Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is constructing a new 100,000 sq. ft. medical school building on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). VCOM trains doctors to serve rural, underserved areas. The facility will consist of four floors that contain classrooms, modern clinic settings, study areas, extensive training labs, cadaver […] Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and Capital One have invested $14.0 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocation (NMTCs) into Louisiana-based Primary Health Services Center (PHSC) to expand its integrated primary care services to meet the needs of nearly 20,000 patients in Northeast Louisiana. "This is a dream come true,” said Catherine Tonore, CEO of […] CLSH is a short-term stay hospital recently expanded and opened in May of 2010, providing quality and effective patient services to both the insured and uninsured. Roughly 47% of CLSH payments are derived from Medicare and Medicaid. Approximately 50% come from Blue Cross and other commercial providers. Nearly 1 in 5 of CLSH’s patients are […] A $2.75 million investment in West Monroe-based cookie dough and confectionary distributor, Neighbor’s Cookies. NMTC project provides area residents a place to work and 275 jobs. The project involves the construction of a 41,260 sq. ft., state-of-the-art clinic facility in Morehouse Parish. Financing for Vidalia Mills, a startup denim manufacturer producing high-quality fabrics using sustainable and eco-friendly processes. Riverland Medical Center serves rural Concordia Parish in eastern central Louisiana, about 180 miles north of New Orleans along the Mississippi River.