Relatively small additional efficiencies in travel and reductions in congestion have significant impacts on the economy.

It's nice to have universities, rather than be reluctantly drawn into helping with the economy, to be aggressively seeking ways to help with the economy. Legislators are appreciative of that.

The travel and tourism industry worldwide is a $6 trillion economy.

Wherever those people come from, you will see an increase in jobs in Northwest Indiana.

When we take a look at how far the ripple will travel, from vendors, the local restaurants, local economy, hotels and everything that feeds off of those, it will have a big impact.

Not everyone is a Shaquille O'Neal, making millions, that can travel with a coterie of accountants. We consider it to be an outrageous administrative burden on anyone who travels and works for a few days out of state.