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Arts Economy Boosts Bloomington, Ind.-Area Communities.
May 13, 2003... By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Nonprofit arts organizations and audiences pump more than $44 million into the Bloomington area economy annually, proving that the arts -- in...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefs Column.
May 13, 2003... Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Personnel: NASH RETIRES FROM IRWIN FINANCIAL: John Nash, president and chief operating officer of Irwin Financial Corp. of Columbus, retired at the end of...

Discount Retailer Beall's Outlets Plans 40-Store Expansion.
May 13, 2003... By Christopher Cole, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--BRADENTON, Fla.--Meeting his quota is rarely a problem in the current buyer's market for retail space -- and Charlie Boscarino often exceeds...

Some Butte, Mo., Businesses Thrive Despite Economic Slump.
May 13, 2003... By Leslie McCartney, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--In the steady stream of unsettling economic news, the unknown fact is that several businesses in Butte are doing rather well -- some have...

Brownsville, Texas, Sales Tax Receipts Down Slightly for Month, Up for Year.
May 13, 2003... By Alison Beshur, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Brownsville's consumer confidence took a slight dip in the latest sales tax rebates handed out by the Texas Comptroller's Office. The city...

Columbia, Mo., Street Revitalization Moves Ahead.
May 13, 2003... By Steve Friedman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--With all the various beautification, historic designation and park projects going on downtown, it's been easy to forget about the Avenue of the...

Nation's Top Health Official Promises Financial Help for Detroit's Hospitals.
May 13, 2003... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The federal government's top health official promised Monday to seek aid for metro Detroit's ailing hospitals, and he has tapped a key deputy to help. Tommy Thompson,...

Unemployment Drops as Construction Resumes in Erie County, Pa.
May 13, 2003... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Carpenters Union agent Dave Bertges sent 10 fellow carpenters back to work in March as warm weather helped jump-start the Erie work force. The...

Florida Legislators Renew Debate on Whether to Raid Trust Fund for Arts.
May 13, 2003... By Jack Zink, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--A last-ditch struggle to save Florida's arts funding got a breather when the state legislature's regular session ended in disarray on May 2 -- but the...

CORRECTION: Texas Institute Gets Rare Samples from Botanist's Collection.
May 13, 2003... By Neil Strassman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, has moved an updated version of the story slugged FT-MEDICAL-PLANTS, which was sent by Knight...

Salina, Kan., Air-Traffic Controller Happy about New Digs.
May 13, 2003... By Tim Unruh, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Bruce Boyle has seen the worst and best in his two years of managing air traffic controllers in Salina. Overland Park-based Midwest ATC, which...

Concordia, Kan., Officials Feud over School Football Field Irrigation Wells.
May 13, 2003... By Tim Unruh, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--CONCORDIA, Kan.--City and school district officials are at odds here over two water wells used to irrigate football fields. Concordia School District...

Former Wisconsin Official Warns against Sale of Recreational Lands.
May 13, 2003... By Steven Walters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--MADISON, Wis.--Former Natural Resources Secretary George Meyer said Monday that a decision by Republican legislators to sell $40 million of...

ESPN Rate Hike Proposal Is Center of Dispute with Cable Operators.
May 13, 2003... By Don Walker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Trash-talking is commonplace in the sports world. Now cable operators, ESPN and legislators are woofing at each other over cable TV rates and sports...

Wisconsin Releases 50,000 Baby Sturgeon into Milwaukee River.
May 13, 2003... By Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Lake sturgeon are swimming in the Milwaukee River for the first time in more than 100 years, raising hopes of restoring a self-sustaining population of...

Couple Forged Bond with Milwaukee Foundry that Nearly Surrounds their Home.
May 13, 2003... By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--For decades, Ed and Geraldine Hanrihar have lived amid the noise, the smells and the occasional grime of the Grede foundry on Milwaukee's near south...

Milwaukee Man Trades In Heart Pump for Heart Transplant.
May 13, 2003... By John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Like the Tin Man, Steve Washington just wanted a heart, but his path to getting one was more winding than the yellow brick road. After various...

