Pittsburgh Business Times articles from April 2001

Pittsburgh Business Times archives from April 2001

LASHING OUT.(Pittsburgh CEOs remain publicly quiet on political issues)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... It's an option, but Pittsburgh CEOs prefer to wield their clout quietly Tony Bucci was seething. On March 19, Tom Flaherty, city controller, admitted he was wrong when he declared that Federated Department Stores paid only $800,000...

Developers craft master plans in hopes of building Southpointe II.(Urban Design Associates and Scalo-Case Development Co. compete for development in Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... CECIL TOWNSHIP - Developers are angling for the right to create Southpointe II, a 225-acre parcel next door to the successful Washington County office and residential spread. The property is beginning to draw intense interest as the state...

Wholey's & Co. considers move.(Damian Zamius couldbuy Bob Wholey's and Co. Inc.'s property in Pennsylvania)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... Real estate developer eyes Strip District space STRIP DISTRICT - Wholey's fish market, which has lured patrons to this city neighborhood for years, may be on the hook. Developer Damian Zamias has obtained an option to purchase the...

USX steel, oil units might not remain single for long.(United States Steel Corp. to spin off Marathon Oil Co.)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN - Soon-to-be free from its Pittsburgh tether, Houston-based Marathon Oil Co. may become the. target of an acquisition, according to the Wall Street rumor mill. But what about United States Steel Corp.? Could it become a target?...

Want a roll with butter? Not at this Highmark meal!(Dr. Dean Ornish health program dinner)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... The delicious scent of garlic beckoned about 100 guests up the escalator at Fifth Avenue Place for a dinner and reception held by Highmark Inc. Hors d'oeuvres at the event last week included asparagus spears, roasted red peppers, veggies...

O'REILLY ON CALL.(Anthony O'Reilly bids to acquire Eircom PLC)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... A year ago when the Business Times broke the story that then-H.J. Heinz Co. chairman Anthony O'Reilly had put his Fox Chapel home on the market as his previously announced fall departure loomed, a spokesman for the food giant insisted that...

Greenhouse prepares academic push.(Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... System-on-a-chip training to be offered DOWNTOWN -- Though most college students are now consumed with thoughts of finals and summer vacation, the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse is thinking about getting them back in the classroom. As...

Mo knows urban fashion.(Morris Gabbay, owner of urban clothing retail store Mo-Gear in Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... He doesn't fit Fifth & Forbes mold, but Morris Gabbay succeeds Downtown Some Downtown retailers cringe at the prospect of having bus stops situated near their stores. It's a scarecrow fear that can have Jim Crow implications:...

Studying a merger in Memphis.(children's hospital merge with health care system)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... 1995 deal parallels that of Children's/UPMC MEMPHIS -- The pediatric health care scene in Memphis, Tenn., took on a different hue after the city's primary pediatric hospital decided to merge with a major health care system. The...

Alcoa wraps up sale of propulsion business.(sale of Thiokol to Alliant Techsystems)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... NORTH SIDE -- Alcoa Inc. has completed the sale of its Thiokol propulsion business to Alliant Techsystems Inc. for $685 million in cash. The sale was first announced in January. Thiokol, a supplier of rocket propulsion systems for...

Federated completes Edgemont acquisition.(Federated Investors, Edgemont Asset Management)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- Federated Investors Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Edgemont Asset Management Corp. Edgemont, based in New York, is the advisor for the $3.23 billion Kaufmann Fund. Now known as the Federated...

Construction starts on employment office.(Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DUQUESNE -- Construction of a new Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Office is now under way. The call center, at RIDC's City Center of Duquesne, is expected to employ about 100 after construction is finished in September. ...

USX Mexican unit opens logistics center.(Acero Prime)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- United States Steel International Inc., a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based USX Corp., said Acero Prime, its joint Mexican venture with Feralloy Corp. and Intacero de Mexico S.A. de C.V, has opened a new logistics center near...

CONSOL opens office in Australia.(CONSOL Energy Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... UPPER ST. CLAIR -- CONSOL Energy Inc. has opened an office in Brisbane, Australia, to develop business opportunities in coal production and coalbed methane extraction in the Asia/Pacific region. The company said the office is between the...

Heinz makes pair of buys.(acquires Sinsin Food Industries, Comexo)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... NORTH SIDE - H.J. Heinz Co. acquired two more sauce makers, the French Comexo of Chateaurenard, near Paris, and Sinsin Food Industries Pte Ltd. of Singapore, which markets chili sauce and Asian condiments. Heinz estimated that annual...

