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5/1/20
Results of NLEP COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Released
4/29/20
NLEP's Angie White Names to Resilient Louisiana Commission's Education and Workforce Task Force
4/20/20
Scott Martinez Appointed to Two Louisiana Advisory Task Forces
3/12/20
NLEP announces Staff Promotions
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2/29/20
North Louisiana’s Cost of Living Below National Average
2/19/20
Hunter Industrial Park Designated as a Development-Ready, LED Certified Site
2/13/20
E.I. Williams Industries Locates Manufacturing Facility in Webster Parish
1/28/20
NLEP Announces New Board of Directors and Officers
12/12/19
Coast Professional Dedicates New Contact Center in West Monroe
12/6/19
Top Event Features Amazon's Former Economic Development Director
12/5/19
North Louisiana Ranks Among the Top Three for Largest Coordinated ACT Work Ready Community Effort
11/7/19
North Louisiana's Cost of Living Reaches a Three-Year Low
11/7/19
North Louisiana TECH BY 20 Symposium
10/25/19
Scott Martinez Reappointed to IEDC Board of Directors
10/15/19
Northeast Louisiana Healthcare Alliance
10/3/19
Haughton Environmental Opens $4.5 Million Facility 
9/27/19
Manufacturing Week Kicks off in Shreveport
9/19/19
Catamaran Grows Hiring in Minden
8/27/19
North Louisiana Ranks Among Most Affordable Places to Live in LA
8/26/2019
Claiborne Parish Launches ACT Work Ready Communities
8/10/19
Union Parish Launches WRC Initiative
7/26/19
SuperATV Opens New Distribution Center in Shreveport
7/23/19
House of Raeford Expands in Bienville and Lincoln Parishes
7/1/19
Jackson Parish Launches ACT Work Ready Communities Initiative
6/24/19
Coast Professional Expands in West Monroe
6/19/19
North Louisiana's Cost of Living Below the National Average
5/1/19
NLEP Named Among the Best Places to Work
4/2/19
CenturyLink Commits to Keeping HQ in Monroe, LA
3/27/19
NLEP's Angie White Named ACT Workforce Champ for the State of Louisiana
3/1/19
SuperATV Chooses Shreveport for Distribution, Manufacturing Center
2/14/19
North Louisiana’s Low Cost of Living Appeals to Families and Companies
2/11/19
DeSoto Parish Achieves Certification as ACT Work Ready Community
2/8/19
NLEP's SVP of Workforce Named State Workforce Champion
1/30/19
SWEPCO Awards $25,000 Grant to NLEP for Workforce Initiative
1/18/19
NLEP Top Award Winners Exemplify the Best in Economic Development 
1/16/19
NLEP Celebrates the Best in Economic Development
1/10/19
NLEP Announces its New Board & Officers
12/20/18
Ruston Dedicated its New Certified Industrial Park
12/18/18
YoungWilliams Announces Call Center in Bossier City
9/12/18
North Louisiana Ranks as the Most Affordable Place to Live in Louisiana.
8/28/18
Importance of Forestry Industry
6/15/18
Four North Louisiana Parishes Strive to Become Work Ready Communities
6/6/18
North Louisiana's Low Cost of Living Attracts Families & Businesses
5/31/18
NLEP’s Christine Wong Rambo Honored by Trademark Women of Distinction
4/19/18
Duckwater Services Builds State-of-the-Art Facility in Haughton, LA
4/6/18
NLEP Board Chair Valarie Jamison Honored by the Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce  
4/4/18
NLEP’s Liz Pierre Honored as Southern University Law Center Distinguished Alumna
2/8/18
North Louisiana Ranks Among the Most Affordable Places to Live in Louisiana
2/6/18
NLEP Celebrates the Best in Economic Development
12/19/17
NLEP & ULM Unveil Economic Impact Study for Ouachita and Black River System
11/6/17
NLEP Recognized as LABI's Economic Development Partner of the Year
10/18/17
WestRock and State of Louisiana Announce Commitment to Hodge Mill
10/4/17
NLEP Showcases Shreveport-Bossier to National Site Selectors
10/2/17
North Louisiana Manufacturing Week
9/26/17
Shreveport Certified as AEROready
9/19/17
NLEP Wins Three Excellence in Economic Development Awards
9/8/17
Shreveport-Bossier's Low Cost of Living Benefits Families and Companies
6/7/17
NLEP Ranks in Top Ten for the Number of CEcDs on Staff
6/2/17
North Louisiana's Cost of Living Index, Q1 2017
4/28/17
Graphic Packaging & DHL Make a Combined $274 Million Investment in Monroe-West Monroe, LA
3/27/17
Statewide Economic Development Summit 
3/22/17
Monster Moto Dedicates New Headquarters in Ruston
3/21/17
Bastrop and Natchitoches Named Top Micropolitans
2/21/17
NLEP Funds ULM Ouachita River Impact Study
1/4/17
GLOVIS America Opens Logistics & Processing Center at Former GM Plant in Shreveport
12/1/16
NLEP Launches InterNET to Connect Students and Employers
11/21/16
Weyerhaeuser Locates Regional Office in Ruston
11/7/16
North Louisiana's Cost of Living Remains Below National Average
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10/24/16
Private Sector Partnerships Enhance Workforce Training
10/24/16
