Article: Wide musical net captures talent in Columbia's waters.

Article: Wide musical net captures talent in Columbia's waters
Columbia Daily Tribune;  October 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......only as Ian Cogneato, the host of the Columbia Access Television...the sound of Columbia from 1900...happened," Cogneato said of Cafer...that defines Columbia? I don't know," said Cogneato. "I just like to call it Columbia. I don't know...

Article: Columbia relishes its underdog role
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  August 29, 2003 ;     603 words ...Columbia's players would make bad PR men. They're just not interested...lineman Dean Fisher said with a smile. Word has spread to Columbia that most people are predicting L-S will win the crown...filed that little fact away in its collective memory bank. Columbia will just go quietly about its business. "I ...

Article: Defections Hurt D.C. Hospital; Sibley Lures Doctors Away From Columbia
The Washington Post;  December 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Columbia Hospital for Women has delivered more than 250,000 babies...to accommodate wives and widows of Civil War veterans, Columbia was for decades the region's premier maternity hospital...aggressive move by Sibley Memorial Hospital, which lured away Columbia's two largest groups of obstetricians with ...

Article: Moving abroad: Columbia looks for opportunities to expand overseas.(Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)
Modern Healthcare;  June 23, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Columbia looks for opportunities to expand overseas Overseas holdings represent a fraction of its total operations, but Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.'s explorations into worldwide markets are picking up steam. While Columbia's hospital acquisitions have slowed in the U.S., the Nashville-bas...

Article: Best-laid plans go astray; hospital giant forced to scale back grand Ohio growth strategy. (Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp)(Company Profile)
Crain's Cleveland Business;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.'s Ohio growth strategy has unraveled at the seams, as seen...uncertainty of the community reaction it we proceed - are being put on hold until Columbia gets itself repositioned, said Peter G. Reibold, who was president of Columbia's Ohio Division until he retired last Friday, ...

Article: Columbia First's Stock Sale Was a Practical Business Decision, Not `Treachery'
The Washington Post;  December 1, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Columbia First Federal Savings and Loan Association's agreement...against the circumstances that led to the agreement between Columbia First's management and an investor group headed by Washington...investors will purchase 792,000 newly issued shares of Columbia First common stock at $22 each. As reported ...

Article: Homing in on home care: Columbia quietly builds largest hospital-based home-care firm in just two years.(Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)
Modern Healthcare;  January 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Columbia quietly builds largest hospital-based home-care firm in just two years Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. is pursuing home-care agencies as...deals, but without as much fanfare. In just two years, Columbia has built the country's largest hospital-based home-care...

Article: Columbia Gas plan drops customers' purchase rate. (Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. rates)
The Oil Daily;  October 2, 1986 ;     574 words ...Columbia Gas Plan Drops Customers' Purchase Rate Customers of Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. will pay less for natural gas but...proposal filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Columbia, the first major interstate pipeline granted an open access...

Article: Columbia chief replaced amid fraud probe President also quits controversial for-profit hospital chain
The Boston Globe;  July 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. yesterday named Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. as its chairman and chief executive...fraud probe and to reinvigorate expansion efforts in New England and nationwide. Frist, who was Columbia's vice chairman, replaces the embattled Columbia founder Richard Scott, whose resignation, sources ...

Article: Why Columbia will be part of your life
Medical Economics;  May 13, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Columbia/HCA Healthcare got to be the nation's biggest hospital...for the most part, through practice purchases. Instead, Columbia wants to "integrate" doctors--employed as well as independent...its hospitals have no sizeable groups to partner with, Columbia will try to form them. The health-care giant is ...

Article: Sell-off talk gets Columbia jumping.(Business)
The Washington Times;  August 16, 1997 ;     689 words ...Columbia/HCA stock jumped yesterday on speculation that it might...value, pure and simple to sell, he said. But he added that Columbia is not interested in such a deal with HealthSouth Corp...health care giant outright for as much as $45 a share. Columbia's stock rose $1.06 a share yesterday to close at ...

Article: 7: COLUMBIA CASUALTY CO.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Business Insurance;  October 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Columbia Casualty Co. CNA Plaza, Chicago, Ill. 60685; 312-822-1906...CNA and Continental Insurance Co., respectively. While Columbia Casualty Co. reported a modest 5.8% increase in direct...increases in most primary and excess liability lines. Columbia's 1998 premiums were enough to assure it remained the...

Article: Changing course: Columbia the buyer becomes Columbia the builder as the company seeks to overcome market impediments.(Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)(Cover Story)
Modern Healthcare;  April 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Columbia the buyer becomes Columbia the builder as the company seeks to overcome market impediments Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. Few names have provoked as much interest, admiration and controversy in the history of the healthcare industry. From...

Article: Healthcare TV: Columbia buying majority stake in cable network.(Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. to acquire stake in America's Health Network)
Modern Healthcare;  June 30, 1997 ;     698 words ...Columbia buying majority stake in cable network A relatively unknown 24-hour cable TV network is looking to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.'s deep pockets to launch it into 50 million homes over the next five years. Columbia is acquiring a majority interest in America's Health Network...