St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) articles from June 2001

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) archives from June 2001

American Airlines Incorporates Corporate Culture to TWA in Merger.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Christopher Carey Jun. 1--Travelers who board TWA Airlines jets today will find American Airlines' in-flight magazine tucked into the seat pockets -- another sign that the two carriers slowly are becoming one. "This is the...

Three St. Louis Firms Win Governor's Awards.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 1--Three St. Louis area companies are among this year's winners of Gov. Bob Holden's awards for economic development. Holden was scheduled to present the awards today at the Governor's Conference on Economic...

St. Louis Executives Will Go to Mexico with Missouri Governor.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Jo Mannies Jun. 1--Several St. Louis business executives are joining Gov. Bob Holden on a four-day trip to Mexico aimed at promoting trade with Missouri. Businessmen from three local firms -- Alberici Construction, Sverdrup...

Changes Will Soon Show at TWA after Takeover by American Airlines.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 1--Molly Benedict grew up knowing that she could fly off to Paris for the weekend. "In high school, we'd study about the great pyramids. So, I'd do a field trip. I'd fly to Egypt and see the pyramids," she...

Salt Lake City Is Inexpensive for Corporate Headquarters.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Amy Hodson Jun. 2--Salt Lake City is one of the least expensive cities in the West to run a corporate office, according to a study of 15 metropolitan areas. Annual operating costs for a 85,000-square-foot office of 350...

St. Louis-Area Drug Company Gets Patent, Extends Contract with French Firm.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Virginia Baldwin Gilbert Jun. 2--Tripos Inc. announced Wednesday it has passed two milestones in the race to discover new drugs -- a patent on its technology and an extension of its contract with a French subsidiary of the German...

Slowing Economy Means Hotels See Different Type of Customers.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Doug Kaufman Jun. 2--While hotels nationwide are feeling the effects of a slowing economy, hotels here continue to have significant numbers of business travelers sign their guest ledgers. They're seeing different travelers,...

Hail Damage Causes Major Problems for Some St. Louis Homeowners.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 2--Youvette Sanders Townsend thinks she's been hurt twice this spring -- first by nature, then by the American Family Insurance Co. She's not alone. Lots of families in north St. Louis County are getting a...

New Technology Could Make Phone-Based Web Surfing Common.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 2--Surfing the Web by phone could catch up to computer surfing over the next year or two when wireless companies migrate to a new technology called 3G. The technology could deliver location-based services like...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch At-Work Column.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Elizabeth Freeman Jun. 2--NAME: Denise Pattiz Bogard. AGE: 46. JOB: Self-employed writer/writing teacher. Bogard's office phone number is 314-692-2629. DUTIES: Bogard works on a wide number of jobs and projects,...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Your Money Column.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 3--HAIL DAMAGES CREDIBILITY OF HOME INSURER: Youvette Sanders Townsend thinks she's been hurt twice this spring -- first by nature, then by the American Family Insurance Co. She's not alone. Lots of families...

Boeing's Military Division in St. Louis Lands Two Major Contracts.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Philip Dine Jun. 5--WASHINGTON--One day after averting a possible strike by its workers, Boeing's Military Aircraft and Missile Systems division in St. Louis got more good news -- it landed two major contracts. The first is an...

Billy-Bob Gag Teeth Win Infringement Suit against Bubba Teeth.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Michael Shaw Jun. 5--Those teeth are crooked, the jury ruled. In a case pitting Billy-Bob Teeth versus Bubba Teeth, a jury ruled Friday in favor of Billy-Bob. The seven-member panel awarded Billy-Bob, of Hardin, Ill.,...

Southwestern Bell Offers a Device to Set Up Office, Home Computer Networks.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 6--Consumers and small businesses can set up their own computer networks with a gateway device being sold starting today by Southwestern Bell. The gateways, made by 2Wire, allow customers to link computers and...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cuts 22 Jobs in Production Department.
June 6, 2001... Jun. 6--The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a subsidiary of Pulitzer Inc., said Tuesday that it had eliminated 22 jobs in the newspaper's production department. Of the 22 positions, eight were unfilled at the time of the announcement; 14...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
June 6, 2001... Byline: David Nicklaus Jun. 6--EVER SINCE THE EXPANDED AMERICA'S CENTER opened in 1995, the St. Louis tourism industry has had a chicken-or-egg problem. The city couldn't attract major conventions because it didn't have a major hotel...

Missouri Governor Wants to Speed Traffic at Mexican Border.
June 6, 2001... Jun. 6--Missouri products are often held up for days at the Mexican border, and Gov. Bob Holden wants that stopped. Holden, on a trade mission to Mexico, says he's seeking ways to bypass the customs bottlenecks that slow trade between the...

