Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from February 9 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from February 9 2005

Falling DSL prices hurt EarthLink's revenue.
February 9, 2005... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Profits soared, but revenue -- strained by falling DSL prices -- dipped in the fourth quarter for Atlanta-based EarthLink. The Internet...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.
February 9, 2005... By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--When Johnny Carson got his start in television, Donald Keough was by his side. What's more, the business and friendship ties between the...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
February 9, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Despite some big disappointments, most major U.S. corporations ended 2004 with strong profit growth, the latest numbers show. Thomson...

Atlanta is tied for sixth among cities with WiFi hot spots.
February 9, 2005... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Atlanta is tied for sixth in the nation among cities where wireless connections to the Internet are widely available. Armed with a laptop...

For Sturm, Ruger: '04 a year to forget.
February 9, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The chairman of Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. has blamed a weak firearms market in 2004 for quarterly and annual drops in sales and income. The...

Health Net takes loss on claims.
February 9, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Despite $252 million in negative charges that wiped out all fourth-quarter profits, Health Net Inc. on Tuesday reported net earnings of $42 million...

Log homes offer her new path.
February 9, 2005... By Ashleigh Egan, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Many people look forward to retirement when they enter their 50s. Jane Sharpe wanted to begin a whole new career. Sharpe, of Newtown,...

Playtex to cut workers.
February 9, 2005... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Shares of Playtex Products Inc. closed Tuesday at a 52-week high after the company reported plans to cut more than 20 percent of its work force by...

Restaurants targeted for Glen Carbon development.
February 9, 2005... Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--GLEN CARBON -- The village's 18-acre share of the 58-acre Edwardsville Crossing development will be reserved restaurants or retailers. Dierbergs Markets Real...

CU student launches Web site profiling international leaders.
February 9, 2005... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--David Cockrel is taking a bit of a different route than his University of Colorado brethren. The 22-year-old president of Who You Should Know...

The Bradenton Herald, Fla., Finance Matters column.
February 9, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--LOCAL BANKS EXPANDING LOCATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICES: First Priority Bank, a Manatee startup that has been open for 13 months, is expanding both...

Hockey arena work slowdown unresolved.
February 9, 2005... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The work slowdown on DVA Sports' privately funded, $70 million arena project continued Tuesday as company officials worked to...

USF fair aids job, career seekers.
February 9, 2005... By Roberta C. Nelson, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--SARASOTA -- Short information sessions on teaching and nursing programs will be offered Thursday at the University of South Florida open house...

Parrish overlay district decision pending.
February 9, 2005... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--BRADENTON -- The Manatee County Planning Commission on Thursday will decide whether to recommend approving a zoning ordinance that would establish...

Baltimore development group seeks to revitalize vacant properties.
February 9, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--City officials, armed with the power of condemnation, are moving to breathe new life into the former Chesapeake Restaurant and other long-vacant...

Baltimore GM plant to close May 13.
February 9, 2005... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--General Motors' Broening Highway assembly plant, one of the city's last remaining symbols of an industrial lifestyle that dominated the Baltimore economy...

Maryland health-care plan seeks to use tobacco settlement, forced contribution.
February 9, 2005... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The chairman of the House of Delegates' health committee unveiled a plan yesterday to provide more health care for the uninsured using funds from the...

Mexican government to sell 2 airlines separately.
February 9, 2005... By Brendan M. Case, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government will sell the nation's two leading airlines separately, officials said Tuesday, reversing an earlier plan to...

GM, Ford look to 4 new models to bolster sales of their lower-luxury brands.
February 9, 2005... By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. hope to bolster sales of their lower-luxury brands with four new models that will debut at the Chicago auto show...

CORRECTION: Sears to switch some stores to new format.
February 9, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The Detroit Free Press has moved a correction for the story slugged DE-SEARS-20050209 filed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for Feb. 9. The new...

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
February 9, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--PRIVATE FUNDS COULD PLOW CASH INTO STOCKS: So, are the personal retirement accounts proposed by President George W. Bush the start of the next great stock...

