December 27, 2000 Daily Bankruptcy News

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Bradlees: Bradlees' Slump In Sales Is Fatal Embattled Bradlees to cease operating Bradlees to Conduct Orderly Wind-Down of Its Business Bradlees Is Going Out of Business _____________ Slowing growth prompts US law firms to beef up bankruptcy teams Washington, D.C.: Bankruptcy Concerns on Rise KCS: KCS Energy, creditors agree on reorganization plan KCS Energy, Inc. Reaches Agreement With Creditors' Committee and Noteholders On Amended Plan of Reorganization _____________ Retail Industry: Late Shopping Not Enough for Retailers Some post-holiday shoppers see bargains in retail stocks Stores See Holiday Retail Slump ____________ Dotcoms: High-Tech 2000- Y2K Fuss to Dot.com Bust Funny money fizzles; Dot-coms in crisis E-Tailing's Blue Christmas ___________	Finova credit ratings slide, bankruptcy an option Lernout &Hauspie refiles for creditor protection in Belgium Movie Theater Industry: Regal Cinemas reportedly to file to reorganize Theater Industry Crisis Keeps Digital Movies Dark ___________ Struggling Unapix loses Amex listing Power Utilities: Calif. utility seeks 30 pct rate hike State PUC Holds Emergency Hearing in SF Tomorrow Why electricity can't be treated like apples These Messes Are What Deregulation Gets Us ____________ Wheeling-Pittsburgh: Holiday Sights Belie Bankruptcy Levitz soon to shed bankruptcy Paul Harris Closing 'Indy' Store Portland, OR: Graphics company asks for time to restructure business Kansas City: TNT files for bankruptcy, plans to sell off assets Phoenix: Tech analysts see continuing slide for Arizona firms Albany, NY: Aerospace firm files for bankruptcy	New Bankruptcy Opinions (No new opinions today) Mexico: Mexico's New Bankruptcy Laws Not Working ___________ Japan: Japan Unemployment Near Record High Kumagai eyes debt-waiver approval this week _________ Russia: Bankruptcy attempts harm Mil Helicopter Plant ___________ Gaming Industry: WWF throws in the towel on Las Vegas casino Subcontractor denies claims of fraud during construction of Vegas resort ______________ Jones Day Names Two New Bankruptcy Partners San Jose: Economy is headed for dot-coma Austin, TX: Go away, Chicken Little Airlines: Despite Troubles, Legend Airlines Employees Remain At Work Collapse of Two Startup Carriers Puts Focus on Frontier, JetBlue Airlines ___________ Weather Forecast: Enter City, State, or Zipcode: