economic
Waste Paper Recycling Mill Opens In Shreveport-Bossier Area
Pratt’s new Paper Recycling Mill will produce lightweight containerboard, creating 120 new jobs and more than $150 million capital investment. Full Article
14 LA Parishes Join Forces for Economic Development
The Northwest LA Economic Development Foundation and the North LA Economic Development Corp. recently joined forces to become The North Louisiana Economic Partnership, to effectively market for economic development. Full Article.
Want to strengthen your community's competitiveness? Contact the LA Economic Dev Office!
Help is now available for communities who want to develop/increase their competitiveness. The initiative, LA Development Ready Communities, is one of Louisiana Economic Dev. Office strategies to cultivate the economic competitiveness of municipalities, parishes & regions statewide. All Louisiana municipalities can apply for the program. Full Article
Investing in Young People for Cenla's Future
ChildStats.gov’s newest report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009, indicates that …Children in low-income families fare less well than children in more affluent families…are more likely to have difficulty in school, t
Mentor Profiles
CAP's Entrepreneurship Initiative offers business coaching relationships, by local talent, built on trust. All our mentors possess wide-ranging business experience that include entrepreneurial, finance, human resources, management, marketing, and more.
Economy
The nine-parish region has over 344,000 residents as of 2007 with Rapides Parish the dominant parish with 130,079. The Alexandria metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which includes Rapides and Grant parishes, contains 44 percent of the region’s population. Growth has been stagnant for the region as a whole but varies drastically across parishes.
Economic Development Organizations
Many organizations within and outside Central Louisiana play roles in helping to build the region's economic prosperity. Some, like CAP, the various Chambers of Commerce in the region, the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, and CLEDA act directly to recruit, expand, or create businesses in Cenla.
