Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News back issues from Monday, October 19:
Spending Concerns Incumbent Edmunds County, S.D., Commissioner.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--LeRoy Ehnes of rural Roscoe said Thursday he wants to serve another four-year term on the Edmunds County Commission to correct some inappropriate spending in some county departments. "The biggest thing for me is that there seems to be ...
Political Candidate Forum Set for Saturday in Aberdeen, S.D..
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Learn more about the candidates by attending the General Election Candidate Forum, set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Hub Area Technical School, 640 Ninth Ave. S.W. The program will be videotaped for Midco Cable Channel 7 and ...
Augusta, Ga., Earmarks Federal Money for First Firm to Occupy Empty Plant.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Local officials decided federal grant money earmarked for Hankook Synthetics' proposed polyester plant at the Augusta Corporate Park will be given to the first large company that agrees to locate there. The request, made ...
Competition Forces Banks to Offer Nontraditional Products.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--AKRON, Ohio--Machine shop owner Gary Erdos no longer waits for up to three months for his customers to pay their bills. The owner of Benson Industries Inc. in Cuyahoga Falls gets his cash almost immediately through a new ...
Officials Criticize Environmental Approach of Army Corps of Engineers.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Robert Oja has plenty of company among U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulators openly critical of the agency on environmental grounds, according to newspaper reports from around the nation. In 1996, a regulatory official in ...
Fired Alaska Whistle-Blower Says Army Corps of Engineers Targeted Him.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--During his 13 years with the Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska, Bob Oja put together an enviable work record. His annual job evaluations describe a dream employee. Among the accolades: "outstanding professional," "highest ...
The Arizona Republic AZ Inc. Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--DEVELOPER TO GET INCENTIVES FOR MALL: The city of Prescott will offer developer Westcor Partners $9.5 million in incentives for the construction of a regional mall. Financial incentive deals are standard practice in Arizona ...
Financial Markets Tighten, Drive Down Arizona Property Values.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--The Valley's commercial real estate market has likely reached its peak. Prices for office buildings, warehouses, apartments and shopping centers are at near-record levels and not expected to go higher, real estate analysts ...
The Arizona Republic Russ Wiles Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--Both computer use and investing have boomed during the 1990s, so it's not surprising that Web sites run by mutual fund companies are becoming increasingly popular. An unscientific survey of 938 Internet users by researcher ...
AlliedSignal Grabs Piece of Growing Executive Aircraft Market.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--Phoenix-based AlliedSignal Engines announced good news Sunday for business aircraft contractors in general and for AlliedSignal in particular. The overall market for makers of executive craft such as Cessnas and Learjets ...
Analysts Question Pairing of Health Care Software Firm, Drug Company.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Shares of HBO & Co. and McKesson Corp. tumbled Monday as questions were raised about the strategic fit between the Atlanta-based health-care software company and its future partner, the nation's leading pharmaceuticals distributor. ...
Atlanta-Based Health Care Software Firm Grew with Industry.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--HBO & Co., the company heading the flank that brought the information technology revolution to the health care industry, made its money and its name through aggressive acquisitions and strong management. Three outside ...
Health Information Firm's Merger Won't Take It from Atlanta.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Atlanta may be losing a corporate headquarters, but it could gain employees as the new company McKesson HBOC takes shape. The merged company will have its overall headquarters in San Francisco, where the huge ...
CEO Refocused Atlanta Health Care Information Firm.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Charles McCall wasn't known as a turnaround artist when he was tapped to head HBO & Co. in December 1990. He didn't even know much about hospitals or the health care industry. What he did know was the ...
Atlanta Health Data Firm Widely Known in Hospital Circles.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--The story of the nation's No. 1 health-care software company began 30 years ago, with a religious order's need to automate its hospital accounting systems. And that same company, even during its high-growth years, often has ...
