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Statewide, Iowa – Zach Lahn — the Republican Party’s candidate for governor — says if elected he’d try to steer as much state business to Iowa companies as possible.
During taping of an “Iowa Press” episode on Iowa PBS, Lahn was asked about the long term computer services contract Governor Reynolds recently signed with two multinational corporations — Amazon and Cognizant.
Lahn says he believes the private sector is better than government at handling a lot of things — including computer system storage and IT services.
Lahn says that approach would provide long term opportunities for Iowans to be employed, rather than outsourcing the work out of state or out of the country. Lahn raised concerns about Cognizant right after Reynolds announced the deal, citing the company’s employment of H-one-B visa holders.
