Lt. Governor Phil Bryant speaks at MS Homebuilders Assn event

The new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers lays out a blueprint for how more construction could help the middle class and the economy, setting up an argument Trump could make to voters.

Aaron Akers, director of economic and community development for the Central Electric Power Association, says with new small businesses, there has been growth in employment and the tax base, and the services offered by these businesses are giving people hope.