Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News back issues from Friday, September 25:
Aberdeen American News, S.D., Farm and Business Scene Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--STATE FAIR MANAGER SAYS ATTENDANCE DOWN 5 PERCENT: South Dakota State Fair attendance dropped 5 percent this year, although finances for the seven-day expo likely will end up in the black, new State Fair manager Craig Atkins said. The ...
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Diane Evans Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--AKRON, Ohio--It seems fitting that in searching for companies that exemplify Northeast Ohio's economic turnaround, the producers of Louis Rukeyser's weekly television show called on David Burner. Burner is the chairman of ...
Aberdeen American News, S.D., Regional Briefs Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--ROSLYN AREA PHONE WORK TO UPGRADE, REPLACE LINES: The entire Roslyn telephone exchange will be getting new copper and fiber optic cable this fall and next spring. The approximately $2 million project is scheduled to start Monday ....
Delta Air Lines to Build Call Reservation Center in Augusta, Ga..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Delta Air Lines has picked a spot in northwest Augusta to build its $3 million call reservation center, according to a site plan on file with Richmond County . Plans show Delta's single-story, 25,200-square-foot facility ...
Workers Strike at Charlotte, N.C.-Based Continental General Tire Co..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--More than 1,400 Steelworkers went on strike this week at Continental General Tire Co.'s largest plant after their contract expired. The plant, in Charlotte, N.C., where the company is based, has the capacity to produce ...
Specialty Auto Equipment Firm to Expand Tallmadge, Ohio, Headquarters.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--AKRON, Ohio--Summit Racing Equipment, one of Summit County's fastest-growing companies, recently submitted plans to double the size of its headquarters on Southeast Avenue in suburban Tallmadge. Earth-moving equipment is ...
Local Competition Forces Anchorage, Alaska, Brewery to Shut Down.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--The fermenting tanks are empty at the Bird Creek Brewery, and the bottling line stands idle. Nearly seven years after the first bottles of Old 55 Pale Ale arrived on Anchorage store shelves, the city's oldest microbrewery is no longer ...
The Arizona Republic People on the Move Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Leading Edge Technologies Inc. announced that it has hired Paul Sember as vice president of sales and marketing. Sember brings more than 15 years of marketing, sales and sales management experience in high-technology industries to his ...
The Arizona Republic AZ Inc. Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--AMWEST TO GET FUEL VIA PIPELINE: An Oklahoma energy marketing and trading company has reached agreement with America West Airlines to supply jet fuel in Phoenix through a 700-mile pipeline originating in Houston. Williams ...
The Arizona Republic Retail Briefs Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--MALL OPENING: It was Christmas in September at Scottsdale Fashion Square last weekend when the mall opened a new wing featuring Nordstrom, Crate & Barrel, Tiffany and about 50 other stores. An estimated 300,000 shoppers ...
Tandy Corp. to Open TechAmerica Gizmo Store in Mesa, Ariz..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--It happens to a lot of techies. They wake up on Saturday morning with a sudden craving for diodes. Or transistors, integrated circuits, speaker components, or cameras for a home security system. It's the overpowering desire ...
Motorola's Arizona Unit Wins Deal with Navy for New High-Tech Radio.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Motorola's communications division in Scottsdale has won a contract with the Navy that stands to exceed $337 million for a radio touted as a "computer at your fingertips." The magic is that the radio is reprogrammable so it ...
America Online Prepares Saturation Campaign for Updated Version.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--America Online is back, and so are its infamous discs. Beginning Monday, the company will launch an aggressive "carpet bombing" marketing strategy to launch its newest version, AOL 4.0. For some, AOL's marketing effort ...
Atlanta-Based Circus Leader Plugs Airline in Television Ad.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--The founder of an Atlanta-based big top has gone big time as the star of a new television ad for Southwest Airlines. Cedric Walker, president of the UniverSoul Circus, is featured in a Southwest spot appearing on BET, Black ...
Coca-Cola to Present Analysts with Third Quarter Earnings Update.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Coca-Cola Co. investors are anxiously waiting to hear what Chairman and Chief Executive Officer M. Douglas Ivester will say today when he briefs analysts about the company's near-term business prospects. In New York this ...
CORRECTION: Dell Computer Corp. to Offer Custom Access to Internet.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--EDITORS: The following article sent by KRTB earlier this evening in a file slugged AT-DELL should have been credited to the Austin American-Statesman, Texas, not the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In the latest sign of the ...
Austin, Texas, Internet Firm to Change Strategy and Cut Jobs.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23--Smart Technologies Inc., one of Austin's closely watched Internet companies, said Tuesday that it is changing its business strategy, a move that will result in the elimination of 28 jobs. The companywide job cuts bring its ...
Intel to Open Austin, Texas, Chip Center.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--AUSTIN, Texas--Now Austin really has Intel inside. Intel Corp., the world's largest and richest semiconductor company, is opening a site in Austin where engineers will design microprocessors. Although it has has ...
Fresno, Calif., Economist Warns of Excessive Growth for State.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--A "growth crisis" is emerging in California's heartland that could result in continued high unemployment, stagnant income growth and a burgeoning valley population, a Fresno economist has warned. But Kern County could fare ...
Work to Start on Trade Center in Shafter, Calif..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Gov. Pete Wilson will be in Shafter to attend the groundbreaking of the International Trade and Transportation Center on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The center, at Zachary Avenue and 7th Standard Road, will be part of the Port of ...
Bakersfield, Calif., Construction Supply Firm to Close Home Center.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Bakersfield Sandstone Brick Co., a 112-year-old company that manufactured much of the brick and has sold a good portion of the lumber used to build area homes this century, will close its flagship home center and hardware store in ...
Some California Agencies Offer Online Services to Small Businesses.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Small businesses' criticism of government has always included concerns over long lines, inflexible hours and lengthy review periods. But, government agencies are beginning to get proactive with computer online services to assist ...
Bakersfield, Calif.-Based Occidental Oil Announces Layoffs, Restructuring.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Occidental Oil and Gas Corp. executives laid off 80 workers from the company's Bakersfield headquarters Wednesday, confirmed about 120 other workers would soon lose their jobs and announced a major restructuring that will totally ...
The Bakersfield Californian Business Digest Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--TEJON RANCH HONORED FOR AGRICULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS AT STATE FAIR: Kern County agricultural giant Tejon Ranch Co. was honored at the California State Fair this month for its contribution to the state's agricultural economy. ...
Illinois-Based Granite City Steel Faces Safety Fines.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Granite City Steel faces up to $70,000 in fines for safety violations found during a federal inspection following an employee's death in April. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
Louisville, Colo., Data Storage Firm Renovates Headquarters.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Seeking to bolster its recruitment and retention efforts in Boulder County's highly-competitive labor market, Storage Technology Corp. has started a comprehensive, three-year renovation of its Louisville headquarters campus. ...
New Jersey Man Pitches Beach Ad Imprints to Manatee County, Fla..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Sometime soon, footprints and castles may not be the only things visitors to Bradenton Beach find in the sand. A New Jersey man hopes to sell Manatee County officials on his idea for turning a half-mile stretch of beach ...
Hurricane Has Floridians Scrambling for Insurance.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--With Hurricane Georges bearing down on Florida, it's probably too late for residents of Manatee and Sarasota counties to obtain homeowners insurance. And with federal flood insurance requiring a 30-day waiting period ...
Manatee County, Fla., Businesses Prepare for Hurricane Georges.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--With more than 300 properties and several office locations to manage, Wagner Realty Manager Bill Alexander started planning for Hurricane Georges on Wednesday. Staff members were sent to local lumber and supply stores. They ...
Grant to Help Oakland, Calif., Reduce Animal Euthanasia.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--There should be a lot of happy dogs and cats in Alameda County today. The Oakland SPCA will receive a grant of $1.9 million from the Duffield Family Foundation to help fund the SPCA's "Goal 2007," a plan to eventually end ...
Freemont, Calif., Firm's Technology Makes it Easier to Add Phone Lines.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--FREMONT, Calif.--People might be able to cruise through cyberspace at a speedier pace using their modems, and more people might be able to arrange for faster installation of new phone lines if an East Bay company's technology takes ...
Firms Line Up to Buy Greensboro, N.C., No Nonsense Hosiery Maker.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--At least two N.C. companies -- possibly five -- are interested in buying Kayser-Roth, the nation's No. 2 hosiery maker. The companies looking at a deal that could be priced at $140 million include Ridgeview, which is based ...
