Ford Adds Adjustable Pedals to Navigator and Expedition
Ford Motor Co. offers adjustable three inch power pedals as an $185 option on the 1999 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition to help vertically challenged drivers sit farther from the steering wheel. The feature stores two drivers in memory for pedal seat and mirror settings and can move while the vehicle is moving or stationary. Goodyear notes retro styling trends while Ford eyes broader rollout if popular. Kenn Peters reports Road Test. contact Syracuse.com for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Expedition
Navigator
Goodyear Tire Company
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear
Bill Hgan
Kenn Peters
Business
Syracuse.com
Newsline Updates For Business And Stock Data
Newsline reports stock data and business updates with call in options. A72-2111 provides category code access for portfolio tracking and market quotes. Portfolia 9990 appears as a stock quote reference.
Ex-Penn Traffic Chief Still Draws Paycheck Amid Turmoil
Penn Traffic ex chief Philp Be Hawkins continues a weekly $9,375 paycheck through Feb 9 totaling 225000, on top of 225000 already received after leaving as president and CEO on July 31. SEC filings show his termination agreement funds him 450000 annual salary, half up front, plus moving costs, while he soon led Smart & Final Inc. in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philp BE. Hawkins
Penn Traffic Co
Hawkins
Penn Traffic
Vons Companies Inc
California
Vons
Federal Securities & Exchange Commission
Skaneateles Lakefront
Hawks
Smart & Final Inc
Smart & Final
Roger M. Laverty
Rau Traffic
P&c Foods
Claude Incaudo
Incaudo
Penn
Traffic
Incando
Roy Flood
Big Bear
Ohio
Ter
Arthur Grant
Cadaret, Grant &Co. Inc
Syracuse
Grant
Mark Russell expands MRA with Crumbley & Alba acquisition
Syracuse agency Mark Russell & Associates buys Atlanta firm Crumbley & Alba founded 1962 with 32 employees and 20 million annual billings. The deal lifts MRA total staff to 117 and annual billings to 71 million, while Syracuse staff remains 85. The Southeast presence may help attract new clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Russell & Associates
Mark Russell
Atlanta
Crumbley & Alba
MRA
Russell
Syracuse
Southeast
Corcoran Named President of Lockheed Martin Space Unit
Eis Lockheed Martin Corp named Thomas A Corcoran as president and chief operating officer of its 115 space and strategic missiles unit, succeeding Melvin R Brashears. Corcoran, 54, will move from leading the Bethesda electronics unit to take the space unit post, as Brashears departs. Robert B Coutts, 48, currently president of Lockheed Martin government electronic systems, will replace Corcoran in the electronics sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockheed Martin Corp
Thomas A Corcoran
Melvin R. Brashears
Corcoran
Bethesda
Centro driver advances to national roadeo competition
Neal Weaver, a Centro of Cayuga bus driver for 10 years, competes this weekend in New York City for a spot among 128 national drivers. He earned entry by finishing third in the New York State Roadeo in Rye, where 40 competitors took part. Peter Bourgon and Mel Spuring also placed in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Weaver
Centro
Cayuga
New York City
Weaver
Rye
Peter Bourgon
CNY Centra
Mel Spuring
Contra
Fed rate cut triggers Dow tumble and global slide
The Dow falls 237.90 points 2.94 percent after a quarter point rate cut. Markets abroad also slide as investors weigh slower earnings and possible economic slowdown while hedge fund exposure and airline downgrades unsettle traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Federal Reserve
Paul Blackley
le Moyne College
U.S
Blackley
Fed
Local hires and appointments across Rochester Syracuse area
Kathleen Paxton named regional volunteer coordinator at Planned Parenthood to build recruitment and placement programs in Rochester and Syracuse with outreach. Dominic LaPierre named senior architect at Ashley McGraw Architects in Syracuse. Steven K. Flanders promoted to senior vice president of Investments at Smith Barney in Syracuse. St Joseph's Hospital Foundation funds $700,000 for nursing school expansion at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Paxton
Planned Parenthood
Paxton
Rochester
Syracuse
Dominic LaPierre
Ashley McGraw Architects
Salina St
Ashley McGrew
Speializing
Menke Dove
Fayetteville
State University of New York Health Science Center
Steven K. Flanders
Smith Barney
Flanders
The
Equitable
Rome
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cortland Fights To Lure Smith Corona HQ Back
Cortland officials press Smith Corona to relocate its Cortland area headquarters after the firm announced plans to close its Cortlandville complex and establish a smaller Central New York base. 124 jobs will be eliminated, with 100 staff remaining at the new site. Monarch Machine Tent Co in Cortlandville meanwhile lays off 35 union workers as orders lag and a 32 hour week is adopted for the remaining 69 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aire
Cortland County
Smith Corona Corp
Fiat
Cortland
Smith Corona
Richard A. Eads
Cortland County Business Development Corp
Eads
Tom Gallagher
Cortlandville
New York
Gallagher
Mexico
Rivian Bell
Sam Tre
Sith Corona
Ately
Route 281
Monarch Machine Tent Co
Monarch
Japan
Hanna
Nee Monarch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford Motor Co
Mtoeeerateseeeenee
Mutual
Rvivemto Ceres Envimnvarcoerys Best Mey
AMEX
Business News
Wall Street
Rick Moriarty
Eis
Lockheed
Elizabeth Doran
New York Stock Exchange
Whigsareas
DOW Close
Tember
Saugee
Woorlg
Elas
Aiden
Federal Reserve Gnammar
Alan Greenspan
Wores
Clinton
NYSE
Onondaga Community Living
Dr. Dosa
Fuem Roya
Company Matters
Susan Royal
c/o
Herald- Journal Business Desk
P.O Box
N.Y
Pexton
Lapierre