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Executive at Newton, Mass., Trade Publisher Resigns amid Slumping Profits.

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| September 23, 1999 | Kerber, Ross | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Sep. 22 -- Cahners Business Information chief executive Bruce Barnet stepped down from the Newton trade publisher last week, apparently under pressure from the company's British-Dutch parent.

Like other trade publishers, Cahners has faced big profit declines recently because of growing competition from Internet-based media. Last month, Cahners said it would restructure and lay off 300 people, mostly at operations in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Now Barnet has joined the exodus, leaving "in order to pursue other investment and business opportunities," according to Tom Nutile, a spokesman for Cahners, a unit of ...

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