Don Wilkes, Site Manager Jacobs Engineering Ballard County "The quality of the workforce is what you would expect for Amercia's heartland - high morals, commitment to quality, pride in performance and a desire for continuous improvement. Sammy Todd, President/CEO Bardwell Deposit Bank Carlisle County "I feel like we have a lot of advantages here in the Great River Region. We have Barkley Regional Airport located in Paducah a short distance to here, a low tax situation, and a good school system. We have a new golf course and we just have a good quality of life here. Gary Harper, President Harper's Country Hams Hickman County "One of the good things about the Great River Region is that we are centrally located to regional cities such as Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis and Louisville. It is an advantage in a lot of ways to be right in the center of those but at the same time, not necessarily in them. Thomas J. Reddington, General Manager Northwestern Steel Fulton County "The work ethics are very strong in this market. People want to come to work, they want to do a good job and produce a quality product.