Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from July 28 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from July 28 2004

Ford hopes Mustang drives passenger car sales.
July 28, 2004... By Peralte C. Paul, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Maybe it was her curves. Or perhaps her ability to turn heads on the street as she passed by. Maybe, just maybe, it was her subtle way...

Halliburton employee search hits jackpot in Atlanta.
July 28, 2004... By Bill Hendrick, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Halliburton Co., which has a $4.5 billion contract with the Pentagon for work in Iraq, said Tuesday that Atlanta proved its best city for...

Venture capitalists open wallets again.
July 28, 2004... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Dan Myers turned 50 on April 19, the day Intersouth Partners breathed new life into the fledgling pharmaceuticals company he co-founded with three longtime...

Naval research unit at south Mississippi space center to get supercomputer.
July 28, 2004... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- The people folks who work in the high-tech world of the Naval Oceanographic Office already have a name for the...

New leader of Belleville, Ill., chamber moves into her office.
July 28, 2004... By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Maureen Woodrome said Tuesday she might not have taken her new job if it wasn't so much like her old one. Woodrome...

Existing home market in increases in Belleville, Ill., area.
July 28, 2004... By David van den Berg, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The market for existing homes in the metro-east and surrounding regions is growing, said Carol Reuter, the president-elect of the...

Broomfield, Colo., shopping mall to see new era.
July 28, 2004... By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Eight years after Albertsons packed up and left Villager Square, the shopping center at 120th Avenue and Main Street is...

Longmont, Colo., storage management firm nails down new customers.
July 28, 2004... By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--America Online and shipping giant DHL are among several big-name companies to recently buy into CreekPath Systems Inc.'s storage management...

Parent of Sarasota, Fla., boat manufacturer buys rights to motorcycle firm.
July 28, 2004... By Duane Marsteller, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Already home to a legendary icon on the water, Manatee County could become the new home of another one on the road. Stellican Ltd., the...

Sister firm of Juno Beach, Fla.-based utility enters gas import contract.
July 28, 2004... By Matt Griswold, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--A sister company of Florida Power & Light Co. announced Tuesday that it and two gas companies have entered into an agreement to ship about 6...

Frederick County, Md., goes different route with 'reverse job fair'.
July 28, 2004... By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Antwon Ash, power-suited and bright-eyed, set up behind a table before the start of a job fair yesterday and prepared to talk career opportunities....

State Farm Insurance to cut 400 to 500 jobs in Frederick, Md.
July 28, 2004... By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--State Farm Insurance Co. will cut 400 to 500 jobs at its Frederick Operations Center over the next 2 1/2 years as part of an effort to consolidate operations...

T. Rowe Price Group posts 49 percent quarterly earnings increase.
July 28, 2004... By Paul Adams, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--T. Rowe Price Group Inc. reported a 49 percent increase in second-quarter earnings as investors shrugged off global uncertainty and poured their savings into the...

Former U.S. Foodservice executives face criminal charges.
July 28, 2004... The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors yesterday announced criminal charges against four former executives at Columbia-based U.S. Foodservice in connection with a scheme to inflate...

PeopleSoft's earnings decline 70 percent.
July 28, 2004... By Ellen Lee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid made it difficult for PeopleSoft Inc. to close deals last quarter, the company said Tuesday, as it...

Strike eats into Safeway's quarterly profit.
July 28, 2004... By James Temple, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Safeway Inc., the nation's third-largest supermarket chain, said second-quarter net income fell 3.6 percent year-over-year as it...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
July 28, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--DEVELOPER TO FILL OUT HIGH-PROFILE INFILL SPOT: Charlotte developers continually scour the urban core for "infill" sites in established neighborhoods...

Best Buy in Columbus, Ga., area to open at midnight for tax-free shopping.
July 28, 2004... By Tony Adams, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Georgia's tax-free holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and a few retailers will be catering to the night owls. Best Buy, located on Manchester...

American, other airlines ease restrictions on frequent flier tickets.
July 28, 2004... By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--After collecting tens of thousands of miles in airline loyalty programs and setting aside time to go away, many frequent fliers complain it's nearly...

Political turmoil prompts U.S. travel warning for Cancun.
July 28, 2004... By Laurence Iliff, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--MEXICO CITY -- For decades, Cancun has sold itself to Americans as a slice of Americana with a Caribbean beach and 18-year-old drinking age. Signs...

Government buildings begin to crowd Visalia, Calif., livestock auction.
July 28, 2004... By Diwata Fonte, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--VISALIA, Calif. -- Across the street from Visalia's future city hall is a 1930s livestock auction where you can eyeball a 1,000-pound, dirt-kicking...

