THERE IS AN I-P-O IN CHIPOTLE
“I don’t think any of us could have imagined this.” – Jack Hartung, Chipotle’s chief financial officer, speaking about how the company’s stock jumped from $22 a share to $44 on the first day of trading Thursday
PULLING THE PLUG ON 200 WORKERS
“The manufacturing jobs are drying up pretty fast, but we’re trying to be creative.” – Don Williams, Loveland city manager, talking about the closing of Waterpik’s Loveland plant, which employs about 200
HOUSE-HUNTING BY MOUSE CLICK
“By educating the consumer, Realtors can charge lower commission rates because they don’t have to work as many hours with each consumer.” – Dave Liniger, co-founder of Re/Max International, on real estate websites such as the one Re/Max is launching, that allow homebuyers to access national multiple listing services
MAKING IT A PRIVATE GAME
“To be able to grow the company and be private is probably a good place for us to be, but it is really about shareholder value.” – Doug Morton, Sports Authority president and chief executive, on the company’s plan to go private in a deal valued at $1.3 billion
