Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 14 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 14 2004

Vehicle sales drop in Northeast Ohio; Sales are up nationwide.
July 14, 2004

Incentives a big driver of car sales in U.S.
July 14, 2004

License office in Swansea, Ill., to move.
July 14, 2004

Economic survey forecasts rosy times ahead for Longmont, Colo.
July 14, 2004

Barbecue franchise opens in Manatee County, Fla.
July 14, 2004

Home hunters keep Manatee County, Fla., builders busy.
July 14, 2004

Maryland firms may pay lower surcharge to boost jobless insurance trust fund.
July 14, 2004

Baltimore-area opticians concerned about Blue Cross' change in practice.
July 14, 2004

Duke Energy settles with California for $207.5 million.
July 14, 2004

For some North Carolina companies, 1 vacation fits all.
July 14, 2004

Duke Energy to refund $207.95 million to Western governments, utilities.
July 14, 2004

Bush extends free-trade pacts with 37 African countries.
July 14, 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
July 14, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--TRENDY FURNITURE COMING TO SOUTH END: One of the newest competitors in contemporary furniture retailing plans to open its first Charlotte area store...

Automakers tough out quarter; car companies, suppliers expected to improve.
July 14, 2004

U.S. automakers pressured to post big summer sales figures amid inventory glut.
July 14, 2004

Battery maker opts to expand, stay in Michigan.
July 14, 2004

Compuware shares drop almost 10 percent on downgrade.
July 14, 2004

Michigan approves GM assistance package for development.
July 14, 2004

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
July 14, 2004

Detroit Free Press Mike Wendland column.
July 14, 2004

Orange County, N.Y., real estate auction attracts sizeable crown.
July 14, 2004

Burger King chooses ex-president of Continental Airlines to take top post.
July 14, 2004

Disney to pick charities to benefit from 'Fahrenheit 911'.
July 14, 2004

Huge Wal-Mart center gets tax break, faces questions in Baytown, Texas.
July 14, 2004

Discussions begin on possible hotel in downtown Fayetteville, N.C.
July 14, 2004

Boston's new convention center draws praise, quibbles.
July 14, 2004

Partnership dispute imperils neighborhood's rejuvenation in Boston.
July 14, 2004

Minus Apple, Macworld's back in Boston.
July 14, 2004

Plymouth, Mass., nuclear power plant averts strike.
July 14, 2004

State Street issues earnings warning.
July 14, 2004

Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain to open eatery near Harrisburg, Pa.
July 14, 2004

Aetna offers expanded counseling service in Hartford, Conn.
July 14, 2004

Closure of Wachovia's Shelton, Conn., call center to cost 275 jobs.
July 14, 2004

Citigroup moving 2 subsidiaries to New Jersey.
July 14, 2004

Johnson & Johnson earnings thrive despite competition.
July 14, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., personal finance column.
July 14, 2004

Verizon Wireless renews deal with Lucent.
July 14, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, In the Pipeline column.
July 14, 2004

Overtime rules resist alteration.
July 14, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
July 14, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--CLUELESS, BUT NOT CRIMINAL: As unappealing a character as Enron's Kenneth Lay is, it will be difficult for a jury to find him guilty of trying to...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., at your service column.
July 14, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--CHECK PHONE BILLS FOR INCORRECT CHARGES: QUESTION: I have been billed incorrectly for long-distance service. I have been making calls using a...

Macon, Ga., forums planned to discuss tax hike.
July 14, 2004

Former head of Hamilton Bank pleads not guilty to charges in federal case.
July 14, 2004

Former Continental chief to run Burger King.
July 14, 2004

Two Mexican firms seek to stop opening of Sunrise, Fla., entertainment complex.
July 14, 2004

Israeli firm plans $1 billion real estate projects in Miami.
July 14, 2004

Teens' love of cell phones runs deep.
July 14, 2004

The Miami Herald Balancing Act column.
July 14, 2004... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS EXECS TO BRING WORK ON VACATION: Suzanne Bell is traveling to Colorado for her summer vacation -- if you can call it that. ...

Oakdale, Calif., man gets prison sentence for investment scam.
July 14, 2004

Bankruptcy trustee to gets to work at Memphis, Tenn., antique gallery.
July 14, 2004

Cotton futures prices at 18-month low as world's stockpile of cotton rebounds.
July 14, 2004

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame branch museum a possibility in Memphis, Tenn.
July 14, 2004

Mississippi's DeSoto County closer to establishing foreign trade zone.
July 14, 2004

Alliant Energy to take $40 million charge to sell off 3 businesses.
July 14, 2004

Higher fuel prices expected take toll on Midwest Air Group's profits.
July 14, 2004

Mesa, Ariz.-area home resale market surges.
July 14, 2004

Cablevision among bidders in auction of satellite slots.
July 14, 2004

128 New York City delis, stores lose tobacco licenses for sales to youths.
July 14, 2004

Citigroup plans to move 1,900 jobs from Manhattan, N.Y.
July 14, 2004

Town seeks proposals for property's redevelopment in New York.
July 14, 2004

Expert predicts lowest blueberry crop in Maine in 13 years.
July 14, 2004

Forty candidates for Maine Legislature opt out of race.
July 14, 2004

Hudson, N.H.-based digital imaging machine maker to buy graphic arts supplier.
July 14, 2004

Nashua, N.H.-based machine vision equipment maker gets $1.1 million contract.
July 14, 2004

New Haven Register, Conn., business briefs column.
July 14, 2004

New Haven, Conn., energy-saving measures to help city save $51 million.
July 14, 2004

Domino's IPO falls short of expectations.
July 14, 2004

Low-cost carriers waging early price war.
July 14, 2004

Daily News, New York, real estate column.
July 14, 2004

Daily News, New York, Wall Street column.
July 14, 2004

Warner Music Group adds multiplatinum hip-hop artist.
July 14, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., business briefs column.
July 14, 2004

California health-insurance law clouds Disney contract talks.
July 14, 2004

Fax.com official sues 'junk fax' plaintiffs in Orange County, Calif.
July 14, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
July 14, 2004

Time Warner Cable to tax Internet phone customers.
July 14, 2004

Irvine, Calif.'s Toshiba America starts membership to wireless hotspots.
July 14, 2004

Unemployment rate does not reflect reality of Utah economy, economist says.
July 14, 2004

Acquisition forces Columbus, Ohio, worker out of management position.
July 14, 2004

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Risk Diary column.
July 14, 2004

Wall Street analyst Byron Wien guardedly optimistic on Pittsburgh's outlook.
July 14, 2004

Moody's ranks Pittsburgh commercial real estate market among nation's 10 worst.
July 14, 2004

Philadelphia advertising agency files for Chapter 11, agrees to be acquired.
July 14, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
July 14, 2004