Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 25 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 25 2005

Leaders give OK for Starbucks to move into Richmond County site.
January 25, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Richmond County officials have approved developers' plans to build a Starbucks store near the intersection of Washington Road and Interstate 20. ...

Cingular to trim more jobs.
January 25, 2005... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Cingular Wireless, which Monday posted a fourth-quarter loss of $497 million, will eliminate more jobs in metro Atlanta on top of the 57 it...

Spammers, EarthLink settle.
January 25, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Two defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by EarthLink -- including a man considered to be one the world's most prolific spammers -- have agreed...

Flowers Foods stays ahead of grain.
January 25, 2005... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- George E. Deese knows you can't live on bread alone. He just wants you to eat more of it. The last few years have...

UPS brushes up on China.
January 25, 2005... By Dave Hirschman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The UPS executive's business meeting was a disaster from the start -- and he didn't even know it. From the moment Marc Roth casually told...

Virgin Records snares Jermaine Dupri.
January 25, 2005... By Nick Marino, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Rapper and producer Jermaine Dupri, the hit-making founder of Atlanta hip-hop and R&B record label So So Def, has been named president of...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 25, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--DULL EARNINGS FUEL ANOTHER MARKET DECLINE: The stock market extended its January dive on Monday on a mix of bad corporate news -- especially in...

Casino revenue sees growth in Mississippi.
January 25, 2005... The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Casino revenue for 2004 was up slightly over the previous year in Mississippi casinos on the Coast and in the river counties. Total gross revenue from gambling...

Drug test center is opened by specialist.
January 25, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Breese chiropractor Clinton Smith has established a drug and alcohol testing center near his new chiropractic office in Shiloh. SafeLink Inc. is...

City workers want burden of higher health costs shared.
January 25, 2005... By Patrick J. Powers, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS -- City employees realize increasing health insurance costs have strained the city's budget, they just don't want to be...

Tide promises energy saving washes.
January 25, 2005... By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Procter & Gamble Co. on Monday started rolling out a new product it claims will radically change one of life's constant tasks and an industry in...

Fisherman Joe's reopens; Owner hopes to hook customers with later hours.
January 25, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--BRADENTON -- Fisherman Joe's Galley Grill is back in business with a larger space, which owner Joe McDonald said he needed to keep up with...

Charter service gets OK to build hangar at SRQ.
January 25, 2005... By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--BRADENTON -- Rectrix Aerodrome Center Inc. received approval Monday to operate permanently at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, despite...

Ribbon cutting for cross-county bus route.
January 25, 2005... By Kevin Garcia, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The new RioGulf Coast Route, a public transportation system stretching from the border to the coast, was officially unveiled Monday providing a...

UTB-TSC hits 12,000 student enrollment.
January 25, 2005... By Ildefonso Ortiz, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Enrollment at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has shot up by 9 percent for the spring semester -- a record...

Houston-based nonprofit to take over many of AmeriDebt's clients.
January 25, 2005... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--GREENBELT -- A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge yesterday approved the transfer of thousands of clients from AmeriDebt to a Houston-based nonprofit, leaving...

The Baltimore Sun Bill Atkinson column.
January 25, 2005... By Bill Atkinson, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--FORMER SPY TO IGNITE SPARKS AT PHH: A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard, the former investment banker and CIA spymaster, can break boards with his hands, trained with...

Maryland insurers pass on HMO tax to premium-paying customers.
January 25, 2005... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Less than two weeks after the state legislature imposed a 2 percent tax on HMO premiums to help doctors pay malpractice costs, insurers have started...

Hagerstown, Md.-based leather firm lays off workers at Williamsport facility.
January 25, 2005... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--One of Washington County's largest employers is shutting down a manufacturing operation that employs nearly 160, its union said yesterday. GST...

Legg Mason's quarterly earnings surge 39 percent.
January 25, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Legg Mason Inc. reported yesterday that its quarterly earnings shot up 39 percent as the Baltimore-based asset management company attracted more investor...

Venture capital investment in Maryland firms rebounds from 3-year skid.
January 25, 2005... By William Patalon III, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Venture capital investment in Maryland firms rebounded in 2004, reversing a three-year decline that mirrored a national trend and hinting at better...

Deal reached in grocery contract talks.
January 25, 2005... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--After nearly five months of negotiations, Bay Area grocery unions and three major supermarkets reached a tentative contract settlement...

