Manufacturing

Your new furniture might not arrive until next year 

According to interior designer Erin Mixson of Erin Mixson Interiors, you could likely be waiting an entire calendar year for some custom pieces—and it’s not your designer’s fault.

Supply chain issues causing retail shortages in spring apparel 

It is almost spring, yet many retailers are still waiting for deliveries of shorts,...

Turner Industries at No. 1 among four Baton Rouge firms named top 10 industrial contractors

Four Baton Rouge-based companies made the top 10 of Associated Builders and Contractors' annual Top Performers list, which ranks its commercial and industrial contractor members. 

EPA rule would require new tractor-trailer rigs cut nitrogen oxide emissions

The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.

Disaster recovery, infrastructure projects fuel construction job growth

The ongoing recovery from recent storms continues to support job growth in the construction industry, says Ken Naquin, CEO of Louisiana Associated General Contractors. 

James ‘Pepper’ Rutland built MMR into a global force among industrial contractors

James “Pepper” Rutland took many of the life lessons he learned through athletics and applied them to running his business. 
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ExxonMobil shuts down part of refinery for planned work

ExxonMobil Corp. shut a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker on Friday for planned work at...

Chennault’s $4M air cargo facility nears completion

Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles is nearing completion of a $4 million facility...

US ports to get $450M aimed at speeding flow of goods

Clogged U.S. ports are being given access to nearly $450 million in federal money from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law as part of the administration's recent stepped-up efforts aiming to ease supply chain congestion and lower prices for American consumers.

More companies increasing frequency of pay raises  

The demand for U.S. workers has led some manufacturers, technology firms and other employers...