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Articles in May 2001 issue of Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

• Governor Addresses Missouri Business Leaders.
• Ambitious Downtown Condo Tower Reflects Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Area Ambiance.
• The Kansas City Star, Mo., Women at Work Column.
• Daily News, New York, Media Column.
• New Study Claims Aiding Ailing Steel Firms May Do More Harm Than Good.
• The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jack Sirard Column.
• Major Metropolitan Newspapers Report Declining Circulation.
• Dry Weather Allows Wisconsin Farmers To Begin Planting.
• Quietly, Oil Portal Ceases Operation in Houston.
• Detroit Brake Plant's End Puts Lives on Hold.
• The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Farm Digest Column.
• First-Time Home Buyers Gain Information from Hammond, Ind., Program.
• Kentucky River Town Seeks Funds for New Life with Taxi.
• Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
• U2 Band Goes Unrecognized at Tacoma, Wash., Store.
• Lawrence, Kan., Retail Pull Growing, Study Shows.
• Manatee County, Fla., Officials Await Decisions on Airport.
• Retail Furniture Company to Move to New Location in Appleton, Wis.
• Woman Enjoys Challenges of Running Peoria, Ill., Tanning Salon.
• Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
• Ohio Firm to Renovate Arlington, Texas, Building Hit by Tornado.
• Halliburton to Buy Houston-Based Seismic Mapping Firm.
• Good Weather Advances Corn Planting in Iowa.
• Agency Asks Judge to Toss West Virginia Case on Environmental Rules in Mining.
• Home Sales in Albany, N.Y., Area Rise in Quarter.
• Coldwell Banker Buys Santa Barbara, Calif.-Based Realty.
• CEO of British Web Firm Steps Down Amid Market Furor.
• Founder of Fresno, Calif.-Area Bank Retires.
• Tennessee Valley Authority Votes to Upgrade Nuclear Plants.
• Memphis, Tenn., Mayor Announces Creation of Fund to Help Construction.
• Oklahoma Native Creates Compact Disc Business `Cards' for Any Occasion.
• Colorado Legislator to Continue Pursuit of Education, Health Issues.
• The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Work Space Column.
• Monroe, La.-Based Telecom Firm Reports Mixed Results.
• Industrialized Nations Pressure Bush to Initiate New Global Trade Talks.
• Acquisition Will Help Atlanta-Based Internet Security Provider Branch Out.
• North Carolina's Payday Lending Industry Should Be Shut Down, Says Treasurer.
• Antismoking Television Ads to Begin Airing Throughout Massachusetts.
• CEO Doesn't Expect Jacksonville, Fla.-Based Real Estate Company to Suffer.
• Extravagant Air, Sea Show to Highlight Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Coast.
• Wireless Communications Company's Cuts Won't Affect Hampton, Va., Site.
• Company, Microsoft to Create Video Game Based on `The Matrix'.
• Mishawaka, Ind.-Based Steel Company Reports $109 Million Loss.
• Chicago Tribune Inside Commercial Real Estate Column.
• Pepsico Works Out Terms of Pact to Sell Sport Drink.
• Massachusetts Attorney General Will Enforce Item Pricing.
• Estate Taxes or No, Need for Planning Is a Certainty, Says Missouri Analyst.
• Chicago-Area Consumers Prepare for Higher Summer Gas Prices.
• Bush Ready to Develop Far-Reaching Missile Defense System.
• British Telecom Buoyed by News of Possible Sale of Foreign Interests.
• Undersea-Cable Supplier Expanding Its New Jersey Headquarters.
• Merged Banks to Target Inner-City Communities.
• Proposal to Boost Lockport, N.Y.-Based Financial Group's Stock Not Up for Vote.
• U.S. Travel Industry Wants Promotion Campaign to Regain Lost Tourism.
• London Stock Exchange Warns Companies about Company News Problems.
• London-Based Restaurant Group Plans to Replace Finance Director.
• Indianapolis Baseball Stadium May See Second Life.
• Microsoft Announces New Name for Interactive Television Service.
• Dow Chemical Doubles Estimate of Job Cuts.
• Hickory, N.C.-Area Residents Suffer Setback as Court Backs Wal-Mart Decision.
• Florida Law Forces Prices of Commercial Elevators to Rise, Analysts Say.
• Oregon's Republican House Leaders Fight For Deregulation of Electricity.
• Profit-Taking Hits Alpharetta, Ga.-Based Software Provider.
• General Dynamics Plans to Purchase Fort Worth, Texas-Based Jet Manufacturer.
• Apple Unveils New Model of Notebook Computer.
• U.S. Regulators Still Must Act on Natural-Gas Price Gouging.
• Stockholders Endorse Reverse Stock Split at Madison, Ga.-Based Eatery Firm.
• British Conglomerate Chief Gives Up Beer for Good.
• Genetically Engineered Corn Appears in One-Tenth of Grain Tests.
• Auto Dealers Move To Busiest Macon, Ga.-Area Roads.
• Proposed Buyout of Newport News, Va., Shipyard May Affect Engineer Buildings.
• Providence Journal, R.I., New Businesses Column.
• Energy Costs, Weather Lurk behind St. Paul, Minn.-Area Economic Slowdown.
• Local Customers Support New Cheshire, Conn.-Based Bank.
• Property Tax Rebate Deadline, Scam Cause Confusion in Kern County, Calif.
• Hoyt Lakes, Minn., Steel Meetings Detail Plans for Restructure.
• The Kansas City Star, Mo., Workplace Column.
• Iowa Town Is Shaken By Closing of Food Company.
• London Firm to Drive FleetBoston's Lincoln Operation.
• Stock Rises in Chicago-Based Producer of Gypsum Products.