Carbon Blog

10.2% Nationwide Unemployment.

Nov 10, 2009

With the release of the U.S. Department of Labor jobs data last Friday, November 6th 2009 marked a couple of ominous milestones that distressed most Americans, even those with a job. These have raised serious alarm bells for the Congress and the Administration: • The October jobless rate hit double-digits – 10.2% for the first time since 1983. • 15.7 million Ame...

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"So Where Do I Apply For A Job?"

Sep 7, 2009

“So Where Do I Apply?” must be the #1 Frequently Asked Question since we announced that Connersville, Indiana would be home at the end of July 2009. We have a great deal of work ahead of us before we begin full-scale production, and we have certainly been flattered by all of the calls, letters, emails, blog postings, and general smoke signals with such kind words and ...

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Pins & Needles

Jul 11, 2009

Now I know everyone, including my team, are on pins and needles regarding our pending decision regarding the site location for the Carbon Campus. I get reminded of it every day and every hour! As I have said before, we have met some wonderful and extraordinary people through this process, and we certainly continue to hear from them as our decision nears. It is satisf...

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The South Carolina Congressional Delegation

May 15, 2009

On the heels of ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ and being greeted by over 7,300 Hoosiers in Indiana along with the pleasure of meeting with Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN) - it certainly was an additional wonderful experience to meet with the South Carolina congressional delegation in Washington DC these last few days. Congressmen Gresham Barrett (R-SC), John Spratt (...

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The DEADLINE nears....

May 13, 2009

Greetings from the road......I was going to say the 'campaign trail' as it sure feels that way! Has been an interesting past 10 days having stopped in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Washington DC. And in the next ten days I will be back to Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Chicago. Well, we have set a ...

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