Louisiana Contractors Hope For Infrastructure Stimulus
ENR Construction
APRIL 9, 2020
Industry leaders and lawmakers in Louisiana are eyeing infrastructure projects as the remedy for a coronavirus-plagued economy.
WSP names Shawn Wilson as transportation, infrastructure lead
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Wilson, who previously served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, will help the firm find growth opportunities.
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Southwest Louisiana: Where The Action Is
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The diverse, inclusive gumbo in Southwest Louisiana includes a highly skilled workforce that is the hot sauce for success in key growth sectors. The post Southwest Louisiana: Where The Action Is appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State
Business Facilities
AUGUST 17, 2020
Louisiana has created a Resilient Louisiana Commission (with 15 associated task forces) to chart a path toward safely reopening the economy and making the Pelican State more resilient for the long-term. Read: Louisiana: Building A More Resilient State at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Ternium USA Investing $98M In Louisiana Expansion
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The post Ternium USA Investing $98M In Louisiana Expansion appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. A second coil coating paint line will be added at Ternium's Port of Caddo-Bossier facility, resulting in a total of 133 new jobs.
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Arq Investing $40M In Innovative Fuel Facility In Louisiana
Business Facilities
JANUARY 20, 2021
Read: Arq Investing $40M In Innovative Fuel Facility In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. Energy technology company Arq will develop a new industrial facility in St. Rose, LA to produce its proprietary Arq Fuel product.
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North Texas Municipal Water District Named ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2022 Owner of the Year
ENR Construction
MARCH 4, 2022
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is leading the charge on major infrastructure projects to help bolster the region’s water supply. For its efforts, ENR Texas & Louisiana has named NTMWD its 2022 Owner of the Year.
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E.I. Williams Creating 100 Manufacturing Jobs In Louisiana
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Williams Creating 100 Manufacturing Jobs In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. The Canadian industrial sound-control equipment manufacturer will invest $700,000 in the Webster Parish project.
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Biden Highlights Deficient Calcasieu River Bridge In Infrastructure Pitch
ENR Construction
MAY 7, 2021
During a May 6 visit to Louisiana, President Joe Biden highlighted the structurally deficient I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles as an example of a project his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could help fund.
Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
While standing next to each other during a press conference, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Lotte CEO Soon Hyo “Steve” Chung told a group of onlookers that the company would establish its headquarters in Lake Charles (relocating from Houston). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2017 Issue. Photo: SWLA). Edwards said. “We
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Louisiana: Advanced Aero Services Brings MRO To Shreveport
Business Facilities
MARCH 17, 2020
Read: Louisiana: Advanced Aero Services Brings MRO To Shreveport at BusinessFacilities.com. Aero’s maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Shreveport Regional Airport will serve commercial airline customers. Plans include a narrow-body hanger.
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Lacassine Operating Co. Building $12.5M Plant In Louisiana
Business Facilities
JUNE 4, 2019
Plant In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. The industrial chemical company’s new catalyst blending plant will serve refinery clients around the world from an industrial park in Lacassine, Jefferson Davis Parish. Read: Lacassine Operating Co. Building $12.5M
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Port of South Louisiana: Your Key to the World
Business Facilities
JULY 31, 2019
The Port of South Louisiana, founded in 1960, has grown in size and strength to become the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere as well as, according to a recent report by international shipping magazine Fairplay, the 16th ranked port in the world out of 5,000 ports. Regionally, the Port contributes $1.8 billion in income, $14.4
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Making A Splash In South Louisiana
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Read: Making A Splash In South Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. The southern parishes of the Pelican State have got the secret sauce for success, matching a solid track record of growth with a unique quality of life.
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Louisiana Lands $1.25B Wanhua Chemical Complex
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Read: Louisiana Lands $1.25B Wanhua Chemical Complex at BusinessFacilities.com. The China-based company's new chemical manufacturing complex will create 170 new jobs in St. James Parish, LA. .
