Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from November 14 1995

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from November 14 1995

Seafood Industry Vanishes and Casinos Are King in Biloxi, Miss.(Originated from The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
November 14, 1995... DeJean Packing Co. was demolished two weeks ago, the industry no longer has even a toehold on the area where it began. Casinos, the new king of the economy, could soon control much of the culture and politics of a city built by the seafood...

North Carolina Consultant-Turned-Owner Tastes Own Bitter Medicine.(Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
November 14, 1995... more difficult than telling someone else how to run one. When he left Charlotte in August 1990 to become chief executive of Hampstead, Md.-based Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Finley was a nationally known business turnaround consultant. His...

State of Georgia Courts Total System Services Inc.(Originated from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
November 14, 1995... executives today in Columbus to offer the company special tax incentives to build its planned 100-acre headquarters in Georgia. The credit card processing company's executives, who were not available for comment Tuesday, are looking at sites...

Hotel Building Boom Comes to Wichita, Kan.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
November 14, 1995... that's spurring a boom in new construction. A Fargo, N.D., company began site work last week for two new, limited- service hotels it plans to build on Corporate Hills Drive in east Wichita. That brings to at least seven the number of hotel...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
November 14, 1995... expanding Port Everglades shipping business, announced plans Tuesday to acquire three U.S. flag chemical carriers from OMI Corp., a New York major bulk shipping company. Hvide also will acquire OMI's 50 percent interest in Ocean Specialty...

45-Acre Outdoor World to Set Up Shop in Broward County, Fla.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
November 14, 1995... merchandise that has flirted with Broward and Palm Beach counties over a $45 million, 45-acre Outdoor World complex, has chosen Broward. The Springfield, Mo., company is expected to make the announcement Thursday at the Broward County...

The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
November 14, 1995... Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Miami Lakes-based Cordis Corp. in a $109-per-share stock swap worth $1.8 billion. The definitive agreement completes a preliminary pact announced last week. A...

FDIC Cuts Insurance Premiums for Nation's Banks.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
November 14, 1995... pay to the fund that insures depositors, compared to what they paid last year. On Tuesday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board of directors cut premiums to almost zero beginning Jan. 1 for 92 percent of the nation's 11,000 banks....

Knight-Ridder Adopts Guidelines for Runnning Cigarette Ads.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
November 14, 1995... shareholder pressure to force companies to divest interests in South Africa. Now the ICCR, which represents the $50 billion portfolio of 275 religious group investors, is pushing publishers to tighten controls on cigarette advertising...

The Miami Herald Corporate Report Column.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
November 14, 1995... UP LOSS Weather and increased competition from national chains were blamed for lower first-quarter sales and earnings at Sound Advice, the Dania electronics retailer. The company said store traffic was down in August because of...