, Ill.
December 23, 2004... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- City and union negotiators made enough progress during a two-hour meeting Wednesday to postpone a possible...

Couple plans eatery in old church in Collinsville, Ill.
December 23, 2004... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- Debbie Pallagi wants a unique and out-of-the-ordinary venue for a new business venture. She may get it. She and her...

Broomfield, Colo., firm finds growth in iTV industry.
December 23, 2004... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Timothy Wahlers, with 20 years in the industry, has been through the cycles of interactive television. Wahlers has...

Florida Public Service Commission backs power utility's fee increase.
December 23, 2004... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The Florida Public Service Commission staff recommended this week that the state's largest utility be allowed to raise rates over the next two...

Elon, N.C., doctor regains medical license.
December 23, 2004... By Brandee Hayhurst, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--An Elon doctor who turned in his license after patients accused him of inappropriate touching and of selling a vitamin supplement at his...

Salvation Army campaign ends Christmas Eve.
December 23, 2004... By Keren Rivas, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--It has been a hard year for Mark Cole. Like some people in the area, Cole lost his job after the Greensboro company he worked for closed down....

Sales tax revenues increase by 7 percent in Brownsville, Texas.
December 23, 2004... By Gilberto Salinas, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--December sales tax revenues jumped 7.49 percent helping Brownsville solidify its holiday shopping season and boost the cash flow for city...

Maryland officials agree to move cruise ship terminal.
December 23, 2004... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--State officials will move Dundalk's cruise ship terminal to a similar working cargo port along the South Locust Point shoreline in 2006, ending the debate...

Maryland loses 1,300 jobs, unemployment rate holds steady in November.
December 23, 2004... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Maryland lost 1,300 jobs in November, stretching out a bumpy patch that began when the local employment market screeched to a halt in August. But...

Livermore, Calif., lab to reassign 300 workers from laser project.
December 23, 2004... By Betsy Mason, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Lawrence Livermore Lab is reassigning as many as 300 employees and contractors from its super laser project in response to a...

San Ramon, Calif., soldier unharmed after Iraq attack.
December 23, 2004... By Dogen Hannah, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Jonathan Caires' parents feared the worst. First, the San Ramon soldier phoned his father early Tuesday from an Army base near...

Gun stores are popular spots for Christmas gifts in Charlotte, N.C., area.
December 23, 2004... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Drawn by displays of rifles, pepper spray and paper targets, shoppers have been flocking to the 45-year-old Hyatt Gun Shop this month to pick out...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
December 23, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CRESCENT RESOURCES has sold the restaurant and small shops complex that started its foray into retail development 15 years ago. Cavalaris...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., US Airways briefs column.
December 23, 2004... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--VOTE COUNT TODAY: Votes will be tallied today at noon on a new proposed contract for the union representing US Airways' ticket agents. The Communications...

Shoppers cast a wider net as many integrate their online, in-store browsing.
December 23, 2004... By Christopher Boyce, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Though Gene and Cheryl Madill trekked to Columbus this week to see their son's Army graduation at Fort Benning, the couple from Syracuse,...

Michigan accepts $6.3 million bid for Detroit building.
December 23, 2004... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The State of Michigan has accepted a bid of $6.3 million for its Executive Plaza Building at 1200 Sixth St. near downtown Detroit. The winning...

Detroit businessman wonders if firm can afford to stay out of China.
December 23, 2004... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The pressure is mounting. Robert Peuterbaugh is being pushed by customers in subtle and not-so-subtle ways to start doing business overseas, whether...

Oakland County, Mich., firm helps companies expand into China.
December 23, 2004... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Michael DaMour is torn. He feels bad about jobs going overseas or companies investing in China because GM or another automaker is pressing them...

GM officials insist they must go global with their cost-conscious ways.
December 23, 2004... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- What choice was there? High costs were draining the company, buckling as it was amid an uncertain economy. So when the...

Laid-off GM worker from Warren, Mich., struggles to find job.
December 23, 2004... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Since losing his job as a technical illustrator for General Motors Corp. in January, Glenn Evans has learned a valuable lesson about job hunting:...

Stores' hopes remain high in final hours before Christmas.
December 23, 2004... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--With less than 48 hours till Christmas, it's nail-biting time for retailers in the final appeal to last-minute shoppers. While millions finished their...

Formore SUV is pulled from Detroit show.
December 23, 2004... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The Formore may be no more. DaimlerChrysler AG 's Smart division has canceled plans to unveil its small Formore sport-utility vehicle at the North...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
December 23, 2004... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--COUNTRYSIDE AWAITS BIDS: Awaiting further bid developments, Countryside Properties eased 2 pence to 284 1/2 pence. Independent directors have recommended a 275...

British regulators fine financial firm after bond scandal.
December 23, 2004... By Justin Harper, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--The Financial Services Authority has fined Bradford & Bingley 650,000 pounds and forced it to pay out 6 million pounds in compensation. B&B was found...

