Gov. Landry is seeking tariff relief for Hyundai’s $5.8B steel mill in Ascension
Louisiana’s push for a $5.8 billion Hyundai steel facility is colliding with national trade politics, The Center Square writes.
Gov. Jeff Landry privately asked the Trump administration...
First Solar expects to create nearly 40,000 jobs, contribute $7.8 billion to U.S. GDP
A new economic impact study released Monday by First Solar Inc. estimates the solar manufacturer will create nearly 40,000 jobs and contribute $7.8 billion...
Ascension economic development leader details what’s fueling parish’s rise
Ascension Parish’s rise as one of Louisiana’s fastest-growing economic engines is the result of long-term planning, infrastructure strategy and coordinated leadership, according to Kate...
Chalmette career expo to showcase advanced manufacturing, aerospace
The Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Expo & Career Fair will be held at the Fredric Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette on March 27 from 12-5...
Meta signs $6 billion fiber-optic cable agreement
Meta has signed a multiyear agreement worth up to $6 billion to buy fiber-optic cable from Corning, accelerating the build-out of U.S. data centers...
LED secretary: Louisiana has set a ‘new standard’
Speaking at Business Report’s Power Breakfast in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois described a state that has staged an impressive...
Viking Attachments to invest $160,000 in manufacturing expansion
Viking Attachments LLC announced it will invest $160,000 to expand domestic production of its VMV Series vibratory pile drivers in St. Mary Parish, reports Biz...
The state buys land for planned Hyundai steel facility in Ascension
The industrial tract planned to be the site for the $5.8 billion Hyundai steel manufacturing facility has been purchased by the state of Louisiana.
The...
Hyundai reassures the community of its commitment to historic protections
Following a USA Today Network report that Modeste area community members were concerned the proposed multibillion-dollar Hyundai Steel mill could disturb area cultural and historic sites,...
Hurricane Ida offers Luca Balbo a powerful leadership lesson
Position: Senior Site Manufacturing Director
Company: Dow St. Charles Operations, Hahnville
What they do: Dow’s St. Charles Operations (SCO) is a 2,000-acre integrated petrochemical manufacturing complex that converts petroleum-based...
