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Waco, Texas, Year in Business: Store Openings, Closings, Job Losses, New Faces.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2004
By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 4--It was not business as usual last year in Waco. In fact, one might describe it as a mad, mad 2003.
Veterans and community leaders got angry over a recommendation to close the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Some restaurant owners became moody over the new smoking ordinance and the money they had to shell out to create separate smoking areas. Some chose to ban smoking altogether.
Waco fliers complained about American Eagle charging lower fares in Killeen than in Waco. They cheered up when SkyWest began flying out of Waco, giving Eagle competition and Waco fliers price relief.
Kmart closed, to the chagrin of its loyal customers....
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