One thousand-plus jobs within a 40-mile radius represents a major labor provider.

Nothing increases the number of jobs so rapidly as labor-saving machinery, because it releases wants theretofore unknown, by permitting leisure.

Jobs are growing just fast enough to absorb the new entrants into the labor market but no faster.

I thought it would be good for the area. It just seemed like it has a good wholesome message and my enthusiasm for it came from me as a citizen.

From an economic development standpoint, most of the people who work there spend income on basics, and there's an immediate turnover into local economy. They buy groceries, pay rent and the money is quickly put back into the local economy.

This is something we've been working toward since the past year. It's not really much of a change.