I really view this as a positive event for this company and the 9,000 employees we have.

IES is a company whose cash flow is and continues to remain extremely strong. And the margin on our work increased during the last eight months, and that was without a great deal of bonding help.

The tender offer tells me a lot of ups employees are incredibly loyal, that they believe in the company long-term. But I think there could be some selling of shares and until that overhang is taken up through higher demand, it will put pressure on the stock.

Strikes by either pilots or flight attendants would not be good for our customers, the company or our employees.

Tex Tech is a leader in the textile industry and the company and its employees deserve to be singled out as the best in the business. Not only is Tex Tech setting the bar and influencing textile production all over the world, they also have local influence by helping to propel Maine's technology sector forward.

It is unusual to find so many employees of a single company engaged in insider trading.