Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from October 27 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from October 27 2004

Allentown, Pa.-based chipmaker posts $127 million loss for quarter.
October 27, 2004

Gas company to use grant to expand Hometown, Pa., facility.
October 27, 2004

Augusta, Ga., chamber's women in business event boosts attendees' confidence.
October 27, 2004

Developer sells 2 Cobb County, Ga., office buildings.
October 27, 2004

Kern County, Calif., alfalfa and cotton crops damaged by rainfall.
October 27, 2004

Bakersfield, Calif., Association for Retarded Citizens has shredding operation.
October 27, 2004

Kerry, Bush face masks sell well with Halloween crowd in Bakersfield, Calif.
October 27, 2004

Bakersfield, Calif.-based oil company sees 133 percent income increase.
October 27, 2004

Longmont, Colo.-based software firm announces 911 address change service.
October 27, 2004

Boulder, Colo., to get 13,000-square-foot Ace Hardware.
October 27, 2004

Developers plan 202-unit complex in Manatee County, Fla.
October 27, 2004

Construction to start soon on Bradenton, Fla., condominiums.
October 27, 2004

Brownsville, Texas, employment outlook looks promising for holiday season.
October 27, 2004

New check clearing law set to begin.
October 27, 2004

Glaxo markets diabetes drug by Rockville, Md., biotech Human Genome Sciences.
October 27, 2004

Maryland Gov. Ehrlich's malpractice reform plan hits legislative resistance.
October 27, 2004

General Growth Properties plans to sell Rouse's Baltimore-area office space.
October 27, 2004

Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Group posts 24 percent profit gain.
October 27, 2004

Delta close to agreement with pilots' union.
October 27, 2004

Diesel fuel prices jump higher than gas.
October 27, 2004

GM unveils smaller version of Hummer.
October 27, 2004

Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column.
October 27, 2004

Dairies face 90-day loan moratorium from California panel.
October 27, 2004

California prune harvest could be worst in 86 years.
October 27, 2004

Biotech giants Genentech, Elan seek office space in Cambridge, Mass.
October 27, 2004

Final chapter for WordsWorth Books on Boston's Harvard Square is Saturday.
October 27, 2004

Customer of Taunton, Mass., Circuit City files bias complaint.
October 27, 2004

Consumer confidence in Massachusetts and nation plummets.
October 27, 2004

The Boston Globe Downtown column.
October 27, 2004

Business is brisk as Americans stream to Canada for flu shots.
October 27, 2004

Boston agency approves $45 million plan to build freight facility.
October 27, 2004

Ralph Lauren launches new 'Rugby' line.
October 27, 2004

Boston Red Sox seek approval to expand Fenway capacity by 10 percent.
October 27, 2004

Harrisburg, Pa.-area slots operation takes shape.
October 27, 2004

New Haven, Conn.-based bank expects 'couple hundred' layoffs.
October 27, 2004

Insurance probe expands into financial services in Connecticut.
October 27, 2004

KB Toys may close 11 Connecticut stores after holidays.
October 27, 2004

October sales boost builds optimism for Connecticut retailers' holiday season.
October 27, 2004

2004 may be second-worst year for insured losses from storms, behind 1992.
October 27, 2004

KB Toys to shut 141 stores, may close 3 in Paramus, N.J.
October 27, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., personal finance column.
October 27, 2004

New Jersey's Garden State Parkway to remove more toll plazas.
October 27, 2004

Houston Chronicle Moneymakers column.
October 27, 2004

Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy column.
October 27, 2004

The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis network column.
October 27, 2004

Florida ballot Amendment 5 boosts minimum wage to $6.15, adjusts for inflation.
October 27, 2004

Alton, Ill.-based gambling firm agrees to pay $200,000 fine.
October 27, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster column.
October 27, 2004... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- 'STATUS QUO' IS SCARY IN ITSELF: Although a Kerry campaign ad claims President Bush plans to cut Social Security benefits, the...

Myrtle Beach, S.C., officials seek more funding for terminal project.
October 27, 2004

Trenton, Ohio, neighbors are happy that witches' party is canceled.
October 27, 2004

Middletown, Ohio-based steel firm posts profitable quarter.
October 27, 2004

Middletown, Ohio, steel maker could be next acquisition.
October 27, 2004

Miami-based bank's earnings rise 27 percent.
October 27, 2004

Port Everglades to spend $16.4 million for cruise terminal.
October 27, 2004

Investment group plans Las Vegas-style resort in Nassau, Bahamas.
October 27, 2004

Miami business school gets $10 million donation toward entrepreneurship center.
October 27, 2004

Munster, Ind., region's home sales dip despite stronger national figures.
October 27, 2004

U.S. Steel earns $354 million, beating high estimates.
October 27, 2004

Former Wisconsin congressman stresses need to upgrade America's job skills.
October 27, 2004

Wisconsin-based Midwest Airlines posts $13.4 million loss for quarter.
October 27, 2004

New CEO of insurer Marsh & McLennan promises to repay any who were harmed.
October 27, 2004

Ford vehicles garner concerns from NHTSA crash safety testing.
October 27, 2004

KB Toys may close Bangor, Maine, store.
October 27, 2004

Maine's efforts to cut drug costs leave small businesses with few options.
October 27, 2004

KB Toys to close 148 to 238 stores.
October 27, 2004

Willimantic, Conn.-based Savings Institute's IPO brings in $5 million.
October 27, 2004

Waterford, Conn., franchisee reaches deal with Panera Bread to expand.
October 27, 2004

Home sales, prices continue to increase in Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
October 27, 2004

Recently formed New Haven, Conn.-based bank reports profit.
October 27, 2004

Lieberman to speak at New Haven, Conn., chamber event.
October 27, 2004

New law to bring 'evolutionary' changes to checking.
October 27, 2004

Collaboration between 2 Connecticut firms produces diabetes drug candidate.
October 27, 2004

Travel guru Arthur Frommer to launch 'Smart Shopping' magazine.
October 27, 2004

Daily News, New York, Wall Street column.
October 27, 2004

Anaheim, Calif., aims to take the auto-show spotlight with major launches.
October 27, 2004

Irvine, Calif.-based chip maker finds replacement for retiring CEO.
October 27, 2004

Economic researchers are cautiously upbeat about Orange County, Calif., growth.
October 27, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner column.
October 27, 2004

Ogden, Utah-area getaways to work as 'sister businesses'.
October 27, 2004

Ohio business leaders endorse Kerry, bucking Bush's overall business backing.
October 27, 2004

Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health posts profit amid accounting probe.
October 27, 2004

Groveport, Ohio, dollmaker stirs retail controversy with Nazi SS figures.
October 27, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel column.
October 27, 2004

DuPont issues caution despite strong third-quarter profits.
October 27, 2004