Amazon Plans Louisiana, Data Center Operations
Amazon plans to establish operations in Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The $12 billion project is expected to create 540 jobs.
Louisiana Data Centers Project Announcements
Hut 8 Plans West Feliciana, Louisiana, Data Center Operations
Hut 8, an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure and computing at scale to fuel energy-intensive use cases, plans to establish operations in West Feliciana, Louisiana. The up to $10 billion project is expected to create at least 75 jobs.
Meta Plans Richland Parish, Louisiana, Data Center Operations
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta plans to establish operations in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The $10 billion project is expected to create 500 or more jobs.
Niagara Bottling Plans Hammond, Louisiana, Production Plant
Niagara Bottling, one of the nation’s leading beverage manufacturers, plans to establish a new production facility near Hammond, Louisiana. The $160 million project is expected to create 70 jobs.
Apple Builds New Reno, Nevada, Facility, Searches for New U.S. Campus Site
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Venyu Plans Shreveport, Louisiana, Data Center
Venyu’s new Tier III data center, a division of integrated technology leader EATEL, will provide cloud-based computing, data and other managed IT services, at a 87,000-square-foot facility in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Plans $66 Million Expansion In Geismar And Luling, Louisiana
Momentive Specialty Chemicals will construct a new chemical production facility in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana and upgrade the plant it currently operates in Ascension Parish. The plant expansions, representing a capital investment of $66 million, will increase Momentive’s production of formaldehyde for use by nearby chemical plants in the manufacture of other products.
Benteler Steel/Tube, Bossier Parish Community College And State Create Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
A $22 million, 65,000-square-foot, training Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology at the Bossier Parish Community College was dedicated as part of a partnership between the State of Louisiana and Benteler Steel/Tube along with
Sasol LTD Plans Petrochemical Complex In Westlake, Louisiana
South Africa-based Sasol Ltd. made a final investment decision to develop an $8.1 billion petrochemical complex consisting of an ethane cracker and six chemical manufacturing plants near its existing Westlake, Louisiana, production facilities.
Westlake Chemical Expands Ethylene Capacity At Sulphur, Louisiana, Production Plant
Westlake Chemical will expand its ethylene capacity and make other capital improvements in Southwest Louisiana through a more than $330 million capital investment. Westlake Chemical Corp. will retain 480 existing jobs and create 25 new direct jobs.
Sempra Energy Begins Construction On $6 Billion LNG Export Terminal And Processing Complex
Sempra Energy’s LNG operations began construction in Hackberry, Louisiana, on a new liquefaction processing complex and liquefied natural gas export terminal.
TSE International Invests $1.18 Million In Its Shreveport, Louisiana, Production Center
TSE International will make a $1.18 million capital investment to expand its Shreveport, Louisiana-area manufacturing center. The company will create 30 jobs in the Northwest Region of Louisiana.
Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Opens 118,000-square-foot MRO Hangar
A new 118,000-square-foot, $21.5 million, Hangar H facility opened at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The high-bay, wide-body aviation hangar will be used for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul technical services on major ai
Castleton Commodities International Invests $1.2 Billion To Develop Methanol Manufacturing Plant South Of New Orleans, Louisiana
A global commodities merchant, Castleton Commodities International will make a $1.2 billion capital investment to develop a new methanol manufacturing plant along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, south of New Orleans.
India-Based Stixis Technologies To Open U.S. Development Center In Baton Rouge, Louisiana
India-based Stixis Technologies Inc. will open its first U.S. development center at the Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge, creating 230 new jobs.
Renaissance RX Invests $8 Million In New Orleans, Louisiana, Headquarters Hub
Renaissance RX, the biomedical company, will make an $8 million capital investment to establish its headquarters in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, creating at least 425 new jobs.
Cheniere Energy Expands Its Liquefied Natural Gas Export Facility In Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, recently expanded in scope from four liquefaction trains, or production units, to six.
