Central Louisiana Economic Development News

Central Louisiana Economic Development News

Revolution Aluminum Collecting Information on Potential Vendors and Employees - Thursday, December 31, 2015
Revolution Aluminum is building a database of vendors and employees for it $1.2 billion dollar aluminum plant which will begin construction in 2016. If you are an interested vendor, click here.  If you are interested in employment opportunities, click

$1M facility marks 'milestone' - Friday, November 13, 2015
from www.thetowntalk.com Officials with Central Louisiana Technical Community College and its many partners filled a revamped room on the school's Alexandria campus Thursday to celebrate a "milestone in workforce development." "You're sitting in the new training center," said Bill Fontenot, senior vice president of utility operations for Cleco, at the ribbon cutting event.

UTLX Donates to Four Area High Schools - Tuesday, October 20, 2015
At the October 20 meeting of the Central Louisiana Manufacturing Managers Council opened with the presentation of a $50,000 donation for brand new, state-of-the-art welding training equipment from Union Tank Car in Alexandria to the Rapides Parish School District. In addition to about forty-five Manufacturing Managers, Rapides Parish School District

England Airpark Announces 1,600 Acre Certified Megasite - Wednesday, September 09, 2015
The next time a “game changing” industry wants to take a hard look at locating in Central Louisiana, stakeholders need to be ready. That was the big takeaway for local and state economic developers when the area narrowly missed out on a Continental Tire Plant in 2011, and it has

GOVERNOR JINDAL AND INVESTIMUS FORIS CHAIRMAN ARUNAS LAURINAITIS ANNOUNCE $265 MILLION AMMONIA PLANT IN GRANT PARISH - Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Project in Pollock will result in 85 new direct jobs, 584 new indirect jobs at former Vanguard Synfuels site BATON ROUGE — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and board Chairman Arunas Laurinaitis of Lithuania-based Investimus Foris announced the company will make a $265 million capital investment to convert an idle biofuels refinery

Plastipack Packaging Announces Expansion Plans - Wednesday, July 01, 2015
PINEVILLE, La. -  July 1, 2015 — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and Plastipak Packaging President and CEO William C. Young announced the company will make a $9 million capital investment to expand production capacity at its manufacturing facility in Pineville. A leader in the production of rigid plastic containers for

Fort Polk Progress selected for Association of Defense Community's 2015 Community Excellence Award for its successful Education Initiative - Thursday, June 25, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Fort Polk Progress has been honored with the 2015 Community Excellence Award from the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) for its successful collaboration with local, state and federal partners in support of the educational community at Fort Polk. Michael Reese, chairman of Fort Polk Progress, accepted the award June

American Specialty Alloys Announces Plans For $2.4 Billion Aluminum Mill Complex In Central Louisiana - Friday, February 20, 2015
A new, $2.4 billion aluminum manufacturing complex will bring nearly 1,500 jobs to Pineville. American Specialty Alloys will build its first production facility manufacturing aluminum alloy for the automotive and aerospace industries on the former site of an International Paper mill off La. Highway 107. ASA expects to break ground

Central Louisiana is "WORK READY" - Tuesday, July 29, 2014
From:  The Town Talk (www.thetowntalk.com) The first two “work ready” parishes in Louisiana are Rapides and Avoyelles. Both parishes have met all criteria to be certified as ACT Work Ready Communities — a program designed to help communities develop their workforce to meet employer demand. Rapides and Avoyelles were among

Eclectic Products Expands Manufacturing Operations in Central Louisiana - Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Today, John Harrison, President and CEO of Willamette Valley Company, and Bill Clark, COO of Eclectic Products, Inc., formally celebrated the opening of a new facility at the Eclectic Products manufacturing campus in Pineville, Louisiana.  They were joined at the ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor Clarence Fields, of Pineville; Mayor

Crest Industries Expansion to Create 90 Direct and 105 Indirect Jobs - Friday, January 10, 2014
GOVERNOR JINDAL AND CREST INDUSTRIES CEO KENNY ROBISON ANNOUNCE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS EXPANSION Central Louisiana project will include $2.3 million capital investment and result in 195 new direct and indirect jobs PINEVILLE, La. — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and Crest Industries CEO Kenny Robison announced the company will invest $2.3 million to

Hayes Companies Creates 75 New Jobs - Wednesday, December 18, 2013
GOVERNOR JINDAL AND THE HAYES COMPANIES CEO JAMES HAYES ANNOUNCE EXPANSION OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA MANUFACTURING SITE Metal fabrication expansion will result in more than 160 direct and indirect new jobs PINEVILLE, La. — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and The Hayes Companies CEO James Hayes Jr. announced the company will invest