Buyers name future management team for British food firm Iceland.
December 23, 2004... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Malcolm Walker's bid consortium is valuing the Iceland stores at 153.5 million pounds, it was revealed yesterday. Walker, who founded the Iceland chain...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
December 23, 2004... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY AS THE FOOTSIE SKIPS HIGHER: Wonderful Wall Street's overnight surge to a three-and-a-half year high and the Monetary Policy...

HMV aims for larger bite of online music market with partnership with Microsoft.
December 23, 2004... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--HMV will next year become the latest retailer to challenge Apple's dominance of the online music market. It will spend 10 million pounds to launch a music downloading...

British radio broadcasters receive government approval for merger.
December 23, 2004... By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Classic FM owner GWR and Capital Radio had a surprise celebration last night after the Office of Fair Trading unexpectedly waved through their 700 million...

Bonuses at London finance firms lead to holiday spending spree.
December 23, 2004... By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--It's 10 o'clock in the morning in the Square Mile, and with just two days to go until Christmas, the queue from upmarket toiletries shop Jo Malone is...

German firm offers Christmas truce in bidding battle for London Stock Exchange.
December 23, 2004... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--German suitor Werner Seifert offered the London Stock Exchange a Christmas truce as part of a charm offensive for his takeover plan. The Deutsche Borse chief...

Daily Mail, London, Ruth Sunderland column.
December 23, 2004... By Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BUT GLITTER IS TARNISHED BY DIVING DOLLAR: As Scott Fitzgerald might have said, investment bankers are different from you and me. Christmas to them is...

British services firm Jarvis sells roads unit to raise funds.
December 23, 2004... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Troubled support services firm Jarvis has sold its European roads business to French group Somaro for 24.5 million pounds. Jarvis's new chief executive Alan Lovell said...

Founder of top British toymaker struggles to keep popular dolls on shelves.
December 23, 2004... By Claire Oldfield, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Nick Austin confesses that he is sometimes afraid he could turn into the Grinch who stole Christmas. It is hardly surprising. As the founder of...

New York senator says defunct Southeast Airlines has money for refunds.
December 23, 2004... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Southeast Airlines has $600,000 in its escrow account for tickets made worthless when the airline abruptly folded, Sen. Chuck Schumer...

Boise, Idaho-based firm sells timberlands for $1.65 billion in cash.
December 23, 2004... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Boise Cascade LLC has agreed to sell its timberlands throughout the United States, including those in Minnesota, to Forest Capital Partners LLC...

Newport, N.H., economic group hosts free training session for area businesses.
December 23, 2004... By Kristen Senz, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEWPORT, N.H. -- The Economic Corporation of Newport is hosting a free training session for area businesses, nonprofits and educational...

Community group launched in Sunapee, N.H.
December 23, 2004... By Kristen Senz, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--SUNAPEE, N.H. -- There's a new group in town and everyone's invited to join. Sunapee residents recently initiated Sunapee Invite, a community...

Development agency waits for businesses to buy Springfield, N.H., property.
December 23, 2004... By Dan Bustard, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--SPRINGFIELD, N.H. -- The nibbles continue to come in on the vacant Fellows Corp. building in North Springfield. But apparently it will take a...

Filmmakers seek Bellows Falls, Vt., parents, teachers, youths for documentary.
December 23, 2004... By Chris Fleisher, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. -- A group focusing on youth issues in Windham County is recruiting area parents, teachers and young people between the ages...

Charlestown, N.H., planning board adopts steeper application fee schedule.
December 23, 2004... Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CHARLESTOWN, N.H. -- A steeper fee schedule expected to double the income generated by planning board applicants was adopted Tuesday night, and will take affect...

Seniors make friends, enjoy lunch with Friendly Meals in Alstead, N.H.
December 23, 2004... By Chris Fleisher, Eagle Times, Claremont, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--ALSTEAD, N.H. -- Stella French, 93, lives by herself, but don't assume she's lonely. "I consider everyone my friend," said French. ...

Meadville, Pa., plaza could have new grocery tenant in 2005.
December 23, 2004... By John Bartlett, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MEADVILLE, Pa. -- This marks the fourth Christmas the Penn Plaza on Terrace Street has been without a grocery store, but plaza owners believe it will...

India-based Sundaram-Clayton Ltd discusses plan to spin off air-brakes unit.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CHENNAI, India -- The two-year-old proposal to demerge the air brakes business of Sundaram-Clayton (SCL) into a separate entity is finally taking shape. For the...

Environmental charges threaten Vedanta alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, India.
December 23, 2004... By Nageshwar Patnaik, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BHUBANESWAR, India -- Industry baron Anil Aggrawal's dream project -- the much-talked-about, Rs 4,500-crore Lanjigarh alumina refinery -- in...

Reserve Bank of India approves merger of 2 banks.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given an in-principle approval to the proposed merger of Bank of India (BoI) with Union Bank of India (UBI). ...