Lockheed Martin's quarterly profits hit $296 million.
July 28, 2004... By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--FORT WORTH, Texas -- Lockheed Martin Corp. rode the strong performance of its Fort Worth-based aeronautics unit to a second quarter profit of $296...

Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail posts $249 million profit in second quarter.
July 28, 2004... By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. avoided the service congestion that has dogged its main rival to post second-quarter...

Fayetteville, N.C., business is hounded by the bounds of good taste.
July 28, 2004... By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--When Rocky walked into South Paw Pet Grooming, owner Bill Hume didn't see a bichon frise dog. He saw a fashion faux pas. Rocky's hair needed...

Massachusetts utilities offer towers for cell phone antennas.
July 28, 2004... By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Consumers constantly clamor for better cell phone service, but they hate looking at big, ugly cell phone towers. Now, wireless carriers looking to resolve...

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
July 28, 2004... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--LET'S DEFLATE THE BALLOONS: The story of the Democratic convention that matters most for Boston is playing out not inside the FleetCenter, but outside....

Springfield, Mass., medical center faces suit over billing practices.
July 28, 2004... By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Lawyers who are taking on the nonprofit hospital industry yesterday filed their first lawsuit in Massachusetts, claiming that Baystate Medical Center...

Landowner is in default on small Boston site.
July 28, 2004... The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Landowner Frank H. McCourt Jr. bought the Los Angeles Dodgers early this year for $430 million, and a new home for $25 million, but he's at least two months in default on a...

More visas sought for foreign workers in Hyannis, Mass.
July 28, 2004... By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--HYANNIS, Mass. -- Steve Hurley says that he hires the same crew of Jamaicans for his Cape Cod inn each year because they work harder, and Americans don't...

Harsco posts quarterly earnings, sales records.
July 28, 2004... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Harsco Corp. Tuesday reported record second-quarter earnings per share of 75 cents, up 21 percent from the same period a year earlier. ...

Hershey to open retail store in Chicago.
July 28, 2004... By Bill Sulon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Nearly two years after opening a retail store in New York City, Hershey Foods Corp. confirmed Tuesday that it will open a similar store in...

Pennsylvania hospitals receive charity-care advice.
July 28, 2004... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania is advising hospitals to let people know they'll get emergency care even if they have...

Former Rite Aid executive seeks short prison term.
July 28, 2004... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Federal prosecutors in Harrisburg say Franklin C. Brown's argument that recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions justify a prison sentence for him...

Gambling giant projects slots revenue at Grantville, Pa., facility.
July 28, 2004... By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Penn National Gaming Inc. said Tuesday it expects $160 million in revenue in the first year of operation of a slot-machine facility at Penn...

Dauphin County, Pa., officials seek help to jump start train station plans.
July 28, 2004... By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Dauphin County commissioners have appealed to federal lawmakers for help in moving along the stalled plan to build an Amtrak train station at...

Anthem's financial outlook drags down managed care sector.
July 28, 2004... By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Managed care stocks tumbled Tuesday after Anthem Inc. issued an earnings forecast that wasn't as positive as expected and reported that medical...

Southwest plans nonstop Philadelphia service from Hartford, Conn.
July 28, 2004... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Southwest Airlines will add nonstop service between Bradley International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport, starting Oct. 31. The low-fare carrier...

Connecticut's economy 'very fragile,' governor states.
July 28, 2004... By Mark Pazniokas, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Gov. M. Jodi Rell called Connecticut's economy "very fragile" Tuesday after the first economic briefing of her 27-day-old administration. ...

Xanadu project developers use Web to woo future New Jersey customers.
July 28, 2004... By John Brennan, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The $1.3 billion Xanadu project isn't a reality yet, but joint developers Mills Corp. and Mack-Cali hope they have found a way, via a Web site, to...

Flood of scams could follow bad weather in New Jersey.
July 28, 2004... By Jennifer Caballero, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Con artists may be on the prowl after last week's flooding, state officials warn. They advise residents to be aware of scams for home and...

New York-based construction firm finds niche in store renovations.
July 28, 2004... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--For a guy who often wears a hard hat to work, Andy Frankl knows a lot about shopping trends. He can discuss the merits of open-sell cosmetics...

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
July 28, 2004... By Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--GOOD TIMING EASES RISK OF INSURING BIGWIGS: The cost to insure company directors and officers against litigation has started to decline after three years of...

