Economic partnership names Martinez president

Published December 1, 2012 4:16pm ET



SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The North Louisiana Economic Partnership has hired Scott Martinez as president.

Martinez, 41, has 14 years of economic development experience in Texas and Mississippi. He most recently was executive director of the Hutto Economic Development Corp. in the suburbs of Austin, Texas.

He is expected to begin work in his new post in January.

Martinez holds a master’s degree in economic development from the University of Southern Mississippi and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi.