Hammond
Demographics
Key Facts
Market Guide
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Overview
Workforce
Quality of Life
Events hosted in and around the Hammond and Tangipahoa area always have local culture on display for friends and family to explore and learn.
Restaurants of various cuisines offer award-winning menus with high-quality fresh ingredients mixed with traditional southern favorites.
The natural beauty of the scenic bayous and abundant wildlife set the scene for anyone to explore and all to have an adventure.
Hammond offers activities throughout the year for children to play and develop in a fun, safe, and happy environment.
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Business Environment
Hammond has emerged as an essential part of an ever-growing southern economy centered at the crossroads of an extensive multimodal infrastructure network that includes air, rail, and water transportation. The expanding population positions Hammond as a place teeming with numerous opportunities for businesses.
Education & Training
Foundations for success happen through access to higher learning and job training avenues. This system leads to a larger, more skilled workforce for the area. Generating progress for both families and businesses is the model that makes Hammond a leading city of commerce for the south and a home for individuals and families to flourish.
Lifestyle & Culture
The appeal of progress balanced by a combination of culture and cutting edge economic development resources makes Hammond the area to settle for the next generation. Providing an atmosphere alive with local cultural celebratory events, natural scenic views, and abundant wildlife lends the lifestyle to the pursuit of happiness.
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