Closures Quotes

With so much uncertainty about the eventual positioning/future of Liz Claiborne`s department store partners (former May Department Stores door closures, potential spin-offs of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor, repositioning of Sears), we would not be surprised to see Liz Claiborne management take a cautious approach to 2006 guidance.

As we face coming challenges like possible base closures and unfunded federal mandates that drain our budget and loss of vital services, we must assure our quality of life in Maine remains high, ... While many in Maine pay a high percentage of their income in taxes, others are not paying their fair share. That has to change.

People become parochial when it is in their patch. It will be extremely difficult in the foreseeable future to go down the line of closures in rural communities.

Restrictions don`t mean closures. Although these precautionary measures are in place, folks are still encouraged to enjoy Montana`s outdoors; they just need to be cautious about their activities.

(The commission operates on the belief that some closures are inevitable.) The marketplace is driving some changes and contractions, ... We`re not going to change that.