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Louisiana Announces Over $58M In Manufacturing Investment In One Day
The three manufacturing projects announced today will create or retain approximately 600 jobs at locations in Northwest and Southwest Louisiana.
Digital Adaption Key To Manufacturing Industry
Embracing new technologies will be an important avenue as growth is projected to continue in the manufacturing industry.
First Solar To Invest Up to $1.1B In Louisiana Solar Panel Plant
Solar panel manufacturing facility will create more than 700 new jobs at the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
SunGas Renewables To Invest $1.8B In Louisiana Clean Fuel Facility
SunGas will invest $1.8B In Pineville, Louisiana; SLB will invest $18.5M in Shreveport digital infrastructure manufacturing plant; 360insights relocates U.S. HQ to New Orleans.
Why Relocate Or Expand Your Business To Louisiana? A Q&A With Don Pierson
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson shares how this southeastern state has its eye on the future toward an energy evolution and support for innovative industries.
Ucore To Establish $75M Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex
Ucore North America will create 100 jobs in Alexandria at North America’s first modern technology rare earth element separation and purification facility. And, United Utility Services establishes HQ in New Orleans.
A New Energy For Louisiana
Louisiana’s climate action plan gains momentum with a federal grant toward decarbonizing the manufacturing sector.
Four Louisiana Manufacturing Projects Create $268M+ In Investment
Cargill, CF Industries, BASF and Calucem projects will create, retain more than 350 jobs throughout the state.
Business Facilities’ 18th Annual Rankings Report: State Rankings
As the economic landscape evolves with sea change-level shifts, discover the leading locations in Business Facilities’ 18th Annual Rankings Report.
Louisiana Leads States In Customized Workforce Training
In Business Facilities’ 18th Annual Rankings Report, Tennessee is rated tops in Recovery Leaders and Wyoming takes Best Business Tax Climate.
Higher Education Partnerships: Closing The Gap
Partnerships with higher education organizations are making a clear impact on businesses today, especially regarding workforce training.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Investing $22.5M In Louisiana Expansion
The YellaWood manufacturer will create 58 new jobs with the expansion of its Avoyelles Parish, LA lumber facility.
Business Report: Louisiana Fights Back
As Covid hopefully recedes, Pelican State leaders are hopeful that 2022 will be a good year for Louisiana economic development.
Origin Materials Will Invest $750M In Louisiana Plastics Plant
Origin Materials' plant-based plastics manufacturing project is expected to create 200 direct new jobs in in Ascension Parish, LA.
New ACT Customer Care Center Will Create 600 Jobs In Louisiana
Advanced Call Center Technologies will invest $1.5 million to develop the customer care center in Shreveport, LA.
Ternium USA Investing $98M In Louisiana Expansion
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.
Louisiana Still The Gold Standard In Custom Training
Louisiana leads in Customized Training; California, New Jersey and Massachusetts are top biotech states in Business Facilities' 17th Annual Rankings Report.
Customized Training Programs: Finding The Perfect Fit
Everywhere from factory floors to research labs to virtual space—and every work space in between—today’s customized training programs are ensuring that new hires quickly get up to speed.
Amazon To Create 1,000 Jobs At New Baton Rouge Robotics Facility
The company will invest $200 million in its latest robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana, scheduled to open by December 2022.
New PPE Production Facilities Planned For Louisiana’s Acadiana Region
SafeSource Direct and Ochsner Health will establish two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the Acadiana Region.
Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA
Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
2023 Deals Of The Year
Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.
2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas
A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.
[VIDEO] Get More for Your Business in Ardmore. Oklahoma
The ADA owns three industrial parks and several single sites and buildings, giving our organization both the power and incentive to negotiate favorable terms for expanding companies.
Location Spotlight: Welcome to Columbus, Indiana
Columbus, Edinburgh and Bartholomew County, Indiana are consistently ranked among the Top Ten locations in the United States. With one of the highest concentrations of engineering talent in the nation, manufacturing employment that ranks in the Top 2% of the U.S., I-65 access, and nationally recognized community living, now is the right time to consider the unexpected opportunities this unforgettable community has to offer.