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Economic development director outlines $15 billion in announced projects, workforce focus and new concierge role
Summary
Patrick Beard presented a department overview, citing roughly $15 billion in announced projects for Saint Charles Parish, a low unemployment rate (3.7% cited), and proposed a business engagement specialist to help small businesses and shepherd permit applicants through parish departments.
Patrick Beard, the parish’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism presenter, told the council the department will focus on business retention, expansion and attraction, workforce partnerships and a new business engagement specialist role.
Beard said the parish has "around $15,000,000,000 in projects going on in this parish that are... announced projects" and described a local labor challenge: a 3.7% unemployment rate that leaves fewer than 1,000 people currently unemployed in the parish. He said…
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