Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 6 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 6 2005

Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will showcase latest gadgets, technology.
January 6, 2005... By Sam Kennedy, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LAS VEGAS -- The latest advances in satellite radio, plasma TV and wireless computing go on display today here at the Consumer Electronics Show....

Uncasville, Conn., tribal casino to get restaurant with Native American theme.
January 6, 2005... By Peter Healy, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Haverson Architecture & Design of Greenwich is creating a new, 15,000-square-foot restaurant at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville that is designed to...

Former Gateway executive opens first HDTV Warehouse in Orange, Conn.
January 6, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The former president of the Gateway Country retail division of Gateway Inc. has established the headquarters of his new large-screen television...

Darien, Conn., pair assist start-up firms with setting up top-flight offices.
January 6, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--When entrepreneurs are starting new business, their focus must be on providing customers with the best possible service. Often lost in the pressure...

Greenwich, Conn.-based Security Capital seeks time for AMEX compliance.
January 6, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Security Capital Corp. has notified the American Stock Exchange that it will need additional time to comply with AMEX regulations, though the...

Augusta, Ga.-area economists to gather at outlook summit.
January 6, 2005... By James Gallagher, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--It's been said that economists are the only professionals who make weathermen look good. If that's truly the case, then attendees at the 15th...

Seasonal retailer Fat Man's to consolidate locations in Augusta, Ga., area.
January 6, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Fat Man's is getting leaner. At the end of the month, the popular seasonal retailer will shut down Fat Man's West, its Columbia County location,...

Young auto-body repair shop owners get entrepreneurial lessons near Akron, Ohio.
January 6, 2005... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Most middle-age folks would kill -- or at least brave a Kansas City ice storm -- to be 21 again. The freedom. The free time. The lack of real...

Coca-Cola North America to lose high-level executive.
January 6, 2005... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A top executive in Coca-Cola's North American unit is leaving the company. Javier Benito, who worked at Coke a decade, is resigning as...

Airlines brace for fare battles as Delta cuts prices.
January 6, 2005... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Delta Air Lines' decision to slash its higher-priced fares is getting praise from customers and industry experts, but jeers from...

Atlantans upbeat despite weak national jobs data.
January 6, 2005... By Tammy Joyner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Atlantans are optimistic about their prospects in the job market, even as, nationally, worker confidence dipped and businesses announced...

Georgia puts Medicaid out to bid.
January 6, 2005... By Andy Miller, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Starting today, private health insurers can bid for a huge new piece of business -- about 1 million Georgians currently covered under public...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
January 6, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--It doesn't look as though Mirant will be getting a new chief executive anytime soon. After months of embarking on a search for someone to...

Sony unveils portable PlayStation at Las Vegas electronics show.
January 6, 2005... By Don Fernandez, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LAS VEGAS -- That click of the iPod wheel could double as teeth chattering. And with good reason. Apple's mega-popular MP3 player -- with...

Bioscience firms in Arizona get funding to train workers.
January 6, 2005... By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Arizona's bioscience companies are scooping up state funding to train new and current workers. Ventana Medical Systems Inc., which makes...

Franchise deal links real estate firms in Connecticut.
January 6, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--STAMFORD, Conn. -- William Pitt Real Estate on Wednesday announced a franchise agreement with Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates Inc. that...

Connecticut transportation board seeks funding to start projects.
January 6, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Transportation Strategy Board has challenged the Legislature and Gov. M. Jodi Rell to take Connecticut's transportation...

More Mississippi Gulf coast casinos convert to ticket technology for slots.
January 6, 2005... By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--BILOXI, Miss. -- Ethel Smith is finding fewer and fewer casinos to gamble in because she likes to do it the old-fashioned way. She likes to hold...

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Tom Wilemon column.
January 6, 2005... By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--BILOXI, Miss. -- The report on options to better protect the Coast's gambling barges should be released this week, and it merits a serious read....

Another Bakersfield, Calif., grocery store calls it quits.
January 6, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Young's Marketplace on Niles Street will close its doors at the end of this month, adding to the announced closures of three Ralphs stores in...

Bakersfield, Calif., jazz club offers chicken, waffles.
January 6, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Jazz. Chicken. Waffles. That's what a Los Angeles transplant is bringing the Bakersfield market. Phillip Randolph opened downstairs jazz...

