Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 26 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 26 2005

International Paper donates seats on corporate jets to help cancer patients.
January 26, 2005... By Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Most people who visit the International Paper Co. hangar at Westchester County Airport are corporate executives preparing to board the...

Martha Stewart chefs to open South Norwalk restaurant.
January 26, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Plans are under way for the opening of a combination bakery and eatery in South Norwalk this spring. Stamford resident Margot Olshan and...

GE Infrastructure wins baggage-screening system contract.
January 26, 2005... By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The Transportation Security Administration has certified Wilton-based GE Infrastructure's X-ray diffraction system for screening checked baggage...

AirTran ekes out a profit.
January 26, 2005... By Dave Hirschman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Florida hurricanes and high fuel prices battered AirTran Airways' fourth-quarter earnings, but the discount carrier still posted a slim...

Sale of assets inflates BellSouth's bottom line.
January 26, 2005... By Robert Luke, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Buoyed by the sale of its Latin American wireless operations, BellSouth's fourth-quarter net income jumped nearly 87 percent from a year...

Georgia World Congress Center short on revenue.
January 26, 2005... By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The Georgia World Congress Center, the fourth-largest convention facility in the country, will need to fill a lot of halls in the next five...

Scrushy's lawyers put fraud on subordinates as trial begins.
January 26, 2005... By Patti Bond, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Was Richard Scrushy a health care visionary, so busy with grand ideas that he couldn't see the fraud taking over his...

Red kettles hit record.
January 26, 2005... By Mike Tierney, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Even with no Target, the Salvation Army hit a bull's-eye with its holiday collections. The charity this week reported that its red kettle...

Tax audit, growth benefit Southern Co.
January 26, 2005... By Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Southern Co. reported a 64 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday, based on continued economic growth in the Southeast, a...

Big financial trials collide, but does the public really care?
January 26, 2005... By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The Triple Crown of corporate scandals reached full stride this week with the spectacle of three former big-money CEOs on trial...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street column.
January 26, 2005... By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--DOW'S ADVANCE BEST OF NEW YEAR: The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 140 points on Tuesday before late selling trimmed the closing...

Griffin Hospital income increases despite rise in bad debts.
January 26, 2005... By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Griffin Hospital on Tuesday reported a $1.3 million budget surplus for its 2004 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 2004, but said uncollectible...

Naugatuck Valley realty gaining with influx of opportunities.
January 26, 2005... By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Affordable housing, new construction and new schools are drawing homebuyers to the Naugatuck Valley, according to several realty agents. "A...

United Illuminating to refund overbilling after Blumenthal query.
January 26, 2005... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--United Illuminating Co. has agreed to refund $198,320 to 2,886 customers who qualify for energy assistance after the company overbilled them last...

Increase in crude oil prices makes energy stocks surge.
January 26, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--In the past year, record high oil prices have led to higher prices at the pump. They've also re-energized energy stocks. Take a look: ...

Bakersfield-based Berry Petroleum makes $5 million deal.
January 26, 2005... By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Berry Petroleum Co. continues to grow. The Bakersfield-based company said Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Bill Barrett Corp. to...

Union Planters will get new name; will be called Regions Bank.
January 26, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Union Planters Bank is getting a new name. A merger announced a year ago between Union Planters Corp. and Regions Financial Corp. will be...

Trucking giant Schneider National buys land at Gateway.
January 26, 2005... By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--North America's largest trucking freight carrier has bought more than 24 acres at Gateway Commerce Center in Madison County. Schneider...

Longmont bar cites chains, smoking ban for closure.
January 26, 2005... By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--After five years of selling glasses of beer and plates of food, today Pete Sawchuk will watch as the glasses, plates and remnants of his Lefthand...

Proposed apartments meant for those with below-median income.
January 26, 2005... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--BRADENTON -- Long-time nursery operator Andy Reasoner and sister Beth Reasoner are developing a $20 million apartment complex just north of the...

The Bradenton Herald, Fla., Business Matters column.
January 26, 2005... By Tilde Herrera, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--IN LOVE? MAKE YOUR VALENTINE'S DAY RESERVATIONS NOW: With less than three weeks to go until Valentine's Day, some restaurants are starting to...

