It's been a good working relationship with (Electrolux) so far, ... (The expansion) means a lot to us. It means they want to be here.

August looks like it is going to be a good month for us, ... As we look into the fall season, hog prices have held up quite a bit stronger than others have predicted.

Our season starts Saturday, ... Saturday gets the ball started for us. They all know how important (the Festival) is.

You can get a new Mercedes, but you can't find an '82 Cheval Blanc or a '95 Screaming Eagle, ... Everybody thinks (wines) are like their own children. They represent important events for people, like the birth wines for your son or daughter that you planned to drink on their 21st birthday. Collecting wine is more about the future than the present.

Dane convinced me that he was up to becoming our head coach by his résumé, which was amazing, and meeting him. In his résumé, he detailed his accomplishments, and how they might benefit our program, and then he outlined his strategies to get to the next level of competition, what kind of offensive and defensive plans he had, who would be his assistant coaches, how he would boost fund-raising for this institution, how he would recruit. And then you meet Dane, and you felt he could do all of this.

This is just great for Lenoir County and Kinston, ... It's going to help the economy and the tax base.