Quotes by Sandy Brown

“Its very good news for our region, even better than we expected. Were really encouraged by what weve seen.”

“Its the highest projection in 27 years. Whats happened is the hurricanes, especially Katrina, have increased demand for durable goods and construction materials.”

“Construction, finance/insurance/real estate, education and public administration remain unchanged.”

“What I worry about is that someones going to collapse on the way over there, or get hit.”

“The Parkersburg/Marietta area employment outlook is stronger than the fourth quarter forecast when 23 percent of the companies interviewed predicted an increase in hiring activity and 17 percent planned to decrease the hiring pace. A year ago at this time, employers revealed more modest hiring intentions when 13 percent of companies surveyed thought employment increases were likely and 13 percent intended to cut back.”

“The Parkersburg/Marietta area employment outlook is stronger than the fourth quarter forecast when 23 percent of the companies interviewed reported an increase in hiring activity, and 17 percent planned to decrease the hiring pace.”

“People call it the biggest end-of-the-season party.”