Some business owners say they are holding off on hiring plans because they expect tax rates to rise. Dyke Messinger, chief executive of Power Curbers in Salisbury, N.C., said he would like to fill four slots at his construction equipment company but would only hire three people because he anticipate
f the presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board; Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers; Donald McCabe, senior vice president of Corning; Tony Raimando, co-CEO of Behlen Mfg. Co.; and Dyke Messinger, CEO of Power Curbers. The group also includes Brad Keywell. a