Why Chevron, BP and other oil giants are moving jobs to India
Chevron, BP and other oil companies are moving more specialized white-collar positions and related work to lower-cost labor pools in countries such as India,...
COLAB appoints Christian Bergeron as chief operating officer
COLAB (formerly the South Louisiana Economic Council) announced Monday that Christian Bergeron has been named as its new chief operating officer. A Houma native,...
Noah Hoggatt is the latest in a string of departures at LDEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s top lawyer resigned last week, marking the latest string of executive departures under Secretary Aurelia Giacometto.
Noah Hoggatt, who...
More than 1,400 complete H2Workforce initiatives
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) recently reported that more than 1,400 students have completed programs associated with H2Workforce initiatives, reports Biz...
Meet the first female chemical plant manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge site
Kate Lightfoot has been named chemical plant manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge complex. Lightfoot’s promotion was effective March 1, according to a statement released Monday.
Lightfoot...
Dockworkers approve their new labor deal with a pay raise
Dockworkers last week voted in favor for their long-awaited labor deal, which delivers a 62% pay raise and promises peace at ports for the...
International Paper to shutter Louisiana plant, lay off 450 workers
Some 450 employees of a Natchitoches Parish paper mill will lose their jobs by the end of April after their parent company announced on...
Louisiana Chemical Association names a new leader
The Louisiana Chemical Association and the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance have named David Cresson as their new president and CEO.
Cresson will succeed Greg Bowser,...
Dockworkers set to vote on a new labor deal this week
Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030,...
The construction industry needs nearly 450K new workers. Here’s why
The construction industry will need to add an estimated 439,000 new workers this year to meet growing demand, according to a new model from...
