After slowing during the recession, the Arkansas wood and paper products sector has come roaring back and Entergy, working closely with state and local partners, is playing a pivotal role in this renaissance. Thanks to this joint effort, the total economic impact of the forest products industry in Arkansas exceeds $15.9 …
“We went through a rigorous site selection process and are very pleased to have selected Hinds County to build our technically advanced bottled water facility. Hinds County and the Jackson area met our criteria for investment, including a supportive labor market and excellent access to our customers in the …
Originally posted on The New Orleans Advocate
Regional business leaders are setting their sights in the year ahead on developing and growing local opportunities in advanced manufacturing, an industry that could employ skilled and well-paid workers.
That was the takeaway Monday from Greater New Orleans Inc.’s annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency …
While the costs for solar and wind energy have decreased dramatically in the past five years, the number of industrial customers seeking Entergy’s thoughts about renewable energy has increased. Today, it’s easier to add renewables into a company’s energy mix to help control energy costs and/or meet sustainability goals.
Of the …
Originally Posted on Beaumont Enterprise
Entergy is planning to build new substations along Interstate 45, and the FM 1097 segment across Lake Conroe remains a proposed route option for transmission lines.
The director of Customer Service for the West Region of Entergy Texas presented an update on Montgomery County’s new $1 …
Originally Posted On The Times-Picayune
Entergy Louisiana has received approval to build a new $869 million power plant in St. Charles Parish, part of a broader effort to strengthen power generation and transmission in a region that has seen a boom in industrial growth. The plant is expected to start …
Originally posted on The Daily Leader
Entergy Mississippi recently announced the completion of its Brookhaven solar station, which will be used to harness the sun’s energy to help fuel Mississippi’s power grid.
Entergy received permission from the Mississippi Public Service Commission to install three 500,000-watt solar panel farms in the state …
Originally Posted on Arkansas News
LITTLE ROCK — Steel production has begun at Big River Steel’s $1.3 billion plant in Mississippi County, the company said Friday.
Big River Steel said in a news release that two units at its “Flex Mill” near Osceola began operating this week as part of a …