DOL partners with Louisiana construction council to crack down on industry compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week that its Wage and Hour Division’s New Orleans district office has signed a collaborative agreement with...
Group says billions in ITEP incentives failed to grow jobs
Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report...
What impact will Gov. Landry’s ITEP changes have?
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Wednesday that significantly alters Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
The executive order not only kills job creation and retention requirements...
Baton Rouge contractors dominate top performers list
Once again, Baton Rouge companies occupied three of the top five slots on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Top Performance list, ranking its...
Lake Charles Methanol announces plans for $3.2B manufacturing plant
Lake Charles Methanol II LLC announced plans last week to invest $3.24 billion to construct a manufacturing plant that will produce low-carbon intensity methanol...
State grants $100M in bonds for Chevron biodiesel plant expansion in Geismar
Louisiana has allotted $100 million in bonds to support Chevron Corp’s expansion of its renewable diesel production facility in Geismar, reports Rigzone.
Governor Jeff Landry...
Tec-Next: Here’s how businesses can elevate their training with immersive learning
In recent years, buzzwords like “AR” and “VR” have come to dominate discussions related to immersive learning in the workplace. But according to Sarah...
Manufacturers are hiring, but there’s no one to fill the jobs
The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage, reports CNBC. The U.S. added 23,000 jobs in manufacturing in January, but there were 601,000 open positions...
TEC Next slated for Feb. 6-7 in Baton Rouge
TEC Next, a conference focused on the evolving relationship between technology and manufacturing, has released the agenda for the event set for Feb. 6-7 at the...
Ucore acquires brownfield site in Alexandria for new rare earth facility
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. recently announced the January acquisition of an 80,800-square-foot brownfield facility on 10-plus acres in Alexandria for the development of its...
