LED FastStart
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. LED FastStart articles below.
Cybersecurity: Catching Up With The Bad Guys
Millions of skilled cybersecurity professionals are needed on the front lines of the global battle with cybercriminals who are causing trillions of dollars worth of damage annually.
Lacassine Operating Co. Building $12.5M Plant In Louisiana
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.
Workforce Training & Talent Acquisition
Today’s workforce training and talent acquisition is a multi-faceted effort that brings targeted skills to students, and new workers to locations they’ll be happy to live in.
ExxonMobil Investing $469M In Louisiana
The addition of a polypropylene manufacturing unit to the company's greater Baton Rouge petrochemical complex will create 65 new jobs.
SuperATV Investing $4.35M In Louisiana
The all-terrain vehicle parts manufacturer will create 75 news jobs at its new Shreveport, LA manufacturing and distribution center.
Bagwell Energy Services Adding 150 Jobs In Louisiana
The energy fabrication company will invest $2.5 million to expand its oil and gas processing industry services in Iberia Parish, LA.
South Louisiana Methanol To Invest $2.2B In Louisiana Project
The joint venture with SABIC will create a new methanol complex on a site along the Mississippi River and result in 75 new direct jobs in St. James Parish, LA.
VEGA Americas To Create 120 Manufacturing Jobs In Louisiana
The Germany-based company will invest $22.4 million in an advanced manufacturing center in Geismar, LA.
Catamaran Solutions Creating 120 Jobs In Louisiana
The advanced manufacturing jobs will be created at a 20-acre site in Minden, LA over the next three years.
Louisiana Lands $1.25B Wanhua Chemical Complex
The China-based company's new chemical manufacturing complex will create 170 new jobs in St. James Parish, LA.
Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Paul Helton, LED FastStart
Paul Helton, Executive Director, LED FastStart, discusses the recruitment, training and support services at the heart of one of the nation's top workforce development programs.
Western Global Airlines Creating 170 Jobs In Louisiana
The cargo freight carrier will make a $3 million investment to establish its own aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Shreveport Regional Airport.
Formosa Investing $9.4B In Louisiana Manufacturing Complex
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.
Fuji Vegetable Oil Investing $70M In Louisiana Production Facility
The new specialty oils processing facility will result in 39 new direct jobs in Jefferson Parish, with the help of the LED FastStart workforce training program.
Champion Home Builders Growing In Louisiana
The manufactured homes company’s expansion will result in a $1.3 million capital investment and 200 new jobs in Leesville, LA.
Foster Farms Investing $30M In Louisiana Poultry Plant Expansion
The new Foster Farms project will retain 1,092 existing jobs and create 50 new direct jobs in Farmerville, Union Parish.
Texas Has Best Business Climate; Colorado Tops In Growth Potential
Texas is Business Facilities' top-ranked state for Best Business Climate and Colorado was named no. 1 in Economic Growth Potential in the magazine's 13th Annual Rankings Report.
Noranda Bauxite & Alumina Investing $35M In Louisiana
The company will expand and upgrade its St. James Parish alumina refinery, and also move its headquarters to the Gramercy facility, creating 65 new jobs.
Plastipak Packaging Investing $15M In Central Louisiana
The rigid plastic container manufacturer will add up to seven new plastics production lines at its manufacturing facility in Pineville, LA.
Mauser To Invest $10M In Louisiana Industrial Packaging Project
Mauser will establish a new packaging facility in the Talon Industrial Park in Geismar, LA, creating 75 new jobs.
Graphic Packaging, DHL Team Up For $274M Project In Northeast Louisiana
More than 800 jobs will be retained, 93 new ones created at the 1.27 million-square-foot converting/logistics center in Monroe, LA.
Provision Healthcare Developing $100M Advanced Cancer Treatment Center In New Orleans
The Louisiana Proton Therapy Center will be housed on University Medical Center campus in city’s biomedical corridor.
Lotte Chemical USA Moving HQ To Southwest Louisiana
The Korea-based manufacturer will relocate its corporate offices from Houston to a location near its multi-billion dollar investment in Lake Charles, LA.
CSRA Creating Customer Engagement Center In Louisiana
The new operation will create 300 jobs within two years, adding to CSRA's 800-job Integrated Technology Center that will open in Bossier City in late 2016.
Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce
States, regions, businesses and higher ed resources are joining forces in an aggressive and innovative effort to fill the skilled labor shortage in the United States.
Technology Center Opens At UL Lafayette Research Park
CGI Federal recently celebrated the dedication of its $13.1 million, 50,000-square-foot information technology center that serves as an anchor for the 143-acre University of Louisiana at Lafayette Research Park.
Monsanto To Invest $975M In Louisiana Expansion
The investment in its St. Charles Parish operations will support the launch of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System.
SnapShots: 60 Seconds With Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana is strengthening initiatives to help existing employers grow through its LED Business Expansion & Retention Group, while stepping up efforts to site emerging business opportunities from key investors in the Americas and across the globe.
Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award
The Bronze Award winner in BF’s 2015 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition will generate an estimated $17.7 billion in economic impact for the region over the next 10 years.
Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment
Louisiana is bringing together state, regional and local partners, including business and higher education resources, in intelligent collaborations yielding sustainable economic growth.
Shell Chemical To Invest $717M In Louisiana Olefins Expansion
Shell Chemical LP will invest $717 million in a new linear alpha olefins manufacturing unit at the company’s Ascension Parish, LA complex.
inXile Entertainment To Create Video Game Studio In New Orleans
inXile Entertainment will establish a video game development studio in New Orleans, LA, creating 50 new direct jobs over the next five years.
Indorama Ventures To Invest $175M In Ethane Cracker Project Near Lake Charles, LA
Indorama Ventures will invest $175 million to renovate and restart a dormant ethane cracker west of Lake Charles, LA.
Investimus Foris To Invest $265M In Louisiana Ammonia Plant
Lithuania-based Investimus Foris will make a $265 million capital investment to convert an idle biofuels refinery in Grant Parish, LA into an ammonia manufacturing facility, creating 85 new direct jobs.
Brown & Root To Establish Corporate HQ In Baton Rouge
Brown & Root will establish its corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with the Brown & Root executive team moving from Houston.
Shintech Announces $1.4 Billion Ethylene Expansion In Iberville Parish, LA
Iberville Parish project comes after governor’s economic mission to Asia; will result in more than 750 new direct and indirect jobs and 2,100 new construction jobs.
Monster Moto Announces 287-Job Minibike And Go-Cart Manufacturing Project In Ruston
Company will produce youth-market vehicles in project resulting in more than 570 new direct and indirect jobs.
Cover Story: Workforce Training Is Job One
Winning the race to fill the high-tech jobs of the 21st century requires an ongoing commitment to match educational programs with future business workforce needs.
New Technology Center Of Excellence Complete In Monroe, LA
First announced in 2011, CenturyLink's new Technology Center of Excellence will be home to 800 jobs in Monroe and result in 1,170 new indirect jobs in the greater Monroe area.
Business Report: Louisiana – Matheson Tri-Gas Expands In Southwest Louisiana
The Lake Charles area project will supply Sasol’s petrochemical complex, creating more than 2,800 new jobs.
