Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 12 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 12 2005

Allentown, Pa.-area airport serves 1 million fliers, despite loss of carrier.
January 12, 2005... By Jeanne Bonner, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Lehigh Valley International Airport hit the 1 million passenger mark in 2004 for only the second time. A total of 1,009,951 people flew into...

Historic 1917-era theater gets a new owner in Allentown, Pa.
January 12, 2005... By Frank Whelan, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--During World War I, Allentown was a booming, bustling place. Doughboys from the Army's Camp Crane, an ambulance-driver training program...

Stamford, Conn., firm helps college graduates find a career.
January 12, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--"Plastics." That was the career advice a smug businessman gave to aimless college grad Benjamin Braddock in the1967 film "The Graduate."...

Pitney Bowes hosts session on energy consumption reduction in Stamford, Conn.
January 12, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Upwards of 70 business operators and commercial building owners are expected to attend a session today at Pitney Bowes in Stamford on how they...

Norwalk, Conn.-based family grocery chain gets Fortune magazine honor.
January 12, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Stew Leonard's, a Norwalk-based family-owned grocery chain that has gained a reputation for treating its employees like family members, has been...

Former Norwalk, Conn., Managers Fund will handle mutual funds as new venture.
January 12, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--The former Managers Funds LLC in Norwalk will handle mutual fund administration as part of a new retail venture for its parent company....

Convenience stores increasingly depend on food offerings to boost bottom lines.
January 12, 2005... By Adrian Burns, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--When it comes to convenience, what's good for gas is good for the gullet. And for an increasing number of convenience stores, the bottom line...

Akron, Ohio, restaurant is demolished after 25 years of business.
January 12, 2005... By Jessica Coomes, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--At 20 minutes before 1 o'clock for the past 25 years, Don and John Pniaczek have walked into the New Era restaurant with their table set and...

Former Atlanta airport vendor has prospered with an innovative approach.
January 12, 2005... By Kirsten Tagami, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--An Atlanta-based airport retailer has a new option for travelers who balk at paying as much as $35 for a best seller to read on the plane:...

AirTran to fly 4 times a day between Atlanta and Indianapolis.
January 12, 2005... By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--AirTran Airways plans new flights between Atlanta and Indianapolis in May -- the first of up to four cities it may add this year. ...

Coffee-flavored cola is a possible new product for Coke.
January 12, 2005... By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Coca-Cola's latest experiment might be enough to give you the jitters. The soft drink maker has been tinkering with a coffee-flavored...

Atlanta egg producer branches out to beat odds.
January 12, 2005... By Peter Scott, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--J.E. "Gene" Sutherland pauses as he drives past Atlanta City Hall, reminiscing about the spot across the street where a tin building once...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 12, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--INTEL EARNINGS MAY LIFT DOW FROM RUT: Those corporate earnings reports that investors were expecting to ignite a stock market rally have so...

Biloxi, Miss., business leaders get briefings at leadership seminar.
January 12, 2005... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--BILOXI, Miss. -- Business and community leaders got a crash course in condominiums, a planned community and LNGs during a Leadership Gulf...

New plaza will include medical facility in Bakersfield, Calif.
January 12, 2005... By Vicki Adame, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--It has only been three months since Little Saigon Plaza opened, but developer William Lee is already looking to the future. Tuesday morning,...

Truck stop operator Flying J to buy Bakersfield, Calif., Shell refinery.
January 12, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--The past few years haven't been easy on Gary Winton, who works at the Shell Bakersfield Refinery. The future of the refinery has hung in the...

Ogden, Utah-based Flying J plans to expand truck stops, trucking in California.
January 12, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--If you've heard of Flying J, it's probably in reference to the six trucks stops in California that bear the name. "People as a whole don't...

Bakersfield, Calif., manufacturer plans to take vacuum cleaners high-tech.
January 12, 2005... By Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Seems like everybody uses e-mail now. Friends. Family. Co-workers. Vacuums. Yep. If one local company has its way, you'll soon get e-mails...

Belleville, Ill.-area officials wait to learn of Scott Air Force base's fate.
January 12, 2005... By Jennifer A. Bowen, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--In five months, the metro-east will know whether the past 10 years of Save Scott efforts and investments was enough. "We are...

Nightclub will reopen at new location in Belleville, Ill.
January 12, 2005... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The show will go on for the Three-1-Three club. Owner Don Bailey, 35, said Tuesday that he plans to reopen his bar next...

