Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 18 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 18 2005

Camera retailers see changing picture.
January 18, 2005... By Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--At the Wolf Camera store in North Raleigh's Harvest Plaza, customers can walk in, sit on a stool in front of special computers, plug in the...

Developer plans large retail center in Aiken, S.C.
January 18, 2005... By Damon Cline, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--A major commercial developer plans to bring a 40,000-square-foot retail center to a 4-acre parcel along Whiskey Road in Aiken. Aiken-based WRS...

E-filing of tax returns is gaining popularity.
January 18, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Tax time once had little to do with technology. And although cheaper, easier, computer-driven methods of filing taxes abound today, some people...

Athens-Clarke County, Ga., residents weigh in on county cable franchise.
January 18, 2005... By Allison Floyd, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Brenda Burch isn't shy about phoning the local cable company to ask about her service. There was that problem several years ago, when she wanted...

Group to study plans for new Barrow County, Ga., jail.
January 18, 2005... By Todd Defeo, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--WINDER, Ga. -- Within months, Barrow County officials could know how large of a jail they need and whether a roughly 155-acre tract of land in the...

Windsor, N.D., woman gets award for organic certification business.
January 18, 2005... By Mikkel Pates, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BISMARCK, N.D. -- Annie Kirschenmann of Windsor, N.D., was named the first Entrepreneur of the Year at the Marketplace for Entrepreneurs Jan. 13 in Bismarck,...

Agweek Magazine agriculture briefs column.
January 18, 2005... Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--SHEEP ORGANIZATION HONORS TWO NDSU OFFICIALS: FARGO, N.D. -- The North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers Association has honored two North Dakota State University officials and a...

North Dakota farmers' disaster claims for 2004 crops could reach $370 million.
January 18, 2005... By Ann Bailey, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The federal Risk Management Agency has paid North Dakota farmers $326.1 million in disaster claims for the 2004 crop year. As of early January, North Dakota...

North Dakota economic development conference focuses on agriculture and more.
January 18, 2005... By Mikkel Pates, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BISMARCK, N.D. -- A budding vegetable processing industry in North Dakota needs something -- more producers and investors. That's the message from Rod Holth, a...

Agweek Magazine Ann Bailey column.
January 18, 2005... By Ann Bailey, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--LARIMORE, N.D. -- After 46 winters in North Dakota, I still have not developed an affinity for shoveling snow. But because it is an unavoidable part of life here,...

Federal conservation program approves three watersheds in North Dakota in 2005.
January 18, 2005... By Mikkel Pates, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BISMARCK, N.D. -- After a pilot program last year, the federal Conservation Security Program will see its first full-scale rollout in 2005. Unlike most...

Bismark, N.D., farmer welcomes government's Conservation Security Program.
January 18, 2005... By Mikkel Pates, Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BISMARCK, N.D. -- Gabe Brown hasn't been afraid of trying new things in farming and ranching. To him, everything has been new, and the government's new...

North Dakota Wheat Commission plans to ask state for tax increase.
January 18, 2005... Agweek Magazine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BISMARCK, N.D. -- The North Dakota Wheat Commission made its biennial report to a joint session of the state House and Senate agriculture committees Jan. 13, where it formally...

Cher concert draws 10,000 in Bakersfield, Calif.; local restaurants fare well.
January 18, 2005... By Steve E. Swenson, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--It could be called Chering the wealth. The Cher concert Sunday night not only attracted about 10,000 people to Centennial Garden, but also a...

Peabody Engergy gets Illinois EPA's permit for coal min, power plant.
January 18, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued Peabody Energy a permit to build a $2 billion electric-generating station and coal mine in...

Belleville, Ill., schools move toward modest student-dress code.
January 18, 2005... By Ramona Curtis, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The proposed student dress code policy will be discussed during a District 201 school board meeting tonight but no formal...

PeopleSoft workers in Pleasanton, Calif., learn fate as Oracle takes over.
January 18, 2005... By Ellen Lee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--PLEASANTON, Calif. -- The signs still read "PeopleSoft." But following this weekend's purging of 5,000 employees, Oracle Corp. has started...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
January 18, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--AUTO DEALERSHIPS MOVE TOWARD TRAFFIC: Hendrick Automotive Group is moving two Concord dealerships from U.S. 29 to the busy commercial hub near...

US Airways ground employees vote on pay, benefit cuts.
January 18, 2005... By Stan Choe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--US Airways mechanics, stock clerks and plane cleaners streamed into the American Legion Post 380 in west Charlotte on Monday to cast ballots on a...

Columbia, S.C., data protection software firm to get $8.1 million infusion.
January 18, 2005... By C. Grant Jackson, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Columbia-based Unitrends Corp. -- a pioneer in the development of data protection software and products -- will receive $8.1 million in venture...

