Manufacturing partnership rebrands to emphasize statewide mission
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana, or MEPOL, has changed its name to Louisiana’s Community & Technical Colleges Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Officials say the...
No-cost assessment identifies energy savings for small, medium manufacturers
Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment provided by DOE Industrial Assessment Centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy...
LSU, Tech create industry co-op research center
LSU and Louisiana Tech University announced in a July 28 press release the creation of the Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA), the...
‘The industry is back’: Lafayette’s Moncla revives a 14-year-old training tool to get workers...
As the oil industry returns in Lafayette, Moncla Energy Company has revived a training tool that hasn't been used since 2007.
As KLFY reports, the...
LNG Center of Excellence planned for Lake Charles
The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to McNeese State University Foundation to build a...
Louisiana launching scholarships for adult career training
Adults who want to attend a community or technical college to learn skills needed for construction, logistics, manufacturing or other high-demand fields might soon...
Are ‘robocontractors’ the future of Louisiana industrial construction?
A pair of LSU professors hopes that their current research could one day turn robotic exoskeletons into reality in the construction space. In the...
BASF, LASM launch virtual STEM learning program
BASF and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) recently launched their first-ever virtual Kids’ Lab program, according to a BASF press release. The...
BASF donates $5,500 to St. Amant High STEM program
BASF recently donated $5,500 to St. Amant High School’s Navy Junior ROTC for its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program. The donation funds...
CITGO donation funds SOWELA program
Officials from SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles announced March 25 that a donation from CITGO will fund cloud-based Simtronics software for students...
