Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 10 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 10 2005

Long-time Greenwich, Conn., auto dealer to roll up business.
February 10, 2005... By Peter Healy, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Greenwich Cadillac-Oldsmobile, one of Greenwich's prestige automobile dealerships, is scheduled to close tomorrow Friday after 32 years on West...

Stamford, Conn.-based information technology firm host security conference.
February 10, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings in Purchase, N.Y., is one of those companies where data security is crucial as it communicates with flight crews who...

Twinsburg, Ohio, firm promotes mercury capture technology for power plants.
February 10, 2005... By Bob Downing, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--TWINSBURG TWP. -- Imagine the Houston Astrodome filled floor to the ceiling with pingpong balls. Thirty of the balls have mercury inside. In one to...

Peru to open consular office in Atlanta.
February 10, 2005... By Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Peru will soon join Atlanta's growing consular corps. Gov. Sonny Perdue and Eduardo Ferrero, Peru's ambassador to the United States,...

Earthlink sues four alleged e-mail spammers.
February 10, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Four separate civil lawsuits have been filed against alleged e-mail spammers by Atlanta-based EarthLink. The Internet provider filed the...

Pentagon re-evaluates plan to stop Hercules plane production.
February 10, 2005... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The Pentagon may not halt production of the Marietta-built C-130J Hercules after all, Sen. Johnny Isakson said Wednesday. President Bush released a budget...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
February 10, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--NEW BREED TAKES HELM AT LAW FIRMS: It's a youth movement. Several major Atlanta law firms are being run by a new generation of leaders....

Investors speculate over possible telecom deals.
February 10, 2005... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Who's next? That's the question investors are asking as they survey the telecommunications landscape, trying to discern who's going to be...

Tort reform to go before Georgia House as advocates on both sides wage ad war.
February 10, 2005... By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Would tort reform in Georgia soon make buying a steak dinner or a house cheaper? You might think so, based on radio ads trying to win...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
February 10, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The Nasdaq composite index took its worst one-day hit in five weeks Wednesday, thanks mostly to disappointing forecast. The blue chip stock...

Sully's joins restaurant lineup.
February 10, 2005... By Cheryl Berzanskis, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Bob Sulls opened a restaurant to serve Mexican, Italian and American food cooked fresh from family recipes. Breakfast burritos are available...

People's Bank branch offers plasma TVs, coffee bar.
February 10, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Dropping by the bank to de-posit a check or make a with-drawal isn't what it used to be. Banks are increasingly offering more...

Users getting choice for renewable energy.
February 10, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--NEW BRITAIN -- Despite delays, state residents will be able to get their electricity from renewable sources -- such as wind generators -- starting...

Firms find pain, gain in Rell budget.
February 10, 2005... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Area businesspeople said Wednesday that they see good and bad in Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposed state budget, with the bad coming in the form of...

Kern County cotton growers weigh Bush crop subsidy cut proposal.
February 10, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--At least some cotton growers in Kern County are willing to accept their fair share of President Bush's proposal to cut crop subsidies by 5...

Caterer takes over Bakersfield deli operations at market.
February 10, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--A Los Angeles area caterer has taken over operation of the delis at Bakersfield's well-known Green Frog Markets. "What I love about Bakersfield...

Bakersfield homes listings now on Web for public view.
February 10, 2005... The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The Bakersfield Californian Homes listed for sale with the Bakersfield Listing Service are now on one Web site for the public to view. The service quietly...

Pickup trucks popular with families in Bakersfield.
February 10, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--In the 1970s, the station wagon was the family car of choice. It was replaced in the 1980s by the mini-van, which in turn was followed by the...

Downtown Belleville sports lofts for city living.
February 10, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The director of Belleville's Main Street Program has a lofty goal for the downtown shopping, dining and entertainment district. Rick Ortiz...

Landowners in way of overpass.
February 10, 2005... By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--GRANITE CITY -- Some property owners near one of Granite City's most treacherous intersections may have to be forced out of the way of a new...

Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., Wally Spiers column.
February 10, 2005... By Wally Spiers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--LET'S MAKE SURE GRAND OLD FLAGS ARE MADE HERE IN THE U.S.A.: ROBERT WILSON of Sparta, a Navy veteran and a concerned American, is upset about...

