A DISH OF DISCONTENT
“It stinks. He’s just doing this to jab me.” – L.E. Clark, former mayor and namesake of Clark, Texas. The current mayor agreed to rename the town Dish so EchoStar Communications Corp. would give residents free satellite TV.
PALACE OF PAMPERING
“We’re in the business of ‘The answer is yes. What is the question?’ ” – Marcel Pitton, new managing director of the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, about the kind of service guests expect at the 113-year-old landmark
SMALL TOWNS, BIG JOLT
“Taking 460 jobs out of our community is absolutely a tragedy.” – Janet Anderson, executive director of Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development Inc., after Neoplan USA and Bay Valley Foods announced plant closures in Lamar and La Junta
CARS, SEX, BEER ENDORSEMENTS?
“We need to reward our math and science students the way we reward our athletes. We need to find the glory in geeks.” – Victor Chayet, vice president of corporate communications for Greenwood Village-based First Data Corp., about ways to stay competitive with China and India
