Manufacturing

Solar energy development seems to be heating up in Louisiana, at least on paper....

Until recently, Asian markets have depended primarily upon West Coast ports to get their goods ashore, which then make the long journey by rail to the U.S. heartland.

Like many other industries right now, local restaurant suppliers are reeling from equipment shortages and increased prices. And, with the holiday season approaching, some see the problems getting worse before they get better.

In the two years since L.H. Hayward & Co. acquired Dagostino Pasta Company from its Baton Rouge owners, the New Orleans-based Hayward has shifted the focus of the company to wholesale distribution in an effort to broaden its reach to restaurants, grocery stores and e-commerce customers.

Grön Fuels has cleared a significant hurdle in the development of its massive renewable fuels complex planned for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge.

Retailers in every sector are feeling the hurt of a snarled supply chain, threatening holiday season profits, but Crocs has created a playbook to mitigate the impact of manufacturing shortages and shipping delays, CNBC reports.

It came as a surprise to many that Louisiana’s industrial supply chain was so...

Almost every industry has been touched by supply chain bottlenecks and delays, and now book publishers and sellers are having a hard time finding supplies and getting books shipped in time for the holiday season.

President Joe Biden’s recent order that companies with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing could divide the trucking industry, industry reps say. 

Supply chain shortages and bottlenecks are affecting commerce around the globe, but it seems the Port of Greater Baton Rouge has been mostly untouched by the problems that plague other ports.