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Rep. Jim Jacks, serving the 49th District Serving Clark County, including Vancouver west of Interstate 205, and Hazel Dell. |
Jacks sets out to see
‘50 Businesses in 50 Business Days’
Lawmaker embarks on up-close listening
tour of Clark County’s
business community
Tuesday, Sept.1, 2009
CLARK COUNTY – Walking a mile in the shoes of
Southwest Washington’s business community – actually, it’s more like 50
miles – is the aim of a “50 Businesses in 50 Business Days” venture launched
this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 1) by Washington State Rep. Jim Jacks,
D-Vancouver.
Jacks said he came up with the idea because “Clark County’s
unemployment rate is 13.7 percent and we need to focus on job-creation. I
want to hear firsthand from the businesspeople who will create the jobs that
our citizens are looking for.
“I hope to learn a lot from business owners
and employees about what the state of Washington is doing well and what it
can do better,” he explained.
“There is no substitute for visiting a
company and actually seeing, hearing, smelling and feeling the things that
businesspeople have to tackle and overcome every day.”
Jacks announced
his “50 Businesses in 50 Business Days” venture as part of his remarks
during a regional meeting of the Association of Washington Business in
Vancouver this morning.
If you are interested in having Jacks visit your
business, please call his office in Olympia at 360-786-7924.
Elected
last fall to his first term in the Legislature, Jacks currently works in
business development for the engineering, surveying and planning firm of
MacKay & Sposito. He is an Assistant House Majority Whip. He is also a
member of the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee, the House
Capital Budget Committee, and the House Technology, Energy & Communications
Committee.
A former citizen advocate for the City of Vancouver, Jacks
also served as Gov. Chris Gregoire’s representative in southwestern
Washington. He established the Clark County Juvenile Court’s Victim-Offender
Mediation program.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State
University, and a master’s degree from the University of Bradford in
England.
Jacks and his wife, Brenda, have two children.
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