West Virginia business workshops and EXPO 2K in Charleston
WB Tech SBDC hosts Starting a Business in West Virginia workshop in Union on Tuesday 1 to 3 p.m. and at Bluefield Chamber Thursday 10 to noon. Each session costs $5. Registration at 800-7876-4556 or 304-255-4022. EXPO 2K in Charleston March 22-23 at the Civic Center, featuring 250 firms and 430 exhibits. Admission free for qualified attendees. EXPO 99 drew 6000 attendees from 26 states.
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Small Business Development Center
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Main Street
Union
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Contractors Association of WV
WV Utility Contractors Association
WV Society of Professional Engineers
American Institute of Architects
Wwexpo
Broadcasters form alliance for Web content
A dozen major broadcasters form the iBlast network to deliver high speed digital media downloads via a portion of the TV spectrum. Service launches in 102 markets next year through 143 local stations affiliated with Tribune Co. Gannett Cox and The New York Times Co. Downloads are scheduled, not on demand, and two-way communication is not supported.
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New York
Tribune Co
Gannett Co
Cox Communications Inc
The
New York Times Co
Broadcast Connec
Tion
U.S
Ken Solomon
iBlast
TV Broadcasting
Solomon
Tribune Merger Forms Third-Largest U.S. Newspaper Company
Tribune Co will acquire Times Mirror Co in a $6.46 billion deal creating the nation’s third-largest newspaper company. The purchase marks the end of Times Mirror as an independent entity.
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Tribune Co
Times Mirror Co
Times Mirror
Tribune Company profile and assets overview
Tribune Company holds interests in four newspapers, Tribune Media Services, and regional cable programming. It operates 22 TV stations and four radio stations, plus Tribune Entertainment and 25 percent of the WB Television Network. The company publishes K-12 materials, grows its Internet portfolio with Peapod and iVillage, and owns the Chicago Cubs. In 1999 it posted sales of $3.2 billion and net income of $1.5 billion with about 12,700 employees, headquartered in Chicago.
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Tribune Company
Tribune Media
E Broadcasting
Tribune Entertainment
Chicago
Times Mirror Company overview profile
Times Mirror, a major media group, owns Los Angeles Times and regional papers including Newsday, Hartford Courant, and The Baltimore Sun. It publishes magazines Field & Stream Popular Science Outdoor Life and operates 25 classified magazines in eight states. In a joint venture with Target Media Partners, 1999 sales reached $3.0 billion with $259 million net income. 20,619 employees.
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Long Island
Newsday
Hartford Courant
Connecticut
Baltimore Sun
Field & Stream
Popular Science
Outdoor Life
Target Media Partners
Los Angeles
Big Buy Tribune Co To Buy Times Mirror In $6.46 Billion Deal
The Tribune Co will acquire Times Mirror Co in a 6.46 billion transaction creating a multimedia empire including the Los Angeles Times Chicago Tribune and 22 TV stations. The deal ends a family dynasty dating to 1882 and forms the nation’s third-largest newspaper group with a 3.6 million daily circulation across major markets.
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Big Buy Tribune Co
Times Mirror Co
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Times Mirror
Connecticut
Baltimore
Florida
Gannett Co. Inc
Knight Ridder
Market in Brief March 13 2000
Nasdaq diary shows advances 1517 new highs not listed declines 2784 unchanged 672 total volume 1697884700. Market activity summary highlights net uptrends and trading volume for the session.
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NYSE
Stocks tumble as tech-dominated Nasdaq leads slide
Global selloff hits New York markets with the Nasdaq dropping 141.38 points to 4,907.24 as technology shares slump after a sharp rise. Dow gains 18.31 to 9,947.13 while S&P 500 falls 11.45 to 1,383.62 and Russell 2000 drops 13.67 to 590.14 amid profit-taking and renewed nervousness. Leading tech names such as Qualcomm, Oracle, and 3Com retreat as European losses echo the downturn.
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Standard & Poor
United States
Europe
Britain
Germany
France
Wall Street
Qualcomm
Oracle
3Com
Brian G. Belski
George K. Baum & Co
Kansas City
Japan economy slips into recession as GDP falls
Japanese officials stay optimistic despite a 1.4 percent GDP drop in the October-December quarter, the second straight decline, with private consumption down 1.6 percent. Government duties highlight improving machine orders and capital expenditure, while analysts warn of ongoing risks from layoffs and cautious spending. Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa says the economy is improving.
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Japan
Kiichi Miyazawa
State Economic Planning Agency
Fear and the wealth effect in the US economy
An AP analysis discusses the fear effect as a counter to the wealth effect. As stock markets rise households feel rich, but rising fuel and interest costs may curb spending. Economists warn against doom, noting the Fed and surveys show continued consumer spending, investment, and hiring through the 1990s.
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SIPC
Abbott Labs
Allegheny Electric
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AM. Water Works
Anheuser-Busch
Apple Computer
IND. Tech
Ashland Coal Inc
Ashland Oil Inc
Atlantic Richfield
Baker-Hughes Inc
Baltimore Gas & EL
Bankamerica
Bell Atlantic
Bellsouth Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing CO
CBS Corp
Cabot Oil & Gas
Carolina Power
Chevron Corp
Chubb Corp
Citizens Utilities
Coca-Cola CO
Columbia Gas Sys
Columbia
Corning
Suntrust
CSX Corp
CVS Corp
Daimlerchrysler AG
Detroit Edison
Dominion Res
DOW Chemical
Dupont
Eastern Ent
Eastman Kodak
Emerson Electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Mobil
First Union Corp
1ST
Virginia Bank
Flowers Industries
FMC Corp
Delhaize America
Ford Motor CO
GEN. Electric CO
GEN. Motors Corp
GTE
Georgia Pacific
Gillette
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
Ingersoll Rand
Intel Corporation
K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's Cos
Lucent Techn
McDonald's Corp
Merck & CO. Inc
Microsoft Corp
UPS
Monsanto CO
Mylan Labs, Inc
Nash Finch CO
Navistar Int'l
Nike, Inc
Norfolk Southern
Occidental Pete
ONE Valley Bank
J.C. Penney CO
Pennzoil CO
Pepsico Inc
Phila. Electric
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Brinks
Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Pulaski Furniture
Reebok Int'l
REX Stores Corp
Reynolds Metals
Rite Aid Corp
RJ Reynolds
Rockwell Int'l
Sara Lee Corp
Sears Roebuck
Sherwin Williams
Shoney's Inc
Southern CO
Tenneco Inc
Texaco Inc
TRI Continental
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Unisys Corp
Universal Corp
Usair Group
Usx-Marathon Oil
USX
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Wal-Mart
Walt Disney CO
Wendy's Int'l
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Williams Cos
Valley Nat'l Gases
Xerox Corp
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Peapod
iVillage
Chicago Cubs
Hoover's Online
Times Mirror Company
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Ron Bevacqua
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Wyss
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