Brookfield, Wis., Redevelopment Project Comes at Higher Cost than Expected.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--BROOKFIELD, Wis.--For the city's ambitious proposal to redevelop the Brookfield Square area to succeed, a public subsidy of $45 million to $53...

SARS Cuts Short Asian Visits for Milwaukee-Area College Students.
May 13, 2003... By Marilynn Marchione, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--It's not that they aren't glad to see him. They just don't want to take the chance he might have SARS. "We're just taking precautions. We...

Department of Employment Gets New Office in Nashua, N.H.
May 13, 2003... By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--NASHUA, N.H.--The new Nashua office of the state's Dept. of Employment Security at 9 Townsend West was officially opened by state and local...

Irvine, Calif., Human-Resources Services Provider Lands Vivendi Contracts.
May 13, 2003... By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Exult Inc. of Irvine, which provides human-resources services to Fortune 500 companies, today announced contracts with Universal Music...

Utility Workers Respond Quickly to Tornado Devastation in Pekin, Ill.
May 13, 2003... By Paul Gordon, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--PEORIA, Ill.--When AmerenCILCO crews first converged on South Pekin shortly after a tornado ripped through Saturday night, they weren't concerned...

Former Aide to Help Investigation of North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner.
May 13, 2003... By Joseph Neff, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--GREENVILLE, N.C.--Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps' former campaign manager pleaded guilty Monday to six felonies and admitted...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Linda Tucci Column.
May 13, 2003... By Linda Tucci, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Look for an infusion of fresh capital and expertise for our town's Fitz's root beer. Sources say Clayton Capital Partners Inc., a local investment...

Fannie Mae Brings Big Plans to Tallahassee, Fla.
May 13, 2003... By Rachel Sams, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--High heels and loafers tramped across the pristine carpet of Toshia Butler's new house, and she didn't mind a bit. Sitting on...

Chattanooga, Tenn., Waterfront Development Plan Calls for Pedestrian Tunnel.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Pare, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Chattanooga's 21st Century Waterfront Plan calls for a pedestrian tunnel constructed beneath Riverfront Parkway in another effort to link...

Oklahoma Electric Utility Proposes Lower Rate for Public Schools.
May 13, 2003... Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--A plan that would lower electric rates for Oklahoma public schools is being proposed by OG&E Electric Services, the state's largest electric utility. Although the...

Vancouver, Wash., Restaurant Opened to Keep Laotian Family Together.
May 13, 2003... By Jonathan Nelson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Viengsavnh "Vivi" Khamkeo has struggled more than once in her life with parenting decisions. She considered sending her four children to...

Fort Irwin, Calif., Base Wrapping Up Environmental Review Needed for Expansion.
May 13, 2003... By Kelly Donovan, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--FORT IRWIN, Calif.--After years of planning an expansion of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, the environmental review process for...

Waco, Texas-Based Franchising Company Dwyer Group Agrees to Stock Buyout.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--WACO, Texas--The Dwyer Group, a Waco-based franchising company that employs 138 locally, will allow itself to be bought by Riverside Co. for $48...

Southeast Texas Agency Plans 10 Affordable Homes.
May 13, 2003... By Beth Gallaspy, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--BEAUMONT, Texas--Attempts to buy a home had ended in disappointment before, so Yvonne Scott wanted to keep plans secret from her two sons this...

Beaumont, Texas-Area Chambers, Minority Council Honors Entrepreneurs.
May 13, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--BEAUMONT, Texas--Barbara Garrett was to have picked up her diploma Saturday from Lamar University, earning her bachelor's degree in business 15...

Majority of AWOL Texas Lawmakers in Oklahoma.
May 13, 2003... The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--One answer to the mystery of the Filthy Fifty, the Fire Ants, or, collectively, Waldo - as in the children's book Where's Waldo? - could be found Monday night in an...

Plano, Texas, School District Tries High-Tech Projector.
May 13, 2003... By Kim Breen, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Lundy Forbes' kindergarten students sit with rapt attention in front of the photographs projected on a white screen. The faces of a teenager, a baby,...

