Going Forward

[Kathleen Miller]

In the following three examples "going forward" seems to be interchangable
with "in the future", it sounds strange to me. Any idea when this came about?

RCN Launches Service in Hyde Park, Mass.
PR Newswire 3.8.2000

"RCN plans to roll-out the ResiLink bundled packages in every new city or
town the company launches going forward, while also working to offer these
valuable packages to our existing customer base."

(no there aren't any words missing.)

PR Newswire 3.9.2000

"We believe thses exchanges, similar to those we completed in late
February, reflect continued investor confidence in Arch and our growth
outlook going forward."

Reuters English News service
3.8.2000 USA: FOCUS - Oxy buys Permain assests from BP Amoco, Shell.

"The reason is that Altura is not a core asset for BP Amoco or Royal Dutch,
it was more of a legacy that both were grappling with how they should run
it going forward and disposal for each of them was clearly the best option."

Kathleen E. Miller
Research Assistant to William Safire
The New York Times