Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 15 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 15 2003

Marietta, Ga., Production Firm Stages Disaster Drill at Atlanta Airport.
May 15, 2003... By Kirsten Tagami, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A commuter jet smashes into a taxiing Boeing 737 full of people. The small plane explodes, sending a fireball and then a cloud of black smoke...

AirTran Airways Investors Want Say on Employee Stock Proposal.
May 15, 2003... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--AirTran Airways would have to get investors' approval before re-pricing executives' stock options, shareholders decided at the annual...

Coca-Cola Plans to Vacate Atlanta Office Building.
May 15, 2003... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Coca-Cola plans to vacate a major office building in suburban Atlanta, just two years after establishing the site as a "nerve center" for a key...

Committee for Delta Air Lines' Pilots Union Won't Endorse Pay Cut Proposal.
May 15, 2003... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Pilots weren't part of the problem, but they may be part of the solution, Delta Air Lines' pilots union told its members. A pilots...

Economists in Atlanta Say Post-War Rebound Has Begun, Proof Not Yet in Data.
May 15, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Metro Atlanta's economy may be turning the corner, and even rebounding ahead of the rest of the nation in the struggle back toward...

Mall Developers to Join Forces on Henry County, Ga., Retail Center.
May 15, 2003... By Renee DeGross, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Developers looking at separate Henry County mall sites will partner to build a single regional retail center. Atlanta-based Cousins...

Thai Petrochemical Company Has 1.39 Billion Baht Rise in First-Quarter Profits.
May 15, 2003... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Aromatics (Thailand), one of Southeast Asia's largest petrochemical companies, announced first-quarter profits of 1.39 billion baht, up sharply from losses of...

Atlanta Real Estate Trust Earns Proxy Shareholder Support in Takeover Fight.
May 15, 2003... By Tony Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Post Properties' attempt to fend off a takeover attempt by founder John Williams has received a boost from an influential provider of proxy...

Atlanta Tourism Officials Turn to Bartering for Commercial Time.
May 15, 2003... By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Old-school economics are helping Atlanta tourism officials get more bang for their buck in promoting the metro area. The Atlanta Convention...

Group Urges Georgia-Pacific, Home Deposit to Cease Indonesian Wood Purchases.
May 15, 2003... By Tony Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--An environmental group is calling for Georgia-Pacific and Home Depot to end purchases of wood and pulp from Indonesia until that country's...

Salt Lake City-Based Chemical Maker Buys Out Minority Partners.
May 15, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--PORT ARTHUR, Texas--Huntsman Corp. and its 49.9-percent equity partner Matlin-Patterson bought out the debt and equity positions held by three...

Salt Lake City-Based Chemical Firm Pays Record Texas Air-Pollution Penalty.
May 15, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--PORT ARTHUR, Texas--Huntsman Corp. will pay almost $9.5 million in a record civil penalty to the state for air-quality violations occurring from...

Gulfport, Miss.-Area Employers Get Taste of Deployment.
May 15, 2003... By Justin Pearce, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--GULFPORT, Miss.--More than 60 government officials and employers from the Coast and South Carolina are getting a better understanding of what...

Doctors, Nurses Withdraw Leave Requests from Gulfport, Miss., Hospital.
May 15, 2003... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--GULFPORT, Miss. -- Five obstetricians and three nurse midwives who planned to take one-year leaves of absence from Memorial Hospital at...

Mobile, Ala., Man Hits $2.5 Million Casino Jackpot.
May 15, 2003... By Joy Jones, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--BILOXI, Miss. -- William F. Sciabarrasi of Mobile, Ala., hit a $2,521,789.47 Wheel of Fortune jackpot at Casino Magic on Wednesday. He had played...

Nine Employees of Northrop Grumman Subsidiary Killed in Saudi Attack.
May 15, 2003... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Nine employees of Northrop Grumman Corp.'s subsidiary Vinnell Corp. were killed in the terrorist attack on a company facility in Riyadh, Saudi...

Bakersfield and Fresno, Calif., Rank Low on Forbes' Economic Vitality List.
May 15, 2003... By Gretchen Wenner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--This might be a good time to recall the phrase, "Excuse me, but I resemble that remark." Before Bakersfield folks gloat too much about Fresno...

Colllinsville, Ill., to Get New Multiscreen Theater.
May 15, 2003... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--COLLINSVILLE, Ill.--Kerasotes Theatres plans to build a 10- to 12-screen movie theater in Eastport Plaza. Collinsville Community Development...

Illinois to Probe Actions of Belleville Housing Inspectors.
May 15, 2003... By George Pawlaczyk, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The practice by Belleville housing officials of sending occupancy code inspectors without warrants to search homes is under investigation by...

