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Entergy Gulf Coast Petrochemical Cluster

Economic Development

Why Join the Gulf Coast Petrochemical Cluster?

Puneesh Goel, Senior Manager, Commodity Market Analysis

Jun 21– Twenty years ago, Michael Porter, a Harvard Business School professor, published a groundbreaking article entitled...

Supply of Energy in the Entergy Region

Economic Development

YES, Entergy Is Ready to Power Your Industrial Project

Jun 21– If you’re considering relocating or expanding an industrial operation, one of the first things you...

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LED Secretary Don Pierson Participates In White House Workforce Summit

Jun 15– Originally posted on Louisiana Economic Development WASHINGTON — Today, LED Secretary Don Pierson joined President...

Mississippi Workforce Development

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VWSD to offer job training for parents

Brandon O'Connor, The Vicksburg Post

Jun 12– Originally posted on The Vicksburg Post Parents of Vicksburg Warren School District students will soon...

Entergy Texas

Case Studies

New $280 Million Oriented Strandboard (OSB) Plant Locates in East Texas to Meet Growing Demand for Building Products

Jun 12– Corrigan OSB, L.L.C., owned by Martco L.L.C. (trade name, RoyOMartin), will manufacture oriented strandboard, a...

Automotive Manufacturing

Economic Development

What Makes Jackson, Mississippi, One of America’s Fastest-Growing Hubs for Advanced Industry?

Ed Gardner, Jr., CEcD, EDFP, Vice President, Business & Economic Development, Entergy Mississippi

May 31– It’s always gratifying when something you believe about your community is confirmed by facts from...

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Entergy New Orleans Selects Three Proposals from Renewables RFP

Charlotte J. Cavell, Entergy New Orleans, Inc.

May 24– NEW ORLEANS – Entergy New Orleans is one step closer to including up to 100 megawatts of renewable energy resources in the company’s generation mix. Acting under the oversight of an independent monitor, the company has selected three proposals from its 2016 request for proposals for a total of approximately 45 MW. Two of these are associated with projects planned to be located in Orleans Parish that Entergy New Orleans would own and operate.

Arkansas Future Grant

Economic Development

Does Arkansas’ Free Community College Program Hold Promise?

Ashley A. Smith, Reporter, Inside Higher Ed

May 10– Originally posted on Inside Higher Ed The free community college programs picking up steam across the...