Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 3 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 3 2004

Athens-Clarke County, Ga., Citizens Speak out on Plant's Noise, Emissions.
February 3, 2004

Consumer Advocates Warn Ohio High Schoolers to Beware of Business Ripoffs.
February 3, 2004

Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., On The Move Column.
February 3, 2004

Three Santa Barbara County, Calif., Hospitals Earn Top Ratings.
February 3, 2004

Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., Real Deals Column.
February 3, 2004

Mississippi Gulf's Catch of the Day Restaurant Pulls in Its Nets at Two Sites.
February 3, 2004

Bakersfield, Calif.-Area Residents Protest Car Insurance Rate Calculations.
February 3, 2004

Cahokia, Ill., Airport to Be New Home for Team Duke Auto Racing.
February 3, 2004

Future of Gas Prices in Manatee County, Fla., Unclear.
February 3, 2004

New Fitness Concept Takes Shape at Manatee County, Fla., Health Club.
February 3, 2004

Unusual Name Gives Cowdogs Pizza in Bradenton, Fla., an Edge on Competition.
February 3, 2004

Brownsville, Texas-Area Shops, Florists Gear Up for Valentine's Day Rush.
February 3, 2004

Officials Say Port of Baltimore Must Overcome Significant Challenges.
February 3, 2004

T. Rowe Price Announces Second Major Retirement in Two Months.
February 3, 2004

Elephants Help Baltimore Zoo Strive for $1 Million Fundraising Goal.
February 3, 2004

Cape Cod, Mass., Is Abuzz about Martha Stewart; Trial Has Local Links.
February 3, 2004

Pebble Beach, Calif., Pro-Am Golf Tournament Gets Super Boost from Tom Brady.
February 3, 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Health Business Column.
February 3, 2004... By Mike Stobbe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--FOCUS ON MEDICINE DRAWS FIRMS TO NORTH CAROLINA: New Jersey is known as "the nation's medicine chest" for its concentration of drug companies. ...

Probe of Lancaster, S.C.-Based Insurance Firm Deepens.
February 3, 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
February 3, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--WACHOVIA DENTS OFFICE OVERSUPPLY: Wachovia Corp. plans to reoccupy 4 1/2 floors vacated by its brokerage employees in mid-2002 at the 30-story IJL...

Pilots' Union Applauds American Airlines Talks on Customer Service.
February 3, 2004

Tight Crude Supply Sending Texas Gasoline Prices Sky High.
February 3, 2004

Bush Issues Revised Proposal for Tax-Free Savings Accounts.
February 3, 2004

Toyota Launches Scion Line of Vehicles for Generation Y.
February 3, 2004

Detroit Free Press Architecture Column.
February 3, 2004

Edmunds.com Web Site to Rank How Quickly Cars Lose Value.
February 3, 2004

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
February 3, 2004

Ford Family Member Tries to Put Mercury Brand Into Gear.
February 3, 2004

Former Detroit Medical Center Boss Gets Job in Canada.
February 3, 2004

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
February 3, 2004

National Experts Confer to Improve Employment Options for the Disabled.
February 3, 2004

Florida Doctor Barred from Prescribing Painkillers to Medicaid Recipients.
February 3, 2004

U.S. Commerce Officials from across Latin America Meet in South Florida.
February 3, 2004

Fresno, Calif., Export Official Says Vietnam Seeks More Trade with U.S.
February 3, 2004

Polluting Cars Getting Repaired with Help from Texas.
February 3, 2004

Military Men Seek Veterans Votes for Democratic Presidential Nomination.
February 3, 2004

Low Road of Super Bowl Commercials Vexes Advertising Executives.
February 3, 2004

The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.
February 3, 2004

Car-Buyers Seeking Function, Utility, Comfort, Versatility in One Vehicle.
February 3, 2004

Boston Office Tower Sells for Highest Price Ever for Commercial Property There.
February 3, 2004

Massachusetts Pension Fund Executive Director Is Expected to Leave Post.
February 3, 2004

Harrisburg, Pa.-Area Experts Assess Pitches Made in Super Bowl TV Ads.
February 3, 2004

