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Local FastSigns receives Rookie of the Year award
Local signs and visual graphics provider FastSigns of St. Charles has been named Co-brand Rookie of the Year. […]
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Norco businesses are cutting hours, may be forced to layoff employees if strike lingers
A steady stream of workers trickled in at the deli counter of Gre’aud’s Fine Foods for a plate lunch buffet, but the line has gotten much shorter since more than 500 United Steelworker union workers at the Norco Manufacturing Complex went on strike nearly two weeks ago. […]
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St. Charles Herald-Guide welcomes 2 reporters
The St. Charles Herald-Guide announces the hiring of reporters Anna Thibodeaux and Thomas Baker. […]
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548 Norco Manufacturing Complex workers join nationwide USW strike
Local union workers at Shell and Motiva refineries in Norco went on strike after negotiations with the petrochemical giant broke down last Saturday, joining the first nationwide oil refinery strike in more than 30 years. […]
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St. Charles Parish Hospital will ban smoking on campus
Beginning April 1, St. Charles Parish Hospital will ban smoking throughout the property. […]
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Crawfish prices down from last year
Though the Saints did not play in the Super Bowl, demand for crawfish has been consistent this season, keeping supplies on the “scarce” side, according to Willie Hebert of Hebert’s Seafood. […]
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Firm expansion will bring $200 million to St. Charles
A Norwegian firm with a facility in St. Rose committed to an expansion that will more than double its current capacity and bring an estimated $200 million into St. Charles Parish over the next decade through construction costs and wages. […]
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$73 million health center features solar-heated pools, self-powering elevators
Self-powering elevators, solar-powered water heaters and regenerative pool filters are just some of the “green” innovations coming to a new Wellness Center on the Thibodaux Regional Medical Center campus. […]
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Low gas prices offer little relief, residents say
The falling price of oil has resulted in low prices at the pump—in some cases, less than half what they were only six months ago. For the average consumer, low prices mean a savings of $750 this year, according to the latest report from the federal Energy Information Association. But for many, the savings are a mixed blessing. […]