Earnings outlook is upbeat -- for now.
January 18, 2005... By Bill Deener, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The earnings season moves into full gallop this week, with 76 large companies expected to report quarterly results, including eight in the Dow Jones...

Sri Lankans cope with land mines unearthed by tsunami.
January 18, 2005... By Lennox Samuels, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--KALLADY, Sri Lanka -- Tucked in a corner of beach in this suburban town is a Sri Lankan Army camp. More than 10 years ago, soldiers planted 150...

Detroit officials unlikely to be swayed by new study on convention centers.
January 18, 2005... By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--A new study that downplays the possible economic benefits of building new convention centers could fuel disagreement over a Cobo Center expansion but...

Top retailers report progress with radio tags that track merchandise.
January 18, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. declared radio-frequency identification a success Monday and announced plans to expand the pilot program to 600 stores and a...

High-tech gadgets make life easier for stores, customers.
January 18, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEW YORK--It wasn't long ago that the retail world wondered if it would be put out of business by technology. But these days it looks more like retailers are...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 18, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--GHOSN'S VISION MOTIVATES STAFF, DELIVERS RESULTS: Sometimes wisdom is so simple, so clear, we tend to dismiss it with, "Oh, everybody knows that." But...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
January 18, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--APPLE'S LATEST TUNE PLAYER COMES WITH SENSE OF STYLE: Apple's new iPod Shuffle is about to be the next must-have product. Worn around the neck on a...

Duluth, Minn., home prices are rising more slowly than in past.
January 18, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The bubble has burst. The Duluth, Minn.-area real estate industry saw an increase in single-family existing home sales during 2004, but the...

Seminole tribal casinos in Florida should be taxed, IRS rules.
January 18, 2005... By John Holland, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Seminole leaders are confident the bonds used to build their new hotels and casinos are not taxable, but said others involved in the deal would have...

Porterville, Calif., florist returns to Washington to help Bush's inaugural.
January 18, 2005... By Diwata Fonte, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Four years ago, Diana Merzoian was left "speechless" as a volunteer arranging flowers for President Bush's inauguration. "It was absolutely...

Fresno, Calif., medical waste firm started with quartet of friends.
January 18, 2005... By Tracy Correa, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Nearly two years ago, four friends in their 30s quit their jobs after one of them suggested they venture into a growing industry: medical waste. ...

Growth seen at Fayetteville, N.C., industrial park near airport.
January 18, 2005... By Michael Clinebell, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--A local development company is starting to see growth in a private industrial park near the airport. BG Properties LLC has sold a third...

Fayetteville, N.C., woman lured into giving personal bank info over phone.
January 18, 2005... By Catherine Pritchard, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The 76-year-old Fayetteville resident is sure she wouldn't have fallen for it -- if the man on the phone hadn't gotten her so angry. ...

Author tells how to manage one's own career.
January 18, 2005... By Teresa M. McAleavy, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--If you've vowed to make 2005 the year to get your career in order, it's time to focus on "enlightened self-interest." It may sound like...

Exelon takes over Salem County, N.J., nuclear power plants.
January 18, 2005... By Bob Ivry, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--TRENTON, N.J. -- Chicago-based Exelon Corp., the nation's largest nuclear power company, took over Salem County's beleaguered trio of nuclear plants...

Surprise spending delights National Retail Federation conference.
January 18, 2005... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The nation's leading retail group warned Monday that 2005 will be a tough sell compared to 2004, but it added a hopeful message: Never...

New Jersey-based discount retailer Amazing Savings to close stores.
January 18, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Amazing Savings plans to close stores in Closter, Edgewater, Hackensack, North Bergen and more than 60 other locations. The discount retailer, which filed last...

Houston Chronicle computing column.
January 18, 2005... By Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Microsoft is nothing if not relentless. Although the initial version of Windows XP Media Center Edition flopped, the software giant's third try at the...

Continental makes more cuts.
January 18, 2005... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Continental Airlines unveiled additional salary and benefit cuts affecting thousands of employees on Monday, as it tries to reach its goal of half a...

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
January 18, 2005... By Anne Belli, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--DNA TESTING CROSSES PATHS WITH GENEALOGY: Bennett Greenspan had hit a dead end. Years of researching his family tree through records and documents revealed...

Houston's new offshore drilling rig signals strong oil and gas business.
January 18, 2005... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--You can see it from a mile away, an oil derrick sticking up from between the jumble of metal buildings, cranes and concrete silos that line the Houston Ship...

