Company Expanding into Longview

LONGVIEW — The Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) announced Thursday that American Home Patient, Inc., one of the nation�s largest home health care providers, will be expanding its Patient Contact Center Operations into Longview. LEDCO officials say the company will occupy an existing building in Longview and will employ up to 220 people when fully operational.

�The economic impact to the Longview area will be significant,� said Steve Metcalf, president of LEDCO, the economic development arm of the City of Longview. �American Home Patient will invest in new equipment and facilities in the City of Longview, Gregg County and the Longview Independent School District. The total payroll, benefits, capital investment and taxes paid will reach $80 million over the next ten years.� Local governments and LEDCO worked together for several months to attract the company to the area. LEDCO will provide a $1.1 million performance grant over a 7-year period.