It's pretty amazing when Chris starts talking to people who've been all over the world and they start comparing us to the Tour de France. If you've ever seen video of people lining the roads in the Tour de France, it's a pretty amazing testament.
We have to understand when we look at retail, we draw from an area that services some 800,000 people. It's much larger than Macon and Bibb County, and that's where we want to be. This all bodes well for us in the retail trade side of the house.
Obviously, when you're coming downtown to go to school and you're coming straight from work, you're going to grab something to eat.
Retail, in general, is a very strong market for us. Our retail draw extends from Dodge County to over to the coast. (These retailers) just continue to complement our retail offerings, which is a very good thing.
You sometimes need help navigating through that process. And this way, when you call, you're calling a person rather than just asking if there's somebody who can help you.
What Billy brings to the table is an understanding of the small-business owner, which is important. I'm very pleased Billy was willing to serve.
Welcome to a beautiful day in Central City Park. I don't think we could order a better day. The cherry blossoms are starting to pop, and we're just going to have a fabulous 10 days.
(It's not much of an impact) I can tell at this point. I'm sure there have been some disruptions, but I haven't seen it. It usually happens in bigger cities. I haven't seen much of anything around here.
