Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 22 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 22 2003

Augusta, Ga., Tourism Officials Study Convention Space.
May 22, 2003... By Vicky Eckenrode, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A facility to attract more trade shows and conventions will cost between $16.4 and $20.2 million, local tourism officials reported Wednesday. ...

Goodyear Announces Gains in Consumer Replacement Tire Market.
May 22, 2003... By John Russell, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday it is starting to win back business in a key North American sector after losing market share to competitors...

Owner of Startup Aerospace Firm Irked by Lack of Support from New Mexico.
May 22, 2003... By Diane Velasco, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Aerospace Composite Structures is exactly the type of business New Mexico's economic development leaders say they want to attract. It's a clean...

Albuquerque Journal, N.M., Money and Medicine Column.
May 22, 2003... By Winthrop Quigley, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The Andrew Turner era at Sun Healthcare Group didn't end three years ago when he resigned from the company he had founded, built into a...

Qwest Argues with New Mexico Officials over Service Upgrade.
May 22, 2003... By Rosalie Rayburn, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--SANTA FE, N.M.--State regulatory staff and Qwest are haggling over whether the phone company shortchanged New Mexico by as much as $11 million it...

Southern Co., Delta Rise in Customer Satisfaction Survey.
May 22, 2003... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Customer satisfaction improved in the first quarter from year-earlier levels at Delta Air Lines and Southern Co., while it declined at United...

Drop in Value of Dollar Should Bolster Stock Market, Analysts Say.
May 22, 2003... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The dollar's weakness against the euro should be a plus for the stock market, but just how big a plus is not yet clear. That's the way some...

Economic Forecaster Sees More Jobs in 2004.
May 22, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The nation's economy once again is poised to make a slow recovery -- but the key factor this time around could be luck. The...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta Column.
May 22, 2003... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--WILLIAMS SAYS BATTLE AT POST WAS UNNECESSARY: For those who have followed Post Properties for decades, today will be a day of sadness -- no...

Original Show 'Junkin' a Departure for Turner South.
May 22, 2003... By Caroline Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--CLEVELAND, Tenn.--Val Myers and Dave Bird are rummaging through junk at a yard sale in this East Tennessee city, looking for jokes. ...

Chandler, Ariz., Economic Development Leaders Work Shopping Center Trade Show.
May 22, 2003... By Donna Hogan, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Chandler economic development leaders met with targeted retailer Costco and hoped Swedish furniture giant IKEA would show up before they had to...

New York Doctors Protest Rising Malpractice Premiums.
May 22, 2003... By Henry L. Davis, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Doctors, including a group in Buffalo, picketed across New York State on Tuesday to protest rising premiums for medical malpractice insurance. The...

Tourism Season Looks up This Year for Gulfport, Miss., Area.
May 22, 2003... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--GULFPORT, Miss.--With the start of tourism season just a few days away, officials here are optimistic the summer of 2003 will be a good one. The reasons are...

Employment Agency Expects to Fill More Southern Illinois Jobs this Summer.
May 22, 2003... Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Adecco, an agency that helps people find work, expects to place more people into jobs this summer than last, said the owner of the company`s Fairview Heights...

Foreclosure Auction Could Decide Palmetto, Fla., Eatery's Fate.
May 22, 2003... By Duane Marsteller, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--PALMETTO, Fla.--A Palmetto sports bar and restaurant might soon be serving its last meal. Or it might not. T.K.O. Shea's Sports Cafe...

Power Company Prepares for Rail Work in Parrish, Fla.
May 22, 2003... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--PARRISH, Fla.--The local electric company this week is putting in place equipment to begin repairing track and clearing a wide swath along a 17-mile...

Baltimore Team Tries to Convince Retailers, Developers to Invest in City.
May 22, 2003... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--LAS VEGAS -- Baltimore's mayor and economic development officials have traveled thousands of miles to this desert gambling oasis to persuade retailers...

The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock Column.
May 22, 2003... By Jay Hancock, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A SHOT OF CHEAP MONEY HELPS THE HANGOVER: Like many of us, CSX Corp. borrowed boxcars of money in the 1990s. Loans to buy a piece of Conrail helped double...

Companies Try to Cope with Deluge of Emailed Resumes.
May 22, 2003... By Bill Atkinson, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Six months ago, when Infinity Consulting Group began looking for three new employees to upgrade computers, the company received more than 300 resumes and...

Some Massachusetts Shellfish Beds Reopen after Oil Spill.
May 22, 2003... Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Half of the shellfish beds shut down after last month's Buzzards Bay oil spill are to reopen at dawn today, ending the 24-day freeze on the area's $4 million...

