OH, GIVE ME A LOAN…
“I took it seriously.”
Erin Toll, director of the Colorado Division of Real Estate, on the threat that some major lenders would stop making home loans in Colorado
LESS KA-CHING FOR BEIJING
“We’re getting people coming in and saying ‘I don’t want anything from China.”‘
Linda Meyer, manager of Timbuk Toys in Denver, on consumer reaction to toy recalls
STRIKING A DEAL
“It was a pivotal agreement.”
Harley Shaiken, a labor expert from the University of California, Berkeley, on the labor agreement that ended a two-day strike against General Motors
CAN’T YOU JUST USE DUCT TAPE?
“The Air Force built great homes but didn’t have the money to do the maintenance.”
Bob Mathis, vice president of portfolio management for Actus Lend Lease, which got a contract to build and redevelop housing at two Colorado Springs Air Force bases
YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH A GOOD DEAL
“I’ve got 30 of all kinds of things: toothbrushes, shampoo, toothpaste. I even had 30 boxes of tampons once.”
Troy Coon, certified public accountant from Lakewood and avid coupon shopper
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE PLATE
“My blood pressure is the best it’s ever been. … I had to really become responsible for my own health.”
Dan Bandy, a Colorado Springs city employee who lost weight and lowered his blood pressure by participating in an employer-sponsored wellness program
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY…
“Consumers have been whipped back and forth like crazy.”
Kurt Barnard, president of Retail Forecasting LLC, on the decline in retail spending
