Steve Carter Quotations

If they can serve it from Sallisaw, and show they can serve it well, that's OK. But I would like to see a station there at some point, once it makes sense.

Since 9/11, we have been monitoring gas prices.

I wouldn't recommend they try to make more money with a second job, since living paycheck-to-paycheck is already stressful, and they have a young child. Instead, they'll need to reduce their expenses as much as they can.

Unless they have more cash on hand, a bigger house plus credit card and auto debt could take them under,

It appears to be a tremendous way for us to encourage more technology transfer activity in the university.

Voting is a fundamental right of citizens that must be preserved, and an honest election process must be returned to East Chicago,

You can check under maiden names, prior names, or names of people in your family that may be deceased as you might be a rightful heir,

We have not seen anything like the situation then. That was a case where you had a few stations out of 3,000 retailers in the state engaged in that . . . . Prices are high everywhere (today).

We're looking for proven leadership skills, experience in economic development and chamber management, a work history in a diverse business environment, and experience working in a regional economic environment.

Each candidate is being given a tour of the community. It will probably take until the middle of February to complete the (interview) process.

Unclaimed property could be various types of accounts. Insurance company premiums where you might have ended an insurance policy a few weeks early and never got the balance returned to you, ... Unclaimed wages - if you had a summer job or worked only two or three days in one pay period and somehow didn't get that money, that would be unclaimed property.

As they make purchases and pay bills throughout the month from the checking account, they know they've blown the budget if they run out of money too fast,

These make sense, given their current investments. They could also consider putting some of this money into IRA accounts, but I would be careful to leave enough liquid if they want to help with the children's educations.

To now go back and revisit it does not seem ... productive, nor does it convey an image of the community that we felt was positive.

As individuals, they can make the decision to self-insure, but as an advisor, it is unthinkable. They should purchase health insurance before they do anything else.

Your jail is one of the most crowded jails I've been in,

I'm sure there are scams operating in Indiana as well as elsewhere,

In doing so, it creates the potential to generate more tax revenues, to provide benefits to the community, to improve the community and benefit the school system.

Innovation will drive the future of our economy. What happens in your community will largely be determined by you. The communities that position themselves to take advantage of the entrepreneurial sector and companies, businesses and individuals that have the education, background and ability to generate innovation are going to drive the economy in the future. They're going to create the jobs and the opportunities for our young folks.

At Iowa State alone, there is a tremendous range of activity...of research that's going on that at some point in the future will produce opportunities in Ames, in Boone and in the state of Iowa. To realize that potential it's going to take partnerships. It's going to take enlightened communities like yours to realize the kinds of investments that are necessary.

The cost could be under $200 a year for Scott's additional life insurance coverage, assuming he's in good health.

That means understanding what your community strengths are and how that can be translated into a business benefit for companies active in this sector.

The challenge here comes because Dave was extremely successful in a number of economic development efforts, especially working in a diverse community, including many communities outside Ames.

For the first time, we've actually gotten dollars to help companies get started and to speed up the process.