Innovative Emergency Management is exactly the kind of knowledge-based company Baton Rouge and Louisiana desperately need to recruit and support. That’s why it’s hard to overstate what a crushing blow it is for the company to move its headquarters to North Carolina, says Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball. “Maybe losing a company as prominent as IEM will be the kick in the pants necessary for this region and state to start making the tough decisions and investments required to build a knowledge-based economy. Maybe this will finally get us to focus on our priorities,” Ball says. Read his column here. For a Business Report story about what caused IEM to leave, click here. Send comments to editors@businessreport.com.
Editor: Losing IEM is a crushing blow
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