LSU Study Predicts 35,800 New Jobs for Louisiana Over 2 Years
A new university study predicts that Louisiana will gain 35,800 jobs over the next two years, with Monroe adding jobs at the highest rate and…
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Specialty Process Fabricators to Close, Lay Off 50 in Mississippi
Specialty Process Fabricators of Vicksburg, Mississippi will shut down over the next few months, laying off its 50 employees. The subsidiary of Ergon will lay…
Devon Energy to Restructure, Eliminate 75 Jobs
Oil and gas producer Devon Energy will combine its international and gulf divisions into one offshore division based in Houston, eliminating some jobs. Spokesperson Chip…
Louisiana Gained 4,300 Jobs in March
Louisiana gained 4,300 non-farm jobs in March, but the overall unemployment rate went up, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Louisiana's unemployment rate rose slightly,…
Apache Cuts 200 Positions Globally
Petrochemical firm Apache is cutting 200 jobs, or about 6% of its global workforce. The firm blames low oil and natural gas prices. "Lower commodity…
Halliburton Cuts Over 2,000 Jobs
Halliburton cut more than 2,000 jobs in the first three months of this year. The oil industry services company, based in Houston and Dubai, said…
Keystone Pipeline to Create Hundreds of Nebraska Jobs
Pipeline company TransCanada and oil giant ConocoPhillips will create 900 construction jobs with the launch of work on the Nebraska section of the Keystone Pipeline.…
LyondellBasell to Eliminate 3,000 Jobs
LyondellBasell, the world's third-largest petrochemical company, will cut 3,000 jobs, or 17% of its workers, and reduce expenses by an additional $500 million by 2010.…
Water Company to Create 140 Colorado Jobs
Pueblo, Colorado officials say the Water Company, a local water purification firm, is adding 140 jobs. The company sells its technology to oil refineries and…
Schlumberger Creates 400 Louisiana Jobs
Schlumberger, the world's largest oil field services company, is expanding operations in Louisiana as the result of a new natural gas find. The $48 million…