Paint Manufacturers to Include New Dust Warning Label on Cans.
May 15, 2003... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Consumers who buy paint cans this fall will see a new warning label about the dangers of lead dust exposure, under a national agreement...

Two Firms Move into Manatee County, Fla., Industrial Area.
May 15, 2003... By Christopher Cole, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Two fast-growing small firms are locating in Manatee County in the industrial area surrounding Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. ...

Florida Electric Cooperative to Build Operations Center in Manatee County.
May 15, 2003... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Peace River Electric Cooperative Inc., the company that provides power to about 6 percent of the county's homes and businesses, is constructing a...

Smaller Lots Foster Site Preservation, Consultant Tells Manatee County, Fla.
May 15, 2003... By Kevin O'Horan, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--PALMETTO, Fla.--Toss out the tried-and-true, the visions of big lots and spacious roads on neat grids, when it comes to planning new communities in...

Bradenton, Fla., Council Allows Tropicana to Add Storage Tanks.
May 15, 2003... By Tim W. McCann, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--BRADENTON, Fla. -- Twelve million more gallons of orange juice will soon have a home in east Bradenton. The City Council on Wednesday approved a...

Port of Brownsville, Texas, Officials Travel to Enhance Business Relations.
May 15, 2003... By Alison Beshur, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--BROWNSVILLE, Texas--There's only one way to make contacts -- go out there and get them. That's what dozens of business leaders and port...

Two More Executives from Royal Ahold's U.S. Division Resign.
May 15, 2003... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A day after James L. Miller was ousted as head of U.S. Foodservice in Columbia, two more executives resigned amid an accounting scandal that cost parent...

Baltimore Apartment Financier MuniMae to Double in Size with Australian Firm.
May 15, 2003... By William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC, the Baltimore apartment financier better-known as MuniMae, will buy a U.S. unit of an Australian firm in a $102...

Baltimore Apartment Financier Expecting to Double Size with Australian Deal.
May 15, 2003... By William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC, the Baltimore apartment financier better-known as MuniMae, will buy a U.S. unit of an Australian firm in a $102...

Baltimore Balloon Ready for Riders after Rough Winter.
May 15, 2003... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The Inner Harbor's HiFlyer helium will rise above the Inner Harbor this Memorial Day weekend, four months after Mother Nature pounded the gas out of the...

Rockville, Md.-Based Biotech Reports $3.7 Million First Quarter Loss.
May 15, 2003... By June Arney, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Rockville-based EntreMed Inc. yesterday reported that cost-cutting helped narrow its first-quarter loss and said it had enough cash to continue operating well...

Maryland Legislative Reform of Health Insurer in Peril as License Threatened.
May 15, 2003... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A legislative reform of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is in danger of being discarded as the health insurer yesterday threatened dire consequences that would disrupt service...

Maryland CareFirst Blue Cross Says Legislation Will Disrupt Service.
May 15, 2003... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A legislative reform of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is in danger of being discarded as the health insurer yesterday threatened dire consequences that would disrupt service...

Carnival Cruise Lines to Offer Caribbean Cruises From Baltimore in 2004.
May 15, 2003... By Gus G. Sentementes, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--After testing Baltimore's waters with a pair of cruises this year, Carnival Cruise Lines said yesterday that it will offer 14 one-week Caribbean cruises...

Somerset County, Md., Development Officials Propose Cross-Bay Ferry Service.
May 15, 2003... By Paul Adams, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Somerset County economic development officials are betting heavily that tourists and truckers would rather take a sleek new boat to the Eastern Shore than crawl...

Kentucky Derby Winner's Owners Are 'Little Guys' Eyeing Big Gain at Preakness.
May 15, 2003... By Ken Murray, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--In a sport dominated by Saudi princes and big money, a conglomerate of everyday businessmen rules the thoroughbred racing world, at least for the moment. ...

University of California Regents Consider Raising Fees 24 Percent.
May 15, 2003... By Carrie Sturrock, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of California regents on Wednesday discussed the likelihood of raising fees by at least 24 percent...

Pillowtex Review of 2002 Statements Could Find Extra $2 Million in Losses.
May 15, 2003... By Adam Bell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--KANNAPOLIS, N.C.--Financially struggling textile giant Pillowtex Corp. announced Wednesday it needs to review last year's audited financial statements...

North Carolina Agency Collects First Fine for Unemployment Tax Dodging.
May 15, 2003... By Tony Mecia, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The N.C. Employment Security Commission says it has collected its first penalty against a company for improperly shifting employees into shell...

South Carolina Ports Authority Lays Groundwork for Charleston Port Expansion.
May 15, 2003... By Ron Menchaca, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--GREENVILLE, S.C.--The State Ports Authority board, meeting Wednesday at the North American headquarters of one of its biggest customers,...