Judges restore charges against 2 UAW officials.
February 9, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Three federal judges unanimously reinstated criminal charges Tuesday against two UAW officials accused of misleading their union members and...

World Ag Expo is the largest trade show of its kind.
February 9, 2005... By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--TULARE -- Richard Ortega remembers when the farm show was little more than a simple idea of bringing buyers and sellers together. More than 30...

Bank of America settles class-action lawsuit filed by Visalia group home.
February 9, 2005... By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Financial services giant Bank of America will offer 12 months of direct deposit payroll services at no charge as part of a settlement of a class-action...

Fresno, Calif., heart hospital names new CEO.
February 9, 2005... The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Carolyn Webster, a longtime registered nurse and hospital executive, has been named chief executive officer of the Fresno Heart Hospital. Webster had been serving as...

Troops coming home from abroad will lighten push to close bases.
February 9, 2005... By Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--WASHINGTON -- Thousands of troops returning from overseas will reduce pressure to close U.S. military installations in an upcoming round of...

Democrats to control historically conservative agriculture panel.
February 9, 2005... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--AUSTIN -- The United Farm Workers -- that Cesar Chavez-founded organization made famous through sit-down strikes and its fist-waving boycott of...

Proposal would boost penalties for identity theft.
February 9, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--AUSTIN, Texas -- Calling identity theft the fastest-growing crime in the nation, a South Texas lawmaker and the state attorney general are...

From drip pans to Kevlar blankets, Fayetteville firm answers military's needs.
February 9, 2005... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The world's most dangerous-looking Menacing mannequins are moving into a showroom in downtown Fayetteville. The...

Tourist station problem solved.
February 9, 2005... By Rebecca Logan, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Radio station 1680 AM is coming in loud and clear along much of Interstate 95 in Cumberland County. Well, it's quite...

Bush's budget threatens Amtrak service in region.
February 9, 2005... By Keith Reed, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--President Bush's 2006 budget would force Amtrak into bankruptcy, jeopardizing the future of long distance passenger train service including the popular Acela...

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
February 9, 2005... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--THANK YOU, KRAFT & CO.: We are the champs. For the third time in four years, tens of thousands of Bostonians turned out in sea of red, white, and blue to...

Debate stirs over Kilts' pay package.
February 9, 2005... By Jeffrey Krasner, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Does Gillette Co. chief executive James M. Kilts deserve the outsized payout he will receive for selling the Boston shaving giant to Procter & Gamble Co....

Massachusetts cracks DOWN on 'payday' loans.
February 9, 2005... By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The Romney administration said yesterday it is ordering 91 out-of-state websites to stop marketing high-cost "payday" loans to Massachusetts consumers and...

Verizon's target area for service questioned.
February 9, 2005... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday added four more overwhelmingly white, mostly well-off Boston suburbs to the Massachusetts communities where it is...

Farmers find niche market for emu products.
February 9, 2005... By Sandy Eckert, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Ann and Bob Scatena of Elizabethville have an "emu-sing" retirement career. Since 1995, they've been entertained by the grunts of male...

Firm works to eliminate shortage of kosher meat.
February 9, 2005... By Mary Klaus, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Matthew Langsam's idea of a tasty lunch is a kosher salami sandwich with mustard. Lately, however, the Harrisburg-area man has had to look...

Dunkin' Donuts Plans Spanish Ads.
February 9, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Catering to the region's growing Latino community, Dunkin' Donuts is launching a new Spanish-language advertising campaign in the Hartford area, the fifth in the...

Phoenix Posts A Profit, But Sales Slump Earnings.
February 9, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The Phoenix Cos. Inc., working toward a turnaround, Tuesday announced a 48 percent jump in net income for the fourth quarter and beat analysts'...

Health Net Lists Loss For Quarter.
February 9, 2005... By Ritu Kalra, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Health insurer Health Net posted a sharp fourth-quarter loss Tuesday, due largely to charges for settling disputes with hospitals over claims...

Attorney General Blumenthal: Elect Insurance Commissioner.
February 9, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, seeking more "vigorous" regulation as abuses surface in the insurance industry, launched a drive Tuesday to...

