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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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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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Monsanto To Invest $975M In Louisiana Expansion

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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 Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

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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. PROJECT IMPACT ESTIMATES. billion in capital investment, and $17.7

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South Louisiana Methanol Announces $1.3 Billion Investment

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Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 South Louisiana Methanol LP will build and operate a world-scale methanol production facility in St. James Parish. Located across the river from the Nucor Corp.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. Credit: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance). Opportunity is a word used a lot when discussions about Southwest Louisiana are started. Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is home to the most impressive network of pipelines in the U.S.:

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Magnolia LNG Announces $2.2 Billion Export Facility In Louisiana

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Louisiana Gov. The LNG project would create 45 new permanent jobs; LED also estimates the project would result in 175 new indirect jobs. The LNG project would create 45 new permanent jobs; LED also estimates the project would result in 175 new indirect jobs.

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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries

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Cool Planet Energy Systems President and CEO Howard Janzen announced the company will build three bio-refineries in Louisiana with a capital investment of $168 million. Additionally, LED estimates the project will result in 422 new indirect jobs, for a total of 494 new jobs. in the next decade.