Economic Development

Company’s first Louisiana location will result in 170 new jobs in the Southeast Region

The City of Monroe will soon have a new Economic Development leader onboard to move its economy forward. Northeast Louisiana native Kelsea McCrary will…

The University of Louisiana at Monroe will offer a Doctor of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences. The announcement was made Wednesday,…

A renaissance is happening along the banks of the Ouachita River. Downtown Monroe and West Monroe are seeing a rejuvenation of business and development.…

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards addressed a packed house at the Historic Ruston Fire Station this morning. He announced a new initiave to establish a…

Today, Business Facilities ranked LED FastStart® as the nation’s No. 1 state workforce training program for a record ninth consecutive year. In the…

Greyhound is looking for a new place to house a bus terminal. The bus service currently is located on Desiard Street at Hwy 165 in Monroe. Mayor Jamie…

Foster Farms in Union Parish announces a $30 million investment to expand and upgrade the poultry processing facilities in Farmerville. Louisiana Economic…

A $1.5 million dollar grant will help connect CenturyLink and IBM in Monroe. The federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the City of…

A discussion is underway between The University of Louisiana Monroe and an unnamed non-profit medical school to locate a campus in Monroe. ULM and the…