Iowa Chamber Alliance outlines priorities
Iowa Chamber Alliance outlines priorities
Revamping Iowa’s tax code and funding repairs to the state’s roadways are among the 2012 legislative priorities announced this morning by the Iowa Chamber Alliance.
The nonpartisan coalition, which represents 16 chambers of commerce and economic development organizations throughout the state, annually advocates for statewide policies aimed at attracting and growing businesses in Iowa.
Ken Anderson, president of the Iowa Chamber Alliance and the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, said the state has made gains in encouraging economic growth through the creation of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress.
“This public-private partnership – born out of an Alliance concept proposal — will allow the flexibility, nimbleness and expertise for economic development in Iowa,” Anderson said. However, those organizations need to develop a new set of economic development incentives as well as evaluate existing initiatives for effectiveness, he said.
Other issues that must still be addressed, Anderson said, include commercial and industrial property taxes, transportation and infrastructure investment and education reform.
Revamping Iowa’s tax code and funding repairs to the state’s roadways are among the 2012 legislative priorities announced this morning by the Iowa Chamber Alliance.
The nonpartisan coalition, which represents 16 chambers of commerce and economic development organizations throughout the state, annually advocates for statewide policies aimed at attracting and growing businesses in Iowa.
Ken Anderson, president of the Iowa Chamber Alliance and the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, said the state has made gains in encouraging economic growth through the creation of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress.
“This public-private partnership – born out of an Alliance concept proposal — will allow the flexibility, nimbleness and expertise for economic development in Iowa,” Anderson said. However, those organizations need to develop a new set of economic development incentives as well as evaluate existing initiatives for effectiveness, he said.
Other issues that must still be addressed, Anderson said, include commercial and industrial property taxes, transportation and infrastructure investment and education reform.
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