Cynthia J. Hoffman is editor of Real Estate Forum magazine.
SAN ANTONIO-In an effort to "build a robust, diversifiedeconomy," Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco is embarking onan aggressive program to attract businesses, both large and small,to the state. "It is a very exciting time in Louisiana right now,"said Blanco in an exclusive interview with GlobeSt.com at theCoreNet Global Summit here. And "this is the perfect marketplacefor us to raise the level of awareness that we are open forbusiness."
Although still in the early stages, the state has "severalopportunities in the works right now," said Blanco. "Some arenative companies looking to expand and some are national companieslooking to come to Louisiana."
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