California unions look to cut health costs.
January 25, 2005... By Judy Silber, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--In an attempt to fight rapidly rising health care costs, unions representing more than 500,000 California members are forming a...

Mergers not culling herd of North Carolina banks.
January 25, 2005... By Binyamin Appelbaum, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The number of banks serving North Carolina has held steady at about 130 over the past decade, even as consolidation has whittled the ranks...

Autumn brought shuffle of listeners to Charlotte radio.
January 25, 2005... By Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Format and talent changes led to a turbulent autumn on Charlotte's radio dial with pop powerhouse WNKS-FM ("Kiss" 95.1) tumbling from third to...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
January 25, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--SLOWER JOB GROWTH IN '04 STILL NOT BAD: The number of jobs announced in Mecklenburg dropped to 11,761 in 2004, nearly 27.3 percent below the...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., US Airways briefs column.
January 25, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--AIRLINE FORECASTS CLEAR SKIES IN ADS: In big newspaper ads Monday and e-mails to customers over the weekend, US Airways has begun proclaiming that it forecasts "clear...

Glisson files answer to civil suit, denies liability.
January 25, 2005... Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--In an answer filed Monday to the U.S. District Court lawsuit filed by the widow of Kenneth Walker, former Muscogee County Deputy Sheriff David Glisson asked for...

Supreme Court rules against anti-abortion license plates in S.C.
January 25, 2005... By Clif LeBlanc, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that overturned South Carolina's attempt to allow "Choose Life" license plates, but anti-abortion...

Venture Industries' bankruptcy plan out; auction likely.
January 25, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The murky future of troubled Macomb County auto supplier Venture Industries got murkier as a bankruptcy judge denied the company's plan to exit...

Detroit casinos' revenue hits $1.18 billion jackpot.
January 25, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Detroit's three casinos raked in more than $1.18 billion in 2004, a 5.2-percent increase, with both MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity increasing revenues while...

8,000 Ford workers to go wireless.
January 25, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is cutting the cords that connect thousands of its employees to their desks. Ford has contracted with Sprint Corp. to ditch...

Gannett, HomeTown deal is under review.
January 25, 2005... By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The U.S. Department of Justice acknowledged Monday it is conducting an anti-trust review of the proposed purchase of HomeTown Communications Network...

Health costs top threat to profits.
January 25, 2005... By Kim Norris, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Health care costs are moving front and center as the single biggest factor impacting corporate profits and U.S. companies' inability to compete globally. ...

Registration of Iraqi voters up over weekend.
January 25, 2005... By Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--After a slow start, the number of Iraqi Americans registering to vote in Michigan has jumped. Sunday was the biggest day yet for voter turnout, with...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 25, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--DON'T WHINE OVER DETROIT AND ITS CLOUT: Woe is us. The 40th Super Bowl is coming to town next year and, oh, dear, we're sure to make a mess of it. ...

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
January 25, 2005... By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--MAC MINI WILL TEMPT PC USERS TO TRY APPLE: The designers at Apple Computer have come up with another mini that's going to be huge. If you've never been...

Bank makes major typo on earnings.
January 25, 2005... By Michael Levensohn, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Provident Bancorp announced yesterday that it made a million-dollar typo in its earnings release issued Friday. According to...

Energy partnership declares dividend.
January 25, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Enbridge Energy Partners LP announced Monday it will make a fourth-quarter cash distribution of 92.5 cents per unit, payable Feb. 14, to investors of record on Feb....

Minnesota Medical Association offers health care system reform plan.
January 25, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The Minnesota Medical Association has a plan for reforming the state's health care system. Adopting the "Physicians' Plan for a Healthy Minnesota" would provide...

Parent of specialty Web sites doubles revenue.
January 25, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Duluth, Minn.-based Thralow Inc., the parent company of 19 specialty Web sites including Peepers.com, Telescopes.com and Binoculars.com, more than doubled its 2004...

Use caution when choosing a preparer.
January 25, 2005... By Peter Panepento, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Looking for the 411 on how to decipher your 1040? Searching to schedule an appointment with someone well versed in the Schedule C? If you...

Fort Lauderdale airport reports record number of passengers.
January 25, 2005... By Niala Boodhoo, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Low-cost airlines and more international passengers helped annual growth at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to triple in 2004 from...

