Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 3 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 3 2005

British company works with U.S. credit firms to protect clients, lower defaults.
February 3, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--As more Americans pile up debt on their credit cards and miss payments on bank loans, a Norwalk company has developed technology and a service to...

British liquor giant Diageo to lay off 22 U.S. employees.
February 3, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Diageo USA has started moving its staff from five buildings in Stamford and Westchester County, New York, to a new headquarters in Norwalk, but 22...

Stamford, Conn.-based Pitney Bowes reaches deal to sell property.
February 3, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Less than a year after putting its main manufacturing plant on the market, Stamford-based Pitney Bowes has a buyer for its 22-acre South...

Wine industry benefits from maturing tastes of 20-somethings.
February 3, 2005... By James Gallagher, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Wine and cheese parties used to be affairs for the wealthy, but such high-class soirees are now seeing crowds that were hitting keggers just a...

Many choose to invest in art instead of stocks.
February 3, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--"Buy what you love" is the mantra of a growing number of investors who prefer Gauguin to Google. These individuals invest in -- or...

BellSouth becomes spectator as SBC acquires AT&T.
February 3, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--BellSouth Corp., once the lead suitor of AT&T, watched from the sidelines as rival SBC Communications moved in and acquired the iconic...

Federal Reserve increases key interest rate by quarter-point.
February 3, 2005... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Halfway through Groundhog Day, the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee peered at the economic shadows and was pleased enough with...

Atlanta attorney steps down as co-chairman of firm.
February 3, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Instead of running one of the city's top law firms, Atlanta attorney Clay Long is going back to practicing law full time. Long stepped...

Atlanta-area apartment company focuses on condos.
February 3, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Like some of its apartment-dwelling, swinging-single customers, Atlanta-based Post Properties is growing up. The metro area apartment...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
February 3, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Stock market investors took the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate increase in stride on Wednesday and turned their attention to Friday's...

Bakersfield firm helps Coke protect its vending machines.
February 3, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Crooks stealing from The Coca-Cola Co.'s vending machines should be careful. A local security company designed a new system to help the...

California supermarket chooses not to open store it bought from rival.
February 3, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The saga of Ralphs and Save Mart continues. Modesto-based Save Mart Supermarkets now says it will not open the Stockdale Highway store it...

Bakersfield businessman has scales to weigh tiniest nut, loaded truck.
February 3, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--If you weigh a lot, Ken Lopez is just the guy for you. He doesn't much care how heavy you are, only how much or how many things you weigh....

Insurance squeeze, exodus in spotlight on CNN story on doctors.
February 3, 2005... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Metro-east physicians who denounce high medical malpractice insurance rates as the reason for doctors leaving the area will soon have a...

Coomer's Craft Mall closing comes as shock to vendors.
February 3, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Coomer's Craft Mall has announced it will close all of its locations after business Friday. Many are wondering why the Fort Worth, Texas-based...

Students learn about many aspects of Wal-Mart -- from sales to security.
February 3, 2005... By Jennifer A. Bowen, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Nine students from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Fairview Heights spent part of the day Wednesday learning what goes on behind the scenes...

Couple to open winery in Belleville.
February 3, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--BELLEVILLE -- A winery is expected to open before the end of the month at the former site of Bob Goalby's golf driving range on Town Hall Road....

InPhase expects its drives will hit market next year.
February 3, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--LONGMONT -- Four years ago this week, a small startup set up shop here, hopeful it could take holographic data storage advances discovered...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Range column.
February 3, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--ROBOTICS REJECTION: As far as the future's concerned, if I ever plan to operate a robot, I probably should spend some quality time getting...

Maintenance-free condos offer stunning views.
February 3, 2005... By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--BRADENTON -- Some islanders are trading traffic and higher taxes for lake views and convenience. "I've sold quite a few units to people who...

Lakewood hotel draws lofty rating from chain.
February 3, 2005... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Catering to business travelers, the Holiday Inn at Lakewood Ranch has carved a niche as one of the top-performing properties in...

Manatee County students get peek at possible careers.
February 3, 2005... The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--MANATEE -- Southeast High School students went to work Wednesday on Groundhog Job Shadow Day. At Beall's Inc. headquarters in east Bradenton, about 20 students...

