Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News back issues from Wednesday, April 28:
Successful Bid for MediaOne Would Put AT&T on Top of Cable Market.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- If AT&T Corp. succeeds in its $62-billion bid for MediaOne, the phone giant will not only provide long-distance service to one out of every two phone customers, but cable service to more than one in every four U.S homes. ...
Akron, Ohio, Health Network Poised to Launch Marketing Campaign.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- Hometown Health Network, now an arm of Akron General Health Systems, is ready to launch a major marketing campaign in Summit County in an attempt to build its member base with new products. Akron General yesterday won ...
Despite Recent Slide in Stock Value, TRW Keeps Eye on Big Picture.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- LYNDHURST, Ohio --Joseph T. Gorman, chairman and chief executive of TRW Inc., is fond of saying that his company is running a marathon, not a 100-yard dash. Well, after more than 10 years of running TRW, Gorman had better ...
Microsoft Files Lawsuit Against Ten Akron, Ohio-Area Stores.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Microsoft Corp. filed lawsuits yesterday against a Cuyahoga Falls computer retailer and nine other Northeast Ohio stores, accusing them of selling counterfeit products. The Falls store was Kat Micro Distributing Inc., ...
Small Business Administration Honors Juneau, Alaska, Brewers.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- The co-founders of Alaskan Brewing Co. of Juneau were named 1999 Small Business Persons of the Year for Alaska by the U.S. Small Business Administration this week. Geoff and Marcy Larson started their brewery in 1986 and ...
The Arizona Republic AZ Inc. Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- SOUTHERN UNION RAISES UTILITY BID: Southern Union Corp. raised its bid for Southwest Gas Corp. to $33.50 per share Tuesday, a day after the utility accepted a $30 per share offer from rival Oneok Inc. of Tulsa. The Austin company ...
The Arizona Republic Naaman Nickell Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- JOB-TRAINING BUDGET CUTS RESTORED: It was the kind of news the economic-development community loves to hear: The Arizona Department of Commerce's job-training budget cuts had been restored, with a little extra for 2000 and 2001. ...
Small Chandler, Ariz., Bank Opens Branch in Wal-Mart.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Would you move your account to a bank that had a branch where you not only shopped for food but for clothes, school supplies, toiletries, auto parts and toys? Many consumers have moved their accounts to banks with ...
The Arizona Republic Wallet Watch Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- INVESTOR CLUBS LIKE INTEL, AFLAC: Intel Corp. is the stock most commonly held by investment clubs, but club members have the most dollars staked in AFLAC Inc. Those are among the highlights of the annual survey of club ...
Natural Gas Distributor Southwest Gas Accepts Offer from Oneok.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Southwest Gas Corp. has accepted a sweetened offer from Oneok Inc., ending a two-month bidding war for the Las Vegas utility. Southwest Gas is Arizona's natural gas distributor, supplying about 650,000 residents and ...
Atlanta-Based MindSpring Plans Campaign to Increase Brand Awareness.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- ATLANTA -- Atlanta-based MindSpring Enterprises plans to add more content to its Web site (www.mindspring.net) and increase its advertising and marketing spending to boost national brand awareness. In a conference call ...
Winston-Salem, N.C.-Based BB&T to Buy Macon, Ga.-Based Bank.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- ATLANTA -- Shares of First Liberty Financial Corp. jumped 34 percent and reached a 52-week high Wednesday on news that the Macon-based bank holding company is being acquired for $500 million by BB&T Corp., a bank holding company ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Business Press Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- MAGAZINE SEES RETURN OF OLD-LINE STOCKS: The bull on Wall Street has long since reached the status of senior citizen, but it still shows no signs of retiring. If anything, says Business Week (May 3), the stock market might get a ...
Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Aerospace Manufacturer Posts 25 Percent Gain in Profits.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Strong sales growth in its electroluminescent lighting business, coupled with moderate gains in its specialty packaging operations, helped Astronics Corp. boost its first-quarter profits by 25 percent, the Buffalo-based company said ...
Lockport, N.Y., Bank Wants to Buy Another Bank or Financial Services Firm.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- LOCKPORT, N.Y. -- Lockport Savings Bank wants to acquire another bank or financial services company to become a larger market force and jump start its stagnant stock price, bank executives said Tuesday. The bank still ...
