Dear Len & Rosie,

An estimated 900 residents and business representatives attended the 2003 Napa Valley Business Expo Tuesday from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third Street, according to Napa Chamber of Commerce CEO Kate King.

Dear Len & Rosie,

"I love the look on people's faces when they find out they've lost a certain amount of body fat, or they come running to the door and their pants are baggy," explained D'Nyse Schafer. "I'm so happy to know that I've helped them reached that goal."

CHICAGO -- United Airlines locked in $2.56 billion in annual cost savings Wednesday after the last of its unions agreed to painful cutbacks -- an important milestone in its bankruptcy restructuring.

An estimated 900 residents and business representatives attended the 2003 Napa Valley Business Expo Tuesday from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third Street, according to Napa Chamber of Commerce CEO Kate King.

WASHINGTON -- New claims for jobless benefits clocked in at the second-highest level of the year and manufacturing shrank, fresh signs that the postwar economy is still struggling.

Napa's economy remains steady, according to Céline Haugen, executive director of the Napa Valley Economic Development Corporation. This statement was reaffirmed at Momentum Day 2003: The Benefits of A Strong Economy, at which area business executives gathered at Silverado Resort Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Visa and MasterCard's $3 billion settlement with thousands of U.S. retailers should mean lower costs at the cash register when consumers swipe their debit cards to pay for goods, most experts say.