the city recently game a grant for 500 thousand if a company hired 49 people. Does this sound about right a minimum of 10 thousand 200 dollars for each new employee hired?
city of sidney is out spending your money as usual with no limits
the city of Sidney has hired a new fiancé director for the newly created post. we hired a new economic developer for the newly created post just recently . I do understand our city manager feel he is overworked . However I do know the city caught two... — read more
Executives
Do any of these executives actually show their faces in Sidney these days? Do they still have residences in town or have they relocated elsewhere already?
Lower price
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/05/17/ Should Bass Pros Ask for Another Discount from Cabela's?
what does everyone think about the new policy in regard to the city council meeting.
Sidney Nebraska is facing tremendous problems in regard to the future which is going to take a miracle to get thru . Most major media outlets in this nation has spoke of the potential financial ruins Sidney could face in the future. The city council... — read more
Jonny Morris Jr
Has anyone heard the rumor that Johnny Morris Jr is moving to Sidney to run the operations?
Terminated for working
April 7th was,like any other work day, until around the late morning, I was called into the office for a meeting on being late for work, which I haven't missed a,day or been wrote up since I was given a,final...made sure if that, and my car was broke... — read more
D--k's having massive layoffs today
Both stores and the corporate office are affected... See more: https://www.thelayoff.com/d--k-s-sporting-goods or go directly to the discussion here: &d--k-s-sporting-goods
A week ago a poster posted is it better to die a slow death or tear the band aid
I argued stating it wouldn't make any since to tell a company which employee 2000 people basically to get out of Sidney so we can get new business into Sidney. I argued Cabela's helps provide the necessary economic incentive to attract new businesses... — read more
Taxing 'incentives' as if they were income!
Has anyone heard this? Non-monetary Incentives for doing things like going above and beyond on pushing club cards will now be coming back on their own W2 at the end of the year as taxable income! Scraping the bottom of the barrel for every dollar to... — read more
Next wave of layoffs
Im layoffs are coming in early July,anyone else hearing this in the hallways?
Another point of view about the sale of the company?
While this site is about problems with layoff's, etc. as a long time customer of Cabela;s before being an employee the question of one man controlling the out door industry by purchasing Cabela's and owning Bass Pro I think will make more people... — read more
Always on a Monday....
http://www.cabelas.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=TommyLetter
Cabelas.I and so many other thousand's residence of sidney are thankful you are located in Sidney
The truth is when Cabela's located in Sidney Nebraska it was like winning a million dollar lottery for a city the size of Sidney. You hear a lot of post on this site which is hard to believe. The truth is if Cabela's or the proposed bass pro/... — read more
Is better to die a slow death or ... just tear off the Band Aid?
Some have suggested a gradual closing of Cabelas headquarters over the course of years would be ideal. A substantial presence in Sidney...for some time...is what people are hoping for. Is this good for Sidney or will it just prolong the state of... — read more
Just when you thought things could not get any more weird in a single store. LOL
This store located in the south, and a young store compared to others has had it's share of weird management things happen since the opening, but just last week it has been learned that the GM, is now sitting in the AP office all day watching the... — read more
Worth a read
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=177739&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTExNTU1OTk5JkRTRVE9MCZTRVE9MCZTUURFU0M9U0VDVElPTl9FTlRJUkUmc3Vic2lkPTU3
Was good now sad
I left Cabelas recently. The first 5 years were great, I felt wanted which made me want to contribute more. Recently, contributing is considered taboo and threatening. After watching these execs in "action" the past couple of years, I actually felt... — read more
The city council in Sidney nebraska should addresss the situation with cabelas
I have watched most of the council meetings for the last 18 months. However how many times do you think the city manager and council has discussed the situation at Cabela's at a council meeting. If you stated never you were right. My point is even if... — read more
New SEC filing
Anybody know what the SEC filing today was about?
Sidney Home Valuations Not Going Down
I was in the Cheyenne County Assessor's Office last week and was told that I should expect the 2017 tax valuation of my Sidney home to NOT change, up or down, when new valuations go out next month. Instead, my valuation will remain the same as it has... — read more
Just a thought
How many people and which departments of Cabelas do you think BPS will relocate? How many and which departments of Cabelas do you think BPS will get rid of?
A concern most people employees have is sevance pay
I would recommend severance pay be paid as in past years and each employee be based on the time of service and the maximum severance package (which everyone of my friends received) was for one year.
with all the negative news how about a meeting with the new economic developer
The new economic developer in an interview stated that Sidney Nebraska would be fine no matter what happens at Cabela's. She also stated that the city the Sidney of was on the right side of the Cabela's issue. I work at Cabela's and I have so many... — read more
Relocation Source
"Cabela’s employs roughly 2,000 of the 6,800 people who live there, but the HEADQUARTERS would move to Springfield, Missouri — Bass Pro’s home — once the deal closes."... — read more
Revised
It looks as though we'll be getting $61.50 per share NOT $65.50
I've always wondered...
...Why none of the children of D & M Cabela want to have anything to do with the business their parents created. Without getting personal, can anybody shed a little light on this? Why are J and M in such a hurry to kill their brand? Seems a lasting... — read more
Closing date
Told there is a "new" closing date for the deal in late June, was also informed that there had to be an announcement of the sale 60 days before such date. Is this due to impending layoffs, or is there a regulatory law stating a company must announce... — read more
Petition started to call for United CEO to resign
Hmmmmm. I can think of another CEO that should be asked to step down.
More activism. Now someone wants to go after Whole Foods.
All I can say is that these activists are good for themselves. Get the share price up and then sell and leave a mess behind. I should of sold my CAB shares around Christmas when they were in the 60's... — read more
Layoff total
Labor site lists 70 employees layoff on 3/14/17
lets have a civil discussion on city ordiance
The community I was raised had several volunteer community wide clean up programs, I was in Wellington Colorado and the depressed economic situation in Sidney came up . A man stated his daughter who lives in Greeley used to drive over to Sidney to... — read more
Let's have a civil discussion
There's a good amount of nasty post....some deserved........How about some opinions about the sale or no sale....There are obvious pro's and con's for either way it goes......The fate of Sidney is first and foremost...after putting that on the top of... — read more
I am in total disagreement with this earlier statement.Yes Cabela's won't discuss the merger/buyout. That would be considered insider trading.
Inside trading has nothing to do with rather Cabela's release information about the merger. In fact Cabela's is a pubic traded company and they are required to release information about the company which private companies are often not required to... — read more
The future is in marijuana. Like it or not, it will soon be legal in all states and there's no reason why we should have to drive
across the border to get it. Sidney could gain statewide recognition for driving change for all of Nebraska, along with the tax revenue that recreational and medical sales would generate, the opportunity for growing is perfect in the Cheyenne county... — read more
http://www.ksidradio.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=37&id=240446#.WN-uooWcF2s
a point of discussion .
What happened?
Stock is suddenly up. What happened...somebody knows something
Our fearless leaders
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