Could a second Trump term spur oil and gas hiring? What a Louisiana recruiter...
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office could result in an uptick in oil and gas hiring—at least at first.
That’s according to Dave...
Ports and unionized dockworkers are in negotiations―again
Unionized dockworkers resumed labor talks last week with employers at ports across the nation as the deadline for a new contract looms two months...
Reform proposals won’t change Louisiana’s most lucrative tax break
While many of the state’s tax breaks face the ax as Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax reform proposal swaps them for lower income tax rates,...
ABC executive Jeb Bruneau meets workforce challenges head on
Some of Jeb Bruneau’s earliest memories are of his father–long-time state legislator Peppi Bruneau–standing up for right-to-work legislation in the 1970s.
It was a critical...
Louisiana’s multipronged push toward industrial- and utility-scale solar is making big waves
First Solar’s Georges Antoun can hardly contain his excitement about the future of the state’s solar energy market.
What began as a trickle could soon...
More than 250 students attend GBRIA’s Women in Industry Forum
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) hosted its inaugural Women in Industry Forum on Oct. 9 at the PACE Center in Gonzales, bringing...
State board extends ITEP emergency rule another 180 days
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry extended the Industrial Tax Exemption Program emergency rule, which was set to expire last week. The renewal...
Mid South Extrusion to invest $17 million in Ouachita Parish facility
Mid South Extrusion will invest $17 million at its facility in Ouachita Parish to install two new state-of-the-art blown film extrusion lines to support...
Why are so many top administrators at LDEQ exiting?
A top official at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has transferred out of the agency, marking the latest of at least five high-level...
LED opens applications for its Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative
Applications have opened for the 2024 Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative, a Louisiana Economic Development program targeting accelerated business growth for minority- and women-owned second-stage...
