These rains were much needed to refill the aquifers. We had been far behind our normal rain totals, but we are now sitting pretty.

We're looking at the development of genetic tests which are easy and robust with a quick turnaround.

If you stay broke and fund every request, then you have no money and no resources to promote economic development,

The coalfield authority was designed to be an economic development organization, ... The board of directors is made up of business people who have made intelligent decisions about how to invest our funds. We’re not ashamed of that.

I'd like to sell them some oceanfront property in Dickenson County.

Our goal was to build a foundation to attract advanced technology jobs with wage rates far exceeding those of the average information technology employer. These are the first projects that are paying an average wage rate that exceeds that of the mining industry.