Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 17 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 17 2005

Two banks to open Stamford and Greenwich, Conn.
February 17, 2005... By Peter Healy, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Two new commercial banks are slated to open in Stamford and Greenwich this year. Stamford Bank & Trust Co., a unit of Fairfield-based...

Norwalk, Conn., Chamber of Commerce supports boost to state gas tax.
February 17, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce yesterday endorsed an increase in the state gasoline tax to help fund commuter rail projects and...

Hedge fund managers unhappy with increased regulation.
February 17, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Good thing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson wasn't at the Westin Stamford yesterday. He wouldn't have...

Speech therapists help immigrant professionals reduce their accents.
February 17, 2005... By James Gallagher, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Each Sunday, Rev. Martino Nguyen is faced with a new challenge -- to spread the word of the Lord. That shouldn't seem like much of a chore for...

Real estate firm buys Evans, Ga., retail center.
February 17, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The Evans Towne Center has been sold to a Chicago-area real estate trust for $8.8 million. Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. purchased...

Visteon workers must wait to exercise options.
February 17, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Visteon Corp. 's chief financial officer told employees last week that they may not exercise stock options held through company accounts until the parts...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
February 17, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--IDEAS POUR IN FOR FAMED NAVIGATOR: From Seattle to Southfield to the banks of the Rio Grande, there are people who'd love to give the City of Detroit's...

Schumer speaks out against cutting farm payments.
February 17, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday blasted President Bush's proposed cuts in farm payments, saying it would cost mid-Hudson dairy farmers...

Duluth will transship heavy oil extraction cargo.
February 17, 2005... By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Late this summer, heavy-lift ships laden with tons of equipment from Italy, Japan and India are expected to call on the Port of Duluth, Minn.,...

Ikonics Corp. has poor quarter, excellent year.
February 17, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Duluth, Minn.-based Ikonics Corp. announced Tuesday that its 2004 net income reached record levels. Compared with 2003, the company's net income increased 51...

New Oregon Research Institute building may start to rise this summer.
February 17, 2005... By Edward Russo, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The latest addition to Eugene's downtown skyline -- a five-story new office building -- should begin to go up this summer or fall, with...

Budget threatens needy, Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group says.
February 17, 2005... By Susan Palmer, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--This is no time to be cutting federal funds to the nation's social service agencies. That's the message of a national student group worried...

Proposal limits bars' slot profits.
February 17, 2005... By David Steves, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--SALEM -- The profits of Oregon's taverns and gambling parlors from video poker could continue unchanged, but their commissions for offering...

It's back to square one for the NHL as season is canceled.
February 17, 2005... By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--NEW YORK -- The NHL sunk to a historic low Wednesday, becoming the first North American major professional sports league to cancel an entire season...

Detroit Free Press Bill McGraw column.
February 17, 2005... By Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--THE EYE-OPENING COST OF AN ECONOMY CAR: About 14 months ago, I was reading an article by a personal-finance guru, who had some simple advice: Total up the...

Turnaround group bets on downtown Detroit Hotel Pontchartrain.
February 17, 2005... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Downtown Detroit's Hotel Pontchartrain has been purchased by a Florida-based group of investors just weeks before it was to have been auctioned off. ...

Champion improves manufacturing core.
February 17, 2005... By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Champion Enterprises Inc. posted its first profitable year since 1999, following a successful corporate reorganization and continued improvements...

Compuware says IBM tried to kill it.
February 17, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--IBM Corp. set out to destroy Compuware Corp. by stealing its technology and undercutting the Detroit-based company's prices, Compuware attorneys said...

Detroit Free Press cars column.
February 17, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--HYBRID OWNERS DEFEND MILEAGE: Fuel economy is to hybrid owners as what horsepower is to sports car owners. They keep track of their mileage, brag about it...

Cadillac BLS to aid Trollhattan, Sweden, plant.
February 17, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--General Motors Corp. will build its new Cadillac BLS midsize sedan that it will sell in Europe at its Saab assembly plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, people in...

LNG terminals slip into development stage.
February 17, 2005... By Sudeep Reddy, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--HOUSTON -- After years of anticipation, the nation's first new liquefied natural gas terminals are finally getting off the drawing board and into the...

