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John Pitt
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I n my last column I used the example of Ralphie Parker from the movie “A Christmas Story” to justify my blatant grandstanding for a visionary corporation to build its headquarters at Renaissance...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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I t was Christmas of 1944, and money was scarce for everybody, including Santa. So when my mother’s 11-year-old heart developed a desire for a typewriter, of all things, she knew better than to e...
Mar 23, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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A s a youth, well-meaning Scout leaders taught me that talk is cheap. In retrospect, I realize they may simply have been looking for a few minutes of quiet in the midst of two-dozen rowdy boys. A...
Feb 05, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Every region has its own rules, rituals, and recipes. These cultural peculiarities define us.
Traces of them are found in our schools, in our churches, and in our businesses ... well, at least i...
Jan 30, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
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I t’s been more than two months since election day, which means the steady stream of campaign commercials and political positioning that came with it, may finally be fading from memory.
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Dec 13, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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As a surprisingly large portion of humanity dashes headlong toward an untimely Mayan Demise, I would like to compliment those Davis County Organizations that are savvy enough to recognize that Dec...
Dec 01, 2012 | 0 | 1 |
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We get the same complaints every year about Christmas coming too soon on the heels of Halloween. People bemoan the lack of respect for Thanksgiving, Baby Jesus, and all things holy. Instead of the...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 | 2 |
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By JOHN PITT Clipper Columnist When property lines, zoning restrictions, and a sluggish economy crisscross to thwart economic progress, it may be a simple change of attitude that begins to break...
Nov 02, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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By JOHN PITT, Economic Development Consultant I begin this week’s column with a momentary flashback. It’s the summer of 1969 and I’m at my grandparents home on the corner of Main Street and Shepar...
Oct 05, 2012 | 0 | 2 |
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According to the most recent Small Business Administration report (which frankly, isn’t all that recent) more than half a million small business opened in America in 2009. Regrettably, 100,000 mor...
Sep 28, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
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By JOHN PITT Economic Development Consulting Logistic Specialties Inc. According to the most recent Small Business Administration report (which frankly, isn't all that recent) more than half a mill...
Sep 28, 2012 | 0 | 2 |
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By JOHN PITT Economic Development Consulting Logistic Specialties Inc. According to the most recent Small Business Administration report (which frankly, isn't all that recent) more than half a mil...
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