washington business
“There’s a feeling among
more entrepreneurial
Americans that if you really
want to get anything done,
you have to get out of the
country and away from the
depressing atmosphere.
There’s a sense of lost direction,
so more people are looking
for locations that offer more
hope about the future.”
— American Wave founder Bob Adams in a CNBC story
discussing the increased number of American young
professionals who are moving abroad for work. (6)
“The most politically
important reaction to Gregoire’s
proposal will come from the
business community.”
— Analysis of Gov. Gregoire’s half-cent sales tax
proposal by PubliCola, a blog about Washington
state politics. (7)
“It’s the only state where the
current governor rides around
in a car with a license plate made
by a previous governor.”
— Late night talk-show host David Letterman’s riff
on the state of Illinois. In December, former Illinois
Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in
prison for attempting to sell the vacated senate seat
of Barack Obama. (8)
Sources: (1) TVW, Nov. 17, 2011; (2) The Daily News
(Michigan), Dec. 3, 2011; (3) The Spokesman-Review,
Dec. 3, 2011; (4) “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,”
Nov. 21, 2011; (5) The Washington Ledge, Nov. 29, 2011;
(6) CNBC, Dec. 6, 2011; (7) PubliCola, Nov. 22, 2011;
(8) “Late Show With David Letterman,” Dec. 9, 2011.
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