Dillard’s discrimination suit is on
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
A federal appeals court has ruled that plaintiffs alleging racial discrimination by employees at the Dillard’s retail store in Columbia have a case and should receive a trial.

ABC Labs searches for new investor
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
Shareholders of homegrown Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories heard more upbeat financial news during the company’s annual shareholders meeting Friday at the Reynolds Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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PC INFO
Avant tops in browsing
By SCOTT A. MAY
This week continues my experiences with Avant Browser, a fast, free Web browser based on the same software engine as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7, but loaded with great features. Several weeks of steady use have reaped only praise for what has become my official browser of choice.

Make sure cables are a sound buy
By DON LINDICH McClatchy Newspapers
Would you rather spend $4.79 or $79.99 on effectively the same product? If saving the $75 interests you, read on. There’s a very good chance I am going to save you that $75 - or even much more.

Following electronic footprints
McClatchy Newspapers
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It was an out-of-place detail in an out-of-town theft that tipped San Jose police detective Mike Niehoff to a massive Internet fraud.

Minimum wage hike goes into effect today
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation’s lowest-paid workers will soon find extra money in their pockets as the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.

Starbucks milking higher dairy prices
The Seattle Times
SEATTLE - Starting next Tuesday, caffeine addicts will pay an average 9 cents more for a cup of coffee at Starbucks, partly because of the rising price of the milk and whipped cream.

Markets playing let’s make a deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rebounded yesterday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street’s penchant for making deals hasn’t disappeared.

UAW says its fight is for all of America
Detroit Free Press
DETROIT - UAW President Ron Gettelfinger kicked off contract talks yesterday with General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. by saying the union is not just fighting for autoworkers - but for a way of life that seems to be slipping away for the middle class.

Booming business
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence produces nearly 1.4 billion bullets a year, a dizzying figure driven by the demands of war.

Cancellations hurt NWA’s China bid
Detroit Free Press
DETROIT - A new increase in flight cancellations by Northwest Airlines is coming at a critical time for the carrier as it tries to rally customer support for two coveted nonstop routes from Detroit to China.

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