Let’s not forget this important part of our local economic development efforts. The tourism industry which includes meetings and conventions, visitors tied to events, and tourists or travelers, is really gaining additional steam in our area. As you may recall, we have talked about the importance of the youth sports tournaments that continued safely and successfully throughout most of the pandemic. Now, I’d like to mention a few other things for your radar. Our first riverboat of the year, the American Duchess, is scheduled to dock on Thursday, April 8 th in downtown Cape Girardeau. We are looking forward to many more to follow. The USA Gymnastics Nationals Women’s Collegiate Championships will be held on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University April 8 th – 10 th . The Muddy River Marathon, a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, will be held in Cape on May 1 st . The Big BAM Missouri cross state bicycle tour is coming June 15 th . And the Great Race, the world’s premier old car