Stacy Mitchell, a senior researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, believes there’s a growing sense that the big corporate economy no longer works. “There is this larger, cultural shift … to buy local,” she said. And Ms. Mitchell is correct. More often than not, if a community has an active chamber of commerce or […]
Entrepreneur is an often misunderstood word. Not every business owner or franchisee is an entrepreneur. In fact, the confusion about what an entrepreneur is really prevents them from being as successful as they can be. Any successful community will tell you that having a thriving entrepreneurial base is the key to economic prosperity. So what […]
Anne T. Falgout, Executive Director of the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance and guest speaker at a recent meeting of Les Curieux de Vermilion gave a very imformative presentation on the organization she represents and directs. Her talk included a brief history of its origin or formation, the make up of its board and key supporting […]
ABBEVILLE, LA – The business community in Vermilion Parish is growing and Water Well Professionals, LLC is just one of the newest additions. “We have clients in the industrial and agricultural sectors, but we can drill any type of commercial or residential well,” says Chris Mouton, the company’s owner. And this new business is filling […]
Program lets business owners give their ideas The newly formed Vermilion Economic Development Alliance wants to connect to new and established business owners in Vermilion. The Alliance has started a groundbreaking new project for the parish, a Business Visitation Program. It’s part of a greater effort to grow the local economy of one of Acadiana’s more rural parishes. New and established business owners alike can sign up for the program via […]
Abbeville native Anne Falgout has returned to Vermilion Parish as executive director of the parish’s Economic Development District. In that role, she will facilitate business retention in the parish and be the point of contact for industries interested in relocating there. We asked her about her outlook for Vermilion Parish: Question: What strengths does Vermilion […]
A yearlong national search for an executive director for the newly formed Vermilion Parish Economic Development District honed in on an Abbeville native who was ultimately selected to help spur growth in her home parish. Anne Falgout, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumna, is no stranger to the kind of experience a leadership position […]
After the sun has risen and established itself over the landscape of Vermilion Parish on a given day, Anne Falgout notices vehicle after vehicle heading north on Highway 167. Falgout is heading in the opposite direction, to her new office in Abbeville. “Every day I drive to Vermilion from Lafayette,” Falgout said. “It takes me […]
Vermilion Parish is making plans to bring big business to the parish, and market what it has to offer; the parish now has an economic development district. Anne Falgout is the new executive director of the Vermilion Parish Economic Development District. “It’s brand new, we get to start with a fresh pair of eyes and […]