Quote of the Day

“The foundation of every successful company is its employees. We certainly recognize the value and hard work that each employee at the Tropicana has provided throughout the years and continues to provide every day. I look forward to getting to know and working with all of the Tropicana employees. Currently, we are in the process of evaluating the appreciation programs that have been in place to find ways to improve upon them, but we will also develop new programs where there were none before.” — Atlantic City Tropicana Casino & Resort President Fred Buro, in an interview published in February 2007, shortly after Columbia Sussex took control of the property. By year’s end, there would be 900 fewer employees left to “appreciate” … including Buro.