Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News back issues from Sunday, May 2:
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Stock Notes Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- Some companies manage their earnings -- they take big charges in one quarter to cushion earnings shortfalls in following quarters. Or they book revenues early to meet the expectations of securities analysts. This evens out ...
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Diane Evans Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- Yes, it was a nice idea: A cultural district for Akron, where a movie complex would stand next to a new public library, and a new art museum, and a reinvented Civic Theatre. Plans fell through last week because of the ...
Albany County, N.Y., Employees Get Paid to Alleviate Parking Woes.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- Albany, N.Y. -- County Executive Michael Breslin wants his workers to ditch their cars and hop on the bus to get to work, and he's willing to pay for them to do it. Breslin on Thursday announced a plan providing county ...
OSHA Warns Albany, N.Y.-Area Firms to Clean Up their Workplaces.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has sent warning letters to 12,500 workplaces nationwide with high injury and illness rates -- 70 in the Capital Region, including 31 nursing homes -- telling them to clean ...
Albany, N.Y., City Hall's Basement Eatery Loses its Familiar Flavor.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- ALBANY, N.Y. -- Down a flight of worn marble steps, in the dingy basement of City Hall, Mark Junco and Tammy Westendorf have for the past 10 years offered lunchtime solace in the form of thick-sliced homemade bread, garlicky greens ...
Groups Sue to Halt New York State Board's Review of Power-Plant Plans.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29 -- ALBANY, N.Y. -- The dispute over whether the state has the legal right to issue environmental permits for large power plants -- like the one proposed by U.S. Generating Co. in Athens -- has made its way to court. Two ...
Albany, N.Y.-Area Business Hall of Fame to Induct Four New Members.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- COLONIE, N.Y. -- The heads of Albany International Airport and the newly expanded Trans World Entertainment Corp., plus two late founders of global chemical maker Schenectady International, are the latest named to the Capital ...
Albany, N.Y.-Based Paper Industry Supplier Adapts to Changing Era.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- As the papermaking industry struggles to deal with the rigors of the international market, its larger players are beginning to merge. This trend may affect Albany International Corp., one of the Capital Region's largest companies ...
Newly Merged Wells Fargo Bank to Close 22 Phoenix-Area Branches.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- If you bank at Wells Fargo, your favorite branch might be closing this fall. The bank, which merged with Norwest Bank in a $34 billion deal last year, is closing 35 locations statewide in October because they are near ...
Arizona Defense Contractors Provide Equipment for Kosovo.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- As NATO jets continue to pummel Yugoslav troops, military leaders are packing their war chests with attack helicopters, guided cruise missiles and other equipment made in Arizona. "Since there are a number of defense ...
The Arizona Republic Business Buzz Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- AMERICA WEST ARENA HIGHLIGHTS AD PITCH: Many words and phrases have been used to describe America West Arena: Home of the Phoenix Suns. The Purple Palace. The House that Jerry Built. But a municipal-bond organization prefers ...
The Arizona Republic Earnings Arizona Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC. reported first quarter pro forma earnings of $41.1 million, or 22 cents per share, on sales of $408 million. That compares with pro forma earnings of $28.8 million, or 15 cents per share, on sales of ...
The Arizona Republic Technology Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- STATE NO. 1 IN MANUFACTURING JOB GROWTH: Arizona led the nation in job growth for manufacturing last year, a report says. The number of manufacturing jobs in Arizona grew at 4.6 percent in 1998, dramatically outpacing the ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Inside Line Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- PROPOSED DACULA HOUSES COULD BE CONTROVERSIAL: An area that's home to some of Gwinnett's most fought-over turf is headed for a new rezoning battle this summer. A developer is proposing nearly 500 houses in Dacula in an area next to ...
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Test Drive Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- PRERUNNER STAYS WITH THE PACK: Toyota is hardly a leader when it comes to building and selling compact pickups, but the Tacoma PreRunner is proof that the company is learning to play follow-the-leaders. Throw on some ...
