BUSINESS NEWS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2002
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No holiday from fraud
Many questions are still being asked eight months after the collapse of one of Greater Cincinnati's biggest home builders. The Erpenbeck insolvency has left a legion of banks, subcontractors, home buyers and other creditors fighting over the company's carcass.
• Legislators move to fix home-buying practices
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Stores filled on busiest retail day
The holiday shopping crescendo reached its peak Saturday as last-minute shoppers hit Tristate stores and shopping malls in droves, jamming parking lots and crowding checkout lanes on what has become the busiest shopping day of the year.
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What's the buzz?
There will be much hoopla next spring over the opening of three museum projects: the Cincinnati wing of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the new Contemporary Arts Center and the renovated Taft Museum.
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W&S sells Florence Mall to Chicago company
Western & Southern Financial Group has sold the Florence Mall to Chicago-based General Growth Properties for an undisclosed sum.
Belterra Casino beats out Grand Victoria in November
For the first time since opening two years ago, the Belterra Casino in Florence, Ind., made more money in a single month than its primary competitor, the Grand Victoria Casino in Rising Sun.
Hillenbrand estate to pay more taxes
WASHINGTON - The estate of Margaret M. Hillenbrand will pay $4.16 million in additional taxes to settle a $12.8 million tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
Boeing puts futuristic Sonic on hold
SEATTLE - Boeing Co. is shelving its proposed high-speed Sonic Cruiser passenger jet in favor of developing a more traditional but highly fuel-efficient airliner, the head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said Friday.
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Erpenbeck archive
A. William Erpenbeck spent years building a company that appears to be crumbling. One of the Tristate's biggest home builders, the Erpenbeck Co., is under federal investigation for a suspected bank fraud that is affecting lenders, subcontractors and home owners. Click here for links to all Enquirer reports.
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