Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from January 8 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from January 8 2003

Dell, Telephone Giants Team Up to Push DSL Lines.
January 8, 2003

Austin, Texas, Office Tower Gets Largest Tenant So Far.
January 8, 2003... By Shonda Novak, Austin American-Statesman, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--The 33-story office tower under construction at Congress Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Austin, seen as a risky proposition when it broke...

Furniture Stores' Poor Service Tops Complaint List in Charlotte, N.C., Area.
January 8, 2003... By Andrew Shain, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Every two or three days during the spring and summer, Marsha Smith would call Blowing Rock Furniture in Hickory to see when her love seat and chair...

North Carolina Lawmaker Seeks Help for Home Furnishings Industry.
January 8, 2003... By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, R-6th, said he hopes bringing together numbers in Congress will help cut down on the number of people losing jobs in the...

Anaconda, Mont., Ski Resort Adds Two New Triple Lifts.
January 8, 2003... By Vera Haffey, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--The story slugged BU-SKI-RESORT, which was moved by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for Jan. 6, contained an error in the headline. Please...

AirTran to Add Atlanta-Denver Nonstop Flights.
January 8, 2003... By Greg Griffin, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Low-fare carrier AirTran Airways will begin flying two daily nonstop flights between Denver and Atlanta in May in its first service to the Mile High City. ...

Houston-Based Developer to Build Denver Apartment Project.
January 8, 2003... By Kristi Arellano, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--A Houston-based developer on Tuesday said it will build a 240-unit apartment project in Denver near the Lowry redevelopment site. The Morgan Group will...

Denver-Area Foreclosures Soar.
January 8, 2003... By Kristi Arellano, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Denver-area foreclosures soared to a level not seen since 1991 as the struggling economy forced more homeowners to fall behind on their payments. Public...

Indebted Law-School Graduates Reluctant to Seek Jobs Representing the Poor.
January 8, 2003... By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Law school graduates paying back $80,000 and more in college loans are reluctant to seek low-paying jobs representing the poor, legal experts say. Students...

Qwest Relaunches Long-Distance Service in Eight Western States.
January 8, 2003... By Kris Hudson, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Qwest on Tuesday began offering long-distance service in eight Western states for the first time in two and a half years, unveiling calling rates of a nickel to a...

Analysts Say Bush Will Have to Compromise on Stimulus Plan.
January 8, 2003... By Anne C. Mulkern, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--WASHINGTON--President Bush stands to get a good deal of the $674 billion in tax cuts, small-business incentives and unemployment benefits he asked Congress...

Some United Airlines Workers Accept Pay Cuts of Up to 29 Percent.
January 8, 2003... By Greg Griffin, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--United Airlines' pilots, dispatchers and meteorologists approved temporary pay cuts of up to 29 percent Tuesday, but the bankrupt company remained at odds with...

Midwest Airlines Gets Free Exposure in New Jack Nicholson Film.
January 8, 2003... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--While some companies pay to have their products flashed on the screen of a blockbuster movie, Midwest Airlines has landed free exposure in the new...

Florida Furniture Giant Threatens Operator of Consumer-Complaint Web Site.
January 8, 2003... By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Kane's Furniture has opened a new front in its battle against consumer-fraud allegations. Last year, the company took on the state Attorney...

Cape Cod, Mass., Technology Sector Survives Highs, Lows of Industry.
January 8, 2003

Senator Daschle of South Dakota Won't Run for President.
January 8, 2003

South Dakota Corrections Agency, New Governor Resolve Cost-per-Night Dispute.
January 8, 2003

Warm Front Boosts Sales of Off-Season Treats in Aberdeen, S.D.
January 8, 2003

Investment Group Makes Bid for Closed Warrenton, Ga., Auto Parts Plant.
January 8, 2003

Family Plans to Sell Athens, Ga., Dealership.
January 8, 2003

Athens, Ga.,-Area Chamber Announces Award Nominees.
January 8, 2003

Strip Bars, Clarke County, Ga., Continue Mixing It Up over Alcohol Licenses.
January 8, 2003

Revamp of Jackson County, Ga., Zoning Laws Almost Finished.
January 8, 2003

Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Diane Evans Column.
January 8, 2003

Ohio's Home Mortgage Delinquency Rates Continued to Climb in 2002.
January 8, 2003

Inventors Work on Bombproof Air Cargo Bin.
January 8, 2003

Georgia Firms Rein In Spending in 2002.
January 8, 2003

Philips Electronics' Atlanta Office Boosts Sales, Averts Closure.
January 8, 2003

Critics Say President Bush's Tax Plan Helps Rich.
January 8, 2003

Taxpayers' Rebate Checks Meant to Encourage Consumer Spending.
January 8, 2003

Beaumont, Texas, Business Owners Consider Benefits of Bush Package.
January 8, 2003

