What issue do you tend to hear most about in the media as it relates to business leaders' top agenda items? More often than not, it seems like taxes and tax incentives dominate the discussion.
However, as the economy shifts towards a more knowledge-based foundation, talent, not taxes, becomes a larger issue.A recent legislative priorities survey of 600 business leaders in Arizona is the latest insight into this shift. From The Explorer newspaper:
“You might assume an answer from the business community might be an answer having to do with taxes, with getting as many tax breaks as possible,” said Laura Shaw, TREO senior vice president for corporate and community affairs. Instead, this survey “clearly showed it was about education,” and “more long-term, systemic fixes to our challenges.”
In the upcoming legislative session in West Virginia, some interesting initiatives related to creating opportunities for innovation in our K12 school districts may be introduced. We hope that the business community in West Virginia will also rally to support much-needed funding and 21st Century Learning initiatives which will position our economy for long-term success.
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