This alone could be creating new jobs.

The recent surge in tech exports from Wisconsin is a strong sign that things are going well.

VC spending has always been a challenge in Illinois, so this is good news.

Racing has $25 billion in economic impact, hundreds of thousands of jobs, generates $16 billion in handle, but still does not provide adequate on-track insurance for its most important people,

Clearly, the processing of payroll for our federal workers is critical to enable government workers to do their jobs. And we're very impressed with what the National Finance Center workers accomplished. Before the hurricane struck, they worked hard to ensure that the next payroll was ready to go. And then many of them, with just a single suitcase, knowing that their homes had been destroyed, went to work in Philadelphia and Dallas to handle the payroll. We appreciate their commitment. It was truly remarkable.

We feel we have a person whose leadership, experience and courage in his past jobs can help Mississippi State succeed.