Area cattle owners seem to appreciate this opportunity to talk one-on-one with company representatives, learn about new products and save some money.

We are truly grateful for the thousands of customers worldwide who have supported our company over the past 10 years.

We are excited by the opportunity to invest in a company that we believe is on track to be a significant player in the storage market.

[If that weren't enough of an incentive to stay put, the company offered Cross the opportunity to enroll in MBA courses and in various executive development programs.] They took a view that one of the challenges for an organization like ours was to foster a feeling of everyone being a manager of the business, ... Their desire to have me become more of a businessman kept me interested in spending my career there. There were times when IT was at a standstill, but at those times there was always something happening on the executive level that made the job worthwhile.

Strategically, we see Pennsylvania as a fantastic opportunity not only for our company but all the (slot machine) manufacturers. Because it's new, the state is a market that's wide open. And as a manufacturer, you want to make sure you capitalize on the potential.

If New Orleans passes on this opportunity to improve itself, then we're not going to be a company headquartered in New Orleans. I guess that's our bottom line.