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With a career in industrial and business reporting spanning decades, Sam Barnes has established himself as a trusted voice across South Louisiana. In addition to being a regular contributor to Business Report, he serves as editor of 10/12 Industry Report, a twice-annual publication covering Louisiana’s rapidly expanding industrial sector. Barnes has a unique blend of journalistic experience and corporate business acumen, having earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and MBA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

What will the industrial boom look like in the long term?

On paper, the sheer volume of announced industrial work in Louisiana is unprecedented—pegged by...

New chemical industry group convenes in Gonzales to discuss federal funding and workforce needs

A newly designated consortium of local, state and federal leaders met in Gonzales in April...

CRISIS group identifies four priority projects for relieving Capital Region traffic congestion

A collaborative effort among industry groups is tackling a big and seemingly eternal problem in...

With river frontage for industry dwindling, Ascension Parish eyes ways to maximize what’s left

For generations, Mark Noel’s family has owned 1,000 acres of riverfront property in the...

Long underrepresented in manufacturing, today’s women are changing the face of the workforce at Louisiana plants

Everything seemed to be going according to plan for Lauren Cordell, a Sulphur High...

EPA’s Clean Power Plan leads regulatory push that has some in industry concerned

The country’s evolving regulatory environment, and how the installation of a new president in...

A trio of factors has dampened shale expectations, but some drilling and producing is proceeding in the Baton Rouge area

Nathanson Global Energy owner Steve Nathanson. Photography by Don Kadair High costs, dismal production and...

2016 Businessperson of the Year: Ed Rispone

(Photo by Marie Constantin: Ed Rispone) Ed Rispone, founder and chairman of ISC Constructors in...

At a fall economic forum, experts noted construction could benefit from stagnant oil as jobless workers fill the labor void.

As uncertainty permeates the oil and gas markets, perhaps through 2016, some industry leaders...

Mobile Services and “nesting” help companies save time and money during worker processing.

FAST LANE: Forklift driver Trelyn Pitts works on a computer-based training course at EXCEL's...
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