the seeds of future growth as we leap ahead. now, when companies decide to invest their next dollar in delaware, it s not just the quality of our roads and our bridges and the port that they care about. they want to know that our air and our water are clean. and that our communities offer the parks and the recreational trails that make life for their employees and their families healthy and rewarding. you talk with business leaders on a regular basis and it quickly becomes apparent, quality of life matters deeply to them because it matters to their work force and overlook it and your state is likely to get overlooked. now, our focus on quality of life is proving that economic development and environmental protection are compatible goals. this focus resulted in nrg transforming the indian river power plant from one of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country into one of the cleanest. and it s leading to the conversion of the energy center in dover, from coal, to cle
raise himself in the world by his labor. over 100 years ago, this man, that same promise of america led my grandfather to come to ellis island and massachusetts to pursue his dreams and opportunities. that, to me typifies the america and virginia we all believe in. that s the america that we are blessed to call home. over the next 60 days, our job is to enact policies to ensure this remains a robust commonwealth of opportunity where any man or any woman of any race or any creed, from any beginning and any place, will always have the opportunity to raise themselves up in the world by their god-given talents and their labor. [ applause ] so working together, i kno will do that. so thank you all for your work together this session and may session and may god continue to shower his blessings on this great commonwealth of virginia. thank you. our coverage of the state of state addresses continues with delaware governor jack markell. some of the issues he covers during his rema