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Executive profile: Robert Gelinas
Name:Â Robert Gelinas
Position:Â Plant Manager
Company:Â BioLab Inc.
Age:Â 63
Hometown:Â Shawinigan, Quebec
Education:Â B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sherbrooke University
A native of Canada, Robert Gelinas’ career in chemical engineering has taken him around the world....
A story about a bridge
Leaders representing the business community announced April 4 the formation of a new statewide coalition to advocate for significant and sustainable transportation funding.
The...
My toughest challenge: Johnny Holifield
POSITION: President
COMPANY:Â Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
WHAT THEY DO: Founded in 2014, SWAT provides complete turnaround services, along with specialty welding, piping, furnace re-tubes and...
As cost overruns plague Gulf Coast projects, owners look for answers
Anyone in industry will tell you cost overruns are the norm rather than the exception in the dynamic world of refinery and chemical plant...
The jackets supporting wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island were engineered in...
Market fluctuations are an ever-present reality in the oil and gas industry, which means a company like Gulf Island Fabrication must be quick to...
Everyone agrees the New Orleans Public Belt is a critical cog in the global...
For 109 years the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad has served as a catalyst for regional economic development by connecting the Port of New...
South Louisiana ports look to dredging of channels as catalyst for growth
The leaders of Louisiana’s deepwater ports are clamoring for deeper, more consistently maintained river channels, and their voices are getting louder. An increase in...
Insight: Low-cost hydrocarbons continue to benefit Gulf Coast
Recent announcements by ExxonMobil and Wanhua Chemical Group prove that the Gulf Coast region, and Louisiana in particular, continues to be an attractive location...
The shortcomings of a roadway built to bring vacationers to Grand Isle in their...
The history of La. 1 in southern Lafourche Parish, in many ways, mirrors the history of economic development in the region. Built in the...
A hub in the swamp: The Port of Iberia
ON THE WATERFRONT
The Port of Iberia is a 2,000-acre industrial and manufacturing site south of Lafayette that is home to over 100 companies and...
Insight: Environmental considerations in project development
Environmental considerations can determine the success or failure of a commercial or industrial project. They should be carefully evaluated at the earliest planning stages...
Louisiana’s ‘Rigs to Reefs’ program offers a cost-effective solution to the energy industry and...
While in its essence an environmental solution, the practice of converting offshore platforms into artificial reefs is usually a matter of financial common sense....
Pipe for a $670 million pipeline through south Louisiana is ready to go. But...
As the second phase of the contentious Bayou Bridge pipeline awaits permit approval from state and federal agencies, the entirety of the pipe has...
Maps of the largest industrial projects driving growth in south Louisiana
($25M-$250M)
Louisiana industrial projects announced or proposed since Jan.1, 2014, with projected capital investment of
$25 million-$250 million. Second line shows projected capital investment and direct...
Insight: Cracking down on misclassification, payroll fraud
The year 2017 presents a rare opportunity for the Fraud Unit of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration and the Office of Unemployment Insurance,...
Insight: Keeping Louisiana competitive
Louisiana’s erratic tax system places us at a perennial disadvantage when in competition to attract business investment and development. For decades now, the Legislature...
Insight: New Year’s resolutions
It’s that time of year again, where we all make plans to enrich our lives—to become healthier, wealthier and wiser. For some, it may...
Insight: Reading the tea leaves
On Nov. 30, OPEC heralded a new agreement to reduce the cartel’s collective production, in concert with many other large producing, non-OPEC states, by...
For three decades, George Lockhart has found profit in industrial waste transit
For more than three decades now, George Lockhart’s business has been transporting industrial waste.
The Livingston Parish businessman can remember when it was a niche...
Infrared cameras detect leaks at industrial sites across the Gulf South. Will they gain...
Thanks to the ingenuity of some early visionaries, the use of infrared technology for leak detection is gaining a foothold at industrial sites in...
