Short Reports

Wed., April 5, 2000

From Staff

Hewlett-Packard and Eastman Kodak plan to open a new digital photography joint venture based in San Diego within three months. The companies hope to sell their mini-lab system to retail photo centers, such as one-hour photo shops.

America Online Inc. will begin providing streaming video and audio this week to members with high-speed Internet access. AOL Plus, which the company announced Tuesday, will be available to members using the company’s 5.0 software with cable modem, satellite or other high-speed connections.

Federal mediators have called a recess in talks between Northwest Airlines and its flight attendants’ union.

The union wants to be released from mediation and begin a 30-day countdown toward a possible strike. Mediators rejected the release request, although no new talks have been scheduled.

Correction: Asarco Inc. acquired slightly less than a 10 percent interest in Sterling Mining Co. when it sold the Troy Mine and the Rock Creek property to Sterling in October 1999, said Frank Duval, Sterling chairman and CEO. An article in Sunday’s paper gave an incorrect figure.

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