Shareholders Approve NationsBank-BankAmerica Merger.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Shareholders shrugged off concerns about overseas losses and overwhelmingly approved the marriage of NationsBank and BankAmerica in separate meetings Thursday. At least 97 percent of both banks' shares that were voted ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Briefs Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--DIXIE GROUP MAY SELL TEXTILE UNIT: Thanks to the stock market's turbulence, Dixie Group has abandoned plans to spin off a textile unit and is now seeking a buyer for the business with 410 N.C. workers. Dixie, based in ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News SEP. 25--BUILDING REMAKE: In construction language, they're "peeling off the skin" of the 37-year-old Barclays Building in the 200 block of South Tryon Street. Ouch! The thought of it kind of makes you cringe, doesn't it? ...
Report on Charlotte, N.C.-Area's Hot Housing Market Prompts Concerns.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--The numbers are as eye-popping as the new subdivisions sprouting all over the Charlotte region. The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill metro area ranks as the country's 14th hottest for new housing starts per 1,000 residents, a ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Technology Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--E-MAIL, NEWS WITH NO PC? PICK UP PHONE: Tony Walker has a new electronic information device in his home: his telephone. Walker's is among 120 households in Matthews and parts of Charlotte testing a new text information ...
North Carolina Releases Overdue Pay Raise to Teachers, State Workers.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--RALEIGH, N.C.--N.C. lawmakers called a brief truce in their eight-week budget battle Wednesday to give teachers and other state employees pay raises they should have gotten in July. Gov. Jim Hunt is expected to sign the ...
Charlotte, N.C., Publisher Revamps, Releases Hispanic Magazine.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--They're as comfortable listening to hip-hop music as salsa. Many speak Spanish and English, or a combination of both. They're proud to be Americans, but won't forget their Latino roots. They're Generation N, or the ...
Columbus, Ga., to Host Georgia Police and Fire Games.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Shoring up the tourism industry in Columbus, the city has won the right to host the Georgia Police and Fire Games in 1999 and 2000. The games are expected to pump half a million dollars into the local economy. "Thee last ...
Belk Opens Three Department Stores in Columbia, S.C..
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Judging by the early-morning crowd waiting for the department store in Columbiana Centre to open, you might have thought it was the start of a JB White Moonlight Madness sale. But signs just beyond the glass doors bore ...
Activists Say British Firm Unfit to Run South Carolina Conversion Plant.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., which wants to manage the Savannah River Site complex near Aiken, should be thoroughly scrutinized before it can play a large role in U.S. nuclear policy, a group of anti-nuclear activists says. ...
Two Insurers to Write Policies for South Carolina Risky Drivers.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Seibels Bruce Group Inc. in Columbia and a Florida insurer won contracts Wednesday to handle auto insurance policies for risky drivers. Those drivers could begin buying policies through the South Carolina Associated Auto ...
South Carolina Legislature Considers Credit Insurance Legislation.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Companies selling and profiting from life and disability insurance policies that pay credit companies drew heavy fire in a public hearing Thursday in Columbia. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee is considering ...
Dallas News Program to Focus on Texas.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--A San Antonio businessman and philanthropist plans to launch a half-hour television program Jan. 11 focusing exclusively on news about Texas. The program, "The News of Texas," is being financed by James Leininger, one of ...
Mexican President Says Global Recession Is Possible.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--MEXICO CITY--President Ernesto Zedillo on Thursday urged U.S. lawmakers to bail out the International Monetary Fund, warning that failing to act could trigger a worldwide economic meltdown. "We have been facing for a number ...
Fort Worth, Texas, Airport Lawsuit to Remain in Local Court.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--FORT WORTH, Texas--The Texas Supreme Court handed Dallas another legal setback Thursday in the fight with Fort Worth over expansion of flights at Love Field, upholding a ruling that keeps the case in Tarrant County. In an ...
Intel to Open Product Development Center in Austin, Texas.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Intel Corp. is set to announce Thursday that it plans to open a product development center in Austin. The research facility is its seventh worldwide devoted to developing microprocessor chips. Santa Clara, Calif.-based ...
