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Posted: Fri 12:31 PM, Dec 21, 2012

WEDC CEO Search Narrowed

Posted Friday, December 21, 2012 --- 12:30 pm.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state's quasi-private economic development agency has narrowed the field in its search for a CEO.

A search committee for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., has whittled a pool of 100 applicants to three finalists -- Ralph Howard of Random Lake, Michael Jenkins of Cedarburg and Jason Jensen of Madison.

Gov. Scott Walker named a CEO search committee in September to work on replacing Paul Jadin.

The WEDC has been beset with problems ever since its creation last year. A pair of independent reviews of WEDC's operations identified a number of problems and issued a series of recommendations, including upgrading computer software and hiring more people to better track loans and other financial transactions.

Walker replaced the state Department of Commerce with the WEDC which spearheads Wisconsin's job creation efforts.

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by Tom Location: Oregon, WI on Dec 21, 2012 at 03:32 PM

The WEDC should have never been created. The Department of Commerce, being a true government agency, had oversight measures that worked. They also made qualified decisions that benefited the state. These types of semi-private organizations are created specifically to hide from public view and to bypass governmental responsibility.

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