Cafe location gives Boulder, Colo., a new breakfast option.
January 12, 2005... By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Dana Derichsweiler has almost two decades of experience running a popular Boulder breakfast spot. Julia Buonanno sought the secrets to her...

Cameron County, Texas, pursues regional approach to arena.
January 12, 2005... By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Cameron County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to explore a regional approach to developing an arena in Cameron...

Public sounds off on Brownsville, Texas, port officials' conduct.
January 12, 2005... By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A table holding a hamburger, soda and fries set the stage Monday as Brownsville Navigation District commissioners...

Kao hair-care products maker to expand Baltimore offices.
January 12, 2005... By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Kao Professional Salon Services Inc., which makes and markets hair-care products for salons and day spas, is boosting the role of its offices in...

Senior housing developer to increase jobs at Linthicum, Md., office.
January 12, 2005... By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Erickson Retirement Communities, the Catonsville-based developer of campus-style housing for senior citizens, said yesterday it plans to nearly...

Massachusetts advocates call for emergency heating help for poor, elderly.
January 12, 2005... By David Kibbe, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--BOSTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and state Sen. Robert O'Leary, D-Barnstable, stood on the steps of a South Boston home...

FAIR Plan home-insurance policyholders on Cape Cod, Mass., may see premium hike.
January 12, 2005... By Ethan Zindler, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--On the Cape and islands, is the FAIR Plan the home-insurance pool of last resort for owners of seaside manses or of two-bedroom ranches? ...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Carolinas column.
January 12, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--FIRM RAISES $14.5 MILLION TO DEVELOP ARTHRITIS DRUG: Chelsea Therapeutics Inc., a Charlotte biotech firm, has completed a round of fund-raising that netted $14.5...

Earth Fare opens store today in Charlotte, N.C.
January 12, 2005... By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--When Earth Fare opens its first Charlotte supermarket today, with its offerings of tomato-and-feta vegetarian pizzas and organic whole wheat...

Charlotte, N.C.-based investment bank zeroes in on mergers.
January 12, 2005... By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Charlotte investment bank McColl Partners LLC is ramping up its focus on bank mergers and acquisitions, the specialty of its famous founder....

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
January 12, 2005... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--SOUTHPARK DAY CARE TO BECOME HEALTH CARE SITE: Charlotte cosmetic surgeon Robert Graper specializes in giving people a fresh appearance. Now,...

US Airways enhances offer to machinists.
January 12, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--US Airways is sweetening its offer to its machinists union, in a move that could persuade more of the union's members to ratify an agreement that would lead to...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., US Airways briefs column.
January 12, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--SOUTHWEST COMING?: With Southwest Airlines announcing last week that it will start flights to US Airways-dominated Pittsburgh, might Charlotte be next for the...

CEO of Columbus, Ga.-based healthcare system is diagnosed with cancer.
January 12, 2005... By Chuck William, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Larry Sanders, chairman and CEO of Columbus Regional Healthcare System, has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time in 15 months. ...

Dallas school district considers cut in tax break.
January 12, 2005... By Tawnell D. Hobbs, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Dallas school board members may have to make a tough decision: Scale back a tax break given to homeowners or cut district employees. Trustees...

Toyota no longer has 'trade frictions' within U.S., executive says.
January 12, 2005... By Terry Box, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Corp., one of the auto industry's dynamos, believes it keep growing in the United States without arousing "political friction"...

Honda has posted gains in U.S. for 11 consecutive years.
January 12, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Pretty much every automotive CEO in Detroit this week for the North American International Auto Show predicts U.S. sales growth for his or her...

Toyota plans gas-electric hybrid to be built in U.S.
January 12, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--As Toyota Motor Corp. continues its relentless growth and its evangelism of gasoline-electric hybrids, it is only a matter of time before it starts...

Detroit-area women suggest friendly auto design, improved features.
January 12, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Amy Ng, 27, of Farmington Hills wants a place to keep her purse in her car so it doesn't flop around on the passenger seat. Sophia Modelski, 47, of...

Oak Park, Minn., breadmaker shut.
January 12, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Koepplinger's Bakery Inc. of Oak Park has closed its doors and sold the brand and its recipes to a Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based baker. Perfection Bakeries...

LaSalle Bank Corp. cuts 500 jobs.
January 12, 2005... By Kim Norris, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--LaSalle Bank Corp., holding company for Troy-based Standard Federal and Chicago-based LaSalle banks, is eliminating 500 jobs in its branches as it...

Three auto economists again predict minimum of 17 million vehicles sold in 2005.
January 12, 2005... By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--A trio of corporate economists projected Tuesday that "very good" U.S. auto sales will remain essentially unchanged in 2005 as a strong economy...