PNC Advisors aligns with RossFialkow.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- PNC Advisors, a division of PNC Financial Services Group, has formed a strategic alliance with RossFialkow Capital Partners LLC, Boston. RossFialkow, founded in 1999, specializes in providing financial assistance to privately...

Be Free trims 20 percent of work force.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- Be Free Inc., the Boston-based online marketing firm that was founded and now houses its technology personnel Downtown, has laid off about 20 percent of its work force companywide. The layoffs are a result of current market...

USBANCORP becomes AmeriServ Financial.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... JOHNSTOWN -- USBANCORP, the region's 10th largest bank, will change its name to AmeriServ Financial Inc. It is the holding company for 23-branch U.S. Bank. Johnstown's U.S. Bank controlled the rights to the names and logo in the...

Adam Filippo & Associates.(interview with VP Gene Stalczynski on management issues, marketing sector)(Brief Article)(Interview)
April 27, 2001... 1206 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh 15219 Phone: (412) 261-3720 Fax: (412) 261-1974 Web address: www.adamfilippo.com TOP OFFICERS: Gene Stalczynski, principal, senior V.P. Robert Adam, chairman, chief creative officer Louis...

UPMC acquisition of St. Francis' home health unit tightens market grip.(UPMC Health System, St. Francis Health System)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Health care system says purchase 'just made sense' OAKLAND -- With its purchase of St. Francis Health System's home health business, UPMC Health System has further consolidated its strong grip on Western Pennsylvania's home health...

Growing law firm looks to expand operations.(Grogan Graffam McGinley)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- Grogan Graffam McGinley, one of the city's larger law firms, is looking for new office space that will give it room for future expansion. "We're always looking to expand our core areas," said Robert Conway, administrator of...

Guitar Center hopes its attuned to local market; to open in Monroeville.(Guitar Center Management to open up store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... Four-decade-old superstore plans to open doors in June MONROEVILLE -- Grab your ax, plug in and turn up the amps to 11. The Guitar Center, a 37-year-old superstore chain, has signed a lease for its first Pittsburgh area store in the...

David Case.(President and CEO of Production Masters Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... David Case President and CEO, Production Masters Inc. Downtown * Organization: PMI specializes in commercial production, business-to-business communications and the concept, creation, production and distribution of...

Studying the Web of life.(Peter Shane, director of Institute for the Study of)(Information Technology, H. John Heinz III School of)(Public Policy and Management)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Peter Shane leads institute measuring information technology's impact on life At 16, Peter Shane's grandfather asked him whether he was going to follow in his father's footsteps and run his father's chain of discount shoe stores on Long...

Worshipping WIND.(Original church music)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... For the times when you want to re-live that Sunday morning feeling, pop WIND's "Jesus on Smallman Street" into the CD player. WIND (Worship in a New Dimension) is the collective name of three musicians performing at the Sunday night...

Hard-to-top tables.(French Country Living catalogue mosaic table)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... French Country Living catalog does a sophisticated riff on traditional lawn furniture with its marble mosaic table. Framed in hand-forged iron, the round tabletop measures 43 inches in diameter. The pattern is chiefly tiles of reddish...

Keeping pace.(Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln LS automobile - evaluation)(Lincoln LS)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Lincoln LS boasts European styling, handling In the marketplace battle against preremium sports sedans like the Lexus ES 300 and Acura's TL, Ford Motor Co. has a formidable weapon in the Lincoln LS. The 2001 LS is smooth, agile and...

You can go home again, and again and again.(Richard Jenrette's new book)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... When Cole Porter wrote the song "you'd Be So Nice. To Come HomeTo," he was thinking of a person, not a house. But Richard Jenrette's new book," Adventures with Old Houses," may just change that tune. As if co-founding brokerage...

Rolling with it.(pewter dice product)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... What's that lyric from "Happy Together," that classic late "60s love song from the Turtles? "Me and you/And you and me/No matter how they toss-the dice/It has to be." So RedEnvelope, a San Diego-based purveyor of gifts via catalog and...

Go with what you know.(distributor of office supplies, equipment and furniture )(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Office supply exec uses firsthand experience in building balanced portfolio Investing is relative to Marisa Stevenson. After all, she works in her family business, Bulldog Office Products Inc. in Robinson Township, and she and her four...

