Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 29 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 29 2003

Augusta, Ga., Airport Competes with Area Facilities for Corporate Tenants.
May 29, 2003... By Preston Sparks, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Augusta Regional Airport has a problem, and it's called competition. The competing players are Aiken Municipal and Thomson-McDuffie Regional...

Consultant Emphasizes Impact of Augusta, Ga., Base on South Carolina Neighbors.
May 29, 2003... By Matthew Mogul, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Thom Tuckey took his "save the fort" speech across the 13th Street Bridge on Wednesday morning to highlight how a base closure here could hurt...

Possibility of Base Closing Rallies Augusta, Ga.-Area Community.
May 29, 2003... By Jeremy Craig, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Community mobilization to help protect and grow Fort Gordon facing the 2005 round of base closures began even before U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss warned...

Medicaid Cuts Endanger Medical College of Georgia Outpatient Pharmacy.
May 29, 2003... By Tom Corwin, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--With the state budget up in the air and Medicaid payments caught in a snarled computer system, plans are on hold to save the outpatient pharmacy at...

Georgia Department of Labor Recognizes Augusta Plant for Safety.
May 29, 2003... By Damon Cline, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The 190 employees at Monsanto Co.'s bovine hormone plant in Augusta have a sense of humor. After all, dairy cows are the main customer. But they...

Augusta, Ga.-Based Property Firm Holds Last Shareholders Meeting.
May 29, 2003... By Vicky Eckenrode, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--With a "till we meet again," Merry Land Properties Inc.'s chairman Tennent Houston concluded the company's final shareholders meeting Wednesday,...

Student-Loan Reality Hits Augusta, Ga.-Area Graduates.
May 29, 2003... By Vicky Eckenrode, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--During his undergraduate tenure at the University of South Carolina Aiken, Wesley Riddle didn't think much about the $10,000 in student loan debt...

Author Says Biblical Queen's Story Offers Business Advice for Women.
May 29, 2003... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Bible's Old Testament story of Esther offers sound advice for today's professional woman, say Connie Glaser and Barbara Smalley, co-authors of a...

University of Georgia Scientists Hope to Turn Research into Cancer Treatment.
May 29, 2003... By Kate Carter, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--As part of the newly designated East Georgia Cancer Network, University of Georgia scientists are hoping to translate laboratory research into new...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Karen Dean Column.
May 29, 2003... By Karen Dean, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Next to New Years, nothing beats making follow-up resolutions like tax season. But promises like, "Next year I'm going track receipts better," or "I'm...

Georgia Cities Host Foreign Visitors for Annual Industry-Recruitment Tour.
May 29, 2003... By Walter C. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--ATLANTA --Athens, Augusta and other east Georgia cities will be playing host this week to a busload of diplomats and foreign trade...

Athens, Ga., Housing Workers Say Increase in Students Would Help Business.
May 29, 2003... By Kate Carter, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--A larger-than-expected freshman class might increase class sizes and strain university resources, but folks in the Athens housing industry say they...

Mother Wanted to Manage Time, Started Jewelry Store in Watkinsville, Ga.
May 29, 2003... By Ronell Smith, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Three years ago, Ann Peden was a cardiology nurse at Athens Regional Medical Center. Though she enjoyed her work, Peden became concerned that her...

Athens, Ga., Area Experiences Decrease in Unemployment Insurance Claims.
May 29, 2003... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Metro Athens was the only one of Georgia's seven metro areas to reflect a decrease in the number of people filing an initial claim for unemployment...

Planning Services Offered by Visitors' Bureau Gain Popularity.
May 29, 2003... By Brian Basinger, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--ATLANTA -- It didn't take Janet Smith long to realize that she and her husband, Ben, would need professional help to plan their family's 45th...

Aggregation Praised as Biggest Success of Ohio's Electricity Choice Program.
May 29, 2003... By Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Ohio's experiment in letting residents choose an electricity supplier is among the best programs of its kind in the nation, the head of the Public...

