(Meijer) knew, or should have known, that criminal activity in its ... store and surrounding parking lot was a frequent occurrence. |
[Mills received that promise from Newt Packer of the local carpenter's union. Other unions agreed.] The unions did not want some out-of-state contractor coming in, ... It was a great example of labor and management cooperation. |
I took a set of the foundation and basement plans home and worked on the dining room table and came up with a figure of $400,000, ... Bids were received by Maas Brothers, and the lowest was more than three times my estimate. |
In the last nine months we have been filling out our capacity here. We've added individuals and professionals. We will be opening up equity research on the ground. We think there is demand for the product both inside and outside the region. |
It is pretty clear to us that from a long-term trend perspective the phenomenon of Dubai is real. We might have debates around absolute valuations at any given point of time, which is what people do when they are picking stocks, but in terms of the long-term I think we are fairly comfortable with Dubai as an economy that will be a significant factor in the region as well as globally. This is why we are putting significant resources here. |
It was a great big hole in the ground, ... A beehive of activity. |
Most of this was true, ... But the most important thing was that Conboy wanted a promise that there would be no work stoppage. |
Naw, I've had so many buildings, ... (Maas) was still a good building (before demolition). And I outlasted it. |
The construction boosted local employment, ... It boosted civic pride. |
We finally made a deal: $10,000, |
What we did is we got friends of ours, usually college students ... to drive me and some of my associates down to Orlando and Jacksonville or wherever we needed to go, and we got a lot of work done on the way, ... We used laptops and stuff. |