Unisys Corporation

Edson Spencer dies at 85; CEO refocused Honeywell Inc.

2012-03-28 00:00:00

Edson Spencer, who as head of Honeywell Inc. first battled IBM's dominance of the computer market in the 1980s, then gave in and focused his company on automation and aerospace technology, has died. He was 85. He died Sunday at his home in Wayzata, Minn....

Outsourcing cuts carriers' costs, but at what cost to fliers?

2005-09-25 00:00:00

THAT plane you're flying on may have been assembled in America, but where was it last serviced? Increasingly, the answer is this: not in the airline's hangars and maybe not even in this country. Outsourcing of repairs and maintenance is spreading...

Onto the fast track, with the press of a finger

2004-09-14 00:00:00

Ron and Gina Calisher of Huntington Beach hardly looked like prototypical frequent business travelers as they made their way last month to the Transportation Security Administration's registered traveler checkpoint at United Airlines' Terminal 6 at Los...

The $2 airfare is a foreign concept

2005-01-23 00:00:00

Are you Internet-savvy, smart about geography and self-sufficient? Are you looking to go places? Oh — and are you really cheap? Have I got an airline for you. Actually, several dozen. They're low-cost regional carriers that fly within Europe and...

In the front of the cabin, airlines ladle on the la-di-da

2004-11-21 00:00:00

Let us, for a moment, imagine how the other half flies. Your limo pulls up to the terminal, and you glide into the club lounge. You enjoy a gourmet meal and sip a good single-malt whiskey, then board the plane, slip into designer pajamas and curl up in a...

Rulers of the skies, airlines would love to rule the waves too

2004-08-01 00:00:00

Coffee, tea — or cruise? No longer content to sell only plane seats and package tours, air carriers are peddling hotel rooms, rental cars and, increasingly, ship berths. And they're doing it from their own websites. Tapping new markets for...

Plan to hop a plane this summer? You're not alone

2004-05-30 00:00:00

If your vacation includes air travel this summer, prepare for crowded planes and airport delays. Finding a super-cheap fare could be tough. The best advice: Book early and get to the airport early. "It's a crazy year," said Amy Bohutinsky, spokeswoman...

Don't discount the major carriers when it comes to low fares

2004-06-13 00:00:00

JetBlue. Frontier. Southwest. For many travelers, such names are synonymous with savings. It's reasonable to expect low-cost carriers such as these to offer the lowest fares. Reasonable but wrong. You need to shop around. "Low cost" no longer always...

Minneapolis auditor: A lonely job

2013-04-30 00:44:02

The office of Minneapolis' primary government watchdog is a quiet place these days. On a recent afternoon at City Hall, auditor Magdy Mossaad sat alone in the two-story space where he oversees reviews of the city's finances. Three years after the City...

Two trustees seek top spot in River Forest

2013-03-27 00:00:00

After running on the same slate four years ago, two trustees are facing off for River Forest Village Board president. Michael Gibbs, who is serving his first term, is running on the Pride in River Forest slate, which includes trustee candidates Lissa...

Yes, extreme conservation is possible

2012-12-16 00:00:00

The impulse to save electricity may have its roots in an environmentalist ethic, or it may stem from a simple urge to save money. For Jim Miller, a corporate network manager for Unisys Corp., a whole-souled commitment to conservation embraces such...

Charles O. Smith, health care analyst

2012-01-10 14:43:00

Charles Orestus Smith, a retired CareFirst Medicare contractor who was an avid fan of the opera and symphony, died Jan. 3 of a heart attack at his home in the Northway Apartments in Guilford. He was 74. Born in Baltimore and raised in Guilford, Mr. Smith...

Catherine M. Adduci, president and founder of CMA Associates, has been elected to the board of directors for Belmont Bank & Trust in Chicago. Adduci is a retired vice president for Unisys Corp., an international technology company, where she worked for 32 years.

2012-12-06 12:32:00