She hasn't been there long enough to know. She just moved from St. Louis a couple of months ago. She was selling houses there, and that was picking up as she was leaving.
Radio advertising is growing again nationwide for the first time in years. It's projected to grow for at least the next two years. Nashville is pacing behind, mostly because it wasn't as soft as some other markets last year. Advertising growth is a real good sign.
The scumbags on Wall Street really dug us into a hole. Some numbers I've heard... there was only 10% real money backing a lot of their paper. I know the government is working on magic money right now, but they don't hold a candle to the thieves on Wall Street. IMHO, we're lucky to be seeing any recovery this early.