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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. Through companies like Cool Planet Energy Systems, Louisiana is delivering tomorrow’s technology today and providing our workers with even more opportunities.

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Methanex Announces New $550 Million Methanol Plant Project In Louisiana

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Jindal said, “Methanex’s decision to build a second plant in Louisiana is a continuation of the renaissance that our energy and chemical industries are experiencing every day. Nowhere else will you find greater workers or a more impressive energy infrastructure than right here in our state.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

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Search our site: Infrastructure. Survey Schedule. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules.

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AU 2022 Is Back In Person and We Want to Hear from You

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This year, we’re thrilled to announce we’ll be back as an in-person conference on September 27-29 in New Orleans, Louisiana. What insights can you share about using the Autodesk Construction Cloud to manage estimation, quantification, bids, and scheduling in project management?

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BASF Breaks Ground On Expansion In Geismar, LA

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Louisiana Economic Development estimates the expansion will result in an additional 91 new indirect jobs. The new formic acid project will be the company’s third major investment in Geismar since 2009, joining a methylamines plant completed in 2011 and a surfactants plant scheduled for completion in 2013.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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For example, the Mercedes-Benz semi-autonomous truck prototype scheduled for release in 2025 has a computer that will not completely replace the driver, but will allow them to do other things inside of the cabin. Ruston is centrally located in northern Louisiana. which is now the city of Greenwood’s second largest employer.

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Indiana Electrical Grid Management Firm Adding 80+ Jobs

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Construction was scheduled to begin in January, allowing MISO to support the expansion of its utility customers and work to ensure the reliable delivery of electricity across 15 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Magic Growth Bullet: Infrastructure Investment. The city of Carmel will consider additional incentives. .

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