Durham, N.C., Community Bank Has Successful First Two Years.
May 13, 2003... By Jeff Zimmer, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--DURHAM, N.C.--One morning in 2000, John Mallard Jr. and his wife, Meri, were sitting on their back deck in southern Durham, drinking coffee and...

CEO of Duluth, Minn.-Based Utility, Auto Vendor Defends Firm's Diversification.
May 13, 2003... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--From the day David Gartzke assumed leadership of Allete in 2001, he has talked about "unlocking the value" of the Duluth-based company, and the same subject surfaced...

Florida Philharmonic Orchestra Suspends Operations as It Looks for Funding.
May 13, 2003... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--With the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra suspending operations Friday for lack of money, a years-long funding crisis is coming to a crescendo. The key question: Where will...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Briefs Column.
May 13, 2003... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS OFF IN MARCH: In March, the dollar value of contracts issued for new construction dropped 19 percent in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area,...

Claremont, Calif., Residents Push for Expanded Freeway Noise Project.
May 13, 2003... By Mira Katz, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--CLAREMONT, Calif.-- A small group of frustrated residents succeeded in convincing the city and its consulting firm to redesign the 210...

Hoteliers Continue to Litigate over Lancaster County, Pa., Convention Center.
May 13, 2003... By John M. Spidaliere, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13-- Res adjudicata and collateral estoppel. Latin legal phrases that together mean "Stop wasting the court's time." Attorneys for the...

Lancaster County, Pa., Unemployment Rate Fell to 4.4 Percent in March.
May 13, 2003... By Tim Mekeel, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--After five consecutive months of increases, the unemployment rate in Lancaster County fell in March to 4.4 percent, the state reported today. The...

Collierville, Tenn., Posts Top Gains in Taxable Property Value over Past Year.
May 13, 2003... By Jimmie Covington, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--With new home construction continuing at a strong pace, Collierville led Shelby County's suburban municipalities in gains in the...

Memphis, Tenn., Riverboat Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection.
May 13, 2003... By Deborah M. Clubb, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Weakened by months of riverfront construction that blocked riverboat riders, the Memphis Queen Co. has filed for chapter 11 in U.S....

Proposed Missouri Legislation Would Add Red Tape for Environmentalists.
May 13, 2003... By Bill Bell Jr., St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.- State environmental regulators would have a tougher time coming up with new rules to protect water, air and soil quality under a...

Salt Lake City NASCAR Fan, Entrepreneur, Operates Miniature Racetrack.
May 13, 2003... By Kathy Gurchiek, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The sight and smells of the racetrack were a constant in Tom Perry's youth. His dad was a pit steward; his mother was secretary of the Salt Lake...

Salt Lake City Businesses Argue over Lifting Zoning Restriction for Nordstrom.
May 13, 2003... By Kathy Gurchiek, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Businesses with downtown interests are choosing sides as the Salt Lake City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, prepares for a Thursday...

More Utah Eateries Utilizing New Liquor Law Revisions.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--After striking out three times in her bid to expand The Singing Cricket Cafe's menu to include alcoholic beverages other than beer, owner Lara Kierstead...

California Nut Farm Rewarded for Improving Fox Habitat.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Lee, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Trying to give the endangered San Joaquin kit fox a safe place to hide from coyotes, owners of a large Central Valley nut farm built 25 dens on their...

Columbia, Mo., Council Leery of Parkland Purchase.
May 13, 2003... By Liz Heitzman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Some Columbia City Council members are skeptical about the possibility of purchasing parkland at the Philips tract because the land offered by the...

U.S. Denies Setting Stiffer Rules for Cuban Diplomats.
May 13, 2003... By Nancy San Martin, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The Bush administration denied a report Monday that tougher measures have been implemented against Cuban diplomats in Washington. According to The...

Raleigh, N.C., Chamber Job-Creation Program on Skids.
May 13, 2003... By J. Andrew Curliss, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--RALEIGH, N.C.--The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce acknowledged Monday that it has spent $168,000 in taxpayer money in four years on...

