Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 25 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 25 2000

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Port Schedule Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 23--The following vessels will dock at the Port of Anchorage this week: MANSON CONSTRUCTION'S VIKING will depart today. TOTE'S NORTHERN LIGHTS ARRIVES TODAY with general cargo from Tacoma and departs today for Tacoma.

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 25--STATE FARM RATES RISING: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced it will raise its rates in Alaska an average of 1.4 percent effective in mid-May. Overall premium changes will vary depending on coverage, type of vehicle,...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, New Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 21--JOBRINA'S HYDROSEEDING: Sabrina Beretta has opened Jobrina's Hydroseeding. The business specializes in hydroseeding lawns and wildflowers and hydroseeding for erosion control. Beretta is a member of the Associated Landscape...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 20--KTVA DETAILS DOWNSIZING: Jerry Bever, general manager of KTVA-TV, Channel 11 in Anchorage, on Wednesday said the station's news staffing should shrink to about 30 people from a peak of 50 to 60 in a bid to improve the station's...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 22--CORDOVA LODGE EXPANDS: Orca Adventure Lodge in Cordova has completed the remodeling of two buildings, adding 26 rooms, owner Steve Ranney said. The lodge is a former cannery site three miles north of Cordova built in the late 1800s...

The State, Columbia, S.C., South Carolina Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 23--CLAIMS POURING IN FOR HAIL-STORM DAMAGE: South Carolina insurance companies have received an estimated $12 million in claims related to damage from hail storms that swept through the Midlands earlier this week. Allison Dean...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jim Fuquay Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--STRATEGIES IN WORKS TO GIVE RADIOSHACK STORES A NEW LOOK: It's been more than 15 years since RadioShack overhauled the look of its stores, but changes may be on the way. During an interview last week, "Star-Telegram" reporter...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Book Review Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--RISING STAR: Cisco Systems probably qualifies as the biggest company you've never heard of. Riding the Internet boom, the fast-growing maker of communications network equipment became the world's most valuable company this year...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Gadget Review Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--MICROSOFT UNVEILS POCKETPCS TO TAKE ON PALM PILOTS: Microsoft is flexing its technology muscles with its new PocketPC. The Pocket PC is a hand-held device that uses Microsoft's Windows CE software and competes against the Palm...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Ventures Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--TEETH WHITENING BUSINESS OPENS FORT WORTH SITE: JustSmiles Teeth Whitening Centers has opened a location in Overton Park Plaza, at the northwest corner of Loop 820 and Hulen Street in southwest Fort Worth. JustSmiles offers a...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Strategy Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--CLEARING THE AIR: BUSINESS FINDS SUCCESS BY HELPING ALLERGY SUFFERERS: Jim Rosenthal set out three years ago with a vision and a plan to enter and succeed in a niche market. Rosenthal found that niche in indoor air quality,...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Profiles in Enterprise Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--TEACHING OLD BODS NEW TIPS: PERSONAL TRAINER SPECIALIZES IN FITNESS FOR OLDER ADULTS: It often is said that you're only as old as you feel. Yvonne Oglesby has taken that saying to heart, specializing in personal fitness training for...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 24--UTA RECEIVES AWARD FOR ONLINE INSTRUCTION EFFORTS: The University of Texas at Arlington has been named the first institution in the University of Texas System to receive the UT TeleCampus Commitment to Excellence Award. The...

The Miami Herald Promotions Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 26--METROBANK IN MIAMI has announced the following changes to its executive management team. Gary D. Moss has been named president and chief executive officer. Previously, Moss served as executive vice president and chief lending...

The Miami Herald Florida Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 26--BANKATLANTIC PROFITS DROP 12.5 PERCENT IN QUARTER: BankAtlantic Bancorp (BANC), parent of BankAtlantic, Tuesday reported a 12.5 percent decline in earnings compared with the same period in 1999. Net income for the current quarter...

Old Richmond, Va., Warehouse Revived, But Landmark Sign Will Have to Go.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 21--Part of the former Best Products Co. warehouse has found new life. But the huge facade that served as a sign will need a new home. Richmond-based TSR Inc. has bought 26 acres and 280,000 square feet of the 680,000-square-foot...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Reporter's Notebook Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
April 25, 2000... Apr. 23-- NASA WONDERS HOW MUCH AIR TO GIVE ASTRONAUTS' BREATHING PROBLEMS: Astronauts are not wimps. But sometimes they can be too macho, like the last time they visited the first two orbiting parts of the International Space Station....