Manatee County approves Rye Road homes.
January 26, 2005... By Nick Mason, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--BRADENTON -- Plans for an upscale subdivision on the north side of Manatee River along North Rye Road were approved Tuesday by Manatee County...

Sign replacement process still sluggish months after hurricanes.
January 26, 2005... By Kurt D. Schultheis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--BRADENTON -- Manatee County business owners are replacing hurricane-damaged signs in the new year because the companies that can replace them...

Free dental clinic targeting kids.
January 26, 2005... Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Children whose families make too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford dental care often forego dental treatment altogether, sometimes for many...

LabCorp makes gift to Elon University's business center.
January 26, 2005... By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Elon University announced Tuesday a "significant gift" from Burlington-based LabCorp to the university's Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center. ...

Senior housing projects approved by commission.
January 26, 2005... By James Moffat, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Families and young professionals aren't the only ones being targeted by housing developers in Burlington. This week, the city's planning and...

Mercantile Bankshares to buy Community Bank of Northern Virginia.
January 26, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Mercantile Bankshares Co., Maryland's largest independently owned bank, agreed to buy Community Bank of Northern Virginia for $212 million in a bid to...

Baltimore-based bank's net income jumps 30 percent.
January 26, 2005... By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Baltimore's First Mariner Bank reported that its net income rose 30 percent in the fourth quarter, propelled by demand for mortgages and residential...

CareFirst Blue Cross to lay off 134 in outsourcing of data entry work.
January 26, 2005... By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will lay off 134 employees as it outsources data entry work for claims, the company confirmed yesterday. "It's...

Maryland experiences best job growth since 2000.
January 26, 2005... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Maryland employers added more than 55,000 jobs last year, the best performance since 2000 as the state accelerated out of its recessionary slow...

Cost overruns on Bay Bridge are focus of inquest.
January 26, 2005... By Mike Adamick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--As the second Bay Bridge hearing convenes this morning in Sacramento, the timing of cost overrun reports for the $5.9 billion project...

Attorney general rules on Brentwood councilman's residency.
January 26, 2005... By Paula King, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Brentwood City Councilman Milan "Pete" Petrovich may own two homes, but he can only have one domicile according to the state Attorney...

Cal State Hayward trustees to consider proposed name change.
January 26, 2005... By Matt Krupnick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--LONG BEACH -- Disregarding last-ditch pleas from a busload of students, a California State University committee voted Tuesday to...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., US Airways briefs column.
January 26, 2005... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--MESA LOOKS AT PLAN B: Mesa Air Group Inc., which operates 59 jets for US Airways under the name US Airways Express, said Tuesday it is working on contingency...

Boat dealers make waves.
January 26, 2005... By Caroline Fossi, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--It's boat show season across America, a time when dealers can rake in 40 percent or more of their annual business. The Holy City...

City begins community cleanup effort on East Side.
January 26, 2005... By David Slade, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--After months of planning, Charleston officials launched Operation Neighborhood in the East Side on Monday, touring the troubled community...

City set to revoke adult vendor's video store license.
January 26, 2005... By David Slade, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The city of Charleston is poised to yank the business license of a West Ashley video store at the center of a long-running dispute with...

Growth in cellphone sales may slow as consumers hold out for the next big thing.
January 26, 2005... By Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--This year, consumers will be able to buy cellphones that snap photos, shoot videos, play music, send and receive messages, keep track of appointments...

Compuware nearly doubles its earnings in last 3 months of 2004.
January 26, 2005... By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Compuware Corp., showing signs that it has weathered the tech bust, said Tuesday it nearly doubled its earnings for the last three months of 2004...

Ford earnings are expected to slip in '05.
January 26, 2005... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Ford Motor Co. executives said Tuesday they expect the company to earn a little less this year than in 2004, but big gains in the European luxury...

Kmart to shut down Canton warehouse.
January 26, 2005... By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Kmart Holding Corp. said Tuesday it plans to close its Canton distribution center in April, jeopardizing 325 jobs. The 1. 1-million-square-foot leased...

Indiana Pacers draw a crowd -- and court dates for brawl at Pistons game.
January 26, 2005... Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Indiana Pacers basketball players -- towering above their top-tier attorneys -- were whisked one at a time through a Rochester Hills courtroom Tuesday, largely shielded from...

