But they are an untold story because most business journalists only cover big companies.

Hewitt said its survey covered companies with more than a million employees and annual health insurance premiums of nearly $4 billion.

Several other states allow state workers to take such leave but have no provision covering private companies.

The rules will be extended in 1994 to cover companies with 15 or more employees.

They covered only companies audited by the four big accounting firms.

The firm's institutional research service covers newly public companies worldwide.

Many of the contracts covered companies in states that had not yet deregulated their power markets.

Normally, Knight does not cover companies for which she has been involved in an underwriting.

Or they can add analysts to cover sectors and companies that they do not.

That act covers foreign companies with American business interests.