IBM voices 'strong opposition' to House Bill 707 The company recently announced a Monroe expansion that will include 400 new jobs. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2015/04/17/ibm-voices-strong-opposition-house-bill/25974227/ Gov. Bobby Jindal with IBM's Colleen Arnold, right, and CenturyLink's Glen Post, background, announced that IBM will create 400 new jobs in Monroe during the next 10 years.