Mike Johanns actually said...

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

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

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

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