The immediate benefit is as construction starts, that will bring a tremendous number of construction workers to town, which will help local industries. It has created a need for housing, and with that, has brought numerous developers from out of the area looking to buy land and fulfill the need for housing.

This could be a real boon to Quincy and to Grant County. It's bringing renewed optimism to the people of the town, especially the business owners. We're interested to see where it takes us.

We are excited. I never had any doubts, but in the real estate world, things can always go haywire.

The notoriety of that type of company and the spin-off potential of the businesses that follow them is a great thing.

We purchased land, had it developed, and it was ready to go for a company that would be coming in the area.

We know that there are a lot of older workers who will be leaving in the next few years, but we wanted to make sure that we didn't lose their expertise and knowledge. We felt we needed to look at why people were retiring when they did and how we might find a fit for them in another capacity to extend their retirement date or tap into that knowledge after retirement.