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Gloria VanceBenzinga now reports on an earlier story: what a thousand dollars invested in ServiceNow stock ten years ago would be worth today.
Gloria VanceThat is the headline, and that is where we stop.
Gloria VanceIn Lawrence, Massachusetts, the mayor is refusing to resign while facing a no confidence vote and a recall effort.
Gloria VanceJoining me is Casimir Hobbs, a management consultant.
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Casimir HobbsThank you for having me.
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Casimir HobbsFull disclosure, my firm bills four thousand dollars an hour, so I will be brief. Circling back, brevity is a strategy.
Gloria VanceSo what should a mayor do when the council votes no confidence and residents start a recall?
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Casimir HobbsListen to stakeholders. In my analysis, the stakeholders appear to want a different mayor. Circling back, that is the whole finding.
Gloria VanceThat is what the ballot petition says, and it was free.
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Casimir HobbsFree is not a sustainable model. Circling back, circling back, the mayor should listen.
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Casimir HobbsHer situation is unprecedented, except for every other mayor who ever refused to leave.
Gloria VanceMr. Hobbs, have you ever actually been to Lawrence?
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Casimir HobbsI have a deep familiarity with the place.
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Casimir HobbsCircling back, circling back, I looked at it on a map during the car ride here. #$%&! Fine, I have never been.
Gloria VanceAnd the city has been billed for a site visit?
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Casimir HobbsThe visit was conceptual. Circling back, a conceptual visit is the premium tier.
Gloria VanceThe mayor has not resigned, the council has not backed down, and you have not been. Thank you for the free minute.
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Casimir HobbsCircling back, that minute was not free. The invoice started when you said my name.