Ralph Jenkins.(Brief Article)(Interview)
April 27, 2001... * Job: Be Free provides a uniform system for tracking, managing, measuring and analyzing all of a business online marketing programs. I'm a quality engineer. My job is to find and report "bugs" in software and Internet applications. Each day,...

New regional networking group forms.(The IndUS Entrepreneurs )(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... OAKMONT--Several Pittsburgh business owners have launched a local chapter of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) to encourage networking and foster entrepreneurship in the region. TiE is a nonprofit global network of entrepreneurs. TiE...

Online privacy protection regulation proves costly for small Internet firms.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... FTC handles first case under year-old law WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three Web site operators agreed to pay a total of $100,000 in fines after the Federal Trade Commission accused them of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by...

Innovation Works funds four companies.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... HAZELWOOD -- Innovation Works has invested $1 million in four southwestern Pennsylvania technology companies. The nonprofit investment organization made its largest single investment to date with a $500,000 investment in Harmarville-based...

eSpotMarket plans major job expansion.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... SHADYSIDE -- eSpotMarket, a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace, plans to expand its operation, creating 140 new jobs. The firm has eight employees now and plans to grow over a three-year time frame. The state has agreed to...

Computer nonprofit receives grant.(Information Renaissance)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- Information Renaissance, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of computer networking infrastructure to support education, community development, economic revitalization and free expression, received a $125,000 grant from...

Steel the one?(Pittsburgh's steelmaking industry)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Civic and industry leaders expressed optimism this week that USX Corp.'s plan to server ties between its oil and steel-making units would create two strong, separate companies. They feel the new United States Steel Corp. and its...

Food for thought.(convenience foods, evaluation)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 27, 2001... I guess everything evolves, even food. I'm not talking about genetically modified "Frankenfoods" -- you know, part tomato, part salmon and the like. I'm talking about the slow evolution that began, perhaps, with the seemingly innocent TV...

Downtown survivor.
April 27, 2001... Never underestimate those basic human survival skills, particularly when it comes to retailing. On Page 3 this week, reporter Tim Schooley describes how Israeli immigrant Morris Gabbay has found success offering urban fashions in downtown...

Some good news.(J and L Specialty Steel Inc., possible plant expansion)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 27, 2001... In light of the makeover at USX Corp.. the shuttering and layoff of workers by others in the local metals industry, it's heartening to hear J&L Specialty Steel Inc. may expand its Midland, Beaver County, plant. As detailed in the April 20...

Rare fight: GOP has two seeking mayoral bid.(Pittsburgh mayoral election)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... Bob Hillen, the chair of the Pittsburgh Republican Party, is rooting for incumbent Tom Murphy to win the Democratic nomination for mayor on May 15. But that's not because he's a fan of the mayor. "He's more beatable (than challeger Bob...

STREET BUZZ.(survey about revitalizing downtown Pittsburgh)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... SINCE THE $522 MILLION MARKET PLACE AT FIFTH AND FORBES VENTURE FAILED, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN? APRIL CLARK, ACCOUNT COORDINATOR, MAGNET COMMUNICATIONS, DOWNTOWN I would consider converting more old...

OFFICE POISON.(Toxic Coworkers.)
April 27, 2001... Difficult personalities can add plenty of unnecessary stress to the workplace There's usually at least one in every office. You know, the guy who can't get enough of himself and monopolizes fellow employees' time with every minute...

NOW PLAYING: A CONCERT.(Oakland, California's Beehive movie theater hosts concerts)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... The Beehive gets the picture and books bands, not movies Of all Pittsburgh's concert venues, the Beehive may be the only one that has a ticket booth with a coin return. "It's convenient," explained Steve Zumoff, who has owned the...

The Ketchum Connection: Online service aids arts groups large and small.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Arrangement with arts alliance taps Ketchum Inc's expertise DOWNTOWN -- Fund-raiser Ketchum Inc. typically bandies capital campaigns for major arts entities seeking seven- or eight-figure goals. But a new arrangement with the Greater...

Allin Corp. to develop interactive television for Carnival Cruise Lines.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Company to outfit six ships by end of third quarter Intractive television systems developed by a Greentree-based information technology consulting company are being used on cruise ships to make passengers' voyages more enjoyable and...

New Cultural Trust head begins May 1.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... DOWNTOWN -- One era ends. A new one begins. As of May 1, Kevin McMahon becomes only the second president in the history of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and will set the tone for the next phase of the arts agency/real estate and economic...

