for example, in the tiny town of grouse creek, i met heather warr, who is here with her family tonight in order to supplement her family's ranching economy, heather started an ecommerce business, selling western apparel and foot wear online. her company, standup ranchers.com, now employs seven people, making heather a major employer in a community of 100 residents. [applause] from fiberoptic communications providers to hay exporters to composite manufacturers to online retailers, people are fining unique opportunities and advantages in rural utah. and heather warr exemplifies the innovation and initiative inherent in utah's people. the second cite tieron is growth prospects. utah is a fertile field in which to grow a new company or to relocate or expand an existing company. this past september, i went to new york to meet with executives from l-3 commune indications, $16 billion high-tech company with locations in 30 states and 20 countries. the purpose of my visit was to convince them to expand their utah operations. and i've got to admit, it wasn't much of a hard sell. l-3 told me the

for example, in the tiny town of grouse creek, i met heather warr, who is here with her family tonightin order to supplement her family's ranching economy, heather started an ecommerce business, selling western apparel and foot wear online. her company, standup ranchers.com, now employs seven people, making heather a major employer in a community of 100 residents. [applause] from fiberoptic communications providers to hay exporters to composite manufacturers to online retailers, people are fining unique opportunities and advantages in rural utah. and heather warr exemplifies the innovation and initiative inherent in utah's people. the second cite tieron is growth prospects. utah is a fertile field in which to grow a new company or to relocate or expand an existing company. this past september, i went to new york to meet with executives from l-3 commune indications, $16 billion high-tech company with locations in 30 states and 20 countries. the purpose of my visit was to convince them to expand their utah operations. and i've got to admit, it wasn't much of a hard sell. l-3 told me they

for example, in the tiny town of grouse creek, i met heather warr, who is here with her family tonight in order to supplement her family's ranching economy, heather started an ecommerce business, selling western apparel and foot wear online. her company, standup ranchers.com, now employs seven people, making heather a major employer in a community of 100 residents. [applause] from fiberoptic communications providers to hay exporters to composite manufacturers to online retailers, people are fining unique opportunities and advantages in rural utah. and heather warr exemplifies the innovation and initiative inherent in utah's people. the second cite tieron is growth prospects. utah is a fertile field in which to grow a new company or to relocate or expand an existing company. this past september, i went to new york to meet with executives from l-3 commune indications, $16 billion high-tech company with locations in 30 states and 20 countries. the purpose of my visit was to convince them to expand their utah operations. and i've got to admit, it wasn't much of a hard sell. l-3 told me the