Kohl's To Hire 150 For Rocky Hill Store.
February 9, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Kohl's Department Stores announced Tuesday it expects to hire approximately 150 local residents for a new store to open in Rocky Hill in April. The new jobs...

Westfarms Names Marketing Chief.
February 9, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Westfarms mall has named Wendy Lee Haggerty of West Hartford as its new director of marketing and sponsorship. She is responsible for marketing campaigns, public...

Sikorsky is told cabin was factor in presidential helicopter contract.
February 9, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. on Tuesday said the smaller cabin of its entry in the Marine One presidential helicopter competition was "the major...

Banks see a role for CDs in Bush plan.
February 9, 2005... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--When President Bush promised in his State of the Union address that privatized Social Security accounts would not be "eaten up by hidden Wall...

Financial author accused of accepting $1 million payoff.
February 9, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Courtney D. Smith, an investment manager and financial author, has been charged with taking $1.1 million to tout a stock in television...

Health insurance accounts spreading.
February 9, 2005... By Teresa M. McAleavy, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The health insurance plans touted by President Bush as the fix for an ailing system will be more available to Americans this year. ...

Pfizer may slash jobs after review.
February 9, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Is the world's largest drug maker on the verge of a massive restructuring? Pfizer Inc. confirmed Tuesday it is conducting a "comprehensive...

Drug recalls, generic rivals, lawsuits could bring on FDA-sized pain in 2005.
February 9, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--After a brutal 2004, the climate isn't expected to get any better for the pharmaceutical industry in 2005. Last year was replete with...

Drugmakers get tax break.
February 9, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Last year was a miserable one for the pharmaceutical industry, but a federal law signed in October is providing a signature bright spot...

Deciding when to collect Social Security.
February 9, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--For Americans nearing retirement age, the big question about Social Security has nothing to do with President Bush's proposals to change it. ...

Passaic factory to shut down; most of work force to lose jobs.
February 9, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--A 55-year-old Passaic factory that makes in-store display units for cookies, snacks and sunglasses will shut its doors in March, unable to...

N.J. to Verizon: Call us home.
February 9, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The state dangled a hefty $63.8 million grant in front of Verizon on Tuesday in hopes of luring the phone company to open an operations center...

Provider to cut retail power rate.
February 9, 2005... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Electricity customers from Friendswood to La Marque may see their rates go down this spring, thanks to a settlement with Texas New Mexico Power. The power...

Cat Lift expands forklift-making operation.
February 9, 2005... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--They will shoulder the burden of moving 3 tons of barbecue for the rodeo, 35,000 cases of beer, 600,000 visitor guides and a whole bunch of other stuff....

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
February 9, 2005... By John Roper, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--ENTREPRENEUR SEES PLENTY OF ROOM IN DIAL-UP MARKET: While most Internet-related companies are looking to find ways to satisfy the growing number of consumers...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
February 9, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--SEC CAME DOWN ON SIDE OF SHAREHOLDER INEQUALITY: The U.S. company that, more than any other, helped bring democracy to the Iraqi people has yet to bring...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
February 9, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--SALES MANAGER IMPRESSED WITH CITY: As sales manager at the Clarion Hotel Airport Conference Center, Tameka Milton Redden and her...

Delphi ends production at Kansas plant.
February 9, 2005... By Randolph Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS City, Mo. -- Delphi Corp. ended battery production at its Olathe plant Monday, but talks continue about the facility's future, a company...

Parents of severely challenged infants battle to save funding.
February 9, 2005... By Deann Smith, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt says parents of severely challenged infants and toddlers should rely on insurance and Medicaid to pay for the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., commodities column.
February 9, 2005... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- WHEAT, CORN MOSTLY LOWER: Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat and corn futures closed mostly lower Tuesday, while...

Higher gas prices expected.
February 9, 2005... By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gasoline prices will be substantially higher the first half of this year than last, a federal energy agency predicts in a change...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
February 9, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's plan to reduce its Medicaid rolls substantially presents an age-old economic challenge of what happens when a good's...

Effort aims to attract young people to manufacturing.
February 9, 2005... By Randolph Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A campaign to attract area young people to manufacturing careers was officially launched Tuesday with $1.4 million from the...

