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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

United Utility Services Relocates-Plans New Orleans, Louisiana, Headquarters

04/07/2023
United Utility Services, a portfolio company of Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners, plans to relocate and establish its national headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project is expected to create 141 jobs over the next five years.

The company will retain its presence in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“As our company expands, the need arose to establish our headquarters in a location that is easily accessible from existing regional offices and is in close proximity to complementary services and partners,” United Utility CEO Ali Azad said. “New Orleans is an ideal location for our company to build a prominent presence within a regional economy that leads innovation in the utility and energy sector, and within an area that is already home to key partners, such as Entergy.”

To secure the project the state offered United Utility an incentives package featuring the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart. The incentives package also includes a $500,000 performance-based grant for reimbursement of relocation expenditures, contingent upon the company meeting employment and payroll targets. The company is also expected to participate in the state’s Quality Jobs program.

“Once again, a growing national company has chosen to locate its corporate headquarters in Louisiana and create good-paying jobs in our state,” Governor John Bel Edwards noted. “That is a powerful testament to the strength of our business climate and quality of life. Louisiana has the skilled workforce that United Utility needs. This project will benefit Louisiana consumers, workers and infrastructure for years to come.”

United Utility works to connect customers with a network of service providers for infrastructure and utility needs including distribution, substation, relay system, fiber optics communication and storm recovery. The company has acquired nine power transmission and distribution providers since 2018.

“The United Utility headquarters not only brings 141 new jobs to our region, but it also further positions greater New Orleans and Louisiana as a leader in the future energy sector,” added GNO, Inc. President and CEO Michael Hecht. “This is a major economic win for our area that will drive innovation and energy diversification across the state and country. We’re thrilled to welcome United Utility and to be part of its growth going forward.”

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