I am fortunate that I will be having dinner with the #2 economist for the National Association of Realtors tonight, so I will personally ask him that question and let you know what he says.

I was glad to hear Governor Otter say that the Department of Commerce and the Labor Dept are taking a proactive approach of contacting companies thinking about relocating to Boise to let them know that we may have more skilled labor coming to the market.

I think most of the impact will be the areas closest to Micron; however that market has been stronger than other parts of the market because southeast Boise didn't get overbuilt like Meridian, Eagle and Star.

The fact that these people will get severence packages and be phased over 2 years will minimize the impact too.

Let me know your thoughts.