Commerce Sec. Keith Crisco (audio)
Click here for my 10-Plus interview with Keith Crisco, North Carolina's new commerce secretary. And here are few bits of audio that expand on what could fit in print.
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Until recently, Crisco was a city council member in Asheboro, recently named by Forbes as one of "America's Fastest-Dying Towns." (More here.)
"It was depressing," Crisco said. In this audio clip he talks about why he thinks the Forbes study was unfair, the challenges that Asheboro faces and what part of that experience will inform him as Commerce Secretary.
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Recently, UNC researchers told legislators that the state should eliminate some tax incentives for job recruitment, according to their research.
Crisco says in this audio clip that the approach makes sense, and in particular liked that the approach was based on research rather than philosophy.
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Crisco once testified to Congress in favor of CAFTA, a free trade treaty. I put to him that many workers blame free trade on losing their jobs.
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And because it was a good story, but too long to include in its entirety, click here to hear how Crisco got into Harvard's graduate business school. Not only did he admit to not having the best grades in the world as an undergraduate, the punch line tells you something about the guy's philosophy. It was a chance to sell myself, which is an important part of life," he said.
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