Sunday, August 15, 2010

Audit: W.Va. can't evaluate development efforts

The Associated Press
August 12, 2010

West Virginia's chief economic development agency still can't measure whether it's had any success.

That's the finding from legislative auditors this week. They fault the state Development Office for not complying with their 2007 report on the subject.

That report concluded the office could not determine the effectiveness of its various attempts to help employers locate or expand in the Mountain State.

The agency has responded by citing the outcome of trade shows. It's also supported recent tax cuts and changes to the workers' compensation system.

Wednesday's update from audits says those steps still don't measure performance.

Agency officials say they hope a new Customer Relationship Management system will help them evaluate their efforts.

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