From staff reports

DURHAM - International risk management consultant IEM will move its headquarters from Baton Rouge, La., to Durham County, creating 430 jobs over the next six years, state and local officials said this morning.

“As a technology hub with a vast military presence, the relocation of IEM to North Carolina is a perfect fit that will benefit both the company and the state,” Gov. Bev Perdue said in a statement released by her office. The company’s decision was announced at a press conference at the Research Triangle Park headquarters.

“This partnership is another step in creating the top-paying, knowledge-based jobs that I am committed to bringing to North Carolina,” Perdue said.

IEM is a privately held company that provides risk-based solutions for measuring and managing threats to people, infrastructure and information, the according to the governor’s office. It has provided emergency management, homeland security, military and information technology solutions to federal governmental agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Health and Human Services and as well as working with cities, ports and the private sector.