Weber Chevrolet buys Waterloo, Ill., dealership.
January 6, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Weber Chevrolet Co. is expanding its presence in Monroe County. The St. Louis-area Chevy dealer has purchased the Malzahn Buick dealership at...

Medical liability reform topic of Bush's visit to Collinsville, Ill.
January 6, 2005... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- President Bush on Wednesday -- using Madison County and its unflattering legal reputation as his stage -- called on...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Range column.
January 6, 2005... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Ask someone the difference between buying something that's prepackaged or custom-made and they'd assume you were referencing a trip to the...

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Florida to hold open house.
January 6, 2005... By Lisa Marie Lentz, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. -- Hoping familiarity will breed acceptance, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has scheduled its first...

Big tenants buy space at Bradenton, Fla., office park.
January 6, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--BRADENTON, Fla. -- The two largest businesses in Pinnacle Office Park downtown are buying every available unit so they can plan for growth. ...

Coagulating-powder firm seeks site to build new factory in Florida.
January 6, 2005... By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--MANATEE, Fla. -- Biolife LLC is expanding and looking at the purchase of property near its current manufacturing plant in the airport area. The...

Biotechnology program in North Carolina is important to college, state.
January 6, 2005... By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Alamance Community College's biotechnology program has become a point of pride for the college. It has also become part of a statewide strategy...

Broadwing CEO gets hefty $100,000 raise as Columbia, Md., firm loses millions.
January 6, 2005... By William Patalon Iii, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--David R. Huber, chairman and chief executive of Broadwing Corp received a raise of $100,000, or about 33 percent, to $392,500 for 2005, following a...

Columbia, Md.-based Micros Systems to split stock 2-for-1.
January 6, 2005... By William Patalon Iii, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Following a year in which its stock price rocketed 80 percent, Columbia-based Micros Systems Inc. said yesterday it would split its stock two-for-one....

Southwest Airlines to add flights out of Pittsburgh in May.
January 6, 2005... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--In a move that will reverberate locally and nationally in the already turbulent airline industry, Southwest Airlines Co. announced yesterday that it will add...

Amber Frey's book doesn't last long on shelves in Walnut Creek, Calif., area.
January 6, 2005... By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--It sold out on the first day at Borders in Pleasant Hill, flew off the shelves and into the hands of bargain hunters at Target in...

New California proposition tackles sex education.
January 6, 2005... By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The same man who led the drive to put Governor Gray Davis' recall on the state ballot in 2003 now has received state approval to...

Study says mud pile in Richmond, Calif., should be considered toxic.
January 6, 2005... By Rebecca Rosen Lum, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--RICHMOND, Calif. -- A state Department of Toxic Substances Control study released this week shows that 4,000 cubic yards of marsh...

California followers of Indian spiritual leader work on tsunami relief effort.
January 6, 2005... By Linda Davis, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- While Indian spiritual leader Amma, known worldwide as "the Hugging Saint," directs relief efforts in south...

California bill would limit workers' comp rates.
January 6, 2005... By George Avalos, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A key state lawmaker on Wednesday introduced a bill that would place price controls on premiums that insurance companies charge for...

Statesville, N.C., looks to woo cabinet maker.
January 6, 2005... By Jen Aronoff, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A nationally known kitchen and bath manufacturer is considering locating a cabinet-making plant in Statesville, possibly bringing 450 jobs to a city...

Charlotte, N.C.-area businesses feel pinch from high energy costs.
January 6, 2005... By Kerry Hall, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Thanks to demand for its roller bearings, The Timken Co. pulled in healthy profits last year despite higher energy costs. Yet facilities manager Ray...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
January 6, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--STORE TO HELP REVIVE MATTHEWS PLAZA: Ashley Furniture HomeStore will be the anchor tenant in a revival of long-vacant Matthews Plaza on East...

US Airways attendants OK wage cuts; Southwest to invade Pittsburgh.
January 6, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--In its fragile quest to survive, US Airways won an essential wage-cut agreement from its flight attendants Wednesday but also learned that low-fare rival Southwest...

Merchants hope foot traffic will build in Charleston, S.C., design district.
January 6, 2005... By Caroline Fossi, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Charleston's upper King Street in recent years has become a destination for shoppers seeking home furnishings, interior design services...

Home Depot makes its opening debut in Phenix City, Ala.
January 6, 2005... By Jerry Rutledge, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The Central High School Band blaring the ESPN theme and the aroma of barbecue wafting in the air, Home Depot No. 817 opened its doors to Phenix...

