How do I wrap propertyChanged code into an event dispatch thread?

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/*
 * EventRunnableHandler.java
 *
 * Created on March 14, 2007, 3:36 PM
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package com.ppowell.tools.ObjectTools.SwingTools;

import java.util.EventObject;

/**
 * Wrapper for Runnable interface that will allow for {@link
java.util.EventObject}
 * @author Phil Powell
 * @version JDK 1.6.0
 */
public class EventRunnableHandler implements Runnable {

    /**
     * {@link java.util.EventObject}
     */
    private EventObject evt;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of EventRunnableHandler
     * @param evt {@link java.util.EventObject}
     */
    public EventRunnableHandler(EventObject evt) {
        this.evt = evt;
    }

    /** Perform run */
    public void run() {}

}

/**
     * Invoked when task's progress property changes.
     */
    public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new EventRunnableHandler(evt) {
            public void run() {
                if (evt.getPropertyName() == "progress") {
                    int progress = (Integer)evt.getNewValue();
                    progressBar.setValue(progress);
                }
            }
        });

    }
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This code fails to compile producing the error message:

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local variable evt is accessed from within inner class; needs to be
declared final
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Bluntly put, how do I fix this?

Thanx
Phil