Comprehensive Commodity Analysis to Optimize Lower Mississippi River Trade Released
On Tuesday, the World Trade Center New Orleans (WTCNO) unveiled the “Lower Mississippi River Commodity Analysis,” a comprehensive report designed to optimize…
World Trade Center New Orleans Names Kristi App as 2024 C. Alvin Bertel Award Recipient
Today, the World Trade Center New Orleans announced Kristi App, COO of J.W. Allen & Co., Inc., as the recipient of the 2024 C. Alvin Bertel Award.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…