17
May
17
Apr
It’s not cool to be safety conscious.
Nicholas Ashford, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of public policy, law and technology, on a new U.S. Department of Transportation study showing that young people are least likely to protest texting while driving.
06
Apr
Certain modifications were necessary to ensure that compensation … satisfies the public interest standard.
Patricia Geoghegan, U.S. Treasury Department’s office of the special master for TARP executive compensation, in a letter to General Motors Co. limiting executive compensation for 2012. GM CEO Dan Akerson’s total compensation will be capped at $9 million in 2012.
12
Mar
It’s not the concessions selling $7 Milk Duds.
—Michael Norris, publishing industry analyst for Maryland-based Simba Information, on the contraction of the college bookstore industry.
12
Dec
What is considered a strong underpinning of the middle class is frankly viewed as a has-been, dirty job.
—Carrie Houtman, a senior policy analyst for Midland-based Dow Chemical Co., on the poor image associated with the manufacturing sector
04
Dec
The ultimate building move.