California Senators Seek More Modest Federal Funding for State Water Projects.
May 22, 2003... By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--California's two senators introduced legislation Wednesday to increase federal funding for the state's ambitious CalFed water plan. ...

Pfizer Sets Up Fund to Combat South's Rising AIDS Infection Rate.
May 22, 2003... By Mike Stobbe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Seeking to draw attention to the AIDS crisis in the South, Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday announced an unusual, $3-million AIDS prevention program for the...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Computer Help Desk Column.
May 22, 2003... By John McBride, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Nearly buried in a recent Microsoft security announcement lurks a revealing disclosure that demands attention from anyone who relies on Windows. ...

Accounting Whistleblower Sues Duke Power over Alleged Demotion, Harassment.
May 22, 2003... By Stan Choe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A Duke Power whistleblower is suing his employer for more than $2.5 million, saying it retaliated against him for tipping off regulators to allegedly...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
May 22, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--SouthPark mall's $100 million expansion at Sharon and Fairview roads is triggering plenty of speculation these days about anchor stores and new...

U.S. Textile Industry Welcomes Rules to Slow Flood of Chinese-Made Imports.
May 22, 2003... By Tony Mecia, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The federal government on Wednesday announced long-awaited rules that domestic textile companies can use to try to stem imports of Chinese-made...

Charlotte, S.C.-Based Duke Power Requests Rate Hike.
May 22, 2003... By Joe Guy Collier, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Duke Power asked state regulators Wednesday for a rate increase that would mean about $2 extra a month for its typical residential customer. ...

American Airlines' Turnaround Plan Includes Less Legroom in Coach.
May 22, 2003

American Airlines' Executives Decline Stock Options, Take Pay Concessions.
May 22, 2003... By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--FORT WORTH, Texas--AMR Corp. Chairman Edward Brennan said Wednesday that won't be paid to run the world's largest airline and that neither he nor new...

Univision's Proposed Acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Becomes Politicized.
May 22, 2003

SUVs Face Actual Tests on Rollovers.
May 22, 2003... By Jocelyn Parker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--As controversy continues to swirl around the safety of sport-utility vehicles, federal regulators are expected to start putting SUVs through an actual test...

Economist Expects Gas Prices to Stay Level.
May 22, 2003... By Jocelyn Parker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Gasoline prices could stay level, especially if high demand doesn't push prices up. "Travel will be about flat," said Comerica Bank chief economist...

Detroit Looks to Renovated St. Louis Hotel for Rehab of Historic Landmark.
May 22, 2003... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--ST. LOUIS--Pigeons still flew through the gutted lobby of the old Statler Hotel in St. Louis a few years. Today, reborn as the Renaissance Grand, this...

Northwest Airlines' Flight Attendants to Vote on New Union.
May 22, 2003... By Rajiv Vyas, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Northwest Airlines flight attendants are to begin voting today on whether they want a new union to represent them or to stick with the current one. The...

Employees of Warren, Mich., Rivet Maker Strike over Heath Benefits Costs.
May 22, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--More than 100 UAW workers in Warren have gone on strike over demands the workers pick up more of the cost of their health care benefits such as...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 22, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--When George Stevenson last appeared in this column 16 months ago, he was living in one of those Catch-22 situations all too typical of Detroit. Stevenson...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
May 22, 2003... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--FOLLOW A FEW SIMPLE RULES TO CAN MOST OF YOUR SPAM: There ought to be a rule against spam. Fortunately, there is. In fact, you can make as many rules as...

Level 3's New Growth Plan Drops Acquisitions as Key.
May 22, 2003... By Kris Hudson, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--OMAHA, Neb.--Level 3 Communications chief executive James Crowe on Tuesday told shareholders that the down-again-up-again telecommunications company is changing...

Samsonite Races Clock to Restructure Debt.
May 22, 2003... By Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Samsonite, the luggage, could outlive Samsonite Corp., the luggagemaker, if the company fails to restructure its debt soon. The Denver company needs the Pension...

Foes Sue to Block Colorado School Vouchers.
May 22, 2003... By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Religious and advocacy groups filed suit Tuesday to block Colorado's new school voucher law, setting up a legal fight that could spill into the nation's...

Meat Industry Likely to Feel Effects of 'Mad Cow' Discovery in Canada.
May 22, 2003... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Roy Struchen said he wouldn't hesitate for a second before biting into a nicely grilled steak over the Memorial Day weekend. Struchen, the owner of...

South Florida Auto Dealer Maroone Finds Success with TV Ads.
May 22, 2003

Krispy Kreme Awaits Approval for Boca Raton, Fla., Shop.
May 22, 2003... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--BOCA RATON, Fla.--The doughnut outlet renowned for its golden-glazed pastries, and for the intense devotion of its fans, could be coming to town...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies Column.
May 22, 2003... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--New York Times reporter Jayson Blair's "lapse in journalistic integrity," as he termed it in his apology for plagiarism and fabrication, was...

Miami-Area Emergency Crews Conduct Massive Mock-Terror Attack Drill.
May 22, 2003... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--It was a deadly scenario, but it was just a dress rehearsal. As 7,000 people jumped up to celebrate a seventh inning homerun Tuesday at a Marlins-Braves game in...

New American Airlines Chief Adds His Touches to Carrier's Turnaround Strategy.
May 22, 2003... By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--FORT WORTH, Texas--American Airlines' new chief executive put his imprint on the carrier's turnaround strategy Wednesday, unveiling plans to...

Boston Steak Houses Refuse Canadian Beef in Wake of Mad Cow Case.
May 22, 2003... The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Boston steak houses told meat suppliers they do not want any beef from Canada and restaurants reassured customers that their burgers are made from US cattle, but supermarkets...

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
May 22, 2003... By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Citizens Bank launched a money-market campaign to lure the investing crowd in April, touting a 2.3 percent interest rate that beat the banking competition and,...

Massachusetts Has Highest Rate of Residential High-Speed Internet Connections.
May 22, 2003... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Massachusetts leads the nation in residential high-speed Internet connections per capita, according to a study being released today by the American...

Philippine's President Lobbies for Larger Share of Global Outsourcing Business.
May 22, 2003

Reebok Enters Bidding War for LeBron James Sneaker Endorsement.
May 22, 2003

More High-Tech Firms Moving Away from Stock Option Use.
May 22, 2003

Boston Mayor Announces Plans for City's First Target Store.
May 22, 2003... By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Target is coming to Boston. The trendy discount store will take over the South Bay Center location vacated by Kmart when the chain recently closed...

Study Finds Colorado Residents Lag Behind in Broadband Subscriptions.
May 22, 2003... By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Despite its reputation as a technology-savvy state, Colorado ranks 20th nationally in the number of residents with high-speed Internet...

Officials Investigate Possible Link between Mad Cow Disease, Colorado.
May 22, 2003... By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Livestock officials were checking Wednesday to see whether a link exists between Colorado's cattle herds and a cow in Canada diagnosed with...

Salary Survey Shows Lucky Few Professions Experience Growth in Median Pay.
May 22, 2003... By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Last year was a good time to be a physician's assistant. Or an agricultural engineer, a purchasing manager -- even a dentist. Those...

Executives for Lititz, Pa.-Based Susquehanna Bancshares Explain Success.
May 22, 2003... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A combination of cross-selling and the acquisition of additional wealth-management services helped Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. succeed in 2002,...

Harrisburg, Pa.-Based Waypoint Financial Makes Changes in Top Management.
May 22, 2003... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--David E. Zuern has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Waypoint Financial Corp. He succeeds Charles C. Pearson Jr. as...

Aetna Seeks Buyer For Foreclosed Downtown Hartford, Conn., Complex.
May 22, 2003... By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--When Aetna Inc. foreclosed on State House Square in 1996, it was no secret that the insurer would eventually seek a buyer for the office and...

Aetna Appoints Chief of Investor Relations.
May 22, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it has appointed David Entrekin, 41, as vice president for investor relations, responsible for the company's relationships with investors...

Energy Measure Clears Connecticut Senate.
May 22, 2003... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The state Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a major energy bill that would cap electric rates about 11 percent higher than they are...

Stanley Works Settles Strike, Prepares for Search for New CEO.
May 22, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Just as one question is answered at Stanley Works, a larger one pops up. Striking machinists voted Wednesday to approve a new three-year deal, ending their...

Securities Group Levies Fines against Jersey City,. N.J., Brokerage, Executive.
May 22, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A Jersey City securities firm and one of its executives have been fined a total of more than $100,000 for violating trading regulations, according...

Job Seekers Attend Employment Fair at Teaneck, N.J., Hotel.
May 22, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Since losing her job in January, Carol Simmons of Teaneck has taken a radical step to save money. "I moved back in with my mother," said...

Global Health Officials Say Risk of Catching SARS on Airplane Small.
May 22, 2003... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The risk of catching SARS on an airplane has been declared "infinitesimally small" this week by the World Health Organization, and the Centers for...

