1.   Another Boston area company tried to cope as well.

2.   Area cable companies said they could not comment on their rankings without analyzing the data.

3.   Area companies and marine groups have been enlisted to add eyes and ears to the watch for terrorists.

4.   Area companies say they are loath to make changes in retirement plans while Washington considers writing new rules.

5.   Area companies donated the casket and other funeral-related services.

6.   Area companies need workers, she said, as evidenced by the fact that they have more interested businesses than interested Grandview students.

7.   At one area company, the pressure for exempts to work overtime was blatant.

8.   Many smaller New York area companies are seeking investors with resources and specific experience in technology, many of which are on the West Coast.

9.   All IPOs filed last year were withdrawn, and not a single area company is currently in registration to go public.

10.   Dozens of other Kansas City area companies, most of which are small and medium-size firms, are taking similar measures.