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Louisiana, Mississippi Economic Competition
Associated PressIn the view of many economists, the national economy is headed for a more upbeat performance in 2011, albeit jobs are expected to grow at a slow rate and unemployment is likely to remain at uncomfortably high levels. Into this scenario step Louisiana...Tags: Economy, Mississippi, Local Government, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, New Orleans
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Steel Business Is Slowing
ABC26 NewsSteelmaker Nucor Corp., which is considering a site in southeastern Louisiana for a $2 billion pig iron plant, says business is slowing and the company believes the economy has returned to uncertainty. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said Tuesday...Tags: Louisiana, Charlotte
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UPDATE: Nucor Moves Ahead With Louisiana Project
ABC26 NewsWith a stale national economy as a backdrop, a decision by steelmaker Nucor Corp. to move ahead with a $3.4 billion project in Louisiana is a major score for the state. The first phase was unveiled last week: a $750 million plant in St. James Parish that...Tags: Economic Policy, Disasters, Economy, Louisiana, California
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La. company seeks to block plant project's permits
A Louisiana grain exporter wants a federal judge to temporarily block the state from issuing permits for a North Carolina steelmaker to build a $2 billion plant on a neighboring land. During a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance didn't...Tags: Environmental Issues, Trials, Environmental Pollution, Judges, Justice System
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Nucor: Cost Of Carbon Legislation Still A Concern
ABC26 NewsThe head of steelmaker Nucor Corp. indicated Thursday that the possible cost of any carbon legislation that emerges from Congress is still a key concern as the company decides whether to build a pig iron plant in Louisiana or South America. The...Tags: Mobile, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Iron and Steel, Laws
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Analysis: No sure things in economic development
Staff reporterThe past few weeks in Louisiana have demonstrated there are certain things economic developers armed with the taxpayers' checkbook can accomplish, and others they can do little about, especially during the current recession. And in this era, risk and...Tags: Shaw Group Incorporated, Economic Policy, Regional Authority, San Diego (San Diego, California), Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Pig Iron Production Plant Possibly Picking SE La. As New Home
ABC26 NewsNucor Corp. has bought 90 percent of the land it would need to locate a pig iron production plant in southeastern Louisiana, one of the state's largest economic development projects ever, state officials said Monday. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker...Tags: Mobile, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Economy, Bobby Jindal
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Possible Nucor plant slowed by recession
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The head of steelmaker Nucor says the company is buying land for a possible pig iron plant in southeast Louisiana - but the time frame for deciding whether the plant will be built has been slowed by the recession. The North...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings
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20 Tons of Steel Stolen on Flatbed Truck
Twitter: @AHammond_WREG3FAST FACTS: - Kenneth Le Sure dropped his semi off at a Brooks Rd. repair shop to get fixed - Someone stole the semi’s trailer and its cargo - Cargo is estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars (Memphis 1/9/2012) Kenneth Le Sure has...Tags: Theft, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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Natural gas price plunge aids families, businesses
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard.
A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has been a boon to homeowners who use natural gas for heat and appliances and to...Tags: Natural Resources, Chemicals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Deerfield, Business
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Nucor Employees From Indiana Bring Relief Supplies as Decatur Plant Remains Disabled
WHNT NEWS 19 Anchor/ReporterNucor in Decatur expected to resume operations Tuesday, but no luck. The company essentially shut down due to the tornadoes on April 27th and has been losing an untold amount of money ever since. Despite that, Tuesday morning Nucor sent staff from its...Tags: Human Interest, Employees, Alabama, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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