Proposal for Terra Ceia land unfolds.
February 3, 2005... By Tim W. McCann, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--PALMETTO -- The future is becoming clearer for 323 acres of waterfront property annexed into this city more than a year ago. Whiting Preston,...

Maryland's biotech leaders are skeptical about state's commitment.
February 3, 2005... By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--A month after being elected governor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. mounted a podium before several hundred people at a technology convention in downtown Baltimore...

Baltimore posts strong job growth in 2004.
February 3, 2005... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The Baltimore metro area posted one of the largest job gains among large regions last year, the Labor Department said yesterday. With a 2.15...

Bank of America awards Lewis 500,000 stock options.
February 3, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Bank of America Corp. awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Ken Lewis 500,000 options to buy company stock as part of his 2004 compensation...

Profits return in big way to Duke Energy.
February 3, 2005... By Stan Choe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Duke Energy Corp. returned to the black in 2004, posting a $1.49 billion profit for the year after slimming down and cutting the riskier parts of...

Duke fields EPA appeal on power plant upgrades.
February 3, 2005... By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Duke Energy goes to federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., today to argue an environmental-law case that could affect other utilities. ...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
February 3, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--CONDO PROJECT WILL TEST HOW 'UP' UPSCALE CAN GET: Developers plan to start construction site work within three weeks on one of Charlotte's most...

Former Duke Power VP says women can find harmony as entrepreneurs.
February 3, 2005... By Mike Drummond, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Sharon Decker left a legacy of accomplishment as the first woman vice president at Duke Power Co. Among her achievements: creation of a 24-hour...

Federal Reserve pushes up interest rates another quarter-point.
February 3, 2005... By Angela Shah, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--To almost no one's surprise, the Federal Reserve Bank nudged interest rates up another quarter-point to 2.5 percent Wednesday. What instead set...

Why does gas cost so much?
February 3, 2005... By Sudeep Reddy, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The price of oil skyrocketed over the last year. You can see the effects almost everywhere: Filling up a car with gasoline costs more. Airplane...

Blockbuster movie-rental giant makes hostile bid for rival.
February 3, 2005... By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Blockbuster Inc. is going around Hollywood Entertainment Inc.'s board of directors and taking an offer for its No. 1 rival straight to shareholders....

Two legislators want broadcasters to give up older analog-signal airwaves.
February 3, 2005... By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--WASHINGTON -- Two key congressional chairmen said Wednesday they will push legislation to compel broadcasters to surrender older analog-signal airwaves...

Promotional items take center stage at Dallas trade show.
February 3, 2005... By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--"Your logo here" is available on just about anything these days, making promotional products a huge and growing industry. Last year, companies...

Tower Automotive files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy aid.
February 3, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--In an ominous sign of the current and future problems in Detroit's auto industry, multibillion-dollar auto supplier Tower Automotive filed for...

Detroit Free Press cars column.
February 3, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--DEFROSTER, AIR-CONDITIONING PUT DENT IN HYBRIDS' MILEAGE: There's a loophole in how most hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles work, and countless gallons of...

Advertisers play it safe, pull risky Super Bowl ads.
February 3, 2005... By Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--It's a touchy year for the Super Bowl, given the decency debate sparked by Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction last year. A prime example: Lincoln...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
February 3, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--FOR PINCHED PARTS SUPPLIERS, IT'S LIFE ON THE EDGE: Uh-oh. Another wave of financial distress is rocking the automotive industry, and this time the most...

Public radio affiliate to open satellite production space in historic district.
February 3, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--When Joan Siefert Rose proposed opening a studio for occasional live WUNC broadcasts from the American Tobacco Historic District, she never...

Debit transactions often freeze accounts, even if we rarely notice.
February 3, 2005... By Jim Carroll, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--It didn't take a court order to freeze money in Kay Burch's bank account -- a self-service gas pump was able to do that all by itself. Burch expected...

New radios give ski patrol longer reach.
February 3, 2005... By DEBORAH MCQUAID, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--EDINBORO -- Ski patrollers at Mountain View Ski Resort can now respond better to emergencies thanks to new radios and other equipment. The...

BBB aids regional consumers.
February 3, 2005... By Cathy Jett, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Tom Gallagher knows just what to expect whenever there's a natural disaster like the tsunami that ravaged the coasts of Africa and...

