[AlaninSA]

Ditto on the economy recovering. My company - a small contract pharma producer - did have a layoff.

But...

The economy is roaring back. We've begun re-hiring people, working six days a week just to meet demand and we're looking at spending several mil on capital projects this fall.

I think this is something that's going to be seen over the entire nation during the coming months. One can only go so long without investing in capital projects. Many companies soon will be doing this type of investing - and the TRICKLE DOWN { :-) } will be HUGE for the economy.

[LS]

Brand new Wal-mart Super Store opening in Dayton with plenty of jobs---and not all just minimum-wage things, either.

On the other hand, the Centennial of Flight hoopla was a disaster (typically, Dayton planned for about twice as many people coming sa did) and thus a lot of vendors did not do as well as they were promised by the City.

[malia]

and yet the following is what is being reported----

"Lackluster Rebound as Greenspan Testifies

Posted by MR. CAPITALIST On 07/13/2003 3:24 PM PDT

"YAHOO BUSINESS - REUTERS ^ | Sun Jul 13, 8:57 AM ET | Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The scenario that Alan Greenspan (news - web sites) hoped for has not yet panned out: three months after the fall of Baghdad, the U.S. economy is muddling along -------"