St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) articles from October 2003

St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) archives from October 2003

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
October 19, 2003... Byline: David Nicklaus Oct. 19--With Alan Greenspan at the helm, no one can say the Federal Reserve lacks credibility as an inflation fighter. But some people think the Fed needs a tighter set of rules to lock in the gains Greenspan...

Monsanto to Help with Harvest Plus Project Funded by Gates Foundation.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Rachel Melcer Oct. 15--The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $25 million to help scientists put rich nutrients into foods the world's poor can afford. The effort, dubbed HarvestPlus, is designed to bring together...

Maryland Heights, Mo.-Based Aurora Foods Merges with Vlasic Pickle Firm.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Jack Naudi Oct. 15--Aurora Foods Inc. of Maryland Heights, which makes Duncan Hines cake mixes, will merge with Pinnacle Foods Corp., which sells Vlasic pickles, as part of Aurora's plan to file for bankruptcy to cut debt. A...

Strike Vote Was Unfair, St. Louis-Area Grocery Workers Tell NLRB.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Thomas Lee Oct. 15--Several grocery workers filed charges Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that union officials didn't conduct a fair strike vote. According to the charges, officials with the United...

Cities in St. Louis Area Seek to Create 12,000 Jobs with Business-Park Plan.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Eric Heisler Oct. 14--A plan to transform a largely vacant area with a rocky redevelopment history into a vibrant business park with nearly 12,000 new jobs is gaining steam in north St. Louis County. The 479-acre site, just...

Grocery Strike Strife Began in St. Louis, Appears Likely to Spread Nationwide.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Jack Naudi Oct. 14--As the region's first major grocery strike heads into Week 2, it is evident that St. Louis has become the gateway to grocery labor troubles. More than 70,000 grocery workers in Southern California went on...

Steel Workers at Reopened Plant in Alton, Ill., Relish Going Back to Work.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Terry Hillig Oct. 14--Alton Steel Inc. threw its own coming-out party on Monday, in an event that offered optimism about its future and praise for the local investors and workers who helped resurrect the mill -- but concern about...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Linda Tucci Column.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Linda Tucci Oct. 14--A year from now, an anticipated 30,000 people will descend on old Gaslight Square for a gala. There will be a tent and great food. Flowers. Even the portable powder rooms will be first class, with flush...

Approval for Foreign Trade Boosts MidAmerica Airport in St. Louis.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Shera Dalin Oct. 13--The foreign trade zone designation just awarded to MidAmerica Airport will be a vital key to attracting a cargo carrier to the under-used airport, airport director Tim Cantwell said. The U.S. Foreign...

St. Louis Hibachi Chef Is Equal Parts Cook, Comedian, Magician.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Eric Heisler Oct. 13--Somsak "Sam" Tongpan is about to perform his most prized stunt. In front of a small group of seven people, he spins an egg, flips it in the air and catches it on his spatula, still spinning. The tiny...

Some St. Louis-Area Shoppers Can't Wait, Cross Picket Lines.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Elizabethe Holland Oct. 13--The issue of whether to cross the picket line Sunday at her neighborhood supermarket put Jessie Butler of St. Louis in an awkward predicament. Butler, 44, said she supported the more than 10,000...

Cycle Business Keeps Legal Sidecar for Intellectual Assets.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Virginia Baldwin Gilbert Oct. 13--John W. Kepler III calls himself an "intellectual asset manager." Kepler, a lawyer with Suelthaus & Walsh P.C., helps clients identify their intellectual property and then protect it. ...

St. Louis Housing Market Gives Renting in Area a New Lease on Life.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Florence Shinkle Oct. 13--Kathie Smith and her son, Tyler, are starting anew in St. Louis. Newly divorced, Smith arrived from North Carolina last week in a U-Haul with Tyler, 13, and an aged beagle, Madison. She settled on...

Casino Queen to Sell Boat, Up Ante in St. Louis-Area Casino War.
October 12, 2003... Byline: Kevin McDermott Oct. 12--The Casino Queen on Monday will announce plans to sell its current riverboat and replace it with a $150 million complex meant to counter St. Louis' new gambling push and give Illinois its first "boat in a...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
October 12, 2003... Byline: David Nicklaus Oct. 12--The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to strike a blow for shareholder democracy. Unfortunately, it's a weak blow that will benefit shareholders only rarely. The SEC proposed rules that,...

Missouri Lawsuit Seeks Damages over Contamination at Nuclear Fuel Rod Plant.
October 12, 2003... Byline: Peter Shinkle Oct. 12--Over decades, a string of companies made nuclear fuel rods at a plant in Jefferson County. Now, with the plant shut down, the stage has been set for a legal melee over who should pay for the contamination...

Speedy Pizza Delivery in St. Louis Area Can Sometimes Come at a Cost.
October 12, 2003... Byline: Michael D. Sorkin Oct. 12--St. Louis lawyer Kurt Schmid wouldn't dream of watching the Rams on TV tonight without dialing up one of his favorite pizza places for a game-time delivery. He expects a pizza that's on time, hot...