Louisiana Economic Development had a big 2008, getting major companies to expand their operations as well as luring corporations such as Albemarle and Bercen to relocate their headquarters. Much of the credit goes to LED Secretary Stephen Moret. “I have never been so excited with where the state is going,” says Woody Oge, a veteran workforce development advocate and site director of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Avondale. Read the Business Report story about LED’s successes here. To see a timeline of events that shaped 2008 in the Capital Region, click here. Send comments to editors@businessreport.com.
2008 was busy year for LED
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