ECHOSTAR LOW ON AMMO TO FIGHT OFF RIVALS
“Competition is a huge, ever-darkening cloud for Echo Star, and they don’t have any silver bullets right now.” – Jimmy Schaeffler, analyst for the Carmel Group, talking about speculation that AT&T Corp. may be looking at Douglas County-based EchoStar as an acquisition target.
BUT ECHOSTAR CHIEF ISN’T WORRIED
“The rumors are false. I’m happy being the largest shareholder of EchoStar. It’s my hobby to do satellite.” – Charlie Ergen, chairman and chief executive of EchoStar.
MIAMI AD AGENCY THINKS BOULDER IS AWESOME
“In this business, getting and keeping terrific, smart and talented people is what it’s all about. We wanted to offer people a choice of where to live.” – Chuck Porter, chairman of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a Miami advertising agency that is opening a Boulder office.
YOU ARE NOW FREE TO MOVE AROUND DIA
“You can’t really say you’re a first-tier major airport city without having Southwest in your city.” – Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, speaking about the start of flights at Denver International Airport by Southwest Airlines.
COLORADO JOB GROWTH NEGATIVE BUT ALSO POSITIVE
“While job growth in Colorado is trending downward, it remains slightly positive and higher than U.S. job growth.” – Ernie Goss, a Creighton University economist.
WHY NOT HIT THE MUTE BUTTON DURING COMMERCIALS?
“All of us have had that frustration at one time or another, when the program ends and the commercial is louder, and it’s really annoying.” – Stephen Kohler, director of product development and marketing for Digital Innovations, referring to an invention by a Denver man called the V-Leveler, which eliminates a TV’s jump in volume when an advertisement comes on. The V-Leveler won an award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
