Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 20 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 20 2004

Eckerd plans drugstore in Allentown, Pa.
July 20, 2004

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Retail Watch column.
July 20, 2004

General Electric to sell Augusta, Ga., aviation services firm to Carlyle Group.
July 20, 2004

Augusta, Ga.'s Better Business Bureau office closes.
July 20, 2004

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, business calendar column.
July 20, 2004... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--TODAY: Mayor Mark Begich delivers his "State of the City" address at noon at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce meeting, at the Egan Center, 555 W. Fifth Ave....

Clear Channel to limit commercials.
July 20, 2004

CORRECTION: USDA slow to pay settlement, black farmers group claims.
July 20, 2004

Online overhaul a winner for Home Depot.
July 20, 2004

Political ad agencies flood airwaves as clock runs down.
July 20, 2004

Finance fallout boosts Santa Barbara, Calif., investment research firm.
July 20, 2004

Port of Beaumont, Texas, increases payments for loading/unloading contractor.
July 20, 2004

Some Jefferson County, Texas, utility customers could pay higher monthly bills.
July 20, 2004

Connecticut suffers jobs setback as 4,200 positions are lost in June.
July 20, 2004

Shelton, Conn.-based semiconductor products firm narrows quarterly losses.
July 20, 2004

Defense firm to move into Mississippi's Stennis Space Center.
July 20, 2004

Biloxi, Miss.-area gambling revenue surges 8.2 percent in first two quarters.
July 20, 2004

Historic Tivoli Hotel in Biloxi, Miss., not likely to become condominiums.
July 20, 2004

Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum has record second quarter earnings.
July 20, 2004

Retail jobs in Bakersfield, Calif., area draw numerous applicants.
July 20, 2004

San Joaquin Valley, Calif., utility services company needs outdoors linemen.
July 20, 2004

Closed eatery's staff offered new jobs in Edwardsville, Ill.
July 20, 2004

Boulder, Colo.-based Carrier Access loses three executives.
July 20, 2004

High condo demand fuels plans for new development in Manatee County, Fla.
July 20, 2004

Bradenton, Fla., medical center expansion to help patients, environment.
July 20, 2004

Brownsville, Texas, shrimp processor receives 25,000 pounds since season began.
July 20, 2004

Bonus, change in contract wording may help end strike at Stillwater Mining.
July 20, 2004

Black & Decker buys Minnesota-based tool business for $775 million.
July 20, 2004

Shares of Baltimore money manager Legg Mason sink on disappointing profits.
July 20, 2004

Former executive sues Mercantile Bankshares for $240 million.
July 20, 2004

Mold's peril unproven but best to prevent it.
July 20, 2004

Las Vegas tourism, transit officials express high hopes for new monorail.
July 20, 2004

Baltimore officials worry about effect of latest accident on tourism industry.
July 20, 2004

Oracle bid focused executives' paranoia, documents reveal.
July 20, 2004

Restoration of salt ponds begins in San Francisco Bay.
July 20, 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
July 20, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--BUILDER PUSHES UPTOWN ON UP: Fifteen years ago, Pete Verna built a four-story parking garage at Third and Caldwell streets with the dream of someday...

North Carolina theme park workers told to exit after shift ends.
July 20, 2004

Wachovia is urged by community group to make record $900 billion pledge.
July 20, 2004

Jurors head to Greenville, S.C., for securities fraud trial.
July 20, 2004

Delta Air Lines loses almost $2 billion in second quarter.
July 20, 2004

Verizon expands its plans for fiber-optic broadband service.
July 20, 2004

Detroit residents offer ideas to beautify cement silos.
July 20, 2004

Michigan's HMOs are getting stronger, more profitable.
July 20, 2004

Name of Central Carolina Bank to change after SunTrust merger.
July 20, 2004

Stock of Monticello, N.Y.-based Empire Resorts falls on news of debt issue.
July 20, 2004

Duluth, Minn., studies to look at port corrosion, bulk clay's impact.
July 20, 2004

Port Authority assists two Duluth, Minn., businesses with expansion plans.
July 20, 2004

Grand Rapids, Minn.-based ASV buys North Dakota vehicle parts maker.
July 20, 2004

Minnesota wood mill operator Potlatch reports net earnings of $49.6 million.
July 20, 2004

Roller-coaster enthusiasts flock to Pennsylvania park for Bluestreak Challenge.
July 20, 2004

Erie, Pa., manufacturing leaders, lawmaker discuss world trade issues.
July 20, 2004

Kerry's brother looks for Jewish support in Florida.
July 20, 2004

Israel-U.S. group unveils plan for $1 billion in Miami real-estate investments.
July 20, 2004

Clovis, Calif.-based bank to expand with first acquisition.
July 20, 2004

Olive growers in Tulare County, Calif., seek solution to fruit fly problem.
July 20, 2004

Orangeburg, S.C., construction firm's leader to head builders association.
July 20, 2004

Calhoun County, S.C., officials take economic development issues to Washington.
July 20, 2004

The Boston Globe Boston Capital column.
July 20, 2004

For some, child care will be a major issue during Democratic convention.
July 20, 2004

Labor relations board says graduate students cannot form unions.
July 20, 2004

Mutual-fund firms battled market timing.
July 20, 2004

Williamsport, Pa., firm to work on wastewater facility at U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
July 20, 2004

Webster Financial buys First City Bank of New Britain, Conn.
July 20, 2004

Boeing picks firm to provide aircraft's emergency power system.
July 20, 2004

Windsor, Conn.-based financial software firm SS&C posts higher profits.
July 20, 2004

Connecticut suffers employment reversal in June.
July 20, 2004

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., business briefs column.
July 20, 2004

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., John McCluskey column.
July 20, 2004

Healthy breakfast becomes expensive way to start day.
July 20, 2004

Influential regional group sees no need for football stadium in New York City.
July 20, 2004

Internet clicks for used-car dealer in Hamilton, Ohio.
July 20, 2004

Houston Chronicle computing column.
July 20, 2004

Lay's lawyer 'bitter' about prosecutors' plan to indict former Enron chair.
July 20, 2004

Demand pushes Houston-area home prices to record high.
July 20, 2004

Russians say talks with Houston's Marathon Oil are suspended.
July 20, 2004

Jacksonville, Fla., airport to offer ground-handling services.
July 20, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, In the Pipeline column.
July 20, 2004

Logistics firm says Jacksonville, Fla., attorneys are stalling deal.
July 20, 2004

Aquila to pay $600 million in settlement.
July 20, 2004

Regulators have questions for Gold Banc's suitors.
July 20, 2004

Missouri allows HCA hospital in Independence.
July 20, 2004

Salina, Kan., annexes 76-acre tract for housing, commercial development.
July 20, 2004

Publisher buys Chapman, Kan., newspaper from state press foundation.
July 20, 2004

Sexually explicit store fights restrictions in Dickinson County, Kan.
July 20, 2004

Salina, Kan., seeks to boost city's street-repair budget.
July 20, 2004