Dallas homes shine in a splashy new book on Texas interior design.
February 17, 2005... By Joyce Saenz Harris, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--For many years, Dallas resident Jolie Carpenter, a seventh-generation Texan, wanted to put together a book spotlighting Texas interior design....

Congress splits on SBA budget.
February 17, 2005... By Dan Laidman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Larry Chevez often paid $100 a day to rent machinery in the early years of his janitorial business. When the Pittsburg man sought bank...

Verizon has early lead in high-speed video outlet.
February 17, 2005... By William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--On a recent Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of Verizon Wireless Data and Multimedia Services unit in Laurel, a dozen people huddled in a...

Proposed Medicaid spending limits may hurt nursing home staffing.
February 17, 2005... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Proposed Medicaid spending restraints could force staffing reductions at nursing homes and make it more difficult for parents to care for severely ill...

Judge's order forces PUB to reschedule meeting.
February 17, 2005... By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The Brownsville Public Utilities Board on Wednesday cancelled the regular meeting scheduled for that afternoon in response to a judge's...

Owners, employees gauge potential impact of higher wages.
February 17, 2005... By J. Noel Espinoza, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--A proposed statewide increase in the minimum wage isn't welcomed by all Brownsville residents. Some small business owners say they...

Charges brought in insurance case.
February 17, 2005... By Brandee Hayhurst, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--GRAHAM -- An Alamance County grand jury issued hundreds of indictments Monday based on allegations that a former Graham company cheated...

Broomfield company builds out ritzy, outdoor RVs for luxury travel.
February 17, 2005... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--BROOMFIELD -- A few years ago, Bill Swails spent his weekdays working at a telecommunications company, staring at cubicle walls. He lived...

West Pointe Bank warns its customers of e-mail fraud.
February 17, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--West Pointe Bank and Trust Co. in Belleville has joined the list of metro-east financial institutions whose customers have witnessed e-mail fraud....

Texas lawmaker looks to crack down on tax refund loan providers.
February 17, 2005... By Angela Macias, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--This time of year, taxpayers get bombarded with offers for immediate refunds. But some preparers aren't being completely forthcoming with...

Federal pollution rules affect Texas industrial development.
February 17, 2005... By Rachel Stone, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--When an auto manufacturer considered expanding to Southeast Texas a few years ago, local economic development groups banded together in hopes of...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
February 17, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Stock market investors hoping for some market-bracing commentary from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan were disappointed Wednesday. ...

Software developer to open 2-building office campus in Gwinett, Ga.
February 17, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Gwinnett's budding Sugarloaf office market is spreading, again. Best Software, an accounting software developer, next year will open a...

IKEA still plans to open in Atlanta by summer despite delays.
February 17, 2005... By Christine Van Dusen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--You won't have to wait longer than five more months to get your very own Avsikt, Antifoni, Malm or Fniss. IKEA will bring such items...

Coca-Cola still faces hurdles in 2005.
February 17, 2005... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Coca-Cola survived a transitional year in 2004 but still faces a daunting series of challenges in the months ahead. E. Neville Isdell, who...

Ohio business community debates merits of governor's tax plan.
February 17, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Bob Bowman has seen the fear in their eyes. Many a manufacturer has considered moving to Akron, glanced at Ohio's tax code, and turned tail and...

Audible cost outlook ends stock plunging.
February 17, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Shares of Audible lost more than one-third of their value Wednesday -- plunging $9.38 -- following a quarterly earnings report that contained news...

Two businesses to pay $500,000 to settle do-not-call lawsuit.
February 17, 2005... By Kevin G. Demarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Two Atlantic City time-share sellers have agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated...

Caretaker for a real estate empire.
February 17, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--As the managing partner of a busy law firm, Alan R. Hammer worked long days. They got longer last August when Charles Kushner, an old friend...

Networks sue over program pirating.
February 17, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The four major national television networks are cracking down on theft of programs over the Internet -- and New Jersey residents are in their...

Lea Fastow requests early release.
February 17, 2005... By Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Seven months after the wife of Enron's Andrew Fastow went to prison, the attorney for Lea Fastow is asking that she be released early. In a motion made...

Regulator sees LNG fast track; 8 terminals likely to be built in U.S. by 2010.
February 17, 2005... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The next few years will be critical for the U.S. liquefied natural gas industry, with as many as eight new receiving terminals likely to be built by 2010, the...