San Francisco Drug Wholesaler's CEO Known for Bold Moves.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--To those who know McKesson Corp. President and CEO Mark Pulido, the deal to acquire Atlanta-based HBO & Co. doesn't come as a complete surprise. "Mark does not want to finish second," said Mike Krensavage, an analyst with ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Auto Mechanic Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 16--IT'S TIME FOR THAT ONCE-A-YEAR PHYSICAL: October is National Car Care Month. The shorter days, colder weather, wet streets and new state emissions test for older vehicles all come this month. Last week, we began to get your ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Marilyn Geewax Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--DON'T RESTRICT IMPORTS TO PROTECT STEELWORKERS: Capitalism is a simple, fair economic system: It rewards good companies and crushes bad ones. But freewheeling capitalism also can be brutal. Good people who work hard, make ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Newsmakers Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Jane Swift, a candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, gave birth to her first child Friday after her pregnancy pushed the issues of family and work to the fore in ways that rankle career women. Swift didn't ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Cyberscene Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--The World Wide Web has made the world smaller and friendlier. And, nowadays, it is certainly easier to chat with friends from Brazil in the morning and acquaintances from Australia at night. But all this worldwide chat and e-mail has ...
New Technology Enables Users to Access E-Mail Almost Anywhere.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--As you drive down the freeway heading home, a synthetic computer voice from the other end of your cell phone says you have e-mail from bigclient@cashcow.com. "Read it," you tell the voice. It reads you the message, ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution NetWatch Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--If you think merely watching hip TV shows makes you hip, think again. These days, even the most minor of shows has its own Web site complete with episode summaries, chat rooms, games and enough trivia about your favorite characters ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Technobuddy Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--There are at least 12 ways to kill your computer. In the early days of PCs, I spent a lot of time urging people to be experimental and reassuring them that nothing they could do to their PC -- short of giving it the 10-foot ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Tech Tools Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--A company called AVerMedia has given me a new way to bedevil my friends. Now I can send them little movies of my dog, my guinea pigs, my wife or myself (I may be mean but I'm not a sadist). The AVerMedia InterCam kit ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Tech Media Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Torn between buying a new PC or upgrading the one you have? Then check out the October issue of FamilyPC. Its cover article is about how to extend the life of your PC. The story discusses such things as adding RAM, a bigger hard drive ...
Agweek Magazine Cowboy Logic Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--TOWNER, N.D.--It's a well-established fact that music in the workplace is good for morale, and good morale means high productivity. The fact that the Taylor Ranch has not yet owned a tractor with a radio may explain my ...
Low Commodity Prices, World Economic Troubles Continue to Plague Farmers.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--WASHINGTON--The success of Sen. Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., in securing an additional $1.7 billion in farm disaster aid and a pilot project on mandatory price reporting of cattle prices is only the beginning of a long, ...
Stress Expert to Speak at Bakersfield, Calif., Business Expo.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--When Len McMillan was in South Africa working for his church 12 years ago, his body gave out. He didn't realize it at the time, but he was in the midst of a stress attack. He returned to the United States to recover. ...
Buttonwillow, Calif., Farm Implement Shop Takes Innovation Seriously.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--BUTTONWILLOW, Calif.--Longtime farmers in Kern County often credit the area's technical innovations and cutting-edge research for doubling, tripling and even quadrupling Kern's crop yields during the past half-century. ...
California Senate Water Committee Hold Hearing in Bakersfield.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--American humorist Mark Twain once noted that while whiskey is made for drinking, water is made for fighting over. But at a state Senate water committee hearing held in Bakersfield Friday, environmental advocates were badly ...
Boulder, Colo.-Based XVT Software Regains its Customers.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--XVT Software, Inc. is back in the high life again. It has made a steady profit for a full year now, and has recently added a new branch to its family tree, along with acquiring software its customers already are snatching ...
Success of Boulder County, Colo., Business Park Spurs Developers.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--Hey, buddy. Yeah, you with the fast-growing company that's bursting at the seams in its current building and in dire need of a shiny, new home with extra room to contain its rapid growth. A solution to your ...
Insurance Companies, Programs Help Owners Limit Pet-Care Costs.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--A number of insurance companies and other programs offer services intended to reduce or control the cost of medical care for pets. Among them: -- Veterinary Pet Insurance of Anaheim, Calif., started in 1982. It is the ...
