Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 4 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 4 2003

Daring Donation Makes Big Splash for Pool Company in Manatee County, Fla.
December 4, 2003

Wireless Transmission Firm Buys Speedcom for $17 Million.
December 4, 2003

Texas Residents Salivate over $44 Million Multi-State Lottery Jackpot.
December 4, 2003

Shrimpers to Receive Federal Aid Today in Texas.
December 4, 2003

Trapped Stillwater Mining Worker Rescued in Nye, Mont.
December 4, 2003

Bio/Med Conference in Baltimore Features Various Companies, Trade Groups.
December 4, 2003

U.S. Productivity Surges in Quarter; Numbers Fuel Hopes of Economic Recovery.
December 4, 2003

Host Marriott Corp. Gets $370 Million Insurance Payout for WTC Hotel, Site.
December 4, 2003

Baltimore-Area Customers' Heating Bills May Match Last Year's.
December 4, 2003

Northrop Grumman Team Wins Missile Interceptor Contract.
December 4, 2003

Bush Expected to Lift Steel Tariffs.
December 4, 2003

Nantucket, Mass., Ferry Authority Scrambles to Meet Christmas Festival Demand.
December 4, 2003

Orleans, Mass., Sees Minuscule Harvest of Bay Scallops.
December 4, 2003

Democrats Offer Alternative to Gov. Schwarzenegger's $15 Billion in Bond Debt.
December 4, 2003

California Initiative Targets Illegal Immigrants.
December 4, 2003

New Funding Could Boost San Francisco-Area Nanotechnology Sector.
December 4, 2003

Nasdaq Sails over 2,000 but Falls Back.
December 4, 2003

University of California Averts Strike with Tentative Agreement.
December 4, 2003

California Wildlife Officials Want to Allow Selective Killing of Wild Turkerys.
December 4, 2003

California Workers' Compensation Rates Set to Fall.
December 4, 2003

Edwards Stumps in Iowa, New Hampshire.
December 4, 2003

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
December 4, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 4--If a commercial real estate professional picks up a paintbrush, it's probably because a tenant is demanding immediate attention. But Spectrum...

Charlotte, N.C.-Based Nucor Lobbies for Continued Steel Tariffs.
December 4, 2003

Lafarge Eyes Buying Some Assets of Columbus, Ga.-Based The Concrete Company.
December 4, 2003

New Stores Help Establish District as Ladies' Boutique Area in Columbia, S.C.
December 4, 2003

Investors Express Disappointment Airlines Did Not Improve More in November.
December 4, 2003

SBC to Begin Broadband Service.
December 4, 2003

Dallas Lawmaker Says He Won't Seek Re-election.
December 4, 2003

Analysts Expect Mixed November Sales Reports from Retailers.
December 4, 2003

More Than 60 New Cars to Debut at International Auto Show in Detroit.
December 4, 2003

Detroit Free Press Cars Column.
December 4, 2003

Former Executive Reaffirms Merger of Chrysler.
December 4, 2003

Dodge Aims to Promote Auto Bodies with Lingerie.
December 4, 2003

84 Lumber Building Supplier Returns to Manatee County, Fla.
December 4, 2003

Collinsville, Ill.-Area Businesses Gear Up for Donations to Toys For Tots.
December 4, 2003

Part-time Southwestern Illinois College Workers Vote to Join Union.
December 4, 2003

Kern County, Calif., Businesses Expect Healthy Dose of Cha-Ching This Season.
December 4, 2003

Companies Building Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals Like Texas, Louisiana Sites.
December 4, 2003

Beaumont, Texas, Considers Increasing Service Fees.
December 4, 2003

Port Arthur, Texas, Customs Agriculture Officer Helps Wage War on Crop Pests.
December 4, 2003

Boeing Unveils New Helicopter.
December 4, 2003

Dow Jones Index Flirts with 10,000 Benchmark But Ends Day Lower.
December 4, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta Column.
December 4, 2003

Mutual Fund Ownership Fall a Bit in Public Favor, Investment Institute Says.
December 4, 2003

Owner of Atlanta Football Team Settles Sex Bias Lawsuit.
December 4, 2003

Revised Productivity Boost Makes 2004 Economic Outlook Even Rosier.
December 4, 2003

Delta Air Lines, Pilots Far from Deal.
December 4, 2003

Akron, Ohio-Based Utility to Boost Transmission System Spending by 36 Percent.
December 4, 2003

Akron, Ohio, Group Asks Trucking Firm Shareholders to Make Charity Donations.
December 4, 2003

Head of Akron, Ohio-Based Trucking Firm to Get Millions from Merger Deal.
December 4, 2003

Creditors Spar over Fate of Shuttered Fairlawn, Ohio, Steel Mill.
December 4, 2003

Nuclear Agency Nears Decision on Reopening Oak Harbor, Ohio, Nuclear Plant.
December 4, 2003

Goodyear Stock Rallies on Word Company Might Issue $1 Billion in New Bonds.
December 4, 2003

Fort Gordon, Ga., Hosts Communications Technology Expo.
December 4, 2003

Augusta, Ga.-Area Amoco Stations Complete Switch to BP Brand.
December 4, 2003

Norwalk, Conn.-Based Engineering Group Plans on Economic Rebound.
December 4, 2003

Charlotte, N.C.-Based Firm Tops Bidding for Bankrupt Allentown, Pa., ISP.
December 4, 2003

GM Shares Hit 52-Week High on Report of Pension Gap Narrowing.
December 4, 2003

GM Aims to Broaden Model Lines.
December 4, 2003

Michigan HMO to Lose CEO.
December 4, 2003

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
December 4, 2003

Cleveland-Cliffs and Laiwu Steel Take Ownership of EVTAC Taconite Plant.
December 4, 2003

Fredericksburg, Va.-Area Attorneys Appear on Magazine's Annual Listing.
December 4, 2003

Sisters Team Up to Run Oyster Operation in Kinsale, Va.
December 4, 2003

Food, Beverage Show Held in Miami.
December 4, 2003

Florida Officials Want Tougher Response to Medicaid Cheaters.
December 4, 2003

Leaders of Illegal Online Pharmacy Ring Arrested in South Florida.
December 4, 2003

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies Column.
December 4, 2003

Reducing Fraud Key to Increasing Workers' Compensation Coverage.
December 4, 2003

California Citrus Growers Nervous over Clementine Imports.
December 4, 2003

Food Manufacturing Unit to Sell Products at 55 Texas Wal-Mart Supercenters.
December 4, 2003

Suspected Bombers of Saudi Complex Had Ammunition to Carry Out More Attacks.
December 4, 2003

Electronics Retailers to Begin Carrying SBC Yahoo High-Speed Internet Service.
December 4, 2003

RadioShack among Electronics Retailers to Carry SBC Yahoo Service.
December 4, 2003

North Carolina Biotechnology Executive Tries to Lure Massachusetts Business.
December 4, 2003

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
December 4, 2003

Chinese Premier to Visit Boston.
December 4, 2003

Researchers Find Higher Copayments Can Lead Patients to Stop Taking Medication.
December 4, 2003

Thomson Financial Renews Boston Lease; Has Market's Largest Space Commitment.
December 4, 2003

Boston Waterfront Property Manager Kills Bid from New York Firm.
December 4, 2003

Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Snag $4.5 Billion Missile-Defense Contract.
December 4, 2003

SEC Unveils First of New Rules to Rehabilitate Mutual Fund Industry.
December 4, 2003

Greenwich, Conn., Tailor Expounds on Customer-Centric Philosophy.
December 4, 2003

Colorado Springs, Colo., Housing Markets Remains Hot through November.
December 4, 2003