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MARCH 3, 2016

PROJECT TITLE: FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX ENTERED BY: LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. James Parish surrounds one of the biggest bends of the Mississippi River, where the waterway turns toward New Orleans halfway downstream from Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rouge. By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Bobby Jindal.

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Louisiana Deals Mississippi Estimating 40

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MARCH 30, 2016

Louisiana Economic Development estimates the combined projects will result in 1,892 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 2,100 new jobs in Southwest Louisiana. Louisiana faced competition for the projects, including from Texas for the ethane cracker, and Texas and South Korea for the MEG production facility.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Read Louisiana Cat Expanding New Iberia Operations, Adding 60 Jobs on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. A new natural gas pipeline, installed with help from state, local and private partners, made the expansion possible.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Avant Organics' parent firm Crest Industries will create 40 new jobs with a $4 million capital investment at the Central Louisiana Port. Read: Avant Organics To Launch Manufacturing Site In Alexandria, LA at BusinessFacilities.com.

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JULY 17, 2013

Bobby Jindal and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies President and CEO Andreas Kramvis have announced that Honeywell will invest $208 million in new manufacturing projects at its four production sites in Louisiana. LED estimates all four projects will result in 148 new indirect jobs, for a total of 190 new jobs in Louisiana.

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JULY 24, 2019

Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. The Utility Account helps rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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North Carolina San Antonio Louisiana Tennessee 111

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The new plant will create 675 new direct jobs and will be one of the largest manufacturing projects in Northwest Louisiana’s history. Benteler selected Louisiana after a lengthy, competitive site-selection process that included more than a dozen states and 100 potential sites. billion in the region. billion in the region.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

LED began discussing potential location options in Louisiana with Perficient in November 2013. With the announcements of Bell Helicopter, Enquero, CGI and now Perficient, we have proven that Lafayette and Louisiana can compete for world-class companies.

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Software Software St. Louis Louisiana 53

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Louisiana committed $17.5 The new hangar made Chennault a particularly attractive site for AAR’s major expansion into Louisiana. “We We look forward to meeting and engaging the talented pool of aviation professionals from the area and helping to extend Lake Charles’ position as an aviation center of excellence for Louisiana.”.

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JULY 29, 2013

In 2012, the Port of New Orleans completed more than $100 million in new infrastructure projects port-wide in order to grow its facilities to handle rising trade volumes tied to the Panama Canal expansion. . “With its proximity to the center of the U.S. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

While standing next to each other during a press conference, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Lotte CEO Soon Hyo “Steve” Chung told a group of onlookers that the company would establish its headquarters in Lake Charles (relocating from Houston). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2017 Issue. Photo: SWLA). Edwards said. “We

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Louisiana Airports Zoning Transportation 72

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

FLYING HIGH IN NORTH LOUISIANA. Aerospace/defense companies will find North Louisiana a business-friendly and low cost manufacturing environment. Ranked as the most cost competitive place to do business by Forbes and KPMG, North Louisiana offers both value and quality.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Louisiana is ready to be the prime global hub for liquefied natural gas exports, and it’s aiming to be the national leader in cybersecurity. Read Energizing Louisiana’s Future on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Infrastructure was another category that deserved a closer look. Several states—including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah—deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in our 9th annual rankings festival. AILING INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CRATERS KEEP GETTING BIGGER.

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JUNE 22, 2016

McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative which laid out plans to overhaul Virginia’s economy in four ways: increasing postsecondary education and workforce credentials; securing employment for veterans; aligning education with the needs of businesses; and diversifying the economy.

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Engineering Oklahoma North Carolina Virginia 75

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

So, in several of our more statistics-oriented categories, this year we have given extra credit for positive industry-specific employment numbers. We’ve broken the overall biotech ranking into several categories in this year’s report, including Biotechnology Strength/Employment.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates the manufacturing project also will result in 389 new indirect jobs in the Capital Region, while retaining 2,607 existing jobs associated with the ExxonMobil Chemical Plant and Lubricants Plant operations in the region. The state will provide a Modernization Tax Credit valued at $1.8

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Louisiana: Business as Usual in the Bayou | An energy slump and record floods can’t keep the Pelican State down. Louisiana is bouncing back with a proactive plan of action. Ready to Rule the World | The U.S. is poised to dominate the emerging global market for liquified natural gas as U.S. production outpaces domestic demand.

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Iowa Mississippi Indiana New Jersey 40

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Runners-up in the 2013 competition were Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. In addition to retaining its automotive crown, Tennessee notched top 10 finishes in Best Business Climate, Best Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Leaders (Power Generation) and Best Education Climate. manufacturing facilities.