Manatee County, Fla., Clinic Fills Growing Niche for Veterinarians.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--A state-of-the-art medical center opened in south Manatee County in March. The gleaming 8,000-square-foot building features eight examination rooms, two high-tech surgical suites and X-ray and ultrasound machines. ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Macintosh Report.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Virtual PC is one of the most amazing pieces of software I've ever seen. Apple Computer should include it on every G3 model it sells. Why the enthusiasm? Because Virtual PC delivers as advertised. It seamlessly simulates a ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Tech Report Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Fire ants have been a nearly exclusive Southern phenomenon for decades, but a 5-pound version of the stinging critter is making its way down from South Dakota. Computer maker Gateway is introducing a new line of portable ...
Bakersfield, Calif., Real Estate Broker Gets Most Business from Referrals.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--A schedule outlining Louise Juracek's typical day sits under the glass surface of the desk in her office. The only problem is that Juracek seldom has a typical day. She is a real estate broker. From ...
The BizSmart Column, Street Fighter Inc..
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--RECRUITING: ALTERNATIVES TO THE OBVIOUS: One of the biggest challenges among businesses is where to recruit to find qualified entry-level employees. Recruiting the right employee requires you to look at alternate sources that could ...
Farmers Markets Continue to Sprout Up.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--Alisa Rodriguez sold one of the last loaves of sourdough with a smile. Then she unhooked the Metropolis Baking Co. banner, folded up the colorful tablecloth and disassembled the company's green tent at the Orinda Farmers Market. The ...
Drug Firms Race Develop New Antibiotics.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--The death of a 79-year-old New Jersey man this spring sent a ripple of fear through an already worried medical community. The man was felled by an infection caused by a common staph bacterium, which is usually stopped by ...
Estate of California Newspaper Heiress Settled After Legal Battle.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--Margaret Lesher's widower and the trustees of her vast estate cut a deal Friday to settle their long-running legal battle, but they refused to disclose the details of the agreement. In a sudden end to a dispute that took ...
Denver-Based Pumpkin-Carving Kit Maker Lobbys for Saturday Celebration.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--Talk about carving out a bigger market. Halloween on a Saturday makes for a boo-ming business, and John Bardeen, founder of Pumpkin Masters, the Denver-based maker of pumpkin-carving kits, wants to keep it that way. ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort to ensure accuracy but cannot be held responsible if there are errors or omissions ...
Road to Bankruptcy Is Paved in Plastic.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--It's a Tuesday afternoon and there's tension in the air at an uptown Charlotte office building. About 40 people gather in a comfortable meeting room to face uncomfortable questions about an intensely private subject -- their money. ...
It Pays to Understand Bankruptcy.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--In Charles Dickens' England, people who couldn't pay their bills went to debtors' prisons. The U.S. bankruptcy system provides a more compassionate solution. Bankruptcy is a legal process that cancels many debts of people in financial ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--TWO NEW MIXED-USE BUILDINGS WILL OFFER TENANTS FLEXIBILITY: Beacon Partners has started work on two office/warehouse buildings totaling more than 110,000 square feet on Harris Boulevard near Interstate 77 in north Charlotte. ...
Investors Eye Southeastern Grocery Chain in Wake of Kroger Merger.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--The latest merger announcement in the consolidating supermarket industry -- Kroger's deal to create the nation's biggest grocer -- hasn't fueled a speculative run up in shares of Ruddick Corp., parent of Harris Teeter. ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Briefs Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--BROKERAGE FIRM POSTS GAINS IN 4TH QUARTER: Interstate/Johnson Lane Inc. earned $4.1 million, or 57 cents per diluted share, in the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, up 22 percent from $3.3 million, or 51 cents per diluted share last ...
Bessemer City, N.C., Industrial Park Gets First Tenant.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--BESSEMER CITY, N.C.--Bessemer City's 5-year-old industrial park is finally getting its first tenant -- a $10 million project bringing 65 new jobs. A ground breaking for the 65,000-square-foot plastic pipe manufacturing ...
Chinese Imports Hurt U.S. Apple Growers.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--FLAT ROCK, N.C.--Kenny Barnwell won't even bother to pick about one-fifth of this year's apple crop. "That's my profit," said the fourth-generation apple farmer, here in the heart of N.C. apple country. "We're looking at ...
