60 Quotes by Dana Johnson

Things have been pretty difficult here. If it goes well, it's something the city can feel good about.

So far, I am encouraged to see how well the regional economy has weathered the job and income losses centered in the auto manufacturing sector. Mild winter weather and the Super Bowl no doubt helped to support the economy early in 2006. As those effects fade, I would expect to see some fall off in activity over the next several months.

The Fed is more willing to balance risks in favor of growth than it was two years ago. They really don't want to be accused of anti-growth. They want to be seen as anti-inflation, and I don't think in that light they wanted to be seen as moving ahead of inflation reports that have not shown any acceleration.

The Federal Reserve will be meeting on Sept. 30. It will be an easy decision to leave policy unchanged. There is no sign of accelerating inflation, and there are arguments and evidence that growth is in the process of slowing somewhat.

I'm glad I got to know him a little even if he wasn't aware I was around, ... He went out with a whole lot of love.

I'm looking for an unexciting kind of year; not unlike the one we're just ending.

I'm working hard to sell this town. Just try to picture it without the tree.

Campus climate is getting better, but it can always be improved,

If he's true to that perspective, I think we're going to find that monetary policy looks an awful lot like it did under Greenspan for the next several years.