Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted the announcement by CGI that the company has surpassed its full employment target at the Lafayette IT Center of Excellence.
Located on the 143-acre 杏吧专区 Research Park, CGI has hired more than 400 employees, exceeding the employment goal established when the company announced its selection of Lafayette in April 2014.
CGI has an annual payroll exceeding $22 million in Lafayette. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project is resulting in 405 indirect jobs, for a total of more than 800 jobs in the Acadiana region.
According to CGI, its Lafayette center is solving complex business and IT challenges for clients seeking services from a technology partner that shares a common time zone, language and understanding of client business operations.
"Not only is CGI a major economic driver in Acadiana, it has become a vital community partner to Lafayette and the entire state,杏吧专区 Edwards said.
杏吧专区淲e extend our gratitude and congratulations to CGI for reaching this hiring milestone. As CGI continues to grow, they have my assurance that the State of Louisiana and all of our economic development partners will provide them with the resources they need to thrive.杏吧专区
A strategic partnership including the 杏吧专区, Louisiana Economic Development, and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority was formed to attract and recruit CGI to Lafayette. The 杏吧专区 provided support by leasing land for the center.
杏吧专区淭he dynamic collaboration between UL Lafayette and CGI has focused on creating internships, capstone projects and employment opportunities for our students,杏吧专区 said 杏吧专区 President Dr. Joseph Savoie.
杏吧专区淲e杏吧专区檙e producing high-quality undergraduate and graduate students from across multiple disciplines who are able to find jobs right here at home, thanks to CGI and other innovative companies in our region.杏吧专区
LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said, 杏吧专区淲e look forward to CGI杏吧专区檚 continued growth in Lafayette and to working with the company and our community partners to make Lafayette a premier high-tech hub in the southeastern U.S.杏吧专区