Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 27 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 27 2005

Belleville leaders work to lure chain hotel.
January 27, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--BELLEVILLE -- In recent years, Belleville has added a university campus, reinvigorated its downtown shopping, restaurant and entertainment...

Belleville high schools plan summer academy to focus on math and reading skills.
January 27, 2005... By Ramona Curtis, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--BELLEVILLE -- Belleville's two public high schools have received a $300,000 grant from the state to institute a summer reading and math academy...

Louisville company cares to share.
January 27, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--To Michael Williams, the technological divide between older and younger generations boils down to this: Elders prefer pen and paper. Younger...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Range column.
January 27, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--A THOUGHT ON HOAXES' SPREAD: Internet hoaxes sometimes sucker even the brightest of people. On some past occasions, I've been taken, too. Why...

Environmental group's study criticizes Manatee FPL plant.
January 27, 2005... By Att Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--As President Bush's Clear Skies legislation was being discussed by a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday, a state environmental group released data...

Retired Chef Comes Back to Work to Help Tsunami Survivors.
January 27, 2005... By Jim Wicker, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Retired Burlington restaurateur Nick Triantafillis said Wednesday he will temporarily reopen his former restaurant, Nick's Cuisine, on Friday...

State Department issues alert amid drug-related violence along Mexico border.
January 27, 2005... By Sergio Chapa, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Following a recent wave of violence, the U.S. State Department issued a safety alert Wednesday for Americans living or traveling near Mexico's...

Union at Bakersfield, Calif., Shell refinery close to agreement on benefits.
January 27, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The union representing workers at the Shell Bakersfield Refinery and Flying J, the company that's buying the plant, are close to reaching an...

Kern County, Calif., almond orchards clean up to discourage navel orangeworms.
January 27, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--In military parlance, the slogan for a winter clean-up program in Kern County orchards might be "No almond left behind." That's because...

U.S. agency orders fisheries survey vessel from Singapore-based shipbuilder.
January 27, 2005... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--PASCAGOULA -- VT Halter Marine will build another fisheries survey vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA exercised its option...

Air Force retirement home official files complaint.
January 27, 2005... By Tracy Dash, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--GULFPORT -- The second in charge at the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport has filed a complaint against the home's director, claiming she was...

ChevronTexaco officials outline 2 projects that may affect coastal environment.
January 27, 2005... By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--OCEAN SPRINGS -- ChevronTexaco officials outlined to Sierra Club members Wednesday night two projects at or near the Pascagoula Refinery that...

Mississippi lawmakers look for way to protect casinos from water damage.
January 27, 2005... By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--JACKSON -- The House Gaming Committee is trying to come up with a way to protect Coast casinos from hurricanes and salt-water corrosion without...

Northeast Utilities earnings report to include $50 million loss.
January 27, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--When Northeast Utilities reports its fourth-quarter 2004 and full-year earnings next week, the results will include a loss of nearly $50 million...

Helicopter makers await U.S. Navy decision.
January 27, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Up and down Main Street in Stratford and River Road in Shelton, the owners of restaurants, gas stations and gyms are hoping to hear one thing Friday...

Union representative says SBC ordered 25 percent layoffs in Beaumont area.
January 27, 2005... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The union representing SBC employees in the Beaumont area most recently faced a layoff in November, but saved that person's position when another...

Beaumont, Texas, seeks 'brand' to boost city's image.
January 27, 2005... By Angela Macias, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Austin has music, Tyler has roses, and Dallas has its "Big D." What do people associate with Beaumont? All you cynics hold your tongues....

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 27, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--MARKET RISES, WAITS FOR ELECTION IN IRAQ: More good corporate profit news and a dip in the price of crude oil kept the stock market's latest...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
January 27, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--GEORGIA TECH PROUD OF NEWEST BUILDING: The Georgia Tech College of Management is now in a building that's fully paid for -- with private...

Tower's posh 13,000-square-foot eatery could push Midtown to restaurant fore.
January 27, 2005... By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Mick's pioneer Bob Amick, the smart-set restaurateur who feeds the likes of Bono and Usher, is dishing what could be the most prominent...

EarthLink to expand in telecom with wireless data services.
January 27, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--A $440 million partnership between EarthLink and SK Telecom will sell wireless data services along with the eventual ability to deliver music,...

