Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from May 28 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from May 28 2003

Cobb County, Ga., Firm Sells New View on Airport Security.
May 28, 2003... By Mary Lou Pickel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Heat-sensitive cameras and software supplied by a metro Atlanta company could help police and clam diggers keep a better eye on Boston...

Alpharetta, Ga., Firm Finds Demand Still Heavy for Cigarette Paper.
May 28, 2003... By David McNaughton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--With all the pressure to stamp out smoking these days, it must be a tough time to be in the cigarette business. Battered from the...

Atlanta Convention Venue Projects Fiscal 2004 Shortfall.
May 28, 2003... By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Remaining a major player in the competitive convention business has come at a price for the Georgia World Congress Center. Officials for...

Home Sales Strengthen, Confidence Climbs in Consumer Survey.
May 28, 2003... By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--In perhaps the most hopeful sign yet for postwar economic hopes, national reports on Tuesday showed unexpectedly strong home sales in...

Charter Airline to Launch Weekly Service between Atlanta, Nigeria.
May 28, 2003... By Dave Hirschman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--World Airways begins nonstop passenger flights today between Atlanta and Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa. A 300-seat MD-11...

Beaumont, Texas, Reports 5 Percent Increase in Industrial Property Values.
May 28, 2003... By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--BEAUMONT, Texas--One way to get a lower property valuation is to demonstrate a steep drop in one's business fortunes, which is a Pyrrhic victory...

Three Connecticut Legislators Wins Awards from Manufacturing Group.
May 28, 2003... By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--If it weren't for his suit and tie, Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, could have been another worker cutting metal shaver heads at Remington...

Three Bridgeport, Conn.-Area Companies to Cut Jobs Starting in July.
May 28, 2003... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Bridgeport-based Parallax Power Components and two other area companies will be cutting more than 200 jobs beginning in July, according to a report...

Some Connecticut Small Businesses Skeptical about Effect of Tax Cut.
May 28, 2003... By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Some business owners in the region were skeptical Tuesday about the ability of the tax cut and economic stimulus package passed Friday by...

Technology Firms Open Joint Offices in Picayune, Miss.
May 28, 2003... By David Tortorano, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--PICAYUNE, Miss.--Four remote sensing companies have opened a joint office in Picayune Industrial Park. Air-0-Space, GB Tech, Aerotec and...

Kern County, Calif., 4-H Youth Development Program Faces Big Budget Cuts.
May 28, 2003... By Marylee Shrider, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--It's hard to imagine a Kern County Fair without 4-H kids and their fluffy little lambs, but local ag officials say it could happen if the...

The Bakersfield Californian Agriculture Almanac Column.
May 28, 2003... The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--This week in Kern County agriculture: Entomology Growers are now spraying to control the spider mites, worms and thrips that are attacking young cotton plants. The...

Bakersfield, Calif.-Area Companies, Consumers Get Optimistic about Economy.
May 28, 2003... By Gretchen Wenner, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Local companies cut jobs during the first three months of the year, but firms and consumers are starting to show signs of optimism in the...

Illinois House Considers College-Savings Bill.
May 28, 2003... By David van den Berg, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would give Illinoisans tax benefits on college savings plans. The bill would create a...

Belleville, Ill., Store Owner Discusses New State Ban on Ephedra.
May 28, 2003... By David van den Berg, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Bill Hoskins, who owns Complete Supplements at 625 E. Main St. in Belleville, said a state ban on ephedra won`t hurt his business much....

Palmetto, Fla., Contractor Plans to Build Homes on Former Citrus Grove.
May 28, 2003... By Jesse Westbrook, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--PALMETTO, Fla. -- A local home builder wants to plant a new crop of affordable houses on a former citrus grove that was shut down by citrus...

Bank's Bid to Keep Waterfront Restaurant in Palmetto, Fla., Open.
May 28, 2003... By Duane Marsteller, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--PALMETTO, Fla. -- T.K.O. Shea's Sports Cafe's future is secure, at least for the time being. Century Bank was the only bidder at a...