Houston Chronicle Working column.
February 17, 2005... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--WHEN IT'S TIME TO QUIT TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY: OME may have scoffed when Eric Lane, president and chief operating officer of the Men's Warehouse, said he...

Group examining ways to encourage healthy behavior.
February 17, 2005... By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--As Americans keep gaining weight, the medical community has to examine and adopt innovative ways to help their patients slim down, a...

Troubles for Gauntlet club.
February 17, 2005... By Cathy Jett, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--A golf management company's lease on Stafford County's first public golf course is going to foreclosure. Meadowbrook Golf, which has...

Controversial nightclub fights state fire marshal's order for sprinklers.
February 17, 2005... By George Dorsey, The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, Md. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--FREDERICK -- Xhale, now known as XII, has returned to court, but this time the controversial nightclub says the state fire marshal is...

S. Florida tops state increase in AIDS.
February 17, 2005... By Bob LaMendola, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--New AIDS cases in Florida leaped by a surprising 24 percent last year, fueled by a growing failure of drug cocktails and an increase in patients...

Florida delegation grills FEMA over hurricane relief expenses.
February 17, 2005... By Rafael Lorente, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--WASHINGTON -- Members of Florida's congressional delegation grilled representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wednesday,...

New plan would tell owners specific insurance coverage.
February 17, 2005... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--TALLAHASSEE -- Homeowners would know exactly how much their property is insured for and how high their deductible is under a plan unveiled Wednesday by South Florida...

Huizenga family wants to upgrade West Palm Beach, Fla., marina.
February 17, 2005... By Joseph Mann, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The Huizenga family plans to invest $12 million to renovate the marina at Rybovich Spencer in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County's largest boatyard,...

Military officials challenge defense industry to upgrade soldier protection.
February 17, 2005... By Dana Wong, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Protecting the entire military operation, down to the individual soldier, was the focus of the opening address at the 2005 Winter Symposium and Exhibit...

The National Enquirer to move to New York City.
February 17, 2005... By Alexandra Navarro Clifton, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The National Enquirer, a Palm Beach County fixture for the last 30 years, will be moving to New York City. The tabloid that coined...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., workplace column.
February 17, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- WAL-MART DANCES AROUND LAW: Some legislators and labor advocates are bristling at what looks like a sweetheart deal between...

Sacramento columnist speaks about state politics to Long Beach Rotary.
February 17, 2005... By Don Jergler, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--LONG BEACH -- If anyone is qualified to call the face-off that's brewing between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Democrats "the mother of...

New eatery rolls into Macon's downtown.
February 17, 2005... By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Roly Poly sandwiches are as unique as their name. The meats, cheeses, lettuce and tomatoes aren't piled high. Roly Poly sandwiches are rolled....

Wilbanks to retire from Georgia Power.
February 17, 2005... By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--As Georgia Power plans a reorganization plan that will move some officers from Atlanta to key cities in the state, company executive Jo Wilbanks of...

Water levels up; officials still cautious.
February 17, 2005... By Jennifer C. Smith, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--PALMVIEW -- The highest water capacity levels at Amistad and Falcon dams in 13 years might not prevent a water shortage, a regional...

Trade pact between U.S., Chile good for both sides in first year.
February 17, 2005... By Tyler Bridges, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--SANTIAGO, Chile -- One year after a landmark free-trade agreement between the United States and Chile eliminated tariffs on thousands of goods, figures show...

U.S., Chile free-trade agreement a boon for both countries.
February 17, 2005... By Tyler Bridges, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--SANTIAGO, Chile -- More than a year after a landmark free-trade agreement between the United States and Chile eliminated tariffs on thousands of goods,...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies column.
February 17, 2005... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--When a woman -- particularly an attractive one -- rises to the top of Corporate America, she is made into an icon. Perhaps that's because a...

Businesses seek compromise on meal-break requirements for workers.
February 17, 2005... By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--For nearly 12 years, Ann McAtee worked in restaurants and bars, sometimes for six hours straight and occasionally without taking a meal break. ...

Sunkist growers cheer bumper crop, higher prices.
February 17, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--VISALIA -- Celebrated chef Martin Yan picked up a Sunkist orange on Wednesday and wowed a small audience gathered around his food preparation area...

