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New regional economic development chief outlines plan to build workforce and collaboration
Summary
Scott Walker, the newly installed president and CEO of the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, told the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on June 5 he plans a regional strategic plan, stakeholder engagement and organizational changes to attract talent and investment to southwest Louisiana.
Scott Walker, president and CEO of the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, told the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on June 5 that he plans to build a regional economic development strategy focused on talent, quality of life and collaboration.
Walker, who said his first day on the job was Feb. 10, told jurors he and his staff are moving to strengthen the alliance’s organization, expand staff capacity and create a strategic plan with outside consulting help. “We’re an exceptional and dedicated team of professionals that work with a coalition of businesses, industry, public entities, nonprofit organizations to make Southwest Louisiana a better place to live and work,”…
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