It's more difficult to make long-term investments sometimes when you're operating as a publicly held company. You can weather business cycles better and make decisions better to optimize long-term profits. |
It's too early to tell what plans are for each individual plant. Koch is an operating-type company. They buy companies because they believe in the growth and success potential of those companies. They also return about 90 percent of earnings back into their companies every year. |
We began using saliva testing in January of 2002. It has been a phased-in process, which is now about 80 percent complete. We switched because it is less invasive and better for our employees and there is also a cross-savings for the company. |
We intend the Creative New York study to be the catalyst for policymakers, creative professionals and local advocates to discuss the importance of sustaining the City's creative economy. Collectively, we need to find strategies that will not only impact the quality of life of those New Yorkers who currently comprise the creative economy, but also promote further development in a sector that has been a vital part of the city's history and culture. |