Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 26 2005

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 26 2005

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 patch....

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 plans...

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 is...

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...

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...

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...

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 a...

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...

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 compared...

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 division...

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...

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...

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 an...

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 of...

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 lots...

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 or...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. New...

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 released...

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 on...

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...

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...

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...

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 in...

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, Houston-based...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alleged soldier in Gambino crime family charged with fraud in phone case.
January 26, 2005... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--One of the alleged ringleaders of a nationwide consumer fraud linked to the New York mob was indicted Tuesday in Kansas City on charges of...

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...

As Wal-Mart managers meet in Kansas City, retail giant faces angry squall.
January 26, 2005... By Randolph Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--More than 6,000 Wal-Mart managers today wrap up their annual meeting in Kansas City, where they reviewed performance and analyzed the coming year...

Wood flooring firm to make major investment in Campbell County.
January 26, 2005... By Jennifer L. Berghom, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--BROOKNEAL, Va. -- Tarkett Wood Inc., formerly known as Brookneal Flooring, plans to hire 26 people and invest $1.7 million in a new...

Dan River plant sold to Atlanta investors.
January 26, 2005... By Mark Vanderhoek, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--FORT VALLEY -- The former Dan River Inc. textile plant was sold Tuesday to an Atlanta investment group, said Art Barry, who brokered the deal. ...

New Reynosa hotline begins.
January 26, 2005... By Victoria Hirschberg, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--REYNOSA -- Reynosa's tourism officials are standing by for American and Mexican citizens to phone in complaints and suggestions about the...

Panel chooses wanted traits for Miami-Dade aviation director.
January 26, 2005... By Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Miami-Dade's new aviation director is going to have to be a manager, a leader, have a great work ethic, a good personality, work well with others, know...

Kansas Wesleyan reveals plans for new student activities center.
January 26, 2005... By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Kansas Wesleyan's campus is preparing to take on a new look. University officials at the Salina school Tuesday unveiled plans for a proposed $6...

2004 a record year for home sales.
January 26, 2005... By Tim Rausch, The Lima News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--LIMA -- West-central Ohio had the largest growth in home sales in the state, selling 26 percent more in 2004 than the previous year, a trade group said...

Oxley, others push for tank plant funds.
January 26, 2005... By Jim Sabin, The Lima News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--LIMA -- Five Ohio congressmen are requesting the Defense Department spend more money for tank upgrades at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center. In a...

Spanish-language radio station enjoys jump in the ratings.
January 26, 2005... By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--South Florida's fall radio ratings showed a big surge for Spanish-language WCMQ-FM (92.3), which jumped from eighth place during the summer to second, a...

Education software firm Renaissance Learning to buy AlphaSmart.
January 26, 2005... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Renaissance Learning Inc., an educational software company in Wisconsin Rapids, has agreed to buy AlphaSmart Inc. of Los Gatos, Calif., for $57 million in cash and...

Security software sales help double Computer Associates' earnings.
January 26, 2005... By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Computer Associates International Inc. yesterday cited increased computer-security software sales and favorable currency exchange rates in reporting...

Google announces plans to launch video search engine.
January 26, 2005... By Richard J. Dalton Jr., Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Couch potatoes could become mouse potatoes with new services that allow users to search the content of television programs online. Google...

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs agree to $80 million settlement with government.
January 26, 2005... By Susan Harrigan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--In a development that could mark the end of regulatory fallout over Wall Street's conduct during the stock-market bubble, two large investment banks...

The Miami Herald Balancing Act column.
January 26, 2005... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--SHOULD COMPANIES REIMBURSE WORK-RELATED EXPENSES?: Chris Heggen faced a dilemma common among working professionals: He was spending more of his cell...

Miami's Parrot Jungle misses second loan payment.
January 26, 2005... The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Parrot Jungle will miss its second loan payment this month as the Miami tourist attraction tries to right its business plan and turn a profit, officials said. The...

Multi-Color buys Journal Communications' NorthStar Print unit.
January 26, 2005... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Multi-Color Corp. on Tuesday bought nearly all the assets of NorthStar Print Group Inc. in Watertown from Journal Communications Inc. in Milwaukee. Multi-Color,...

Former WorldCom CEO faces jury for first time in Manhattan federal court.
January 26, 2005... By Pradnya Joshi, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--Prosecutors yesterday told jurors that former WorldCom chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers "lied not once, not twice, but again and again and again"...

Eastern Connecticut Chamber touts turnaround year.
January 26, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--NEW LONDON -- What a difference a year makes. William Stanley, outgoing chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, told a...

Family-owned New London office supplier buys similar Pawcatuck firm.
January 26, 2005... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--NEW LONDON -- J. Solomon Office Supply announced Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of longtime Pawcatuck retailer Shea's Office...

Mohegans close on deal to buy Pocono Downs.
January 26, 2005... By Karen Florin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--MOHEGAN -- The Mohegan Tribe has completed its purchase of the Pocono Downs racetrack and five off-track betting facilities in Pennsylvania. The...