Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 1 1997

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 1 1997

Anchorage's ATU Long Distance Enters Competitive Industry.(Originated from Anchorage Daily News)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--City-owned ATU Long Distance started long-distance phone service Monday, touting customer service and not low prices as its major selling point. ATU is jumping into a fiercely competitive industry, one where long-distance...

Disease Threatens $582 Million Turkey Industry in North Carolina.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--A mysterious disease that forced the shutdown of 42 N.C. turkey farmers also has put other farmers out of the business and threatens a $582 million industry in North Carolina -- the nation's top turkey producer. "If you...

American MetroComm Seeks to Add Gulfport, Miss., to Fiber-Optic Network.(Originated from The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
April 1, 1997... GULFPORT, Miss.--Apr. 1--A New Orleans-based telecommunications company wants to make Gulfport the newest link in its planned multi-state network. American MetroComm Corp. is seeking a franchise to hook up the city to its...

Fresno, California, Area Attempts to Gain Foreign Trade Zone Benefits.(Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--Fresno and Madera could be the recipients of Merced County's efforts to develop a foreign trade zone at Castle Air Force Base. Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson said Monday that the city is attempting to get about 500 acres near...

Labor Groups Band Together In Duluth, Minnesota, To Demand Living Wage.(Originated from Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--Duluth labor leaders have a simple message for businesses that want public assistance: Pay workers decent wages or don't come knocking at City Hall. Labor groups and others, including student and low-income organizations,...

Northwest 50 Outperforms Other Indexes In Strong Growth Year.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
April 1, 1997... TACOMA, Wash.--Apr. 1--Get this. The Northwest 50, the index that tracks local stocks, is ahead -- yes, ahead -- 3.17 percent since the end of last year. And you thought times on the market were so bad. The performance -- so...

US West Officials Admit Misjudgment Of Customer Internet Access Needs.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
April 1, 1997... TACOMA, Wash.--Apr. 1--US West officials admitted Monday they were not prepared for the Internet, and the toll the demand for extra telephone lines would take on their network. "We didn't know where it was coming, when it was...

Tacoma, Wash., Financial Adviser Takes Advantage of Stock Decline and Buys.(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
April 1, 1997... TACOMA, Wash.--Since November, Tacoma financial adviser Ann Copeland has been recommending her clients put new investment money into cash instruments, such as the money market, rather than into stocks. Now, with stocks falling more...

Spring Township, Pa.-Based Cerro Metal Products Co. Goes High Tech.(Originated from Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.)
April 1, 1997... SPRING TOWNSHIP -- Talk about heavy metal music. The quarter-mile-long Cerro Metal Products Co. plant along Logan Branch clanks, stamps, hisses, roars and otherwise bustles 24 hours a day, seven days a week as it melts, pours, rolls...

Mississippi Air Force Base Has Huge Economic Impact on Community.(Originated from The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
April 1, 1997... KEESLER AFB, Miss.--Apr. 1--Keesler Air Force Base's economic impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast reached nearly $1 billion in fiscal 1996, military officials said Friday. The base's annual report showed an economic impact of $952...

HSN Inc. Stock Rockets on Cable Ruling.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--A Supreme Court ruling that forces cable-television providers to include all local broadcasters in their channel lineups sent stocks of Florida independent station-owners Paxson Communications and HSN Inc. soaring on Monday. ...

Supreme Court Ruling Is Boost to Paxson's Infomercial-Based Cable Empire.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--A Supreme Court ruling that forces cable-television providers to include all local broadcasters in their channel lineups sent stocks of Florida independent station-owners Paxson Communications and HSN Inc. soaring on Monday. ...

Federal Inquiry Sends Nashville-Based Columbia/HCA Stock Tumbling 10 Percent.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
April 1, 1997... Apr. 1--Shares in Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., the target of a federal investigation, dropped 10 percent Monday, closing at $33.621/2, down $3.871/2. Columbia/HCA was the most actively traded stock on the NYSE, with nearly 13.6...