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Monsanto preps public for $1B plant upgrade
In anticipation of Monsanto jumping its last hurdle to start construction of its nearly $1 billion plant upgrade in Luling, company executives detailed the project to the public. […]
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Bayer announces $66B takeover of Monsanto
With the two giants of industry standing alongside each other, Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant jointly announced Bayer’s $66 billion takeover of Monsanto today (Sept. 14).
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The growth is coming – ready or not
St. Charles Parish’s growth is proving impressive and much welcomed, although the worry is constant that it could change the area’s laid-back lifestyle. […]
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Monsanto expansion will create 2,100 jobs
Calling it a “unique opportunity” for Monsanto Co., engineering work for the company’s near $1 billion expansion of its Luling manufacturing site will begin in August. […]
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Nearly $1B Monsanto expansion will add 100 permanent jobs
After getting board approval Tuesday, Monsanto Co. announced it will move ahead with a planned $975 million expansion at its Luling manufacturing site. […]
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Monsanto’s $975M expansion will create 100 permanent jobs
After board approval Tuesday, Monsanto Co. announced that it will move ahead with a planned $975 million expansion at its Luling manufacturing site.
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Monsanto laying off another 1K people
Monsanto Co. will lay off another 1,000 people to deal with a sluggish farming economy, but did not specify impact to its Luling site. […]
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Monsanto counters study saying Roundup probably causes cancer
Nearly a year after a World Health Organization (WHO) study labeled glyphosate, a key ingredient in Roundup weed killer, as a probable cancer-causing agent to humans, Monsanto sponsored a panel that has produced a study countering those results. […]
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$1B Monsanto expansion could lead to 95 permanent jobs
If the Monsanto board approves the move in January, the company’s Luling site will get a $1 billion upgrade to make the herbicide, dicamba. […]