Sandy Parker Quotations

When we do business, we are looking at the broader Rochester area and not just Gates and Chili. The time was just right for them to be independent.

Upstate is absolutely sinking under these mandates. We've got to see some change, because we're dying here.

The reason is that so many designers have adopted fur -- full-fur garments, fur trim, fur accessories. The revival is really being driven by the designers.

We want to create a smoother system. In Charlotte (N.C.), their chamber of commerce office is located at the airport. We don't have that.

Our employers are not being passive. They're becoming very, very angry.

I'm pleased to see that he's not unnecessarily just doling out money for projects. He's looking to revitalize the economy.

I know development comes. To me, there has to be a point when someone speaks up for the public and not just the developers.