The Daily Collegian Official: Hayward to be replaced By Harry R. Weber ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW ORLEANS Gaffe prone BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward who incensed many on the Gulf Coast by saying he wanted his life back as they strug gled with the fallout from the com pany's massive oil spill will be replaced, a senior U.S. govern ment official said Sunday. The official, who spoke on condi tion of anonymity because an announcement had not been made, was briefed on the decision by a senior BP official late last week. The government official did not know who will replace Hayward or when it will happen. One of the most likely succes sors is BP Managing Director Bob Dudley, who is currently oversee ing the British company's spill response. Earlier Sunday, BP spokesman Toby Odone seemed to downplay media speculation about Hayward’s departure, saying he 'remains BP’s chief executive, and he has the confidence of the board and senior management.” BP's board would have to approve a change in company leadership. An official announcement could come as early as today. It's been more than three months since an offshore drilling rig operated by BP exploded off Louisiana on April 20, killing 11 workers and setting off the spill. A temporary plug has stopped oil from gushing for more than a week now, but before that the busted well had spewed anywhere Board makes changes The PLCB hopes to gain revenue By Kathy Matheson ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW HOPE, Pa. The state’s newest wine and spirits store is bright, modern and airy, but it's not just another pretty space. The alcohol emporium repre sents the latest effort by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to win the hearts and minds of consumers as the recession intensifies talk of privatization. Over the past few months, the board has unveiled a new retail website, trained employees in cus tomer service, installed wine vend ing machines in supermarkets and with the popping of a prosecco cork opened a state store that incorporates consumer ideas. Board Chairman PJ. Stapleton said buyers will have a "world class retail shopping experience" at the store in New Hope, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. “This is the store the con sumers want," Stapleton said at the grand opening last Thursday. The new emphasis on customer service rings a little hollow to those who say it simply aims to deflect calls for privatizing the state monopoly on liquor and wine. Critics have long argued the board should not simultaneously police and promote alcohol, and that customers pay more for fewer choices and less convenience under Pennsylvania's antiquated system. Such talk has gained traction as the state faces steep budget cuts, said Nate Benefield, director of policy research for the conserva tive Commonwealth Foundation. Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, introduced legislation in April to privatize liquor and wine sales, estimating private licenses could generate $2 billion. GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett has said he’d explore the idea. "Trying to be more customer friendly is part of their way of say ing, ‘We don’t need to privatize, we’re doing a good job,’” Benefield said. from 94 million to 184 million gal lons into the Gulf. Since the explosion, Hayward has made several highly publi cized gaffes. Among them: going to a yacht race while oil washed up on Gulf shores, and uttering the now-infa mous: “I want my life back” line. Oppenheimer & Co. senior ana lyst Fadel Gheit said in an inter view Sunday that it was too bad Hayward’s career was derailed by the spill, but ‘unfortunately he became a sacrificial lamb in a politically charged world.” Dudley would be well-suited to take over, Gheit said, describing him as even-tempered and a good delegator. It’s never an easy time to instill new leadership in a company, though, he noted. “I’m not sure if removing Tony Hayward is going to throw BP's problems away,” Gheit said. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.. said BP’s attitude about making things right is more important than who is running it. “BR from I think everybody's perspective, made a very bad mis take,” she said. “I think what the world expects from BP is an acknowledgment that something was done wrong. I think BP has a long way to go to gain the trust of the people.” The company has already spent roughly $4 billion on its response to the crisis. The final tally could be in the tens of billions of dollars. News that the CEO will depart came as no surprise to people liv ing along the Gulf. Patrick Shay, 43. sat on a porch A couple shops at the new store open Customers seem to have embraced board initiatives like the supermarket wine “kiosks” essentially high-tech vending machines that enable shoppers to get vino and groceries in one place, instead of making a sepa rate trip to a state store. Consumers also admired the layout of the store in New Hope, which officials say was designed based on customer surveys and focus groups. Its wide aisles, hanging lamps, faux wood cabinetry, informa tional booklets and dedicated space for product tastings are supposed to encourage browsing and enhance the shopping experi ence. Eco-friendlv aspects include energy-saving lights and no plastic bags. Two more such stores are planned in the coming months for Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Revamping all approximately 620 state stores, which are largely util itarian spaces, will take at least five years, board Executive Director Joe Conti said. Board officials did not proride an overall price for the redesign. Conti said utility savings and an expected 5 percent to 10 percent increase in sales because of the nicer environment would help offset costs. Hugh Hoffman, 65, of Wycombe, said customers could “hardly walk down the aisles” at the old state store in New Hope. Looking around the spacious new store, he said, "the selection compared to the old one is pretty phenomenal.” But Hoffman also noted the prices on someproducts were sev- g Delivery Drivers & all other staff positions V Plc.!‘.<> .ipply <»( v-av'-'V d.intesinc.com 1 l Or s.