More Flights to Require New Approach to Air Traffic Control, Boeing Says.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Ken Leiser Jun. 7--Squeezing more flights into the country's cluttered skies will require advanced satellite systems and a new approach to controlling air traffic, according to a sweeping Boeing Co. plan released Wednesday. ...

St. Louis to Buy Land from Boeing to Give Missouri National Guard New Home.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Ken Leiser Jun. 7--St. Louis airport commissioners on Wednesday endorsed a $50 million deal to acquire 76 acres from Boeing Co.'s military division near the northern edge of Lambert Field. Airport Director Leonard Griggs said...

Circuit City Customers Will Be Able to Test Out Modems.
June 7, 2001... Jun. 7--Customers at 63 Circuit City stores will be able to test drive cable modem service from Charter Communications Inc. under a new agreement between the two companies. "This aggressive move into the retail segment will offer more and...

O'Fallon, Mo.-Based Electronics Materials Company to Lay Off 300 in Texas.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 7--MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. said Wednesday it will lay off more than 300 employees at a Texas facility as part of an effort to cut costs and focus its manufacturing lines on larger silicon wafers. MEMC,...

Board to Hear Contract Dispute Between St. Louis Hospital, Union.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Judith Vandewater Jun. 7--The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to listen to rival allegations of unfair labor practices and bad faith in contract negotiations by St. Mary's Hospital in East St. Louis and the Service...

Market for Auto Sales Still Strong.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Cynthia Wilson Jun. 8--Despite the slowing economy, layoffs and idled plants in the auto industry, the market for auto sales is still strong. Manufacturers' push to move high inventories in the beginning of the year helped keep...

St. Louis Groups Aim to Find More `Angel' Investors.
June 8, 2001... Jun. 8--Several St. Louis groups are sponsoring a seminar Thursday in hopes of developing more local "angel" investors. "Angel" is a term for a wealthy individual who invests in a startup business. To participate in the seminar, one must...

Southwestern Bell's Parent Pulls Request to Offer Long Distance in Missouri.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 8--SBC Communications Inc. has withdrawn its request to offer long-distance service in Missouri to buy more time to respond to questions from federal regulators. SBC, the parent of Southwestern Bell, on...

Texas Maker of Fake `Redneck' Teeth Threatens Legal Action against Competitor.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Michael Shaw Jun. 8--The president of a company that makes fake "redneck" teeth says backbiting in the business of selling gag choppers is far from over despite a lawsuit that was resolved in East St. Louis last week. Rod...

Reuters to Lay Off 500 Employees.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 8--Reuters Group PLC, the British news company, is reportedly poised to lay off 500 employees as part of a reorganization--news that has bolstered hopes for the future of Bridge Information Systems Inc. of Creve...

Firestone Discards to Give Tire-Shredding Business a Boost.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 8--As area Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer owners shed their Firestones for replacements, the discarded tires will go into the same solid-waste stream that already handles millions of tires a year in a...

Verizon Wireless to Spend $70 Million on Upgrade in St. Louis Area.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 8--Verizon Wireless will spend $70 million in the next year to upgrade its digital network in the St. Louis area, the company said Thursday. Verizon will convert some fringe areas of the metropolitan region...

Milwaukee-Based Bank Settles Suit Against Former St. Louis-Area Employees.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Tim Bryant Jun. 9--A dispute between Firstar Corp. and its former investment professionals ended in a settlement Friday, which would have been the eighth day of a projected three-week trial. Terms of the settlement are...

Businesses Change Attitude Toward Employees Tattoos, Piercings.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 9--For much of corporate St. Louis, the guidance on tattoos and body metal such as lip studs and eyebrow rings paraphrases that memorable warning from the Pentagon: "Don't show, don't tell." While tattoos and...

Anheuser Busch Shuffles Senior Management Team.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Thomas Lee Jun. 9--Anheuser Busch Cos., the St. Louis-based beer giant, reshuffled its senior management team Friday in a move, experts say, to boost profitability among its company-owned wholesalers and bring greater consistency...

United Paramount Network to Sign with WHSL in St. Louis.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Gail Pennington Jun. 9--The United Paramount Network will sign on with Roberts Broadcasting Co.'s WHSL (Channel 46) in early 2003. The 18-month delay allows WHSL's contract with the Home Shopping Network to run out. UPN has...

Report Lauds Research Collaboration between St. Louis University, Company.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Tina Hesman Jun. 9--As government research budgets grow increasingly tight, universities have turned to industry as a funding source for basic science. But the partnership is often an uneasy one, marred by the demands of different...