Bradenton, Fla., Visitors Bureau May Cut Spending by 29 Percent.
May 28, 2003... By Rochelle Jones, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Confronting a general malaise in the tourism industry, the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is proposing a marketing budget that...

Baltimore Neighborhood Fears Development Plans Will Push Out Tugboat Operator.
May 28, 2003... By Paul Adams, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Despite repeated assurances from city officials and developers, residents of Fells Point fear that plans to turn century-old Recreation Pier into a luxury...

Former Pleasanton, Calif., Resident Returns to Face Federal Indictment.
May 28, 2003... By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A key figure in a stunning embezzlement scheme that rocked a popular Bay Area charity in 1997 has been returned to the United States...

Bank of America Works on Plan for New Headquarters in Manhattan, Sources Say.
May 28, 2003... By Sarah Jane Tribble, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Bank of America Corp. is in discussions to build a $1billion skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, anonymous New York officials close to the...

Lancaster County, S.C., Council under Investigation for Relocation Payment.
May 28, 2003... The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--LANCASTER, S.C.--The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division is investigating whether the Lancaster County Council violated any laws when it approved paying $637,000 to...

US Airways to Test Meals-for-Sale Program on Several Charlotte, N.C., Flights.
May 28, 2003... By Ted Reed, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The chance to buy a sandwich on challah bread is coming to a fuselage near you. US Airways said Tuesday it will begin testing its meals-for-sale...

Companies Take Wait-and-See Attitude on Weakened Dollar.
May 28, 2003... By Katherine Yung, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The U.S. dollar touched a new low against the euro Tuesday, but for many companies, the currency fluctuation has elicited barely more than a yawn....

Greenpeace Ups Its Protest of Exxon.
May 28, 2003... The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A long tradition of protests against Exxon Mobil Corp. reached a new level Tuesday when demonstrators -- upset by the oil giant's environmental stances -- infiltrated...

Stocks Moves Higher on Continuing Strong Home Sales.
May 28, 2003... By Bill Deener, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Hope of better times to come have guided much of the spring stock market rally, but on Tuesday some real economic numbers finally showed the way. ...

The Dallas Morning News Technology Column.
May 28, 2003... By Alan Goldstein, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--RICHARDSON, Texas--OPTISOFT, BACKER SEE GREEN IN TRAFFIC LIGHTS: Three years into a slump, investors and entrepreneurs alike are shunning sexy new...

Tenet, Chief Executive to Part Ways.
May 28, 2003... By Roger Yu, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--In a shake-up to regain investor confidence, Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Tuesday that it mutually agreed to part ways with embattled chief executive...

Detroit Free Press Home Computing Column.
May 28, 2003... By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--OPTIONS CAN FILL TECHNOLOGY GAPS: Just about everyone knows somebody who can't get the technology he or she wants. It's not a matter of money; it's...

Judge Orders Compuware, IBM Executives to Meet.
May 28, 2003... By Jeff Bennett, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Two titans of technology are to meet face-to-face in Detroit next week in an attempt to end a long fight over allegedly stolen software codes. Fourteen...

Nissan, Other Foreign Automakers Compete with Big Three on Their Turf.
May 28, 2003... By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--CANTON, Miss.--The Nissan plant that opened near Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday will not singlehandedly doom Detroit's automakers. But it is the biggest...

Florida Lawmakers Continue to Work on New Everglades Cleanup Law.
May 28, 2003... By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- State legislators continued efforts late Tuesday to tweak a new Everglades cleanup law but did little to placate critics who say...

South Florida's Home-Buying Market Is Still Hot.
May 28, 2003... By Joan Fleischer Tamen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Jonathan and Krisa Kolbe helped to keep South Florida's home-buying market brisk last month by selling their condo in Boca Raton and buying...

