The National 2024 Small Business Person of the Year is from Bayou State. Iam Tucker is the president and CEO of Integrated Logistical Support in New Orleans. As a second-generation small business owner of 15 years, Tucker said she’s extremely honored to receive the recognition.
“I am completely still in shock and awe, floored, floored. And I’m beyond the moon. I couldn’t believe it and I think it’s one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in my life,” said Tucker.
Integrated Logistical Support consists of civil and structural engineers who provide construction management. Tucker said that after an architect draws plans for a structure, the civil engineers make it work. For example…
“We design streets roadways, sewers, water lines, and stormwater management plans to ensure that your site plan is going to drain correctly,” said Tucker.
As a former Baton Rouge police officer, Tucker said her plans to excel in law enforcement were sidetracked when her father asked her to purchase his business. The UNO graduate said she made steady payments to her father and has grown the firm to 50 employees with a revenue of over $2.7 million.
“But we have jobs in a lot of different places, especially per our federal programs that we’re in thanks to the SBA 8 (a) program and other federal programs that have really helped us get a foot in the door as a great small, scrappy engineering company,” said Tucker.
Under her leadership her firm has received more than 100 contract awards across various state, local and federal agencies.
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