Halliburton Chairman Tells Shareholders Asbestos Bill No Crimp in Settlement.
May 22, 2003... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Halliburton intends to move forward with its $4 billion global asbestos settlement despite the expected introduction today of legislation to set up a $108...

Houston Geoscientist Is Appointed to Special Council of Iraqi Exiles.
May 22, 2003... By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--WASHINGTON--A Houston geoscientist has been appointed to a special council of Iraqi exiles advising the U.S. administration in Baghdad on the effort to...

Senator Challenges Federal Trade Commissioner to Craft Anti-Spam Legislation.
May 22, 2003... By Andy Netzel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--WASHINGTON--Federal regulators critical of proposed legislation designed to stop junk e-mail were challenged Wednesday to come up with an effective proposal of...

Local Group Buys La Feria, Texas, Cemetery from Canadian Funeral Services Firm.
May 22, 2003... By Tony Vindell, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--LA FERIA, Texas--Most Rio Grande Valley cemeteries and funeral homes are run by large corporations. But Heavenly Grace Memorial Park,...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
May 22, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A former San Marco school is on its way to conversion into loft apartments. The city has approved permits for The Lofts San Marco...

Jacksonville, N.C., Hotel Owners at Odds over Occupancy Tax.
May 22, 2003... By Matt Dees, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--RALEIGH, N.C.--A bill that would authorize Jacksonville leaders to levy an occupancy tax likely will be introduced in the state House by next...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers Column.
May 22, 2003... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--OF GREED AND THE END OF NAIVETE: Years ago, after writing a long business profile of a Fortune 500 company, I heard that the chairman was furious...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
May 22, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--SOYBEAN FUTURES CLIMB: Chicago soybean futures prices closed mostly higher Wednesday in continued reaction to the discovery of mad cow...

CORRECTION: Kansas City, Mo., Airport Expects Shorter Delays.
May 22, 2003... By Bill Graham, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The Kansas City Star, Mo., has moved a new version of the story slugged KC-PLANE-DELAYS, which was sent by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for May...

Consumer Group Puts Missouri List of `Questionable Doctors' Online.
May 22, 2003... The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Patients of Missouri doctors now can check online whether their caregiver is among 561 disciplined in the past decade by state and federal agencies....

Firm Sues Bank Subsidiaries over Failed Purchase of Kansas City, Mo., Jewelers.
May 22, 2003... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A Dubai-related company that tried to acquire Krigel's Jewelers out of bankruptcy has sued subsidiaries of Industrial Bank of Japan, blaming them for...

CEO of Overland Park, Kan., Pharmaceutical Firm Makes Big Plans.
May 22, 2003... By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The new head of CyDex Inc. has big plans for employment growth at the Overland Park specialty pharmaceutical company. "Our intention is to...

Ethics Ordinance to Include Las Cruces, N.M., City Manager.
May 22, 2003... By Christopher Schurtz, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--The committee set up to review the city ethics ordinance agreed Tuesday that the city manager should be included with city councilors in the...

Las Cruces, N.M., Area Won't See Many Changes with Heightened Terror Alert.
May 22, 2003... By Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Few changes, if any, will be implemented locally as a result of Tuesday's heightening in the national terror alert level, from yellow to orange. ...

Dona Ana County, N.M., Combats Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus.
May 22, 2003... By T.S. Hopkins, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Do?a Ana County has teamed with five other agencies to begin an international effort to reduce the annual mosquito infestation in southern New Mexico....

Rival Phone Book Publishers Duel over Lexington, Ky., Market.
May 22, 2003... By Risa Brim, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Imagine having eight phone directories dumped on your doorstep every year, all pretty much the same but printed by different publishers. That's...

Verizon Prints 325,000 Leaflets Correcting Lexington, Ky., Phone Book Errors.
May 22, 2003... By Risa Brim, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Verizon has got your number. Or maybe not. Some 4,000 Lexington-area residents discovered their residential numbers were not listed in the latest...

Wheeler County, Ga., Phone Company Gets Federal Grant to Provide DSL Service.
May 22, 2003... By Maggie Large, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--A small telephone company in Wheeler County received a federal grant this week to provide high-speed Internet access to local agencies and residents....

State Must Agree with Weslaco, Texas, for Mobile Home Dwellers to Stay in Park.
May 22, 2003... By Mariano Castillo, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--WESLACO, Texas--Permanent residents of Lakeview Mobile Home Park may remain as long as they want -- if they meet certain provisions. More...