Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 20 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 20 2004

KILL: CEO of Pharmaceutical Giant Merck Talks about Prescription Drug Industry.
April 20, 2004

Contra Costa County, Calif., Faces 'Budget Crisis,' Health Director Says.
April 20, 2004

San Francisco-Area Home Prices Continue to Soar, Set New Record in March.
April 20, 2004

Fremont, Calif., Technology Firm Learns Lesson in Offshoring.
April 20, 2004

Wachovia Reports 22 Percent Increase in First-Quarter Earnings.
April 20, 2004

Telephone Firms Work to Negotiate Wholesale Rates in 45 Days.
April 20, 2004

Blue Cross Targets Insurance Schemes.
April 20, 2004

Ford, GM Make Nice for Transmissions.
April 20, 2004

Former Ford Europe Chief Likely to Be CEO at Fiat's Maserati.
April 20, 2004

Isuzu Is Struggling to Sell SUVs in U.S.
April 20, 2004

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
April 20, 2004

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland Column.
April 20, 2004

North Carolina-Based Incara Pharmaceuticals Raises $10 Million in Stock Sale.
April 20, 2004

Minnesota Utility Initiates Surcharge Due to Failure of Coal-Fired Plant.
April 20, 2004

Dinuba, Calif., Gets Hospital in Bankruptcy Settlement.
April 20, 2004

Texas Democrats Unite to Defend House Seats from GOP Onslaught.
April 20, 2004

Pennsylvania Judge Get Blue Cross/Shield's Details on Surpluses.
April 20, 2004

Harrisburg, Pa.-Area Plumbing, Heating Firm Prepares to Move.
April 20, 2004

First Day Is Smooth for New Haven, Conn., Savings Bank.
April 20, 2004

Property-Casualty Insurance Rates Leveling Off in Connecticut.
April 20, 2004

Cendant Trims 5 Years from CEO's Contract.
April 20, 2004

Complacency Hinders Fighting Terrorism, U.S. Attorney Tells New Jersey Forum.
April 20, 2004

Butler County, Ohio, Port Authority Concept Draws Much Interest.
April 20, 2004

Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff's Candidate Seeks Recusal of Board Members.
April 20, 2004

Halliburton to Charge Off Brazil Project Losses.
April 20, 2004

Houston Patent Suit Involving Vibrating Devices Creates Some Bad Vibrations.
April 20, 2004

Salina, Kan., Restaurant to Offer Authentic Mexican Food.
April 20, 2004

Salina, Kan., Approves Buyout of Welding Business in Path of Planned Overpass.
April 20, 2004

Alcoholic Beverage Rules May Cost New Business in Long Beach, Calif.
April 20, 2004

Builders Must Move Fast on Olympic Swimming Trial Venues in Long Beach, Calif.
April 20, 2004

Many Top Earners in Putnam County, Ohio, Area Work in Court System.
April 20, 2004

Salary Study Helps Boost Pay for Many Auglaize County, Ohio, Workers.
April 20, 2004

Lima, Ohio-Area Elected Officials, Agency Heads Receive Highest Salary.
April 20, 2004

Milledgeville, Ga., Mall Gets Face-Lift.
April 20, 2004

AT&T Rolls Out Phoning Via Internet.
April 20, 2004

Head of Maryland Public Service Commission Fires Five Top Staffers.
April 20, 2004

Protection of Baltimore Port to Emphasize Intelligence Work, Officials Say.
April 20, 2004

McDonald's CEO Dies of Heart Attack.
April 20, 2004

Officials Kick Off New Maryland Business Council.
April 20, 2004

Royal Ahold NV Posts Loss of about $896 Million for 2003.
April 20, 2004

Western Water Wars Is Theme of Film to Be Shot in Wyoming.
April 20, 2004

Agricultural Benefits of High Water Levels to Spread throughout South Texas.
April 20, 2004

Rebound in Manatee County, Fla., Tourism Shows Up in Taxes.
April 20, 2004

Englishman Buys Sarasota, Fla., Paint Firm to Bring Family to America.
April 20, 2004

