| | Instead of offering our Annual Commercial Realtor/Developer Seminar, LEDA has teamed together with the Acadiana Economic Development Council (AEDC) to host the unveiling of the NEW Acadiana Prospector website. Over the past few months LEDA has been working with AEDC to customize a website that reflects the recommendations that you have made regarding our property collection and prospect interaction processes. Based on the partnership that has been built between local economic development organizations and the commercial realtors and developer community, we are proud to be able to deliver one central tool that we feel will be beneficial to all parties as we continue to market all communities in the Acadiana region for business development. You will no longer have to go from site to site to get your property included for State and Local projects and, as you will see, your submissions will go straight into the hands of expanding companies, project managers, and developers. Thanks to you, we have been able to simplify the process and we can't wait to show you what this site is capable of providing to you and your clients as a free service! Please join us for a private viewing of Acadina Prospector on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE). LEDA will provide lunch for all of those who are able to RSVP to Kristi Lumpkin, Director of AEDC, on or before Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Also, if you have not had the opportunity to see the technology and state-of-the-art venues, LITE will provide a private tour of the facility especially for this group. Kristi Lumpkin Economic Development Council (337) 593-1411 kristi@teamacadiana.org Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise is located at 537 Cajundome Boulevard, in Lafayette, LA
| | | | In the event of an emergency evacuation along the Gulf Coast, LEDA assists businesses that are looking to locate a temporary facility in Lafayette Parish in order to continue operations while awating to return home. This preparation is essential to reacting quickly in the event of an emergency, allowing Lafayette to assist our state in retaining its valuable business base. We ask that you please contact LEDA to let us know of any temporary space that you may have available over the summer months.
The Gustav Relief Portal is a great example of the collection and reporting of this type of information that can be accessed through the home page of our site. Drawing upon your experience, please be sure to give us your feed back regarding this portal and how we may go about making it easier for evacuated companies to find a temporary location.
To submit your properties or locate a temporary facility for your business please contact David Colligan at (337) 593-1415 or via email, davidc@lafayette.org. | |