New Orleans area
LAMMICO was named by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the nation for 2020.
The honor is based on human resource practices and commitment to employees; excellence in operations; and financial performance and scored from an assessment by an independent research firm. Organizations were evaluated on categories such as communication, work-life balance, employee education, diversity, recognition and retention.
The medical professional liability insurance carrier is headquartered in Metairie and has offices in Baton Rouge and Shreveport.
Baton Rouge area
The Louisiana Society for Human Resource Management presented the Junior League of Baton Rouge with its 2021 Excellence in Diversity Award at the sixth annual Louisiana SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Virtual Summit.
The organization was selected based on exemplary and innovative work to promote and advance the principles of diversity and inclusion within the organization and community. Junior League of Baton Rouge Diversity and Cultural Inclusion Committee members facilitate interactive poverty simulations, book discussions and presentations by experts in racial issues and personal bias and prejudice. League members interact with each to further the conversation on race and inequality.
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists has awarded accreditation to Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Clinical Research Laboratory.
Inspectors examine a laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years and also examine laboratory staff qualifications; equipment; facilities; safety program and record; and overall management. The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the government’s own inspection program. The Clinical Research Laboratory is one of more than 8,000 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide.
Around Louisiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced four manufacturing plants in Louisiana are among 95 facilities nationwide to earn Energy Star certification in 2020 for being among the most energy-efficient in their industries.
The four are commercial bread and roll baking facilities Flowers Baking Co. of Baton Rouge LLC, Flowers Baking Co. of Lafayette LLC, Flowers Baking Co. of New Orleans LLC and petroleum refining company Marathon Petroleum Corp. in Garyville.
By strategically managing their energy use, the 95 Energy Star-certified plants saved nearly $400 million on energy bills — equal to the payroll value of over 8,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs, the EPA said. They also avoided the consumption of 80 trillion Btus of energy compared to average plants and prevented over 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to those from the energy use of nearly 600,000 homes. Energy Star provides manufacturers with resources for improving the energy performance of manufacturing plants.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute presented 2021 Design Awards for the St. George Catholic Church in Baton Rouge for best religious structure by Gate Precast Co. and for Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Safety Bay Improvements in New Orleans for rehabilitated bridge by Gulf Coast Prestress Partners Ltd. in the transportation category.
The organization is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry. A jury of architects, engineers and construction experts honor the best precast concrete projects in the nation.
