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Article: MCCLATCHY WILL BUY KNIGHT RIDDER.(BUSINESS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: SETH SUTEL Associated Press The McClatchy Co. is making its biggest bet yet on the newspaper industry by agreeing to pay $4.4 billion in cash and stock to acquire Knight Ridder, a major newspaper publisher more than twice its size. Gary Pruitt, McClatchy's chief executive, said Monday that

Article: REPORTS: RIVAL TO BUY KNIGHT RIDDER.(Business)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 13, 2006 ;     642 words ...Byline: Seth Sutel Associated Press NEW YORK -- Knight Ridder Inc., the nation's second-largest newspaper company, has agreed to be sold to rival chain McClatchy Co. for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock, according to published accounts. The deal would mark the end of 32-year-old Knight Ridder

Article: INDUSTRY EYES BIDS FOR KNIGHT RIDDER.(Business)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 9, 2006 ;     580 words ...Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- The auction process for Knight Ridder Inc., which winds down this week, is a moment of reckoning for the newspaper industry, a time when one of their biggest players will find out just what others are willing to pay for it. The bidding also presents a thorny

Article: COMPANY CRIMINALS EXPENSE-ACCOUNT FRAUD AND OTHER EMPLOYEE THEFT ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Crime does pay. Well, it's more like an employee commits a crime and the employer pays. That's why experts say it's important to nip fraud in the bud -- especially seemingly innocuous, but common forms like fudging employee expense accounts. Companies that choose not to are cultivating a culture of

Article: Sale of Pioneer Press lets McClatchy choose its rival; The Star ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Terry Fiedler; Staff Writer University of St. Thomas ethics professor Ken Goodpaster plans to offer this scenario for his students to discuss this week: What would you do if you gained control of your chief competitor and had the opportunity to choose the competitor's new owner? Would you

Article: Guild bids for McClatchy papers; At least two prospective buyers ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Deborah Caulfield Rybak; Terry Fiedler; Staff Writers CORRECTION PUBLISHED 03/30/06: This story incorrectly described the involvement of the Newspaper Guild in bidding for Knight Ridder newspapers. The union has orchestrated a bid for 12 Knight Ridder newspapers being sold by McClatchy Co.,

Article: CORRECTION: Florida's Jobless Rate Falls in April.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 18, 2002 ;     314 words ... ... Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18--The story slugged FL-JOBLESS, filed by Knight Ridder/Business News for May 18, was credited to the ... Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.