text_combined: recruiting floor buildout past days several people approached us wondering continuing college recruiting continuing floor build given state company today appreciate people concerns adding people spending money time ought reducing unnecessary expenses let us begin saying share concerns hiring people undertaking significant capital expenditures without great deal thought would also encourage people talk manager either us understand certain things short decided continue college recruiting although yet decided many hire decided delay beginning floor build couple weeks continuing college recruiting last years made tremendous progress establishing presence enron broadly portland office specifically leading schools northwest past year finally reached critical mass tremendous success recruiting efforts although uncertain hiring needs year feel best long term interest continue presence schools northwest already made presentations done initial screenings schools identified best people school already made plans come office two super saturdays cost us finish process large compared benefit gain honoring commitment schools students participants campus recruiting programs also realize hard year coming school looking job belief students would rather interview us even possibilities employment may somewhat diminished finally would like emphasize point yet committed hiring anybody interview people identify best candidates make hiring decisions based needs office extending offers consider potential impact could people office enron employees offices redeployed stated another way intend hire bunch new people people within enron could fill positions would put jobs people already risk may end postponing hiring decisions certain state affairs company floor move play decided postpone floor build weeks still think makes sense office decided pause couple weeks start spend significant amounts money talking build team today became clear delaying would accomplish several goals first allows us get final architectural plans place firm quotes contractors precisely peg costs moving forward second gives build team breathing room iron details move finally buys us little time decide whether makes sense project given state affairs company right still think going move forward project seems like buying couple weeks time right thing right two weeks reconvene build team firm budget numbers make decision either move ahead cancel delay always try keep people updated things soon new reliable information becomes available recognize hard time everyone please try stay focused job hand keep success office tim belden chris calger