Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from November 24 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from November 24 2004

CrossCountry Energy, Wisconsin power plant are bought.
November 24, 2004

Stamford, Conn.-based investment firm wants Hollywood Entertainment auction.
November 24, 2004

Best Western hotel under construction in Augusta, Ga.
November 24, 2004

Scrutiny of hiring at Coke extended.
November 24, 2004

Albany, Ga., hospital's Medicaid billing questioned.
November 24, 2004

Housing sales up as rates drop in October.
November 24, 2004

Alpharetta, Ga.-based online-only bank wants to depend less on mortgages.
November 24, 2004

Carpinteria, Calif.-based restaurants operator to restate financial reports.
November 24, 2004

Oregon agency says shed demolition likely led to asbestos contamination.
November 24, 2004

Community college campus in Madras, Ore., gets approval.
November 24, 2004

Italian restaurant to open in Bend, Ore.
November 24, 2004

Houston-based Cheniere to build second liquid natural-gas port in Louisiana.
November 24, 2004

Connecticut governor is urged to reject 5.5 percent hike to rail fare.
November 24, 2004

Activists protest 'predatory practices' of Bridgeport, Conn., Jackson Hewitt.
November 24, 2004

Berlin, Conn.-based utility's rate plea shocks governor.
November 24, 2004

Lamont, Calif., food recycler composts groceries' waste into rich soil.
November 24, 2004

Kern County, Calif., economic indicators show improvement.
November 24, 2004

Dealer decides to close Belleville, Ill., auto parts store.
November 24, 2004

Owner of Belleville, Ill., car dealership hopes new site up by 2006.
November 24, 2004

Boulder, Colo., drug developer starts clinical trial, eyes expansion.
November 24, 2004

Florida golf, country club members look into purchase offer from academy.
November 24, 2004

Brownsville, Texas, charities gear up for Thanksgiving holiday.
November 24, 2004

Texas officials urge safety on the roadways during holiday weekend.
November 24, 2004

Nurses in rural Texas border areas are more likely to leave for cities.
November 24, 2004

High unemployment now down into single digits in Brownsville, Texas.
November 24, 2004

Cameron County, Texas, looks to relocate utilities facilities.
November 24, 2004

Gaithersburg, Md., drug developer MedImmune forms venture with Medarex.
November 24, 2004

Rental numbers for RVs up 10 to 20 percent during holiday season.
November 24, 2004

Wal-Mart to build distribution center in struggling Somerset, Md.
November 24, 2004

Hickory, N.C.-based banking firm restates earnings, reports $1.1 million loss.
November 24, 2004

South Carolina lures Citigroup away from Charlotte, N.C.
November 24, 2004

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith column.
November 24, 2004... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24--BRUCE JULIAN TO OPEN UPTOWN: One of Charlotte's best known men's clothiers is taking his offbeat merchandising style uptown. Bruce Julian, a...

Cingular chief anticipates reducing work force by 10 percent.
November 24, 2004

Negative test brings end to latest mad cow scare.
November 24, 2004

Michigan officials try to lure auto firms, other businesses from Asia.
November 24, 2004

Retailers integrate Internet, brick-and-mortar locations.
November 24, 2004

Detroit Edison wins rate raise.
November 24, 2004

Glaxo names Pozen's Chapel Hill, N.C.-developed drug as 'key product'.
November 24, 2004

Speculation intensifies that Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. may be takeover target.
November 24, 2004

Durham, N.C., hospital site could become hotel and condo complex.
November 24, 2004

Erie, Pa.-based rent-to-own firm teams up with furniture retailer.
November 24, 2004

Merger gives Erie, Pa.-based snow-removal firm room, capital to continue growth.
November 24, 2004

Loss of Vioxx pains Erie, Pa.-area arthritis patients.
November 24, 2004

Woman, 79, is arrested at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport on weapons charge.
November 24, 2004

U.S. may force Cuba to pay cash in advance of food shipments.
November 24, 2004

Miami port tries to shorten delays by extending weekday hours.
November 24, 2004

With no rain, farmers in Fresno, Calif., area can resume cotton harvest.
November 24, 2004

Fresno, Calif.-based Gottschalks posts $1.4 million net loss in third quarter.
November 24, 2004

Blockbuster, Napster to sell $20 prepaid combo card.
November 24, 2004

Fort Worth, Texas, firm buys leases, rights for gas-producing properties.
November 24, 2004

Marine Corps officials reconsider helicopter plans.
November 24, 2004

Studies show nurse shortage easing in Texas, nation.
November 24, 2004

Finnish cellphone parts maker to close Fort Worth, Texas, plant.
November 24, 2004

Thanksgiving proves to be busiest holiday for plumbers.
November 24, 2004

Logo gets update at Citizens Bank.
November 24, 2004

Fate of phone legislation uncertain in Pennsylvania.
November 24, 2004

Pennsylvania shopping center gets restaurant, 2 retailers.
November 24, 2004

Chief information officer quits Connecticut insurer CIGNA.
November 24, 2004

Comcast boosts standard cable cost 8 percent.
November 24, 2004

Connecticut's ConnectiCare wins approval for new individual health plans.
November 24, 2004

Connecticut helicopter maker Sikorsky signs $4.2 billion deal with Canada.
November 24, 2004

Windsor, Conn., insurance software firm agrees to equity buyout.
November 24, 2004

Property tax panel walking fine line in New Jersey.
November 24, 2004

Home sales pace slows, but prices remain higher in Cincinnati, Ohio, region.
November 24, 2004

El Paso Corp. gets better debt deal.
November 24, 2004

Debate over U.S. food safety regulations on simmer.
November 24, 2004

Word that animal was free of mad cow disease cheers Texas cattle business.
November 24, 2004

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
November 24, 2004

'Just-in-time' retail hiring grabs best workers.
November 24, 2004

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
November 24, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Karen Brune Mathis column.
November 24, 2004

Law could bring relief to Florida folks living near railroad crossings.
November 24, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., commodities column.
November 24, 2004... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A MIXED DAY FOR FUTURES: Chicago soybean futures closed higher Tuesday as concern about soybean rust continued to boost...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
November 24, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- THE ART OF GIVING THANKS: If this is Thanksgiving eve, it's time to share with you one of the best columns ever to appear in The...

H&R Block reports $52.2 million second-quarter loss.
November 24, 2004

Kansas City, Mo., passes smoking ordinance.
November 24, 2004

Defense for former Westar Energy chairman winds down.
November 24, 2004

Wisconsin furniture maker opens retail store in Salina, Kan.
November 24, 2004

Abilene, Kan., gets $1 million in funding to build wastewater treatment plant.
November 24, 2004

Macon, Ga., sees mixed results in job growth.
November 24, 2004

Texas State Bank, Valley Mortgage Company complete transaction.
November 24, 2004

McAllen, Texas-area retailers prepare for onslaught of shoppers Friday.
November 24, 2004

Federal judicial posts given to 2 South Texans.
November 24, 2004

Medford, Ore., spa salesman becomes target of investigation, suits.
November 24, 2004