Chrysler plans to cut 200 hourly workers at 3 plants.
January 12, 2005... By Jeffrey McCracken, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DaimlerChrysler AG 's Chrysler Corp., which in interviews Monday at the North American International Auto Show said it doesn't intend to cut its...

Detroit Free Press Technology Today column.
January 12, 2005... By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Electronic fax services offer customers convenience without bulky machines: Electronic fax services that send faxes to your e-mail box rather than...

Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column.
January 12, 2005... By Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--NISSAN GROWS WITHOUT HYBRIDS: Lest we think all Japanese auto companies are robotic replicas relentlessly snatching sales away from Detroit's hometown...

Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
January 12, 2005... Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--NORTHGATE CHANGES GEAR: Britain's largest van rental firm Northgate (down 6 pence at 8521/2 pence) drove profits 23 percent higher to 27.8 million pounds thanks to a strong...

Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.
January 12, 2005... By Alex Brummer, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--CITY REBELS SPIKE LSE GUNS: It is amazing how little public noise there has been about the proposed sale of the London Stock Exchange to Deutsche Borse or...

Daily Mail, London, market report column.
January 12, 2005... By Geoff Foster, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--ELEMENTIS IS SHINING: Stakebuilding speculation gripped Elementis as shares of the world's largest chromium company jumped 3 1/2 pence to 32 1/2 pence. ...

The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C., business briefs column.
January 12, 2005... The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--THE AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, a nonprofit organization based in Durham, will lay off 135 employees by the end of March as a major government contract...

Durham, N.C.-based Serenex and GlaxoSmithKline to share scientists' work.
January 12, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--A short-term deal has turned into a far-reaching agreement between Durham-based Serenex and GlaxoSmithKline The two companies said Tuesday that...

Dover, Del., bank expands hours to provide extra service.
January 12, 2005... By Jshuane Melton, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DOVER, Del. -- Commerce Bank is redefining the term "banker's hours." Downstate's newest bank is smashing conventional banking by keeping...

Basketball tournament faces probe in Delaware.
January 12, 2005... Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DOVER, Del. -- State officials are deciding how they will investigate the financial situation of the Slam Dunk to the Beach basketball tournament in light of reports...

Delaware's tax credit campaign starts.
January 12, 2005... By Jshuane Melton, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DOVER, Del. -- The 2005 Delaware Earned Income Tax Credit Program kicked off its 2005 campaign in Kent County Tuesday at Dover's Modern Maturity...

Middletown, N.Y., men's shop to stay open under management of tailor.
January 12, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--TOWN OF WALLKILL, N.Y. -- Closing signs were in the window. The merchandise was on clearance. And Keith Moulton was ready to...

North East, Pa., vineyard's cream sherry takes top honors at wine competition.
January 12, 2005... By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--The wine was different, but the result was the same. For the third year in a row, Mazza Vineyards of North East squeezed out top honors at the...

Escondido, Calif.'s hot commodity is office space.
January 12, 2005... By Erin Massey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- Don't let the lease signs fool you. Office space is going fast and the price is going up in Escondido, according to...

Broward County, Fla., leaders postpone decision on gambling referendum.
January 12, 2005... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Broward County commissioners on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether to conduct a March 8 gambling referendum until negotiators can hammer out a deal with the...

Jeb Bush proposes dramatic overhaul of Florida's Medicaid program.
January 12, 2005... By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Jeb Bush Tuesday proposed a dramatic overhaul and paring of Florida's mammoth Medicaid program that would require the...

California Cattlemen's Association wants to delay lifting of cattle import ban.
January 12, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Citing the discovery of a second mad cow find in Canada in less than two weeks, the California Cattlemen's Association on Tuesday called for a delay...

Tulare, Calif., to get infusion of national chain stores.
January 12, 2005... By Diwata Fonte, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--TULARE, Calif. -- Big-box and national-chain shopping options are expected to increase off Highway 99 with a 25-acre development planned one exit...

Fresno, Calif., shower door maker is hit with sex-harassment lawsuit.
January 12, 2005... By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Western Shower Door Inc. in Fowler is being accused of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Job fair to help Delta Air Lines workers in Texas.
January 12, 2005... By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--FORT WORTH, Texas -- Debra McQuirk, a Delta Air Lines flight attendant for 17 years, attended her first job fair Tuesday. Trolling along...

XTO Energy buys fourth office building in Fort Worth, Texas.
January 12, 2005... By Sandra Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--FORT WORTH, Texas -- XTO Energy has purchased its fourth downtown office building, at Sixth and Throckmorton streets, as the company adds...