Acropolis Technology Group makes national list.
February 10, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--St. Louis-area information technology specialists have again reached the list of the world's fastest-growing. Acropolis Technology Group,...

Women business owners' conference draws 500.
February 10, 2005... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--DENVER -- Nearly 10 years ago, Barbara Myrick bought a building next to her house in Colorado Springs to start a daycare. The mother of three...

Boulder-based AlphaSniffer develops chemical detectors.
February 10, 2005... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Misha Plam held a small cylindrical object in his hand. His prototype was the size and shape of a flashlight. After Plam gave a slight flick...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Range column.
February 10, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--ACTING UP: When Michael Powell steps to the podium Monday during the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program's two-day conference, there's...

Brownsville, Texas, growing by more than 100 homes per month.
February 10, 2005... By Gilberto Salinas, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--When asked about Brownsville's phenomenal home construction growth, the city has only to point to the three digits posted on the scoreboard...

Beltsville, Md., shop was part of W.R. Grace's asbestos empire.
February 10, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Sheldon Myrie used to steer clear of a back room at his Beltsville workplace after he learned that federal officials discovered trace amounts of asbestos...

Internet message boards savage ousted Hewlett-Packard executive.
February 10, 2005... By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--When news broke yesterday that Hewlett-Packard Co. had ousted its chief executive officer, Carly S. Fiorina, financial Internet message boards went wild,...

Bank of America to open 2nd unit in India this summer.
February 10, 2005... By Stella M. Hopkins, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Bank of America Corp. says its foray into doing computer work in India has been so successful it will open a second unit there this summer....

Bank of America finalizes SEC settlement.
February 10, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Federal and state regulators on Wednesday finalized a $675 million settlement with Bank of America Corp. and merger partner FleetBoston Financial...

Man who set the bar for Carolinas PR to retire.
February 10, 2005... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Joe Epley, who founded one of the Carolinas' first public relations firms more than 36 years ago and has advised clients ranging from two Charlotte...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
February 10, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--CONDOS WILL REFINE HOME-OFFICE HYBRID: South End development pioneer MECA Properties is introducing a project aimed at business owners who work at...

Savings bank still small but growing.
February 10, 2005... By Matthew Mogul, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Carolina Federal Savings Bank's annual meeting this week looked more like a Norman Rockwell painting than a typical corporate gathering....

Online banking is a hit with millions.
February 10, 2005... By Ieva M. Augstums, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--For Betsy Kersting, the convenience of not having to write checks to pay bills was too good to pass up. The Dallas resident, who began using...

Hewlett-Packard CEO resigns as company seeks to reinvent itself.
February 10, 2005... By Crayton Harrison, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Carly Fiorina, the ousted CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., never proved she could outflank her company's biggest rival, Dell Inc. But she has left the...

T.G.I. Fridays plans massive makeover.
February 10, 2005... By Karen Robinson-Jacobs, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--For an aging icon approaching 40 and showing a few crows feet, what's better than Botox? For the T.G.I. Friday's restaurant chain, which...

Chicago Auto Show Notebook: General Motors Corp. production on track.
February 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--General Motors Corp. 's decision to drop the Pontiac Bonneville large sedan will not lead to any production decrease at the Detroit -Hamtramck plant that...

Detroit Free Press cars column.
February 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--A6 FINISHES AS A SILVER MEDALIST: The 2005 Audi A6 is the best midsize sedan the brand has ever built, but there are so many excellent midsize sport sedans...

Dodge, Honda concepts realistic.
February 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Two concept vehicles that will probably appear in dealer showrooms in the near future are to debut at the Chicago auto show today. Dodge will show the...

Taubman earnings slip 95 percent.
February 10, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Taubman Centers Inc. reported a 95-percent drop in net income for the fourth quarter, mostly the result of a mall sale in 2003 that gave a one-time boost to...

Toyota unveils SUV for youths.
February 10, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--CHICAGO -- Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled an all-new SUV intended to attract young buyers Wednesday at the Chicago auto show. The two-door FJ Cruiser's boxy...

Foreign, luxury brands lift UAG's full-year 2004 profit.
February 10, 2005... By Sarah A. Webster, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Metro-area billionaire Roger Penske's growing chain of car dealerships reported a 34.7- percent increase in its 2004 profit Wednesday, and he expects...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
February 10, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--CHICAGO -- WINDY CITY HAS SPACE DETROIT LACKS TO DAZZLE: More than 100,000 people will get to cruise, lurch, climb and bump along in Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler...