American Online Launches Section for African-Americans.
May 29, 2003... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Nearly two years after adding "AOL Latino," America Online is launching a section for African-Americans called "AOL Black Focus." The changes reflect a...

Georgia Will Not Penalize Parents for Out-of-State College Fund Transfers.
May 29, 2003... By David McNaughton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Georgia has no plans to follow other states in penalizing parents who transfer money from one tax-advantaged college savings plan to...

Delta Air Lines Begins Stock Option Exchange Program for Employees.
May 29, 2003... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Delta Air Lines employees have about a month to turn in worthless stock options they hold for new ones that are much more likely to be...

Durable Goods Orders for April Drop Unexpectedly.
May 29, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--In another blow to the nation's embattled manufacturing sector, orders for durable goods such as furniture, cars and planes fell an...

Rocky Ford, Ga., Historic District Is Up for Sale on eBay.
May 29, 2003... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--ROCKY FORD, Ga.--To hear Greta Newton tell it, this outpost of a town is a jewel just waiting to be discovered. Of course, you'd have...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta Column.
May 29, 2003... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--PERDUE GETS MORE INPUT FROM LEADERS OF BUSINESS: Just to make sure there's no confusion, Gov. Sonny Perdue will not have two "kitchen...

Stock Market Looks to Extend Streaks Another Month.
May 29, 2003... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The tech-driven Nasdaq composite index is headed for its first four-month winning streak in almost 3 1/2 years. The rebound in blue chip...

FBI Reassigns Bank Expert Who Questioned Mississippi's Judges, Politicians.
May 29, 2003... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--BILOXI, Miss.--A South Mississippi FBI agent was taken off an investigation into judicial corruption after he questioned a wealthy lawyer's connections to state...

Land Owners in Three Mississippi Counties to Auction 3,400 Acres.
May 29, 2003... By Timothy Boone, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- More than 3,400 acres of land in Hancock, Jackson and Pearl River counties will be sold at auction June 14. J.P. King...

Kern County, Calif., Cotton Season Starts Late with Short Growth.
May 29, 2003... By Marylee Shrider, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Kern's cotton season is off to a shaky start thanks to late spring storms that pushed planting back by four weeks. Producers are playing...

Collinsville, Ill., Architectural Firm Marks 40-Year Anniversary.
May 29, 2003... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--COLLINSVILLE --Since its founding in 1963, AAIC Inc.'s architects and engineers have put a mark on the region`s buildings and institutions. ...

Owner Breaks Ground on O'Fallon, Ill., Nissan Dealership.
May 29, 2003... By DeLano R. Massey, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--O'FALLON, Ill.--Jamie Auffenberg broke ground on a new Nissan store Wednesday at his Auffenberg Auto Mall in O'Fallon. Now he may have...

Longmont, Colo.-Based E-Storage Device Firm Snags $22 Million in Investments.
May 29, 2003... By Erika Stutzman, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--A small storage company in Longmont has been quietly developing its tiny, inexpensive drive for three years, and is ready to face the public...

Applebee's Restaurant Planned for Manatee County, Fla., Area.
May 29, 2003... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--A fifth county Applebee's is coming to the State Road 64 corridor, an area that franchisees identify as the remaining segment of Manatee County...

Bradenton, Fla.-Area Home Resale Costs Hit High Marks during April.
May 29, 2003... By Jesse Westbrook, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--BRADENTON, Fla. -- Prices for home resales in the Bradenton and Sarasota markets experienced Florida's highest rate of appreciation in April,...

Maryland Governor Criticizes Blue Cross for Sensational Loss-of-Coverage Ad.
May 29, 2003... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. berated the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association yesterday for frightening 2 million Maryland subscribers with a newspaper advertisement...

Baltimore Glass Manufacturer to Shut Down after 114 Years in Business.
May 29, 2003... By Robert Little, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Carr Lowrey Glass Co., a final glimmer in Baltimore's once-lustrous glass making industry, announced yesterday that it will shut down after 114 years...

