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DEQ deciding fate of planned Mitsubishi chemical plant in Geismar

The fate of a Mitsubishi Chemical plant in Ascension Parish is now in the hands of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, WAFB-TV reports.

Manufacturers are hiring, but there’s no one to fill the jobs

The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage. The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage.

Many executives are hesitant to deploy AI despite acknowledging its benefits

A recent survey shows many businesses have no plans to try out artificial intelligence...

‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s new House speaker won’t carry his own bills

LaPolitics: I know you have another special session to tackle, but what’s going to...

DH Horton spends $7.1 million for land off Nicholson Drive

National homebuilder DR Horton has purchased 127 lots for a new subdivision off Nicholson Drive. 

LSU faculty score a patent for managing oil spills with nanoparticles

Bhuvnesh Bharti, an LSU chemical engineering associate professor, and Jin Gyun Lee, his former...

ITEP authority could be consolidated to parish industrial boards

The power local governing authorities have to approve property tax exemptions for large industrial...

US employers added a surprisingly robust 353,000 jobs in January

The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000...

Keller Williams to pay $70M to settle class-action suit over home sales prices

Keller Williams Realty reached a $70 million settlement on Thursday in a class-action lawsuit...

Keep Louisiana Beautiful awards trash receptacles to Capital Region communities

Through its Trash Receptacle Grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful announced Thursday it has awarded...
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