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Meta’s Baton Rouge ‘workforce academy’ to reside at ABC Pelican Chapter facility
Meta’s Baton Rouge "workforce academy" will be based at Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter's Baton Rouge Training Center, with the first cohort of students expected to begin training this fall.
Announced in June, the...
AI data center owners are straining U.S. warehouse market
As the AI market rapidly expands, companies such as Meta Platforms and Google are leasing warehouses to store equipment needed for construction and operations, Bloomberg reports. Data center-related tenants are expected to lease about...
Decline in exports prompts 42 percent rise in trade deficit
Exports fell 3.2% to $317.7 billion in May, while imports rose 3.3% to $395.3 billion due to strong demand for electronics used in new data centers, The New York Times reports. As a result, the...
Pool products manufacturer to invest $8M in Westlake facility expansion
Bio-Lab, a division of KIK Consumer Products, announced it will invest at least $8 million to expand its Calcasieu Parish manufacturing operations, adding new finished goods production capacity for its pool care product line....
Broussard company hopes to redevelop offshore infrastructure to support growing digital market
This week, Forged Energy Solutions in Broussard announced its strategic vision to support Louisiana's growing energy, industrial and digital infrastructure sectors by combining decades of offshore operational experience with practical project execution and infrastructure...
