William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Black was the bassist in Elvis Presley's early trio after which he formed Bill Black's Combo... (wikipedia)
From a pure economic standpoint, I understand that this is a worldwide economic matter, but that should not preclude governments taking some short term measures simply because this is having a devastating effect on working men and women,
If an employee is leaving a lot of money on the table, he will think twice about leaving the company.
We sent Lifeline of Ohio a photograph of Bill a few years ago. But we had never been able to see the quilt, as it was always displayed in Columbus or another location. We were very grateful to be able to finally see the quilt with Bill's photo on it.
We're replacing two vans about 10 years old and (with) a ton of mileage, and one or the other has been in the shop often.
Five years ago, he would have sold in a minute. Now selling is just one option.
A special session may be premature, ... Do we have enough votes to do some of this? Is the governor willing to sign a sales tax abeyance into law?
They need to perform at a higher level than their competitors. They need to solidify and diversify their customer base and reduce the cost of capital.
The biggest stumbling block is that the owner's identity is tied to the company. A lot of our work is getting them organized.
If you had a one person, one vote situation and if a Metro candidate was to win, there's a real risk that people from other parts of the province would look at it and say that wasn't fair, we were not fairly represented,
The final package is not yet decided. Neither of these institutions is out of cash. As we get to the point that cash becomes critical for their operations, we will make sure that one of these sources is called upon.