Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 19 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 19 2003

New York Company Pays $155 Million for Macungie, Pa., Rope Maker.
August 19, 2003

Brown County, S.D., Fair Wraps Up with Premium Auction.
August 19, 2003

Cold Stone Creamery Opens in South Norwalk, Conn.
August 19, 2003

Pepperidge Farms Narrows In on New Goldfish Color.
August 19, 2003

Steel Union Negotiators Evaluate Contract Proposal from Goodyear Tire.
August 19, 2003

Road Construction Project in Akron, Ohio, Area Nearly Complete.
August 19, 2003

Privatization Bill Could End Traffic Controllers' Jobs at Atlanta-Area Airport.
August 19, 2003

Restaurant Chains Woo Managers.
August 19, 2003

Blue Cross Ends Contract Talks with Atlanta Health System.
August 19, 2003

Lowe's Profit Soars by 28 Percent in Record Second-Quarter Earnings.
August 19, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Small Business Column.
August 19, 2003

Robust Earnings, Optimistic Reports Propel Dow to 14-Month High.
August 19, 2003

Herbicide Maker BASF Announces Worker Reductions at Beaumont, Texas, Plant.
August 19, 2003

MeadWestvaco Appeals Rejection of Re...uest for Evadale, Texas, Mill Devaluation.
August 19, 2003

Summer Break Lasts Longer for Bridge City, Texas, School Students.
August 19, 2003

Traffic Jam Trumps Musicians' Jam at Southeast Texas Entertainment Center.
August 19, 2003

Company Backs Bridgeport, Conn., Development.
August 19, 2003

Unemployment Rate Jumps in Connecticut.
August 19, 2003

Mississippi Judge in Tobacco Suits Allegedly Received Campaign Loan Guarantee.
August 19, 2003

New Sports Rehabilitation Center Opens for Athletes in Glen Carbon, Ill.
August 19, 2003

Breese, Ill., Builder Gets Lots of Repeat Business.
August 19, 2003

Boulder, Colo., Chamber Gears Up Search for Executive.
August 19, 2003

Developers of Bradenton, Fla., Housing Want to Speed Up Start Dates.
August 19, 2003

Long-Closed Myakka, Fla., Diner to Reopen.
August 19, 2003

Millions Return to Work after Blackout; Investigators Search for Cause.
August 19, 2003

Three Major Film Productions Help Pump Up Maryland's Economy.
August 19, 2003

Baltimore-Based Travel Inoculation Business Redefines Itself.
August 19, 2003

Strength of Southwest Airlines Boosts Passenger Volumes at Baltimore's Airport.
August 19, 2003

Sacramento, Calif., Train Line to Get Wireless Connection.
August 19, 2003

Community Fights Possible Deportation of Livermore, Calif., Mos...ue Leader.
August 19, 2003

Southern California Plan for More Delta Water Angers Environmentalists.
August 19, 2003

Harris Teeter Joins Stores Refusing Internet Coupons.
August 19, 2003

New Charlotte, N.C., Harris Teeter Blends Urban Effects, Traditional Offerings.
August 19, 2003

British Textile Firm Renews Interests in Bankrupt Pillowtex.
August 19, 2003

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
August 19, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19--About 2 1/2 years ago, Joe Douglas and Chris Carlsen decided to ignore a softening real estate market and develop small office and retail buildings...

Gunmaker Sets Its Sights on Contract by Locating Plant in Columbus, Ga.
August 19, 2003

Swiss Chemicals Maker Clariant Cuts 45 Jobs in Elgin, S.C.
August 19, 2003

South Carolina Economic Development Alliance Expands to Include Orangeburg.
August 19, 2003

Orangeburg, S.C.-Based Farm Credit Association, Georgia Counterpart to Merge.
August 19, 2003

Meal-Packet Maker Lays Off Workers at Mullins and Bennettsville, S.C., Plants.
August 19, 2003

Packaging Maker Sonoco to Cut 130 Jobs in Darlington County, S.C.
August 19, 2003

EDS to Construct Network for Housing Department.
August 19, 2003

Finance Students Advised to Seek Work Experience before Graduation.
August 19, 2003

Small Businesses Feel Pain of Rising Health-Insurance Costs.
August 19, 2003

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
August 19, 2003

Online Travel Agencies Move to Mix Business with Pleasure.
August 19, 2003

Dallas-Based Real Estate Firm Is Poised for Initial Public Offering.
August 19, 2003

Detroit Free Press Architecture Column.
August 19, 2003

IRS Extends Aug. 15 Deadline for Blackout Victims.
August 19, 2003

Some Detroit-Area Firms to Pay Employees for Blackout Time.
August 19, 2003

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
August 19, 2003

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
August 19, 2003

Central Hudson Gas & Electric in New York Chose to Remain Connected to Grid.
August 19, 2003

Warwick Valley, N.Y., Telephone Company Posts Lower Income in Second Quarter.
August 19, 2003

Duluth News-Tribune, Minn., Business Briefs Column.
August 19, 2003... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19--DOMESTIC IRON ORE USE DOWN IN MAY: Iron ore consumption by domestic steelmakers in May was 2.3 percent below consumption levels in May 2002, according to the American...

Wal-Mart to Replace Clo...uet, Minn., Store with Super Center.
August 19, 2003

City of Deltona, Fla., to Buy Water Assets from Duluth, Minn.-Based Allete.
August 19, 2003

Blackout Charges Up FirstEnergy Critics in Erie, Pa., Area.
August 19, 2003

Developer Gets $118 Million Loan for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Luxury Resort.
August 19, 2003

AT&T Wireless Adds Phones from Samsung Telecommunications.
August 19, 2003

Guests with Dogs Welcome at Starwood Hotels.
August 19, 2003

Pharmacy Owners Sue Benefit Plans in Texas.
August 19, 2003

Texas Home Insurers Appeal State-Ordered Rollbacks.
August 19, 2003

Texas Home Insurers Appeal Rollbacks.
August 19, 2003

The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Business Digest Column.
August 19, 2003

Energy, Utility Officials Still Investigating Cause of Massive Blackout.
August 19, 2003

Profits Surge for Massachusetts' Largest Hospital-Doctor Network.
August 19, 2003

IBM Lays Off 500 Workers at Vermont Semiconductor Plant.
August 19, 2003

Boston-Area Plastics Companies Face Fierce Competition from China.
August 19, 2003

Verizon, Unions to Resume Negotiations with Help of Federal Mediation Service.
August 19, 2003

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Based Cable Firm to Build New Head...uarters.
August 19, 2003

Allegheny Airlines to Cut Staff, Close Maintenance Facility.
August 19, 2003

Harrisburg, Pa., Market Fills Neighborhood's Need for Downtown Food Store.
August 19, 2003

Two Firms Bring Wireless Internet Services to Downtown Harrisburg, Pa.
August 19, 2003

Blackout Unlikely to Hike Connecticut Gas Prices.
August 19, 2003

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Dan Haar Column.
August 19, 2003

Hartford, Conn., Housing Makes Slight Rebound.
August 19, 2003

Northeast Power Grid Stable.
August 19, 2003

Airlines Downplay Blackout as Service Returns.
August 19, 2003

New Jersey Frets over State's Second-Largest Electric Company after Blackout.
August 19, 2003

By Buying Rival Defense Contractor, DRS Expects to Hit $1 Billion in Sales.
August 19, 2003

Toys 'R' Us Trims Loss to $11 Million in Second Quarter.
August 19, 2003

Wife of Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Hires Husband's Lawyer's Partner.
August 19, 2003

Harlingen, Texas, Beaming over Report It's in Running for Boeing Plant.
August 19, 2003