Dissolving state’s Department of Commerce would affect industry 

Published: December 10, 2010
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By James Briggs Gov.-elect Scott Walker has reiterated his administration‘s plan to dissolve the state Department of Commerce and replace its economic development functions with a public-private board. If Walker follows through, the move would be consistent with statements he made during his gubernatorial campaign. But scrapping the agency, which formed in 1995, also would [...]