On a related note, I just listened to a webinar from Escarpment Labs on their dry strain "House Ale." The info was that it was English in origin with a flavor profile more similar to a Chico strain, with a little higher attenuation rate. They have it listed for $10 from their site. They mentioned Great Fermentations as a US vendor of their yeasts, but they don't yet have this strain listed. The webinar should be available on their YouTube channel in a day or so.
Personally, I am not that excited about $10 packs of dry yeast, but I guess some of the Lallemand strains are already in the $7 to $8 range at stores around me.