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Job landscape to shift further next year, so here’s what you need to know

Roles are rapidly shifting across multiple industries and company leaders will need to keep up in 2024, Inc. reports.  Changes in demand and technology have created and...

Ascension Parish eyed for potential $350M manufacturing facility

A Chinese-owned producer of materials for rechargeable batteries is considering building a $350 million manufacturing plant in Ascension Parish, state and company officials announced...

Proposed facilities in New Orleans, Iberia Parish would turn plastic waste, tires into green...

A company that turns plastic waste and used tires into green hydrogen is seeking to invest $100 million to build processing plants in New...

DG Fuels lets contract for proposed Louisiana SAF complex

DG Fuels has awarded Emerson Electric the contract to deliver automation and project engineering services for a planned grassroots complex that will produce sustainable...

Infinity Valve and Supply expanding Acadiana air compressor facility

Infinity Operators LLC announced last week that it is investing $1.1 million to increase production capacity of its new air compression division through equipment...

Manufacturing Institute, BASF celebrate Manufacturing Day at RPCC

The Manufacturing Institute, the nonprofit workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers, hosted the 2023 national Manufacturing Day kickoff celebration...

MKS Plastics announces $14 million expansion of Tangipahoa facility

MKS Plastics, a Louisiana-based premium industrial pail manufacturer, announced it is investing $14 million to double the size of its production facility in Tangipahoa...

Baton Rouge-area plant managers expect steady 4Q, growth in 2024

Managers of regional industrial sites expect production, spending and hiring to remain fairly steady through the end of this year, a Greater Baton Rouge...

Will Formosa move its planned $9.4B project to the Capital Region?

As far as the company has stated publicly, Formosa still intends to build a $9.4 billion industrial complex in St. James Parish, despite opposition from environmental and community groups. But economist...

CDI Engineering Solutions opens larger office in Lake Charles

CDI Engineering Solutions, an engineering, procurement and construction management firm serving the energy and chemicals industries, has announced the grand opening of a larger...

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