Our customers will notice a little different feel as they walk into the financial centers, and see the managers out on the floor at a station, actively engaged with the customers.

I think it's important to note that (today) we will have people greeting our customers in the parking lots and explaining some of the merger activity.

These guys are pros. Their conversion team has this down to a science. It really has been a very smooth transition.

We believe this new Web site will become the primary 'go to' site ... for engineers, architects, building managers, contractors, purchasing agents and other business and government officials and environmentalists in their quest for a green California. We believe it will demonstrate with facts and figures that environmentally smart business decisions can also save big bucks, while making life healthier for all of us.

All three of the managers could be retained or terminated. We will be looking at ways to get above the bogey.

Fifty-four percent of hiring managers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com say they will increase their staffs in the coming year while only 9 percent will decrease them. After creating over 2 million jobs in 2005, the U.S. is expected to add 2 million more in 2006, according to economist estimates.