Delta Air Lines announces new fare formula.
January 6, 2005... The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A decades-old ticket pricing system was overthrown Wednesday, potentially ushering in a new era of cheaper tickets for business travelers. Delta Air Lines Inc....

Fort Worth, Texas, founder of Mexus Airlines seeks to serve U.S., Mexico.
January 6, 2005... By Brendan M. Case, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--MEXICO CITY -- He doesn't have planes or gate leases yet, but a 28-year-old Fort Worth entrepreneur does have a bold plan to start a low-fare airline...

Technology firms ready for start of Consumer Electronics Show.
January 6, 2005... By Crayton Harrison, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LAS VEGAS -- The world's biggest technology trade show officially opens today with its usual sugar rush of geeky gadgets, celebrity cameos and chic...

Detroit Free Press architecture column.
January 6, 2005... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--NEW LIFE FOR DOWNTOWN'S ICON: In any compilation of Detroit's most loved and most hated architecture, surely Renaissance Center would top both lists. ...

Gaining preview tickets to international auto show is easier this year.
January 6, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The North American International Auto Show's charity preview, as usual, is slated to sell out and raise millions of dollars for local charities. But...

Chrysler's ME Four-Twelve concept car won't be made.
January 6, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Chrysler Group will not build a production version of the 850-horsepower ME Four-Twelve concept car that drew wide acclaim at the 2004 North American...

Ford's 3 new models hit delay on way to dealers.
January 6, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Ford Motor Co., which is counting heavily on the three new vehicles coming from its Chicago assembly plant, is having a problem getting them out of...

Northville, Mich., lawyer jailed on charges of fraud.
January 6, 2005... By David Ashenfelter, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A Northville lawyer and real estate broker who was indicted in May in an alleged $8-million commodity futures trading scheme has been locked up on new...

Detroit Free Press Technology Buzz column.
January 6, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--NEW PLAYSTATION DEBUTS: Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Portable made its official North American debut Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show. And...

Tech fair in Las Vegas goes wild for wireless gadgetry.
January 6, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--LAS VEGAS -- If you weren't among the millions of people who bought a wireless gadget this holiday season, the folks who make the world's computers, cell...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 6, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--MAYOR WILL CUT HIS AND OTHERS' PAY; THAT'S A START: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will cut his $176,176 salary and those of some top appointees as he launches...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
January 6, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--IN-CAR DIGITAL RADIO EYES SATELLITE'S TURF: LAS VEGAS -- The living room isn't the only battleground for the high-tech titans here at the Consumer...

Middletown, N.Y., regional airport won't be affected by Independence Air cuts.
January 6, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Independence Air will cut more than one-quarter of its flights nationwide at the end of January, though service at Stewart International...

Hallmark's handwriting division consolidates in Duluth, Minn.
January 6, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Irresistible Ink, the Northeastern Minnesota company that hand-writes correspondence for businesses, plans to consolidate a portion of its Two...

Duluth, Minn.-area businesses, workers contribute to tsunami aid effort.
January 6, 2005... By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--All sorts of businesses from throughout the Northland are pitching in to provide relief to tsunami survivors half a world away. Some, such as...

Noted Erie, Pa., restaurant closes for season, and possibly for good.
January 6, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--It's a concept that works seven months a year -- when Presque Isle tourists and motorcycle-riding locals flock to Scott Enterprises' Quaker Steak & Lube...

Funeral businesses respond to demand for cremation.
January 6, 2005... By Meghann Cotter, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A bagpiper played "Amazing Grace" when a small group of friends and family gathered two years ago to spread Viola Joyce's ashes around...

Shock jock Howard Stern got a 'C' on FCC at Fredericksburg, Va., school.
January 6, 2005... By Michael Zitz, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Twenty-one-year-old Howard Stern took a class on FCC regulations in Fredericksburg in 1975 and got a "C." Then he got fined millions by...

Tallahassee, Fla.-based insurer must improve customer service by June.
January 6, 2005... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has until the start of hurricane season in June to make changes designed to improve its customer service, state...

Rural clinic system plans Fresno County, Calif., lifestyle center.
January 6, 2005... By Tracy Correa, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Sylvia Disney envisions San Joaquin residents being able to obtain in one location health-care services, counseling and after-school help for children who...