Greenville, S.C., Officials, State Agency Disagree Over Plan to Build Road.
May 15, 2003... By Jim DuPlessis, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A state roads agency says Greenville should halt design and clearing on land owned by a Miami developer until he closes a deal for an automotive...

Columbia, S.C.-Area Neighborhood Residents Fear Impact of Planned Subdivision.
May 15, 2003... The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--An upscale gated development of 126 patio homes and town houses is planned near the WildeWood community in Northeast Richland. The unnamed project, proposed to be...

American Airlines to Furlough 3,123 Flight Attendants.
May 15, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--American Airlines Inc. will furlough 3,123 flight attendants starting July 2 as a cost-cutting move to keep the carrier out of bankruptcy. ...

Southwest Cheers Its Growth at Annual Meeting.
May 15, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Southwest Airlines Co. gave itself a pat on the back at its annual meeting Wednesday even as most of its competitors continue to reel in the industry's...

Automakers Try to Put More Flash in the Dash.
May 15, 2003... By Jeff Bennett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The space invasion is on. After years of focusing on the outside, automakers spend more time and money on the interiors of their vehicles as they try to...

Detroit Free Press Electronics Expo Column.
May 15, 2003... By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--LOS ANGELES--It's time to take your games on the road. Announcements of new mobile gaming devices are all the buzz this week at the Electronic...

Banks Refine Their Online Strategy.
May 15, 2003... By Shabina S. Khatri, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Time is indeed money these days, thanks to enhanced online banking services that are making it possible for banks and their customers to save more of...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 15, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Chicago, the city that works. That was a popular saying during the heyday of Chicago's first Mayor Daley back in the 1950s and '60s. And it holds true today,...

Duluth, Minn.-Area Railroad Could Be Crippled by Iron Mine Shutdown.
May 15, 2003... By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The train that leaves EVTAC today could haul the final taconite pellets to ever be produced by the facility. The plant ceased production Wednesday,...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based Construction Rental Agency Soon to Exit Bankruptcy.
May 15, 2003... By Joseph Mann, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--NationsRent Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based firm that rents equipment to construction companies, should emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by...

Florida Governor on Fence about Signing Everglades Cleanup Rollback Bill.
May 15, 2003... By William E. Gibson, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--WASHINGTON--Struggling to resolve a federal-state conflict over pollution control in the Everglades, Gov. Jeb Bush met with members of Congress...

Florida Public Health Agencies Gear up to Respond to West Nile Outbreaks.
May 15, 2003... By Nancy McVicar, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--While SARS dominated public attention over the past weeks, the discovery in March of a dead blue jay and two dead sparrows in Louisiana signaled the...

American Airlines to Lay Off More Than 3,000 Flight Attendants by July 1.
May 15, 2003... By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--FORT WORTH, Texas--American Airlines will lay off more than 3,000 flight attendants effective July 1, the result of labor concessions,...

Marine One Makers May Include Fort Worth, Texas-Based Bell Helicopter Textron.
May 15, 2003... By Bob Cox, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The next generation of Marine One helicopters built for the president of the United States could be stamped with "Made in Fort Worth" and "Designed in...

CEO of Boston Ad Agency to Step Down.
May 15, 2003... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Boston rainmaker Jack Connors said yesterday he is stepping aside as chief executive of the ad agency he cofounded in 1968. At a North End dinner Tuesday to...

Cambridge, Mass.-Based Biotech Firm Investigated by SEC.
May 15, 2003... By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. disclosed yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into the company's dealings with the Food...

As Interest Rates Drop, Investors Rush to Buy Bonds.
May 15, 2003... By Andrew Caffrey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Interest rates plunged yet again yesterday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury notes hitting a 45-year low, after a report showing further...

Dell Stays Ahead by Gaining Competitors' Market Share.
May 15, 2003

Authorities Want Jail Time for Arrested Buffalo, N.Y., Spammer.
May 15, 2003... By Chris Gaither, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Authorities in New York said yesterday that they had arrested and arraigned a Buffalo man accused of sending at least 825 million unsolicited e-mails, in a...

Boston Economy Continues to Struggle as Two Employment Sectors Lose Jobs.
May 15, 2003... By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The area economy struggled in the first quarter of the year as two key employment sectors continued to lose jobs, and others barely grew at all, according to...

Massachusetts Attorney General Recommends Cut in Workers' Compensation Rates.
May 15, 2003... By Scott Bernard Nelson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Wading into the debate over workers' compensation insurance rates, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly recommended yesterday that state...

Colorado Springs, Colo., Car Dealers Post Sales Declines during Fourth Quarter.
May 15, 2003... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Colorado Springs car dealers posted big sales declines during the fourth quarter of 2002, but the drop is magnified when compared with the...

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Based Technology Company Scales Back Stock Options.
May 15, 2003... By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--FrontRange Solutions Inc., the largest Colorado Springs-based technology company, is scaling back employee stock options and will focus on...

