Manufacturing

S&W Wholesale Foods is developing a $12 million multi-temperature wholesale food distribution center near Hammond, according to an announcement from Gov. John Bel Edwards. 

Digitalization and AI technologies are more important than ever in the industrial space, but panelists at Reuters Events’ recent 2021 Downstream USA Conference in Houston say progress is being hindered by an inadequate digital infrastructure.

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Baton Rouge-based PreSonus Audio Electronics, an audio recording software and hardware manufacturer founded in 1995.  

Transportation executives trying to manage the supply chain gridlock that’s frustrating U.S. businesses say the ability to clear the bottlenecks rests largely on a simple piece of steel and wheels that has long been an afterthought in global shipping, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

The developers of the new Mossville Rail Port are benefitting from some rather fortuitous...

With greater scrutiny around compliance of companies that receive property tax abatements under the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program, the Metro Council will be asked to weigh in on whether two local companies that fell out of compliance should be allowed to continue receiving the tax break.

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry opted today not to punish companies that have failed to live up to their Industrial Tax Exemption Program agreements to receive property tax breaks. 

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry will consider today an Industrial Tax Exemption Program application for a $121 million “green” ammonia plant in Donaldsonville. 

Congress is considering reviving taxes on the chemical and petroleum industries to pay for cleanup of polluted sites.

Billions of dollars' worth of goods are stuck in the ports of Los Angeles...