(Gainesville, GA) – Former Republican Presidential candidate and businessman Herman Cain will headline a rally for Martha Zoller, a popular radio talk show host and leading conservative candidate for U. S. Congress. The rally will be held Saturday, January 28th from 10 a.m. to noon at the Gainesville Civic Center (830 Greene Street, Gainesville, GA).
“We are thrilled to have Herman Cain join us in Gainesville for this important and timely rally,” said Martha Zoller, candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 9th Congressional District.  “Like Herman, I believe that we need to completely …

Very low unemployment and a boost in home sales has economic development officials in St. Tammany Parish saying they’re experiencing a “steady” recovery from the recession on the North Shore.
Tempering the good news are flat home selling prices and decline in new business starts in the third-quarter version of the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation’s “Trends Report.”
It shows jobless numbers well below state and national  levels for the three months ending Sept. 30, along with a 5.4 percent increase in retail sales and sales tax collections. At the same time, …

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation (STEDF) and the Louisiana and Business Technology Center will host a Business Assistance Forum (BAF) on Jan. 24, 2012, at the Southeastern Louisiana University Building on Koop Drive near Mandeville.
Called “Louisiana Going Global,” the session will begin with sign-in at 8:15 a.m. in Suite 1-D at 21489 Koop Drive. The session will end at 10:30 a.m.
Speakers include Sandro Murtas, Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group, Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration; Kristi App, …

The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation today released its Trends Report showing second-quarter data for the local economy.

Unemployment in St. Tammany Parish rose to 6.4 percent, up from 5.9 percent in the second quarter of 2010, but remains considerably lower than the state and national rates of 7.9 and 8.9 percent, respectively.

Six years after the worst natural disaster in American history, the St. Tammany Parish economy is still feeling the effects through corrections, growth, and a more diverse economy.