St. Louis Employers Look to Limit Outlays on Workers' Health Insurance.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Judith Vandewater Jun. 9--In recent years, employers have been squeezed between rising health-insurance rates and a tight labor market where decent benefits can keep workers from moving to the competition. But as the economy...

Hitachi Delves into Technology Consulting in Several American Cities.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 9--The technology industry may be in a tailspin, but Japanese electronics manufacturing giant Hitachi Ltd. has plunged into technology consulting in St. Louis and other cities anyway. Hitachi paid $175...

Stock of Maryland Heights, Mo., Software Firm Surges in Value.
June 9, 2001... Byline: David Nicklaus Jun. 9--It sounds like a story from the halcyon days of 1999: A technology company's stock has doubled in four months and quadrupled in a year. But the runup in shares of Talx Corp., a Maryland Heights software...

St. Louis Technology Firm Hopes to Sell Divisions to Wayne, Pa.-Based Company.
June 9, 2001... Jun. 9--Bridge Information Systems Inc. wants to sell parts of its business to SunGard Data Systems Inc. of Wayne, Pa., for $16.5 million, Bridge said Friday in a filing with the Bankruptcy Court here. The assets to be sold include quote...

UPN Signs Broadcasting Deal with WHSL in St. Louis, Starting in 2003.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Gail Pennington Jun. 9--The United Paramount Network will sign on with Roberts Broadcasting Co.'s WHSL (Channel 46) in early 2003. The 18-month delay allows WHSL's contract with the Home Shopping Network to run out. UPN has...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Your Money Column.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 10-- CALAMITY SQUEEZES THROUGH LOOPHOLE IN INSURANCE LAW: One man is hurt and headed for bankruptcy. Another man is already broke. A hospital and doctors will probably never collect on $127,000 in bills. The...

Report Hails Washington University Medical Research Collaboration.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Tina Hesman Jun. 11--As government research budgets grow increasingly tight, universities have turned to industry as a funding source for basic science. But the partnership is often an uneasy one, marred by the demands of different...

Real-Estate Editors Tour Pricey Property in Park City, Utah.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Karl Cates Jun. 11--PARK CITY, Utah-- After a delegation of out-of-town real-estate journalists toured high-end property in and around Park City on Saturday, the most persistent question that surfaced had little to do with...

St. Louis Business Offer Alternatives for Losing Tattoos.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 11--With his $250,000 laser, suitable for reducing swollen veins and lightening tattoos, William Goldstein has discovered that he's in the right place at the right time. He's a phlebologist, or a physician who...

Nintendo's Game Boy Most Popular Home-Video-Game System.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Vince Horiuchi Jun. 11--The biggest-selling home-video-game system of all time is not the Sony PlayStation or even the old Super Nintendo. That honor belongs to the handheld Nintendo Game Boy, a portable system that has sold...

Utah-Based Mobile-Connectivity Unit Works to Developof Wireless Technology.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Paul Beebe Jun. 11--A credit-card-size radio transmitter and receiver developed by 3Com Corp. in West Valley City may clear the way for widespread development of products based on Bluetooth wireless communications technology. ...

Virginia-Based Homebuilder Seeks Buyer.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Shane Anthony Jun. 12--Whittaker Homes, one of the St. Louis area's largest home builders, is up for sale again, but rumors about a sale to the Jones Company are untrue, the company's president said Monday. Brad Goss, who...

St. Louis-Based Pet Food Company Discusses Its Likely Acquisition.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Thomas Lee Jun. 12--Purina Mills will hold its first annual meeting today at the Renaissance Hotel near Lambert Field. It could also very well be its last. More than a month has passed since Purina Mills announced it is the...

Richmond Heights, Mo.-Based Bread Company Will Begin Expanding into South.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Chern Yeh Kwok Jun. 13--After opening most of its bakery-cafes in the Midwest, parts of the East Coast and some markets in the South, Panera Bread Co. is expected to go west and continue expanding in the South in the next several...

St. Louis Condemns Landmark Building over Fire Code, Safety Violations.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Charlene Prost Jun. 13--The Security Building, a 109-year-old downtown landmark nearly filled with tenants, was condemned by the city of St. Louis Monday in what amounts to a dispute over a water standpipe and other fire code and...

Missouri Backs Homeowners in Hail Damage Insurance Battle.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Tim O'Neil Jun. 13--A Missouri agency is backing angry homeowners in a dispute with some insurance companies over replacing home siding that was smashed by hail during Missouri's most damaging storm ever. Hail, sometimes larger...

