ATLANTA—East Coast states are doing well while other regions dependent on energy or the ports—such as California—suffer. Job numbers from the mid-Atlantic down to Florida continue to be very strong compared to other parts of the country.

Will this trend continue? GlobeSt.com caught up with KC Conway, credit risk manager and chief valuation officer at SunTrust Bank, to get his thoughts. In short, his answer is yes—he does expect this trend to continue.

“The best example of this shift is the latest GDP data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis translating the national GDP data down to the state level,” Conway tells GlobeSt.com. “Dissecting regional and state data is especially helpful to understand the growth occurring in the Southeast.”