Business, civic leaders head to Sacramento to protect manufacturing base.
January 25, 2005... By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--More than two dozen business and civic leaders from Fresno County will meet with state legislators next month in an effort to make California more business...

Officials, groups seek to settle clean air suit.
January 25, 2005... By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Federal officials met with local and state environmental groups last week in an effort to settle a lawsuit that accuses the government of...

Watchdogs say builders' campaign cash put consumers at disadvantage.
January 25, 2005... By Jay Root, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--AUSTIN, Texas -- It's supposed to be the American dream, but owning a home can be a nightmare in Texas because builders have used millions in...

Union Pacific's net income falls sharply to $79 million.
January 25, 2005... By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--FORT WORTH -- Union Pacific Corp. reported Monday that fourth-quarter profit dropped sharply from a year ago. The railroad, based in Omaha, Neb.,...

Car wash offers place to bathe dirty dogs.
January 25, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--If you own a dog, you know what it's like to give Fido a bath in a bathtub built for humans, or with a hose on the driveway. Frankly, it's...

Bowl goers pay plenty; Airfares, hotels, tickets don't come cheap.
January 25, 2005... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--It's the in-season for travel to Florida, especially if you're a Philadelphia Eagles fan. But at this point, you almost have to make a...

Pennsylvania report evaluates role of technology.
January 25, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Pennsylvania is doing well in some sectors of modern technology but lagging behind in others, according to a report released Monday by the...

State Jobs Grow -- But Barely.
January 25, 2005... By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Connecticut added a disappointing 600 jobs in December as the state continued to struggle to regain employment lost in the last recession....

Venture investing up for year in Connecticut.
January 25, 2005... By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Despite a fourth-quarter dip, venture-capital investment in Connecticut and the nation rose in 2004 -- the second straight annual increase for the...

Hackensack advertising agency scores big, wins Subway account.
January 25, 2005... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Willie Randolph and Joe Torre will join forces in a new Subway Series -- a series of commercials for Subway Restaurants in the metropolitan...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., openings and expansions column.
January 25, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--THE MEDICAL PRACTICE of Drs. Krishna Bhaskarabhatla and Kausalya Chennapragada is at 547 Union Blvd., Totowa. Their specialty is family and internal medicine,...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
January 25, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--RICK ANNIS of Old Tappan was appointed vice president of finance for Yeshiva University in Manhattan. Annis has 25 years' experience in directing fiscal operations...

Merck, agency to test HIV vaccine.
January 25, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Merck & Co. and the National Institutes of Health on Monday announced the start of a large clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of one...

Panasonic's new cop-car camera is cutting edge.
January 25, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Police cruisers come packed with technology these days, and Panasonic is hoping law-enforcement officers will be enticed by its latest...

Average New Jersey property tax bill rose 6.3 percent in 2004.
January 25, 2005... By Scott Fallon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--New Jersey residents paid an average of $328 more in property taxes in 2004, a 6.3 percent increase from 2003, according to data released Monday...

Bankruptcy for soccer promoter.
January 25, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The Moonachie sports promotion company that brought world class soccer teams like Manchester United, Glasgow Celtic and Chelsea to the United...

Three in kickback scheme aiding feds.
January 25, 2005... By Prashant Gopal, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The former executive of a WebMD subsidiary and two cohorts who pleaded guilty this month to a massive kickback scheme are cooperating with a...

Houston Chronicle computing column.
January 25, 2005... By Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--HP MOUSE SOFTWARE NEEDS WORK: What makes your computer yours? What is the one thing that says, "This one's mine"? The answer differs. Some would say...

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
January 25, 2005... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--PARTNERSHIP'S NEW LEADER SPELLS OUT THE PRIORITIES: Jodie Jiles took the reins of the Greater Houston Partnership earlier this month and became the business...

Venezuela out to get better deals by rewriting contracts for oil.
January 25, 2005... By Lynn J. Cook, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Houston companies like ConocoPhillips and Harvest Natural Resources have hit the wall in Venezuela as the country demands better terms on old oil contracts....

Houston port eclipses several records.
January 25, 2005... By Miriam Moynihan, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The steady increase in container shipping, along with a healthy rise in steel imports, helped the Port of Houston set several records in 2004. New...

