Jack Kyser
Jack Kyser
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Energy costs are a tough challenge for businesses, and The Gas Company's energy efficiency programs can help keep those costs under control.
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People see this as an industry that's very glamorous and exciting, but it's an industry that's going through some major inflections,
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Before it could be introduced, there was a blizzard of opposition.
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Content will still be king, although it may come in many new guises. And the Los Angeles area is well positioned to create this evolving content,
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If they're in a competitive market sector, it just kills their bottom line.
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Louisiana had been on a roll, but they literally came to a crashing halt, ... New Orleans is not going to be a good location for filming, probably for several years.
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Somebody could call, get the price and say 'Let me think about this,' ... Then they move on to the next company in the Yellow Pages.
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One by one they faded away or were acquired.
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You have all these rapidly emerging areas around China, your head swims trying to keep up with it, ... We've had investment by Chinese firms for a long time, but they used to be very, very low key about it. Now they come in with trumpets blaring and flags flying saying, 'Pay attention to us.'
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It's not surprising that international trade would be No. 1 in L.A. County because we've got the two ports and Los Angeles International Airport, which handles a lot of freight. It tends to mostly be smaller, high-value goods like medical equipment and electronic components.
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It's the economy's fuel. If this is long-lived, then you're going to start seeing some significant impacts, and you'll see the financial health of a lot of firms start to be threatened.
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You talk to any businessperson, and they'll tell you they're concerned that there is no affordable housing (in Los Angeles),
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They constantly have to have something new or people will say, 'I've been there'. They need to find somebody that has deep pockets and very strategic thinking about the whole thing.
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They complain about the cost of gasoline, but when GM, Ford and Chrysler had their employee-discount programs, guess what they bought? You're watching this and scratching your head.