Despite negotiations, Parks' lawyers ask for a ruling.
January 26, 2005... By Suzette Hackney, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Despite ongoing settlement negotiations, attorneys for Rosa Parks have asked a federal judge to immediately rule in favor of the civil rights pioneer....

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
January 26, 2005... By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Stop to chat with anyone and the big conversation icebreaker this January is bound to be, "Say, just how high was your gas bill?" People are taking a...

Second half of 2004 good for new commercial construction in Durham County, N.C.
January 26, 2005... By Anne Krishnan, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--New commercial construction took off in Durham County and the city in the second half of 2004 as a number of large projects broke ground. A...

Groups call for federal help in ending predatory lending.
January 26, 2005... By Alexis Grant, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--WASHINGTON -- Federal lawmakers should put an end to so-called predatory lending policies on home loans that often push borrowers into mortgage...

Minner pledges to improve prison security, pay.
January 26, 2005... By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News, Dover Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--DOVER -- Gov. Ruth Ann Minner promised to beef up security in the state's prisons and improve pay for those who guard the prisoners in her State...

Customers continue to seek refunds from defunct Southeast Airlines.
January 26, 2005... The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--STEWART AIRPORT, N.Y. -- More than $7 million has been refunded to Southeast Airlines ticket holders, Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday. But...

Airport records most passengers since 2000.
January 26, 2005... By Tim Logan, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--STEWART AIRPORT, N.Y. -- Stewart Airport last year had its best year for passenger traffic since 2000. About 526,000 people got on...

Twin Ports man elected to serve on Minneapolis Fed Bank board.
January 26, 2005... By Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Superior, Wis., businessman Todd Johnson has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Chippewa band purchases radio station.
January 26, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa has reached an agreement to buy the WELY AM and FM radio station in Ely, Minn., its chairman said Tuesday. The sale of the...

Railroads report quarterly, year-end results.
January 26, 2005... Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--CN on Tuesday reported financial results, all listed in Canadian dollars. Fourth-quarter net income was $376 million on revenues of $1.7 billion. The...

Nationwide Insurance seeks 33 percent rate hike in Palm Beach County.
January 26, 2005... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida, the state's fourth-largest insurer, asked state regulators to increase its homeowner insurance rates by...

Policy restrictions proposed for insurers.
January 26, 2005... By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Insurance companies would be prohibited from dropping customers who haven't filed a claim in five years and would have to give their customers...

Jeb Bush launches drug plan to save millions for Medicaid.
January 26, 2005... By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush has launched a plan to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by restricting Medicaid patients' access to only the...

New rental car center opening at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood airport.
January 26, 2005... By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--With a honking of plastic horns and displays of blue and yellow balloons, Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday dedicated a $247 million garage that...

Florida tribe says voters already approved plans for slots.
January 26, 2005... South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--TALLAHASSEE -- As Broward and Miami-Dade counties prepare to vote on adding slot machines at local pari-mutuel venues, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians is convinced...

Cordis posts 19 percent growth despite stiff stent competition.
January 26, 2005... By Glenn Singer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Johnson & Johnson Inc. said Tuesday its Miami Lakes-based Cordis Corp. recorded 19 percent growth in 2004, despite stiff competition from Boston...

Pesticide use in Fresno County, Calif., drops 2 percent in 2003.
January 26, 2005... By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Sluggish crop prices and fewer acres helped drop pesticide use by 2 percent in Fresno County during 2003, according to a state report made public...

California winery is praised for waste-reduction efforts.
January 26, 2005... By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Quady Winery in Madera drew praise Tuesday at a news conference announcing its selection as one of the 10 top waste-reduction programs in California...

Democrats call for restoration of Children's Health Insurance Program money.
January 26, 2005... By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--AUSTIN -- A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called for full restoration of the cuts enacted two years ago that trimmed the Children's...

Low-income Texans could get help on electricity bills under legislation.
January 26, 2005... By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--AUSTIN -- Low-income Texans and those who fall behind in paying their bills could more easily get electric hookups or more easily prevent...

Residents weigh in against Citgo refinery settlement.
January 26, 2005... By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--A group of Corpus Christi residents wants a federal judge to allow it to argue against a proposed legal settlement between the federal...

