Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from October 7 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from October 7 2003

PPL Agrees to Sell Three Maine Hydroelectric Dams to Environmental Coalition.
October 7, 2003

Norwalk, Conn.-Based Emcor to Buy Illinois Facility Management Operation.
October 7, 2003

Stamford, Conn., Building Owner Courts Tenants.
October 7, 2003

Fairfield County, Conn., Telemarketers Expect Little Effect from No Call List.
October 7, 2003

Young Entrepreneur Returns to Augusta, Ga., to Take Over Parents' Music Store.
October 7, 2003

Ohio University Employee Ownership Advocate Wins $100,000 Grant.
October 7, 2003

Akron, Ohio-Based Steelmaker Files for Bankruptcy Again.
October 7, 2003

New Mexico Honors 15 Businesses with 'Green Zia' Environmental Awards.
October 7, 2003

New Mexico Companies' Stocks Did Well in Third Quarter.
October 7, 2003

Albuquerque, N.M.-Based SBS Technologies Detects Engineering Flaw in Products.
October 7, 2003

Workers' Compensation Requirement in Limbo for New Mexico's Sole Proprietors.
October 7, 2003

Atlanta Construction Icon Gives Up CEO Job.
October 7, 2003

Georgia-Based NetBank Purchases ATM Servicing Company.
October 7, 2003

UPS Speeds Up Ground Delivery Times.
October 7, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street Column.
October 7, 2003

Entergy to Send FERC Proposed Rules on Texas Service-Area Retail Competition.
October 7, 2003

Newton County, Texas, Seeks to Sell Vacant Hospital.
October 7, 2003

Writers, Equipment Manufacturers Meet in South Mississippi 'Golf Destination'.
October 7, 2003

Mississippi Homeowners See 20 Percent Increase in Wind Damage Coverage.
October 7, 2003

Great Plains Airlines Flights to Take Off from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
October 7, 2003

Belleville, Ind., Bar and Grill to Call It Quits after 16 Months.
October 7, 2003

New Warehouses in Belleville, Ill., Area Boost Local Economy with New Jobs.
October 7, 2003

Dance Hall Finds a Home at Ramada Inn's Bar in Bradenton, Fla.
October 7, 2003

Bradenton, Fla., Gift Shop Closes after Three Years.
October 7, 2003

Maryland Governor Appoints Former Prosecutor to People's Counsel Post.
October 7, 2003

Baltimore Law Firm Embarks on Long-Term Growth Plan for Downtown.
October 7, 2003

Portland, Ore.-Based McCormick & Schmick's to Open Grill in Baltimore.
October 7, 2003

Legg Mason Ordered to Pay $20 Million to Financial Newsletter Publisher.
October 7, 2003

PeopleSoft Ups Earnings Forecast.
October 7, 2003

FCC Seeks Public Input on Media Ownership Rules.
October 7, 2003

Wholesale Natural Gas Prices Drop, Causing Optimism in Industry.
October 7, 2003

Former Worker at Lake City, S.C., Polyester Plant Acquitted of Price-Fixing.
October 7, 2003

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
October 7, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--CROSLAND HEADQUARTERS MOVING TO UPTOWN: Crosland, one of Charlotte's largest real estate and development companies, plans to move its headquarters to...

US Airways Says It Will Outsource Airbus Work.
October 7, 2003

St. Louis-Based Parent Puts Columbia, S.C., Adam's Mark on Auction Block.
October 7, 2003

Work to Begin on Richland County, S.C., Townhouse Project.
October 7, 2003

Businesses Maintain Thrifty Mindset When It Comes to Travel.
October 7, 2003

Challenges Await New Conventions Chief in Dallas.
October 7, 2003

Cubans Earn, Celebrate Reputation for Being Innovators in Order to Survive.
October 7, 2003

Motorola to Make Austin, Texas-Based Semiconductor Chip Division Separate Firm.
October 7, 2003

Peso Hits Historic Low; Devaluation May Be Good for Mexican Economy, Some Say.
October 7, 2003

Competitors Fight over Fees for Dallas County's Property Records.
October 7, 2003

