Chris Grissom was quoted in the Friday, February 05, 2010 issue of the Birmingham Business Journal's article "FDIC: State loses 7,000 banking jobs between 2008 and 2009". Chris was quoted saying "the state can now have a more competitive edge since it has some incentives to offer companies looking to build data centers or call centers. The bills passed by Alabama lawmakers last year will help us recruit more businesses in the state. Before, we didn’t have anything to offer. If Wells Fargo or BB&T wanted to build a call center here we at least have something to incentivize them with.”