The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C., business briefs column.
February 10, 2005... The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON has begun hiring in the Triangle for its new $100 million global business center in Research Triangle Park. Recruiting for the firm's...

Durham, N.C., firm vows to keep trying after disappointing tests on new drug.
February 10, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--A critical late-stage clinical trial for Inspire Pharmaceuticals' dry-eye drug failed to meet its primary goal, officials announced Wednesday, but...

Denn to hire consumer affairs manager.
February 10, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--DOVER -- Insurance commissioner Matthew P. Denn told the legislature's budget writing committee on Wednesday he plans to hire a manager for his...

Commuter rail tunnel construction would create new jobs in corridor.
February 10, 2005... By Judy Rife, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The construction of a second commuter rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York will create tens of thousands of new jobs and...

Bankruptcies decline in Duluth during 2004.
February 10, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Fewer Duluthians filed for personal and business bankruptcy last year, the first decline since 2000, according to United States Bankruptcy Court...

Maritime interests opposed president's proposed seaway toll.
February 10, 2005... By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--President Bush's proposal to make the St. Lawrence Seaway a maritime tollway has received an icy reception on the Great Lakes. "It could be...

Harborcreek, Pa. crafts store denies rumors it plans to close.
February 10, 2005... By Robin Cuneo, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--If Bethany Vaughn had a buck for every time she has refuted the rumor, she could clean up in the sale of Valentine decorations. The rumor and the...

Real estate pair work together from home.
February 10, 2005... By Portsia Smith, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Barzel and Brenda McKinney call themselves the Dream Team. He's a mortgage broker. She's a Realtor. A lot of the time, his...

Legislators looking to prescribe reform for Social Security.
February 10, 2005... By Meghann Cotter, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Social Security has been diagnosed with a financial disorder. U.S. congressmen on each side of the aisle have different ideas...

Valentine's gift advice for men: Experts say flowers, massages good bet.
February 10, 2005... By Michael Zitz, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Maybe men are simply wired wrong. For some reason, the vast majority of males seem to be clueless when it comes to shopping for...

Canadian chain to build first U.S. aquarium store in South Florida.
February 10, 2005... By Karen-Janine Cohen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Something's fishy in Tamarac. Or will be in late March when Big Al's Aquarium Supercenter is slated to open at 6820 North University Drive. ...

FEMA director explains $31 million in hurricane aid to lawmakers.
February 10, 2005... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--WASHINGTON -- Facing some of his toughest critics, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told Florida's congressional delegation Wednesday that his...

Ikea in talks to build store in Fort Lauderdale.
February 10, 2005... By Jeremy Milarsky, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--SUNRISE -- They suffered a setback in Davie last year, but the folks at Swedish furniture giant Ikea can't ignore one major fact: they have more...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies column.
February 10, 2005... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--LET GO OF THE SMALL STUFF AND FOCUS ON WHAT'S REAL: I was stressing about a personal situation on a recent weekend, so I called the most...

Miami officials unveil $420 million plan for new ballpark.
February 10, 2005... By Sarah Talalay, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County officials unveiled Wednesday a financing plan for a $420 million ballpark and parking garage for the Florida Marlins east...

Home Depot to open store in Tulare, Calif.
February 10, 2005... By Bethany Clough, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Home Depot will open a store in fast-growing northern Tulare, city officials announced Wednesday. The 139,527-square-foot store will be built in...

Study shows urban growth will absorb more than a quarter of farmland.
February 10, 2005... By E.J. Schultz, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Sprawling urban growth will swallow more than a quarter of the farmland in the San Joaquin Valley in the next four decades if current trends persist,...

State's protective services agency asks for funding increase.
February 10, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--AUSTIN -- If the effort to overhaul the state agency that protects children and the elderly is to succeed, lawmakers must pump in enough money to...

Meeting targets military contracts.
February 10, 2005... By Michael Clinebell, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Military contractors say they need creative and unique ways to help the state attract and maintain more military-related business. On...