In the South, a 'coke' could be a Pepsi.
January 27, 2005... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--A Coke is a Coke. Except when it isn't. And if it isn't, you're probably somewhere in the South. In a seemingly homogenous place like the...

AT&T to slash staff at Marietta call center.
January 27, 2005... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--AT&T is eliminating 350 jobs at a call center in Marietta, where the company fielded calls about its residential local and long-distance phone...

Airport's lobbies will get face-lift.
January 27, 2005... By Kirsten Tagami, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The Atlanta airport is redecorating its North and South terminal lobbies, scrapping the milky windows and beige-and-black color scheme for a...

Wal-Mart grand opening lures thousands.
January 27, 2005... By Gilberto Salinas, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Bargain hunting first started as a hobby for Michelle Solis, but several years and five children later that hobby has become a way of life for...

Tool maker Black & Decker posts record earnings.
January 27, 2005... By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Propelled by the purchases of several hardware companies that performed well, Towson-based Black & Decker Corp. yesterday posted record sales and earnings...

HDTV buyers get fuzzy reception as broadcasters, cable companies feud.
January 27, 2005... By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Shawn Henson, an avid Ravens fan, bought herself a 65-inch Toshiba high-definition television as a Christmas present this year and planned to have a big...

Insurance commissioner takes heat as consumers face paying for HMO tax.
January 27, 2005... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Rebuffing partisan calls for his resignation, state insurance commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. yesterday defended his handling of requests from insurers to pass on a recently...

Acquisitions spice up annual sales for McCormick.
January 27, 2005... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--McCormick & Co. Inc. reported yesterday that new company acquisitions and products helped the Sparks-based spice and flavoring maker log a record $2.5...

Baltimore-based commercial real estate firm hires new senior vice president.
January 27, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Michele Whelley, the former chief executive of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, will become a senior vice president of advisory services at...

Chiron's '04 earnings off sharply.
January 27, 2005... By Judy Silber, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Chiron Corp.'s earnings in 2004 took a sound beating from a manufacturing debacle that shut down the company's flu vaccine plant and cut...

House members file bill to restore horse, burro protection law.
January 27, 2005... By Rebecca Rosen Lum, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Reps. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., introduced legislation this week to restore the Wild and Free Ranging Horse...

The administrators move in at Allders.
January 27, 2005... By Lucy Farndon, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Troubled Allders called in the administrators but the department stores will remain open while it fights for survival. Restructuring specialist Kroll is...

Gambling reform retreat infuriates casino chief.
January 27, 2005... By Ian Lyall, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The boss of Britain's biggest casino chain vented his anger at the government's retreat on major reforms to antiquated gambling laws. "We don't like it, we...

Freeze on interest rates likely to remain.
January 27, 2005... By Edmund Conway, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The economy expanded faster than expected late last year making it more likely that interest rates will stay frozen at 4.75pc. Britain's gross domestic...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
January 27, 2005... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Unfashionable Fenner was founded in 1861 and is the world's largest conveyor belt manufacturer. If rumours in the market are anything to go by, its days of...

Bloomer beats forecasts for Pru.
January 27, 2005... By Ian Lyall, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Prudential boss Jonathan Bloomer reckons the insurer's bumper annual sales figure go some way to justifying its [pounds sterling]1bn rights issue. The...

US Airways picks Winston-Salem over Pittsburgh facility.
January 27, 2005... By Tony Mecia, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--US Airways is closing its Pittsburgh reservations center and consolidating the work in Winston-Salem, the airline said Wednesday. The move could...

Wachovia to update ex-SouthTrust accounts.
January 27, 2005... By Binyamin Appelbaum, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Wachovia Corp. will change most bank accounts held by customers of the former SouthTrust Corp. on March 7 to parallel the terms offered to...

The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., CEO Profile column.
January 27, 2005... By Dave Flessner, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Growing up in Chicago and Sarasota, Fla., Michael Butler learned about his future profession from his father, a life-long banker who...

Columbus State University makes $174.3 million economic impact.
January 27, 2005... By Christopher Boyce, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--When Sam Andras' architectural firm won the contract to design Columbus State University's $8.2 million John Cunningham Conference Center, he...