North Carolina, Federal Laws Provide Some Protection for Debtors.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--The bankruptcy system isn't the only legal protection for overdue debtors. A federal lawsuit pending in Charlotte highlights laws shielding borrowers from abusive collection tactics. The debtor, a 58-year-old ...
Adrenaline Flows for Sportbike Riders Along Charlotte, N.C., Roads.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--You can see it almost any night in Charlotte: Sportbikes stopped at a traffic light with a busy street ahead. Red changes to green. Hands rip throttles. Engines roar. Picture Warp Nine, U.S.S ....
The State, Columbia, S.C., Jim Davenport Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--This may be the most challenging year in more than a decade for year-end tax planning. People wanting to keep dollars in their pockets face issues on several fronts. Among them: -- Stock market gains and losses ....
Halloween Spending on the Rise as Adults Join the Party.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--SAN RAMON, Calif.--It's the great Halloween face-off. Nearly every year, two houses on opposite sides of a San Ramon street try to out-haunt each other. At 2802 St. Denis, a black spider lurks in a giant cobweb ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Michael Liedtke Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--SAFEWAY'S SMILES BRING NEW FROWNS: If Safeway Inc. doesn't tread carefully, management's well-intentioned customer service program seems likely to land the supermarket giant in a stickier mess than a pile of shattered jelly jars in ...
South Carolina Tax Laws Undergo Significant Change.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--Dozens of changes in the state's tax laws made it through the Legislature this year. Laws most likely to affect individuals include: -- Student loans: The S.C. Student Loan Corp. can claim state tax refunds for people who ...
Dallas-Based Lender to Settle with Creditors.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--An investment fund controlled by the chief executive of Dallas-based FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. withdrew its bankruptcy filing Friday after agreeing to settle with its creditors out of court. The settlement between Knox ...
The Dallas Morning News Sports Business Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--STREETBALL PARTNERS CARVES NICHE IN GRASS-ROOTS ATHLETIC EVENTS: Professional leagues and organizations have long built their businesses on some of the best athletes in the world. Now Dallas' Streetball Partners Inc. has demonstrated ...
Texas Auto Buyers, Dealers Lobby for Salvage Vehicle Regulations.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--From most angles, the tidy '94 Chevy Astro in Ruth Lipscomb's garage looks like thousands of other "mom-mobile" minivans. But get up close, she says, and it's clear that the vehicle leans a little to the right and that is ...
The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--CORSICANA, Texas--NAVARRO COLLEGE LANDS TREASURE TROVE OF WESTERN ARTWORKS: Fortunately for Corsicana's Navarro College, Charles S. "Chuck" and Peggy Pearce prefer or least they preferred back around 1960 pronounced seasonal ...
The Dallas Morning News National View Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--WASHINGTON--PARTISAN WRANGLING INVADES DEBATE ON BUDGET SURPLUS: Congress has not even finished work on this year's massive spending package and Republicans are talking about big tax cuts next year. And one of those is ...
Financial Experts Offer Advice to Bond Investors.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--This year's stock market volatility has prompted many investors to consider buying bonds. And while bonds are an excellent adjunct to a stock portfolio, care must be taken to select the right kinds of bonds. Financial experts offer ...
Northwest-Continental Alliance Reportedly Hits Antitrust Turbulence.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Northwest Airlines' plan to form a power alliance with Continental Airlines has run into trouble with the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust watchdogs. If approved, Northwest and Continental would share ticketing, ...
Detroit Free Press Doron Levin Column.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--PRESTIGIOUS MBA PRODUCES INCOME: Despite the uncertainties of topsy-turvy markets, few graduates remain more highly prized than the nation's top MBAs, according to Business Week, whose closely watched biennial survey of the nation's ...
Car Seat Firm Lear Lowers Profit Outlook; Stock Falls.
Oct 19, 1998; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Lear Corp.'s stock slid more than 20 percent Monday after the auto supplier said it expects next year's profits to come up short of expectations. The Southfield maker of seats and automotive interiors also reported profits ...