An executive called the agent, who assured him that the coverage was in place.

This is, after all, a state where executives don't call a cab, they hire a car.

One senior executive called it "the biggest game of musical chairs ever to hit this business."

In the general scheme of things, this is what executives like to call important television.

One executive called it "the equivalent of a plane crash for us."

The two executives called for cutting the authority's budget, now $487 million a year, by nearly 15 percent over the next 18 months.

Yesterday, even after what the current executives call a turnaround, the stock traded at $6.39.

The chief executive called the tune, and the board hummed along.

While several executives close to the talks called the negotiations advanced, no agreement has been reached.

Indeed, several executives have called the Pentagon directly in the last week to say they were prepared to ramp up production.