Culpeper lawyer takes catering business on the road.
February 3, 2005... By Donnie Johnston, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Culpeper attorney Ed Gentry says his kitchen is as good-or better-than any commercial kitchen in any area restaurant. Gentry's...

TV sales pick up ahead of the Super Bowl.
February 3, 2005... By Portsia Smith, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Jennifer Boles isn't that interested in the Super Bowl or big-screen TVs. But the Stafford County woman agreed to go TV shopping...

Students shadow workers on Groundhog Day.
February 3, 2005... By Dana Wong, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Sixteen-year-old Max Duperval has a new appreciation for firefighting, after spending half a day at the Public Safety office in North Palm Beach. ...

Caribbean islands, China discuss links.
February 3, 2005... By Doreen Hemlock, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--KINGSTON, Jamaica -- China agreed Wednesday to allow Chinese tour groups to visit 10 more Caribbean nations that share diplomatic relations with...

Hearing to review medical centers' responsibility for health-care services.
February 3, 2005... By Tracy Correa, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--State Sen. Dean Florez will proceed with a public hearing next week that centers on Community Medical Centers' obligation for providing health-care...

New Fresno, Calif., job center aims to reduce unemployment.
February 3, 2005... By E.J. Schultz, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--A neighborhood job center aimed at lowering the staggering unemployment rate of the region's Southeast Asian community opens today in southeast Fresno....

State Property Tax Idea Faces Uphill Battle In House.
February 3, 2005... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Although endorsed by all 31 members of the Texas Senate, the creation of a new statewide property tax faces an uphill battle in the...

Prison system seeking millions for additional bed space, programs.
February 3, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Texas' 150,000-bed prison system will need millions of dollars more to lease jail space from counties, to reinstate substance-abuse...

Southeastern Community College proposes workforce center.
February 3, 2005... By Deuce Niven, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--WHITEVILLE -- Officials at Southeastern Community College want to convert an industrial shell building into an Economic and Workforce...

Housing sales extend record.
February 3, 2005... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--In December, 516 houses were sold in Cumberland and surrounding counties, bringing the already record-breaking total number of 2004 sales to...

Commission approves grant match for departments, stipulates accountability.
February 3, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The Orangeburg County Fire Commission Monday night approved to match federal grant funds for the Neeses and Bolentown fire departments with the...

Norway Volunteer Fire Department receives firefighting grant.
February 3, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The Norway Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $166,500 firefighting vehicle acquisition grant, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Massachusetts regulators state 'market-timing' charges against brokerage giant.
February 3, 2005... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--In their latest market-timing fraud case, Massachusetts securities regulators yesterday said employees in the Boston office of brokerage giant A.G. Edwards...

The Boston Globe Boston Capital column.
February 3, 2005... By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING: Jim Kilts stands to walk away with $153 million by selling his healthy company in a transaction that will cost about 6,000 people their...

Harvard Vanguard Medical ranks highest in state doctor rankings.
February 3, 2005... By Scott Allen, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Doctors at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates came out on top in the state's most ambitious physician report card, ranking highest among major physician...

Federal Reserve raises key interest rate by quarter point.
February 3, 2005... By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity...

Jetblue outlines massive Logan expansion.
February 3, 2005... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--JetBlue Airways could become one of the largest airlines operating out of Logan International Airport three years from now. JetBlue chief executive and...

There is no lack of spirit for owning pro sports teams in Boston.
February 3, 2005... By Sasha Talcott, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--If all had gone as planned, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie would be rooting for the Patriots during this weekend's Super Bowl. Lurie, a Newton...

Trial lawyers turning to FDA experts.
February 3, 2005... By Diedtra Henderson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--WASHINGTON -- A former Food and Drug Administration staffer who specialized in antidepressant drugs is expected to take the stand this week as a defense...

Colorado Springs, Colo., housing construction continues at record pace.
February 3, 2005... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Housing construction in the Colorado Springs area continued at a record-setting pace in January after a record-breaking performance last...

Specialty pet product maker is now a multimillion-dollar business.
February 3, 2005... By Jim Bainbridge, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Anytime Jim Koskey wants to feel a moment of validation for what he does for a living, all he has to do is look out on the deck of his...