Jacksonville, Fla., airport agency executive receives raise, bonus.
January 25, 2005... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--John Clark, executive director of the Jacksonville Airport Authority, received a raise and bonus Monday that continues to make him one...

Pittsburgh-based broadcaster out to grab more air space along First Coast.
January 25, 2005... By Mark Basch, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The Jacksonville radio market has been dominated in recent years by two companies that control more than three-quarters of the market's...

Travel prices rising by the day.
January 25, 2005... By Ryan Geddes, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--On Sunday night, Hal Roseman left Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and drove straight back to his office, Rose Tours & Travel, to...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kevin Collison column.
January 25, 2005... By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--DOWNTOWN BALLPARK NOT AS FAR-FETCHED AS IT SEEMS: Don't kid yourself if you think $80 million will solve Kansas City's long-term challenge when it...

Cabinet maker to expand.
January 25, 2005... The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Crestwood Inc., which manufactures custom cabinets, will formally break ground today on a 70,000-square-foot addition to the east side of its plant at 601 E. Water Well....

Salina, Kan., to improve city park, downtown area.
January 25, 2005... By Darrin Stineman, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The city of Salina will be making improvements inside and out after Monday's city commission decision to approve spending to upgrade Jerry Ivey...

Salina, Kan., school board to vote on artificial turf.
January 25, 2005... The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--The Salina School Board is scheduled to vote at Monday's meeting whether to commit to a partially privately funded project to install artificial turf at Salina Stadium....

Students find that tsunami aid gets multiplied from matching funds.
January 25, 2005... By Sharon Montague, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Math teachers will tell you that $200 plus $200 is $400. But student leaders of a fund-raising effort at Salina South Middle School learned...

America West wants to offer more flights from L.B. Airport.
January 25, 2005... By Felix Sanchez, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--LONG BEACH -- America West Airlines has raised the ante for daily service to and from Las Vegas, adding new nonstop flights from five U.S....

Housing still on a hot streak.
January 25, 2005... By Don Jergler, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--LONG BEACH -- As the state's leading real estate organization took assessment of one of the hottest years in the housing market, a familiar...

Truck traffic at Long Beach, Calif.-area ports could double by 2030.
January 25, 2005... By Eric Johnson, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--LONG BEACH -- A port consultant told the Harbor Commission Monday that truck traffic out of the ports could nearly double by 2030, even if a...

Local students praise growth of McAllen, Texas community college.
January 25, 2005... By Kathryn Walson, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--McALLEN -- Citing competition for parking as the primary drawback of South Texas College's growth, some students said college officials are doing...

Texas officials seek to reduce pollution in Rio Grande Valley.
January 25, 2005... By Jennifer C. Smith, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--MISSION -- State and local efforts are under way to reduce high pollution levels in the Arroyo Colorado that could hurt the booming Rio Grande...

Amy's Kitchen picks contractor for Oregon organic food plant.
January 25, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Amy's Kitchen has picked S&B James Construction Co. to build its White City organic food processing plant, Chief Operations Officer Scott Reed...

Advertising agency's vice chairperson leaves after lay offs at Miami office.
January 25, 2005... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Bromley Communications Vice Chairperson Aida Levitan, one of Hispanic marketing's top names, has left the San Antonio-based agency in a downsizing of its...

Devcon security business gets boost from acquiring Adelphia's security unit.
January 25, 2005... By Patrick Danner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Deerfield Beach-based Devcon International's fledgling security business has gotten a boost with a successful bid for cable giant Adelphia Communication's...

Florida seeks balance between insurers, homeowner premium costs.
January 25, 2005... By Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--TALLAHASSEE -- Walking the tightrope between luring more insurance companies to Florida and saving homeowners money became the delicate task of a...

The Miami Herald technology queries column.
January 25, 2005... By Tim Henderson, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--QUESTION: As of a couple of days ago, I am unable to use Word 2000. I can't get into it even to write a letter. When I click on the icon, it just keeps...

F&M Bank expanding in Milwaukee, other cities.
January 25, 2005... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--F&M Bank, long known for serving small towns, plans to expand in Milwaukee and other Wisconsin cities to grab more loans and deposits. F&M wants to increase its...

Major questions surround Cablevision chairman.
January 25, 2005... By Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Last Wednesday, Cablevision chief executive James Dolan hopped the corporate jet to Denver to help clinch a deal that would mean the demise of the...