Toronto-Based Investment Firm to Help Columbia, Md.-Based Mental Health Group.
May 29, 2003... By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Toronto-based investment company Onex Corp. said yesterday that it plans to purchase a controlling interest in Magellan Health Services Inc., the nation's...

Production Cutback Plan May Give Relief to Maryland's Dairy Farmers.
May 29, 2003... By Gus G. Sentementes, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Faced with wholesale milk prices that are at a 25-year low, Maryland's dairy farmers could see some relief over the next year under a plan by the...

Maryland Hospitals Struggle with Ongoing Nursing Shortage.
May 29, 2003... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Despite intensive recruiting efforts, Maryland hospitals continue to wrestle with critically high shortages of nurses and other personnel, the Maryland...

Experience Is Prevailing Theme at Baltimore Venture Capital Showcase.
May 29, 2003... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Peter Bepler and Matt Voorhees started their tech company the dot-com way: over a keg of beer in a parking lot during alumni weekend at Kenyon College. But...

Executive Forced to Sell Most Shares of Orinda, Calif.-Based Software Firm.
May 29, 2003... By Ellen Lee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Intraware Inc. CEO Peter Jackson has been forced to sell most of the shares he received when he founded the Orinda-based software company...

Emeryville, Calif.-Based Ask Jeeves to Sell Software Division.
May 29, 2003... By Jessica Guynn, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Ask Jeeves Inc. plans to sell its money-losing software division to focus on its more lucrative Web search business, the...

Seminar at Charlotte, N.C., University Explores New Business Ethics Standards.
May 29, 2003... By Stella M. Hopkins, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--More than a year after Enron's collapse highlighted disarray in corporate governance, questions of how to do it right are still compelling...

Duke Power to Increase Rates for South Carolina Residents to Cover Fuel Costs.
May 29, 2003... By Stan Choe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Duke Power customers in South Carolina will see higher bills beginning next month, as the utility passes on increased costs for making electricity....

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
May 29, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Developer Jay Blanton is planning a $5.5 million downtown Monroe project that could become a blueprint for other public-private revitalization...

Detroit Free Press Cars Column.
May 29, 2003... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--GRAND PRIX TURNS HEADS WITH STYLE: Pontiac nailed the sport half of the equation with its new 2004 Grand Prix sport sedan, but it missed the mark on the...

New York Firm Buys Warren Conner Shopping Center in Detroit.
May 29, 2003... By Gary Haber, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Thor Equities of New York has purchased the 146,000-square-foot Warren Conner shopping center in Detroit and has renamed it the Gallery at Warren Conner. ...

Ford's Business Practices Have Had Big Influence on American Life.
May 29, 2003... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--`Ford has a better idea," an old advertising campaign proudly trumpeted. In fact, a few key Ford ideas have shaped the world. Throughout its 100-year...

GM Ads Take High Road While Admitting Bumps.
May 29, 2003... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--General Motors Corp. will launch a nationwide ad campaign next week to admit something many consumers already knew: GM made some poor vehicles in the...

La-Z-Boy Eyes More Closings.
May 29, 2003... By Gary Haber, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Stung by falling sales and an expected continuing decline, La-Z-Boy Inc. said Wednesday it might extend the length of summer vacation shutdowns at its...

Detroit Medical Center Asks for Share of Tax Cut.
May 29, 2003... By Kim Norris, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Detroit Medical Center is asking Michigan's governor for one-fourth of the nearly $350 million in federal Medicaid funding the state expects to receive as a...

Northwest Airlines Delays Expansion at Detroit Airport.
May 29, 2003... By Rajiv Vyas, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--EAGAN, Minn.--Northwest Airlines has put a few expansion plans at Detroit Metro Airport on hold until the economy and passenger traffic pick up. "As soon...