Third air carrier possible.
January 26, 2005... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--A third carrier could begin offering flights out of Fayetteville Regional Airport by April, connecting travelers to Raleigh-Durham...

Pink theme a business tip that helps the bottom line for dance wear company.
January 26, 2005... By Rebecca Logan, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Name: Jody's Dance & Active Wear Site: 152 S. Moore St. in Sanford Number of employees: 5 Products: Dance wear and equipment for...

Human rights organization accuses Smithfield Foods of repeated violations.
January 26, 2005... By Michael Clinebell, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--An international human- rights organization has issued a second report criticizing Smithfield Foods Inc.'s treatment of employees. ...

Unemployment rate drops in Orangeburg, S.C., region.
January 26, 2005... The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Unemployment rates dropped in counties across The T&D Region in December, according to a South Carolina Employment Security Commission report...

Rite Aid repeats lower sales, profit estimates.
January 26, 2005... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Rite Aid Corp. has reaffirmed the revised sales and earnings estimates it made last month. The East Pennsboro Twp.-based drugstore chain...

Raising pay for Montana's state workers would benefit economy, expert says.
January 26, 2005... By John Harrington, Independent Record, Helena, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--A boost in state worker pay after a two-year freeze would have strong effect on the local economy, one of the state's leading economists...

Bakery expects sales to heat up.
January 26, 2005... By Hugh R. Morley, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Nine months ago, Peter Lobel got the baker's equivalent of bread from heaven. As the 52-year-old maker of top-quality loaves searched for a...

Investors satisfied with drugmakers.
January 26, 2005... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Fourth-quarter profit fell 21 percent at Merck & Co., as the company reported Tuesday that it added $604 million to its Vioxx legal defense...

Verizon may bring jobs to New Jersey.
January 26, 2005... By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Verizon Communications said Tuesday that it will keep its corporate headquarters in New York City, but the phone giant is planning to consolidate...

Southwest Bank was hemmed in by old name.
January 26, 2005... By Shannon Buggs, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Tired of sharing its name, Southwest Bank of Texas has coined a new one -- Amegy Bank. Pronounced AM-uh-gee, the name is a combination of American and...

Continental's pilots offer own cuts.
January 26, 2005... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Continental's pilots union submitted a $122 million concession proposal to management Tuesday while also seeking job and pension protection guarantees...

Texas' home construction standards drawing criticism.
January 26, 2005... By Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--First it cracked. Then it buckled. Finally the kitchen tile in Debbie and Rick Gannaway's Katy home popped off the floor. But their builder,...

Pasadena refinery sold to California company.
January 26, 2005... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--A California company has bought the Crown Central Petroleum refinery in Pasadena, a 117,000 barrel-per-day capacity plant. Pasadena Refining System, a...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
January 26, 2005... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--FREQUENT FLIER PROGRAMS A BRIGHT SPOT AMID GLOOM: The bloodbath of airline "earnings" has begun. As the numbers began rolling in last week, five of the...

CSX reports earnings drop by half on port sale charges.
January 26, 2005... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Earnings at railroad giant CSX Corp. fell 46 percent in the fourth quarter because of costs associated with the pending sale of its...

Area hospitals prepare for influx.
January 26, 2005... By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Local hospitals are gearing up for an anticipated 10 percent to 15 percent rise in emergency room visits during Super Bowl week,...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
January 26, 2005... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--NORTHEAST EXECS READYING FOR THEIR VISIT: By now, executives of Fortune 500 companies in Boston and Philadelphia have a working...

Federal grants aim to help the homeless.
January 26, 2005... By David Goldstein, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--WASHINGTON -- Programs for the homeless in Missouri and Kansas will receive nearly $27 million in grants as part of $1.4 billion in federal aid...

UMB lists earnings, shrinks board.
January 26, 2005... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- UMB Financial Corp. said 2004 annual earnings fell by $16 million, to $42.8 million, a result of lower net interest and fee...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
January 26, 2005... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--NEW TERM HOLDS HOPE AND RISKS: While the chattering classes are discomfited by doubts over whether Bush's second term will produce enough...

Survey reflects tight times for many area nonprofits.
January 26, 2005... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Like more than one-third of Kansas City area nonprofit organizations, Solace House asked its employees to work without raises last year. The...