Aberdeen, S.D., Schools Still Waiting for Federal Internet, Telecom Aid.
May 13, 2003... By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The Aberdeen school district has yet to receive a penny in government discounts on bills for such things as Internet access. But that might...

Maryland Program Teaches Students the Rigors of Small-Business Planning.
May 13, 2003... By Dan Thanh Dang, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--It's not always the thought that counts. At a recent business plan competition at the University of Maryland College Park, young engineers and would-be...

Neighbors Voice Concern over Expansion of Baltimore Mansion.
May 13, 2003... By Trif Alatzas, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Two years of renovation at the brown and gray stone mansion at Lake and Roland avenues in North Roland Park have piqued the curiosity of neighbors and...

Federal Prosecutors in Boston Lead in Health-Fraud Cases.
May 13, 2003... By Alice Dembner, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Federal prosecutors in Boston have become the national leaders in the fight against health care fraud. In the five years ending September 2001, they...

Aide to Massachusetts Governor Says House Budget Means Medicaid Cuts.
May 13, 2003... By Rick Klein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The budget approved by the House last week is more than $300 million out of balance and deep cuts to the state's Medicaid rolls will be necessary if the...

Greeley, Colo., Small Businesses Say Wal-Mart to Bring Changes.
May 13, 2003... By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Small business owners in Greeley realize the opening of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter later this month will result in increased competition. But they...

Wal-Mart Prepares to Open Supercenter Store in Greeley, Colo.
May 13, 2003... By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Craig Strain has got his exercise the past few weeks. "I think the first day in here I put on about 16 miles," Strain said recently. He wasn't...

Growth of Owensboro, Ky., Farmers Market Prompts Move to New Site.
May 13, 2003... By Steve Vied, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Nothing against downtown, or Third Baptist Church for that matter, but the Owensboro Farmers Open-Air Market wants room to grow and a place...

Calls Raise Money for Paducah, Ky., Arts Center.
May 13, 2003... The Paducah Sun, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Paducah Symphony President John Halsell said the three-day Arts-a-Thon fund-raiser for the Four Rivers Center for the Performing Arts was on pace after one day to reach its...

Colorado Ranchers Not as Anxious to Sell Cattle as Record Drought Eases.
May 13, 2003... By Gail Pitts, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Bright, although patchy spots are beginning to show in the cattle business where sales at La Junta's two auction houses reflect the health of the...

Retailer Finds New Career in Walsenburg, Colo.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Garrett, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--WALSENBURG, Colo.--Most shoppers wouldn't expect to find a place with the diverse and unique inventory offered by Armida's Boutique in a small...

Report Says Pennsylvania's Schuylkill River, Watershed Face Threats.
May 13, 2003... By Adam Wilson, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--From Lenape Indian settlements to the industrial revolution to post-industrial society, the Schuylkill River and its 1.2 million-acre watershed have...

Greenway Chief Says Reading, Pa., Riverfront Vital to Schuylkill Corridor.
May 13, 2003... By Shaun Lockhart, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Reading's waterfront is essential to the Schuylkill River corridor, ac-cording to Kurt D. Zwikl, the new executive director of the Schuylkill River...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
May 13, 2003... By Denyse Clark, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--YORK COUNTY GUIDE APPROACHES DEADLINE: The deadline to be included in the Rock Hill/York County Tourism & Sports Commission's 2003-2004 York County...

Clover, S.C., Man Opens Food Transportation Franchise.
May 13, 2003... By Wendy Bigham, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--LAKE WYLIE, S.C.--On any given day, Troy Smith knows where about 50 trucks are located, what they're carrying, where they're going and what...

Ruling Gives Natural Gas Firm Immediate Access to Virginia Land.
May 13, 2003... By Lois Caliri, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--A federal judge ruled that East Tennessee Natural Gas can immediately seize landowners' property and then pay them so it can build a natural gas...