South Mississippi Business Leaders Converge on Biloxi Casino.
January 8, 2003

D'Iberville, Miss., Auto Dealer to Pay $500 Fine for Odometer Fraud.
January 8, 2003

Inquiries about Local Businesses Are on the Rise in Belleville, Ill., Area.
January 8, 2003

Jack in the Box Plans Convenience Store Hybrid in Collinsville, Ill.
January 8, 2003

Louisville, Colo.-Based StorageTek Says It Will Beat Expectations.
January 8, 2003

Boulder, Colo.-Based Software Firm Fends Off Unwanted Suitors.
January 8, 2003

Goodwill to Continue Home Pickups in Bradenton, Fla., Area.
January 8, 2003

Honeywell Absorbs Bradenton, Fla., Electronics Company.
January 8, 2003

Manatee, Fla., Restaurants Go Smokeless with Little Fuss.
January 8, 2003

Canadian Stevedoring Company Handles Del Monte Fruit in Port Manatee, Fla.
January 8, 2003

Bradenton, Fla., Human Resources Company Keeps Worker's Compensation Coverage.
January 8, 2003

Brownsville, Texas, Center Gives Women Variety of Fitness Options.
January 8, 2003

Expert Sailors in Hyannis, Mass., Say Wind Farm Would Affect Area's Allure.
January 8, 2003

Apple's Helps Launch `Year of the Laptop'.
January 8, 2003

California Governor to Shed Light on Plan for Budget Deficit.
January 8, 2003

Raises for San Francisco Transit Agency's Board of Directors Arouse Public Ire.
January 8, 2003

Harley-Davidson Turns 100 As Patriots Make Sales Rumble.
January 8, 2003

Honda to Add 200 Jobs with Greensboro, N.C.-Area Plant Expansion.
January 8, 2003

Thirteen More Weeks of Federal Jobless Benefits Expected.
January 8, 2003

US Airways, United Airlines Start Code-Share Agreement.
January 8, 2003

South Carolina's Malpractice Insurance among Lowest in U.S., but It's Rising.
January 8, 2003

Real Estate Brokerage to Merge with Isle of Palms, S.C., Firm.
January 8, 2003

South Carolina Agency Considers Sewer-Pipe Signs.
January 8, 2003

South Carolina Expects Positive Impact from President's Economic Plan.
January 8, 2003

Industries Give Various Opinions about Bush's Economic Plan.
January 8, 2003

EDS Appoints a New Chief Financial Officer.
January 8, 2003

Rejoicing Is Subdued as Retailers End Holiday Season.
January 8, 2003

Housing Activity May See Decline.
January 8, 2003

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
January 8, 2003

Mortgage Foreclosures Reach Record Height in Third Quarter.
January 8, 2003

Nissan's Big New Pickup Looks Tamer than Expected.
January 8, 2003

The Dallas Morning News Technology Column.
January 8, 2003

Amway Wins Legal Battle over Alleged Spreading of Satanism Slander.
January 8, 2003

Detroit Free Press Auto Show Briefs.
January 8, 2003

Chrysler Reluctantly Joins GM in Incentives Race.
January 8, 2003

Economists for Detroit Automakers See Dip in Vehicle Sales.
January 8, 2003

Chevrolet Gives Glimpse of Future with New, Redesigned Vehicles.
January 8, 2003

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
January 8, 2003

General Motors to Lower Pension Fund Return Projections.
January 8, 2003

Former Kmart Higher-Up Testifies before Lawyers for Company's Board.
January 8, 2003

New Nissan Pickup Makes Powerful Showing in Detroit.
January 8, 2003

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor Column.
January 8, 2003

Durham, N.C., Real Estate Market Holds Steady Through Three Quarters in 2002.
January 8, 2003

Hibbing, Minn., Taconite Firm Would Benefit from ISG Purchase of Bethlehem.
January 8, 2003

$12 Million Cable Upgrade Clicks with Meadville, Pa.-Area Customers.
January 8, 2003

Pennsylvania Opts Out of Clean Air Appeal.
January 8, 2003

No Word on Whether GE's Erie, Pa., Plant Will Join National Strike.
January 8, 2003

Chief Operating Officer Leaves Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Based Staffing Firm.
January 8, 2003

South Florida Investors Like Dividend Tax Cut Proposal.
January 8, 2003

Worcester, Mass., Pins Hopes on Abbott's Newest Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug.
January 8, 2003

Apple Launches Notebook Computers, Software Applications at San Francisco Show.
January 8, 2003

Massachusetts Port Authority Offers Land for Waterfront Development.
January 8, 2003

Firms, Managers Respond to Bush Proposal to Drop Taxes on Dividends.
January 8, 2003