111.   He said management companies and the city bureaucracy merely added to his problems.

112.   He says companies that dominate their industries, like Microsoft in computer operating systems, would also have an advantage.

113.   Heerssen said the company thought briefly about expanding in Texas before deciding on Dresden.

114.   He said companies, like FacilityPro, that started with venture capital then attracted industry money could find their investors at odds.

115.   He said company officials were also negotiating with another health care company that might want to form a joint venture.

116.   He said insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and others that were forced to pay higher rates of reimbursement in Danbury did not file charges or call his office.

117.   His election as chairman and CEO is effective immediately, the company said.

118.   However, there should not be much overlap in the operations, the company said.

119.   However he ruled out its sale, saying the company was shedding unprofitable parts.

120.   ICA said Swedish company ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. and Brazilian firm Compania Brasileira de Projetos e Obras signed the contract.