Sports bars are giving fans something to cheer about.
April 27, 2001... New stadiums bring more watering holes to the city In the terms or sports metaphor, you might think of it as a symbolic passing of the baton. In reality, the baton may well be remote controls for more televisions than you can watch. ...

It's not an act: Civic Light Opera provides entertainment for clients.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Organizations strike a chord with customized fun While there will always be a place for the no-frills business meeting, a growing number of companies are opting to make special events more memorable by offering unique entertainment. ...

AIRLINES SERVING PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.(List of companies)
April 27, 2001... AIRLINES SERVING PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Ranked by 2000 passengers) Passengers Name ...

Flying high: Passenger traffic is up at Pittsburgh International Airport.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Statistics show traffic increase of 5.5 percent since 1999 It's hard to argue with 19.8 million passengers. That's how many people flew into and out of Pittsburgh International Airport last year (5.5 percent more than in 1999),...

HOW DO THEY DO IT?(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... "Our capacity for more growth is very great," according to Glenn Mahone, chairman of the Allegheny County Airport Authority in a Feb. 23 release accompanying the 2000 air traffic report. He believes that "compared to airports in New York,...

REVOLVING DOOR.(New service at Pittsburgh International)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... * New service at Pittsburgh International was initiated last December by AirTran Airways (No. 22) and Midway Airlines (No. 24), while Pan American Airways (No. 21), which began service in March 2000, flew 10,562 passengers out of Pittsburgh....

Skyways Airlines/The Midwest Express Connection (No. 23).(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Skyways Airlines/The Midwest Express Connection (No. 23) also rocketed up by 400 percent in 2000, due to the fact that it enplaned only 90 passengers in 1999 versus nearly 5,500 last year. Trans States Airlines/US Airways Express (No. 18)...

Seven percent solution?(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Seven percent solution? Over 232 million pounds of cargo passed through Pittsburgh International last year, down 7 percent from the previous year. Additionally, nearly 92 million pounds of mail flowed through the airport; thank God for...

Pittsburgh.(airports, daily flights)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... You could get to 118 airports nonstop from Pittsburgh last year on a total of 604 daily flights (up from 114 cities and 586 daily flights in 1999). MR. SLATER, research director for the Business Times

Pittsburgh International last year.(airport)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... The major carriers accounted for 55 percent of the total 108,652 flights that landed at Pittsburgh International last year. MR. SLATER, research director for the Business Times

World War II.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Join the Army and see the world? The Airport Authority's chart of passenger history for each year from 1932 through 2000 shows a dramatic jump in the number of passengers between 1939 (115,623) and 1946 (766,577). While air travel in...

Strip District factory may be converted into condos.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... STRIP DISTRICT -- The owner of the vacant Armstrong Cork complex in the Strip District said he is talking with a Chicago-based development firm about converting the former factory into condominiums. "We're close to a deal," said Chuck...

TRACKING THE REGION'S STOCKS.(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... TRACKING THE REGION'S STOCKS Last Week's Zacks rank [1] Ticker Exchange rank [1] STRONG BUY(1) Allegheny Energy Inc. AYE...

ECONOWATCH.
April 27, 2001... The Pittsburgh Business Times tracks 10 economic indicators, five of which appear each week. Work force (number of employees) City of Pittsburgh Feb. 2001: 152,600 Feb. 2000: 150,100 Butler County Feb. 2001: 85,...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... ARCHITECTURE L.D. Astorino Cos., Downtown, hired Elizabeth Langston as a project designer for the residential interiors department and Peter Szymanski as an architectural intern. Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates hired Matt...

Bynums Advertising Service.(New account)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Bynums Advertising Service. New account: Jaymore Electrical Products and Systems. Bynums, Downtown, was retained to handle advertising for Lawrenceville-based Jaymore.

CommuniTech.(New account)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... CommuniTech. New account: Integral Technologies LLC. Bridgeville-based CommuniTech will provide marketing support to Integral, an Allison Park-based information technology firm.

Ketchum/Pittsburg.(New Account)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... New Account: H.J. Heinz Co., Downtown, named Ketchum/Pittsburgh, Downtown, public relations agency of record for three of the food giant's business divisions -- Heinz Pet Snacks, StarKist Seafood and Heinz Frozen Foods. Heinz Frozen Foods...

MCM Communications.(New accounts)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... MCM Communications. New accounts: AIMCO, Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, Pittsburgh Regional Champions, Salvation Army, Mercy Foundation. The Shadyside agency will produce brochures of AIMCO, an Allentown real estate finance company....