Virgin Mobile USA reports 3 million customers.
February 9, 2005... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- More than 3 million customers have signed on with Virgin Mobile USA since the youth-oriented wireless phone service started...

NovaStar earnings down 3 percent.
February 9, 2005... By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Shares of NovaStar Financial Inc. dropped sharply Tuesday after the company reported that its 2004 net earnings were $109...

Judge rejects Sprint motion to dismiss shareholder lawsuit on tracking stocks.
February 9, 2005... By David Hayes, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Johnson County, Kan., district judge has rejected a motion by Sprint Corp. to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit challenging the...

Airport flight expansions by American Airlines may lead to oathers.
February 9, 2005... By Art Jester, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--American Airlines' addition in May of non-stop jet service between Lexington and two major airports -- Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth --...

Maker of tool boxes for trucks tries to keep pace with demand.
February 9, 2005... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--WHITE CITY -- Highway Products Inc. began during tough times a quarter-century ago. The Agate Road manufacturer has negotiated two or three more...

Burger King may be in the market for new headquarters.
February 9, 2005... By Elaine Walker, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Two and a half years after Burger King moved its corporate headquarters to the Waterford office complex in Blue Lagoon, the fast food chain is once again...

Dean of University of Miami's medical school to leave for new post.
February 9, 2005... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--John G. Clarkson, who led the University of Miami medical school through a period of rapid growth while working to reduce medical errors, announced Tuesday...

The Miami Herald Balancing Act column.
February 9, 2005... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--TRY MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE: Joanna Kane, 33, works hard as the co-owner of a company that does on-site bookkeeping for small businesses....

Telephonics Corp. announces Coast Guard aircraft modernization contracts.
February 9, 2005... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Telephonics Corp., one of the largest New York-area defense contractors, said yesterday it has won two contracts to help the U.S. Coast Guard...

Bush budget proposes more income tax cuts.
February 9, 2005... By Tami Luhby, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Despite a looming budget deficit, President George W. Bush plans to cut income taxes yet again, according to his budget proposal. In his plan...

Health care costs consume nearly quarter of economic growth, study shows.
February 9, 2005... By Randi F. Marshall, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The rising costs of health care consumed nearly a quarter of the nation's economic growth over the last five years, a new study released today...

Sears announces it will open 25 'Sears Essentials' stores this spring.
February 9, 2005... By Lauren Weber, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The look and feel of a Sears-Kmart combination started to take shape yesterday when Sears announced it would open 25 "Sears Essentials" stores this...

Women earn more, but still about 20 percent less than men do.
February 9, 2005... By Carrie Mason-Draffen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--They're statistics that make Betty Spence's blood boil. The numbers, recently released by the U.S. Labor Department, show that while...

Mohegans report record earnings at cansino for first quarter.
February 9, 2005... By Karen Florin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--MOHEGAN -- The Mohegan Tribe reported another record quarter for gaming revenues at their casino Tuesday and announced the completion of two bond...

Hexagon: R.I. counteroffer needs more detail.
February 9, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Officials at Hexagon Metrology North America, which is being wooed by both its home state of Rhode Island and by Connecticut, said Tuesday that...

Lightolier workers OK pact, avoid strike.
February 9, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--NORWICH -- Manufacturing workers at the Lightolier plant in the Norwich industrial park overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with...

Pfizer ends drug trial early to speed benefits.
February 9, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage trial of an experimental drug to treat virulent forms of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in...

Clinton bashes Bush budget, crime prevention program unfunded.
February 9, 2005... By Kenneth R. Bazinet, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Clinton blasted President Bush Tuesday for not funding a crime prevention program named after slain New York patrolman...

GE board of directors member is asked to leave post.
February 9, 2005... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Ken Langone talked himself out of a job at General Electric. GE's CEO Jeffrey Immelt asked Langone to leave the company's board of directors, sources...

New York's Slotnick law firm combines with Pittsburgh's third-largest firm.
February 9, 2005... By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--The big bucks in white collar crime spawned another merger yesterday in the legal defense community. Barry Slotnick, who made his name defending...