Cell-phone tower tax upheld.
February 3, 2005... By Reggie Sheffield, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--In a decision that could mean thousands of tax dollars for local governments and school districts statewide, a state court has ruled in a...

Private firm to shut down flight centers used in state.
February 3, 2005... By John Beauge, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Pennsylvania will lose its two automated flight service centers under a consolidation plan linked to the Federal Aviation Administration...

PPL rate increase riles business advocate.
February 3, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--The state small-business advocate claims the recent increase in PPL's electricity distribution rate approved by the state Public Utility...

Aetna Filing Shows Top Salaries, Bonuses.
February 3, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Aetna chief executive Dr. John W. Rowe got a $2.5 million bonus for 2004 and will get stock options this year with a potential value of $9.8...

Montana Historical Society may get funds to buy mall with bond issue.
February 3, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--A state official said there's space in the budget for the Montana Historical Society to buy the Capital Hill Mall, if the Legislature...

Veteran pilots' immediate thought: Was jet de-iced?
February 3, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--A chilly morning, a clear sky and a plane skidding off a runway Wednesday brought similar thoughts to some pilots: ice on the wings. "Any ice or frost has to...

Residents near Teterboro Airport live in fear; jets rattle kitchen plates.
February 3, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Joseph Massaro, stuck in traffic on Route 46, panicked as he watched the plane slam into a warehouse. Would it blow up? Would the inferno reach his home four...

Crash renews debate on improving Teterboro Airport's safety.
February 3, 2005... By Daniel Sforza, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--When a jet slid across Route 46 before slamming into a building Wednesday, it brought home the risks of having a high-volume airport in your...

Newark, New Jersey Devils sign deal for new arena.
February 3, 2005... By John Brennan, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--NEWARK -- New Jersey Devils owner Jeffrey Vanderbeek and Newark Mayor Sharpe James -- once again decked out in his official red Devils jersey --...

Teterboro, N.J., warehouse hit by jet is hub for clothing chains.
February 3, 2005... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Before Wednesday's plane crash, the building at 1000 Huyler St. in Teterboro was best-known for the bright-red Strawberry sign facing Route 46....

Warehouse worker turns lifesaver three times over.
February 3, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Saving lives had never been part of the job description for Claudio Gomez. Gomez unloads trucks at the Strawberry clothing warehouse in Teterboro. It wasn't...

The few, the brave want to be in Enron jury pool.
February 3, 2005... By Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--You know the jokes about people who call to get out of jury duty? Well, what about someone who calls the courthouse and volunteers? David Bradley, chief...

Big trial may start in summer.
February 3, 2005... By Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--It could be a sizzling summer for ex-Enron top executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Their trial may begin as soon as June, possibly proceeding while five...

Hospital creates electronic fantasy with Starlight Site.
February 3, 2005... By Anne Belli, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--For a while Wednesday, 11-year-old Antonio Soegaard got a break from the pain caused by a tumor on his neck. But it wasn't medication that relieved the El...

$9 million refinery deal is small potatoes in the oil industry.
February 3, 2005... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Add the name BayOil USA -- a Houston firm that, like Coastal and other companies, was mentioned in recent reports about the troubled United Nations Oil for...

Houston Chronicle Working column.
February 3, 2005... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--INTERNS OBSERVE JOBS FIRSTHAND: Blaise Falcon, a senior at Kincaid, had a choice of spending three weeks in January touring key World War II sites, taking fun...

Automotive castings company cuts 30 jobs from Decatur, Ill., foundry.
February 3, 2005... By Tony Reid, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--DECATUR -- Intermet Corp cut 30 administrative jobs from the company's Decatur foundry as it works to recast its financial structure in the wake...

Union workers at Decatur, Ill., uniform-making plant strike.
February 3, 2005... By Mike Frazier, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--DECATUR -- Union employees at Ensign Emblem began a strike early Wednesday after negotiations failed to reach a contract. Members of...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
February 3, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--PHILADELPHIA FIRMS FIT WITHIN AREA'S TARGETED INDUSTRIES: At least 17 Fortune 500 companies base their headquarters in and around...

Downtown museum will play host to several star-studded Super Bowl parties.
February 3, 2005... By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Today through Sunday, the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art will have a different sort of eye candy on display. Front-Line...