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The Honolulu Advertiser
Business
 •  Hope and uncertainty
 •  ECONOMY
One family's hopes for the year
 •  Islands' economic recovery to continue
 •  World economic growth forecasts revised downward
 •  BY THE NUMBERS
Small decisions, broad impacts
 •  TOURISM
Rising costs affect supplier, customer
 •  Reason for hope, reason to worry
 •  Business travel to remain flat in '03
 •  AGRICULTURE
Help from healthier sectors of economy
 •  Coffee seedlings further diversify local ag industry
 •  Tourism, construction appear stronger as year winds up
 •  REAL ESTATE
Couple places hopes on housing market
 •  Hawai'i housing market likely to continue record sales pace
 •  Residential building will be key to economic expansion in 2003
 •  Office-space glut won't end, but investors may make things happen
 •  JOBS
Preparing for an uncertain future
 •  Hawai'i to add jobs; skilled applicants scarcer
 •  Banks expected to have plenty of money to loan
 •  AIRLINES
Airlines continue belt-tightening with few bright spots for Hawai'i
 •  TECHNOLOGY
Few options for tech companies in tight market
 •  Battered Bay Area senses start of a turnaround
 •  LABOR/UNIONS
Government worker contracts end June 30
 •  NON-PROFITS
Local charities bracing for another difficult year
 •  MILITARY
Defense industry helping strengthen state's economy
 •  RETAIL
McInerny, Penney void isn't likely to last
 •  UTILITIES
Demand for power, telephone service to increase
 •  DIVERSIFICATION
Lingle to step up efforts to invigorate economy
 •  UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
University of Hawai'i launching major upgrade
 •  INSURANCE
Consumers in Hawai'i can expect to pay more for most insurance
 •  FINANCE
Wall Street can't agree on where stocks will go in 2003
 •  Tech crisis lingers in California
 •  Slow business spending, threat of war keep economy sluggish
 •  Global initial offerings may show muscle in 2003