Michigan-Based Supermarket Chain to Offer Starbucks in Detroit-Area Stores.
May 29, 2003... By Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Customers at a half-dozen Meijer stores in metro Detroit soon will be able to shop while sipping on Starbucks grande nonfat double-shot no-foam lattes --...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
May 29, 2003... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--This woman's work, to tweak an old adage, is never done. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is on a roll as she travels today to Mackinac Island for the...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
May 29, 2003... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--U.S. EFFORTS TO FIGHT SPAM MAY ADD TO JUNK RECEIVED: It looks like politicians have finally gotten the message and are close to pushing through some sort...

Duluth, Minn.-Based Allete Elects Two Additional Board Members.
May 29, 2003... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Duluth, Minn.-based Allete Inc. announced Tuesday it has elected two more people to its board of directors, including a woman. During the comment period at...

Erie, Pa., Airport Screeners Escape Federal Job Cuts.
May 29, 2003... By Jim Carroll, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The first round of layoffs has hit federal airport security screeners, but so far those at Erie International Airport have not felt the impact. The...

Evening Standard, London, Business Insider Column.
May 29, 2003... Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--BONHAM CARTER CYCLE OF LOSSES: It's hats off to Edward Bonham Carter, fund manager and brother of the actress Helena. Edward is boss of Jupiter Asset Management and...

Spending Dip Set to Leave London Growth Lagging.
May 29, 2003... By Malcolm Withers, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--London's economic growth rate will fall behind every other region in the country this year, hit by weakness in international financial services...

British Guinness Peat Group Ups Stake in New Zealand Financial Services Group.
May 29, 2003... Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Guinness Peat Group, controlled by Kiwi corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley, has increased its stake in troubled New Zealand financial services group Tower. ...

Shutdown Fears Erupt as Sony Re-Tunes Electronics Division.
May 29, 2003... By Jake Lloyd Smith, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Sony is delivering a keenly awaited strategy update today that may involve a string of plant closures to cut costs and revive investors' faith in...

Fredericksburg, Va., Taxpayers Find It Difficult to Decode Latest Tax Cut.
May 29, 2003... By Kelby Hartson Carr, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Denise Johnson, a southern Stafford County mother of nine, is thrilled at the possibility of getting a $400-per-child rebate...

Critics of Florida Everglades Cleanup Law Decry Tax-Free Claim.
May 29, 2003... By Neil Santaniello, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Gov. Jeb Bush and state officials have portrayed Florida's newly modified Everglades cleanup law as delivering a half-billion dollars in new...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Business Strategies Column.
May 29, 2003... By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Keeping it fresh for diners at Legal Sea Foods Roger Berkowitz dislikes the word "chain." The owner of Legal Sea Foods, which has three...

Two Major Employers in South Florida Praised by Working Mother Magazine.
May 29, 2003... By Joan Fleischer Tamen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Of three national companies named by Working Mother magazine Wednesday as the best places for women of color to work, two -- American...

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
May 29, 2003... By Steven Syre, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Everyone is making money with their stocks this spring, but few corners of the market are shining like biotechnology. The biotech sector is crammed...

Genzyme Prepares to Defend Elimination of Biosurgery, Oncology Tracking Stocks.
May 29, 2003... By Jeffrey Krasner, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Genzyme executives are preparing to defend their decision to eliminate tracking stocks for its biosurgery and oncology divisions at today's annual...

Massachusetts Hotels Offer Bargain Summer Rates.
May 29, 2003... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--It looks like the bargain-hunter's summer for a getaway trip in Massachusetts. Hoteliers and innkeepers, feeling the effects of a two-year travel industry...

Lawyer Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Shareholder against John Hancock Executives.
May 29, 2003... By Scott Bernard Nelson, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Boston lawyer Jason Adkins filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing senior executives at John Hancock Financial Services Inc. of undermining the company's...

Unsavory Option of Raising Taxes Has Most States Borrowing to Balance Budgets.
May 29, 2003... By Charles Stein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--In Massachusetts, the governor and the Legislature are determined to balance the budget without resorting to new broad-based taxes or borrowing. In the rest...

