Louisiana Wins International Award For Small Business Excellence

John Bel Edwards highlighted international recognition for Louisiana Economic Development’s Small Business Services team, which earned the Gold Award for Excellence in Economic Development from the International Economic Development Council. Details were shared in a press release.
IEDC presented LED Secretary Don Pierson, LED Assistant Secretary Mandi Mitchell, LED Small Business Services Director Stephanie Hartman and the department’s Small Business Services team with the Gold Award at a Tuesday awards ceremony during the 2019 IEDC Annual Conference in Indianapolis. The IEDC Gold Award recognizes Louisiana for delivering the world’s best economic development programs in entrepreneurship within IEDC’s largest population category (more than 500,000).