Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin made his economic pitch to hundreds of economic developers and international business investors Monday in Washington.
The governor appeared on a panel as part of the Select USA Investment Summit. Bevin says his administration includes people with an understanding about cutting red tape.
“The people that I have hired into my administration intentionally come from the business community, because we don’t need more bureaucrats and people who are good at creating regulation," Bevin said. "I want people who understand what it’s like to suffer underneath regulation that doesn’t necessarily need to be there.”
Bevin also told participants that awarding more college degrees isn’t the only way to grow state economies.
“This idea that everyone needs to go straight to a four-year college is something that I think we have done to our disadvantage in America," he said. "I won’t talk about that a lot, but we need people who are trained to work in the 21st century, not just to have degrees and high expectations.”
Select USA is a government program that promotes and facilitates business investment in America. Last year, more than 2,500 participated in the summit from 70 markets and 52 states and territories.
In his remarks, Bevin said Kentucky sits at a major intersection of railway and highways, both benefiting economic development.
