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SafeSource Direct BROUSSARD, La.—America's push to become less dependent on foreign-made rubber gloves is continuing with a pair of new personal protective equipment manufacturing projects in Louisiana expected to add more than 1,200 new direct jobs. SafeSource L.L.C. will invest $150 million to develop two sites in Lafayette Parish and St. Martin parishes. A total of $73 million will go toward the renovation of an existing 80,000-sq.-ft. location in Lafayette Parish that also will house the company's headquarters. Another $77 million will be spent on construction of a 400,000-sq.-ft. manuf...

Class pets, weed boom, school robots: News from around our 50 states Read full article May 5, 2021, 7:33 AM·51 min read Alabama Birmingham: Declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “absolutely” managed despite lagging vaccinations, Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that she will end a health order meant to guard against the spread of an illness that has killed nearly 11,000 people statewide. Citing improved infection rates, fewer hospitalizations and more widespread immunizations, Ivey said the current order recommending that people follow health guidance and requiring some precautions for senior citizen...

SafeSource Direct and Ochsner Health will establish two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment in the Acadiana Region.

Medical equipment venture to invest $150M, hiring 1,200 Follow Us Question of the Day       By - Associated Press - Monday, May 3, 2021 BROUSSARD, La. (AP) - A company that makes personal protective equipment will open two factories near Lafayette, hiring more than 1,200 people. SafeSource Direct made the announcement Monday, saying it would invest $150 million in the venture. The company is a joint venture of Jefferson-based Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest hospital system, and Trax Development. Safe...

Ochsner to produce PPE at facilities near Lafayette Ochsner Health and SafeSource Direct are developing two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment near Lafayette. The project will create 1,221 new direct jobs and 992 new indirect jobs, according to Louisiana Economic Development. Ochsner partnered with Trax Development on a joint venture to create SafeSource Direct LLC, a news release said. SafeSource is investing $150 million to develop the facilities, with $73 million to retrofit an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing building in Lafayette Parish that will also house its he...