Tupelo, Miss.-Based BancorpSouth Buys Stewart Sneed Hewes Insurance Brokerage.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- GULFPORT, Miss. -- Banking analysts applauded BancorpSouth Inc.'s acquisition Monday of Stewart Sneed Hewes Group, the state's largest insurance brokerage firm, in a stock-for-stock deal. Aubrey Patterson, chairman and ...
Condo Conversion in Biloxi, Miss., Would Affect Residents.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- BILOXI, Miss. -- Residents of Saxony Apartments have easy access to the beach, live in a neighborhood of antebellum mansions and pay some of the most reasonable rents on the Coast. All that could change if a developer ...
Scott Air Force Base in Illinois Budgets Building Project for Reserve Unit.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Scott Air Force Base is in line for another big building project: a new $15 million complex for the base's Air Force Reserve unit. The latest word is that the reserve unit will have the complex built in 2002 to replace ...
Loveland, Colo.-Based Consulting Firm Acquires Circuit Board Maker.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- Longmont's Assembly Technology Corp., a contract manufacturer of circuit boards, said Wednesday it was acquired by a Loveland company. The price was undisclosed by the purchaser, StratoTech Corp., a consulting company ...
Office Building Planned for Broomfield, Colo., Business Park.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Construction could begin as early as June on a 10-story office building at the eastern end of Interlocken Business Park. Titled 380 Amber Drive, the building would measure 254,480 square feet and stand in the center of a ...
Executive Director Resigns from Boulder, Colo., Chamber.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Susan Bond resigned suddenly this month from her post as executive director of the Broomfield Chamber of Commerce, citing differences with the organization's board of directors. Bond, 30, had been with the chamber six months. ...
Broomfield, Colo., City Council Aims to Curb Cluttered Neighborhoods.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- New rules aimed at limiting the number of vehicles at home businesses in Broomfield is a step toward keeping streets and neighborhoods from being too congested and cluttered, city council members say. But others worried ...
New Sun Microsystems Connectivity Software Targets Portable Devices.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- The future of personal computing is all about pockets. The desktop, long the center of the personal computing universe, is about to become a has-been, courtesy of the pockets in your jacket, your pants and elsewhere. ...
Boulder, Colo.-Based SRC Develops Software to Target Consumers by Region.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- When the U.S. congressional districts are redefined in the year 2000, a GIS-based demographics and economics system being developed in Boulder might prove the winning ticket for politicians wishing to hand pick their constituents. ...
Bradenton, Sarasota, Fla., Convention Bureaus Focus on Local Tourists.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Have you seen Snooty? For a surprising number of Suncoast residents, the answer is no. And that's one reason why Bradenton's South Florida Museum/Parker Manatee Aquarium -home to Snooty, the 50-year-old manatee and ...
Contra Costa County, Calif., Art Leaders Unveil Millennium Project.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- During the next 15 months, arts leaders from a variety of Contra Costa organizations will collaborate on a large-scale celebration of the arts in honor of the new millennium. "Arts Millennia" will include concerts, ...
Judge Rules on California Teachers Association Dues.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Local union affiliates of the California Teachers Association must provide spending audits before they can demand dues from teachers who choose not to join the union, a U.S. district court judge ruled. A union can impose ...
Politics May Sink Plan in California for American River Water.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- A $500 million plan by the East Bay and Sacramento to jointly take water from the American River is on the verge of sinking in a pool of politics. The East Bay Municipal Utility District board travels to Sacramento on ...
Two Reports Detail Surge in Consumer Demand for Low-Cost Computers.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Hot sales of cheap computers are helping transform technology stocks into a tony commodity once again. Two surprising reports, released Monday, detailed a surge in consumer demand during the first quarter for low-cost ...
Berkeley, Calif., Housing Market Heats Up.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- In the 1960s, People's Park put Berkeley on the map for those who couldn't afford a home. Now a hot housing market has positioned Berkeley in the top 10 communities statewide with the heftiest year-to-year increases in median home ...
Bill Would Allow Blackjack in California Cardrooms.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Blackjack fans could be on the verge of a winning hand. A bill being heard by an Assembly committee could legalize the popular game of 21 for play in California cardrooms. The game is now prohibited under ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- DAVIDSON PROJECT TO HAVE STREETS WITH A CHARLESTON FLAVOR: Crosland Commercial has started work in Davidson on an 18-acre mixed-use project with a Charleston accent. "It will be primarily office, but it will include two ...
Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet among Tenants at New Charlotte, N.C., Mall.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- Another Saks Fifth Avenue is coming to the Charlotte region -- this one the outlet variety. Off 5th, the clearance store for its upscale sister, is among the just-named stores that will open in the Concord Mills mall this ...
North Carolina Deaths on the Job, 206 in '98, Down a Bit.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- RALEIGH, N.C -- Preliminary figures released Wednesday by the N.C. Labor Department showed 206 workers died on the job last year, four fewer than 1997. At the department's seventh annual worker memorial day, Labor ...
Internet Adds Breadth to Yugoslavian War Coverage.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- These are stories about life during wartime. Real-time, "you-are-there" stories of how people cope daily when the bombs are dropping nightly. Only in the age of the Internet could these wartime dramas come from Belgrade ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Video Game Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- `TRIPLE PLAY 2000' TOPS IN DIGITAL FIELD OF DREAMS The video baseball field is getting awfully crowded these days and the games are improving. All of this is good news for sports gamers who want quality with their ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Technology Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- USER GROUPS Tuesday -- Women in Technology International, meeting and dinner, 6 p.m., Electronic Data Systems, Research Drive in University Research Park, Charlotte. Topic: Jim Kirchner of Computer Network Power discusses ...
Biologists Await Return of Striped Bass to North Carolina Riverway.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Silver sides heaving, her belly full of eggs, a 28-inch striped bass gasps for air during a brief interruption of her journey from the Atlantic toward an ancestral home she's probably never known. ...
Charlotte, N.C.-Based Computer Networking Start-Up Seeks Foothold.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- As business computer networks have multiplied in recent years, they've often relied on equipment from a handful of big companies in high-tech capitals such as Silicon Valley and suburban Boston. Now, a trio of young ...
New York Clothing Maker to Move Distribution Center to Hanahan, S.C..
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Lured partly by lower taxes, a New York-based clothing maker plans to move its distribution center to Hanahan from New Jersey, The Post and Courier has learned. The company, Norton McNaughton Inc., wants to open the ...
Computer Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- WEBSURFER GIVES MICROSOFT'S WEBTV SOME COMPETITION: WebTV, a set-top box about the size of a videocassette recorder, has been around for a while now. You plug it into your television set, and it gives you access to the Internet ....
South Carolina Cracks Down on Littering.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- South Carolinians are just as messy at the ocean, lake and riverside as when they're driving. Litter is "equally as bad" at places folks go to relax as along the roads they use to reach those areas, says Ellis Farr, the ...
Global Trade Has Helped South Carolina, Says Lawmaker.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Calling NAFTA a necessary evil, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said global trade will be an inescapable fact in the economy of the 21st century. "I tell the people I speak to, even textile workers who have lost their jobs, that ...
Philip Morris Withdraws Proposal to Deal Directly with Tobacco Growers.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Yielding to industry pressure, Philip Morris has withdrawn a pilot proposal to bypass the traditional U.S. tobacco auction system by dealing directly with growers. The growers objected to the plan during two closed-door ...
Land Plan for Richland County, S.C., Moves One Step Ahead.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- A plan that maps Richland County development over the next two decades went one step closer to becoming law Monday night after a heated debate. Despite sometimes rowdy opposition from a crowd of about 150, the County ...
The State, Columbia, S.C., Computing Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- COREL TRIES TO CHALLENGE MICROSOFT WITH LINUX: Is the expected beta release of Corel software for Linux this August further evidence that Linux will challenge Microsoft in the desktop wars? Microsoft wants the Department ...
The State, Columbia, S.C., Career Currents Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- QUESTION: I am a computer engineer, and I recently have started a job search. Several weeks ago I was contacted about scheduling an interview. As the recruiter and I were making the arrangements, she asked me to provide a portfolio ...
The State, Columbia, S.C., Flying Solo Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- QUESTION: My husband and I separated earlier this year and plan to be divorced next February. For most of our 27-year marriage, he has operated a grocery business, and I have been a housewife. As part of the settlement, my husband ...
The State, Columbia, S.C., First Bytes Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- MSINFO32 UTILITY CAN WORK WONDERS: I recently wrote about a wonderful utility that comes with Windows 98, msinfo32, which gives you a heads-up on all the programs that get loaded each time you start Windows. I've even ...
