Robert Trigaux
In new survey, city expansion takes on added weight
Houston, it seems, now can lay claim to more than the home of the Bush clan. It's also the latest winner of the dubious achievement award: the nation's fattest city.
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B2B picks Tampa for headquarters
The arrival of Enporion, a company that links utilities with supplies, is seen as a boost to the bay area's high-tech push.
Costs hurt Outback's earnings
The expense of opening new names and modest sales increases will cut up to 18 percent from the bottom line.
Progress job cuts gaining speed
Having trimmed its management rolls, the utility turns its cost-cutting efforts to about 700 hourly workers.
Investors, analysts wait-and-see on Sykes plan
TAMPA -- A day after Sykes Enterprises Inc. revealed its latest restructuring plan, Wall Street reacted with a yawn.
Business today
TWA BOARD OKAYS SALE, REPORT SAYS: Trans World Airlines will announce today its plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and accept a buyout by AMR Corp.'s American Airlines. TWA CEO Bill Compton briefed political leaders in Missouri on the deal via telephone after the airline's board approved it Tuesday evening. U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Democrat from St. Louis, said Compton told him the deal would be announced at 9 a.m. in New York. TWA and AMR officials refused to comment. According to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site, American will pay TWA $500-million and assume about $3-billion of aircraft operating leases.