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
July 28, 2004... By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--STATE'S WAL-MART DEAL BYPASSES LOCAL TAX CONTROLS: What's more important, jobs or money for schools? In Baytown, the answer is jobs. Or more specifically...

Legislator says Subway's ads in Germany are unpatriotic.
July 28, 2004... By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to eat fat-free. A super-sized Statue of Liberty, holding aloft an order of French fries,...

Greensboro, N.C., health system names CEO.
July 28, 2004... By Natalie Jordan, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Dennis Barry, president and CEO of Moses Cone Health System, is retiring after 25 years. He is being replaced by Tim Rice. Rice, 49,...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, In the Pipeline column.
July 28, 2004... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--SNEAKERS EYES BAYMEADOWS FOR THIRD SITE: Sneakers Sports Grille, which has restaurants at Jacksonville Beach and in Arlington,...

$1 million set aside for jobs program in Jacksonville, Fla.
July 28, 2004... By Timothy J. Gibbons, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--A Jacksonville organization will receive about $1 million to help ex-convicts get jobs, the secretary of the Department of Labor...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
July 28, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--OLD FEAR IS HOLDING KANSAS CITY BACK: Some of the arguments against the downtown arena proposal signal an outbreak of the age-old Kansas City malady...

Missouri court further limits noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
July 28, 2004... By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In what amounted to a partial victory for Missouri physicians, a state appeals court on Tuesday further restricted so-called...

MCI, AT&T settle lawsuits, will pay Missouri customers for telemarketing.
July 28, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- MCI Inc. and AT&T Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay Missourians a combined $50,000 and to stop making telemarketing calls to numbers on...

Saline, Kan., property owner continues run of property-appraisal appeals.
July 28, 2004... By Darrin Stineman, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Ben Frick is rolling the dice again. After receiving an offer of $588,000 from independent appraisers for his property at the northwest corner...

Discovery Channel airs documentary on Long Beach, Calif., seaport.
July 28, 2004... By Eric Johnson, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering series chronicles engineering feats on a massive scale. Things don't get much more massive or...

Federal agents search Lexington, Ky., police-gear exporter's Seattle home.
July 28, 2004... By Jim Jordan, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The week before they raided Galls Inc. in Lexington last Wednesday, federal agents seized bank records and credit card statements at Yuri...

BellSouth union votes on whether to authorize strike.
July 28, 2004... By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The union that represents some 44,000 BellSouth employees has begun taking a vote to authorize a strike against the phone company. The...

FPL Group announces natural gas deal.
July 28, 2004... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--With natural-gas prices soaring, the FPL Group announced Tuesday an agreement to bring vast amounts of natural gas from the Arabian Gulf to a Bahamian...

Commissioners' involvement in utility meeting may have violated Florida law.
July 28, 2004... By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Four Public Service Commissioners may have violated a state law when they attended a 2002 meeting where utility companies paid nearly $40,000 in meals,...

The Miami Herald Balancing Act column.
July 28, 2004... By Cindy Krischer Goodman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--MENTORSHIPS CRITICAL, RARE IN TODAY'S WORK ENVIRONMENT: Consider this: In a business environment where a small fraction of women and men feel...

Modesto, Calif., health inspector has appetite for food safety.
July 28, 2004... By Todd Milbourn, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--When Janis Mein goes out to eat, she doesn't bring an appetite. Instead, she totes a thermometer, a flashlight, a few pens and a notepad. On the...

Officials disagree over direction costs will take in Modesto, Calif.
July 28, 2004... By Gitzel Vargas, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Although state officials expect gasoline prices to continue their recent downward trend, some industry observers don't share that optimistic view. ...

Rehabilitation facility is sold, will be given upgrade in Modesto, Calif.
July 28, 2004... By Ken Carlson, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The Modesto Rehabilitation Hospital is being sold, but no major changes to medical services and therapy programs are planned, officials said Tuesday....

Alliant Energy hopes to resolve problems with Brazil utility investments.
July 28, 2004... By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Executives at Alliant Energy Corp. on Tuesday said they hope to resolve problems with their Brazil utility investments -- and possibly eliminate...

Madison, Wis.-based genetic tests maker posts 43 percent quarterly sales rise.
July 28, 2004... By Jason Gertzen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Third Wave Technologies Inc., which makes genetic tests for research, said quarterly sales surged 43 percent, but the company still reported a...

Wisconsin hospitals criticized for billing tactics against uninsured patients.
July 28, 2004... By Joe Manning, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The head of a Hispanic group charged Milwaukee-area hospitals with routinely suing poor and uninsured people for non-payment of inflated hospital...

