How three Louisiana industrial giants turned success into community impact
South Louisiana’s industrial economy has created more than jobs and investment—it has also produced some of the region’s most influential philanthropists, reports 10/12 Industry...
ExxonMobil’s Ryan Kerrigan expects his toughest challenge to always be around the corner
Throughout his decades-long career, ExxonMobil's Ryan Kerrigan has built a broad foundation across the polymers, olefins and refining value chains, serving in engineering, technical,...
Workforce strains are nothing new in Louisiana, but this time could be different
The recent entry of AI data centers into the mix has added a new wrinkle to Louisiana’s age-old workforce shortage dilemma, reports 10/12 Industry...
Federal contracts fuel a shipbuilding renaissance
In a welcome turnabout, south Louisiana’s fabrication industry is enjoying an unexpected renaissance, thanks to a proliferation of government shipbuilding contracts for everything from ice...
Louisiana’s ports are breaking down barriers to move as one, but issues remain
Shifting market dynamics, unresolved systemic issues and funding backlogs have forced the state’s five lower Mississippi River ports to abandon old paradigms and instead...
In a bipolar year, Louisiana’s industrial sector has never had more to navigate
It has been a bipolar year for Louisiana’s industrial complex, reports 10/12 Industry Report in its spring issue. The elation over a tsunami of...
Louisiana companies with global connections must often navigate uncharted waters
Industrial companies working overseas are often given stark reminders that they’re not in Kansas anymore, reports 10/12 Industry Report in its latest issue. Military...
Hurricane Ida offers Luca Balbo a powerful leadership lesson
When Luca Balbo returned to Dow’s St. Charles Operations as senior site manufacturing director in 2021 it felt like a baptism by fire, reports...
Louisiana’s energy market is undeniably impactful, but notoriously hard to predict
The network of businesses that owe their origins, successes and, at times, demises to Louisiana’s upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas market is...
Louisiana’s economic developers are emerging as leaders who shape how and where growth happens
A quiet transformation is redefining economic development in Louisiana, as regional organizations assume a more hands-on role in shaping outcomes, reports 10/12 Industry Report...