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Oil Firms Show Interest to Build Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Energy companies note area's existing oil-gas infrastructure and supply chain as feds push forward to lease project sites off Louisiana and northern Texas, possibly next year.
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88 Citadel Completions Investing $17.6M In Louisiana
Business Facilities
MAY 17, 2018
The Southwest Louisiana project will result in more than 600 new direct and indirect jobs as the aerospace company establishes a facility to customize aircraft interiors. In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. Read: Citadel Completions Investing $17.6M
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Medline Industries Creating 464 New Jobs In Louisiana
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Read: Medline Industries Creating 464 New Jobs In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. The $53 million distribution center will create a total of more than 1,000 new direct, indirect jobs in St. Tammany Parish, LA.
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More Oil Firms Show Interest to Build Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Energy companies note area's existing oil and gas infrastructure, supply chain as feds push forward on plan to lease project sites off Louisiana and northern Texas
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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Louisiana, Utah, Texas Tops In Best Business Climate
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
Business Facilities magazine has released the results of its 10th Annual Rankings Report, naming Louisiana as the state with the Best Business Climate. Louisiana surged into the top slot in BF ‘s annual state business climate assessment from last year’s fourth-place finish. SOUTH CAROLINA. Great Lakes U.S. Southeast U.S.
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Formosa Investing $9.4B In Louisiana Manufacturing Complex
Business Facilities
APRIL 24, 2018
In Louisiana Manufacturing Complex at BusinessFacilities.com. In two phases, the petrochemical company will build ethane crackers and downstream plants in St. James Parish that will create up to 1,200 new direct jobs. Read: Formosa Investing $9.4B
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More Oil Firms Show Interest in Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Traditional energy companies tout area's existing oil and gas infrastructure as US Interior Dept pushes forward on plan to lease gulf sites off Louisiana and northern Texas
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Louisiana Begins Planning on Impacts of Connected, Autonomous Vehicles
ENR Construction
MAY 22, 2017
Efforts are underway in Louisiana to determine the possible impacts and new requirements for highway infrastructure that may result should the use of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) grow.
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BASF Commits $780M To Complete Louisiana Chemical Plant Expansion
Business Facilities
JULY 25, 2022
BASF will double production capacity at Geismar chemical manufacturing complex; ASH Industries investing $5M to expand In Acadiana Region.
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Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington, UtahShine in BF’s 9th Annual State Rankings Report
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 22, 2013
According to BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers, several states—including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah—deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in the magazine’s 2013 state rankings. Louisiana notched top 10 results in several key state rankings categories, notably improving to no. Far West U.S.
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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. Credit: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance). Opportunity is a word used a lot when discussions about Southwest Louisiana are started. Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is home to the most impressive network of pipelines in the U.S.:
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57 Monsanto To Invest $975M In Louisiana Expansion
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 12, 2016
When completed in early 2019, the Louisiana expansion project will create 95 new direct jobs averaging $76,500 per year, plus benefits, and 20 new contractor jobs. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates the project will result in another 450 new permanent indirect jobs, for a total of more than 540 new jobs in Louisiana.
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South Louisiana Methanol Announces $1.3 Billion Investment
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 1, 2013
Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 South Louisiana Methanol LP will build and operate a world-scale methanol production facility in St. James Parish. Located across the river from the Nucor Corp.
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Rebuilding Power Grid in Louisiana After Hurricane Laura Becomes Major Infrastructure Effort
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
All nine transmission lines that deliver power to the Lake Charles, La., area were knocked out of service during the hurricane.
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Western Global Airlines Creating 170 Jobs In Louisiana
Business Facilities
MAY 9, 2018
Read: Western Global Airlines Creating 170 Jobs In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com. The cargo freight carrier will make a $3 million investment to establish its own aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Shreveport Regional Airport.
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40 Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 27, 2013
Cool Planet Energy Systems President and CEO Howard Janzen announced the company will build three bio-refineries in Louisiana with a capital investment of $168 million. Through companies like Cool Planet Energy Systems, Louisiana is delivering tomorrow’s technology today and providing our workers with even more opportunities.
