Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion
The expansion of Lineage Logistics' Port of New Orleans cold-storage facility will create 50 new jobs and support the state's $1.6 billion poultry industry.
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Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion
The expansion of Lineage Logistics' cold-storage facility will create 50 new jobs and support the state's $1.6 billion poultry industry.
April 8, 2021
Lineage Logistics Investing $42M In Port Of New Orleans Expansion
At the Port of New Orleans, Lineage Logistics will invest $42 million to expand its Jourdan Road cold-storage facility in New Orleans East, where it plans to create 50 new direct jobs. One of two major Lineage facilities at the Port of New Orleans, the cold-storage complex along the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal will grow from 160,000 square feet to 304,000 square feet. The company will retain 188 existing jobs with the new project, while creating an estimated 50 new direct maritime and warehousing jobs with an expected average annual pay of $61,000, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates the project will result in an additional 56 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 100 new permanent jobs in the region.