Florida Tech Developer's Program Helps Transfer Data from Computer to Computer.
May 28, 2003... By Christine Winter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--By now, most fans of Alohabob PC Relocator know the history of the software product's unlikely name. Developer David Henrickson wrote the...

Police Arrest Protesters after Demonstration at Exxon Mobil Headquarters.
May 28, 2003... By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--IRVING, Texas--The increasingly bizarre scene surrounding the Exxon Mobil Corp. annual meeting began a day early Tuesday with a demonstration at...

The Boston Globe Downtown Column.
May 28, 2003... By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, already peddling the most expensive ticket in baseball, has a deal for you. He may be willing to charter you his trophy...

Despite Slow Sales, Massachusetts House Prices Continue Climb.
May 28, 2003... By Chris Reidy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Hurt by bad weather and high unemployment, home sales across the state continued to slow in April, but prices continued to rise, according to a Massachusetts...

Internet Music Company Faces Opposition from Recording Industry.
May 28, 2003... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A Spanish Internet company called Puretunes is offering digital music buffs a deal that sounds too good to be true: unlimited downloads of hit music...

Boston Office of U.S. Attorney Says Pfizer Gave Doctors Illegal Kickbacks.
May 28, 2003... By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The US attorney's office in Boston said in court documents that the drug company Parke-Davis, now Pfizer, gave illegal kickbacks to doctors, including trips...

Blocklists to Stop E-Mail Spam Often Hit Honest Internet Users Also.
May 28, 2003... By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Philip Jacob, who runs a small Internet service provider called Whirlycott.net in Watertown, has found himself prey to one of the toughest tactics in the...

Blood Transfusion Firm Receives Life-Saving Infusion from Investors.
May 28, 2003... By Jeffrey Krasner, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Talk about a life-saving infusion. A week ago, V.I. Technologies Inc. of Watertown had less than two months' cash in the bank. The Nasdaq Stock Market...

Economist Predicts Meaningful Rebound for Colorado Springs, Colo., Area.
May 28, 2003... By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Colorado Springs is likely to have a "meaningful" economic rebound next year, a nationally known economist said in a presentation here...

Travel to Europe Will Be More Expensive for U.S. Residents as Dollar Weakens.
May 28, 2003... By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Going to Europe this summer? Get ready to shell out 20 percent more money than a year ago on items ranging from a French croissant to...

Rite Aid Rewards Top Executives with $2 Million Bonuses for 2003 Fiscal Year.
May 28, 2003... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The chief executive of Rite Aid Corp. and his heir apparent each received bonuses of $2 million in fiscal 2003 that ended March 1. Robert...

Connecticut Company CIGNA Considers Outsourcing Tech Operations.
May 28, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--CIGNA Corp. has hired consultant McKinsey & Co. to help determine whether the company should outsource more of its information technology operations or keep the...

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Inside Pitch Column.
May 28, 2003... By Matthew Kauffman, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--There's a new TV ad for Prestone that features a timid man innocently washing his car until he is confronted by two imposing Italian Mafiosi...

Nationwide Insurance Consolidates Connecticut Sites.
May 28, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Nationwide Insurance is consolidating its Connecticut operations in a Rocky Hill office park. Nationwide has signed a lease for 46,000 square feet in an addition...

Hartford, Conn., Firm Discusses Takeover with British Electronic Security Firm.
May 28, 2003... The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Takeover talks between United Technologies Corp. and Chubb PLC, the British electronic security firm, reportedly have heated up again, with an offer by the...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Openings and Expansions Column.
May 28, 2003... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Star Day Spa and Broadway Farm is open for business on 10th Street, Palisades Park, offering health facilities and health food. Several months under development...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Business People Column.
May 28, 2003... The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Joe Thiel of Jackson has joined The Gelber Organization, Newark, business tax and profit advisers, as vice president of tax services. Boyle most recently was...

Analyst Demotes FleetBoston, Says Buyout Unlikely.
May 28, 2003... By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A Wall Street analyst downgraded FleetBoston Financial on Tuesday while downplaying recent speculation that New Jersey's largest bank may be a...