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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 3, 2016
PROJECT TITLE: FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX ENTERED BY: LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. James Parish surrounds one of the biggest bends of the Mississippi River, where the waterway turns toward New Orleans halfway downstream from Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rouge. By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Bobby Jindal.
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Magnolia LNG Announces $2.2 Billion Export Facility In Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 18, 2013
Louisiana Gov. Magnolia is the latest company that is choosing to invest in Louisiana, because we have one of the best business climates in the country and we are continuing to foster an environment where companies want to create jobs. Magnolia LNG will be a significant and welcome addition to Southwest Louisiana’s energy corridor.
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60 Louisiana Cat Expanding New Iberia Operations, Adding 60 Jobs
Business Facilities
APRIL 27, 2017
Read Louisiana Cat Expanding New Iberia Operations, Adding 60 Jobs on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. A new natural gas pipeline, installed with help from state, local and private partners, made the expansion possible.
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42 Yuhuang Chemical Announces Investment In Louisiana Methanol Project
Business Facilities
JULY 30, 2014
represents the first major foreign direct investment by a Chinese company in Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said, “Foreign direct investment projects add great value to our state by creating high-paying jobs, increased levels of international trade and extraordinary career opportunities for the families of Louisiana.
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Benteler Steel/Tube Break Ground At Port Of Caddo-Bossler In Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
A Louisiana State University economic impact analysis estimates an additional 1,540 indirect jobs will result, for a total of more than 2,200 new jobs. billion for the Northwest Louisiana region over the next two decades. billion for the Northwest Louisiana region over the next two decades.
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49 Infrastructure and Resilience Projects Ahead
ENR Construction
JUNE 4, 2018
Energy, industrial and transportation projects fuel solid growth for design firms across the Texas and Louisiana region.
SnapShots: 60 Seconds With Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 8, 2016
Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development. BlueLine, for instance, will operate at the Louisiana Technology Park, which houses the only Tier IV data center between Houston and Atlanta. BF: Is the state infrastructure ready for large-scale export of LNG? By The BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue.
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40 Axiall, Lotte Invest $3 Billion in Louisiana Chemical Plants
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 30, 2016
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the combined projects will result in 1,892 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 2,100 new jobs in Southwest Louisiana. Louisiana faced competition for the projects, including from Texas for the ethane cracker, and Texas and South Korea for the MEG production facility.
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Danos Announces New Louisiana Headquarters And Expansion
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 1, 2013
Bobby Jindal and Danos President and CEO Hank Danos have announced the company will retain its headquarters in Louisiana and that Danos & Curole Marine Contractors LLC has selected a site in Gray, LA, for its new $10 million corporate headquarters facility. We appreciate the commitment of our state’s leadership.
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Avant Organics To Launch Manufacturing Site In Alexandria, LA
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Avant Organics' parent firm Crest Industries will create 40 new jobs with a $4 million capital investment at the Central Louisiana Port. Read: Avant Organics To Launch Manufacturing Site In Alexandria, LA at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Sasol Announces Largest Manufacturing Investment In Louisiana History
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 4, 2012
billion, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and completed by the LSU Division of Economic Development. According to Dr. Loren Scott, Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSU, Sasol’s planned facility will be the largest single manufacturing investment in Louisiana history.
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45 Louisiana plans first P3 for $112M tunnel, bridge replacement
Construction Dive
MARCH 14, 2018
Officials also hope to use a public-private partnership to chip away at the state's $13 billion backlog of infrastructure projects.
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72 Honeywell Announces $208 Million In Louisiana Projects
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 17, 2013
Bobby Jindal and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies President and CEO Andreas Kramvis have announced that Honeywell will invest $208 million in new manufacturing projects at its four production sites in Louisiana. LED estimates all four projects will result in 148 new indirect jobs, for a total of 190 new jobs in Louisiana.
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