Land purchase makes way for new Dallas museum.
February 17, 2005... By Nathaniel Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--DALLAS -- A Dallas museum has finished plans to purchase about 4 acres at the northwest corner of Woodall Rogers Freeway and Field Street for...

Insurers seek open market on auto rates.
February 17, 2005... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Citing internal poll data indicating Massachusetts drivers are fed up with the state-regulated auto insurance system, a group of insurers are laying the...

GOP bill targets bankrupt filers.
February 17, 2005... By Rick Klein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--WASHINGTON -- Republicans in Congress want to significantly tighten regulations to keep people who declare bankruptcy from ducking debts they should be able to...

Boston wharf sells two buildings for $34 million.
February 17, 2005... By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Boston Wharf Co. sold two of its remaining 19 historic buildings in the Fort Point Channel area, including its own company headquarters at 253 Summer...

The Boston Globe Boston Capital column.
February 17, 2005... By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--A RATE CONUNDRUM: Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, master of the opaque public speech, left no doubt yesterday about the future of short-term interest...

Fidelity revamps unit amid probe.
February 17, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Fidelity Investments this week named a new team of managers to help run its stock trading desk, which is the subject of a federal investigation into whether...

Putting a premium on healthy behavior.
February 17, 2005... By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Joe McCarthy could earn rewards by logging his martial arts classes on his health plan's website. He said he joined the plan, which offers prizes for...

Hospital Tries To End Patient's Life Support.
February 17, 2005... By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Massachusetts General Hospital renewed its effort to withdraw life support from an elderly woman who has been hospitalized with Lou Gehrig's disease for more...

Comcast to boost cable TV rates.
February 17, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Most people served by Comcast Corp. in central Pennsylvania will be paying more for cable TV service next month. But some actually will see...

Owners to close 2 craft stores.
February 17, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The two Ben Franklin Crafts stores in the Harrisburg area will close after a liquidation sale that begins on Sunday. "It might take two or...

Cox Hikes Cable Rates.
February 17, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Customers of Cox Communications' most popular cable TV package will see rates rise by an average of nearly $2 a month, or about 4.8 percent. ...

Retired Air Force general joins Pratt & Whitney in military engines development.
February 17, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Retired Air Force Gen. William J. Begert has joined Pratt & Whitney as vice president of international programs and business development for military engines. ...

Moody's downgrades Northeast Utilities' rating.
February 17, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Moody's Investor Service on Wednesday downgraded its rating for Northeast Utilities and four of the company's subsidiaries, saying the new ratings reflect an...

$15 million tobacco verdict tossed out.
February 17, 2005... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Just days after a Jackson County jury awarded $22 million to a deceased smoker's family, a federal appeals court Wednesday threw...

Office Depot Center still profits despite cancellation of NHL season.
February 17, 2005... By Patrick Danner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The meltdown of the Florida Panthers' season won't mean a financial catastrophe for the Office Depot Center in Sunrise. The Office Depot Center turned a...

South Florida's tourism industry benefits from declining dollar.
February 17, 2005... By Gregg Fields, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--The declining dollar has been a boon to South Florida's tourism and real estate industries -- attracting overseas tourists and home buyers taking advantage of...

AutoZone's CEO wins ethics award.
February 17, 2005... By David Flaum, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Steve Odland accepted the first annual Walter P. Armstrong Jr. Award for Corporate Ethics Wednesday night, but the chief executive officer...

Biopharmaceutical company GTx hits 'every milestone,' CEO says.
February 17, 2005... By Maria Burnham, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Ending its first year as a publicly traded company, Memphis-based GTx Inc. managed to exceed its goals with a promising product line and...

Medtronic posts strong quarter.
February 17, 2005... By Maria Burnham, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Medical device maker Medtronic turned in a strong third quarter Wednesday with earnings up 17 percent, led by continued strong growth in...

Center City Development issues loan to redevelop historic buildings.
February 17, 2005... By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Using every "trick in the book," the Center City Commission has orchestrated a transformation, turning one of the most derelict blocks on...

Tissue maker K.T.G. USA is on a roll with tax break.
February 17, 2005... By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--With 20 years' experience, Charles Kemp is one of the "junior guys" at K.T.G. USA, the 45-acre plant here that turns out a half-million...