Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from December 17 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from December 17 2003

Medina, Ohio-Based Corrosion Control Firm Finds New Financial Partners.
December 17, 2003

Atlanta Bottling Giant Coca-Cola Enterprises Names New CEO.
December 17, 2003

Retailers Hope for Late Boom.
December 17, 2003

Bankrupt Atlanta-Based Mirant Wants Former Executive Back.
December 17, 2003

Saddam Drama Helps CNN, but Fox News Carries Day.
December 17, 2003

Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., Business Calendar Column.
December 17, 2003

Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., On The Move Column.
December 17, 2003

Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., Business Unlimited Column.
December 17, 2003

Santa Barbara, Calif.-Based Mentor Signs Exclusive Botox Licensing Deal.
December 17, 2003

Nurses End Strike at Tenet Hospital in San Pablo, Calif.
December 17, 2003

Propane-Fueled Buses Debut in Orange County, Texas.
December 17, 2003

Consultant Says Shift Workers May Be Susceptible to Stress, Other Problems.
December 17, 2003

Advertising Agency in Bridgeport, Conn., Counts on Student Interns.
December 17, 2003

Economy Shows Red-Hot Signs, Despite Lack of Job Growth.
December 17, 2003

Connecticut Officials Pull Risky Toys from Store Shelves.
December 17, 2003

Cruise Ship Comes to Mobile, Ala.
December 17, 2003

Stone County, Miss., Development Chief Outlines Area's Economic Challenges.
December 17, 2003

Cycling Store Opens on East Side of Bakersfield, Calif.
December 17, 2003

California Consumers Could See Higher Natural Gas Bills.
December 17, 2003

Groundbreaking Set Today for Largest Real Estate Project in Belleville, Ill.
December 17, 2003

Boulder, Colo., Firm Prints Images onto Curved Surfaces.
December 17, 2003

Restaurateur Plans to Revive Boulder, Colo., Tavern.
December 17, 2003

Manatee County, Fla., Exposed to High Concentrations of Toxic Metal Mercury.
December 17, 2003

Manatee County, Fla., Planners Approve New Offices for Newspaper.
December 17, 2003

Changes May Be on the Menu at Bradenton, Fla., Restaurant.
December 17, 2003

Bradenton, Fla., Retail Development Nears Completion.
December 17, 2003

Boeing Officially Announces Plans for New Everett, Wash.-Built Aircraft.
December 17, 2003

Baltimore Gas & Electric to Improve Utility's Handling of Major Emergencies.
December 17, 2003

Trawler Fisherman Criticize Woods Hole, Mass., Survey of Fish Population.
December 17, 2003

Pollution Fears Lead to Closing of Osterville, Mass.-Area Shellfish Areas.
December 17, 2003

Pleasant Hill, Calif.'s Night Owl Pediatrics Works Late.
December 17, 2003

Nurses at San Pablo, Calif., Hospital Accept New Contract, Increased Wages.
December 17, 2003

University of California Finds Fault with Public Schools in Low-Income Areas.
December 17, 2003

Hussein's Capture May Not Mean U.S. Soldiers Will Return Home.
December 17, 2003

Columbia, Mo., Allows Partial Holiday from Sales Tax.
December 17, 2003

Enthusiasm for Scooters May Overlook Charlotte, N.C.-Area Restrictions.
December 17, 2003

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
December 17, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 17--PROJECTS MAY RIPEN BELMONT FOR BOOM: The 13-mile drive out Wilkinson Boulevard from uptown Charlotte to Belmont takes just under 20 minutes. ...

