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Westwego Textiles Company to Construct $15M Commercial Laundry Facility

WESTWEGO, La. – Loop Linen Service — a fourth-generation, family-owned textile rental company — announced it will invest $15 million to construct a new...

JEDCO, JP Schools Promote Advanced Manufacturing Careers

AVONDALE, La. (press release) — The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission and Jefferson Parish School System teamed up during National Manufacturing Week to provide...

Week in Review, Oct. 9-13: The Batture, Metairie Towers, FQR Realtors and More

NEW ORLEANS — Ben Jacobson and Casey Burka have announced the purchase of the Bisso Marine salvage yard located at the foot of Walnut...

Hispanic Chamber of Louisiana Signs Agreement with International Groups

NEW ORLEANS — From the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana: On Oct. 11 at the Hispanidad 2023 Conference at the Port of Cartagena, Spain,...

Old Algiers Main Street Corp. Program Supports Businesseses

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Old Algiers Main Street Corporation is adding something new to its #EquityRising program that is aimed at supporting emerging...

Opinion: Despite New Orleans Naysayers, the Sky Is Not Falling

Frank Rabalais’ Oct. 13 talk at the Preservation Resource Center, titled “Is New Orleans Doomed? Preserving New Orleans’ Future,” was based on this presentation. Nowadays...

Global Security Technology Start-Up Establishes Headquarters in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: The co-founders of Twistlock, a Silicon Valley startup acquired for $410 million four years after its 2015 launch,...

VILLAGEx 2024 Applications Open Until Nov. 10

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Idea Village is now accepting applications for VILLAGEx 2024, a mentor-driven accelerator for growth-stage startups in a position...

MKS Plastics Announces $14M Expansion of Tangipahoa Facility

TICKFAW, La. – From Louisiana Economic Development: MKS Plastics, a Louisiana-based premium industrial pail manufacturer, announced it is investing $14 million to double the size...

Something’s Cooking in Algiers

While the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic saw restaurant closures across the country and our region, something different was quietly beginning in Algiers....

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