The industry’s most influential leaders on the corridor SAM BARNES NOVEMBER 29, 2016 | BUSINESS John Pacillo. Photo by Don Kadair. They are idea creators and change agents. They are team-builders. They are decision-makers. They are communicators. They are the embodiment of the passion and experience that make a chemical …
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Post by Jay Williams IMCP Communities after the White House Executive Session and Best Practices Session with Industry Leaders Since taking office, protecting and growing our country’s critical manufacturing sector has been a key focus of the Obama administration. Early on, there was doubt if the U.S. manufacturing sector would …
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BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Authority has awarded a grant to the LSU Industrial Innovation Center, or LSU-IIC, to support technological advances in the chemical manufacturing industry. LSU was one of 34 organizations across the country to receive this competitive award. More than 215 institutions …
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BY TED GRIGGS | TGRIGGS@THEADVOCATE.COM Nearly $1 million in federal grants have been awarded to the LSU Industrial Innovation Center, Baton Rouge’s Research Park Corp. and New Orleans’ Propeller Social Impact Equity Fund to support their efforts to boost entrepreneurship and business development. “Innovation and entrepreneurship is crucial. It’s crucial …
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced 35 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations — from 19 states will receive nearly $15 million to create and expand cluster-focused, proof-of-concept and commercialization programs, and early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic …
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USDOT Requests Applications for $850 Million in FASTLANE Transportation Infrastructure Grants Second Call for Submissions Follows High-Demand for Inaugural FASTLANE Grants WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau is now soliciting applications for up to $850 million in Fostering …
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Redesignates 12 Manufacturing Communities U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that 12 diverse communities will be redesignated as Manufacturing Communities as a part of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative until 2018. The communities were all initially designated under the …
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BRAC, in partnership with GNO, Inc., is excited to announce a super-regional Louisiana Manufacturing Week effort focused on raising awareness of careers in the manufacturing sector. During this year’s National Manufacturing Week, October 3 – 7, BRAC and GNO, Inc. are asking local manufacturing companies to serve as virtual guest …
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State infrastructure task force considers doubling Louisiana’s fuel tax – Baton Rouge Business Report// // // // // // // State infrastructure task force considers doubling Louisiana’s fuel tax Sam Barnes September 21, 2016 A member of the Governor’s Task Force for Transportation Infrastructure Investment says an increase in the …
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LCMI Announces Annual Conference Registration is Open Baton Rouge, LA (August 8, 2016) – The Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative (LCMI) today announced that registration is open for their Annual Conference being held on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel. The Conference will feature several keynote speakers …
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