Conyers, Ga., Plant Prominent in Next Phase of AT&T Buyouts.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- AT&T is expected to announce today that it is making a buyout offer to thousands of employees nationally, including hundreds at its Conyers plant. The package, intended to shrink the company payroll by persuading many ...
Agweek Magazine Cowboy Logic Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- TOWNER, N.D. -- It was a rather dreary, cloudy day, but that was OK because I had a dreary, cloudy job to do. No, I wasn't balancing my checkbook or tearing into the greasy guts of a tractor, I was on a food quest for the ...
Agweek Magazine People Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- DAVID JESSEN TO LEAD RESEARCH EFFORTS AT NOVARTIS SEEDS: Novartis Seeds Inc. has announced the appointment of David Jessen to head the company's research department. As the company's new vice president of ...
New York Prison Guards Elect Independent Union.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- An independent union unseated an AFSCME bargaining unit in voting to represent state correction officers and security workers -- including about 7,000 in Western New York, the state Public Employment Relations Board said Thursday. ...
Buffalo, N.Y., Panel May Change the City's Building Permit Process.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- Local patrons can begin enjoying hot food and cold beverages at the new Soho Bar and Grill at Chippewa and Franklin streets in Buffalo this summer ... finally. Getting beer on tap and food on the grill took a long journey ...
Wetlands Will Take Over Site of Topless Bar in Centreville, Ill..
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- What was once home to a lucrative topless bar, will now become a haven for egrets, herons and other wildlife natives to an Illinois wetlands. A 5.6-acre tract of land in Centreville once home to convicted racketeer Tom ...
Collinsville, Ill., Panel Looks to Shed Light on Residents' Complaints.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- When Loren and Debbie Wentzel got tired of supermarket lights shining into their Park Avenue yard and house, they said they complained to everybody except the Collinsville Planning Commission. But ...
New Building Offers Larger Home for Boulder, Colo.-Based Software Firm.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- Here's one you don't hear too often: A growing Boulder software firm needs more space and finds it in, of all places, Boulder. The Boulder-based development division of database software firm Qualitative Marketing ...
Palms Springs, Calif., Airport Sees Drop in Passenger Traffic.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Airport officials are blaming a robust economy for the dwindling numbers of aircraft flying passengers in and out of the Coachella Valley. Passenger traffic at Palm Springs International Airport is down 2.6 percent for the ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Inland Empire Focus Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- PUTTING A STOPPER IN THE BRAIN DRAIN: The Inland Empire has an energy source that will power the region's economy in the next century. But the economic fuel of tomorrow isn't generated by windmills or solar panels: It's the brain ...
Black Ink Fills the Books as Banks Ride High Times.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Banks are financing a booming economy and their profits are soaring -- as are the spirits of industry executives. "It's as good as it gets," said Richard Cupp, president and chief executive officer of HF Bancorp Inc. ...
French Firm Completes Purchase of Water Company U.S. Filter.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- French conglomerate Vivendi SA wrapped up its acquisition of United States Filter Corp. (NYSE: USF) following the successful purchase of the water company's common stock for $31.50 a share and the European Economic Union's blessing of ...
Riverside, Calif., Area Mourns Passing of Former Chamber Leader.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Arthur J. Pick Jr., who helped steer Riverside through its growing pains, died April 27 after serving for more than a quarter century as leader of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. He was 68. Pick led the Greater ...
Riverside, Calif., Hospital Names New Chief Executive Officer.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Riverside Community Hospital, which has been without a permanent executive for two months, has filled its top administrative post. Bryan Rogers, currently president and chief executive officer of 106-bed Foothill ...
Ontario, Calif., Aircraft Maintenance Firm Signs Lease for New Hangar.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- An aircraft maintenance company has landed at a new hangar space at Ontario International Airport. Ontario Aircraft Service Inc. signed a five-year deal with airport officials to lease 16,644 square feet of building and ...
Agency Seeks Special State Status for Ontario, Calif.-Area Air Force Base.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Looking to boost its bid to become the region's air and ground distribution hub, the reuse agency overseeing Norton Air Force Base has applied for a special business-incentive designation by the state. The Inland Valley ...
