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Business People of the Year
2018 was a year of beginnings — a year where we began building upon our region’s strengths across so many… Read More »
12/28/2018 | Read Story »
Guest column: Opportunity Zones can boost business where it’s needed
A year ago, Republicans and Democrats finally agreed on something: the Opportunity Zones program. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan,… Read More »
12/25/2018 | Read Story »
Diversified Foods and Seasonings, supplier of Popeye’s, announces $12 million expansion of North Shore plant
Diversified Foods and Seasonings has announced a $12 million expansion at its Madisonville food manufacturing plant, which will include relocating… Read More »
12/21/2018 | Read Story »
New manufacturing plant in Slidell received $765,000 in state incentives
The state of Louisiana offered $765,000 in incentives to bring a new manufacturing plant to the Textron facility in Slidell,… Read More »
12/19/2018 | Read Story »
Wanhua’s $1.25B complex benefits River Parishes
Last month, Governor John Bel Edwards and Wanhua Chemical Group Co. executive Weiqi Hua announced the company will develop a… Read More »
12/5/2018 | Read Story »
New Orleans tech companies graduate to larger workspaces
There has been no shortage of big tech announcements in New Orleans over the last couple years. From DXC Technology’s… Read More »
12/4/2018 | Read Story »
$1.25 Billion Chemical Complex Planned On Mississippi River
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, alongside officials from Yantai, China-based Wanhua Chemical Group Company Ltd., announced November 16 the company… Read More »
11/21/2018 | Read Story »
New Orleans: Silicon Valley of the South?
NEW ORLEANS — When DXC Technology, the Virginia-based global information technology giant, announced plans last year to build its latest… Read More »
11/20/2018 | Read Story »
Success Stories
Elmer Chocolate Announces $40 Million Manufacturing Expansion In Ponchatoula
Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Elmer Chocolate CEO Robert Nelson announced the company will make a $40 million capital investment… Read More »
High Voltage Software Announces Establishment Of New Orleans Game Development Studio
Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and High Voltage Software Inc. CEO Kerry Ganofsky announced the company will establish a new video… Read More »
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Announces $66 Million Formaldehyde Expansion In Geismar And Luling
BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Executive Vice President Dale Plante of Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced… Read More »
Rain CII Announces Relocation Of Corporate Headquarters From Houston To Louisiana
COVINGTON, La. — Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Rain CII CEO Gerry Sweeney announced the company will move its corporate headquarters… Read More »
Castleton Commodities International Announces $1.2 Billion Methanol Project In Louisiana
BELLE CHASSE, La. (10/10/2014) — Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and CEO William C. Reed II of Castleton Commodities International LLC… Read More »