Manufacturing

The Port of South Louisiana has delayed its proposed purchase of the former Avondale shipyard after facing tough questions last month from Bond Commission members over the terms of the $330 million deal, NOLA.com reports.

CF Industries is investing $75 million into its Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex. 

Logistics companies competing for workers are offering more flexibility in areas such as scheduling...

The South Central Louisiana chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association held its annual...

Industrial pail manufacturer MKS Plastics is investing $14 million to double the size of its Tangipahoa Parish production facility. 

Plans call for a 240,000-square-foot distribution warehouse to be built near the intersection of Tom and North Airway drives. 

It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm, though they have yet to hit south Louisiana directly.  

Pipe and Steel Industrial in Denham Springs is planning a three- to five-year expansion of its manufacturing facilities, according to an advance notice filed with Louisiana Economic Development. 

If all goes as planned, a new gravel mining operation will open in the Capital Region next year. 

As far as the company has stated publicly, Formosa still intends to build a $9.4 billion industrial complex in St. James Parish, despite opposition from environmental and community groups.