Post by Logan on Mar 12, 2016 20:57:47 GMT -6
Governor suggests studying whether to merge three state corporations
Gov. Bill Walker is planning to analyze three big state-owned corporations with an eye toward combining some of their operations or even consolidating them.
On Thursday morning, Walker held a press conference to announce that the state will begin considering whether to merge aspects of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Alaska Energy Authority.
“At the end of the process, we can’t say what it’s going to look like with the three agencies,” he said.
Walker said the state’s goal is to find efficiency and determine whether the state-backed corporations could be doing more to support economic development.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-03-10/governor-suggests-studying-whether-merge-three-state-corporations
Gov. Bill Walker is planning to analyze three big state-owned corporations with an eye toward combining some of their operations or even consolidating them.
On Thursday morning, Walker held a press conference to announce that the state will begin considering whether to merge aspects of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Alaska Energy Authority.
“At the end of the process, we can’t say what it’s going to look like with the three agencies,” he said.
Walker said the state’s goal is to find efficiency and determine whether the state-backed corporations could be doing more to support economic development.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-03-10/governor-suggests-studying-whether-merge-three-state-corporations