Year: 2016

  • February 22, 2016

    Help Wanted

    Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and…

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  • February 15, 2016

    Own It

    You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can…

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  • February 8, 2016

    Persist and Persevere

    Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. -Hyman Rickover Economic…

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  • February 1, 2016

    Jobs Drive Growth and Competitiveness

    When I was growing up, my parents used to say to me: “Finish your dinner—people in China are…

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  • January 25, 2016

    Creative Force

    What is honored in a country will be cultivated there. -Plato The quote above is the central idea…

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  • January 19, 2016

    First Impressions

    A basic tenet of economic development is that businesses have their choice of location. Another tenet is that…

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  • January 12, 2016

    Sources of Optimism

    The year is starting off in interesting fashion. $1.1 trillion was lost by the S&P 500 in a…

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  • January 4, 2016

    Back to the Basics

    It all comes back to the basics. Serve customers the best-tasting food at a good value in a…

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