Speaker's Jobs Commission To Host Community Forum For Montgomery Businesses
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: February 28, 2011
The Speaker’s Commission on Job Creation is hosting its second “business leadership
exchange” in Montgomery Monday, February 28th
at Auburn University Montgomery’s Goodwyn Hall beginning at
6:00 p.m. Those who run local businesses throughout the River Region
have been invited to the event to share their ideas and recommendations
for how to boost private sector job growth in the state.
On
February 7, 2011, House Speaker Mike Hubbard announced the formation of
the Speaker’s Commission on Job Creation, a select group of business
leaders tasked with identifying opportunities to boost private sector
job growth through changes in state laws and policies. Speaker Hubbard
asked that a final report of creative, achievable
and immediate job-creation policy recommendations that can be considered
by the Legislature in the Regular Session be delivered to himself,
Governor Bentley and the House Committee on Economic Development and
Tourism by April 15.
“We
must enact policies that will lift unnecessary burdens off existing
businesses, attract
new industry and ultimately jumpstart job growth,” House Speaker Mike
Hubbard said. “The best way to do that is to listen to actual job
creators, business leaders who best know what it takes to create an
environment that is conducive to growth.”
Commission
members are hosting “business leadership exchanges” throughout the
state, inviting those that own and operate companies of all kinds to
share their ideas about how to help all industries grow. The first
exchange, held last week in Huntsville, was a tremendous success as a
wide variety of business leaders and entrepreneurs
from North Alabama had a productive dialogue.
The
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Speaker’s
office to host the event,
inviting its vast and diverse membership to participate. Shannon Speir,
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce executive board vice chair and
president of Speir Consulting, serves on the Commission. Speir said this
event
is the perfect opportunity for those who experience the complexities of
running a business day-to-day to share their concerns in a constructive
way.
“These
meetings are important to gather ideas that will help all businesses
thrive in the state,” said
Speir. “By serving on this commission, I want to make sure that these
ideas are not just written down on paper but put into legislation that
removes some of the red tape that many businesses face and create new
opportunities. This is not just for big industries;
we want input from all businesses and that includes small businesses.”
Those who are unable to attend the Montgomery exchange but would like to submit
ideas and recommendations are encouraged to email them to ALjobscommission@gmail.com,
or join the conversation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/speakersjobscommission.
