SKI HOUSING NEEDS NO LIFT
“There seems to be no bottom to this market right now.”
John Nilsson, managing broker at Vail’s Sonnenalp Real Estate, after Vail Resorts announced a new $1 billion resort village. Earlier, condo units at the new Ritz-Carlton Residences sold out at well over $2,000 a square foot.
EMPLOYERS’ EXCHANGE RATE
“Here we pay $38 an hour to software engineers, and in India we pay $17 an hour. That’s not a bad thing. People in India are spending the money on U.S. products.”
Purnima Voria, founder of the Denver-based National U.S. India Chamber of Commerce, about Qwest Communications’ plans to expand its high-tech hub in India while its U.S. workforce shrinks.
REBUILDING FROM THE TOWER UP
“It’s going to keep getting a lot worse. We just need to revamp the entire air-traffic control system.”
Mike Boyd, Evergreen-based aviation consultant, about airline delays that worsened in January because of air-traffic control and scheduling issues.
