Here some interesting information on Mary Burkes business experience and her performance as Jim Doyles commerce secretary: Mary Burke did not bolster jobs as Trek CEO. She inherited both the business and her money from her father. She then sold the business to foreign investors. She created no jobs. As to why she resigned her post as Doyles Commerce Secretary, the following is in her own words in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Heres what Burke said about her own job performance as Commerce Secretary. I am not BURKE-ING this. Its from the MJS Madison -- Prior to her resignation as Governor Jim Doyles Commerce secretary, Mary Burke admitted she wasn’t particularly good at leading her department or helping the private sector create jobs. In a stunning admission to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in October 2007, Burke said her department “sat on the sidelines while other states vie to recruit new businesses,” and went on to say “we are not out there selling the state and attracting the companies.” When Mary Burke resigned as Commerce secretary after an embarrassing audit, she admitted her failures and said they sat on the sidelines while other states beat out Wisconsin for economic development,” Press Secretary Alleigh Marre said. “Mary Burke already had her chance to help Wisconsin create jobs and attract new businesses and, by her own admission, she blew it.” Don’t just take Mary Burke’s word for it. During Burke’s time as commerce secretary: Wisconsin actually lost more than 6,500 manufacturing jobs (QCEW, Q4 2004 - Q4 2007). Wisconsin ranked 42nd in the nation for job growth (QCEW). Wisconsin ranked 45th in the nation for average weekly wage growth (QCEW). Wisconsin ranked 47th in the nation for business establishment growth (QCEW). Wisconsin’s growth rate never rose above 1%, lagging the nation every year (QCEW). Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was higher than the national rate for the only time in the last 25 years (CES). “Wanted: Pied piper for commerce secretary,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Shortly before announcing her resignation as Wisconsins secretary of commerce, Mary Burke issued a harsh criticism of her agency. The Commerce Department, which ought to be among the states most influential economic players, has sat on the sidelines while other states vie to recruit new businesses, she said. We are not out there selling the state and attracting the companies, Burke said late last month, echoing private-sector criticism. Her Nov. 1 departure, announced last week, gives Gov. Jim Doyle the opportunity to name a replacement with enough dynamism and private-sector savvy to thrust Wisconsin into the fiercely competitive game of business attraction. It also means that business leaders and executives from around the state will closely scrutinize the nominees credentials. In plain English, Mary Burke was fired for poor jobs performance.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:08:22 +0000
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