The State, Columbia, S.C., NextSteps Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26 -- QUESTION: Over the past 18 months, my father has been failing steadily, falling frequently, wandering at night, and disrupting my mother's sleep. In my view, although she does not want to admit it, my mother can no longer take care ...
Electronic Data Systems Leadership Aims to Impress Investment Ranks.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- Richard H. "Dick" Brown will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday afternoon, seeking to signal a transition into a new era for investors in Electronic Data Systems Corp. Afterward, in a ...
Wireless Division Dampens Revenue for Northern Telecom.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Northern Telecom Inc. said Tuesday that economic problems in Brazil contributed to lower revenue in its Richardson-based wireless network division. Total sales rose 26 percent to $4.4 billion at the Brampton, ...
CEO of Midland, Texas-Based Costilla Energy Resigns.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Financially troubled Costilla Energy Inc. of Midland said Tuesday that its president and chief executive, Mike Grella, has left the company to pursue other interests. Chairman Cadell Liedtke, 43, and chief operating ...
Greek Officials May Make Decision on Lockheed Martin's F-16s Friday.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- A Greek government committee will meet Friday to discuss whether to buy up to 60 Fort Worth-built F-16 fighters, a competing jet or none for the time being. The Greek defense and foreign affairs council last debated the ...
Raytheon Unit in Garland, Texas, to Design U.S. Spy Satellite Network.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Raytheon Co.'s Garland plant will help design the U.S. government's newest network of spy satellites under a large and highly classified contract awarded Tuesday. "It is an extremely large contract over a 15-year period, ...
Arlington, Texas, Morning News Offers Web Site.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- The Arlington Morning News has launched a Web site ArlingtonNow.com -- featuring content from the daily newspaper plus other events concerning the community. The site, which debuted March 15, focuses on news and ...
President of Dallas-Based Apparel Retailer Gadzooks Departs.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Gadzooks Inc. is expected to post sales gains this month for the first time since last summer, but the Dallas-based teen apparel and accessories retailer says it is still working on a permanent turnaround. Gadzooks also ...
Plano, Texas-Based Movie Theater Chain Screens for New Owner.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Cinemark USA Inc., the Plano-based movie theater chain, may be sold if the proper suitor is found, according to published reports. It has retained Bear Stearns Co. to shop the company, which recently sent packages to ...
Dallas-Based Media Company Belo Corp. Posts Drop in Net Income.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Belo Corp., owner of The Dallas Morning News and WFAA-TV (Channel 8), said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income fell 7 percent, hurt by lower profits from its TV stations. Net income fell to $12.6 million from $13.6 ...
Texas Instruments, Hitachi Team Up on High-Definition Television.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Texas Instruments Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that they plan to jointly develop large-screen, high-definition TV sets based on TI's digital micromirror device, a thumbnail-size chip capable of reproducing bright, clear ...
Cost of New Dallas Sports Arena Rises above $300 Million.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28 -- Dallas' new sports arena will cost more than $300 million, a price tag at least 30 percent higher than originally anticipated, arena officials said this week. The budget, up from a projected $230 million, will not affect ...
High Court Review May Clear Confusion Over Disabilities Act.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- WASHINGTON -- If Vaughn Murphy takes too much medicine for hypertension, he may start to stutter or forget things. So he keeps his blood pressure a little higher than normal -- just high enough to get him fired back in ...
Growing Numbers of North Texans Get Online to Track Ancestors.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- Ensign Mann was an elusive fellow. He lurked somewhere in the past -- beneath a faded headstone in an overgrown cemetery, in the crumbling records of a Massachusetts courthouse, in the pages of an obscure book. ...
The Dallas Morning News Personal Technology Column.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- QUESTION: I've got a VCR that's a few years old but has spent most of its life in a box. If I rent or buy a movie, it plays fine. On some tapes I've recorded, it keeps cutting in and out, both audio and video. If I run it ...
Los Angeles-Based HerSoft Hopes to Be at Front of Women's Software Trend.
Apr 28, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27 -- DogByte Development founder Mark Wong, 40, understands the need for a women's software category, even if convincing him did take some work fromon the part of his sibling and partner, Debra Wong, 36. But he wasn't that ...