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• Semiconductor Sales Soared in April.

  - 2004-06-02

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2--Worldwide sales of semiconductors soared 37 percent during April in their highest monthly growth since July 2000, with strong sales of cell phones a major contributor. ...

  Tags: chip, HARDWARE, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, Semiconductor Industry Association, Semiconductors

• UnitedAuto to Purchase Six California Car Dealerships.

  - 2004-05-21

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 21--Michigan-based UnitedAuto Group says it will buy six Northern and Central California Honda and Acura dealerships from the Ted Stevens Automotive Network of San Jose. Financial...

  Tags: FINANCE, Honda Motor Co., INTERNET, MARKETING, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, showroom

• WiFi Upstarts Fight for Advantage over Large Competitors.

  - 2004-02-09

  By Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 9--Don LeBeau's sales vision propelled Cisco Systems from a mid-tier player to the leading provider of Internet equipment a decade ago. Now he's trying to repeat the performance as...

  Tags: Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems Inc., Dartmouth College, network, NETWORKING, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• San Jose, Calif.-Area Restaurants Serve Cow's Brain despite Disease Scare.

  - 2004-01-02

  San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Brains, a part of cattle most likely to carry "mad cow" disease, remain a staple at many restaurants in the South Bay, particularly those offering traditional Mexican cuisine. At Tienda...

  Tags: cow, Manufacturing, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Organic Beef Sales May See Jump in Wake of Mad Cow Scare.

  - 2003-12-27

  By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 27--"Mad cow" disease is shaping up as a potential calamity for America's cattle industry. Yet one small segment may be looking at greener pastures: organic beef. ...

  Tags: California, food, Manufacturing, pasture, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, Strategy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington

• Former Airline Executive is New Chief of Santa Clara County, Calif., Goodwill.

  - 2003-08-07

  San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 7--A former senior United Airlines executive has been hired as president and chief executive of Goodwill of Santa Clara County, the agency announced Wednesday. Frank R. Kent, former vice president...

  Tags: California, CAREER, Goodwill, goodwill, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, United Airlines

• Chip-E...uipment Makers at San Francisco Forum Lower Sales Forecasts.

  - 2003-07-15

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--The makers of semiconductor e...uipment said on Monday that they expect total sales this year to increase about 4 percent to $20.5 billion, as the long-awaited industry recovery appears...

  Tags: chip, HARDWARE, NETWORKING, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, Semiconductors, Strategy

• San Jose, Calif.-Area Outlets Vie for Shoppers in Tough Market.

  - 2003-06-16

  By Michele Chandler, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 16--When Christine Gomez took her teenage daughter to shop for shoes recently at the Gilroy Premium Outlets mall, the potential for rock-bottom prices wasn't the main lure. ...

  Tags: Gomez Advisors Inc., Retail, SALES, San Jose Mercury News

• Computer-Chip Sales to Grow This Year, Group Says.

  - 2003-06-12

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 12--The worldwide semiconductor industry is expected to grow 10.1 percent this year, emerging from its deepest downturn ever, an industry group said Wednesday. This new forecast,...

  Tags: HARDWARE, sales, San Jose Mercury News, Semiconductor Industry Association, Semiconductors

• Report Offers Blueprint for Rescuing Oceans.

  - 2003-06-05

  By Marilee Enge, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 5--Overfishing, pollution, climate change and sprawl have placed America's oceans in peril, and the United States must drastically overhaul the way it governs its waters to avert a collapse...

  Tags: California, commission, president, SALES, San Jose Mercury News, U.S. Congress