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Business Headlines for Friday, November 20, 1998Bell details plan to shed Convergys
Shareholders of Cincinnati Bell Inc. will receive one share of Convergys Corp. for each Bell share they own on Dec. 1, under a distribution plan announced Thursday.
Chic doggie treats touted
There are people who are crazy about their dogs, and there are people who are crazy about their dogs and know it.
Enquirer, Post get new circulation VP
F. Barry Berg, vice president of circulation for the San Antonio Express News, becomes vice president of circulation Dec. 14 for The Cincinnati Enquirer -->and Cincinnati Post newspapers.
New diversity rules set for broadcasters
WASHINGTON - Broadcasters and cable companies would be required to recruit minorities and women to fill vacancies but wouldn't be forced to hire them under a plan offered by federal regulators Thursday.
Sides bicker over Gates' depositions
WASHINGTON - The judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial - in a contentious, private meeting with lawyers Thursday - criticized Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as being evasive during his sworn depositions last summer with government lawyers.
INDUSTRY NOTES: MANUFACTURING
Kisters Inc. of Erlanger, supplier of shrink- and tray-wrap packaging equipment, has acquired competitor Kayat Engineering Corp. in Edgewater, Fla.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
John Hartig has been appointed vice president, chief financial officer, for CAE Cleaning Technologies Business Unit.
TRISTATE MARKET SPOTLIGHT
Shares of Delta Air Lines fell $1.81ì Thursday to close at $52.37ï.
TRISTATE SUMMARY
LCA-Vision Inc. said Thursday that it has begun laser surgery to treat farsightedness at facilities in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.
GoCINCINNATI GETS NEW NAME
For new Internet surfers boggled by the variety of the World Wide Web, the Cincinnati junction of the information network has come into sharp focus.
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