Opportunists court Kmart HQ workers.
January 27, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Attention, Kmart headquarters employees! J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is looking for experienced buyers, planners and product development people willing to...

Truck fight gets heavy-duty.
January 27, 2005... By Sarah A. Webster, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The fight between domestic and Asian automakers over the pickup truck market might soon move into the heavyweight category -- potentially jeopardizing...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 27, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--GRANHOLM TO TACKLE TAX OVERHAULING: What's a first-term governor to do when the rosy glow of her honeymoon period has faded, her state has the worst...

Profit ball is rolling at jubilant Northern Rock.
January 27, 2005... By Brian O'Connor, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Northern Rock set the bank profits bandwagon rolling by lifting its 2004 pretax surplus 13pc to [pounds sterling]431m. It is traditionally the first UK...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
January 27, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--SILICON CHIP DESIGNER Arm Holdings (down 6 3/4 pence to 98 pence) surprised the market with better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and claimed that the underlying business...

Howard's way much better says economic think-tank.
January 27, 2005... By Edmund Conway, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Gordon Brown has barely a one-in-three chance of meeting his key borrowing rule without raising taxes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies claims. The IFS...

Subscriber numbers boosted at Vodafone.
January 27, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Vodafone boss Arun Sarin managed to dial up the best Christmas in four years despite ongoing problems at its Japanese business, writes James Quinn. Sarin thrilled the...

Currency adjustment may have driven Molson Coors dividend.
January 27, 2005... The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Since Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. announced their merger in July, the U.S. dollar has fallen 7 percent against the Canadian dollar. Despite that big move, the exchange...

Delaware Republicans to release budget agenda.
January 27, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--DOVER -- Shortly after Gov. Ruth Ann Minner releases her budget proposals today for fiscal year 2006, House of Representatives Republicans will...

State workers may receive two raises.
January 27, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--DOVER -- State employees would see their paychecks grow twice in six months under a salary increase proposal that Gov. Ruth Ann Minner will include...

Compensation Commission impasse continues.
January 27, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--DOVER -- The impasse involving the Delaware Compensation Commission's recommended pay raises continued Wednesday but could be resolved by the time...

Takeover rumours pile on Sainsbury excitement.
January 27, 2005... By Lucy Farndon, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Huge volumes of Sainsbury shares changed hands yesterday amid talk of a takeover bid. The retailer climbed as high as 28 6 1/2p before closing up 4p at...

Daily Mail, London, Ruth Sunderland column.
January 27, 2005... By Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The most eye-catching bit of the annual "Green Budget" from the Institute for Fiscal Studies think-tank is its assertion that Gordon Brown will have to...

Broadcast watchdog Carter gets stuck in to show the industry who's boss.
January 27, 2005... By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--It is just over a year since Ofcom began policing Britain's broadcasting and telecoms industries. As chief executive of the regulator, Stephen Carter is the...

Jobless rate increases.
January 27, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The unemployment rate in St. Louis County in Minnesota and adjacent Douglas County in Wisconsin rose to 4.6 percent in December, a 0.4 percentage...

Gasoline prices rise in Erie, Pa., area.
January 27, 2005... By Jim Carroll, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--As if ice, snow and potholes weren't enough, the region's drivers who pulled up to a gas pump Wednesday had one more reason to grump. Gas prices at...

Helping firms cut voice, data costs.
January 27, 2005... By Portsia Smith, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Capitol Color Printing didn't think too much about shelling out hundreds of dollars every month for the company's phone bill. But...

Fine-tuning your personal withholding exemptions can mean more money now.
January 27, 2005... By Cathy Jett, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Would you rather owe a little money when your income taxes come due--or get a big refund? That's the dilemma millions of people face...

Developers plan retail, restaurant complex for Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
January 27, 2005... By Karen-Janine Cohen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Nearly five years after Blockbuster Golf and Games closed, plans are in the works to develop a retail and restaurant complex on the Sunrise...

Schwarzenegger names former U.S. agriculture official to California post.
January 27, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--A.J. Yates, a Kerman grower who recently left his post as administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, has...

Drivers sue Producers Dairy Foods for overtime payments.
January 27, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Four route drivers at Producers Dairy Foods Inc. operations in Ceres and San Leandro have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Fresno company,...