North Carolina Biotech Center Invests in Startup Fund.
May 13, 2003... By Kristi E. Swartz, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--A Triad seed-stage investment fund is one step nearer to closing another round with a recent investment from the N.C. Biotechnology Center. ...

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Speaks to Manufacturers in York, Pa.
May 13, 2003... By Michelle Starr, York Daily Record, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Reinvesting in Iraq is one key to rebuilding the country, former U.S. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen said Monday evening. Opportunities have...

York, Pa.-Area's Unemployment Rate Dips as Fewer Workers Look for Jobs.
May 13, 2003... By Michelle Starr, York Daily Record, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--York's unemployed workers stopped looking for work, exhausted their benefits or are moving out of the area, according to March unemployment numbers...

Lowe's Plans York County, Pa., Store.
May 13, 2003... By Sean Adkins, York Daily Record, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Wilkesboro, N.C.-based Lowe's is negotiating a deal with Q-C Enterprises to lease space within the soon-to-be renovated Delco Centre in West Manchester...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.
May 13, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--NORTHERN TESTING PLANS MERGER: Fairbanks-based Northern Testing Laboratories Inc., which also has offices in Anchorage, plans to merge with Analytica Group of...

U.S. to Unveil Orange-Tinted $20 Bill.
May 13, 2003... By John Austin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The United States might be an economic superpower, but when it comes to making money, its black, white and green color scheme pales compared...

North Carolina Tallies Jobless Funds Applied to Workers Displaced by Trade.
May 13, 2003... By Michele Abbott, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2002, the state disbursed more than $40 million in special federal unemployment insurance for workers who...

Court Rules Rhode Island Convention Center Must Release Certain Records.
May 13, 2003... By Mike Stanton, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority must release certain records regarding its financial dealings with clients who book events at the...

Freightliner to Showcase Semi-Truck Powered Partly by Fuel Cell.
May 13, 2003... By Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--James Overstreet is your typical long-haul truck idler. He idles his diesel engine nearly a third of the time he's on the road, to keep his...

Pennsylvania Utility Regulator Finds Era Dynamic for Power Industry.
May 13, 2003... By Kori Walter, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Glen R. Thomas chuckled while recounting his first brush with a Pennsylvania utility company as a 12-year-old growing up in Sinking Spring. Thomas had...

Tulsa, Okla., Coffee Shop Offers Free Wireless Web Access.
May 13, 2003... By Nicole Nascenzi, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Customers at a Tulsa coffee shop can enjoy one of the nation's hottest technology trends, wireless Internet access, and there's no charge. Although...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
May 13, 2003... Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--UPTICK IN AMGEN ON COMPETITOR'S STUDY: Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) in Thousand Oaks closed up 75 cents to $61.99 Monday. Genentech Inc. and Xoma Ltd. said they...

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business People Column.
May 13, 2003... Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.--CHUN COUNTY MANAGER AT FIRST AMERICAN TITLE: Jason Y. Chun has been named Ventura County manager for First American Title Insurance Co. The...

Ventura County, Calif., Tax Assessor's Office Qualifies for $1.5 Million Grant.
May 13, 2003... Ventura County Star, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--A periodic review of county property tax assessment practices by the state Board of Equalization has found most properties in Ventura County are being assessed...

Massey Energy May Be 'On Thin Ice," Forbes Says.
May 13, 2003... By Martyn Chase, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--Wall Street is souring on Massey Energy Co.'s prospects and the energy giant may be "skating on thin ice" with its big bet on low-sulfur coal in...

West Virginia Retiree Supplements Income with Toy Vehicles.
May 13, 2003... By Paul Wilson, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--POCA, W.Va.--After retiring, Frank Gritt needed a hobby. He started building intricate wooden toy cars, planes, boats and trains. But when he...

Union at Warren, Ohio, Steel Plant Agrees to Discuss Contract Changes.
May 13, 2003... By Cynthia Vinarsky, Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--WARREN, Ohio--Craneman Michael Riynock signed on at WCI Steel almost seven years ago. He's seen the Warren company through some good times,...