Telecommunications Firm to Buy North Texas Company.
October 7, 2003

Federal Grant Ensures Survival of Detroit-Area Cancer Registry.
October 7, 2003

Ford's Mexican Plant Wins Production of New Midsize Models.
October 7, 2003

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
October 7, 2003

YMCA Preps Ground in Detroit.
October 7, 2003

Daily Mail, London, Business Briefs.
October 7, 2003

Hudson Valley Area of New York Pitches Advantages of Not Being in City.
October 7, 2003

Minnesota Abandons Efforts to Lure Boeing Jet Facility to State.
October 7, 2003

Enbridge Energy Partners Looks to Build Oil Pipeline in Wisconsin, Illinois.
October 7, 2003

Interior to Investigate Bush Administration's Buyout of Florida Oil Rights.
October 7, 2003

Radio Unica Arranges 'Prepackaged Bankruptcy,' Sells 15 Stations.
October 7, 2003

State to Open 'Paid Family Leave' Office in Downtown Fresno, Calif.
October 7, 2003

California Lawmakers Step Up Campaign to Get Americans to Eat Their Veggies.
October 7, 2003

Study Finds Demand for Business Travel May Not Rise Soon.
October 7, 2003

Rail Crew Unions Urge Approval of Contract.
October 7, 2003

South Colorado Springs, Colo., Development Expansion Adds Another Building.
October 7, 2003

Colorado Spring, Colo., Life-Insurance Agent to Head National Trade Group.
October 7, 2003

Elizabethtown, Pa., Veterinarian to Transplant Cow Embryos.
October 7, 2003

AT&T to End Local Service in Connecticut.
October 7, 2003

Carrier to Close Syracuse, N.Y., Air Conditioning Plant; 1,200 Jobs Lost.
October 7, 2003

Travelers Life CEO Advocates Significant Changes to Keep Company Competitive.
October 7, 2003

Connecticut Utilities Are in for a Battle over Proposed High-Voltage Line.
October 7, 2003

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
October 7, 2003

Japan's Imaging Giants Join Forces, Set Up Operations in New Jersey.
October 7, 2003

New Jersey Chamber to Launch 'Virtual Tourist Bureau' to Promote Meadowlands.
October 7, 2003

ConocoPhillips to Sell Off Convenience Store Chain for $830 Million.
October 7, 2003

Teamsters Call for Ouster of Continental Airline Board Member.
October 7, 2003

SEC Probes Deals by El Paso Corp.; Contract Accounting at Power Plant Targeted.
October 7, 2003

Hewlett-Packard Announces New Round of Layoffs; Houston to Lose 200 Jobs.
October 7, 2003

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, In the Pipeline Column.
October 7, 2003

Developer Has Big Plans for Old Jacksonville, Fla., Bank.
October 7, 2003

Eastern North Carolina Pak-A-Sak Groceries to Operate under Piggly Wiggly Name.
October 7, 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
October 7, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Chicago soybean futures prices rose Monday, continuing the upward trend of several days. Kansas City wheat and Chicago...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Internet Column.
October 7, 2003... By Suzanne King, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--WEB SITE LOBBIES FOR CELL-PHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY: Nearly 20,000 frustrated cell phone customers have sent pleas to Congress through a new Consumers...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Chris Lester Column.
October 7, 2003... By Chris Lester, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--TIF OUGHT TO HAVE KC IN A TIFF: Kansas City's development lobby -- besides the firefighters union, City Hall's most powerful interest group -- would...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Local Stocks Column.
October 7, 2003... By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--CROWN MEDIA'S SHARES SOAR: Over the past 12 months, shares in Crown Media Holdings Inc. have climbed from a historical closing low of $1.02 a share...

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Pasta Firm Welcomes Ruling on Wheat Tariffs.
October 7, 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Bits and Bytes Column.
October 7, 2003... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--WINDOWS LAWSUIT CLAIMS GLOBAL SECURITY THREAT: A California consumer has filed suit against Microsoft Corp., hoping to gain class-action status for a...

Kansas to Develop New State Tourism Strategy.
October 7, 2003

Parent Company No Longer Will Serve Western Auto Stores.
October 7, 2003

Agricultural Equipment Maker Adds High-Tech Paint Line at Salina, Kan., Plant.
October 7, 2003

Salina, Kan., Photographer Snaps up Opportunity in Midwest.
October 7, 2003