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Articles in September, 2004 issue of Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Fast-food giant AFC sues former accounting firm.
- Pests leaves Bakersfield, Calif., shrubs with bearded appearance.
- Environmental group petitions for relief on Cape Cod, Mass., bass disposal.
- Automakers, suppliers urged to end hostility to rein in health-care costs.
- Investors in Florida-based viatical settlement firm must wait to gain funds.
- The Record, Hackensack, N.J., openings and expansions column.
- The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Mathis network column.
- Salina, Kan., to celebrate opening of overpass.
- Tough finances bash Middletown, Ohio, steel company's Labor Day party.
- Wisconsin ranks as third-best state for black women to start a business.
- Merrimack, N.H.-based GT Equipment Technologies gets new president/CEO.
- Disneyland union workers break off, form separate local.
- PNC Bank to air Pittsburgh ads in Spanish.
- North Carolina technology development group seeks nod for reorganization plan.
- San Antonio Express-News David Hendricks column.
- Vice President Cheney a polarizing figure for many.
- Head of Northbrook, Ill.-based product testing firm to retire.
- Oil prices, lower car sales stunt July economic growth in Thailand.
- Thai textile and garment firms urged to team up.
- Weather-dependent businesses in Toledo, Ohio, deal with series of rain, heat.
- Wisconsin's job growth outpaces nation's average.
- Naugatuck, Conn.-based telecommunications company cuts 19 jobs.
- The Providence Journal, R.I., business briefs column.
- Auto insurers ask state to increase rates for Massachusetts policyholders.
- GOP sounds opportunity theme.
- Astronomers cheer discovery of two planets that orbit nearby stars.
- Gaming stocks slip in July.
- Motorists get break as price of gas eases up for Labor Day.
- Engineering firm to move into renovated downtown Buffalo, N.Y., building.
- Founder of entrepreneurship program moves to Indiana University.
- Microsoft to offer Windows XP security pack at post offices in Japan.
- Homebuyers scramble as Mesa, Ariz., market continues to heat up.
- San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Ideas & Innovations column.
- Coal prices, income tax payments prompt surge in West Virginia's collections.
- Southeastern carpenters union hires out for picketers in downtown Atlanta.
- Crude-oil prices end lower for August.
- Florida Keys electrical cooperative to refund $1.2 million to members.
- Texas reverses ban on sugar treats in classroom.
- Monterey County, Calif., nonprofit is formed to boost healthy eating.
- Apple slims its iMac.
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. offers customers fixed-price option.
- AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, oil and gas briefs column.
- Columbus, Ga.-area 'eyesore' may face fines for lack of fencing.
- Fallbrook, Calif., health-care district seeks opinions on its budget.
- Arcadia, Calif., mall prepares for opening of new wing.
- Investor's wealth would let Banknorth shop for multistate acquisition targets.
- New York City's new lead paint law survives legal challenge.
- Former Pueblo, Colo., country club employee awarded $1.5 million in age case.
- Bucks County, Pa., senior centers to lose some funds to home-health program.
- Austin, Minn., planners tour properties for redevelopment ideas.
- San Jose, Calif., to scale back neighborhood development plans.
- Russell Investment Group's Australian holdings grow.
- Charleston, W.Va., magazine draws 4 bidders.
- Alamance County, N.C., joins state in fighting obesity.
- The Hartford Courant, Conn., business briefs column.
- Knoxville, Tenn.-based Jewelry TV reaches deal with Comcast.
- Harrah's, Bally's casinos are on block as merger deal gets regulatory scrutiny.
- Macungie, Pa., businessman pays restitution for heating-oil theft.
- Ontario, Calif., councilwoman to address business fellowship.
- Little cheer for fired cheerleading coach at University of Georgia.
- FirstEnergy, supplier seek to make coal plants less harmful to environment.
- Navy gives presidential helicopter contract to Sikorsky Aircraft, Lockheed.
- Head of Beltsville, Md., artificial sweeter developer resigns.
- Watching after-hours trade results can pay dividends.
- Independence Air begins service from Orange County, N.Y., to Washington.
- Bank of America to move a key unit to Boston.
- New Haven, Conn., airport gets $250,000 grant.
- Enron's former chairman writes op-ed piece calling case 'flimsy'.
- Kansas pension plan problems persist.
- Sheboygan, Wis., plastics maker to sell four divisions next month.
- Nashua, N.H.-based online course provider makes profit despite settlement.
- Lunar Rocket & Rover Co. aims for reliable, affordable space launches.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer personal finance column.
- Maine business leaders question state's proposed revamped overtime rules.
- Smithfield Foods sees growth tied to becoming a dominant player overseas.
- San Antonio entrepreneur finds creative uses for old buildings.
- Outdoor sporting goods retailer may move headquarters to St. Paul, Minn.
- United Airlines to consider job cuts to help save money.
- Head of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based power association brings own expertise.
- Newtown Savings Bank opens third limited-service branch in Southbury, Conn.
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