US Airways to Merge Pennsylvania's Allegheny Airlines with Maryland's Piedmont.
February 3, 2004

Hamilton Sundstrand Chosen to Provide Systems for Boeing's 7E7 Project.
February 3, 2004

Consumer Confidence Near Two-Year High In Connecticut.
February 3, 2004

CIGNA Gets Final Approval for Settlement of Litigation with Doctors.
February 3, 2004

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Inside Pitch Column.
February 3, 2004

Property-Casualty Insurance Industry Outlook Mixed.
February 3, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Business People Column.
February 3, 2004

New Jersey Environmental Projects Stand to Gain, Lose under Bush's Budget.
February 3, 2004

Parsippany, N.J.-Based Defense Contractor Grows Quickly as Military Updates.
February 3, 2004

Armenian Heirs to Share $20 Million from Insurance Company Settlement.
February 3, 2004

Maywood, N.J., Company Sees Great Potential in Nicotine Test.
February 3, 2004

Dynegy Has New Buyer for Illinois Power Unit.
February 3, 2004

Proven Natural Gas Reserves Are Hot Topic for El Paso, Other Firms.
February 3, 2004

Garden Retailer to Close Four Stores in Houston Area.
February 3, 2004

Houston's Halliburton Refunds $27 Million after Auditors Check War Food Bills.
February 3, 2004

No Allegation of Retaliation in Order for Texas Electric Power Firm.
February 3, 2004

Bank of America Opens First of Five Branches Planned for Jacksonville, Fla.
February 3, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, In the Pipeline Column.
February 3, 2004

FTC Sues to Halt Ponte Vedra, Fla., Woman from Marketing Diet Pills.
February 3, 2004

Occupancy Tax Reinstated by Carteret County, N.C., Officials.
February 3, 2004

North Carolina's Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan May Limit Female Catches.
February 3, 2004

Onslow County, N.C., May Delay Giving Part of Funds for New Soccer Complex.
February 3, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
February 3, 2004... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--FUTURES FALL AS SPREAD OF BIRD FLU REDUCES CROP DEMAND: Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures prices closed lower...

H&R Block Selects Houston Firm to Develop Kansas City Headquarters.
February 3, 2004

Sprint Executives, Analysts See 2004 as Crucial Year for Firm's Transformation.
February 3, 2004

Salina, Kan., to Turn Down State Funding for Highway Project.
February 3, 2004

Kentucky's Cardinal Office Systems Has Come a Long Way in 50 Years.
February 3, 2004

Kentucky Oldsmobile Dealers Give Poor Odds to Lawsuit against General Motors.
February 3, 2004

Death Toll in Iraqi Blasts Climbs above 100.
February 3, 2004

Former Professor Joins Macon, Ga., Telegraph as Newspaper's Managing Editor.
February 3, 2004

Italian Restaurant to Open in Macon, Ga., in Former Upscale Eatery's Spot.
February 3, 2004

Ashland, Ore., Developer Ponders Appropriate Usage of Medford Land.
February 3, 2004

The Miami Herald Computer Column.
February 3, 2004... By Peggy Rogers, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--A BACKUP SYSTEM SO GOOD YOU'LL HARDLY NOTICE A CRASH: Readers often ask me how they should back up their hard-drive computer systems and files, and I tell them...

New Miami-Are Hospital to Bring Back Low-Tech Toilets.
February 3, 2004

New Miami-Area Hospital to Feature Bigger Rooms, Sturdier Equipment.
February 3, 2004

Palm Beach County, Fla., to Approve Contract with Scripps Research Institute.
February 3, 2004

Modesto, Calif.-Area Cattle Industry Backs System to Track Diseased Animals.
February 3, 2004

Wisconsin Revenue Auditors Check Banks for Sheltering Income Out of State.
February 3, 2004

Claim Probed that Japanese Outboard Engine Firms Dumped Products.
February 3, 2004

Made-in-U.S. Philosophy Gives Wisconsin Furniture Chain Speed, Versatility.
February 3, 2004

Hospitals Team Up to Build Cancer Treatment Center in Wisconsin.
February 3, 2004

Kewaunee, Wis., Nuclear Power Plant Restarts after Two-Week Shutdown.
February 3, 2004