Owners of downtown Jacksonville, Fla., sites take Super Bowl temporary tenants.
January 18, 2005... By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Like several property owners in downtown Jacksonville, John McManus is banking on the Super Bowl to fill some empty storefronts. ...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., local stocks column.
January 18, 2005... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--REALTY TRUST, INVESTORS ARE AT ODDS OVER STOCK LIMIT: A Connecticut group wants Kansas City-based Maxus Realty Trust Inc. to waive a rule so it can buy...

Many area companies are an active part of a thriving industry.
January 18, 2005... By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--For generations, the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence has been the region's most recognizable defense contractor. But it only is one of...

Layoffs from electronics plant fire threaten Annville, Ky.-area businesses.
January 18, 2005... By Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--ANNVILLE, Ky. -- As acrid gray-black smoke from the ruins of the Mid-South Electronics plant drifted into the air down the road, Linda Jones sat...

New Kohl's department store in Macon, Ga., opens phone line for job inquiries.
January 18, 2005... By Wayne Crenshaw, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The new Kohl's department store on Zebulon Road is nearing its opening date, and the company announced Monday that a telephone line has been set up...

Big box retailers plan to move into near-empty Miami development.
January 18, 2005... By Elaine Walker, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--After standing almost completely vacant for years, the former Miracle Center on Coral Way is about to come back to life with large retail stores. ...

Idaho-based investment group buys SouthTrust Tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
January 18, 2005... By Patrick Danner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--An Idaho real estate investment group has paid almost $61 million for the SouthTrust Tower, the second-largest commercial real estate deal ever for downtown...

Only 26 percent of U.S. employers observe M.L. King Jr. Day as paid holiday.
January 18, 2005... By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Some Milwaukee-area businesses closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but a national survey suggests that the share of organizations giving...

Mergers are hot, as bidding for Wisconsin-based paint maker Raabe shows.
January 18, 2005... By Avrum D. Lank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The sale of the Raabe Corp. by its longtime owners at auction last November drew seven hungry buyers and a good price. The Menomonee Falls paint...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stanley Miller II column.
January 18, 2005... By Stanley Miller II, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--LAS VEGAS -- A LOT FROM A LITTLE: The artists who design our high-tech toys are making the next generation of gadgets smaller, lighter, with...

U.S., European retail giants rally support for new product-tagging system.
January 18, 2005... By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEW YORK -- Three of the world's largest retailers were drumming up support Monday for RFID technology, a product tagging system that they say...

Trial of former WorldCom CEO starts this week.
January 18, 2005... By Pradnya Joshi, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Could one executive's hubris be responsible for the fraud that led to the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history? That's what prosecutors will try to...

Israeli firm to market generic version of Pfizer antifungal drug.
January 18, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--An Israeli pharmaceutical company said Monday that it has been awarded approval to market a generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s antifungal drug...

East Lyme, Conn., IGA grocery store in Flanders area gets filmed for it fame.
January 18, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--EAST LYME, Conn. -- A film crew will spend today at the Tri Town Foods store in the Flanders section to tape a video of the award-winning store...

Norfolk, Va.-based maritime security firm helps seafarers get shore passes.
January 18, 2005... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- It used to be that the thousands of seafarers who came into Hampton Roads annually could get temporary shore passes to get...

Northrop Grumman taps new chief financial officer.
January 18, 2005... Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Northrop Grumman announced Monday that Wesley G. Bush, the president of Northrop's space technology sector, was tapped as the Los Angeles-based company's new chief...

Union leaders' pay raise rejected in Newport News, Va., local vote.
January 18, 2005... By Peter Dujardin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The membership of Local 8888 of the United Steelworkers of America on Saturday voted down a proposed change to the...

Airbus to unveil world's largest passenger jet, exceeding Boeing 747 in size.
January 18, 2005... By Lore Croghan, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Its wings span the length of a football field -- a double-decker giant that's the largest passenger airliner ever built. And it's headed our way -- to...

Golden Globes permit Miramax executives to exit on a high note.
January 18, 2005... By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The Weinsteins are flying out of Disney in first class. With three Golden Globe awards for "The Aviator" -- including best drama -- Harvey and Bob...

Orange County, Calif., posts worst December new home sales since 1993 recession.
January 18, 2005... By Hang Nguyen, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Orange County home builders posted the worst December sales in 11 years as many shoppers are reluctant to pay the high prices. Builders...

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
January 18, 2005... By Jonathan Lansner, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--JUNE 10 WAS PERHAPS HOME PRICES' PEAK: June 10, 2004, was a typical hot, hazy late-spring day for business in Orange County. ...

Orange County, Calif., housing market has wild year in 2004.
January 18, 2005... By Hang Nguyen, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Home sellers kicked off 2004 as king of the local real-estate market. By summer, power was snatched back by those who could afford to...