-nd resume', to N m d.intesinc.com J swing of his cottage in Grand Isle on Sunday, his front yard filled with smail. while crosses, each bearing the name of sealife or wavs of life the oil spill has killed. "He seems like a pretty self absorbed person, so I'm not sur prised to hear he would walk away in the middle of all this," he said. “If anything it will help. They need to get him out of the way and get this cleaned up.” David Duet, f>2. oi Laßose, La., filled his ice chest at the grocery store in Grand Isle, where he brings his camper even 7 weekend despite the oil. “I don't think lie's directly responsible for the spill, but he still had to answer for it," said Duet, who worked on oil rigs for more than 22 years. "I can under stand the time it took to cap it. I know 7 how hard things are out there.” In New Orleans, Chris Hearn, a 23-year-old security guard, said what's important is getting the oil stopped permanently "It doesn't matter who’s in charge.” he said. As long as they clean it up, I really could care less. They just need to get it cleaned up because it's affeciing all of us down hen Crews living to plug the leaky well lor good had to stop work late last week because of the threat from Tropical Storm Bonnie, but the effort was back on track as skies cleared Sunday. A drill rig is expected to recon nect at around midnight to the relief tunnel that will be used to pump in nnid and cement to seal the well, and drilling could resume in the next low davs. tigeablc about pairing mi; toou lt> get her business. .! on she help with the be kno- board employs about 140 certs statewide, and Conti tcials are working on a civil waiver that would allow tag ot snore part-time con- ruussears. But customer service has long been a ke\ is The beard came under fire last yea:- ior spending $174,000 to train employees m retail courtesies ■h as yeenna. customers. Miay. Conti said the pro gran i i;as 1 >een successful and a bargain, considering that the agenev had budgeted si million for il The board's 4.000 employees have had about two dozen ses sions of "very intense, well-devel oped. retail service 1 raining,” he said. A WtiALTV report last week cited three customer complaints ahoui aide employees at a store in Lemoyne even alter the training. Board osticiais say they are responsive to what little feedback they get. noting they received 1,007 comments on 55 million transactions in 2008-09. "The PLCB is focused on mak ing every customer experience within our stores, on our toll-free hot iine or online, the best it can be. every time." the agency said in a statement Friday. “We leave the issue of privatization to the Legislature and the governor to decide.” . : :r: l Press :;uor Control Board, joiier than in neigh- likcr. 52, of Stockton, he staff would need to Why Buy New Cartridges? - A - All You Need Is jlppCarfridge lorldf w J nk - Cartridge World State College 246 East Calder Way State College, PA 16801 www cartridqeworldusa.com 4} 861-7654 Call or stop by today. BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward testifies before a committee in June Completion of the relief well that is the best chance to perma nently stop the oil now looks possi ble by mid-August, but retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the spill, said he wouldn't hesitate to order another evacuation based on forecasts similar to the ones for Bonnie. “We have no choice but to start well ahead of time if we think the storm track is going to bring gale force winds, which are 39 mph or above, anywhere close to well site,” Allen said. County commences plans for memorials By The Associated Press SOMERSET, Pa. Officials and residents in western Pennsylvania's Somerset County teamed up to mark two events that put the county in the national spotlight within a year of each other the crash of an airliner hijacked by terrorists and the dramatic rescue of nine trapped miners. The National Park Service and Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation held back-to-back events at the scenes of the Sept. 11, 2001 plane crash in Stonycreek Township and the mine rescue eight years ago. U.S/ Rep. Mark Critz said res idents of the county felt they had taken a one-two punch when the first word came that an under ground deluge had trapped nine miners. "The folks in this area did think, when the mine disaster happened, Oh, my, what are we going to be known as for the rest of our lives? The place of disas ters?" Critz said. But that all changed when rescuers hauled the ninth miner back to the surface in a narrow yellow capsule. "I guess the saving of the nine miners was reaffirming that we re in this together, and when we pull together, great things can happen," Critz said. At the Dormel Farm near Somerset, Bill Arnold spoke about the efforts of volunteers and fundraisers that have Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Construction has begun for both memorials in Somerset County. Head to Cartridge World for your ink and toner needs. You’ll not only save money, but you’ll help save the environment by reducing the number of cartridges in American landfills. SAVE BIG-GO GREEN Monday, July 26, 2010 I 3 Allen said officials will spend the next day determining how Bonnie, which did no real damage on shore, affected the area. Oil may have migrated north to Mississippi Sound, he said, and officials are checking to see if boom that was protecting sensi tive marshlands was pushed ashore. Allen said he had not heard whether Hayward is being replaced. ‘Tve got no knowledge of the inner workings of BE” he said. helped start a visitor education center near the 240-foot rescue shaft. Blaine Mayhugh. one of the rescued miners, said the event coming after the attacks "brought a lot of people together and put our county on the map." He now has a job servicing windmills, working far above the ground rather than beneath the surface. At the Flight 93 crash site, manager Jeff Reinbold said the National Park Service and allies have raised $l5 million in dona tions, triggering a matching amount of federal help. He said that makes up half of the $6O million needed to com plete work at the planned 1,000- acre site and protect the sur rounding 1,200 acres from dra matic change. By the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks that toppled the World Trade Center towers and damaged the Pentagon, as well as the struggle aboard Flight 93 that likely prevented a fourth attack, a plaza at the edge of the crash zone will bear the names of the passenger and crew, he said. A future phase is to include a walkway and visitor center, and later a 93-foot Tower of the Voices with wind chimes reminding visitors of the conver sations between passengers and crew and their loved ones who alerted those aboard the aircraft to the hijackers' plans and prompted them to take action. Over 1,700 locations worldwide % 2008 Cartridge World. All rights reserved.
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