Louisiana Economic Development

Investing in the future: plant extension in Shreveport, USA Yesterday, we officially inaugurated our new threading facility at our US site in Shreveport, Louisiana, with an opening ceremony. With this investment of around 20 million US dollars, we are expanding our vertical integration on site. In concrete terms, this means that we are strengthening our plant, creating new jobs and bringing our products and services even closer to our end customers. Many thanks to our team, our partners and everyone involved for making this project happen! #BENTELER #SteelTube #shreveport #innovation #wemakeithappen

Introducing LED Lately, our new monthly newsletter to keep you informed and engaged with the agency’s initiatives that are #PositioningLouisianatoWin. Sign up to receive new issues straight to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gTiU9jT7 Read the first edition here: https://lnkd.in/gDscfZmx

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?Promoting Louisiana's Energy Expertise The LED team, along with partners and local businesses, attended ADIPEC, the world's largest energy conference and exhibition, where they told the story of Louisiana's long-standing #energy excellence.

This new facility will allow Benteler to streamline supply chains for customers in the oil and gas, energy and engineering sectors. Congratulations on this milestone! Read more about the project announced earlier this year: https://lnkd.in/g7uHK2vv

Staying connected with our partners is key in building a dynamic ecosystem where every business in Louisiana can grow and thrive. ? That is why we have launched LED Lately, a new monthly newsletter to keep you informed and engaged with agency initiatives that are #PositioningLouisianatoWin with regular updates on ongoing projects, upcoming events, policy changes and inspiring success stories. ? I invite you to sign up to receive future editions straight to your inbox here:?https://lnkd.in/ggFYM9zP ? You can read the inaugural LED Lately here:?https://lnkd.in/gR4pVizJ #OpportunityLA

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I was honored to represent Louisiana Economic Development at the Louisiana International Trade Summit last week. I love getting to provide an update on the great work our team is doing and imagining new opportunities for partnership. The eagerness for alignment and integration is palpable throughout Louisiana!

Highlighting the Capital Region’s 2024 Lantern Award winner this #MadeinLouisianaMonday! Shell Geismar specializes in providing feedstocks to produce consumer products, including soaps, shampoos, household cleaning solutions, plastics, motor oil, automotive coolants and drilling fluids. Bolstering the community workforce and giving back, Shell has committed? $27.5 million to the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation and Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building at LSU. Shell employees amass 2,000 volunteer service hours annually. Ascension Parish Economic Development Corporation Project Manager Lisa Laws said in her nomination letter, “Shell's support of the community and region with donations and employee volunteer hours to local organizations is unmatched.”

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