Jim Rich
Jim Rich
attached strings
I still don't know what strings are attached to this. I'm delighted, of course.
contrary corps marine stands
This is contrary to everything that the Marine Corps stands for,
actual press
I don't have the actual money. Just the press release.
drive people proximity suffer tickets
If tickets are too high, people will drive to Houston. We suffer because of our proximity to Houston.
golfers nice
So far, I think it's great. It's nice to go out and see how real golfers play.
airline airlines boat fuel impact interested losing lots prices rising tremendous
Rising fuel prices are having a tremendous impact on the airline industry. American told us all the airlines are in the same boat right now, they are losing lots of money. So they are interested in new opportunities and want to keep talking.
decide fill guarantee percent regional require revenue
They want to know they can fill 85 percent of the seats. And if they decide to come to the regional airport, they will not require a revenue guarantee from us.
broad build learned relationships starts
The thing we learned from this is to build broad coalitions. It all starts with relationships.
great together
We have some great opportunities to be better than we ever were, and we're working together like we never have.
chambers counties word work
We're going out to the counties and work through their chambers (of commerce) to get the word out.
environment people shifting trying understand
We're trying to understand the situation. We're shifting into an environment where people can't find workers.