Business Facilities - February 2009 - (Page 10) COVER STORY By Jack Rogers Governor’s Report A $700-million infrastructure initiative, national leadership in IT services and wind-power manufacturing give the Hawkeye State plenty of reasons to be bullish about the future. T he worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is forcing the nation’s governors to dig deep into hidden reserves, financial and spiritual, just to keep their heads above the rising tide of red ink. Every state is being buffeted by the “perfect storm” that was spawned by the near collapse of the global financial system last fall. Survival and recovery strategies vary from state to state, largely depending on whether a solid foundation for economic development was in place before the crisis hit full-force. Iowa is no stranger to mean-looking storms. According to Governor Chet Culver, Iowans are meeting the challenge of this year’s economic twister headon, with the optimism and resilience that are hallmarks of the Hawkeye State. “The economic challenge is historic in its scope,” Culver declared in his annual Condition of the State address in January. “These are difficult days. But in Iowa, we don’t run from challenges, we tackle them.” Culver is on the front lines of the fight for economic renewal, and his battle cry can be distilled into three simple words: “jobs, jobs and jobs.” The Iowa governor is waging this 21st-century economic battle on land, in the air and in cyberspace. 10 FEBRUARY 2009 Governor Chet Culver PHOTO CREDIT: IOWA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
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