There is a growing number of female-run businesses in outer-metropolitan areas.

The Amish overall are growing robustly and they have to colonize new areas.

The market is much stronger now. From an employment standpoint it's growing in a number of different areas, not just high tech. The growth rate is slower and, in my opinion, more sustainable, and the housing market is on very solid footing.

Since 9/11, as a nation, our preparedness has increased dramatically. We need to ensure that in major metropolitan areas, preparedness is an all-hazards preparedness. So we're going to have a look at these individual plans to ensure they reflect that.

We're not going to be small Jasper County much longer. We're going to be one of the largest metropolitan areas in South Carolina.

And that's spreading to more of the urbanized areas, so instead of just the area in the beltway being congested, it's a lot more than that now.