National retailers fear consumer spending will dampen results in 2005.
January 18, 2005... By Jeffrey Sheban, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEW YORK -- Let the hangover begin. As the nation's retailers close the books on their best sales year since 1999, experts are warning that...

New York hosts retail trade show; clothing for large women is huge this year.
January 18, 2005... By Jeffrey Sheban, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The 94th version of the National Retail Federation's annual conference and trade show, held in New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, is...

Orlando, Fla., Super Show debuts newest sporting goods gear.
January 18, 2005... By Jerry W. Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The sporting-goods industry pitched some of its newest toys to retailers, distributors, marketers and others Monday, with many of the products...

The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
January 18, 2005... By Jeff Brown, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Let's see... Should I put 10 percent of my portfolio into stocks? Or 90 percent? And should the rest go to bonds or cash? Or in a coffee can buried...

Tinicum Capital to acquire Penn Engineering.
January 18, 2005... By Akweli Parker, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. said yesterday that it would be bought by PEM Holding Co., an affiliate of New York-based private equity firm...

Downtown Philadelphia law firm cashes in on pension-investor lawsuits.
January 18, 2005... By Joseph N. DiStefano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--It's been a heady two weeks for the Center City law firm of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, which specializes in suing poor-performing companies on...

Corporate tsunami aid is fine, responsible investing is better, advocates say.
January 18, 2005... By Todd Mason, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--U.S. corporations have generously aided Asian nations affected by last month's earthquake and tidal wave. But there's more to good corporate...

US Airways ground workers vote on contract to put themselves out of work.
January 18, 2005... The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--US Airways airplane cleaners faced a tough task yesterday -- casting a contract vote that would put them out of a job. "That's the first time I voted yes to lose my...

Verizon Online to partner with Yahoo for broadband service.
January 18, 2005... By Tony Gnoffo, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Verizon Online will try to lure subscribers to its high-speed Internet service by partnering with Yahoo to provide an enhanced online experience. ...

AT&T Wireless to switch North Carolina customers to regional provider SunCom.
January 18, 2005... By John Murawski, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Over the coming months, 211,000 customers of AT&T Wireless in the Triangle and other parts of the state will find out they're not with the...

Riverside, Calif.-based Fleetwood Enterprises to offer RV timeshares.
January 18, 2005... By Jonathan Shikes, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Consumers interested in taking vacations in recreational vehicles but who don't want to own them will have a new option under a...

San Jose, Calif.-based software maker Adobe Systems names new president, COO.
January 18, 2005... By Dan Lee, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Adobe Systems on Monday promoted one of its longtime executives, Shantanu Narayen, to president and chief operating officer of the San Jose software...

Yahoo, Verizon team to offer co-branded broadband Internet access.
January 18, 2005... By Michael Bazeley, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Replicating its successful partnership with SBC Communications, Yahoo said Monday that it has signed an agreement with Verizon Communications...

Intel reorganizes its businesses to focus on customer use of products.
January 18, 2005... By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Intel on Monday announced a broad reorganization to focus on how customers use the chip giant's products. "The new organization will help...

Oracle-PeopleSoft to be 'launched' as one new company.
January 18, 2005... By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The bruising takeover battle is over. The blood-letting of 5,000 layoffs has started. Now comes the "soft" sell -- Oracle's strategic sweet talk...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Silicon Valley Dispatches column.
January 18, 2005... By Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--THE ART OF TRICKING OUT COMPUTERS: You know how it is, sitting in front of that boring beige computer box all day. Makes you want to cut a big...

Electronic Arts scores exclusive sports video games licensing deal with ESPN.
January 18, 2005... By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Electronic Arts on Monday flexed its muscle in sports video games, announcing an exclusive license to use the ESPN logo on its games for the...

Stockton, Calif., agricultural expo features recycling, tractor-pull contest.
January 18, 2005... By Reed Fujii, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--They say the only thing constant is change. So it is for the annual Stockton Ag Expo. When this year's 29th edition opens today at the San...

Study shows health care improvement in Missouri hospitals.
January 18, 2005... By Judith Vandewater, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--A sharper focus on quality led to improved care at Missouri hospitals, according to a study being released today by Primaris, a Medicare...

ID theft war expands: Banks' tokens offer half-ounce of prevention.
January 18, 2005... By Sheryl Jean, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--The latest weapon deployed in the war against online fraud is the size of a key chain. Big banks U.S. Bancorp and Wachovia Corp. and online...

Plymouth, Minn.-based Comm-Works acquires government contractors.
January 18, 2005... By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--Plymouth-based Comm-Works Inc., a fast-growing firm that built its business helping corporations maintain their telephone and computer...