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AI is reshaping business. Will you lead or follow?
For organizational leaders, the challenge is no longer whether to integrate artificial intelligence, but where,...
Baton Rouge chosen as launch site for Meta’s $115M AI workforce academy
Meta is launching a national workforce training boot camp geared specifically toward training workers for jobs in AI infrastructure—and Baton Rouge is its first...
Multi-bill aerospace incentive package sails through Legislature
A series of bills intended to attract aerospace investment to Louisiana was quickly approved by the Legislature, with some of the bills having already...
It’s official: Applied Digital is building a $3.6B data center in central Louisiana
Applied Digital, a digital infrastructure developer based in Dallas, is investing $3.6 billion to develop an artificial intelligence campus in Rapides Parish.
State officials formally announced...
Hut 8 to invest $16 million to expand West Feliciana water system
Hut 8, owner of the proposed River Bend AI data center, has agreed to pay $16 million for the expansion of local water system...
States pushing back against rate hikes as AI industry grows
The AI boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits, as governors, attorneys general and others protesting rising electricity bills...
Space exploration company considers purchasing Vermilion Parish acreage
A space exploration company is currently considering the purchase of 136,000 acres owned by ExxonMobil in Vermilion Parish, Vermilion Today writes. While no company has...
Hyundai Steel-Posco JV selects Danieli as steel facility tech partner
The Hyundai Steel and Posco joint venture has selected Danieli as technology partner for its proposed Ascension Parish steel facility, Steel Orbis reports. The Italy-based Danieli...
Google grants LSU Cybersecurity Clinic $1M to protect industrial infrastructure
A $1 million grant from Google will soon enable LSU’s Cybersecurity Clinic to expand its free education and evaluation services to industry and government...
Entergy boosts spending by 33 percent to meet data center demand
Meta’s new data center in northeast Louisiana is largely responsible for Entergy recently boosting its four-year capital spending plan by some 33 percent to...
