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11.23.2009 5:39 pm

An unscrupulous parasite interested in only short-term profit

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Emerson never found a border they didn’t want to leap across as they have been on an unbridled, 75 year journey continuously searching for the next cheapest labor location for their manufacturing facilities. “Imagine a Real Directors’ Election,” Bill McClellan…

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11.19.2009 7:03 pm

Consumers have choices, as do companies

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wednesday’s editorial page printed letters regarding Emerson Electric Company, more specific, letters regarding the Company’s CEO’s decision. It isn’t often that letters illustrate two sides to an issue.

Both sides of the issue are right. Mel Appleman states that it is…

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11.18.2009 6:27 pm

Resenting American ideals

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Emerson CEO David Farr is quoted as saying “I’m not going to hire anybody in the United States.  I’m moving.” Does that mean he is leaving the country? And taking his company with him?  Everyone whose opinion might become a…

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11.18.2009 6:22 pm

CEO shouldn’t blame Washington for his own greed

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David Farr of Emerson, now there’s a guy for our youth to emulate (Emerson CEO blasts government) He’s “not going to hire any anybody in the United States. He’s “moving.” Are you moving Mr. Farr? To China or one of…

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11.17.2009 6:22 pm

Greed factor blatantly exposed

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After David Farr’s shameful statement about no further hiring in the United States, Bill McClellan hit the nail on the head Sunday when he questioned if Emerson might also be able to find people in India or China to be…

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11.17.2009 6:06 pm

A CEO’s job is about more than cash flow

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I was shocked by the comments of Emerson CEO David Farr as reported in the Post on 11/13.  Mr. Farr indicates he wants to move–perhaps he should move to about a hundred years ago.  Then it was OK to pillage…
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08.03.2009 5:21 pm

Thanks for the training funds, but we’d rather have the jobs

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I have to give credit to local UAW leaders Shield and Ackerman for expressing their anger and dissappoint to Car Czar Montgomery and Senator McCaskill.  While not the biggest supporter of unions and believe that they share in the blame of Amercian car companies…

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07.16.2009 4:58 pm

About as un-American as you can get

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I wonder if Chrysler is using our stimulous money for the wrong things. How many politicians did they buy with it?? They must own some of them.
Our politicians are letting them move the Fenton operation to Mexico. They talk bad…
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05.28.2009 6:01 pm

Do we like where America is headed?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I have just finished watching the movie “THE GREAT RAID’ which is the true story of the rescue of 611 American POWS who survived “THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH.”

My emotions are a little high right now but this isn’t the first…

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04.22.2009 3:00 pm

The return of greed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I went to the movies recently and found that the price had increased by 50 cents. It reminded me of so many other products that have seen a price increase in recent months. I’m old enough to remember the Great…

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