Home Depot to Settle Allegations of Fraud in New Jersey.
May 28, 2003... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Home Depot has agreed to pay $510,000 to New Jersey to settle complaints that it defrauded consumers in its home improvement business. ...

Clifton, N.J., Shopping Destination Creator Not Ready to Take Life Easy at 77.
May 28, 2003... By Joan Verdon, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Carmen J. Maggio had to give up on Rowe-Manse. But he's still in love with selling. Maggio, 77, created Rowe-Manse Emporium, a Clifton shopping...

El Paso Sells $1.2 Billion in Debt Notes to Settle Loan Early.
May 28, 2003... By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--El Paso Corp. said Tuesday it had sold $1.2 billion in notes, with proceeds used to pay off a previous loan ahead of schedule. The new financing...

Labor Union Objects to Vagueness of Nabors Industries' Stock Option Program.
May 28, 2003... By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A major labor union is taking issue with a vaguely worded proposal by Nabors Industries to issue 3.5 million shares of stock for employee compensation. ...

Houston-Based Oil Manufacturer Buys Pipeline-Inspection Company.
May 28, 2003... By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Baker Hughes has acquired Cornerstone Pipeline Inspection Group, a privately held company that owns a fleet of so-called "smart pigs" for doing pipeline...

Army Corps to Seek Additional Public Input on Houston-Area Port Project.
May 28, 2003... By Bill Hensel Jr., Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The Army Corps of Engineers has extended the time it will take public comment on the final environmental impact statement for the proposed terminal at...

Teamsters Union Panel Probes Allegations against Houston Local President.
May 28, 2003... By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--About 150 members of Teamsters Local 988 listened to accusations Tuesday that their union president arranged kickbacks, embezzled strike funds and tampered...

Bureau of Land Management May Open Teshekpuk Lake Area in Alaska for Oil.
May 28, 2003... By Pat King, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Anchorage Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The Bureau of Land Management is considering opening the Teshekpuk Lake area in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for oil and gas...

Building Permits Soar in Clay County, Fla.
May 28, 2003... By Earl Daniels, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--In an attempt to beat a May 1 deadline before impact fees are tacked onto the prices of new houses, local builders inundated the Clay...

Top College Graduate Hits Road in Jacksonville, Fla., to Find Job.
May 28, 2003... By Gregory Richards, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The blue suit, white stockings and black pumps that Gretchen Brantley wore yesterday would have blended in at nearly any office. ...

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis Column.
May 28, 2003... By Karen Brune Mathis, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--FOUNDATION ACADEMY GETS OK TO EXPAND SCHOOL CAMPUS: The Foundation Academy, a private Christian school based at Jacksonville Beach,...

Media Groups Want PGA Tour Ruling Tossed.
May 28, 2003... By Paul Pinkham, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Fourteen U.S. media organizations have joined together to ask an appeals court to overturn a Jacksonville judge's decision prohibiting...

Securities Association Fines Company That Sells Variable Annuities.
May 28, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The National Association of Securities Dealers said Tuesday that it had censured a Florida securities company as part of its efforts to stem abuses...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
May 28, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--RATES MOVE OPPOSITE OF RED INK: Burgeoning federal budget deficits aren't likely to push up interest rates, and claims to the contrary are likely to...

Sprint's Conversion to `Packet' Technology Is Under Way.
May 28, 2003... By Suzanne King, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The conversion of Sprint Corp.'s local telephone network to modern "packet" technology is under way. The company said Tuesday that it had begun...

New Animal Emergency Room Clinic Opens in Salina, Kan.
May 28, 2003... By David Clouston, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Emergencies don't always strike during business hours, and animals are no different than people when medical attention can't wait. That's the...

Medicare Administrator Talks with Kansas Health-Care Providers.
May 28, 2003... By Sharon Montague, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--HAYS, Kan.--The woes he heard about in nearly two hours of testimony from rural health-care providers -- nursing homes squeezed by lower Medicaid...

