Ronald Reagan once said the most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”
The attitude was typical of early participants in Louisiana’s economic development department’s Economic Gardening Initiative. The program offers market research tailored to the needs of companies with the potential for high growth. The firms that participated in the program during its first three years have added the equivalent of 558 full-time jobs and increased revenue by $170 million.
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