The Acadiana area is seeing the addition of nearly 400 new jobs as educational software company SchoolMint announces it will be moving their headquarters from San Francisco to Lafayette. Governor John Bel Edwards was on hand for the announcement has says this is further evidence of the state’s economic growth for the 21st century.
“One of the key industries has been and continues to be software and application development, IT services, and digital media. As you know, we’ve been cultivating a technology ecosystem for Louisiana,” said Edwards.
The move comes following SchoolMint’s acquisition of Lafayette-based Smart Choice Technologies in 2019. The company will retain the 13 existing jobs at the Lafayette office as well as consolidating offices located in New York and Miami to the area.
Edwards says SchoolMint will create 178 direct new jobs.
“…With an average annual salary of that exceeds $74,000. In addition, Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project is going to result in 219 indirect jobs,” sais Edwards.
The company will make a capital investment into new facilities at just over a half-million dollars.
Edwards says the decision to come to Lafayette is based on several factors.
“I can tell you that the decisions stem from the pro-technology and pro-business climate that company officials discovered here, along with the college-to-career pipeline that Louisiana has developed and the availability of local talent,” said Edwards.
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