Grocery chain buys shopping center in Fresno, Calif.
January 6, 2005... By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Save Mart Supermarkets has bought its second shopping center in five months as part of an effort to increase its real estate holdings. Save Mart has...

Texans to raise money for New Yorker running for governor.
January 6, 2005... By Jay Root, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--AUSTIN, Texas -- Public affairs mogul Jack Martin, former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and several Texas trial lawyers have found the Democrat they want to...

3 Orangeburg, S.C.-area plants release cancer-causing pollutants.
January 6, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Three Times and Democrat Region industrial facilities ranked in the top 100 nationally for releases of cancer-causing pollutants for 2002, according to...

Orangeburg, S.C.-area Red Cross chapter raises funds for Asian tsunami relief.
January 6, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The latest death toll in southern Asia and eastern Africa stands at 140,000, following one of the most powerful earthquake and resultant tsunami...

Webster, Mass.-based auto insurer sues commissioner over new rules.
January 6, 2005... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The state's largest auto insurer yesterday sued Insurance Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler, alleging she overstepped her legal authority in approving new rules for...

Another defection fuels speculation over Boston law firm's future.
January 6, 2005... By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A prominent partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault is joining a rival Boston law firm, adding to the exodus of attorneys at the firm that once dominated the...

Staples pulls ads from Sinclair Broadcast's conservative 'The Point' TV show.
January 6, 2005... By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Beginning Monday, office-supply superstore Staples Inc. will not be running ads on Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s "The Point," a nightly news commentary spot...

After tsunami, U.S. firms try to adjust.
January 6, 2005... By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--US companies whose goods are made in Southeast Asia are shifting production and changing distribution routes in order to limit the commercial impact of the...

Venture capital firms turn focus toward India.
January 6, 2005... By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Battery Ventures partner Carl Stjernfeldt takes his seat as a new board member at Tejas Networks today, as Wellesley's Battery invests $15 million in Tejas....

Cingular Wireless prepares for layoff at Dauphin County, Pa., call center.
January 6, 2005... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--After completing its merger with AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless plans to eliminate hundreds of jobs nationwide, including an unspecified...

Electric lines could deliver Internet service, Penn State engineers say.
January 6, 2005... By David Dekok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Delivering broadband Internet service over the electric lines that connect homes and businesses nationwide is both feasible and attractive, two...

Shiremanstown, Pa., florist cared for plants, employees.
January 6, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The minister who planned Harry Stephenson Sr.'s funeral last week blundered when he asked the widow if she wanted to suggest a memorial "in lieu...

Connecticut defies forecasters as bank offices increase.
January 6, 2005... By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A funny thing happened on the way to bank consolidation and the increasing use of electronic banking in Connecticut. The state now has...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., business brief column.
January 6, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES Group Inc. has chosen a new creative advertising agency -- Minneapolis-based Campbell Mithun -- and the first campaign will debut in...

Montana chamber lays out agenda for legislative session.
January 6, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--With a couple hundred Montana businessmen and women in attendance, Susan Munsinger, a small business owner from Kalispell and chair of the...

Hackensack, N.J.-based data storage firm's share price drops 26 percent.
January 6, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Shares of Hackensack-based Innodata Isogen dropped 26 percent Wednesday after the company filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Rutgers University pair like the look of New Jersey's economy.
January 6, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--New Jersey's economy will continue to thrive in 2005, creating about 62,000 jobs, well above the historic annual average of 50,000, two Rutgers...

Bristol-Myers Squibb seeks buyer for Excedrin.
January 6, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--The Excedrin and Bufferin pain relievers could be moving to another company's medicine cabinet. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is considering the...

Group urges more oversight of New Jersey government to thwart corruption.
January 6, 2005... By Mitchel Maddux, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A leading reform group on Wednesday urged New Jersey to heighten its watch against state government corruption and stressed that some...

North New Jersey job gains rival downstate's.
January 6, 2005... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Job growth in northern New Jersey nearly caught up with the perkier southern part of the state late last year, according to a new government...

Sale of Newark, N.J.-based utility nets top executives handsome payouts.
January 6, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--Senior executives at Public Service Enterprise Group could reap up to $10 million in retention bonuses and millions more in termination pay...

Utilities board hearing airs views on Verizon's New Jersey phone rate plan.
January 6, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6--A handful of supporters and opponents of a Verizon proposal to raise some local phone rates and lower others aired their views Wednesday at a...