Midwest Airlines parent posts $3.5 million quarterly loss.
July 28, 2004... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The parent company of Midwest Airlines reported a quarterly loss Tuesday of $3.5 million as high fuel costs and depressed ticket prices continued to...

Wisconsin-based firm to shut watercraft making plant, shift production.
July 28, 2004... By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Johnson Outdoors Inc. will close one watercraft manufacturing plant and move production from another as part of an ongoing effort to make the...

Wisconsin property to be developed after former tractor plant is destroyed.
July 28, 2004... By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Around 100 acres overlooking Lake Michigan just outside Racine will be made available for development after a former tractor plant on the site is...

Military vehicles fuel profits for Wisconsin's Oshkosh Truck Corp.
July 28, 2004... By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Oshkosh Truck Corp. reported fiscal third-quarter profits 26 percent higher than a year ago, as sales of military vehicles and vehicle parts...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste trims income outlook for 2004.
July 28, 2004... By Edward Gately, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Scottsdale-based Allied Waste Industries, the nation's second-largest waste hauler, is scaling back its income expectation for 2004 because of higher...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JDA Software faces competition in QRS buyout.
July 28, 2004... By Ed Taylor, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--A plan by Scottsdale-based JDA Software Group to acquire QRS Corp. is running into competition from other investors who are offering more money for the...

Major airlines may follow United's lead and end contributions to pension plans.
July 28, 2004... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--UAL Corp.'s United Airlines may not be the only major U.S. carrier to halt contributions to its pension plan while it struggles to emerge from...

Baby Bells match cable companies in reaching out to DSL users.
July 28, 2004... By Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Baby Bells appear to be running neck-and-neck with cable TV companies in gaining high-speed Internet customers. But analysts say though that's...

Computer Associates to replace hundreds of software products.
July 28, 2004... By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Computer Associates International Inc. has begun the potentially touchy task of putting out to pasture hundreds of software products the Islandia...

Chairman, lead director resign from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
July 28, 2004... By Monty Phan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia stepped down yesterday, saying it's time to turn the reins over to someone else after serving during the...

Circulation scandal compels Melville, N.Y., newspaper to reduce ad rates.
July 28, 2004... By James T. Madore, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Attempting to make amends to advertisers stung by Newsday's circulation scandal, the newspaper announced yesterday that it would reduce advertising...

Melville, N.Y.-area tries to lure Republican convention attendees.
July 28, 2004... By Jamie Herzlich, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--With 50,000 people descending upon the Big Apple for the Republican National Convention next month, local tourist areas in regions around the city are...

New London, Conn.-based staffing agency sues over 'unfair trade practices'.
July 28, 2004... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--The Nucon Group, a New London-based temporary staffing agency that is one of the state's largest minority-owned enterprises, has filed suit...

Richmond, Va.-based utility reports 5 percent rise in earnings.
July 28, 2004... By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Dominion Resources Inc., which owns the Millstone power complex in Waterford, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profits rose to $251 million,...

Kerry's daughter firm on support of gay marriage.
July 28, 2004... By Maggie Haberman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--BOSTON -- John Kerry's younger daughter stood her ground Tuesday, supporting gay marriage even as the Democrats are trying to sidestep the lightning-rod...

Heinz Kerry headlines Democratic convention.
July 28, 2004... Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--BOSTON -- John Kerry's outspoken wife took a not-so-veiled dig at President Bush last night, saying her combat-tested husband knew about war and courage because he had put...

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia makes changes to its board.
July 28, 2004... By Soo Youn, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Martha Stewart's company is cleaning house. In hopes of accelerating a corporate makeover, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia said yesterday it's re-shuffling...

Stewart offers to begin serving sentence at Bedford, N.Y., home.
July 28, 2004... Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Martha Stewart says she's willing to go to jail now on one condition -- and it's a doozie. The domestic diva has offered to begin serving her 10-month sentence at her...

Time Warner takes the lead from Sony in bidding for MGM.
July 28, 2004... By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Time Warner has taken the lead from Sony in a race for movie studio MGM, media sources said yesterday. After making a $4.7 billion preliminary cash...

Nancy Reagan to be a no-show at the Republican National Convention.
July 28, 2004... By Thomas M. DeFrank, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--BOSTON -- Much to the dismay of the Bush campaign, Nancy Reagan has just said no to appearing at the Republican National Convention next month. ...

Daily News, New York, real estate column.
July 28, 2004... By Lore Croghan, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 28--Alongside the Manhattan Bridge, so close that drivers can see the whites of construction workers' eyes, a glass house is rising. The three-story...