Swatara Township, Pa., Call Center Gives Disabled Employees Self-Sufficiency.
May 15, 2003... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--For workers with physical disabilities, PIBH Corp. offers opportunities for self-sufficiency that might not otherwise be available. At the...

Harrisburg, Pa., Nonprofit Wins Recognition for Work with Disabled.
May 15, 2003... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--You wouldn't think Al Baker would feel ill at ease at an awards dinner, not after what he's been through. The retired Army colonel survived...

Pennsylvania Medical Society Opposes Idea of Online Physician Profiles.
May 15, 2003... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Proposed remedies for the state's medical malpractice insurance crisis could involve legislative medicine doctors like and some measures that...

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Acquires Johnstown-Based Company.
May 15, 2003... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Crown American Realty Trust, the owner of Capital City Mall and other retailing properties, said Wednesday it will merge with a...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Business Briefs Column.
May 15, 2003

Connecticut Light's Energy Supplier Is Bankrupt; Short-Term Rate Spike Feared.
May 15, 2003... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The company supplying 45 percent of Connecticut Light & Power's electricity declared bankruptcy Wednesday and said it would pull the plug on CL&P...

Novartis' New Drug for Asthma Faces Key FDA Review.
May 15, 2003... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--A new injectable drug that could limit wheezing and coughing attacks suffered by asthma patients faces a key test today. Xolair is designed...

Rochelle Park, N.J.-Based Clothing Retailer to Cut Catalog, Suspend Expansion.
May 15, 2003... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--United Retail Group Inc., the Rochelle Park-based operator of 547 Avenue apparel stores specializing in large-size women's clothing, will be "on a...

Federal Reserve Sees Economy Growing in New Jersey.
May 15, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--New Jersey's economy will continue to grow for the rest of the year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia predicted Wednesday, as it released...

Gas Prices to Stabilize for the Next Month or So, Oil Analyst Says.
May 15, 2003... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The roller coaster rides should be at the amusement parks, not the gas pumps this summer. After being forced to spend more and more with...

Corporate Governance Issues Dominate Continental Airlines' Shareholder Meeting.
May 15, 2003... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Union members charged a Continental Airlines board member with potential conflicting interests Wednesday as management issues dominated the airline's...

Houston Home Resale Market Stalls in April; Realty Agents See Increase Soon.
May 15, 2003... By Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The war in Iraq stalled the Houston home resale market in April as buyers shied away from purchases. In the Houston area, 5,197 properties were sold in...

Illegal Chinese Imports Taking Thousands of Key Jobs in Mexico.
May 15, 2003... By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico--In the dimly lighted warehouse she and her husband own, Olga Olivia sews hundreds of blue jean pockets one afternoon. ...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
May 15, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Mayor-elect John Peyton told reporters at a noon news conference yesterday that "the concept is right" but that he will take a close...

Innovative Promotions, Creative Getaways Attract Guests to Florida.
May 15, 2003... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--These women just wanted to have fun. That's why they left behind boyfriends, fiancees and husbands to escape for a weekend to a...

Kansas City, Mo., Riverboat Casino Revenues Fall for Second Straight Month.
May 15, 2003... By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--This is starting to look like a trend. For the second consecutive month, Kansas City's four riverboat casinos in April failed to match gross revenues...

Proposed Ordinance Would Allow Holiday Liquor Sales in Kansas City, Kan.
May 15, 2003... By Mark Wiebe, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fresh from successfully challenging the statewide ban on Sunday packaged liquor sales, Wyandotte County's Unified Government has...

Missouri Court Case May Continue to Play Havoc with Malpractice Insurance.
May 15, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The Missouri Insurance Department released figures this week supporting the view that much of the increases in state medical malpractice rates were...

Missouri Official Says `There's Nothing to' Suit against Ameristar Casino Slot.
May 15, 2003... By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Missouri's top casino regulator says a Kansas City lawyer's lawsuit alleging a cheating slot machine at Ameristar Casino Hotel is "bogus, frivolous and...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Workplace Column.
May 15, 2003... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--WHEN LOGIC AND LAW DON'T MIX: Mike Darby co-owns a Kansas City restaurant and bar. One of his part-time workers lost her other part-time job and...

Salina, Kan., Businessman to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award.
May 15, 2003... The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--Salinan Michael Beatty, former CEO of the Salina accounting firm of Kennedy and Coe, will receive this year's distinguished alumni award from the University of Kansas...

Business Owners in McAllen, Texas, Have Mixed Opinions on Left Turn Test.
May 15, 2003... By Daniel Perry, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--McALLEN -- Surrounded by multicolored formal dresses and jewelry, Becky Acosta looked outside the windows of Glitz & Glamour early Wednesday...