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Tennessee Memphis Nashville Texas 111

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

which is now the city of Greenwood’s second largest employer. Contributing to the area’s outstanding infrastructure are Johnson County REMC, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, and Hoosier Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale power and services to the distribution cooperative. “We

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Nashville Airports Transportation Louisiana 51

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

employment growth. PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: A BEVY OF ACTIVITY. In the newly released 2015 Foreign Trade Zones Board Annual Report to Congress, the Port of South Louisiana’s Foreign Trade Zone 124 is once again listed at the top with over $15 billion in the merchandise received, warehouse/ distribution category.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

With its Indiana headquarters and facilities in Arkansas, Minnesota and Louisiana, the company helps its customers more efficiently distribute electricity, matching demand with generating capacity, resulting in billions of dollars in economic benefit each year. The Magic Growth Bullet: Infrastructure Investment.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Texas was our top-ranked state in Best Business Climate; it also garnered the top spot in Best Transportation Infrastructure and Installed Wind Power Capacity Leaders. to bounce back to pre-Recession employment levels in 2011, while most of the rest of the country was still digging out of the deep economic trench.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

This project will continue to position Louisiana as a leader in the global technology sector as we are bringing in one of the largest, most successful, most innovative companies to create a first-of-its-kind software development center in Louisiana,” Gov. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

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JULY 6, 2016

And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. It is well known that Virginia is one of the best locations for business in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

SRP executed on substantial load requirements while working in concert with Eastmark Developer DMB and the City of Mesa infrastructure needed for the project. Deal said the Innovation Center is “is exactly the kind of employer we want in the state.” Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Honorable Mentions.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Trapped city residents soon congregated in the Louisiana Superdome, which quickly morphed from a football stadium into a squalid shelter. As important as the new flood protections are, the rebuilding of the human infrastructure of New Orleans was arguably a tougher task. Floodwalls and levees constructed by the U.S. Thus began a $14.5-billion

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Louisiana Engineering Spirit Dallas 51

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APRIL 13, 2016

With the largest amount of biotech companies in Europe, world-class research infrastructure, and internationally renowned scientists, Germany has established itself as an international medical biotech hub. There is a rich supply chain for these companies providing a complete ecosystem to support business growth.

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APRIL 12, 2016

When completed in early 2019, the Louisiana expansion project will create 95 new direct jobs averaging $76,500 per year, plus benefits, and 20 new contractor jobs. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates the project will result in another 450 new permanent indirect jobs, for a total of more than 540 new jobs in Louisiana.

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Louisiana America Site Security 40

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AUGUST 1, 2014

When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. If natural gas, gumbo and Mardi Gras are the only things that come to mind when you think about Louisiana, think again.

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Louisiana Tennessee North Dakota Utah 111

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the largest jobs-related economic development deal in Louisiana’s history, DXC Technology has announced it will establish a 2,000-job Digital Transformation Center in the heart of New Orleans. The project will create more permanent direct jobs at one site than any prior economic development deal in Louisiana.

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Louisiana Education Employment Site 40

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APRIL 27, 2021

Foreign trade zones, located in or near U.S. Customs ports of entry, enable duty-free movement of foreign and domestic merchandise. there are more than 200 U.S. FTZs, each a driver of regional economic growth. Read: Free And Easy Trading At Ports Of Entry at BusinessFacilities.com.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Millennials will soon make up 75 percent of the U.S. workforce—and locations that offer the right balance of living, working and playing are the frontrunners to acquire their skills. Read: Talent Attraction: Millennial Magnets at BusinessFacilities.com.

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MARCH 12, 2014

A primary focus for those in workforce development is to bridge the gap between employers and potential employees, addressing the issues of skills training and talent building. Once the overall expansion is complete, total employment at the Mobile complex is expected to reach approximately 4,600 people. LOUISIANA FASTSTART: TOP RANKED.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

billion, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and completed by the LSU Division of Economic Development. According to Dr. Loren Scott, Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSU, Sasol’s planned facility will be the largest single manufacturing investment in Louisiana history.

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Louisiana Feasibility Infrastructure Industrial 45

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APRIL 8, 2021

The expansion of Lineage Logistics' Port of New Orleans cold-storage facility will create 50 new jobs and support the state's $1.6 billion poultry industry. Read: Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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JULY 5, 2022

The success of the 18th annual LiveXchange event by Business Facilities paves the way for expansion of the franchise this fall.

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