Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 15 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 15 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
July 15, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Kansas City wheat futures prices closed slightly higher Monday in a post-harvest rally. Chicago wheat futures finished mixed. Chicago...

The Macon Telegraph, Ga., Business Briefs Column.
July 15, 2003... By Maggie Large, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--COLONY BANKCORP REPORTS $1.66 MILLION IN EARNINGS: Fitzgerald-based Colony Bankcorp reported a 5.25 percent increase in second-...uarter earnings...

The Miami Herald Announces Staff Changes.
July 15, 2003... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--The Herald on Monday announced a senior management team of veteran and prize-winning journalists to lead the newsroom and expand news-gathering operations...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Edward D. Murphy Column.
July 15, 2003... By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Monsanto's lawsuit against Oakhurst Dairy charges the dairy with unfair business practices and unfair competition, but the dispute might...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jack Sirard Column.
July 15, 2003... By Jack Sirard, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Bill Nygren likes to add to his portfolio in much the same manner as the Oakland A's build their roster. The A's, he says, have been successful...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
July 15, 2003... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--FINANCIAL STOCKS ARE ON THE MONEY: Stocks closed higher in moderate trading Monday, led by gains in financial-services and technology stocks. Quarterly...

Chicago Tribune Marketing Column.
July 15, 2003... By Jim Kirk, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--In the latest example of how automobile giants are stretching to form marketing partnerships with companies beyond the auto world, Apple Computer and Volkswagen...

Chicago Tribune Retail Notebook Column.
July 15, 2003... By Lorene Yue, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Regrouping time is over for the minds behind the Signature Room restaurant. Infusion Management Group Inc., which has owned and operated the restaurant on...

Chicago Tribune Carol Kleiman Worklife Column.
July 15, 2003... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Here's what's happening on the ever-changing road of balancing professional and personal responsibilities: The "broken path." What's the opposite of...

The Wichita Eagle, Kan., What's New Column.
July 15, 2003... By Carrie Rengers, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--SPAT DOESN'T KEEP SCOOTER STORE CLOSED FOR LONG: Vespa Wichita reopened Monday as abruptly as it closed last week. Owner Blake Himmelwright, who...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Chris Lester Column.
July 15, 2003... By Chris Lester, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--RATING THE REFINANCING SPREE OF '03: By my best guess, the refinancing binge of 2003 peaked sometime around June 13 -- probably over the lunch...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Business Briefs Column.
July 15, 2003... The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--JOHN KORSMO CONSTRUCTION WINS TWO SAFETY AWARDS: John Korsmo Construction of Tacoma has been named winner of two 2003 Excellence in Construction Awards given...

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column.
July 15, 2003... By David Greising, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--President Bush is a free trader through and through. Or at least until he gets to the steel states, anyway. At that point, President Bush becomes a...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
July 15, 2003... By Denyse Clark, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--MANAGER NAMED AT LAKE WYLIE OFFICE: Larry E. Nelson has been named general manager of Prudential Carolinas Realty's Lake Wylie office at 4937...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
July 15, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--The departure of Historic South End's executive director has prompted its board to examine how it will handle staffing and administration in the...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Capitol Column.
July 15, 2003... By Dan Kane, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Rep. Cary Allred keeps earning his reputation of zagging while others zig. When the House of Representatives voted last week to end the...

The San Diego Union-Tribune Business People Column.
July 15, 2003... The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--ALAN J. LEWIS has been appointed to the board of directors for Quorex Pharmaceuticals. He is president of the signal research division of Celgene Corp. Send...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Business Buzz Column.
July 15, 2003... The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Fewer dark store fronts will greet shoppers at Marigold Center come August when three vacant spaces fill with new tenants. Papa Murphy's Pizza -- a...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Work Space Column.
July 15, 2003... By AnnMarie Cornejo, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Sharon Harvey fondly recalls sitting under her grandmother's sewing machine as a toddler and sewing her own doll clothes. That...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Dan Walters Column.
July 15, 2003... By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--Gray Davis, likely the first California governor to face a recall election, desperately needs the state fiscal crisis to disappear, but his...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.
July 15, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--WACKENHUT GETS CONTRACT: Wackenhut Corrections Corp. (WHC) has won a potential five-year, $35 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security to house female...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.
July 15, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--FREE ICE AIMS TO KEEP FISH FRESH: A Dillingham-based fisheries organization is supplying free ice to Bristol Bay commercial fishermen to help keep sockeye salmon...

Salt Lake Tribune's Owner Seeks to Block Delay in Newspaper's Sale.
July 15, 2003... By Glen Warchol, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--The owner of The Salt Lake Tribune is squaring off in court with the newspaper's former owner, which is trying to postpone a closing date on its...