Archive for: May 2011

Quick Hits from GSP Expiration Poll

Written on May 20, 2011 in Background

About 90 companies have responded to our GSP Expiration Poll.  If your company is impacted and you haven’t responded yet, please do so at the link above!  We’ll compile a formal report after we get some more responses, but a couple quick takeaways from the answers to date: Retroactive vs. Prospective Renewal – the overwh...

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How can there be growth if we cannot afford to hire?

Written on May 17, 2011 in Arkansas

That question was asked by a respondent to our GSP Expiration Poll.*  Unfortunately, the question is not simply rhetorical.  The Connecticut-based company has less than 25 employees, but its tariff payments have increased by $45,000 to $70,000 per month since GSP expired.  According to the company:  “We have had to slash o...

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