Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 4 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 4 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
February 4, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR RED INK: When it comes to the proposed federal budget, one thing is certain: The record deficit it projects will not jeopardize...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
February 4, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--PRESSURE STRONG FROM WEAK DOLLAR: If you're watching only Wall Street, you might think the market has seen its shadow and burrowed in for six weeks of...

Chicago Tribune Inside Commercial Real Estate Column.
February 4, 2004... By Thomas A. Corfman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--U.S. REALTY ACQUIRES 122 S. MICHIGAN STAKE: In a $40 million deal, a longtime New York real estate firm is making its second office space acquisition on...

The Salt Lake Tribune Business Briefs Column.
February 4, 2004... The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Certiport on Tuesday announced the expansion of its Utah-based operations to a new 24,000-square-foot facility at 1276 S. 820 East, American Fork. The company employs...

The Salt Lake Tribune Business Digest Column.
February 4, 2004... The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--MINE AGENCY WANTS INCREASE: The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration's budget request for next fiscal year seeks to increase spending by 2.5 percent and to...

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
February 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--The '04 Chevrolet Cavalier carries a $3,000 rebate to encourage folks to buy the compact economy car that will be replaced this fall by a larger, updated vehicle...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Business Briefs Column.
February 4, 2004... The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--KITCHENWARE COMPANY PLANS TO MOVE DISTRIBUTION CENTER: Sur La Table, the upscale store, catalog and e-commerce kitchenware company that started in Pike Place...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Dan Voelpel Column.
February 4, 2004... By Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--America's bad debt is Tacoma's good fortune. Credit Advisors Foundation, one of the nation's oldest credit counseling services, just opened...

The Miami Herald Balancing Act Column.
February 4, 2004... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Tami Garcia is a busy working mom. She's in a constant struggle to get everything done. She has two kids and a husband who helps out around the...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman Column.
February 4, 2004... By Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--It's been 15 years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill, so it's easy to argue that the world's biggest oil company should get on with it...

The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Business Insider Column.
February 4, 2004... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--OK, Bill, I think it's time you consider spelling your last name differently. I'm talking about Bill Seemann, president of Seemann...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Business Digest Column.
February 4, 2004... The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--PENSION FUNDS URGED TO GO GREEN: California Treasurer Phil Angelides said Tuesday that he will ask California's two major pension funds to invest $1.5 billion in...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Bob Shallit Column.
February 4, 2004... By Bob Shallit, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Some big changes are in the works for Festival de la Familia, Sacramento's annual celebration of Latino culture. The event will expand from one day...

The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Technology Chat Column.
February 4, 2004... By Vicki Lee Parker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Bob Rogers, 66, is a "word master" of sorts. In 1983, after spending many years in the broadcast industry, he found himself out of work....

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Business Buzz Column.
February 4, 2004... The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Business leaders who gathered Tuesday at the first Wake Up Paso breakfast meeting since the San Simeon Earthquake learned how to...

The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Inside Business Column.
February 4, 2004... By Leslie E. Stevens, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Toney Breault likes to tell people one of the first words he ever spoke was "beef." For the new president of F. McLintocks restaurant...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
February 4, 2004... By Caroline Brustad, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--YORK, S.C. -- YORK CHAMBER RECOGNIZES WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME: The Greater York Chamber of Commerce has named Wright Funeral Home the chamber's...

Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon, Business Briefs Column.
February 4, 2004... Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--CHAMBER SOCIAL ARRIVES THURSDAY: The Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce has its next business social Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Big Pine Medical Complex, mile marker...

Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon, Business Profile Column.
February 4, 2004... Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--Stepping into Blue, an upscale women's boutique at 718 Caroline St. in Key West, is like walking into a dream closet complete with all the colorful clothing and...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.
February 4, 2004... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--ALASKA BOND BANK PLANS SALE FOR SITKA, FAIRBANKS: The Alaska Municipal Bond Bank plans to sell $19.99 million in general-obligation bonds Thursday class to fund...