Rick Daniels Quotations

I think it's great. Any research or development of alternative energy sources only adds to that cluster of businesses we're trying to attract to the valley.

We've tended to be passive and reactive when it comes to recruiting companies. We've got to start being active and make ourselves stand out.

We need to get off the couch. When we've done this branding, I think it will help us actively go after the jobs in those sectors.

We've got a horrible labor shortage here - whether it's legal or illegal workers.

We saw the kids playing in mud and they had bats and were making mud pies out of them.

Bob is one of the most astute businesspeople I know,

Bob is one of the most astute business people I know.

They're the filthiest bird out there. They strip the golf course areas to the roots. But there ought to be a more humane way than just shooting them.

The airports traditionally are huge economic engines of themselves. You can just visualize building new cities out there.

It'll bring in other people - national experts - who are interested in doing advanced research and application of this state-of-the-art technology. It will help create a critical mass of people with experience in solar, wind and other alternative energy sources. That's exactly what we're aiming for.