DES MOINES — Siouxland Chamber of Commerce president Debi Durham is expected to be introduced today as the next director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
Gov.-elect Terry Branstad, who will return in January for a fifth term after a 12-year break, has called a news conference at 9 a.m. today in Des Moines to announce Durham as his choice to lead the 115-employee department.
Branstad's transition team declined Monday to confirm the selection. Durham, who was traveling to Des Moines, could not be reached for comment.
Durham, 50, who has headed the Siouxland Chamber and its economic development division, The Siouxland Initiative, for the last 15 years, is a “logical choice” for the position, said state Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City.
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