Congressman Dave Loebsack said that it was good to see the growth of small business during his visit to Knoxville on Friday. Loebsack visited four businesses downtown – Founders, the Main Street Market, The Center on the Square, and the Next Chapter – as part of his small business tour. Loebsack told KNIA/KRLS News that such economic development in non-urban areas is always a positive thing. He added that the centralization of growth is positive for some things, but not for everything, and that we needed to continue to keep the rural parts of the state strong and competitive. Loebsack visits with The Center on the Square owner Mikol Sesker in the above photo.