Best 50 Women in Business awards.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Nine Western Pennsylvania women are among the winners of Pennsylvania's sixth annual Best 50 Women in Business awards. Created by Gov. Tom Ridge in 1996, the awards recognize the contributions that women make to Pennsylvania's economy. The...

CoManage Corp.(best places to work )(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... CoManage Corp., Wexford, a supplier of customer-aware service management systems for network service providers, was named one of the best places to work in the high-tech industry by Interactive Week magazine.

Jack Coyne.(Broadcasting Award )(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Jack Coyne, president and founder of Coyne Advertising & Public Relations Inc., Robinson Township, received an Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting Award in the agency/allied fields category from the Pittsburgh Radio and TV Club.

Habit-tat for Youth & Education.(Award received)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Habit-tat for Youth & Education received an award from the State Department of health. Zelienople-based Habit-tat for Youth & Education's program, Caring Habit of the Month Adventure, won the Violence-Free Youth Challenge Governor's Award.

Mind over Media.(Award received)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Mind over Media, based Downtown, received Masters Communication Awards from the American Society of Professional Communicators for CD-ROM projects completed for Bayer Corp. and the University of Maryland.

Advocate of the Foundation Award.(Attorney received award)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Attorney K. Sidney Neuman, a shareholder in the firm of Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Downtown, and chair of its tax, trust and estate section, will be honored by the United Jewish Federation Foundation, Oakland, with its Advocate of the...

PPG Industries Inc.(Award received)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... PPG Industries Inc., Downtown, has received the Good Housekeeping Seal for its automotive replacement glass. Founded in 1900. The Good Housekeeping Institute, which issues the seal, is the consumer product evaluation laboratory of Good...

Valenta Platt Design Group.(Award received)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Valenta Platt Design Group, a graphic design firm based on the South Side, received a Bronze Medal in the National Case Awards college viewbook design category for work designed for Mitchell College, New London, Conn. Valenta Platt also won a...

Alcoa Inc.(corporate executives, stock holdings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... Alain Belda, chairman of the board, exercised an option for 612,586 shares of common stock between $30.73 and $34.19 each on March 8. Mr. Belda turned in 551,850 shares and now directly and indirectly holds 816,075 shares of common. Barbara...

Allegheny Energy Inc.(Alan Nola, chairman of board of Alleghany Energy Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 27, 2001... Alan Nola, chairman of the board, purchased 500 shares of common stock between $42.90 and $42.91 each on March 22, and how directly and indirectly holds 68,810 shares of common. Recent stock price: $47.25

Be Free Inc.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Gordon Hoffstein, president, sold 30,000 shares of common stock between $1.88 and $1.94 each from March 1 to March 5, and now directly holds 3,590,639 shares of common. Samuel Gerace, vice president, sold 24,000 shares of common stock between...

AES Direct.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Plum-based AES Direct, a subsidiary of Arlington, Va.-based AES Corp., has expanded its DASH, high-speed, wire-tree Internet access service area to the North Hills. The service for residential and commercial customers brings high-speed...

Alcoa Inc.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... North Side-based Alcoa Inc. has completed the sale of half of a refinery in Slado, Germany, to Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd., a private investment and trading company. Terms were not disclosed. Alcoa acquired its half interest in the...

Buchanan Ingersoll P.C.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Downtown-based law firm Buchanan Ingersoll P.C. and Harrisburg-based Bravo Group, a public affairs communications firm, have launched a joint venture, Affinity Group of Harrisburg LLC, an information technology procurement firm. Affinity is...

Cricket Communications Inc.(opens new headquarters)(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Cricket Communications Inc. opened a regional headquarters office in Bridgeville and plans to employ 150 people. The company plans to open six Cricket retail stores in the next 60 days in Market Square, Banksville Road, Oakland, Monroeville,...

Facilities Planning & Resources Inc.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Facilities Planning & Resources Inc., based in Green Tree, is working with an energy consortium to reduce future energy demands. Representatives to the energy consortium include the California Energy Commission, the Northwest Energy...

invivodata inc.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Scotts Valley, Calif.-based invivodata inc., which has its clinical trials operations center on the South Side and was co-founded by University of Pittsburgh psychology professor Dr. Saul Shiffman, has launched the newest version of its...

Kennametal Inc.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2001... Kennametal Inc. Latrobe, expects its third quarter earnings to exceed consensus expectations, but the lagging U.S. manufacturing economy led the company to lower fourth quarter and fiscal yearend earnings expectations and announce 200 to 250...