Leadership Livingston accepting applications for 2025 class
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for Leadership Livingston Class of 2025.
The 10-month program begins with a retreat in August followed by monthly daylong field trips from September through May in which participants will learn about different aspects of the parish. The program and community projects are highlighted at a graduation ceremony in June.
Aside from hands-on learning experiences, Leadership Livingston also offers participants a chance to learn to work in a group dynamic to make a difference in their community.
Applications for the program are being accepted through July 16 and can be found on the homepage of the chamber’s website livingstonparishchamber.org. For information, call (225) 665-8155.
President of New Orleans Startup Fund to address association luncheon
Jimmy Roussel, president and CEO of the New Orleans Startup Fund, will be the guest speaker July 9 at the Association of Corporate Growth's July luncheon.
The luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at Windsor Court, 300 Gravier St., in New Orleans.
Admission is free for association members, $65 for nonmembers. To register, go to acg.org/louisiana. Guests must RSVP by Friday.
Louisiana Clean Fuels changes offices
Louisiana Clean Fuels, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing transportation emissions and promoting clean fuel technologies, is relocating its downtown Baton Rouge office.
As of Monday, the organization will be located in the Creative Bloc, 804 Main St., B-313. Previously, it was located on the 12th floor of the LaSalle Building on North Third Street.
Ann Vail, executive director of Louisiana Clean Fuels, said in a statement, the move will give the organization an enhanced environment for collaboration and innovation.
Lake Charles company launches expansion, to add 160 jobs
A Port of Lake Charles company will invest $3.5 million in its facility over the next three years, a move that will result in 160 new jobs.
Process Service Specialists, a specialty industrial mechanical contractor, will make the updates to provide commercial and industrial steel, piping and comprehensive services to customers around the world, particularly in the semiconductor, solar panel, petrochemical and energy industries, officials with Louisiana Economic Development announced.
Average pay for the new jobs will be $100,000. LED also predicted over 300 indirect jobs as a result.
“This expansion is a powerful illustration of the ripple effect that manufacturing investments have on our state’s economy, resulting in more than 300 additional jobs that support the work being done at this new facility,” LED Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois said. “This project is a win, not only for 160 new PSS employees with the opportunity for ever-growing wages, but for the economic activity that will be stimulated across the city, parish and region.”
Process Service Specialists, which is headquartered in Gonzales and has an office in La Porte, Texas, provides a wide range of industrial services for companies seeking mechanical, catalyst, demolition, specialty welding, piping, shop fabrication, water treatment, and food and beverage manufacturing solutions.
“Process Service Specialists is excited about the opportunities in the Lake Charles market,” Chief Executive Officer Keith Harrison said. “We are very appreciative of the support provided by both the State of Louisiana and the Port of Lake Charles in establishing our presence.”
Construction on the 11-acre fabrication shop is underway and Process Service Specialists expects operations to begin in April and ramp up over the next two years. The company estimates 15 construction jobs will be created at peak construction.
To lure the expansion, LED offered an incentive package that included a $750,000 performance-based award to reimburse infrastructure costs and utility repairs, contingent on approval from the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation Board. PSS is expected to participate in the Industrial Tax Exemption and Quality Jobs programs.