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Global Software Company Relocates U.S. Headquarters to New Orleans

Global Software Company Relocates U.S. Headquarters to New Orleans

360insights, a global software company, announced it is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Delaware to New Orleans while expanding its current technology wor…

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July 6, 2023
World Trade Center New Orleans to Lead Trade Mission to Ireland

World Trade Center New Orleans to Lead Trade Mission to Ireland

This week, the World Trade Center New Orleans will lead a business delegation on a trade mission to three major cities in Ireland. Focusing on technology and health…

June 6, 2023
UNO Creates New Concentration in Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics

UNO Creates New Concentration in Supply Chain, Operations and Logistics

The University of New Orleans has expanded its business degree course offerings to include a new management concentration in supply chain, operations and logistics…

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May 3, 2023
St. Charles Clean Fuels Proposes $4.6 Billion Reduced-Carbon Ammonia Facility in St. Rose

St. Charles Clean Fuels Proposes $4.6 Billion Reduced-Carbon Ammonia Facility in St. Rose

St. Charles Clean Fuels, a development company jointly owned by strategic energy investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Sustainable Fuels Group,…

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April 19, 2023
Canadian company to invest $75 million to open processing complex in central Louisiana

Canadian company to invest $75 million to open processing complex in central Louisiana

A Canadian company that last fall signed a deal with Louisiana Economic Development to locate a rare earths metal processing site in the state announced it will…

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April 12, 2023
Australian mining company proposes EV battery materials facility in Ascension Parish

Australian mining company proposes EV battery materials facility in Ascension Parish

Element 25, an Australian mining company, announced it is exploring plans to invest $480 million across two phases to build a high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate…

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April 12, 2023
Port of South Louisiana Dedicates New Headquarters Building and Launches Rebrand

Port of South Louisiana Dedicates New Headquarters Building and Launches Rebrand

Port of South Louisiana held a ribbon cutting for its new Headquarters Building in Reserve, Louisiana.

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March 13, 2023
UNO Transportation Institute Awarded $13.5M for Research

UNO Transportation Institute Awarded $13.5M for Research

Researchers at the University of New Orleans Transportation Institute have received a $12 million, four-year federal grant for transit-oriented research and education…

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March 8, 2023
Port of South Louisiana Sees Growth in Tonnage

Port of South Louisiana Sees Growth in Tonnage

The Port of South Louisiana said it saw an annual increase in tonnage of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo in 2022.

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February 7, 2023
Kumho Tires Plans St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Warehouse-Distribution Complex

Kumho Tires Plans St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Warehouse-Distribution Complex

The new 350,000-square-foot facility will have an annual capacity of 5 million passenger and light truck tires, and will utilize the Port of New Orleans’ existing…

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January 23, 2023
The Death of Globalization? You Won’t Find It in New Orleans.

The Death of Globalization? You Won’t Find It in New Orleans.

The city that was once the world’s gateway to America is betting it can win in a new and different era of global integration.

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January 20, 2023
New Orleans World Trade Center has new chief to take over from Edwin Webb

New Orleans World Trade Center has new chief to take over from Edwin Webb

Harrison Crabtree, a long-time employee of GNO Inc., is new Executive Director of the New Orleans World Trade Center.

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December 9, 2022
Emmanuel Macron visits New Orleans to reinforce cultural connection and discuss climate change

Emmanuel Macron visits New Orleans to reinforce cultural connection and discuss climate change

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday, December 2 in Louisiana, the American state most closely aligned historically with his country, to celebrate their…

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December 3, 2022
Greater New Orleans Inc. Partnering with World Trade Center New Orleans

Greater New Orleans Inc. Partnering with World Trade Center New Orleans

The boards of the World Trade Center New Orleans (WTCNO) and Greater New Orleans Inc. (GNO Inc.) have approved an operational partnership that means the WTCNO will…

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March 8, 2022