Mike Johanns actually said...

Very briefly, I want to start out and just tell you how much I appreciate what you're doing here.

Not only is it a win-win for the direct participants, but the community wins, the economy wins, the state wins.

There are so many good examples, around this country, of industry and universities developing very powerful partnerships.

One of the things I hear as I talk to the business community... is they just feel there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty.