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Importance of Tourism Demoted in Idaho

October 9, 2013 /

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Tourism demoted?

Idaho Department of Commerce Director Jeff Sayer has some explaining to do, and he should do it fast.

Late last week, Sayer laid off the chief of the Division of Tourism as well as the chief of the division of International Business in what was called department "restructuring."

Sayer opted for this instead of a smooth transition that could have retained the expertise of veteran chiefs and reassured businesses for whom the news was a shock because the division’s activities are critical to them.

Instead, what businesses got was a daylight axing that no one saw coming.

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