Call It The [Your Name Here] Center.
February 10, 2005... By Sasha Talcott, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Dan Migala, a Chicago publisher, will pay $500 for the one-day honor. Until he finds a corporate sponsor to pay millions of dollars in naming-rights...

With Fraud Case Settled, Bank Of America Overhauls Fund Unit.
February 10, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--With a major trading-fraud case finally settled yesterday, the Boston-based mutual fund operations of Bank of America are at work on a major restructuring...

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
February 10, 2005... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--HIGH PROFILE, LOW RETURNS: Whatever you think about Carly Fiorina, and the business world is bursting with opinions on the subject, no one can call her timid....

HP board member says change at top isn't related to change in strategy.
February 10, 2005... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The board of Hewlett-Packard Co. still thinks ousted chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina had the right idea -- just not the skills to make it work. Fiorina...

AT&T In Settlement Over Erroneous Bills.
February 10, 2005... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--After being caught using phony bills as a way to pressure Massachusetts consumers to sign up for telephone service, AT&T Corp. yesterday agreed to a $565,000...

Reebok rolls out marketing drive.
February 10, 2005... By Christopher Rowland, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--If Nike Inc. is telling people to "Just do it," Reebok International Ltd. is saying be yourself: "I am what I am." The slogan is the centerpiece of...

New digs help JPL employees show creativity.
February 10, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--JPL Productions is a cool place to work. You only have to gaze upon Michael Horgan, the founder and executive chairman. Looking somewhat...

PPL becomes 1st electric utility to earn 'Star' safety honor.
February 10, 2005... By David Dekok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--PPL Electric Utilities has become the first electric utility in the nation to receive "Star" status in the Occupational Safety and Health...

Protesters take aim at lending practices.
February 10, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--About two dozen protesters stormed Wells Fargo Financial in downtown Harrisburg about noon Wednesday, chanting "predatory lender, criminal...

Auto Rate Hikes Slow Down.
February 10, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Consumers can expect to see a 1.5 percent increase in rates for auto insurance on a nationwide average, the smallest rise in five years, an...

CIGNA Profits Double as Health Unit Results, Cost Cuts Give Boost.
February 10, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--CIGNA Corp. nearly doubled net income in the fourth quarter as health insurance earnings improved and cost-cutting took hold, including 665 layoffs...

Warmer Weather Eases Heating Oil Prices.
February 10, 2005... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Warmer weather over the past week pushed Connecticut heating oil prices down by 4 cents a gallon, dropping the statewide average price to $1.99, a...

MetLife, Mayor Discuss Jobs, Growth.
February 10, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez, who met Wednesday with MetLife executives, said they did not give layoff estimates for their proposed Travelers acquisition, but...

U.S. puts off entry of Canadian cattle.
February 10, 2005... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The Bush administration on Wednesday slightly backed off on opening the borders to Canadian cattle and beef starting March 7. Because its investigations...

Congress jump-starts energy bill for Bush.
February 10, 2005... By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Capitol Hill don't plan to dawdle on crafting an energy bill. With President Bush insisting "four years of debate is...

SCI picks new chief.
February 10, 2005... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--The world's largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries named its second CEO in 43 years Wednesday, with the founder of Houston-based Service...

HP's Houston campus employees have been there and done that in reorganization.
February 10, 2005... By Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--For longtime employees at Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Houston campus, the departure of Chief Executive Carly Fiorina is just another day at the office. "When...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
February 10, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--HP SET TRENDS WITH BOTH COMING, GOING OF FIORINA: Hewlett-Packard's board took a bold step in 1999 by hiring Carly Fiorina as its chief executive officer. ...

Cruise terminal options still open.
February 10, 2005... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Building a new cruise ship terminal on Blount Island is expected to be significantly cheaper than doing so on Pine Island, which has...

2 towers project may get new life.
February 10, 2005... By Ryan Geddes, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Hines Interests LP, an international real estate developer with an estimated $14 billion in assets, could partner with developers of the...

Bush budget proposal cuts N.C. beach projects.
February 10, 2005... By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- President Bush's proposed 2006 fiscal year budget paints a bleak picture for the future of federally funded beach...

Onslow County citizens vote on whether they like new electronic voting machines.
February 10, 2005... By Chris Mazzolini, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--A handful of Onslow County residents voted Wednesday, but not for candidates or issues. Instead, they voted on whether or not they...