St. Louis-Based Purina Bars Reporters, Analysts from Meeting.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Thomas Lee Jun. 13--Executives at Purina Mills did not disclose the identity of the company's mysterious suitor at its annual meeting Tuesday, a shareholder said. Even if they had, analysts and reporters would have had to learn...

New Unit of St. Louis-Based Public-Relations Company Offers Media Analysis.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 13--It's a far cry from the CIA, but public-relations giant Fleishman-Hillard Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new unit to offer competitive intelligence to corporate America. The field of competitive intelligence...

St. Louis Airport Fuel, Maintenance Provider Fights Eviction.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Terry Hillig Jun. 14--One of St. Louis Regional Airport's two fuel and maintenance providers is fighting efforts by airport trustees to evict the company from its offices and three hangars. The dispute has led to the suspension...

Communications Company Standardizes St. Louis-Area Cable Systems.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Phil Sutin Jun. 14--Charter Communications Inc. will give users of its cable television system throughout St. Louis County nearly identical set-ups when the company completes an upgrade of its facilities in 2003, a company official...

Economy Continues to Cool in St. Louis Area.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Christopher Carey Jun. 14--The heat of summer has arrived with a vengeance, but the economy in the St. Louis Federal Reserve district continues to cool. The Fed said tighter credit and higher fuel prices have contributed to...

EPA Will Give St. Louis Region More Time to Reduce Air Pollution.
June 15, 2001... Byline: William Allen Jun. 15--The St. Louis region will avoid designation as a "serious" smog polluter and not face tougher pollution controls and penalties, federal officials intend to announce today. Christie Whitman, administrator...

Missouri Lawmakers Appeal for Assistance for Workers at Closing Bakery.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Bill Lambrecht Jun. 15--WASHINGTON--Missourians in Congress appealed Thursday to the Department of Labor to assist the 110 people who will be out of work when Mrs. Alison's Cookie Co. closes its plant in Overland on July 6. ...

Farmers Muddle Through Up-and-Down Spring.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Jim Getz Jun. 15--It has been a good-news, bad-news spring for farmers. Before planting started, they faced their highest-ever nitrogen fertilizer costs -- coupled with high prices for diesel. As the calendar rolled through...

Businesses Based on Gasoline Eye Dropping Costs, Future of Surcharges.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 15--People in businesses that run on gasoline and diesel fuel are eyeing dropping prices at the pump, trying to decide when -- or if -- they should remove surcharges added to cover increased operating costs. ...

Missouri Incomes Rise Nearly 50 Percent in 1990s.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Christopher Carey Jun. 15--Per capita income in Missouri grew nearly 50 percent in the 1990s, helping residents gain ground financially. Earnings rose by an average of $8,000 per person, or 48.7 percent, between 1990 and 1999,...

Former Executive Files Lawsuit Against Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
June 15, 2001... Jun. 15--A former executive of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. alleges in a wrongful-termination lawsuit that the company engaged in a variety of financial practices that deceived consumers and could have deceived potential investors. The...

Meatpackers Pull Out of Cash Market for Missouri Cattle, Hogs.
June 16, 2001... Byline: Bill Bell Jr. Jun. 16--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--The Missouri beef and pork industries are in a ruckus. The nations' largest meatpackers have pulled out of the cash market for Missouri cattle and hogs. They say they are worried...

St. Louis-Based Internet Service Provider to Buy Startup Influence LLC.
June 16, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 16--Influence LLC, a high-profile Internet startup that has struggled recently, is being acquired by another local Internet company. Internet service provider Access US and Habanero, its Web-development unit,...

Medication Trends Vary From State to State, Study Reports.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Judith Vandewater Jun. 19--Americans took more gut medicine, antidepressants, anti-rheumatics and cardiovascular drugs last year, but marked state-by-state differences existed in what ailed them and what cured them, according to a...

St. Louis-Based Pet Food Company Buys Minnesota-Based Agricultural Cooperative.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Christopher Carey Jun. 19--Purina Mills Inc. has agreed to a $360 million buyout by Land O'Lakes Inc., ending weeks of mystery about the future of the venerable feed manufacturer and its celebrated checkerboard logo. The deal...

St. Louis-Area Congressmen Encourage President to Sell Jets to South Koreans.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Philip Dine Jun. 20--WASHINGTON, D.C.--Worried about a possible political rift between the United States and South Korea, legislators from the St. Louis area are urging President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
June 20, 2001... Byline: David Nicklaus Jun. 20--"A fundamental imbalance between supply and demand defines our nation's energy crisis," a presidential energy task force declared last month. Anyone who's looked at the energy markets lately might have a...

