In such a scenario, much of the Quest talent would likely have escaped, hollowing out the value of any later purchase.

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The hope that the quest for green solutions will attract new and youthful talent, once lured by financial services, to manufacturing is a fair one.

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"In his maniacal quest to annihilate the studio owners, he realised that the most effective retaliation was to destroy their talent, " wrote Willie Wilkerson of his father.

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