Manufacturing

Alliance Compressors plans $45M facility expansion 

Alliance Compressors LLC today announced plans to invest $45 million over the next two years to expand its compressor assembly facility in Natchitoches

After perfect storm of disruption, state’s industrial sector faces uncertain 2022 

A host of factors conspired to create a perfect storm for Louisiana’s industrial space over the past two years, ranging from pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions to an increasingly hostile regulatory environment. As a result, many industry leaders are hesitant to predict, with any certainty, what 2022 might have in store.

The supply side of industry economics

On the heels of a tumultuous couple of years, there’s a mix of good and bad in store for the industrial sector.

Mezzo Technologies wins Lantern Award 

Baton Rouge-based Mezzo Technologies has brought home a 2021 Lantern Award for manufacturing excellence from Louisiana Economic Development. 

Ongoing supply chain issues mean companies must retool strategies 

With havoc at ports showing no signs of slowing it's unlikely that supply chain disruptions will ease anytime soon. At least not until 2023, Inc. reports.  

AmmPower to build green hydrogen, ammonia facility at Port of South Louisiana

AmmPower Corp. has signed a letter of intent to develop a green hydrogen/ammonia facility...
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Bascom Hunter acquires Houston firm Seamech 

Baton Rouge aerospace and defense contractor Bascom Hunter continues its expansion with the acquisition of Texas-based Seamech, the local company announced today. 

Our Cousin Vinny’s bottling its pasta sauce at LSU FOODii facility

Our Cousin Vinny’s, a locally owned brand of red gravy pasta sauce, began bottling its sauce at the LSU FOODii bottling facility this fall.

New Chinese lockdowns further threaten global supply chain 

Companies are bracing for another round of potentially debilitating supply chain disruptions as China,...

How companies are changing their shipping to ease supply chain issues

The pandemic created a global supply chain backlog that has lasted for months, but some companies are beginning to find long-term solutions to get products to customers faster.