Republicans promise historic session on school finance, taxation.
January 12, 2005... Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--AUSTIN, Texas -- Promising to work across party lines and make history with bold reforms in education and taxation, state Republican leaders gaveled the 79th...

Nortel Networks executives to repay about $8.6 million, 5 directors to leave.
January 12, 2005... By Jim Fuquay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--A dozen executives at Nortel Networks will repay about $8.6 million in bonuses, and five directors will resign as part of an effort to clean up...

Texas speaker faces small but growing rebellion by House Democrats.
January 12, 2005... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--AUSTIN, Texas -- Midland Republican Tom Craddick easily won re-election Tuesday as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, despite...

Dunn, N.C., Energy Conversion Systems automotive supply plant lays off 63.
January 12, 2005... By Rebecca Logan, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DUNN, N.C. -- The number of people working at one of Harnett County's largest industrial employers has dropped again. Energy Conversion...

Colorado Springs, Colo., council weighs pros, cons of convention center.
January 12, 2005... By Rich Laden, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--A downtown Colorado Springs convention center would generate millions of dollars in economic activity, create hundreds of jobs and boost...

Bank plans New Cumberland, Pa., office.
January 12, 2005... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Integrity Bank, which opened its first branch 19 months ago in Camp Hill, plans to tear down a block of buildings along Bridge Street in New...

Building sale is completed in Cumberland County, Pa.
January 12, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--After many months of ironing out final details, the sale of the nearly vacant PHICO headquarters building in Silver Spring Twp. has closed....

Comcast to provide phone service in Harrisburg, Pa., area.
January 12, 2005... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Comcast Corp. won't say exactly when people in the Harrisburg area can start signing up for the Internet telephone service the cable...

New London, Conn.-based bank appoints new CEO.
January 12, 2005... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Citizens Bank of Connecticut has a new president and chief executive. Richard Barry, who had been a manager of high-risk commercial loans, will assume his new...

Hartford, Conn.-based financial firm sells Scottish interest.
January 12, 2005... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--The Phoenix Cos. Inc. has sold its stake in Scotland's Aberdeen Asset Management PLC for about $71.3 million, nearly nine years after the...

Pratt & Whitney get quality audit federal officials to check control methods.
January 12, 2005... By John M. Moran, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Federal defense contract officials said a joint auditing team will review quality-control reporting systems at three Pratt & Whitney plants in...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., openings and expansions column.
January 12, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--HEIDI R. GOLDSTEIN, president of Raker Goldstein & Co., at the public relations agency's new office in Old Tappan. Raker Goldstein & Co. has relocated to Old...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., business people column.
January 12, 2005... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--CANTEL MEDICAL CORP., Little Falls, has appointed Andrew A. Krakauer executive vice president and chief operating officer. Krakauer is the former president of the...

Saddle River, N.J., firm loses $60 million contract for AstraZeneca marketing.
January 12, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--PDI Inc., the Saddle River-based pharmaceutical marketing firm, has lost a $60 million contract with the British drug firm AstraZeneca. As...

New Jersey's acting governor vows a caring government free of tumult.
January 12, 2005... By Josh Gohlke, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--Acting Governor Codey deployed liberal initiatives, inclusive gestures and a straightforward tone in his first State of the State address...

Study finds big banks lax on curbing identity theft.
January 12, 2005... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--The nation's largest banks are not doing as much as they could to curb identity theft, a new study says. If a thief uses your credit or...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., personal finance column.
January 12, 2005... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID BEGINS WITH THE FAFSA: Great news: My 17-year-old just got accepted into college. Now all we have to worry about is...

Verizon Online may be accidentally blocking some legitimate European e-mail.
January 12, 2005... By Brian Kladko, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--In the never-ending war on spam, there are bound to be friendly fire casualties. But a whole swath of Europe? Online rumors abound that...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
January 12, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--LOCAL LEADERS STRIVE TO SAVE THE KENNEDY: Jacksonville's powerful political and business guns will aim at keeping the USS John F....

Making Super Bowl travelers feel welcome No. 1 priority for Florida airport.
January 12, 2005... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--During Bob Simpson's 24-year Naval career, his deployments would take him away from home for anywhere between six to eight months....

Warm weather a problem for agriculture in eastern North Carolina.
January 12, 2005... By Kelley Chambers, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- There really can be too much of a good thing. Just ask Joann Brinson. Brinson, owner of Onslow Nursery in...