Democrats say the governor's lofty rhetoric falls short of reality.
January 27, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--AUSTIN, Texas -- As Gov. Rick Perry painted a rosy picture of a prosperous Texas on the march Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers and left-leaning...

A newcomer could become a third airline to serve Fayetteville.
January 27, 2005... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Fledgling airline Up Jetlines could become Fayetteville Regional Airport's third carrier. The Albany, N.Y.-based airline is proposing at...

The Regional Medical Center gets 'thumbs up' on audit report.
January 27, 2005... By Gene Zaleski, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties received a "thumbs up" Tuesday on its audit report from accounting firm...

Education holds key to healthy Colorado Springs economy.
January 27, 2005... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Colorado Springs will attract more businesses if it produces high-quality workers, which depends on maintaining support for local schools,...

More travelers chose flights on airlines at HIA in '04.
January 27, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Although the number of departing passengers at Harrisburg International Airport declined nearly 1 percent in December from a year earlier, total...

Hershey Foods sets records, successful new products spark jump in sales, profit.
January 27, 2005... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Hershey Foods Corp. Wednesday reported record sales and profit for the fourth quarter of 2004 and announced plans to introduce more new candies...

Bill to address job references from employers.
January 27, 2005... By David Dekok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Legislation re-introduced this week by state Sen. Pat Vance would shield employers from legal liability for bad job references they give...

Public TV program evaluates impact of immigrants on health care system.
January 27, 2005... By Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Undocumented immigrants are like ghosts in the Texas health care system. No one knows for certain how many undocumented immigrants try to...

Texas on brink of bright new era, governor tells lawmakers.
January 27, 2005... By Jay Root, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas is on the "brink of a new era of possibility," Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday, telling lawmakers the state's bright future...

State eyes insurance agent abuses; 'bonus' commissions may be deceptive.
January 27, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he has evidence some consumers buying auto or homeowners insurance have been misled about agents'...

Northeast Utilities Will Restate Earnings For Two 2004 Quarters.
January 27, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Northeast Utilities announced Wednesday that the company will restate its earnings for the second and third quarters of 2004, and lowered its earnings guidance for...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
January 27, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--CARL E. PADOVANO of Mahwah, formerly of Hackensack, has been appointed director of business development for Dicentral Corp., a Texas-based supply chain data...

Project's cancellation jolts stock of information-management company.
January 27, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Innodata Isogen shares fell 35 percent Wednesday as the Hackensack-based information-management company announced it is postponing a proposed...

More oil price gyrations foreseen.
January 27, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--"I defy anyone to give a reasoned and rational idea of what the energy markets are going to do." That challenge from Eric DeGesero,...

Be the first on your block to acquire these super-clever gadgets.
January 27, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--They say women are becoming more gadget-conscious. A report released last month by Five Consumers to Watch said 46 percent of women surveyed...

Bank of America lowering some fees involving foreign exchanges.
January 27, 2005... By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Mexican immigrants living in Houston will soon be able to send money home to their families gratis. Bank of America will announce today that it is...

Bodman's on his way to be energy secretary.
January 27, 2005... By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--WASHINGTON -- The Senate is poised to confirm Samuel Bodman as the nation's next energy secretary. The Senate Energy Committee, which gave Bodman a...

Effect of new depth will be felt far beyond port.
January 27, 2005... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--The widening and deepening of the Houston Ship Channel, a massive project that was decades in the making, will soon be done. By all accounts, the result...

Rescue of sales tax break urged.
January 27, 2005... By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--WASHINGTON --Some key lawmakers have a strategy they hope will ensure Texans, who have temporarily regained the right to write off their sales taxes, to...

Verizon tests Illinois cell phone service from roving station wagon.
January 27, 2005... By Scott Perry, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--DECATUR -- The title on John Kramer's business card reads associate engineer, system surveillance. But you might know him better as a "Can You...

City gearing up for crush of Super Bowl cell phone users.
January 27, 2005... By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--For more than a year, Mike Graham has been figuring out how to herd some cows into Jacksonville. Graham, the Jacksonville...

Jacksonville, Fla.-based firm benefits from construction materials demand.
January 27, 2005... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27--Florida Rock Industries Inc. officials were in a good mood at Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting. And why shouldn't they feel good? ...