Jack Kyser Quotations

What's promising about this report was not only were November-to-December job increases strong, they went back and revised up the October-to-November increase.

Louisiana had been on a roll, but they literally came to a crashing halt, ... New Orleans is not going to be a good location for filming, probably for several years.

Somebody could call, get the price and say 'Let me think about this,' ... Then they move on to the next company in the Yellow Pages.

One by one they faded away or were acquired.

If they're in a competitive market sector, it just kills their bottom line.

If it's during the peak summer driving season and then it comes back into force -- we could live with that,

Retailers have been putting up with outsourcing headaches for years such as quota allocation, transportation issues, etc. Of course retailers would like to source more locally but I don't think it's going to work out yet in California because of the labor laws.

You have all these rapidly emerging areas around China, your head swims trying to keep up with it, ... We've had investment by Chinese firms for a long time, but they used to be very, very low key about it. Now they come in with trumpets blaring and flags flying saying, 'Pay attention to us.'

Before it could be introduced, there was a blizzard of opposition.

Content will still be king, although it may come in many new guises. And the Los Angeles area is well positioned to create this evolving content,

Energy costs are a tough challenge for businesses, and The Gas Company's energy efficiency programs can help keep those costs under control.

People see this as an industry that's very glamorous and exciting, but it's an industry that's going through some major inflections,

Some studios are doing some moderate layoffs. LA's future is at stake.

Some studios are doing some moderate lay offs. LA's future is at stake.

The bottom line is that there's a huge demand. We have a shortage of 280,000 housing units in Los Angeles, and if you said 'affordable housing units,' that number would be even bigger.

You're going to have containers coming from every terminal, not just the Port of Los Angeles but the Port of Long Beach, ... I think maglev would really be pushing it.

It's a little more serious this time around than just pre-negotiating posturing. It's not just noise. The steamship companies haven't made money for several years. They want more efficiency.

It's not surprising that international trade would be No. 1 in L.A. County because we've got the two ports and Los Angeles International Airport, which handles a lot of freight. It tends to mostly be smaller, high-value goods like medical equipment and electronic components.

It's the economy's fuel. If this is long-lived, then you're going to start seeing some significant impacts, and you'll see the financial health of a lot of firms start to be threatened.

You talk to any businessperson, and they'll tell you they're concerned that there is no affordable housing (in Los Angeles),

They constantly have to have something new or people will say, 'I've been there'. They need to find somebody that has deep pockets and very strategic thinking about the whole thing.

They complain about the cost of gasoline, but when GM, Ford and Chrysler had their employee-discount programs, guess what they bought? You're watching this and scratching your head.

They were on a tremendous roll, ... I think it definitely knocks them out of the box. I think this cleanup will take a long time, and the state's attention will be focused on rebuilding.

The (retail) arena has gotten very, very competitive. You've had Kohl's enter this market and you've had Wal-Mart and Target expand.

His global perspective is very important because there are a lot of people who feel American universities have become too inward-focused. He's trying to open doors to the real world in the local business community and the global community.

The market is extremely strong, ... The office market has been improving steadily and there is a great demand for space in the industrial market.