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The head of the state’s flagship job creation agency told lawmakers Tuesday that merging two state economic development agencies would be easier than turning the old Commerce Department into a public-private agency.
Gov. Scott Walker reappointed Reed Hall, right, as CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
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The state's flagship job creation agency has had trouble tracking loans and is looking for its fifth CFO in four years.
A Democrat said the proposal, part of a state economic development agency merger, "flies in the face of reason."
The speech lacked policy and program details, which are expected to be contained in his Feb. 3 budget address.
A scathing state audit of Gov. Scott Walker's Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation calls for numerous improvements to the flagship jobs agency.
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