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Local Manufacturer Announces Houma Expansion

 

Weatherford Gemoco of Houma announced June 15, 2007 its intention to remain in Terrebonne Parish, relocating and expanding its facility to the new site at La. 311 north of Hwy. 90 to avoid further risk of storm-event flooding. The new facility will feature climate-controlled manufacturing areas, on-site child care, a cafeteria and other amenities for employees. Shown above are David Colley, Weatherford's vice president of procurement, supply chain and manufacturing support; George Ribble, Weatherford's director of cementing manufacturing for Weatherford; Pat Seely, Weatherford Gemoco's general manager; and James Martens, Weatherford group vice president. For more than a year, Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, Terrebonne Economic Development Authority, Louisiana Economic Development, Entergy Louisiana and South Central Planning and Development Commission worked to retain this company. Also in June, Weatherford Gemoco was awarded the 2007 Lantern Award by the state of Louisiana, being celebrated as one of the state's top manufacturers.

 
"Houma employment hotspot..." Houma has become Louisiana's hottest per-capita job market.
 
"Terrebonne Parish Featured in Business Magazine..." HOUMA - An international site selection magazine recognized Terrebonne Parish as a job engine leading the state in employment growth.
 
"Business is booming on the east side of town..." - HOUMA - The once dying retail sector along Grand Caillou Road is coming back to life.
 
"Boomtowns 2007: The Best Cities for Doing Business"  Which metropolitan areas are best for business?  Go to http://www.inc.com/bestcities/index.html for a searchable index, or download the 2007 ranking list.
 
"Houma-Thibodaux rates high..."-HOUMA-According to one national magazine, the Houma-Thibodaux area is a solid place to start a business...
 
"SCIA - Students can learn technical skills"-HOUMA - Now is the most important time to offer high-school students what it takes to link their education to career opportunities.
 
"Campaign acquaints high school students with choices..." -HOUMA-The "Work It! Louisiana" campaign is officially up and running in Terrebonne Parish.
 
"Local expertise filling our gubernatorial councils" -BATON ROUGE- Gov.-elect Jindal continued pulling know-how from Terrebonne...
 
"New shopping center springing up on MLK" -HOUMA- Three new shopping center are planned for the northern stretch of Martin Luther King Boulevard, one of Houma's fasted-developing corridors.
 
"New port project could create 1,000 jobs" -HOUMA -Gulf Island Fabrication aims to be a dry dock at the Port of Terrebonne...
 
"Study to determine benefits of deepening canal" - HOUMA-An existing study will be updated within the next few months...
 
"Occupational fees support economic growth" - HOUMA-For the past few years, money the Terrebonne Parish government collects...
 
"World class ship-repair yard to settle in Gibson" -HOUMA-One of the world's largest ship-lifting cranes will be operating in a Gibson shipyard...
 
"K Partners gets council vote for new civic center hotel"-HOUMA-The Terrebonne Parish Council confirmed a San Antonio-based hospitality group K Partners...
 
"Lights, Camera, Action!..."-HOUMA- Terrebonne trying to break into films.
 
"TEDA goes to bat..." - HOUMA-Houma oilfield-products makes Gulf Island Fabrication wants to construct a $15 MM dry dock at the Port of Terrebonne...
 
"UK Business Leaders Visit Houma..." HOUMA - Business executives from the United Kingdom met Friday with local economic officials in Houma, hoping to establish profitable contacts for everyone - whether in dollars, pounds or euros. 
 
"Fitch Rate Parish of Terrebonne, Louisiana $10 MM GO's "A+"..." The tax base has demonstrated steady, stable growth over the past five years at an average annual rate of 6.8%. 
 
"Unmanned planes endorsed by TEDA..." The development board voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse the airport's attempt to get authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly the aircraft out of Houma.
 
"2006 Louisiana Forecast..." Houma. The Outlook predicts an increase of 6,200 new jobs in 2006-2007, an increase equal to that of the six-year period from 1999 - 2005. 
 
 
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