Raytheon Outsourcing Deal Would Hit Salina, Kan., Plant Workers.
May 28, 2003... By Darrin Stineman, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--WICHITA, Kan.--Sixty to 70 employees at Salina's Raytheon Aircraft plant would be affected if the company pulls the trigger on an outsourcing deal...

Salina, Kan., Travel Agent Enjoys Work, for Most Part.
May 28, 2003... By Nancy Hull, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--At age 32, Joyce Williams was tired of working jobs in sales and interior design. She was ready to do something fun that involved traveling, said...

Las Cruces, N.M., Plastics Company to Buy Former Coca-Cola Building.
May 28, 2003... By Jim Luksic, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--"Is it right for our business?" That's the question Bryn Davis asked himself while thinking about purchasing the former Coca-Cola building at 2100...

Las Cruces, N.M., University Implements Online Student-Jobs Service.
May 28, 2003... By Adrian Gomez, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Job banks are located all over the Internet to help job-seeking individuals, but many aren't marketed to college students -- until now. New...

New Mexico Offers New Plan for Testing School Improvement.
May 28, 2003... By Gabriela C. Guzman, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A new testing plan for determining school improvement unveiled last week is being heralded by some as a necessary step and an improvement, but...

Medford, Ore.-Area Couple Auctions Off 125-Acre Parcel of Land.
May 28, 2003... By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--You can't blame Dale and Pat Van Wey for having a hard time parting with the 125-acre jewel they call home not far from Tou Velle Park. Rogue...

Future of Embattled Cruise Ship to Depend on Repair Costs after Explosion.
May 28, 2003... By Dale K. Dupont, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Just because a ship is old doesn't mean it's headed for the scrap heap. But the future of the 41-year-old Norway -- where a boiler explosion Sunday...

Doctors to Participate in Insurance Protest in Broward County, Fla., Area.
May 28, 2003... By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Some doctors, including two leaders of the medical community, started what amounts to an unorganized work slowdown Tuesday in Broward and Palm Beach...

California College Wins $400,000 Grant for Business Forecasting Center.
May 28, 2003... By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--The University of the Pacific's Eberhardt School of Business has been awarded a $400,000 grant to establish a business forecasting center. The center...

Wisconsin Utility Watchdog Group Reverses Position on Oak Creek Power Plants.
May 28, 2003... By Lee Hawkins Jr., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A Madison-based utility watchdog group on Tuesday rescinded its support for Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s plan to build three coal-fired power plants...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tannette Johnson-Elie Column.
May 28, 2003... By Tannette Johnson-Elie, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--At Miller Compressing, a Milwaukee metal recycling company, Diane Chamness developed a skill for helping managers and unskilled central...

Fleming-Owned Milwaukee-Area Warehouse Supermarkets to Be Sold Off.
May 28, 2003... By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Rainbow Foods' brief visit to Southeastern Wisconsin is nearly over. The Rainbow Foods supermarket in Pewaukee is closing, the Rainbow in Racine...

New York Firm to Offer Small Business Loans to Minority-Owned Companies.
May 28, 2003... By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--A New York company is joining forces with the some of country's largest African-American churches to fuel a mini boom in small business lending to...

New York Times Reporter 'Puzzled' by Suspension.
May 28, 2003... By Harry Berkowitz, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg said yesterday that he is "puzzled" over why The New York Times suspended him and that there is...

Bangor, Maine, Heart Clinic Consolidates Offices in Central Location.
May 28, 2003... By Aimee Dolloff, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--BANGOR, Maine--Northeast Cardiology Associates, a diagnostic and treatment facility for heart patients, has found a place to call home after serving...

Tinton Falls, N.J., Business Wins Contract to Supply First-Aid Kits.
May 28, 2003... By David P. Willis, Asbury Park Press, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--TINTON FALLS, N.J.--DLH Inc., a home-based business that makes first aid kits, got its first big delivery recently from the Postal Service. It...