"We are different than most of the others in this business . . . because late in the game we (bought) the largest analog business on the planet, and that was the Kodak business."
- Lang Lowrey, Danka Business Systems chairman and chief executive, on why the St. Petersburg company is behind its competitors in the switch to more lucrative digital photocopiers.
"Before Sept. 11, seaport security used to mean getting a guy out from under a bridge, giving him a hat and a clipboard and having him check trucks as they come in in the morning. Now we do FBI background checks on everybody, including the guy who fills the Lay's potato chip machine on the dock."
- David McDonald, executive director of Port Manatee
