Ballmer offers antidote to traffic and education woes
Seattle Times | at | by Mike
To fix its traffic and education woes, the Puget Sound region should take a cue from Microsoft and emphasize agility and continuous improvement, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said yesterday.
"We want to see the region continuously improve just as we do our own company, and there are certainly opportunities," Ballmer told 1,200 business leaders at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce's annual luncheon meeting.
Ballmer's speech reinforced the political tone of the meeting, where chamber leaders called on members to vote down Initiative 912, a measure that would repeal gas taxes funding road improvements. They also called for considering an overhaul of the state tax system.