Developers Seek Tax Credits for Renovation of St. Louis Historic Building.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Charlene Prost Jun. 21--With more than $46 million almost lined up, developers of the historic Merchandise Mart will be seeking $485,000 in state tax credits Friday they say are needed to renovate the massive building on Washington...

Aurora Foods to Move Headquarters within St. Louis.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 21--Aurora Foods Inc., the maker of Duncan Hines cake mixes and other food brands, is moving its headquarters out of St. Louis Union Station to a building in Maryland Heights so it can cook up some new products....

St. Louis-Area Activists Call for Higher Vehicle Mileage Standards.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 21--With a mammoth Amoco sign looming behind them, local activists called for Congress to enact higher mileage standards for future generations of light trucks, minivans and sport utility vehicles like those...

Retired CEO of Portrait Studio Operation Wants Firm On Sale.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Chern Yeh Kwok Jun. 21--Alyn V. Essman, CPI Corp.'s retired chairman and chief executive, is moving to push the company to put itself up for sale or take other steps to boost its share price, according to a filing on Wednesday with...

American Airlines Renews Agreements for St. Louis Regional Service.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Cynthia Wilson Jun. 22--American Airlines has renewed agreements for regional jet service with two airline operators, a move that will increase the number of regional jets used to serve American's new St. Louis hub. The...

Boeing's Electrical-Workers Union Approves Three-Year Contract.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Cynthia Wilson Jun. 22--The members of Boeing's electrical-workers union have approved a three-year contract, giving the company's St. Louis-based military-business unit its second labor agreement this month. Of the 137 votes...

Danish Audio Products Maker Delves Further into Retail Market.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Chern Yeh Kwok Jun. 22--Just over two years ago, Bang & Olufsen, a Danish manufactuer of high-end audio products, was selling its audio systems at more than 350 audio and video retailers nationwide, including local stores like...

Anheuser Busch Executive Awarded Advertising Honor.
June 23, 2001... Jun. 23--August A. Busch IV, who is in charge of Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc.'s advertising campaigns, on Saturday got the Advertiser of the Year award at the 48th annual Cannes International Advertising Festival. The award is considered the...

St. Louis-Area Fireworks Warehouse Walks a Fine Line.
June 23, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 23--When Mark Loyd heard about the explosion at Pyro Products Inc. in Grubville, he got on the phone to City Hall in Arnold. His message: Don't worry about us. We won't blow up. Loyd owns Atomic...

American Fireworks Business Is Booming.
June 23, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 23--Bill Page was about 10 years old when he fell in love with things that go boom. He bought a bunch of bootleg fireworks in his neighborhood near San Francisco and set up a small lab in the garage. "I...

St. Louis-Based Firm Stores Natural Gas in Sandstone of Aquifers.
June 23, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 23--Nearly 50 years ago, when Laclede Gas Co. geologists were studying land formations as they sought a place to store natural gas underground, they began drilling on a promising uplift of hills in north St. Louis...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch At-Work Column.
June 23, 2001... Byline: Eliazbeth Freeman Jun. 23--Name: Darren Williams. Age: 32. Occupation: Owner of Liquid Illusions, 4815 Oletha, a custom airbrush business. Williams' business phone number is 314-306-6398. Duties: Williams, who has been...

Slow Assignment of Phone Numbers Could Hamper New St. Louis Overlay Area Code.
June 24, 2001... Byline: Jerri Stroud Jun. 24--Sluggish growth in the assignment of new telephone numbers could prompt further delay of a new overlay area code for St. Louis and nearby suburbs. The slower growth is typical of many cities nationwide,...

St. Louis Remains Out of Biotechnology's Top Tier.
June 24, 2001... Byline: Virginia Baldwin Gilbert Jun. 24--Drum beaters for the BioBelt will march in their first big parade this weekend in San Diego In a Fortune magazine supplement on biotechnology that has been reprinted for the conference,...

Fiber-Optic Firms Fall Out of Favor.
June 24, 2001... Byline: Peter Shinkle Jun. 24--Fiber-optic network companies, which fueled the Internet boom until a year ago, have fallen into disfavor amid concern there's sparse demand for the costly, sprawling networks they've built. Even as the...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Your Money Column.
June 24, 2001... Byline: Jim Gallagher Jun. 24--For drivers in St. Louis, we have good news and bad. The good news: This is a sweet time to buy a new car. The bad news: St. Louis is a fairly expensive place to drive. St. Louis ranks 12th...

St. Louis-Area Natural Gas Suppliers Use Summer to Gear Up for Coming Winter.
June 24, 2001... Byline: Repps Hudson Jun. 24--For natural gas companies, summer marks the onset of the refill season, when gas is injected under pressure into underground storage areas for next winter. The painful memories of last winter's cold...