As the oil and gas industry took a huge hit last year and the economy in Louisiana stutters, slowing tax collections and revenue income, creating massive budget holes, the need for a new industry is never more apparent than right now.
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When Bossier Schools begins the 2016-17 academic year, it will be all systems go as the district launches Project SOAR (Supporting Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience), a five-year academic and mental health initiative that will benefit more than 6,700 students attending 11 schools across the district.
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A new CSRA Customer Engagement Center set to open in Bossier City is anticipated to bring 300 jobs to help resolve complaints from CSRA’s federal government customers. The Virginia-based company plans to fill at least 150 positions within the next 12 months and the remaining jobs by the two-year mark.
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BOSSIER PARISH, La. (Press Release) — Bossier Parish has been named winner of a 2016 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its program, “Developing an Innovation Hub,” in the Community/Economic Development category.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (Press Release) — Shreveport ranks among the top ten real estate markets nationwide where millennials make up the greatest share of first-time home buyers, according to a report in Bloomberg Business citing data from Realtor.com.
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For all of the finger-pointing and blame-shifting that followed the massive hacks of the Office of Personnel Management, lawmakers and officials agree on this much: The federal government needs more cybersecurity professionals.
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Today, students in the IT pathway at Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), near Shreveport, Louisiana, can intern at nine local companies — 14 starting in the fall.
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With four buildings on its 66-acre footprint in Bossier City just east of Bossier Parish Community College, the Cyber Innovation Center has filled its phase one acreage and is looking toward expansion.
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The Louisiana State Board of Education approves Cyber Engineering as one of 11 new graduation pathways in the state, according to a press release.
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