Toolbox Talks: How to get workers to choose safety when you aren’t looking
A research professor had a group of undergraduate students who were new to the laboratory and working with animals. To get the students aligned...
In case you missed it: Popular 10/12 Industry Report stories from 2018
From plant expansions to infrastructure improvements, south Louisiana industry was big news in 2018. But last year, 10/12 Industry Report also delved into some...
Virtual training: Gaming, mixed reality entice, retain Louisiana’s next gen workforce
The drive to blaze new virtual trails in the world of industrial training is not restricted to Silicon Valley. There have been some recent...
‘Selfie Vote’ author, customer engagement whiz on stage for LABI annual meeting
The Louisiana Association of Business & Industry has announced the lineup for its annual meeting in February.
The morning keynote speaker, Kristen Soltis Anderson, is...
Every project team is different, but the best ones succeed through planning and collaboration
Experience is at the top of nearly everyone’s wish list for the “perfect project team,” but it’s a commodity hard to come by these...
Mossville residents tap into Sasol programs aimed at relocating, preserving and hiring
Jackie Green remembers a time when she could sit on the porch of her Prater Road home in Mossville and wave at passersby. She...
Louisiana pioneers are fusing high tech with low tech to teach today’s worker
The drive to blaze new virtual trails in the world of industrial training is not restricted to Silicon Valley. There have been some recent...
LSU is a key player in a new effort to improve industry resilience
A trait born out of necessity, Louisiana residents are nothing if not resilient. Countless times, they’ve faced down storms, then tackled the arduous task of...
OSHA paying a visit? Here’s what you need to know.
There are lots of reasons for OSHA to come knocking at your door, but none are particularly pleasant. The financially and manpower-strapped agency typically...
A Baton Rouge company spots an opportunity for fire-resistant women’s workwear.
In 2010, Jaime Glas was in the midst of a petroleum engineering internship with Chevron in Bakersfield, California, when a pesky workplace challenge planted...