US Airways Pilots Call for New Leadership.
December 17, 2003

Berkeley County, S.C., Council Backs Development Plan.
December 17, 2003

Upscale Columbia, S.C., Shoppers Take Surprising Advantage of Layaway Concept.
December 17, 2003

Investors Read Slew of Economic Indicators as Positive, Boost Stocks, Bonds.
December 17, 2003

Money Magazine Sees Sizzle in Plano, Texas.
December 17, 2003

U.S. Retailers Hope Last-Minute Push Will Boost Season's Disappointing Sales.
December 17, 2003

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
December 17, 2003

Disclosure of Documents Stalls DaimlerChrysler Merger Trial.
December 17, 2003

Many Shoppers Put Off Buying This Year's Gifts.
December 17, 2003

Motorola Braces for Shift in Style with New, Extroverted Chief Executive.
December 17, 2003

Michigan Director of Technology Takes on a Tough Job.
December 17, 2003

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh Column.
December 17, 2003

Durham, N.C.-Based Trimeris' HIV Drug Said to Be Meeting Demand.
December 17, 2003

Duluth, Minn., Becomes Main Contender to Land Experimental Transit System.
December 17, 2003

GE Rebuilds Kazakhstan Locomotives.
December 17, 2003

Florida Retailers Hope for Last-Minute Boost from Procrastinating Shoppers.
December 17, 2003

Protests Target Proposed Workers' Compensation Reforms in California.
December 17, 2003

Physicians Risk Their Licenses with Online Patients.
December 17, 2003

NStar Electric Proposes Boston's Next Big Dig: 18-Mile Buried Voltage Line.
December 17, 2003

Labor Group Files Class-Action Suit against Two Connecticut Hospitals.
December 17, 2003

Mutual-Fund Scandal Claims Nine More Employees of Boston's Putnam Investments.
December 17, 2003

U.S. Stock Market Finally Sees Daylight in 2003.
December 17, 2003

VeriSign to Buy Waltham, Mass., Network Security Firm for $140 Million.
December 17, 2003

Walgreens Settlement Talks Stall over Compliance Language.
December 17, 2003

Aetna Acquires Boston-Based Chickering Group.
December 17, 2003

East Hartford, Conn.-Based Pratt & Whitney Vies for Contract with Boeing.
December 17, 2003

Northeast Utilities' Chairman to Leave for Bigger Job.
December 17, 2003

New Jersey Jobless Rate Dips to 5.5 Percent on Health Care, Education Gains.
December 17, 2003

Prosecutors Appeal Judge's Take on Commodity Exchange Act.
December 17, 2003

Halliburton's Engineering, Construction Unit Placed on Bankruptcy.
December 17, 2003

Houston's Halliburton Saved $164 Million by Finding Subcontractor in Turkey.
December 17, 2003

Federal Agency to Take Over Kaiser Aluminum Pension Plan.
December 17, 2003

Traders on Pause as Costa Rica Drops Out of Negotiations.
December 17, 2003

Inflation Remains Non-issue in U.S.
December 17, 2003

Washington, D.C., Has Highest Big-City AIDS Rate in U.S., New Study Indicates.
December 17, 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
December 17, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 17--WAL-MART IS DRIVEN BY CONSUMERS: As America's shoppers head into the holiday homestretch, it's worth noting how Wal-Mart has come to represent a...

Program Provides Medical Care for Children in Kansas City, Mo., Area.
December 17, 2003

Judges Approve End to Sprint Litigation.
December 17, 2003

Artificial Christmas Tree Sales Continue to Rise.
December 17, 2003

Call Center Closes in Las Cruces, N.M.
December 17, 2003

Province Healthcare Chosen to Run Hospital in Las Cruces, N.M.
December 17, 2003

New Mexico Panel Seeks to Address Injustices against Land Grant Heirs.
December 17, 2003

Las Cruces, N.M., Title Company to Stay in Downtown Area.
December 17, 2003

Residents Can Get a Look at New Mexico Water Plan.
December 17, 2003

Computer Data Shows Bank One on Top of Lexington, Ky., Market.
December 17, 2003

Kentucky Sees Spike in Reported Flu Cases.
December 17, 2003

Houston County, Ga., Raises Cost of Building Permits, Other Fees.
December 17, 2003