President Bush Signs $350 Billion Tax Cut Package.
May 29, 2003... By Wayne Washington, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--WASHINGTON--Before an audience of families and small business owners gathered in the East Room of the White House yesterday, President Bush signed the...

Conference Focusing on Business Technology Set for Colorado Springs, Colo.
May 29, 2003... By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Sure, the Colorado Springs technology industry was smacked around during the past few years by thousands of layoffs. Still, the city...

Harrisburg, Pa., Airport Officials Award $6 Million in Expansion Contracts.
May 29, 2003... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--YORK, Pa.--Harrisburg International Airport officials on Wednesday awarded $6 million in contracts for the $222 million HIA expansion project...

Hershey, Harrisburg, Pa., Airport Boycott Plan Announced by Ministers.
May 29, 2003... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--YORK, Pa.--As Harrisburg International Airport officials, meeting Wednesday in a Yorktowne Hotel conference room, lauded minority participation...

Pennsylvania Governor Tells Harrisburg Chamber that Tax Hikes Are Needed.
May 29, 2003... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Gov. Ed Rendell took his budget message to the Harrisburg Regional Chamber Wednesday, promoting economic development programs and education...

Stamford, Conn., Investment Firm Buys Harrisburg, Pa., Tech Services Company.
May 29, 2003... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Synertech Health Systems Solutions, a Harrisburg company whose 918 employees provide services to managed health care plans, has been acquired...

Leader of Lebanon, Pa., Trucking Company Parking His Career.
May 29, 2003... By Tom Bowman, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--LEBANON, Pa.--Ken Leedy will tell you that climbing the corporate ladder from billing clerk to chairman of New Penn Motor Express probably...

Connecticut Ten-Year Economic Retrospective Sees Progress, Setbacks For State.
May 29, 2003... By Barbara Nagy, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Connecticut was bleeding jobs. The state had been in turmoil as lawmakers struggled to close a widening gap between revenues and expenses....

Electricity Deregulation Bill Draws Mixed Reviews from Connecticut Legislators.
May 29, 2003... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Reaction around Connecticut was mixed Wednesday to a major electric deregulation bill passed by the General Assembly that would allow rates to rise...

Hartford, Conn.-Based Financial Firm Hires New CEO of Asset Management Unit.
May 29, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Phoenix Cos. Inc. has a new chief executive for its Roger Engemann & Associates asset management unit. Gretchen Lash, 49, has succeeded Roger Engemann, 62,...

Red Bank, N.J.-Based Home Builder Reports Earnings Doubled in Second Quarter.
May 29, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Thanks to record demand for new homes, K. Hovnanian of Red Bank reported Wednesday that its earnings per share doubled in its second quarter,...

Paterson, N.J., Manufacturing Company Set to Shut Its Doors.
May 29, 2003... By Allison Pries, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Silk City is losing another manufacturing firm. Better Methods Alexander Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week with...

Lag in Natural Gas Supplies Sets Stage for Higher Prices.
May 29, 2003... By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--As the mercury rises this summer, consumers should expect natural gas prices to follow suit, an industry trade group warned Wednesday. In its...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis Network Column.
May 29, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Three developers have acquired the Pablo Creek Marina at the Intracoastal Waterway along Atlantic Boulevard to develop the...

St. Augustine, Fla.-Based Firm Focuses on Railroads, Real-Estate.
May 29, 2003... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--ST. AUGUSTINE -- After shedding its money-losing telecommunications and long-haul trucking subsidiaries last year, Florida East Coast...

Jacksonville, Fla., Authority Approves Renovation Incentives.
May 29, 2003... By Earl Daniels, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--The Downtown Development Authority approved yesterday about $18 million in incentives that move three vacant historic downtown buildings...

Damage from Excess Rain Worries Jacksonville, N.C.-Area Farmers.
May 29, 2003... By Roselee Papandrea, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--There's a 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon and more is expected after midnight, according to the National Weather Service in...