energy shipments. “We’re doing $24 billion of business
here, so we have a big impact on the economy,” says
executive director Paul Aucoin. And the port continues
to expand. “We’ve got 18 new major projects coming
in over the next few years.”
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is growing,
too. Port NOLA, a competitive international deepwa-
ter port with four lines of business—cargo, rail, real
estate, and cruises—generates almost 120,000 jobs
with $29.8 billion in economic output nationwide,
according to an independent study. “Port NOLA’s mis-
sion is to drive economic prosperity for Louisiana and
beyond,” says Port NOLA president and CEO Brandy
Christian. “With our partners, we will further invest in
infrastructure to real-
ize the potential of the
region.”
Just as the ports open
a gateway to the globe,
Louisiana’s aerospace industry has been blazing a
path into space. The state, whose military industry
generates $7.7 billion annually and provides 77,000
jobs, has played major roles in space missions for the
past half-century. NASA is currently at work at the
agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans,
building the world’s most powerful rocket, the Space
Launch System, to carry explorers on deep-space mis-
sions to Mars and back.
“It’s a unique opportunity to grow this VIP venture
in an area that’s really supportive to building
business success.”
JOE BONITA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CITADEL COMPLETIONS
SPONSORED CONTENTSP RED NTE