Cement exports slip as India companies battle to build up local market share.
December 23, 2004... By Abhinaba Das, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- Despite robust international prices on the back of a construction boom in the Middle East, cement exports from India, which saw a...

India panel approves cotton export, textile subsidy plans.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal to allow the Cotton Corporation of India and Maharashtra Cotton Federation to...

India shipping ministry drafts action steps to lure cruise lines.
December 23, 2004... By Sudha Nagaraj, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- Hey ho! Cruise lines are coming to India. The ministry of shipping has drafted a concept and policy paper for cruise shipping in the...

India economic outlook for 2005: Broad growth, concern over deficit.
December 23, 2004... By Pradeep Kurup, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--A permanent seat in the UN security council, a booming stock market, improved advance tax payouts by the corporate world indicating better...

Indian officials finger Bangladesh as transit point for counterfeit currency.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- Bangladesh has become the new transit point for pumping counterfeit currency, with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence last night arresting four...

Ludhiana, India, woman's food company services major corporations.
December 23, 2004... By Yamini Dhall, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--LUDHIANA, India -- Looks can be deceptive. Like the 62-year-old Rajni Bector's. You could mistake her for another well-to-do Ludhianvi matriarch....

India readies measures to curb illegal money transfers.
December 23, 2004... By Hema Ramakrishnan, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- Beneficiaries of inland hawala, including several profitable companies using services of entry operators, are among those to be...

Employees' State Insurance Corp. in India to expand coverage.
December 23, 2004... By R R Goswami, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--AHMEDABAD, India -- The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), engaged in providing medical facilities to employees of industrial units in...

Hotel company to bring 'Dreams' to Mumbai, India.
December 23, 2004... By Ishani Duttagupta, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI, India -- The $250-million Hampshire Hotels & Resorts is planning to bring its stylish and designer Dream hotel brand to Mumbai. ...

State government vows to focus on infrastructure improvements in Mumbai, India.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- The revival of civic infrastructure in the nation's financial capital seems to be on top of the Maharashtra state government's list of priorities....

Dipping dollar may affect IT firm's profit margins.
December 23, 2004... By Kalyan Parbat, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--KOLKATA, India -- The US dollar's slide world-wide may have ordinarily evoked perceptible sighs of dismay from the sultans of software. But the...

Rising India life expectancy changes how insurance is sold.
December 23, 2004... By Mayur Shetty, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--Most people on the wrong side of forty, who bought life insurance early in their careers, would have done so because they were cornered by an agent...

Lucent Technologies unit plans research, development centre in Bangalore, India.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--BANGALORE, India -- More good news for researchers wanting to take up fundamental research in technology but would like to stay back in India. Bell Labs, the...

Punjab, India, university program serves demand for total quality management.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CHANDIGARH, India -- Total quality management (TQM) and entrepreneurship promotion is gaining ground in the northern region with several companies now adopting it as a...

India army extends pilot project using handheld computers.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- This home-grown technology could prove to be one of Indian army's best "sathi"! Picture Indian army soldiers on the battlefront carrying...

Maritime trade group slashes congestion fee at Mumbai, India, port.
December 23, 2004... By Anto T Joseph, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- Faced with strong protests from shippers and freight forwarders, the India Pakistan Bangladesh Ceylon Conference (IPBCC) has...

ANALYSIS: EBay India arrest isn't the first time e-commerce, law have collided.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--What has the CEO of an internet auction site got to do with 2 teenaged school kids giving vent to their hormonal desires? Plenty, if the episode happened to be...

Smaller India paint companies outshine biggies.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- The paints industry is witnessing a phenomenon similar to some other consumer industries. Smaller paint companies are growing, and at a faster pace...

Arms supply to Pakistan undermines regional peace, India tells United States.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- India has lodged a protest with the US over the latter's continued supply of sophisticated armaments to Pakistan, warning that it could adversely impact...

India regulator weighs surcharge on calls from fixed wireless phones.
December 23, 2004... By Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--NEW DELHI -- In the backdrop of the access deficit charge (ADC) controversy, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is examining whether...

Camera phones' large memories pose hidden risk to India business security.
December 23, 2004... By K Yatish Rajawat, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--MUMBAI, India -- There's suddenly a huge tizzy over camera phones and MMS. While this may not get anyone arrested, here's a relatively lesser...

Hutchison Whampoa in port talks with India's Gujarat state.
December 23, 2004... By Tushar Prabhune, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--AHMEDABAD, India -- After telecom, it may well be "destination ports" next for the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Group. Hutchison Ports...

Punjab state has lowest poverty in India, but reforms needed, World Bank says.
December 23, 2004... By Rahul Kumar, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CHANDIGARH, India -- A majority of Punjab citizens have already achieved the levels of socio-economic status that most Indians are unlikely to...

India's Punjab state to keep buying power from outside sources.
December 23, 2004... The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 23--CHANDIGARH, India -- Punjab will continue to purchase power from outside the state to bridge the gap between demand and supply. The state will also float global...