NLEP Endorses Constitutional Amendment No. 2
10/24/16
NLEP and NWLTC join forces with Private Sector to Enhance Training Programs
10/3/16
2016 NWLA Manufacturing Week
9/20/16
NLEP Showcases Ruston & Monroe to Corporate Location Decision-makers
9/13/16
Regional Transportation Meeting
9/6/16
North Louisiana's Cost of Living for Q2 2016
8/3/16
Tower Place Launches Think Tank in Northeast Louisiana
5/27/16
North Louisiana's Cost of Living Remains Affordable
5/16/16
Module X Enters in Joint Venture with Oldcastle Precast
5/5/16
North Louisiana ranks as the most cost competitive place to do business in the United States
4/27/16
Tower Place Emerges as Top IT Asset 
3/31/16
Century Village & IBM Groundbreaking Ceremony
3/30/16
Petroleum Square One & Two Earn AT&T Fiber Ready Certification
3/15/16
IBM & Monster Moto win 2016 Corporate Investment & Community Impact (CiCi) Award from Trade & Industry Development
2/23/16
NLEP announces a Statewide Economic Development Summit intended to strengthen the state’s economy through shared ideas and business practices
2/22/16
NLEP Announces a New Vice President of Business Development
2/17/16
NLEP Top Award Winners
2/11/16
North Louisiana's Cost of Living for 2015 Annual Average Lowest in the State
2/11/16
ExpressJet expands maintenance facility at Shreveport Regional Airport
1/27/16
NLEP Senior Vice President Liz Pierre receives certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) 
10/28/15
Monroe ranks as fourth most affordable place to live in Louisiana
10/13/15
IEDC Elect's NLEP president, Scott Martinez, to the Board
10/2/15
Alberta Green, NLEP Director of IT Initiatives wins Rising Young Alumni Award from ULM
9/28/15
Shreveport, La. Ranks in Top Ten of Millennial Friendly Cities
8/27/15
North Louisiana Cost of Living Continues Dropping
8/11/15
NLEP Announces the Hire of Two Economic Developers
5/27/15
Shreveport, Bossier & Monroe Most Affordable Cities in Louisiana
5/26/15
NLEP Recognized Among the Best Economic Development Groups in North America
4/27/15
Shreveport Ranks No. 1 Best Place to Start a Business
4/15/15
Monster Moto Announces 287-Job Manufacturing Project in Ruston, LA
3/24/15
CenturyLink Opens Technology Center of Excellence
3/24/15
IntegriCo Composites Honored for Community Impact in Springhill, LA
3/9/15
Boise Cascade Announces $43 Million Expansion in Sabine Parish
2/16/15
IBM Application Development and Innovation Center Locates in Monroe, LA
1/13/15
Former NFL MVP Joe Theismann Speaks at NLEP Annual Meeting
10/22/14
TSE International Announces Caddo Parish Manufacturing Expansion
9/25/14
Computer Science Corp. Breaks Ground in Bossier City, LA
9/23/14
North Louisiana Climbs in the Rankings
8/19/14
Graphic Packaging invests in West Monroe Papermill Upgrade
8/4/14
Flying Tiger Aviation Expands in Bastrop, LA
6/18/14
Centric Pipes Acquire Pipe Mill in Bossier City, LA
6/9/14
Module X Solution
4/29/14
MCS Announces 90-Job Expansion In Ruston
3/31/13
IntegriCo Composites Locates in Springhill, LA
2/18/14
CSC Locates IT Center in Bossier City, LA
2/10/14
LubeTech Locates Operations to Shreveport, LA
3/3/14
Fibrebond Expands in Minden, LA
1/31/14
MidSouth Extrusion Expands in Monroe, LA
11/12/13
Libbey, Inc. Expands in Shreveport, LA
9/19/13
Wingspan Locates a Call Center in Monroe, LA
9/16/13
Benteler Steel/Tube Groundbreaking
9/13/13
Teleperformance Expands in Shreveport, LA
8/23/13
Cool Planet Locates in Natchitoches Parish 
8/14/13
Shreveport Bossier Economic Potential Ranking
7/15/13
Honeywell Expands in Caddo Parish and Statewide
7/1/13
MediFund Supports North Louisiana BioMedical Sector
6/26/13
Ronpak Cuts Ribbon on New Paper Bag Mill
5/20/13
RoyOMartin Expands Chopin Plywood Plant
5/6/13
Benteler Steel/Tube Honored as Top Deal
5/1/13
Idaho Timber Announcement
3/12/13
Benteler Steel/Tube Award
3/4/13
CenturyLink's Groundbreaking on Headquarters Expansion
1/12/13
Regional Partnership
1/3/13
Elio Motors Announcement 
12/13/12
Drax Biomass Locates in Morehouse Parish
11/27/12
NLEP Selects a New President
10/23/12
Benteler Steel/Tube Locates at Caddo-Bossier Port
10/18/12
Blazer Expands in De Soto Parish
10/8/12
Weyerhaeuser Expansion
7/30/12
Tiburon Expands at Camp Minden
7/11/12
Virginia College Locates in Bossier City, LA
7/9/12
Mortgage Contracting Services Announcement
6/27/12
Graphic Packaging Expansion
6/25/12
Haynes International Expands in Arcadia, LA
5/7/12
Ronpak Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Shreveport, LA. 
4/20/12
Ward II Industrial Park Certification Announcement
3/15/12
CenturyLink Wins CiCi Award for Community Impact
3/1/12
Shreveport Bossier MSA Ranks Ninth in Economic Development
1/23/12
Millhaven North Business Park Ribbon Cutting
11/1/11
Business Climate Rankings
 

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