Invariably the businessman is going to want to visit his bankers, so I think location plays a part. You are also going to want to ensure it has a political and economic track record,

I liked all the players when I went up there to visit, and the town is similar to Paris. It will be neat to play in the Big 12, and I'm ready to go to school. I was told I might have a chance to play right away, and that played a big part in my decision.

We're having a very good audit. We're getting toward the last stages of our visit here.

The misnomer or the misperception out there is that banking countries such as the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Jersey are black holes. It is just not true,

It's mandated by the state ? we had to use a lot of our surplus and it affected keeping our taxes down. It's not bad when you think that last year taxes went down six (cents).

Without the budget, things suffer ? teachers can lose jobs and programs can be taken away. It's not just a matter of trying to get taxes down ? that's part of it, but that's just one part of it.