We are currently going through a period of construction and change now. There will be challenges to managing the growth and demand for services. There is still work to be done and I still enjoy doing it.

A lot of people were working for revitalization, but they had no designated funding. They were sort of living between little grants.

If the situation does not change, price growth for diesel will amount to 20% by spring this year.

In general terms, I think with increasing human populations we will inevitably see an increase in conflict between humans and wildlife.

The construction industry and transportation sector in Kansas have pushed 2005 growth into the very strong range. However, higher interest rates will slow growth for both industries in the first half of 2006. The rate at which our Asian trading partners open their borders to U.S. beef will be an important factor affecting growth for the state in 2006.

Manufacturing job losses in the second half of 2005 pushed Arkansas' overall job growth for the fourth quarter to zero. However, Arkansas firms ... benefiting from the opening of the Japanese and other Asian beef markets, and J.B. Hunt Transport, profiting from the U.S. economic expansion, will drive Arkansas job growth higher in the first half of 2006.