Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 18 1995

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 18 1995

McClatchy Newspapers Buys Charlotte, N.C., News & Observer.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 18, 1995... RALEIGH, N.C.--May 18--For more than a century, The News & Observer and the Daniels family have been as much a part of the political landscape in Eastern North Carolina as the marshy creeks that wind along the coast, the dusty tobacco fields of...

Washington State Toll Road Program May Be Down to Just a Bridge.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
May 18, 1995... OLYMPIA, Wash.--May 17--A second Narrows Bridge may be the only project to survive the state's once-ambitious program for toll roads. And even the bridge project could be killed if opponents are able to collect 5,000 signatures within a...

Two Sacramento, Calif., Real Estate Companies Form New Venture.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
May 18, 1995... May 18--Two of the area's largest independent real estate companies on Wednesday announced formation of a new company that is expected to produce the second-largest residential real estate sales volume in Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer...

Boeing Delivers 777 Twinjet for United Airlines Passenger Service.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
May 18, 1995... SEATTLE--May 18--The world's largest twinjet, powered by engines that put out 40 percent more thrust "than any engine in the history of the planet" took to the friendly skies of its new owner, United Airlines, on Wednesday. WA006, the sixth...

Logging in Alaska's Tongass Forest Caught in White House-Congress Battle.(Originated from Anchorage Daily News)
May 18, 1995... WASHINGTON--May 18--Logging in the Tongass National Forest is caught in the middle of a looming battle between the White House and Congress over legislation cutting 1995 spending by $16.4 billion. President Clinton said Wednesday he will veto...

McClatchy Newspapers Buys Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer.(Originated from The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.)
May 18, 1995... RALEIGH, N.C.--May 18--McClatchy Newspapers Inc., owner of The Herald, has agreed to buy the 155,000 daily circulation News & Observer of Raleigh and other properties for $373 million. The deal, which News & Observer managers announced to...

Alaska Fishermen Net Higher Prices for First Salmon Catch.(Originated from Anchorage Daily News)
May 18, 1995... May 17--Cordova commercial fishermen earned up to $2.30 per pound for red and king salmon as they took to the stormy Copper River flats Monday in the first opening of the season. Fishermen netted a small catch of an estimated 9,200 kings and...

Anchorage-Area Foreign-Car Dealers Poised for Fallout from Japan Tariffs.(Originated from Anchorage Daily News)
May 18, 1995... May 18--Local foreign-car dealers are watching the trade standoff building between the United States and Japan with mixed apprehension and anticipation. For some it could spell big trouble. For others it could mean opportunity. Sellers of...

For Many Japanese Investors, Enthusiasm for Florida Firms Has Soured.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 18, 1995... May 18--When Mitsubishi Estate Co., owner of the Rockefeller Center landmark in New York, filed for bankruptcy protection last week, it wasn't the only U.S. real estate investment that has soured for the Japanese. In Florida, where Japanese...

Florida Panel to Address Homeowners Insurance Crisis.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 18, 1995... May 18--A state task force comprised of five top academic leaders sprang to life Wednesday with an ambitious agenda - finding ways to solve Florida's stubborn insurance crisis - but with little time to do it. The panel, created by the...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 18, 1995... May 18--After 11 years on the job, Publix Supermarkets President Mark C. Hollis will retire in January, the company announced Tuesday. Hollis, who started his career at Publix in 1946 as a bagboy at the age of 12, will be appointed vice...

Kansas Breeder Raises All-Natural Blonde d'Aquitaine Cattle.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
May 18, 1995... ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.--May 21--Bob Arnett's words can hardly keep up with his constantly shifting train of thought as he shows a visitor around his small farm southwest of Arkansas City. He pulls out a bag of yeast culture he uses to enhance...

Boeing Delivers 777 Twinjet to United Airlines.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
May 18, 1995... SEATTLE--May 18--The world's largest twinjet, powered by engines that put out 40 percent more thrust "than any engine in the history of the planet" took to the friendly skies of its new owner, United Airlines, on Wednesday. WA006, the sixth...

California's Tri Valley Growers Sees Europe Cooperatives as a Model.(Originated from The Modesto Bee, Calif.)
May 18, 1995... May 19--From a skyscraper in downtown San Francisco, Tri Valley Growers' new president and chief executive officer looks at the hustle and bustle below and sees part of his challenge. "Most of the public, especially urban Americans, don't...

New Termite Control System Targets Nests.(Originated from The Bradenton Herald, Fla.)
May 18, 1995... BRADENTON, Fla.--May 19--A University of Florida scientist has teamed with employees of DowElanco chemical company to create a termite control system whose proponents say it will revolutionize the pest control business. "With (the new...

South Carolina Motorists Take Rising Gas Prices in Stride.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
May 18, 1995... May 19--Consumers are getting pinched at the pump as gas prices make their annual pre-Memorial Day climb. That climb occurs because the demand for gas increases as motorists hit the roads and supply lags. However, at-the-pump interviews don't...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 18, 1995... May 19--Charlotte's appetite for warehouses - especially near interstates - has triggered another major building at Crosspoint Center, off Statesville Avenue near both I-77 and I-85. Crescent Resources Inc., which launched two new warehouses...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Inside Business Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 18, 1995... May 19--About 70 people at Southern National Corp.'s support-services center in Charlotte are slated to lose their jobs after the company's two banks merge operations Memorial Day weekend, a bank spokesman said Thursday. Forty-eight...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Market Summary Column.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
May 18, 1995... TACOMA, Wash.--May 19--If you're like most investors, you're seeking reassurance that Thursday's stock market slump wasn't that bad. You've come to the right place. To brighten your Friday, we've selected two Pacific Northwest stocks to...

Union Accuses Hillhaven Corp. of Tacoma, Wash., of Endangering Patients.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
May 18, 1995... TACOMA, Wash.--May 19--A union involved in prolonged contract talks with Tacoma's Hillhaven Corp. has accused the nursing home chain of numerous errors and safety violations in patient care at 30 of its California centers. "Unsafe Havens," a...

Cessna to Break Ground on to Piston-Plane Plant in Kansas.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
May 18, 1995... May 19--Everybody knows that July 4 is Independence Day, but May 19 will be remembered in general aviation circles as the day Cessna Aircraft Co. broke ground on a new piston airplane factory in Independence, Kan. "The sun is going to shine...