The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--MARCH OF DIMES PROMISES SUPPORT FOR UT RESEARCH CENTER: The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation has agreed to raise $1 million -- to be matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor -- to endow a birth defects research center ...
House-Senate Panel Approves Defense Bill.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--A congressional conference committee Wednesday approved more than $3 billion in fiscal 1999 spending for Dallas-area defense programs. Of that, $2.16 billion will fund Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 fighter that's now in ...
Dallas Mall to Be Demolished; Multi-Use Complex Planned for Site.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--The owners of Far North Dallas' Prestonwood Town Center hope to begin tearing down the 19-year-old shopping mall early next year, possibly leaving the two remaining department stores on the site. In place of the mall, ...
Rate Hopes, Foreign Markets Propel Dow to 257-Point Gain.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--U.S. stock prices took a double jump upward Wednesday as investors first took heart in the performance of foreign markets, then in the hints from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that lower interest rates may be coming. ...
Federal Reserve Chief Signals Rate Cut Likely.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--WASHINGTON--Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned lawmakers Wednesday that the global financial crisis has worsened and that policy-makers should be vigilant to prevent further deterioration. While Mr ....
Texas Community Banks Work to Reassure Customers on Y2K Bug.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Even when he's not working, Chris Williston can't escape the millennium bug. "I go to parties and people ask me, 'Is my money going to be safe?'" said Mr. Williston, president of the Independent Bankers Association of ...
Oil Slump Likely to Continue as Demand Falls around Globe.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Imagine oil prices averaging little more than $15 a barrel in 1999, not 1998. Such are the forecasts this week from some of the world's most influential consulting firms. "The industry's hopes of better days in ...
Mexican President Urges U.S. to Rescue International Monetary Fund.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--MEXICO CITY--President Ernesto Zedillo on Thursday urged U.S. lawmakers to bail out the International Monetary Fund, warning that failing to act could trigger a worldwide economic meltdown. "We have been facing for a number ...
Parents Do Not Find New Television Ratings System Helpful, Study Says.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--WASHINGTON--Parents expecting TV ratings to guide them on what's suitable for children are not getting the help they need to protect kids from televised sex, violence and harsh language, a study said Thursday. Researchers ...
Ford to Provide Financial, Technical Help to America's Cup Entry.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--SAN FRANCISCO--Ford Motor Co. wants to help bring the prestigious America's Cup yacht racing trophy back to the United States. Ford announced Thursday it will provide financial backing and engineering expertise to ...
Northwest, Continental Airlines Could Join Global Alliance.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--One-stop shopping for airline tickets to anywhere in the world soon may become possible. Air France said this week it is pursuing global alliances with as many as 28 airlines. One of the potential partners that Air France ...
Detroit Free Press Business People Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Sydney Scoma joins Kalamazoo-based Stap & Co. Inc. as an account executive. She was director of marketing at Calla Bay, a made-to-order swimsuit retail chain in Seattle, Wash. Also, Kathy Tyler joins Stap as senior art director. She ...
Detroit Free Press Automobiles Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--DETROIT--Cute and effective though it is, there are a couple of things that mystify me about the new Suzuki Grand Vitara. For example, just what the heck is a vitara? My first encounter with this name sent me ...
French Insurer AXA Dumps Car Insurance Brand.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Prospero, the pivotal character in Shakespeare's last play the Tempest, has been unceremoniously bumped off by Sun Life & Provincial, the insurance group 71 percent-owned by AXA, the French giant. Not hard to see why. The ...
Chairman to Step Down at British Furniture Firm MFI.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--MFI chairman Derek Hunt is giving his disgruntled shareholders half of what they want. He is stepping down -- but not for another year. At a sparsely-attended agm yesterday, following a disastrous year's trading, Hunt said ...
Daily Mail, London, Company Roundup Column.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Shares in food supplier Brake Bros plunged 112 pence to 635 pence after chairman Frank Brake said the catering mar-ket faced a temporary slow-down. Pre-tax profits rose from UKpound 10.8 million to UKpound 13.7 million in the six ...
Study Indicates British Grocers Reaping Excessive Profits.
Sep 25, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--It may come as a surprise to the British housewife -- bombarded with supermarkets' special offers, promises to match rivals' charges, two-for-one bargains, club card benefits and all the rest -- to learn that there is not enough ...