With MBDA Assistance, Client Increases Ability to Create New Jobs
Lee Jackson founded Jackson Offshore Operators LLC, a marine services company supporting the offshore oil and gas industry. Looking to expand opportunities for his enterprise, Jackson partnered with the New Orleans MBDA Business Center in April of 2012. MBDA staff provided business matchmaking and direct facilitation of services between Jackson Offshore and various decision makers with companies in the petro-chemical industry. By September of 2012, Jackson Offshore had secured a deal with Chevron to provide vessel support for offshore operations. The multiyear contract, valued in excess of $100 million, is expected to result in the creation of 120 new jobs. After a 600% growth in gross revenues since becoming an MBDA client, Jackson Offshore plans to continue to work with MBDA of New Orleans to facilitate future opportunities.
| Minority Business Community At-A-GlanceA | ||||
| Business Owner | Number of Firms | Gross Receipts ($1000s) | Average Gross Receipts | Paid Employees |
| African American | 59,909 | $2,767,418 | $46,194 | 23,946 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native | 2,682 | 629,421 | 234,683 | 2,836 |
| Asian American | 10,365 | 2,642,926 | 254,986 | 20,401 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 125 | 10,429 | 83,432 | 93 |
| Hispanic American | 11,068 | 2,580,362 | 233,137 | 13,271 |
| All Minority | 83,279 | 8,995,284 | 108,014 | 61,864 |
| MBDA CLIENT ASSISTANCE BY SECTOR | ||||||
|  | Private Sector | Federal Government | State Government | Local Government | Not Disclosed | Total |
| Dollar Value of Contracts | 60,000,000 | $663,490 | – | – | – | $60,663,490 |
| Dollar Value of Capital | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number of Contracts | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Number of Capital Transactions | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TOTAL TRANSACTIONS | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 |
| MBDA CLIENT ASSISTANCE BY INDUSTRY | ||
| Number of Transactions | Value of Transactions | |
| Construction | 3 | $663,490 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 60,000,000 |
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