Palm Springs, Calif., Entertainment Project to Cost More than Expected.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- The price tag is quite a bit higher than envisioned, but developers and the city are moving toward a fall start for conversion of the Desert Fashion Plaza to the Palm Springs Promenade. The project will cost about $56 ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Real Estate & Retail Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- HEALTH CLUBS SWEAT OUT BATTLE FOR FITTEST IN LA VERNE: The battle for survival of the fittest continues in La Verne. This fight, however, refers to natural selection in the business world, not the animal kingdom. ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Health Care Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- PROMED CAN NOW ASS HOSPITALS TO ITS PRESCRIPTIONS: ProMed Health Care Administrators can augment its services with hospital access due to a new state license that enables it to swing more weight when renewing contracts. ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Main Street Briefs Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- HOME SALES UP: March home sales in California posted a 9.3 percent increase while median home sales prices rose 10.1 percent over last year, according to the California Association of Realtors. In Riverside and San ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Business Datebook Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- TUESDAY, MAY 4 Event/Sponsor: "Desert Sampler" / KESQ-TV3 Time: 5 -- 8 p.m. Location: Palm Desert Town Center, 72-840 Highway 111, Palm Desert Price: $10 Information: (760) ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Let's Dine Out Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- THE NEW YORK GRILL CATERS TO PARK AVENUE ELEGANCE: The New York Grill is the newest and certainly the most elegant restaurant to open in Ontario. Located across the street from the parking lot of Dave and Busters and the Ontario ...
EDITORIAL: Riverside, Calif., Civic Leader's Legacy to Last for Years.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- The Riverside business community lost a dear friend and tireless booster in Art Pick, who died April 27 at the age of 68 of pulmonary illness. Through four decades of service to the city -- as a concerned businessman, ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., The Grapevine Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- EXPO WILL TRADE ON WHOLE WORLD OF BUSINESS: Many Inland area businesses have yet to discover a huge market for their products and services: the rest of the world. And there are plenty of local resources to help companies tap into the ...
Ontario, Calif.-Area Businesses Compete for Entrepreneur of Year Award.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- The Riverside office of Ernst & Young has named 35 semifinalists for the 1999 Inland Empire Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program. The contenders represent companies and entrepreneurs from the Inland Empire, portions of ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Company Earnings Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- AMERICAN STATES WATER CO.: American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) posted strong earnings for its first quarter of 1999, which ended March 31. The San Dimas-based water service provider had net income of $2,976,000, up more than 61 ...
Palm Springs, Calif., Casino Company to Liquidate.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- After a long financial and legal struggle, promoters of casino gambling near Palm Springs are calling it quits. Palm Springs Gaming Corp. converted its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to Chapter 7 on April 13 and will ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Executive Summary Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Executive Summary notes other local business stories of recent weeks for readers who may have missed them due to travel. An annual report for California Private Transportation Co.'s 91 Express Lanes, a private toll lane on ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Business Briefs Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- HOMES ON THE MOVE: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: FLE), a Riverside-based maker of factory-built homes and recreational vehicles, announced it expects to post a 14 percent gain in sales for fiscal 1999, with record revenue of $3.5 ...
The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Travel & Hospitality Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- PALM SPRINGS BILLBOARDS SPOTLIGHT HOLLYWOOD PAST: Palm Springs Tourism debuted its new advertising campaign earlier this month, titled, "The Reel Palm Springs," hoping visitors will associate the golden age of Hollywood with the ...
Riverside County, Calif., to Launch Ambitious Planning Effort.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Riverside County supervisors have approved plans to launch what proponents are calling the most ambitious county planning effort in history. Backers say the planning initiative -- the first of its kind in the nation, they ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Bulletin Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- University YWCA, Turning Point Career Center, holds a brown bag career talk on the rewards of teaching English as a second language, noon-1 p.m. at 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Cost is $3. Call 510-848-6370. University ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Michael Liedtke Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- OF ATMS, GROCER CARDS AND RIGHTS: Is it possible to be a hip, laissez-faire kind of a guy and still feel the antiquated need for government intervention in certain situations? Just wondering, because a couple of proposals ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- 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 ...
