Biz Coach Terry Corbell
Idaho Gov. Otter’s letter recruiting Washington and Oregon businesses to his state is merely an entrepreneurial approach to economic development, according to Seattle Biz Coach columnist Terry Corbell.
“Call it brazen. Call it economic development. Whatever your preference, Idaho Governor C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter is an opportunist,”
The Biz Coach points out the 2010 Washington legislative session has produced numerous new taxes and ended all transparency without implementing efficiencies to solve the $2.8 billion budget mess prompted by excessive spending.
“Few public officials at any level are taking prudent steps to reassure employers about economic growth and job creation,” adds Mr. Corbell.
The headline in Gov. Otter’s letter, which is really a press release, reads, “Love letter to our neighbors: Idaho is open for your business.”
Here’s an excerpt from Gov. Otter’s letter:
"We now are reaching out to hundreds of Oregon businesses, and will do the same with those in Washington if the legislature there follows Oregon’s lead. We aren’t offering many bells and whistles, but what we can offer is a business-friendly State government, a highly qualified and motivated work force, and communities where people understand that while government cannot be the solution to their problems it can and must be a champion for their own solutions."
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For full details on Gov. Otter’s letter, and The Biz Coach analysis: http://www.bizcoachinfo.com/
The Biz Coach columns are also published on the Money News page at Seattle’s CBS affiliate, KIROTV.com. KIRO is the “National 2009 Edward R. Murrow Winner for Overall Excellence.”
With more than 30 years experience in best-practices management and the media at CMS Associates LLC, Mr. Corbell provides insight and analysis as a business-performance consultant.
As developer of The CMS Approach for business, he has provided confidential solutions which have been equally effective in the public sector.
In finance, especially timely in this economic downturn, he provides a nine-point financial turnaround program, on a pay-for-performance basis, for a small retainer and just one percent of the net-profit increase.
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