Governor Otter Appoints New Member to Economic Advisory Council
2/1/2013
Idaho
Economic Advisory Council (EAC) Advises the Governor and Idaho Commerce on
economic development policy, grant awards
BOISE,
Idaho—Friday, February 1, 2013—Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has appointed Steve
Meyer to serve as the Region I Representative on the Idaho Economic Advisory
Council (EAC). Mr. Meyer was appointed
to replace Tim Komberec, President & CEO of Empire Airlines, who served the
maximum of two four-year terms.
Mr. Meyer
lives in Hayden Lake and has an impressive business
resume. He started Parkwood Business
Properties, a commercial real estate development firm in Coeur d’Alene, in 1975. Prior to that, he was Vice-President/General
Manager of the Clare Pendar Division of General Instrument Corporation, and
Senior Vice-President of Engineering and Manufacturing for American Sign and
Indicator Corporation. In 1979, he was a
founder of Advanced Input Devices and served as the Chairman of the Board
through 1993.
Currently,
Mr. Meyer serves on the Board of the North Idaho College Foundation and the
Board of Directors of Mountain West Bank.
He is also involved with small venture capital investing and currently
is working with two small companies in Idaho. In 2012, Idaho Smart Growth awarded Mr. Meyer
the Charles Hummel Lifetime Achievement award. Mr. Meyer earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho, and
an MBA from The Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
“We are
thrilled to have Mr. Meyer, with his long history of successful business
experience and passion for Idaho, join a
dedicated group of professionals to serve on the Economic Advisory Council,”
Idaho Commerce Director Jeffery Sayer said. “Mr. Meyer will be a tremendous
asset to northern Idaho in ensuring its economic development priorities are
achieved, and a great resource in moving our state’s economy forward.”
The Idaho
Economic Advisory Council's main purpose is to advise the Governor and Idaho
Commerce on goals and objectives that further economic development within the state. The council also makes recommendations to the
Governor on applications for block grant funding and reviews Industrial Revenue
Bond allocations. In addition, Council
members advise their regions on economic development opportunities and
represent their interests to state government.
The
council consists of seven members, appointed by the Governor, with one member
appointed from each of the state's six economic development regions and one
member appointed at-large.
For the
full list of Idaho Commerce’s Economic Advisory Council members, click
here.
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