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Most people are gaining confidence in the things that we see in the economy both nationally
and locally. Certainly that was reinforced by the data we saw today. It’s almost anecdotally
you sort of feel like it’s getting better. Anyone who has investments in the market,
we kind of watch what the market does. We’ve seen how that has gone back up pass the levels
it was back in July. I tend to remember July 25 because it’s my wife’s birthday and
I sort of know what the market was and we went into that tailspin because at the federal
level, arguing about the debt ceiling and all the controversy that sent the market into
a little bit of a tailspin. Kind of got concerning, but the market is back and is past where it
was back in July. So that’s all very positive. And I’m very optimistic. Having companies
like GE Aviation, that was a huge statement that company made by locating in the pine
belt. That was a real endorsement about the business climate and quality of the workforce,
the quality of research and knowledge coming out of this university.