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shreveportbossieradvocate.com
Local Shreveport, area business leaders honored for accomplishments, moxie
The Junior Achievement Hall of Fame is growing by three. Patrick F. Lukacs, President of Lukacs Interests, Inc.; David R. “Jude” Melville, III, Chairman and CEO of b1BANK; and Mark P. Sealy, President of Sealy & Company, have been named 2026 Laureates. They join a distinguished group. JA...
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Shreveport staffing firm says AI is already changing the job market
In May, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that 66% of the businesses it surveyed were using artificial intelligence; 26% more than two years earlier. The Fed said that is good and bad, because AI increases worker productivity, but it may also reduce the demand for certain types of labor.
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
Billion dollar changes in the Haynesville Shale, energy prices expected to stay high
Mergers and acquisitions in the Haynesville Shale have reached $7.8 billion so far in 2026, which has outpaced even West Texas’ Permian Basin, according to a J.P. Morgan Securities analyst. There's serious ‘momentum’ in the gas patch. The investments in the Ark-La-Tex region of the Haynesville have...
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NLEP reaches milestone in former Libbey Glass site transformation
SHREVEPORT, La. – North Louisiana Economic Partnership has reached a significant milestone in the transformation of the I-20 Legacy Site, formerly home to the Libbey Glass manufacturing facility on Jewella Avenue in Shreveport. NLEP’s environmental consultant and demolition contractors have successfully completed the removal of environmental contaminants throughout more...
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
Former Shreveport Libbey Glass starts coming down, piece by piece
Buildings are coming down at the former Libbey Glass Plant in Shreveport. Crews have been on location at 4302 Jewella Ave. since early spring. Their first task was completing environmental remediation of the 850,000-square-foot facility, part of which is more than 100 years old. Owner North Louisiana Economic Partnership will...
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NLEP reaches milestone in former Libbey Glass site transformation
SHREVEPORT, La. – North Louisiana Economic Partnership has reached a significant milestone in the transformation of the I-20 Legacy Site, formerly home to the Libbey Glass manufacturing facility on Jewella Avenue in Shreveport. NLEP’s environmental consultant and demolition contractors have successfully completed the removal of environmental contaminants throughout more...
westcentralsbest.com
ArkLaTex Made: Service Steel & Pipe
SHREVEPORT, La. - Operating from its facility on Fullerton Street, Service Steel & Pipe continues to expand its footprint across the ArkLaTex region as it marks 51 years of operations. Founded in 1975, the Shreveport-based company has evolved from a local supplier into a key logistics hub for construction and...
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Cornerstone Shreveport hiring fair; details
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An organization that provides family-centered support for children, youth, and families throughout Shreveport is hosting a job fair. Cornerstone Shreveport will host a hiring event on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the Louisiana Tower, 401 Edwards Street, from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. The organization...
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New grant program aims to help small businesses in Caddo Parish
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Small businesses in Caddo Parish could get a boost through a new grant program from the parish’s Industrial Development Board. Board members say while Caddo Parish has long invested in large industry, small businesses have been left out. Board Chairman William Bradford says that’s what the new grant program aims to fix.
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Amazon's Investment Plan for Data Center Communities Could Mean Big Money for Shreveport-Bossier
Amazon's bringing a billion-dollar community investment to data center communities, funding free college degrees, job training in trades like electrical work and HVAC, and cutting utility bills for thousands of households.
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Water utility issues boil advisory for Princeton Road customers following main break
SHREVEPORT, La. — Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 issued a precautionary boil advisory for Village Water System customers following a water main break beneath a railroad crossing on Princeton Road. Crews isolated the damaged area and replaced the failed 2-inch line with a new 4-inch main, successfully restoring water...
lincolnparishjournal.com
Allegiance confirms plans to divest NLMC
Lincoln Parish residents received some promising news late Monday as Allegiance Health Management officially announced that it plans to divest Northern Louisiana Medical Center as part of the planned sale of four of its Louisiana hospitals. The Bossier City-based healthcare management company announced that NLMC, Minden Medical Center, Acadian Medical...
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Shreveport looks to data center revenue to fund millions in employee raises
SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport officials are considering a transitional funding strategy using Amazon Web Services data center revenue to give city employee pay raises next year and sustain those higher salaries into the future. “The idea was to put together pay increases that we could afford to front with the...
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
Six board members resign amidst financial troubles at hospital owned by Bossier corporation
Six board members at a troubled Webster Parish hospital resigned Friday over the facility's reported financial issues. The members of the Minden Medical Center Board of Governors resigned in protest of what they said in a statement are concerns about the hospital's financial conditions and direction under its Bossier City-based ownership, according to a statement from former members.