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June 12, 2018
John Christopher Neel, Project Manager – Entergy Senior Staff
One of the first, most important questions large industrial businesses ask before expanding in our region is: What will my rate be?
Getting the best answer – the most favorable rate – requires collaboration between the business customer and Entergy’s Contract Support team. Together we consider a potential customer’s energy needs, …
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June 4, 2018
Tundra Terrell Nunez & Elizabeth Trahan, Builder & Developer Services Project Managers
When a developer is considering a commercial project, such as a strip mall or a residential subdivision, and has a question about providing power or what utility company has the right to serve the project, who can they call? In Louisiana, they can rely on Entergy’s New Construction Services Team.
Often, …
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March 28, 2018
Originally posted on Talk Business & Politics
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on March 26 unveiled a new initiative designed to aid local communities to recruit and successfully compete for new job prospects and economic development dollars.
Hutchinson and AEDC Director Mike Preston launched the newly created …
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March 13, 2018
Chris Murphy, Sr. Project Manager, Business & Economic Development, Entergy Arkansas
For years, the Arkansas aerospace sector was a well-kept secret, but not anymore. More than 180 aerospace/aviation companies — including well-known industry names like Aerojet Rocketdyne, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon Missile Systems — have set up shop in the state. New companies continue to arrive …
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March 1, 2018
Originally posted on The Business Journals
In the past seven years, Louisiana Economic Development’s Certified Sites Program has grown over 500 percent – from 15 certified sites to over 80.
The program offers a list of 180-day development-ready …
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February 28, 2018
Bob Ricci, Senior Manager of Industrial Accounts, Entergy Louisiana, LLC
The 200-mile stretch along I-10 from New Orleans to Lake Charles is home to approximately 100 chemical and refining facilities, and more than 500 contractors and service companies. This business ecosystem, worth billions of dollars, thrives on people chemistry that’s strong in this pro-business community.
Louisiana’s Established Chemical Industry
In the …
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February 27, 2018
Originally posted on Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Mississippi County in Arkansas is the fourth-largest steel-producing county in the United States, and local leaders are taking the initiative to ensure the growing steel industry in Arkansas has the workforce it needs for today and tomorrow.
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February 22, 2018
In Entergy’s four-state service area, job growth in the metal fabrication industry cluster is projected to outpace the U.S. by 3.5 percent. For Texas alone, that projection is even higher at 4.3 percent.
What makes Texas such a sought-after location for the metal fabrication industry? For starters, a large pool of …
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