GONZALES, La. -- The Ascension Economic Development Corp. will spend nearly $59,000 for a study to help the parish target businesses to help diversify the local economy.
The AEDC approved a contract Thursday with Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting, of Raleigh, North Carolina. The study is expected to take about four months to conduct.
Mike Eades, chief executive officer and president of the AEDC, says 18 potential projects are looking at setting up in Ascension Parish, representing a total investment of $16.9 billion and 2,015 new jobs.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1xh1si4 ) the study calls for Sanford Holshouser to look back at Ascension's recent economic history and see what the major industries are and the threats they face.
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