Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 6 1997

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 6 1997

Farmers Market Planned in Corbin, Kentucky.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Economic development officials in Corbin hope downtown shoppers and a farmers market will go together like homegrown tomatoes and country music. The Greater Corbin Regional Farmers Market will open for the first time...

The State, Columbia, S.C., John Welbes Column.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--IN THE 18 years since Honda of America first started manufacturing in the United States with a motorcycle plant in Marysville, Ohio, the company has established a reputation among the locals as a steady employer with popular...

Ritz Camera Centers will Buy Jackson Camera in South Carolina.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Jackson Camera will merge with Ritz Camera Centers Inc., the nation's largest camera and supply retailer, on May 19. The 11-store Jackson chain, which opened in Columbia 40 years ago, will keep its name. Ritz and...

Honda to Build Plant in Timmonsville, S.C.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... FLORENCE, S.C.--May 6--Living up to its reputation for building products where they're sold, Honda of America Manufacturing formalized a deal Monday for an all-terrain vehicle plant in the Pee Dee. The 500-acre site outside...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--RECORD GROWTH BRINGS BUNDLE OF JOBS: The Charlotte Sting won't play its first game in the Women's National Basketball Association until next month, but it has already scored with the Charlotte Chamber. The team is listed in...

Jefferson-Pilot Communications Hiring Could Signal Change.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Theresa Stone, president and chief executive officer of Chubb Life Insurance Co. of America and a mergers and acquisition veteran, was named Monday to succeed veteran Bill Blackwell as president of Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co....

Farmers Praise Fresno, Calif., IRS Office.(Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--What's this? High praise for the Internal Revenue Service. "The Fresno office of the IRS has taken the idea of command and control, and dumped it into the trash can," said Manuel Cunha Jr., president of the Nisei Farmers League. ...

Wichita, Kan., Pizza Hut Founder Has Come Full Circle.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Frank Carney has had plenty of defining moments in his life. Few, though, completed a circle for him, for Wichita and for the pizza industry the way Pizza Hut did in 1995. That's when the company Carney co-founded with his...

Repair Company Survives ValuJet Disaster -- but Just Barely.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 6, 1997... MIAMI--May 6--A year ago, SabreTech's aviation repair station in Miami bustled with activity. Its airline customers -- ValuJet, Carnival and American -- had brought in their aircraft for heavy maintenance work. The nationally known...

In South Carolina Resort, Sending Dead Bodies Home for Becomes a Niche Market.(Originated from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 5--Funeral homes along the Grand Strand are making big money sending dead tourists and retirees to their final resting place. Each year, an estimated 475 bodies are sent out of Horry County for burial, usually in the dead...

Florida Jury Hands Tobacco Industry a Stunning Victory.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 6, 1997... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--May 5--In a two-word verdict -- "no," and "no," -- a jury of five women and one man handed a stunning victory to the tobacco industry Monday, in a wrongful death suit filed by relatives of Jean Connor, a Jacksonville...

Nuclear Opponents Fear S.C. Site Could Become Dumping Ground.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--The symbol of a national dilemma over disposal of radioactive wastes crept through Charlotte on Monday. It looks like a huge, white barrel strapped to a rail car. Inside steel walls three inches thick is the irradiated...

S.C. Counties Forms Partnership to Promote Regional Ties.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
May 6, 1997... LANDSFORD CANAL STATE PARK, S.C.--May 6--Local leaders are hustling to harness the deluge of people and businesses pouring into Charlotte, and a new regional partnership wants to help. Members of the new 14-county collaboration...

Kentucky Sues Bankrupt Former Owner of Lawrence Landfill.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--The state isn't ready to stop chasing penalties against the former operator of a controversial Lawrence County landfill. The Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet has filed suit seeking to collect $4.69...

Country's Ambiguity Over Tobacco Continues.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
May 6, 1997... MIAMI--May 6--Monday's decisive jury finding that R.J. Reynolds wasn't liable in the lung cancer death of Jean Connor will reverberate far beyond the Jacksonville court room where the verdict was read. Experts say smokers will be...

Retail Forecasts for Horry County, S.C. Are Good.(Originated from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--The number of people employed by the retail industry will grow faster in Horry County than just about anywhere else in the nation over the next decade, according to American Demographics magazine. The number of Horry County...

Westinghouse Asks to Widen S.C. Pollutant Flow.(Originated from The State, Columbia, S.C.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Westinghouse Electric wants to try to reduce its impact on the Congaree River by changing the nozzle on a discharge pipe to spread its pollutants over a wider stretch of the Congaree River. If the change is approved, and if...

Indiana Body Shop Closes After 27 Years of Repairs.(Originated from Post-Tribune, Gary, Ind.)
May 6, 1997... CROWN POINT, Ind.--One of Crown Point's oldest body shops has closed after 27 years of repairing dents and fixing fenders. B&P Frame and Auto Services is holding an auction Friday on remaining equipment. "We've been thinking about...

Minnesota-Based Alliant Targets Itself for Missile Deal.(Originated from The Salt Lake Tribune)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Later this year, the U.S. Air Force will choose the companies that will upgrade and maintain intercontinental ballistic missiles well into the next century. Alliant Techsystems, the Minnesota-based company whose Utah...

Fayette County, Ky., Parents Vent Frustration Over Special Education.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Parents of children in Fayette County's special education programs spent more than an hour at last night's school board meeting outlining what they called "systemic and chronic" problems with the district's programs. They...

Family's Innovations Keep Calif. Roadside Eatery Growing.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Whether it's a juicier burger, a flakier pie crust or sweeter peach, Glen Ikeda isn't about to be outdone. Ikeda knows that in today's world of giant burger chains, supermarket superstores and big-box discount warehouses, he...

Realty Titans Fight Over Calif. Title Insurance Policies.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--Two powerful arms of the real estate industry -- title insurers and real estate agents and brokers -- are headed for a legislative showdown. On Wednesday, Realtor-sponsored legislation that would allow consumers to assume...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Business Digest Column.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
May 6, 1997... May 6--St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. said it has completed a $240 million tender offer for 45 percent of Calgene Inc., the Davis-based agricultural biotechnology company. Monsanto said Monday that about 27 million shares were...