Sarasota, Fla., Airport Begins to Handle More Flights, Passengers.
April 20, 2004

Virginia Firm Picks Up Lease for Former Baxter Plant in Boulder, Colo.
April 20, 2004

Heritage Bank Heads to Broomfield, Colo.
April 20, 2004

Bakersfield, Calif., Theater Offers Variety of Entertainment.
April 20, 2004

Oxford, Conn., Scientific Company, Partners Succeed in Difficult Economy.
April 20, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street Column.
April 20, 2004

Mirant Reports $3.8 Billion Loss in 2003.
April 20, 2004

A.G. Edwards Investor Fraud Case Is Settled in Georgia.
April 20, 2004

Favorite Candidate for Coca-Cola CEO Position Is Hard-Nosed Leader.
April 20, 2004

Georgia Airport to Raze Two Stores, Expand Security Checkpoint.
April 20, 2004

Smoking Ban Possible for Athens and Clarke County, Ga., Bars, Restaurants.
April 20, 2004

University of Georgia Professors Would Forgo Bonuses to Save Laid-Off Workers.
April 20, 2004

Aberdeen, S.D., Main Street Change Could Cost $1 Million, Parking Spots.
April 20, 2004

Onida, S.D., Drag Strip Project on Hold Pending Court Ruling on Impact.
April 20, 2004

South Carolina Tourism Leaders to Take Issues to Lawmakers.
April 20, 2004

University of Texas Names Finalists for President Position.
April 20, 2004

Proposed Milwaukee-Area Apartment Developments to Get Federal Tax Credits.
April 20, 2004

CIB Marine Bancshares to Probe 'Possible Illegal Acts' Linked to 2003 Loss.
April 20, 2004

Milwaukee-Based Chemical Firm Sees Stock Increase 16 Percent.
April 20, 2004

Wisconsin Pharmacists to Help Seniors Understand Drug Discount Cards.
April 20, 2004

Manpower Inc. Sees Evidence of U.S. Economic Upswing.
April 20, 2004

U.S. Funds to Help We Energies Cut Mercury at Presque Isle, Mich., Plant.
April 20, 2004

Brown Deer, Wis., Meter Reading System Firm Sees Shares Rise.
April 20, 2004

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stanley Miller II Column.
April 20, 2004

Albertsons' Part-Time Arizona Workers May Be without Health Insurance.
April 20, 2004

Scottsdale, Ariz.-Based Cold Stone Creamery Is Doing Hot Franchise Business.
April 20, 2004

Feds Remove State Regulation of Basic Cable TV Rates on Long Island, N.Y.
April 20, 2004

Analysts Say Computer Associates Not Likely Immediate Target for Takeover.
April 20, 2004

Computer Associates Fires 9 Employees in Connection with Accounting Probe.
April 20, 2004

Current, Former Walt Disney Employees Less Confident in Eisner Than Others.
April 20, 2004

Inflation Rise Creates Similarities to First President Bush's Re-Election Year.
April 20, 2004

As Queen Mary 2 Approaches New York, City Hopes to Renovate Ship Facilities.
April 20, 2004

Queens, N.Y., Energy Company to Build Power Plants despite Lawsuit.
April 20, 2004

Passenger Traffic Is Up 23 Percent at Bangor, Maine, Airport.
April 20, 2004

Longtime NBC 'Nightly News' Anchor Brokaw to Leave Show Dec. 1.
April 20, 2004

Manhattan Food Emporium Interviews Potential Investors.
April 20, 2004

Martha Stewart's Convicted Broker Demands New Trial.
April 20, 2004

Martha Stewarts Holdings in ImClone Would Have Been Worth Much Today.
April 20, 2004

McDonald's CEO Dies Hours before He Was to Address Franchise Owners in Florida.
April 20, 2004

Homeland Security Secretary Warns of Possible Terror Attacks Tied to Elections.
April 20, 2004