Michael Baker Quotations

We are pleased to have achieved our financial objectives for the fourth quarter and fiscal year. We look forward to carrying the strong momentum generated throughout 2005 into our next fiscal year.

We believe that lower-income customers tend to shop late, so we wouldn't be surprised to see a pick-up, and ultimately see a December comp in the middle of the range.

what this is going to do is preserve the very best of what is the historic nature of the Lunenburg waterfront.

Mobile-phone marketing today is where Internet advertising was in 1996 -- it's about to take off. There are already more mobile phones in use worldwide than televisions and computers put together.

If we receive a request under that legislation, then we would handle it in the routine way we would handle any such request, and routinely we have granted the request for an investigation if asked by the appropriate council,

We really want to do what a number of provinces have looked at, to make the provisions of the Criminal Code that deal with conditional sentences more than a slap on the wrist. They need to be real sentences where people live up to the terms of those orders,

While we continue to have concerns about the lower-end consumer, we believe a good deal of Dollar General's issues are company-specific.

These laws are applicable anywhere in the province.

The short-term impact is pretty clear and pretty obvious, and it's to be expected. Traffic really dropped off, ... The main effect of Sept. 11 was to exacerbate a trend that was already in place, and that is that consumers were really buying consumables and buying them in discount outlets. How quickly that will turn around? Your guess is as good as mine.

This is the first beat in a number of quarters, so should be viewed positively.

They have been ahead of the curve. Ron Williams has been a big part of that.

This measure will provide a strong deterrent to those who might be tempted to steal fuel,

As Robert pointed out, there were a number of factors that helped the company in the second half of 2003 and they're not counting on those factors to be repeated,

It's time to say enough is enough. This legislation is about holding the industry accountable for its marketing practices.

The best deals include an $80 gift card for a purchase of $200 or more. That equates to a 40 percent price promotion.

It's what you expect given that it's a short selling season,

I'm hardworking, I'll work for the interest of the district. I will stand up for what I think is right.

It has the promise of better recruitment and retention for dentists that we train in the state -- to stay out in these areas where they are so much needed.

But with its new initiatives, Home Depot has done a good job to stem the tide of market share losses to Lowe's. That's a risk for Lowe's, although Lowe's still leads in comparable store sales.

Home Depot's balance sheet looks strong, with enough cash and low debt. But we remain concerned about declining return on capital from Home Depot's high inventory levels.

The headline will say that Lowe's missed but we use that as an opportunity for the following reasons: June was soft, but July improved; the company maintained second-half outlook while some had speculated that guidance would come down,

The front of the structure was fully involved when the fire department arrived,