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Computer Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- DON'T PUT BLAME ON THE INTERNET: In the wake of the Littleton, Colo., massacre, some politicians are already making plans to propose laws that would censor Internet content. The absurdity of this knee-jerk reaction would make me laugh ...
Hildebran, N.C.-Based Sock Manufacturer Plans Expansion.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30 -- HILDEBRAN, N.C. -- Launching a sock company geared toward bicyclists seemed like a natural fit for Shane Cooper. He is an avid cyclist. And his late father, Alan, worked as a mechanic and importer of knitting machines. ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Insider Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- HERE SHE COMES, THERE SHE GOES, KEEPING CEOS ON THEIR TOES: Table scraps from the global business buffet: Nobody-Knows-Corporate-America-Like-Evelyn Y. Davis called to wish the Big I a happy annual meeting season, and we ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Question & Answer Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- QUESTION: Why does the quality of airline service seem to have declined? ANSWER: It's the marketplace after deregulation. Consumers get what they are willing to accept, willing to pay for. Let's say the airlines were to ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., The New Economy Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- IN MIDST OF BOOM, ONE OF CHARLOTTE'S POCKETS STILL EMPTY: It might seem like a strange complaint coming from America's second-largest banking center amid a record boom: We need more money here. Charlotte is rich in ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Heads Up Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- THE ECONOMY: Economic reports and other significant business news scheduled for release this week (estimates are consensus of economists polled by Bloomberg News): Monday -- Personal income (March), up 0.3 percent, versus ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Banking Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- TOO BAD NO ONE'S 'EMBARRASSING' STOLEN-CHECK CROOK: Maybe there are worse things than having one's check rejected. The last consumer banking column mentioned a Charlotte man whose check was rejected because it had a low ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., On The Move Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Scott Anderson joined Food Service Inc. as vending supervisor for the Charlotte area. Tom Atkins was named director of broadcast sales and marketing with Paradox Films. Richard Bovard rejoined the Charlotte ...
Charlotte, N.C.-Based Duke Energy Scouts South American Assets.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- Eleven days after bowing out of a bidding war for Chile's biggest utility, Duke Energy is looking elsewhere for South American energy assets -- even as regulatory obstacles threaten to undo its rival's winning bid in Chile. ...
Winston-Salem, N.C.-Based Novant Health Searches for Formula to Success.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2 -- WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- When Presbyterian Healthcare and Carolina Medicorp Inc. announced two years ago they were merging, executives couldn't find a name they liked for their new company. So they invented a word -- Novant. Two years ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., This Week Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- TODAY, MAY 3 Executive Women International. Annual golf tournament. 8 a.m., Ballantyne Country Club. Call Peggy Markt, 522-2749. Infinet Systems, University Area Chapter. Referral organization. Meets weekly ....
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., New Corporations Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- These Mecklenburg County businesses were incorporated April 12-18 by the N.C. Secretary of State. Information includes the company name, the registered agent and the agent's address. All addresses are Charlotte unless otherwise noted ....
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Insider Trades Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Companies, directors and investors who hold more than 10 percent of a company's stock traditionally make more economically sound decisions in trading their own company's stock than do other investors. Most insiders buy stock or ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Business Permits Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- BUILDING PERMITS: The following is a list of commercial building permits issued by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Building Standards Department. Items included are the address of the building, the type of job, the owner, the ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Real Estate Transactions Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- Information collected from deeds of warranty filed with the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Price is value listed on tax stamps. 4.185 acres at Cross Beam Drive. Seller: Cross Beam Associates. ...
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Federal Contracts Column.
May 02, 1999; ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3 -- The following is a list of recent federal contract awards to N.C. and S.C. businesses. Firms are listed by state and in alphabetical order, beginning with N.C. firms. General Dynamics of Greensboro won a $1.5 million ...