In the course of a conversation with Douglas Stives, a certified public accountant in Red Bank, New Jersey, one tech executive confided that he was the only one in his office planning to honestly report his incentive options for 2000.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has assembled an expert analytics team in his Office of Policy and Strategic Planning to lead the City into this new era of data-centered innovation.

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In addition, the contract specified that the company would provide him continued lifetime access to company facilities and services comparable to those which were made available to him just prior to his retirement, including access to company aircraft, cars, office, apartments, and financial planning services, as well as reimbursement of living expenses.

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Against the opposition of his coalition partner, Mr Kim also wants to create an Office of Planning and Budget, much like America's Office of Management and Budget, to report to him directly.

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The mayor attributes part of the area's success to cooperation between his office, the Biloxi City Council, the city's Planning Commission, state and U.S. lawmakers and his close relationship with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.

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