Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from March 14 1996

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from March 14 1996

Georgia's Johnston Industries, Maryland's Jupiter Closer to Merger.(Originated from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Columbus-based Johnston Industries is another step closer to acquiring Jupiter National, an investment company whose holdings include the textile manufacturer Wellington Sears Co., in Valley, Ala. Jupiter shareholders approved...

Native Tribe Considers Myrtle Beach, S.C., for Bingo Casino.(Originated from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--A consultant for the Catawba Indians said Wednesday that the tribe is looking at several sites along the Grand Strand for a high-stakes bingo development. "We're sort of narrowing in on that part of the state," said Bobby Price, a...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
March 14, 1996... NOW YOU KNOW: KERR DRUG SET FOR SELWYN CORNERS Mar. 14--I'm not your host, Robert Stack, and you're not tuned to "Unsolved Mysteries." But we are going to solve one of the city's longest-running real estate mysteries: What's going into the...

AVX Corp. to Buy Myrtle Beach, S.C., Site for Offices, Storage.(Originated from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--AVX Corp. will buy the old Lowe's site on U.S. 501 for office and storage space. The electronics component maker needs space so bad that it plans to move employees into the building the day after the sale is closed, AVX executive...

Southwestern Bell to Open Topeka, Kan., Customer Service Center.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. announced plans Wednesday to open a customer service center in Topeka that will create about 120 full-time and part-time jobs. The new center will enable customers to order telephone services, from...

Five Florida Executives Plead Guilty to Defrauding Small Businesses.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Five South Florida sales executives pleaded guilty Wednesday in a telephone fraud case that cost small business owners around the country $4 million during the early 1990s. Miami resident Jeffrey Kramer, 45, whose Sun Advertising...

Coconut Grove, Fla., Retail-Hotel Complex to Get New Look, New Name.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Mayfair Shops, the massive, half-empty retail-and-hotel complex in Coconut Grove, will get a $10 million overhaul its owners hope will turn it into a buzzing destination for the first time in its history. Lennar Corp., which bought...

Israel's Netafim Irrigation Expands in Fresno, Calif.(Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Netafim Irrigation is increasing its presence in Fresno, thanks in large part to a chicken salad sandwich. Last summer, Netafim, a leading maker and distributor of drip irrigation equipment that was seeking to expand, had almost...

California Consultants to Guide Small Businesses with Utility Reforms.(Originated from The Modesto Bee, Calif.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Most Californians won't immediately feel the effects of a deregulated electric utility industry when it arrives in 1998. But a new consulting group wants to make sure Modesto area consumers have a shot at plugging into the best deals....

Manager Resigns from Washington State's Discount SuperMall.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
March 14, 1996... TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 14--The first manager of the SuperMall of the Great Northwest turned out to be a short-timer. Less than seven months after the Auburn discount mall opened, manager Mike McIntosh resigned on Tuesday. Larry Carr, his...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Art Popham Column.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
March 14, 1996... HILLTOP GALLERY BECOMING DESTINATION FOR ART BUYERS IN-THE-KNOW TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 14--Some people who enjoy fine art might think they'd hang seedy black velvet paintings on their living room walls before they'd buy art in Tacoma's Hilltop....

Washington Executives Lead Effort to Reduce Commuter Driving.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
March 14, 1996... TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 14--It was Wednesday, and Richard Wadley was telecommuting again. Wadley, vice president of operations for State Farm Insurance, wasn't just trying to do his part to clean the air and unclog the freeways. He was trying to...

Kentucky Bourbon Maker Produces Commemorative Bottles for Basketball Team.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
March 14, 1996... LEXINGTON, Ky.--Mar. 14--Bill Samuels Jr. is again waxing excited about the Wildcats. Samuels, president of Maker's Mark, will begin production today of 24,000 white wax-sealed bottles of bourbon with blue denim-looking labels. The...

Teamsters Call Off Union Vote at Printing Plant in Kentucky.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
March 14, 1996... VERSAILLES, Ky.--Mar. 14--The Teamsters yesterday called off a vote to organize the Rand McNally printing plant in Woodford County. "We just felt like we didn't have the support we needed," said Gerald Derr, president of Local No. 651....

Mississippi Restaurateur Juggles New Ventures and New Locations.(Originated from The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
March 14, 1996... BILOXI, Miss.--Mar. 14--For someone who doesn't get a lot of sleep these days, David Bull of Biloxi sure is energetic. Of course, when you've got a hand in three projects -- moving one restaurant, reopening another and starting a family fun...

Columbus, Ga., Group to Unveil Video Promoting Downtown.(Originated from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--Show time for downtown Columbus is high noon today at the Bradley Theater. About 135 supporters of Uptown Columbus Inc. will view the premier showing of a six-minute promotional video about downtown Columbus at the development...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
March 14, 1996... Mar. 14--BANK CHIEF'S COMPENSATION UP $200,000: Wachovia Corp. President and Chief Executive Bud Baker received $1.9 million in salary, bonus, restricted stock awards and other compensation last year, according to the company's proxy statement....