NetJets still has plans to grow in Columbus, new CEO David Sokol says. It’ll just take a little longer. (The Columbus Dispatch)
David Sokol has had to make painful decisions in his first three months as chief executive of NetJets, the Columbus-based company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Sokol laid off more than 800 employees — 495 pilots, who could be recalled as needed, and 350 others — in the face of millions of dollars in losses associated with the recession. He also disappointed local officials, who …